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Vegeta placed his glass back on the table. "We only have a month, remember. If we want to get anywhere we have to hurry it up."
"But… Shouldn't we be turning back?" Gohan placed his lower arms on the table so he could lean on them. "Or at least slow down or turn so that we'll be travelling back in a circle. Now we're just flying away from planet earth."
"Why don't you leave the flying to the ones who can actually steer the ship?" Vegeta suggested, raising an eyebrow at the young warrior. "Or do you not trust me?"
"I'd put my life in your hands any day." Gohan responded, tilting his head sideways as he met Vegeta's gaze steadily. "However, after all this time I learned to catch the signals when you're trying to keep something from me. I've had a lot of practice."
"I hope this won't go into the you're-an-experienced-adult-now thing again." Vegeta leaned back on his seat. "I think we covered that enough lately, haven't we?"
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Gohan did not respond so Raditz stepped closer. "Hey, Vegeta's just making sure you know your place. You should have expected that."
A small smile appeared on Gohan's face. "Don't worry. I can take a little bullying." He said, lowering his gaze to the control panel. The young warrior studied the many buttons, wondering which button would tell him what he wanted to know.
"Then what's the problem?" Raditz asked. "What's keeping you down?"
"I miss them." Gohan muttered after taking a deep breath. "I miss all of them. So much. Katy, my mom, my brother and even my annoying father."
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Gohan was surprised. This was the first he heard of that. "You challenged Vegeta?"
"Of course. I'm pretty much as strong as Vegeta. I have the right to challenge him." Turles explained. "I first tried it when I was only ten years old but Vegeta threw me down easily." He showed a small smirk.
"And after that?"
"Just one time after that." Turles said thoughtfully. "Vegeta went to the training camp for a couple of years and while he was gone Nappa was in charge of our squad. When Vegeta returned, I found it difficult to accept his sudden authority. Nappa automatically gave up his position to Vegeta. However, Vegeta was only a few years older than I was. I hadn't seen him for years and now I was supposed to bow down to some kid who was still a teenager just like me?" The man used this moment to stretch his arms. "I resented it from the moment he arrived and I tried to challenge him once. He beat me again. After that I was drafted for war and a few years later you showed up."
"The opportunity did not arise anymore?" Gohan guessed.
"Exactly."
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"We know what's best, half-breed!" Nappa clapped him on the back cheerfully.
Gohan made a face. "Could you stop calling me that?"
"Oh come on, you've never had any problems with the nickname."
"Yes I did." Gohan complained. "I hate it. Why can't you call me by my real name?"
"If it really bothers you that much then why don't you fight for it?" Nappa suggested.
"Fight for it?" Gohan grabbed the cloth again and squeezed the water out of it. He figured he might as well continue his work while they conversed.
"Yeah. Challenge one of us. If you win, they have to call you by your real name. If they win, you have to do something for them. It's common for young saiyans to challenge their elders for something they want."
Gohan raised both his eyebrows. "I didn't know I could do that."
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Chapter 2. Robbing a Planet – Saiyan Style
The five saiyans gathered in the common room. Gohan watched curiously as Vegeta typed in the command to land.
"Can you teach me that?" The half-saiyan asked as he glanced sideways.
Vegeta did not return the glance but continued to focus on the screen in front of them. It showed the course their ship would take during the landing. The man grunted something in response while he looked down and punched in other numbers. Gohan watched as the coordinates on the screen changed in response to Vegeta's action.
"What did you do? Did you change the landing course? How?"
"I forgot how difficult it is to concentrate when there's a child on the ship." Vegeta stated without acknowledging the half-saiyan.
Gohan rolled his eyes but he understood the hint and stepped away from the control panel. The young warrior walked to a near window and watched the planet come closer. The ship shook gently when they penetrated the planet's ozone layer.
The half-saiyan was somewhat embarrassed when he realized that he still considered the landing scary. A chill ran down his spine every time the ship shook and his tail twitched nervously against his waist.
"It's a very strong ship." Turles stated as he stepped closer. Gohan glanced at his uncle. "Stronger than most I've been in."
Gohan smiled, realizing Turles was trying to calm him down. "It was built by capable hands." He responded, nodding. He did not know whether Turles saw how nervous Gohan was or if the man was just acting on the knowledge about the half-saiyan's fear of space traveling. Gohan did not mind travelling space. He just felt queasy every time they landed.
No matter how old he was, the landing always reminded him of his first time in a space pod fifteen years ago. The darkness, the fear, the shaking of the space pod as the four-year-old felt his entire world collapse, experiencing a tough landing for the first time.
The young warrior crossed his arms over each other to stop his hands from shaking. "You can fly the ship, right?" He asked, looking to Turles. His uncle nodded slowly. "Can you teach me?"
Turles did not return his glance. "Later. We have to go." He stated. "We have a planet to rob." The man smacked on Gohan's shoulder before walked over to the others.
The half-saiyan frowned thoughtfully. Turles avoided teaching? Usually, when Gohan asked Turles to teach him something, his uncle would go straight into teacher-mode, explaining why learning something was so important and already planning a teaching schedule. Now, Turles had enough time to at least throw out a few bits of information about the control panel, how to read their position etc, but he chose not to do it.
Gohan looked at Turles. The man was now talking to Raditz, his back turned to the half-saiyan. Gohan considered asking his uncle again but Vegeta interfered, telling the others to get ready for their trip.
"We need to be quick so instead of scouting the planet, I'd say we hit the first goal and bring back our loot. After that we rob a house in another country and come back here." Vegeta stated, looking around. "Once we hit the first house we leave someone behind here to keep an eye on our ship. It would be horribly useless if someone comes along and steals everything from our ship while we're out robbing someone else."
Gohan had to agree with that. The group lifted off and headed for their first raid. Gohan positioned himself next to Raditz and looked over at his uncle. "Hey Raditz." He started.
"Hmm?"
"You know how to fly a ship, right?" Gohan asked, smiling innocently.
"I have some basic knowledge." Raditz looked rather uncomfortable, which made Gohan wonder why.
"Can you teach me?"
"Maybe when we get back to the ship." Raditz responded vaguely. "We should focus on the mission for now."
"We're going to rob a house." Gohan made a face. "It's not rocket science. Come on, you can tell me a few things right? Like how do I read the coordinates?"
"Half-breed!" Vegeta called from the front. Gohan ignored the man for the moment as he studied his uncle. Raditz's expression looked happy, very happy, with Vegeta's interruption. "Half-breed Honey." Vegeta called again.
Gohan groaned softly. "We'll get back to this." He stated before he flew to Vegeta. There he gave the squad leader an impatient look. "What?"
"Stop harassing the others with stupid questions." Vegeta ordered.
"Stupid questions? I need to learn how to fly a ship. Everyone else here knows how to and I don't." Gohan complained.
"Exactly. Everyone else knows how to fly a ship so you don't have to know." Vegeta responded. The man eyed their surroundings. "It's a waste of your time."
"What if everyone in our ship gets struck by something and I am the only one who can still fly the ship, huh?"
Vegeta did look at him now. "If there is something or someone that manages to put four full-blooded saiyans in such a state that they are incapable of flying a ship, I would be surprised if it wouldn't affect you as well."
"But I…"
"No." Vegeta gave him a stern look. "You will stop these useless inquiries. If I want you to know something I'll tell the others to teach you. Until then, you're just going to have to be satisfied with your limited knowledge." The man raised his voice when Gohan opened his mouth to respond. "Do you understand me?"
Gohan huffed. "Yes." He muttered, frowning.
"Good. Now, I was planning on doing rock-paper-scissors to decide who is going to get the tedious job of watching the ship while we rob the second house, but if you keep annoying me, the choice will be a lot easier." Vegeta gave Gohan a pointed look and the half-saiyan nodded.
"Okay. Okay. Topic dropped." Gohan muttered as held up his hands.
The half-saiyan created a little distance since they didn't have to talk anymore but he continued to fly next to Vegeta. The young warrior finally made time to study the planet. It was definitely one of the more beautiful ones. The purger in Gohan was already calculating the price they could get for this planet.
"Beauty, isn't it?" Vegeta stated, glancing sideways.
Gohan showed a small smirk. "Am I that obvious?" He asked.
"You think like a soldier." Vegeta responded, shrugging. "I can practically see the zenni signs in your eyes, if you want to speak in human terms."
The half-saiyan eyed the planet. "We could have fetched a great price for this planet and we would have gotten it done in like two days. The inhabitants are weak."
"I would say the same about planet earth." Vegeta said casually.
Gohan shook his head. "No. Planet earth can be purged in one day." He responded, not taking the bait. "Easy."
Vegeta showed a smirk as he looked ahead. "I see a winner."
Gohan followed his line of sight and he could not help but grin. They found themselves a castle. There ought to be quite a lot of money in there. Vegeta put up his hand to stop the others. The saiyan prince looked at his comrades.
"Well, gentlemen." Vegeta started formally. "I'd say this is worthy goal. You know the drill. The plan is always simple but coherent and calm." The man returned the grins he was getting from his comrades. "Get in, grab everything you like and destroy the rest on your way out."
"Yes sir!" The others all cheered, pumping their fists in the air.
Vegeta turned to the castle. "Let's go!"
The five saiyans almost fell out of the air. They all raced towards the castle, crashing in through windows and glass doors to balconies. Gohan closed his eyes during his crash through the window. The half-saiyan looked around curiously. He seemed to have landed in some sort of children's room. The first object that caught his attention was a glass cabinet filled with expensive looking jewellery. Gohan took a step towards it but stopped when he realized he wasn't the only one in the room. Two young girls were sitting on the ground. They were dressed in finest dresses. Their bright green eyes were wide as they stared at the intruder, their hands still in the air holding their puppets. They appeared to be playing before he arrived.
Gohan sent the two girls a smile. "Run." He stated sweetly. The two girls shrieked and got up, running to the doorway. Gohan laughed to himself as he turned back to the jewellery cabinet. The half-saiyan placed a finger against the glass and pressed against it. The glass shattered under his strength. Gohan grabbed one of the bags that was lying around and loaded it with the jewellery. After this he quickly opened a few other cabinets but he could only find make-up and toys. Nothing interesting.
The young warrior looked up when explosions made the windows rattle. The half-saiyan rolled his eyes. Why could the others never be patient? They had all the time to destroy after taking everything. Gohan grabbed the bag and turned to the doorway. He showed a surprised expression when a somewhat older woman got in his way. Gohan gave one look at her expensive clothing and concluded that she was another daughter of the owner of this castle. However, this one was ready to fight… with a small glowing tube?
The woman pressed on a button in the middle of the tube and two glowing beams erupted from the middle area, which instantly turned white. Gohan made an impressed "o" with his mouth. "Oh, Katy would love to have that." He muttered to himself.
The half-saiyan grinned as he stepped closer to her and motioned for the woman to attack him. The royal princess showed a determined expression as she approached him. Gohan waited patiently for her to make the first move. She was well trained, he could see that, and she would probably easily defeat an average male human, but she was no match for Gohan.
The alien tightened her grip on the fighting-stick and attacked him head on. Her stick shot to him from above. Gohan stepped sideways at the last second. She recovered quickly and forced the stick to move sideways, trying to hit Gohan's on his legs. The young warrior jumped up high to avoid it. He landed with his feet on the stick, effectively pushing the point down to the ground.
The princess showed a surprised expression. Her mouth was open as she slowly lifted her gaze up to his face. The half-saiyan casually walked on the thin stick, using his energy to make sure no weight was on the stick itself, until he was hallway across it. He held her surprised expression and he tilted his head sideways, sending her a grin. The princess released the stick. She was probably hoping he would fall down as well because she gasped and stumbled back when Gohan stayed on the exact same spot, levitating in the air.
Gohan's attention was on the stick and he casually landed on the ground. He leaned down to grab the stick, pressing on the green button in the middle and watching in fascination as the two green beams pulled back into the middle area. Gohan put it in the bag. He looked up at the girl, who was staring at him with wide eyes. "Thank you!" He stated in the universal tongue before moving to the doorway. He did not look back and did not notice how she sank through her knees, still staring at the doorway.
The half-saiyan looked around when he heard the sounds of fighting somewhere in the castle. Great. The others got all the fun.
Gohan was about to enter another room when a group of soldiers came running around the corner. They gave one look at Gohan's not-green skin and they screamed something at him in their native language. Gohan turned to them fully and placed his hands on his hips. His tail lashed behind him playfully as he spit on the ground right in front of the feet of the nearest soldier. That message was clear.
The soldiers attacked with a scream. Gohan's eyes gleamed with amusement as he watched them run closer. He easily dodged the first attack, stepping sideways and putting his leg in the way, forcing the soldier to trip over his leg. The second soldier he punched right through the stomach, pushing his fist clean through the man's body. He pushed this soldier away and turned to the rest. They were shocked by Gohan's easy dealing with the first two soldiers.
Gohan noticed the fear in their eyes. He took a deep breath and screamed. "Booo!"
The soldiers gave yells of fear and ran away. Gohan laughed cheerfully before turning to the doorway again. He knew the soldiers would return. They would get their act together and try again. He was ready for them.
The half-saiyan ran into Vegeta on his way out of the next room. It turned out to be useless. Gohan gave a curious look to Vegeta's booty bag. "Having any luck?"
"Having a ton of luck." Vegeta looked around. "I'd say it's time to let this place rest. This will do for now." He responded. "Let's go."
Gohan nodded and the two headed for the nearest window. The half-saiyan whirled around and managed to snatch a knife out of the air. If Gohan hadn't noticed it, the knife would have landed right in the back of his head. It could have killed him. Vegeta frowned and looked over at the girl who threw the knife.
She shouted something in the native language of this planet, glaring at Gohan. Vegeta looked at the young warrior. "Do you know her?"
"She tried to fight me just now. I thought she would give up after she saw me flying." Gohan responded. The fact that she was now faced with two aliens didn't seem to impress her at all. "She's got a fire. I have to admit I like it."
"Well," Vegeta shrugged casually, "I said to go in and take everything you like, didn't I?"
Gohan laughed in response. "Yes, you did." He stepped closer to the young woman. She was now holding a broomstick, intending to use it as a weapon against the monstrosity in front of her. She tried to poke him in his stomach with the broom, but Gohan pushed the point away from his body with his tail. After that she used the other end to Gohan on the head.
She gasped when the broom hit Gohan's head and broke in two pieces. This didn't stop the young warrior from approaching her. She stepped back, her eyes searching for something to use as a weapon. Before she could do anything Gohan's tail appeared in front of her. She watched in awe as it snaked in front of her for a moment before curling around her waist. She let out a squeal when Gohan lifted her up in the air.
The half-saiyan ignored her native language pleads as he turned back to Vegeta. The half-saiyan held the young woman close to his back and he could feel how she tried to pry his tail from her waist.
"Let's go." Gohan said cheerfully. Vegeta laughed and nodded. The man motioned for Gohan to lead the way and Gohan jumped out the window. The girl screamed as they fell down. Gohan enjoyed her terror for a moment before flying upwards. Two arms wrapped around his torso. She was clinging onto him for dear life.
Vegeta made a howling sound and Nappa, Raditz and Turles appeared from several sides of the castle. They all gathered around and Vegeta looked at them. "Ready?"
They all nodded and they started flying again. Nappa was the first one to notice the rather lively bounty on Gohan's back. "Hey, if you were trying to get that dress you might have taken it off her rather than take the entire package."
Gohan grinned back at him. "She tried to kill me so I'll offer her a ride of a lifetime." The half-saiyan suddenly fell from the sky. The young woman on his back screamed as they fell down. Once they were close enough to touch the highest tower, Gohan flew up again.
The four saiyans were laughing when Gohan reached them again. The girl was shaking but Gohan was pleased to see she was holding back any tears. Turles studied the young woman. "What are you going to do with her?"
"I'll probably leave her behind near the ship." Gohan responded, shrugging. The half-saiyan blinked when she smacked the back of his head and yelled something in the native language. The half-saiyan gave an annoyed glance over his shoulder before he moved her away from his back. The half-saiyan's tail was still curled around her waist as he forced her to hang in the sky next to him.
The terror on her face as she tried to grab hold of him amused them all. He made sure to hold her far away enough so that it would be impossible for her to grab him. For her, she was hanging in the air by a weak little tail. She didn't know the tail was pretty much the strongest limb in Gohan's body.
"So, you're not going to do anything with her?" Turles asked hopefully.
"What were you planning on doing with her?"
"Oh, nothing much." Turles shrugged. "I would offer to save her life if she would give me, well, everything."
"She's like half your age."
"I thought you left your moral compass back on planet earth with the rest of your humanity." Turles stated, sending the half-saiyan a smirk.
Gohan grinned in return. "I am the gold-hearted Saiyan remember?"
Turles made a face. "Sadly."
As promised, Gohan released the unknown girl once they reached the ship. He turned away from her and followed the others into the ship. There, they played rock-paper-scissors to decide who was going to watch the ship while the others did a second run.
Nappa gave an annoyed groan when he realized he was going to have to stay behind. Gohan, who won the first game, was now approaching the young woman he kidnapped. She glared at him as he stepped closer.
She hadn't moved since he put her down approximately ten minutes ago. They flew halfway across the planet; she had nowhere to go, so she stayed where he left her. She looked up when she noticed Gohan. The young woman held the long stick she found herself in front of her as a weapon. Gohan smiled in return. Damn, he would have loved to spend some more time with this one. She reminded him of his girlfriend, back home.
She snarled something at him in her native language when he stopped in front of her. The half-saiyan snatched the stick out of her hands. He threw it aside and stepped closer. Gohan showed her his finger. He pointed it upwards and watched her reaction as a blue beam appeared around his finger. Little did she know, the glowing beam that was extending from his finger was razor sharp. He grabbed her shoulder in an iron grip and moved the beam closer to her neck.
At the last second, she realized what he was going to do. She screamed when he made a cut in her neck. The young woman looked him in the eyes and slowly shook her head. Her hands gripped his wrist desperately, trying to push his hand away from her neck. Gohan only smirked back at her as he slowly moved the knife sideways, cutting more of her skin and muscles. He kept staring into her desperate eyes as she started gasping for air. Blood poured all over his hands but he didn't care. She closed her eyes and her body went limp in his arms.
Gohan made the beam disappear and turned back to the ship. Vegeta raised an eyebrow once Gohan was close enough to talk to them. "Why do you get to have all the fun?" Vegeta asked annoyed.
"Hey, I carried her all the way here." Gohan responded as he looked at his hands. "I'm going to wash my hands. I'll be right back."
The second house they chose to rob was not a castle but the house of one of the leaders of another country. They got in by blasting all the guards and easily blowing the door of the safe. Once they were back at the ship, the four saiyans were surprised to see that Nappa was talking to the girl Gohan killed earlier.
"Wha-?"
"She fainted." Nappa said cheerfully. "I went to blast her remains and realized she was still breathing. You were careless. So I put her in the rejuvenation tank."
"Someone forgot how to kill properly." Turles said in a sing-song voice.
Gohan shrugged and started for the ship. "Do with her what you want." He called. "I don't care."
The others were not far behind him. Later, Gohan heard that Nappa just told the alien woman to get lost. They were feeling lenient today.
"A toast," Vegeta lifted his wine glass in the air, "on a well completed raid."
"Hear hear." Gohan said as they all toasted. There was a silence as they sipped from their beverages. Gohan licked his lips. Beer tasted so much better when it was stolen.
"So, where are we going now?" Gohan asked. He figured Vegeta would want to trade their booty in some sort of universal trading office.
"I'm not sure." Vegeta leaned back on his seat. He gently rocked his wine glass as he thought, the dark red wine gently swirling in the glass. "There are several trading offices where we can trade our booty for universal money no questions asked." The man seemed to want to say more but he didn't.
"What's the problem?" Turles asked.
"They're all a part of Frieza's company." Vegeta said, frowning thoughtfully.
Gohan blew out a sigh. Frieza was thwarting them without even realizing it. The young warrior shrugged. "Do you know any of them?" He asked. Vegeta had some 'friends' in Frieza's army. They were the kind of friends who would help the saiyan out without reporting it. Officially, all financial transactions had to be documented but Gohan had seen Vegeta trade booty with several traders, without writing down what they did.
"I don't know how many people know about our break with the company." Vegeta explained. "If one of them knows we are fugitives, they might ring up Frieza and try to collect a bounty, if there is one."
"A bounty?" Gohan repeated. "Do you think Frieza will give out a reward for finding us?"
"I fear he will." Vegeta muttered. "He might have already and you know how eager most soldiers are for extra cash."
Gohan lowered his gaze. What did they get themselves into? Frieza's tentacles could reach to every end of the entire universe. Maybe Frieza was already planning an all-out invasion on planet earth. What if there were many squads looking for them? How were they supposed to protect planet earth from all the way on the other side of the universe?
"Meh, what do we care?" Nappa responded, waving away any worries. "We can handle Frieza's entire army even if they all attack at once."
"Yeah, besides we might even be able to take Frieza on. We have a super saiyan among us, right!" Raditz gave Gohan a friendly punch against his shoulder.
The half-saiyan forced a smile. "Right." He stated, sounding more confident than he felt.
The following day, Turles was folding the laundry he just washed. Although Vegeta ordered Gohan around more than usual, the man could still find chores for the others to do. Then again, Vegeta was now busy cleaning the bathrooms so it wasn't like the man didn't do any chores himself.
The full-blooded warrior folded a black uniform and placed it on the pile. Most of their uniforms were pretty much destroyed. Gaps and tears were seen everywhere on the uniforms but as long as they covered enough skin, they could be used as training gear. They saved their complete uniforms for outings.
Turles glanced to the doorway when it opened. The man's face lit up when he saw his nephew. "Hey there kiddo. Came to help me out?" Turles folded another uniform before placing it on the pile. There was no response from his nephew so Turles looked over at the half-saiyan again.
Turles stood a little straighter when he noticed the behaviour of Gohan's tail. "You'd better put that tail away, kiddo. Wouldn't want anyone to get any wrong ideas."
Gohan showed a determined expression as his tail moved again, following the same pattern and positioning itself high between Gohan's shoulder blades.
The full-blooded warrior studied the half-saiyan for a moment before turning to the young warrior fully. The man's tail lashed behind him and followed a similar pattern to Gohan's tail.
Gohan's tail gave a brief push upwards. Turles laughed in response, shaking his head afterwards. "Get lost, kid." He said, waving the young warrior away.
Gohan repeated the movement, the tip of his tail pointing upwards to the ceiling. Turles's smile disappeared from his face. "Maybe I should call Vegeta and let him help me show you what happens to children who make too dominant tail gestures for their own good."
"Can't handle me on your own?" Gohan responded, smirking at the man.
Turles eyed Gohan's tail. "Half-breed…"
"I want you to stop calling me that." Gohan interrupted. "I challenge you for my name. If I win, you will call me by my real name."
"And if I win?" Turles asked.
Gohan shrugged. "Say what you want."
"What I want…" Turles showed a smirk as he stepped closer. "I could use a slave for a month."
"A week."
"Hey, I've got to change for the rest of my life." Turles responded, waving Gohan's counter-offer away.
"Two weeks. And I don't know how much time I'll have since Vegeta is still on his power trip. His orders come first." Gohan said determinedly.
"Fair enough." Turles gave the laundry a last glance before turning to the half-saiyan fully. "Let's do this." The man started walking to the training room. Gohan followed him eagerly. The two were still moving their tails in similar patterns as they made their way to the training room.
Vegeta came walking out a doorway. "What is going on here?" He snarled. "I can smell your dominancy from miles away and I don't appreciate it." The man eyed the situation. "Half-breed, have you learned nothing from challenging me?"
"Stay out of this, Vegeta." Gohan snarled.
"Oh, you did not just address me while in such a state." Vegeta chastised as his own tail lashed out and sent the half-saiyan a warning message. "Take it down a notch, brat."
Gohan stopped and turned to Vegeta. The young warrior's tail lowered briefly, the tip lowering all the way to the ground in a submissive status. "I'm sorry but I challenged Turles and he can't back out now." He turned back to Turles and lifted his tail up in the air again. "This is business."
"You're in so much trouble after this." Vegeta pointed at the half-saiyan but then waved them away. "Get it over with."
"Don't worry, Vegeta. It will be over in no-time." Turles said cheerfully as he led Gohan to the training room. "He's just a baby after all."
Once they were inside the room, Gohan powered up. He stayed in his regular form since this was a battle of authority, not strength. However, he was still more powerful than Turles. Vegeta followed them to the training room and assumed a position near the doorway.
It wasn't long before Raditz and Nappa came too watch as well. This wasn't a regular match. This was a fight for power. The others knew that at some point the half-saiyan would challenge them as well. Therefore, it wouldn't hurt for them to study the half-saiyan's tactics so they were prepared when Gohan decided to challenge them.
"You can still back out, kiddo." Turles stated, smirking at the half-saiyan. The man seemed to be having the time of his life.
"No way." Gohan shook his head. He was fully powered up and his long black hair was gently pulsing behind him. The half-saiyan was convinced he could win this time. When he fought Vegeta for authority, he was unprepared and his anger made it more difficult for him to concentrate. This time, he was focused and ready.
One moment the two were staring at each other and the next their fists connected in the air. A flash of electricity caused by their combined power made the three spectators show surprised expressions. Raditz whistled as he watched the fight move on.
Turles was on the offense, trying hard to land punches on the half-saiyan, but Gohan skilfully avoided each attack. The half-saiyan knew Turles was the kind of person to attack rather than wait for a fault in the others defence. Raditz fought in a similar manner, which meant that Raditz was the one to primarily train Turles.
Gohan, however, was taught the basics by the specialists of the camp he stayed at when he was younger. Those specialists taught him how to fight in a more defensive way. Gohan could basically fight on the offensive and defensive and he could adjust to how his opponent usually fought.
Turles pulled back a fist, trying to punch the half-saiyan. However, Gohan caught the punch and attempted to pull the man closer. Turles realized what the young warrior was planning to do and the older fighter pushed closer, taking Gohan by surprise.
Gohan widened his eyes but recovered quickly. He noticed Turles's other hand was clenched in a fist. So the man was planning on punching Gohan with his other hand once he was close enough. Gohan quickly let his body fall back and pushed his knees upwards. Turles tried to pull away to avoid Gohan's knees but he was too late.
Turles groaned in pain when Gohan's kneed him in his stomach. Gohan placed his hands on the ground behind him to catch his body. He saw his chance and used his legs to awkwardly swipe Turles's feet from under him. The half-saiyan could not put much strength in this attack because he wasn't steady on the ground. However, Turles was still recovering from Gohan's latest attack and he was not standing firmly on the ground either. The man was thrown off his feet easily and he landed flat on the ground.
Before Turles could react, Gohan appeared above him and aimed an energy-blast at the man. Gohan was breathing heavily as he studied Turles. The man slowly sat up and his tail reached out to Gohan's tail. Gohan showed a solemn expression as his tail reached out as well. The two tails curled around each other while Turles bowed his head, admitting his defeat. Gohan released the man. The blast in Gohan's hand disappeared and he extended his other hand to Turles to help the man up.
"Half-breed won." Nappa stated cheerfully. "He won his first official match!"
"I'm not entirely sure if that is something we should celebrate." Vegeta stated while he watched Gohan pull Turles up. "It will only be a matter of time until he tries to take control of the squad and actually succeeds."
"Congratulations, nephew!" Raditz said cheerfully once the two warriors were close enough to speak to them.
"You're growing up so fast." Nappa as he wiped away an imaginary tear. "It seems like yesterday that we picked you up from that ball of dirt you call a home."
Gohan grinned back at him. "Are you proud of me?"
"Very." Nappa clapped Gohan's shoulder before turning to the others. "I'd say we grab a beer and celebrate this monumental occasion."
"Hear hear!" Turles said cheerfully.
Gohan was somewhat surprised because of the positive behaviour of the others. He expected them to resist his attempts to gain more authority. On the contrary, they were encouraging him. It was strange but also nice. It made him feel empowered to try again next time. He already knew who he was going to challenge next. However, he would wait a couple of days. He was in no hurry.
Several days later, Raditz was doing push-ups in the gravity room. Fifty times Earth's normal gravity was a comfortable level for him. It made moving somewhat more difficult but it was manageable.
Five-hundred-one. Five-hundred-two. Five-hundred-three.
"Good morning, nephew." Raditz groaned out between push-ups when he felt a familiar power level.
"Morning." Gohan approached the man, studying Raditz's form in the push-up. The man's form was perfect, which meant the man just started. He was not exhausted into a terrible form just yet.
"Something the matter?"
"Yeah. Something is very much the matter." Gohan responded. Raditz noticed the hostility in Gohan's voice. The man stopped his push-ups and placed his knees on the ground so he could look up at his nephew.
"When were you planning on telling me that our trip is going to take a little longer than one month?"
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"How long is this trip going to be? The truth." Gohan responded as he stepped closer. Raditz seemed uncomfortable as he looked at Vegeta.
Vegeta held Gohan's gaze for a moment. "Six months." He answered.
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"Oh really? You know what, Vegeta? Screw you." Gohan snarled as he stepped closer. "Do whatever you want to punish me. Better yet; Surprise me. You never failed to do that." The young warrior turned away from them and headed for the doorway.
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"Half-breed, did you do what I say?"
"Yup." Gohan stepped closer and looked down at his own appearance. He wore only spandex shorts that almost reached his knees and he put an armour over his naked chest. "I dressed… light?"
A smirk appeared on Vegeta's face as he studied the half-saiyan. "This will do just fine." He stated before turning to the doorway.
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Gohan did not pay any attention to the female slaves at first but once they came back with the drinks, Gohan's eyes fell on the youngest of the two. She kept her pink eyes lowered to the ground as she offered the serving plate. Gohan grabbed the glass of wine but he nearly dropped it when he realized who she looked like. Her short pink hair bobbed cheerfully when she bowed to him and joined the other slaves in the corner of the room where they waited for any new orders.
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"Vegeta." Turles, Raditz and Nappa were waiting for the two warriors and they looked anxious. Turles stepped closer. "We have to leave. Now."
Until next time!
