The cold winds in the winter wonderland that surrounded Jingle Town. The people of the town startled when the sound of thunder rumbled through faster than they ever heard before. Now it grew silent, animals had run and left everyone and thing behind in the quiet realm of white. Suno looked out her window, Eighter covering her and the family in worry something else was coming. "Eighter, do you think it is over?" She asked with worry in her voice. "Or do you think it is another threat like when Goku asked for energy?"
"I do not know… we should stay inside tell things have quiet down for a while. I… don't have a good feeling about this quietness." The Frankenstein like android spoke, his gaze looked toward where the thunder had come from. "I am sure… everything will turn out. Goku won't allow anything to happen to this world. He helped save us from Cell and Buu. Trust in him."
"Right." Suno's mind went back to the young boy that she saved once from freezing to death, now some planetary defender.
Miles away from the Jingle Town, two bodies laid in the whipping winds. Snow fall covered both their bodies almost completely. One a battle armored human shape, Tarble, still passed out. Another a white and purple alien, Frieza, woke from the sudden drain of energy. A growl left the emperor's throat, as he stood up and whipped the snow off his body. Stood tall, his flexed his fingers before his eyes fell to the fallen warrior. A smile came to his face.
"Looks like I was not the only one affected. Too bad, you didn't stop me before you had a chance." Frieza's lips curled to a devious little might. "Do I simply harm you this time?" He remarked as he stepped forward, soon standing over the saiyan's body. "Or do I show you the same mercy you showed me… and end you now." His finger pointed to Tarble's head; a single point of energy flowed around his finger. "Good bye, Unnamed Saiyan. Die like so many others that felt the fear that is Emperor Frieza." A single blast fired into the undefended Tarble, smoke rose from the now open hole in his head. Tarble killed while unconscious by the tyrant. Frieza did not stop his brutal display there, as he forged his Ki into a spinning disk and removed Tarble's head. Grabbed by the hair, the tyrant lifted the now slack jawed head for display for the others to see he meant business. "Now… to make your home pay for your crimes against the Frieza force and it's leader." His gaze simply turned to the near by down. "We will start there."
-Android 21-
Android 21 was unsure how to use her power, simply held onto 16 as he held her with one arm. Forced to be carried to try and seek their allies. Her stomach growled heavily, and each time she could feel the scratching behind her skull. She could feel her evil side demanding itself to be freed. Smoke rose from a small unknown village, the sight of cloned Z-fighters seen as they blasted into the populace. "16."
"If we stop every time… we might miss them."
"I know… but I can't let them hurt innocent people." She clung to him, afraid to look him in the eye.
"Very well. I will stop the clones, and try to keep others alive." 16 stopped so abrupt that 21 almost slipped away. He lowered to the ground, allowing 21 to take into hiding. "I'll be back." 16 spoke with a cold monotone voice, but his eyes watched in worry of her visible weakening. One hand turned to a cannon, as he soon vanished into the town. Blasts and explosions could be heard, as 16 overpowered the clones as they were weakened by the inhibitor unlike 16 whose power came from a generator and not Ki.
21 watched as people ran, her need to feed still there. A clone landed nearby, the near dead form of Vegeta looked up at her. It breathed shallow as blood escaped, slowly about to die. She could feel her mouth salivate; the body remembered the flavor the Vegeta clones could make. Her hand motioned toward him. ~Do it, feed. If you don't, I will over power you soon enough. Come on faker, eat. Given in and be the monster I know you are. ~ The evil side demanded and roared into her mind. 21's breathing grew heavier, her eyes focused. 16 fired a blast and erased the body like it was nothing. 21's eyes now looked at a black mark on the ground as she lifted her gaze to him. "You idiot! What a waste now!" She screamed out.
"21…" 16 spoke in a moment of surprise.
21 snapped back, realizing what she said. Her body shook as she realized her evil self was much closer than she thought. "We… need to hurry. Before my evil self finds a way out." She hugged her body, her stomach growling and she could only curse in her mind at her own want to devour something… anything… to gain strength.
"Very well. Let us continue, 21." The android offered his hand, and the two took off once more to locate the other androids.
-Supreme Kai's world-
Nishi hands waved over a crystal ball that Higashi looked over her shoulder to see from, the grand kai lightly placing a rice ball into his mouth and enjoyed his snack. Kita fished in a near by lake and Minami had taken the time to meditate in the peaceful. The sight that Nishi was looking over the planet Earth because her time of training Gohan was cut short. She wanted to know the reason it was so important that Gohan come back early. Her sight of Goku's fight with Cell, Gohan needing help to face against Dabura, but her gaze turned to not a fight but an execution. With a gasp from her and Higashi, the other three's attention was taken.
"The saiyan known as Tarble was… killed." Higashi announced, almost to dumbstruck to speak at first.
"Tarble was the one with Primal Ki correct, what happened?" Kita placed his fishing rod between some rocks to hold it in place before he stood. "Must have been quite the show."
"He was killed while he was unable to defend himself by Frieza." Nishi needed to find out how, reversing the events and found that first the Saiyan had no issue fighting Frieza. Suddenly the two just passed out and Frieza happened to get up first. "Something affected everyone. It seems to affect only those with Ki training. The stronger someone was, the more they were affected. Frieza took advantage and…"
"Frieza is a monster. Higashi, why did you not end him when you saw he was a threat." Minami's frowned face turned to the youngest of their members. "You could have easily finished him without a problem."
"Now is not a time to thrust blame, Minami. Frieza's activity provided a benefit to our Mortal Level as well. Higashi made the right call." Kita spoke.
"How could allowing that being survive so long be anything but bad." Spoke the large muscled being.
"Now is not a time to discuss this. I have a feeling that Nishi and Higashi want to do something." Kita spoke once again, his fingers lifted up to hopefully keep Minami silent.
The four kais soon stood together, the Daikaioh placed his meal to the side and looked down on them from his higher position. The realm was quiet, as Higahsi shifted nervously from the stronger kais. Nishi placed her hand on the crystal ball and the images appeared before each of the Kais.
"I wish to make a request, to bring the spirit of Tarble here. He has…"
"I decline your request." Daikaioh interrupted Nishi's statement. The four kais looked up to their leader in surprise. It was uncommon for the Grand Supreme Kai to cast a vote in such a way. He normally allowed them to vote and state their cases, and act as a tie breaker. Never did he veto the vote in such a way.
"Daikaioh?" Kita spoke, the most concerned of this action. "Please explain why you decline the request."
"I need not make an excuse. Your four all know why we cannot have him here." Daikaioh spoke once more, his chubby face showed an odd level of serious tension.
"We all know what it is you reason, but I prefer if you said it out loud." Kita spoke again, his body turned to look at his leader. "I do not distrust your judgement, but it is better for no confusion."
Daikaioh looked down to Kita, and with a heavy sigh leaped down to join their circle. "Primal Ki is dangerous. Everyone who has ever used it, has lost control. And not just lost control in a way that harmed themselves. Primal Ki is powerful, equal in strength to the God Ki we all have access to. But a mortal obtaining it has never been good." He spoke as his eyes shifted slowly to each of his subordinates. "If we were to allow him here, he could train with us for a short time. But in that short time, he may also succumb to the Ki's influence. If he did, we may not be strong enough to stop him. He showed to have a massive amount, due to Higashi's influence. Enough to transform him into that beast like form. I cannot assume he has mastered it, as no one has ever mastered this form of Ki. It is beyond us, as it removes our God Ki… thus we cannot gain understanding. It is too great of a risk."
"But…" Higashi began to speak, stopping when both Daikaioh and Minami's eyes flashed to him. The lavender skinned Kai lowered his eyes with their overwhelming gaze.
"But?" Kita spoke, forcing Higashi's attention onto the older looking Kai. A gentle smile, an encouraging one. "You have something you wish to say. You are equal in this decision."
Higashi nodded as he returned to looking forward. "Tarble has proven time and time again, both before and after becoming the Primal Ki user, that he is a good man. He has put his life on the line again and again for the sake of others. He deserves to be granted access. He is a champion of the Universe. Without him, Buu would have killed us all!"
"Not only that, Higashi placed him on Muladhara. He was able to master that world in a little over a month. That may be because of his Saiyan race, being a race all about survival and becoming greater than your previously were. But that does not stop that it took many of us more than a hundred years to reach the same stability level he obtained. And he had a literal beast inside him the he had to battle for control. We just had to fight our own insecurities." Nishi animated in her movements, trying to emphasize just how impressive this mortal was. "If we do not show compassion, and help guide him. He becomes a bigger threat."
"There is no guarantee that he will side with us in the future. The stronger he gets, the worse off we are. I agree with Daikaioh's judgement, and move to erasing his spirit before he is resurrected." Minami spoke harshly, surprised looks focused on him by Higashi and Nishi. The mountain of muscle could feel Kita's disapproving aura. "It is drastic, but with him around the universe could become in danger. One wrong day, one wrong event… and we cannot stop him. There would be nothing that could be done, except wake him up."
The group shuttered at the thought of waking the God of Destruction for what most likely would be a petty reason in the god's mind. Kita closed his eyes gently as he thought deeply on what was said. The other four began to make more and more arguments of why and why not Tarble should be accepted or killed. The older kai stroked his white mustache as he thought, tell he heard Daikaioh attempted to pull rank.
"Daikaioh, as you decided to join in our meeting before votes were cast… you left that rank behind. You are Dai, voting to keep Tarble off world. Minami votes with you. Higashi and Nishi vote against you. I am the tie breaker, and neither side has convinced me." Kita spoke, Daikaioh surprised that his long-time friend would not back him. "Tarble is in a stage of development that could end up good or bad. For the same reason we would not have been allowed to deal with Frieza though, we should not interfere with him in the way Minami wishes. Tarble is a soul worthy of keeping his body, but the reward of coming to this planet is too great."
"You're just talking in circles, Kita. Cast your vote so we may finish this. You, as one granted the grand wisdom, know the outcome of this." Minami roared out with a growl following.
"And you, Minami, were granted the grand strength. You do not see the whole picture; you focus to much on each brush stroke. And wisdom does not mean knowing the future. It is not so simple." Kita's eyes looked to Minami with disappointment that forced shame onto the larger Kai. "I do not vote for either, and instead cast we allow him to finish his training that Higashi started him on."
The four other kai stopped for a moment, Daikaioh looked upset at this idea as well. Minami more in a confusion that made him look concerned. Higashi looked relieved that Kita did not agree with the other two, while Nishi placed her finger to her chin to think.
"Higashi put him out of order though, He started with the fourth one. He then put him onto the first one." Nishi spoke before the others. "Would we have to put him on the seventh one then?"
"No, I put him on Anahata. He trained there for a short time with his now wife. I don't think he mastered it, not even close. I put him there though because he was in a realm of turmoil that I felt centering yourself might help." Higashi spoke, knowing that putting him on Sahasrara would not have been acceptable. "His official training of mastering each moon was with Muladhara."
"If I remember on records, you explained the training to him while on Anahata. Which officially means you started his training there. But I feel it was the correct path." Kita spoke once more. "Not everyone should start learning to grow a foundation. Sometimes one must center themselves before the start of their journey."
"Are you saying he should try to obtain connection to the universe with the seventh stage?" Daikaioh spoke, a sense of worry in his voice. It could be the worse outcome if Tarble learned the full extent of Primal Ki so soon.
"Oh no… the boy is far to serious." Kita laughed lightly heartedly.
"OH! Does that mean he gets to meet my friends?" Nishi's eyes widened with hope and excitement grew on her face. Her body wiggled like a cat that found something to pounce on.
"Only if Higashi believes that Tarble could master it. What do you think?"
"I think Tarble would do well to learn on Svadhishthana. It would be a unique experience for him in the very least." Higashi chuckled lightly to himself, Nishi exclaiming loudly as she hopped with boundless energy.
"You are all forgetting, this is not decided on." Minami spoke up. "Daikaioh has made it clear he would not like this."
"Minami." Nishi said her friends name in disappointment of him being a party pooper.
"He is right. Do you have a complaint of having Tarble being close enough where we can watch him, and far enough away that we can prepare for him?" Kita spoke, loading the question on purpose. The older Kai felt this was the proper action, and he needed to make his Grand Supreme Kai see things his way.
Daikaioh remained quiet, thinking of the suggestion. If Tarble could be directed, he could be a champion that Higashi believed he could be. The Grand Supreme Kai knew it was better to foster Higashi's beliefs than it was to quell them. The risk of things going wrong though, was great. He looked to Nishi who looked dejected as she argued with Minami, the mountain man stood firm in his own belief. "Very well. He will go to Svadhishthana. Nishi, you will train him. Ensure he does not transform though."
"Right! I will go get him now!" Nishi spoke quickly so she could not be argued with. "Kai Kai!" And with that she was simply gone from the meeting.
"I guess that adjourns our meeting." Kita laughed as he returned to his fishing rod.
"Higashi, do you truly think that Tarble will side with us when a danger comes that we cannot handle?" Minami spoke, his tone serious and demanding.
"I… I do!" Higashi stumbled over his words, Minami letting out a growl before he returned to his meditation.
-Svadhishthana-
A realm of orange soon appeared before Tarble. A confused look on his face. Nishi, a Supreme Kai he had not met, just appeared before him while he waited in line to be judged by King Yemma. Without a word, she grabbed him and brought him to this world. He could feel his feet soaked in almost an instant, looking down he could see that the ground was mainly beach like sand under what seemed to be about three inches of water. He lowered his hand into the water, found it to be clear but the sand itself was a bright orange and almost dried instantly when pulled out of the water. Nishi giggled as she splashed around, her hands lifting her outfit a bit as she ran in the water.
"Excuse me… why am I-" Tarble began.
"You died, so you're here to train." Nishi spoke abruptly, a grin on her face. "You are kinda cute, for a mortal." Tarble caught off guard by her sudden statement. "Catch!" Nishi had a ball appear in her hand, tossing it with ease.
Tarble caught it absentmindedly, but felt the sudden weight through him off balance and tumble him over into the water. He was surprised on how heavy it was, but then he felt it weighted nothing in his hand after falling over. As he stood, it grew in weight but only slightly and diminished when he stopped moving the ball.
"Come on, through it back." Nishi said and positioned herself to receive the ball, a smile on her face.
"Could you explain what this training is or what it is for." Tarble asked, finding it strange that the water did not seem to cling to his body and slip away from him. His cloth and body dry, not even a hint that he felt into the water.
"Later, come on. Let's play a little first." Nishi spoke shaking her fingers. "Throw the ball as hard as you can. Don't worry, I can take everything you got."
"I would prefer you to tell me what is going on first. Tell me before I get angry." Tarble spoke as he dropped the ball to the water, a slight plop as it floated on the water. "If you know who I am, you know what I can do."
"Yep, but you can't do that here." Nishi said grinning. "It is against the rules; you're not allowed to transform here. And as you are now, your no match for me."
"Not allowed to transform?" Tarble said with disbelief on his face. "Lets just see how correct you are in this." Tarble pushed his Ki up and let out his strength, but felt nothing passed his base form. Confused he spread his legs and summoned more and more Ki to the surface, instead he found he tired himself out with no luck taking the Super Saiyan form. He instead attempted to have access to the stored Blutz Waves to try and simply go Oozaru, and he could not even take his Great Ape form. "How? How is it possible I cannot transform?"
"I told you, it is against the rules. As long as you are considered on this moon, including its atmosphere, you cannot take any form other than the one you enter in. If you were in your Primal form, your body would cease to function if you turned back to this form. I had to grab you while you were weak." Nishi said giggling. "So, pick up the ball, we are going to play some catch."
"Why? you are not telling me anything. I can't trust you, and I have to get back home. People could die if I cannot convince King Yemma to allow me back to Earth somehow." Tarble's voice steadily grew more frustrated.
"You have to be dead for more than a year before a 24-hour time frame can be give, unless special exception is given." Nishi began to explain finally, a sigh that she had to just tell him things and he would not just do as she told him. "No mortal has even been given that time allotment the same day they died. Also, your friends will be fine. You are not as strong as you think you are. They group of them can handle themselves. You have time to train, and work on the next stage of training that Higashi started you on."
"Higashi?" Tarble thought for a moment. "I feel I remember that name."
"You know him as Shin, the Eastern Supreme Kai. I am the Western Supreme Kai, Nishi!" She hopped lightly and put out two peace signs with her tongue sticking out. "I am the cute adorable and happy Kai in our group. Fun loving, which is why this moon is my sanctuary. Welcome to Svadhishthana! Now pick up the ball and throw it. Otherwise no more answers."
"Just one more question." Tarble tried to sneak in a little more information.
"Kulolo! Tag!" Nishi ignored Tarble. Instead splashing came from some mangrove trees in the distance. High eruptions of water exploded randomly. A small turtle like creature, but with six legs that launched the beast itself toward Tarble. The Saiyan dodged to the side, only to see the six legs extend down to anchor itself to the ground and launch itself almost an instant following. Tarble once more forced to dodge again. "Keep dodging, he throws himself pretty hard. That and with his shell it can hurt."
-Earth-
A lone Island stood with a simple house, Kame House. Krillin laid sleeping on one of the beds as 17 and 18 tried to figure out what was going on. Roshi was awake, seeming to be unaffected. Even the two of them felt a strange wave of draining energy, they just seemed less affected by it. Krillin sudden drop while they waited for a call for help in battles, 18 refused to leave her husband now. 17 found no need to leave as well, as his sister was the only person he felt worth protecting as well.
Outside two entities landed finally. 21 and 16 stood before the house. "This is it?" 21 asked a bit worried that they might be attacked, which might provoke her evil side. 16 nodded in confirmation. "Should I go and ask them for help?"
"No… I shall do it. They will not trust you. I can defend myself more efficiently." 16 stepped forward, headed toward Roshi's home.
Loud steps warned the three conscious people in the house that a visitor had arrived. Looking out, they saw 16. 18 was relieved, but 17 remembered that both of them were taken. "Wait… he might not be on our side." He looked beyond 16 and saw the woman. "She might be the boss of all this."
"So, what is your plan?" 18 said now a bit nervous.
"Maybe we should hear them out? A beauty like her can't be all bad. Hehehe." Roshi chimed in.
With the quick death of Tarble, and the beginning of another training session for him. What will he learn on this next moon? Why is Nishi so insistent on playing games? And will the others survive like she claims they will? Will 21 and 16 be able to convince 17 and 18 to join them? Lets see what happens next chapter!
