"Heal him only enough so he won't die. I want him alive." Tarble said as he tossed Raditz to the floor, Yurin stood before him a little shocked at the shift of character for her fellow God in training. She placed onto Raditz's body her own hand as a small glow was emitted. The wound closing and permanently removing the arm from Raditz, even a sensu bean would not feel a healed wound (Such as why scars and other healed wounds do not get removed from the Z-warriors when eaten.).
Raditz barely conscious though, just weakly laughed. "You may have defeated me, but I will not give any more information to the likes of you. No matter how much you try. I am a true Saiyan, and will not betray our people."
Tarble's eyes looked coldly at the saiyan. "How does a spacefaring race of warriors, with plenty of technological advancements to calculate proper vectoring and location of planets, not have a warning system of a planet busting asteroid? How is it possible that the Saiyan's with all that, not know one is coming and deal with it?"
Raditz blinked, before he thought to himself. He did not answer, but it was obvious to Tarble he did not even think of it. Tarble suspected Vegeta did question it, but didn't look into it as he was to young to bother and when he was old enough the information would have been lost. "Do the remaining saiyans still answer to Frieza? I don't know much about him, but for the three years I was on planet Vegeta, I had heard of him." Raditz once more did not speak, as it seemed he would be keeping his word. "Fine. You're coming with me."
Yurin attempted to stop Tarble, worried that his cold face meant he was about to do something drastic and wrong. Tarble just placed his hand to her shoulder, gave her a small smile. "Don't do anything you will regret." Yurin said as she looked away, conserned but accepted that Tarble has not done anything without a good reason. She then watched as he picked Raditz up once more in his weakened state, and brought him to the Pendulum room.
Raditz was unaware of the room, and could only hear the load tick tock of a huge clock. He figured Tarble was growing a backbone and would finally try to pull the answers from him. Soon enough he was placed in a strange red circle. Tarble seated himself beside the fellow saiyan, Raditz waiting for something to take place.
"Mr. Popo, I want you to take us to the final day of Planet Vegeta, my homeworld. Is this Possible?"
A dark figure appeared into the room suddenly, his unblinking eyes focused on Tarble. "It is possible yes, but you know that you cannot change anything." Mr. Popo reconfirmed that this was meant for mental and spiritual training.
"Correct, but we can find the truth. Raditz, we are going back to the time of the planet's final moments. This will allow us to see the truth. If you don't wish to speak afterwards, that is fine. But I want you to see it at the same time as me." Tarble turned to Raditz as he spoke, helping the Saiyan into a seated position. "Take us there Mr. Popo."
Tarble and Raditz soon had their minds sent back to Planet Vegeta before it was destroyed. Popo provided a full 24 hours before its destruction to allow time to find out what happened. Raditz amazed that he once more could see his homeworld once more. Tarble states to Raditz he is allowed to go as he pleases, but notes that anything done will not change their timeline, as it is already part of their history.
Tarble then goes on the search, trying to find any information on an asteroid in coming. Instead only learning that all the Saiyans were called back to the planet by Lord Freeza himself. Raditz couldn't care less the reason it was destroyed still, and took his chance to see his mother and father once more. He wished to warn him if he could, but instead of retreating his father took this as even more proof Freeza was up to something.
At the last moments of life for planet Vegeta, Bardock was joined by one other saiyan. Raditz stood next to his father, beaten and nearly broken. The two attempted to resist Freeza's attack and were quickly overwhelmed. Tarble watched on the planet's surface as the giant ball of energy came down and felt the planet give way in almost a instant.
Both saiyan's eyes opened, Raditz shook in a mixture of fear and anger. Tarble looked at his own hands, Unlike Raditz, he could feel the power of Freeza and could tell how overwhelming it was compared to everyone else. Raditz slammed his hand to the ground in frustration. "Send me back! I wish to fight with my father once more!" Raditz demanded to Mr. Popo, who stood back with his hands before him to be ready to defend himself.
"Going back does nothing." Tarble spoke quietly, his mind raced about his people not even given a chance to defend themselves. All placed in one spot and killed from space, and no one but a low class warrior decided to fight him. "At least nothing yet, we are too weak to learn anything in that battle."
"What? What do you mean 'yet'" Raditz growled in frustration.
"I mean… we need to get stronger. Freeza still lives, correct? Then we are still in danger." Tarble lifted himself to his feet, and held his hand out for Raditz. "Vegeta will come, I know he will. And even if he doesn't, we need to get stronger. The Saiyan race was murdered by Freeza, and it will be the remaining Saiyans that get Vengance."
Raditz looked up to Tarble, seeing a man unlike Vegeta. While Vegeta showed much more the way of Saiyans, showing strength and enforced his rule through power. Tarble was different, his eyes shined with ambition and drive. Raditz saw it as the same shine in Bardock's eyes when he went to battle Freeza. And with that shine in his eyes, he felt invigorated to join him. "Well you have one warrior then, but if Vegeta shows he will not bow so easily."
"Then we have a lot of work to go through." Tarble lead Raditz back out onto the Lookout, and asked Yurin to contact the others with her magic. Yamcha, Chichi, Tien, Chiaotzu, Krillin, Bulma, Roshi, and even Piccolo with Gohan are all informed of Goku's death, but informed that Kami has taken him to the Underworld to get training. Raditz confirming about a year tell the Saiyan's arrival, Yurin explains they they should all train in prepreation.
Yamcha, Chichi, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Krillin asked to make their way to Korin tower to train on the Lookout with Kami, Kami unaware at this time that he was being assigned to train everyone. Yurin also using her magic to reach out to Goku and warned him of the danger, which Goku takes and begins to rush his way to King Kai at a greater pace to make up for lost time.
As for the reason Piccolo is left with Gohan, is Tarble suggests this. Tarble believing that anyone else would coddle the boy and weaken him in the end, Piccolo has no prior engagement with the boy that would make him go easy. Gohan needed to gain strength, and he would need a hard teacher to bring out his great power.
Bulma, after some time of grieving decides to help the best way she could. By replicating Tarbles Battle armor and updating it with the new technology she was able to develop with it and scouter she had plenty of time to work with.
So, Tarble now knowing what happened to his people and has a target to work towards with a purpose. Will this goal be too great for him to accomplish? Will his attempt to gather forces be enough to even handle the Saiyans? Everyone is called for training, and it is time to prepare for the next chapter. Chapter 25: Determination and Domination
Goku- 681
Piccolo- 673
Tarble- 660
Raditz- One armed- 1200
Sealed- 900 (Reduced by a fourth)
Gohan- 100 (not yet allowed to use Gravity training)
Yamcha- 232
Tien- 330
Krillin- 257
Chiaotzu- 220
Chichi- 140
Yurin - 312
