Through The Eyes of A Saiyan
Written by Mandy and Jennifer
Chapter 18 - A Past Revealed
"Goku. this is getting heavy." Krillin complained and glanced down at the five- star dragonball in his hands. "Why don't you carry it for a while?"
Goku looked over at his friend as they flew through the air. "Oh come on, Krillin. How about---"
Suddenly, the dragonball in Krillin's arms began to glow faintly.
"Hey! Look at that!" Goku exclaimed.
"Huh?" Krillin looked down at the ball. "Hey! You know what that means, don't ya?" he asked with a cheerful laugh.
"Yep!" he replied happily. "Let's land here and look around." He said and headed down to a small island in the northwestern direction.
Krillin smiled and followed. He landed softly and set the dragonball down and began looking around near the edge of the island while Goku looked near the inner part of the island.
"Hey Krillin! I think I found it!" Goku called over his shoulder.
Krillin looked over in Goku's direction and grinned, walking over. "Yataa!"
Goku was standing by the side of a small cliff with his hand on the rock wall next to a small opening. "I think it's down there. Take a look. Can you see it?"
Krillin peered into the dark crevice and squinted to see better. The sun glinted on the surface of the dragonball within the opening. Krillin grinned when he saw this. "Haha.. Yep! That's it all right!" He stepped back from the crack in the rock and looked at Goku.
Goku tried to get his hand into the hole and got through up until his middle knuckle before he got stuck. "Aahh." he said quietly in frustrated disappointment. He wiggled his fingers and slid his hand out. "Hmm."
Krillin stepped up and scratched his head with one finger and furrowed one eyebrow. "How do you suppose it got there in the first place?" he asked while looking at the hole.
Goku glanced up to the top of the cliff and down the side of the rock wall to the crevice again. "There must have been a rockslide."
With a sigh, Krillin turned to him and asked, "Well, how are we going to get it now?"
Goku turned and looked at his friend incredulously.
Krillin blinked in realization and said with humor in his voice, "Why did I even ask?" He stepped back and grinned, gesturing to the rock. "I'll let you do the honors."
Goku returned the grin with an amused chuckle. "Why thank you." He extended his open palm to the mountain. "Hyaa!" he shouted and fired a small ki blast at the crevice, blasting a large crater in it. He walked over to the gaping hole and waved his hand around slightly to clear the smoke. "Aha." He smiled as the three-star ball came into view. He reached in and grabbed it, then turned around to face Krillin.
"Well, that makes two for us. I wonder how the rest of the guys are doing." Goku said and bent down to pick up the other ball. "Let's go" he jumped in the air, motioning for his friend to follow.
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Vegeta let out a slow, shaky sigh of pure frustration. What am I going to have to do to convince these idiots? "Listen!" he shouted, clenching his fists. "I need the dragonball for an important reason! I'm here to bring my mate back to life!"
"If you expect me to believe that, you're crazy!" Churu countered, getting into a fighting position. "Who would ever marry a self-centered bastard like you?! You're nothing but a cruel and black-hearted murderer!"
"WHY YOU.!!!!" Vegeta screamed in anger. He lost the last shred of self- control that he had and went Super Saiyan, charging at the Namek furiously.
A few minutes prior.
Krillin flew on while looking down at the islands going past, one of which had a Namekian village. He squinted to see the scene better and asked, "Hey. is that Vegeta down there?" He stopped and pointed down to the village.
Goku stopped as well and looked down to where Krillin was pointing. "Yeah, I think it is. What's going on down there?" he asked as he heard Vegeta's distant yells followed by Churu's harsh replies, yet he was unable to make a distinction of what was being said.
"I dunno." Krillin replied. "But it doesn't look like Vegeta is too happy."
"Aah!" Goku exclaimed, startled, as he saw Vegeta transform and run at the Namek in front of him. He quickly tossed the dragonball, in his hands, to Krillin. "Krillin, catch!" He used his Instant Transmission technique and suddenly appeared in front of Churu with his back to him.
Vegeta swung a furious punch at the same moment Goku appeared, but had too much momentum to stop his attack.
Goku was unable to react quickly enough to block the punch. Vegeta's fist made forceful contact with his jaw, causing him to fly off to the right. He landed on his face and skidded to a halt.
Vegeta, who was stunned, remained in the position he was in after the hit. "Wha-?" He powered down and looked over at Goku. 'Ka.Kakarott?" He blinked, straightening up. "Kakarott! Why did you get in my way?!"
Krillin landed on the ground and set down the two dragonballs he had. "Goku! Are you ok?" he called to his friend.
Goku slowly rose to his feet and turned around with a trail of blood running from his mouth. He wiped it away with the back of his hand while looking at Vegeta. "I'm fine Krillin." he answered.
Churu looked from Vegeta to Goku and fell back a step, sighing with relief.
"Vegeta, what are you doing? We're supposed to be looking for the dragonballs, not picking fights with innocent civilians." Goku accused.
"What?!" Vegeta replied. "Kakarott, that kind-hearted compassion of yours is sickening. What do you think I've been trying to do? These FOOLS over here don't believe anything that I tell them! Do you expect me to stand here and do nothing after he insults me AND my wife?!" he shouted, pointing to Churu. "I have more pride than that! YOU just got in the way of things!"
Goku stared at Vegeta for a moment and glanced at Krillin who had a sweatdrop, then looked at Churu. "Could you tell me what happened?"
Churu answered in a tone mixed with anger and defense. "This barbarian just sho-"
"BARBARIAN?!!" Vegeta interjected. "I ought to-"
'Vegeta! Please!" Goku interrupted the Prince.
Vegeta growled and took a few steps away, turning his back to them and folding his arms.
"He came here for the dragonball that we protect," Churu continued. "But I've seen and experienced that kind of destruction that cold-blooded demon causes." He shot a menacing glare at the back of Vegeta, and then looked at Goku again. "There's no way I'll let him have it."
Vegeta tensed his muscles and clenched his teeth at the remark, letting out a faint growl.
Goku glanced at Vegeta, and then explained to Churu, quiet enough for Vegeta not to hear, "Look, I know Vegeta was like that in the past, but he's different now. He has a wife and two children." He lowered his voice a little more. "His wife died from a heart virus almost a year ago and we need the dragonballs of this planet to wish her back. We would use our own, but our dragon doesn't have the power to bring back anyone who died naturally."
Churu relaxed a little. "Hmm. Well, first tell me who you are."
"My name's Goku." He said plainly.
"G-Goku?" Churu repeated in surprise. "The Saiyan Goku who fought Frieza on our original planet?"
"The one and the same." Goku answered with a proud grin.
"I've heard about you!" he exclaimed. "You're practically a legend here. I know I can trust you, Goku, but would it be all right if I came along with you? You see, my father was a protector of the dragonballs, and now that that's my job, I would feel responsible if anything bad were to happen."
Goku nodded in agreement. "Sure. That would be fine. I understand how you feel."
"Arigatou, Goku. Wait here while I get the dragonball." He said and ran inside. He emerged moments later with the one-star ball in his hands.
Vegeta glanced back at the three. "Humph." He took off ahead of the rest of them. A little while later, the rest of the group flew away. Krillin let out a distressed grunt, fumbling with the two large dragonballs in his hands. "Goku!"
Goku glanced back at him. "Hmm?"
"I'm not carrying this!" he said once again and tossed the three-star ball at him.
Written by Mandy and Jennifer
Chapter 18 - A Past Revealed
"Goku. this is getting heavy." Krillin complained and glanced down at the five- star dragonball in his hands. "Why don't you carry it for a while?"
Goku looked over at his friend as they flew through the air. "Oh come on, Krillin. How about---"
Suddenly, the dragonball in Krillin's arms began to glow faintly.
"Hey! Look at that!" Goku exclaimed.
"Huh?" Krillin looked down at the ball. "Hey! You know what that means, don't ya?" he asked with a cheerful laugh.
"Yep!" he replied happily. "Let's land here and look around." He said and headed down to a small island in the northwestern direction.
Krillin smiled and followed. He landed softly and set the dragonball down and began looking around near the edge of the island while Goku looked near the inner part of the island.
"Hey Krillin! I think I found it!" Goku called over his shoulder.
Krillin looked over in Goku's direction and grinned, walking over. "Yataa!"
Goku was standing by the side of a small cliff with his hand on the rock wall next to a small opening. "I think it's down there. Take a look. Can you see it?"
Krillin peered into the dark crevice and squinted to see better. The sun glinted on the surface of the dragonball within the opening. Krillin grinned when he saw this. "Haha.. Yep! That's it all right!" He stepped back from the crack in the rock and looked at Goku.
Goku tried to get his hand into the hole and got through up until his middle knuckle before he got stuck. "Aahh." he said quietly in frustrated disappointment. He wiggled his fingers and slid his hand out. "Hmm."
Krillin stepped up and scratched his head with one finger and furrowed one eyebrow. "How do you suppose it got there in the first place?" he asked while looking at the hole.
Goku glanced up to the top of the cliff and down the side of the rock wall to the crevice again. "There must have been a rockslide."
With a sigh, Krillin turned to him and asked, "Well, how are we going to get it now?"
Goku turned and looked at his friend incredulously.
Krillin blinked in realization and said with humor in his voice, "Why did I even ask?" He stepped back and grinned, gesturing to the rock. "I'll let you do the honors."
Goku returned the grin with an amused chuckle. "Why thank you." He extended his open palm to the mountain. "Hyaa!" he shouted and fired a small ki blast at the crevice, blasting a large crater in it. He walked over to the gaping hole and waved his hand around slightly to clear the smoke. "Aha." He smiled as the three-star ball came into view. He reached in and grabbed it, then turned around to face Krillin.
"Well, that makes two for us. I wonder how the rest of the guys are doing." Goku said and bent down to pick up the other ball. "Let's go" he jumped in the air, motioning for his friend to follow.
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Vegeta let out a slow, shaky sigh of pure frustration. What am I going to have to do to convince these idiots? "Listen!" he shouted, clenching his fists. "I need the dragonball for an important reason! I'm here to bring my mate back to life!"
"If you expect me to believe that, you're crazy!" Churu countered, getting into a fighting position. "Who would ever marry a self-centered bastard like you?! You're nothing but a cruel and black-hearted murderer!"
"WHY YOU.!!!!" Vegeta screamed in anger. He lost the last shred of self- control that he had and went Super Saiyan, charging at the Namek furiously.
A few minutes prior.
Krillin flew on while looking down at the islands going past, one of which had a Namekian village. He squinted to see the scene better and asked, "Hey. is that Vegeta down there?" He stopped and pointed down to the village.
Goku stopped as well and looked down to where Krillin was pointing. "Yeah, I think it is. What's going on down there?" he asked as he heard Vegeta's distant yells followed by Churu's harsh replies, yet he was unable to make a distinction of what was being said.
"I dunno." Krillin replied. "But it doesn't look like Vegeta is too happy."
"Aah!" Goku exclaimed, startled, as he saw Vegeta transform and run at the Namek in front of him. He quickly tossed the dragonball, in his hands, to Krillin. "Krillin, catch!" He used his Instant Transmission technique and suddenly appeared in front of Churu with his back to him.
Vegeta swung a furious punch at the same moment Goku appeared, but had too much momentum to stop his attack.
Goku was unable to react quickly enough to block the punch. Vegeta's fist made forceful contact with his jaw, causing him to fly off to the right. He landed on his face and skidded to a halt.
Vegeta, who was stunned, remained in the position he was in after the hit. "Wha-?" He powered down and looked over at Goku. 'Ka.Kakarott?" He blinked, straightening up. "Kakarott! Why did you get in my way?!"
Krillin landed on the ground and set down the two dragonballs he had. "Goku! Are you ok?" he called to his friend.
Goku slowly rose to his feet and turned around with a trail of blood running from his mouth. He wiped it away with the back of his hand while looking at Vegeta. "I'm fine Krillin." he answered.
Churu looked from Vegeta to Goku and fell back a step, sighing with relief.
"Vegeta, what are you doing? We're supposed to be looking for the dragonballs, not picking fights with innocent civilians." Goku accused.
"What?!" Vegeta replied. "Kakarott, that kind-hearted compassion of yours is sickening. What do you think I've been trying to do? These FOOLS over here don't believe anything that I tell them! Do you expect me to stand here and do nothing after he insults me AND my wife?!" he shouted, pointing to Churu. "I have more pride than that! YOU just got in the way of things!"
Goku stared at Vegeta for a moment and glanced at Krillin who had a sweatdrop, then looked at Churu. "Could you tell me what happened?"
Churu answered in a tone mixed with anger and defense. "This barbarian just sho-"
"BARBARIAN?!!" Vegeta interjected. "I ought to-"
'Vegeta! Please!" Goku interrupted the Prince.
Vegeta growled and took a few steps away, turning his back to them and folding his arms.
"He came here for the dragonball that we protect," Churu continued. "But I've seen and experienced that kind of destruction that cold-blooded demon causes." He shot a menacing glare at the back of Vegeta, and then looked at Goku again. "There's no way I'll let him have it."
Vegeta tensed his muscles and clenched his teeth at the remark, letting out a faint growl.
Goku glanced at Vegeta, and then explained to Churu, quiet enough for Vegeta not to hear, "Look, I know Vegeta was like that in the past, but he's different now. He has a wife and two children." He lowered his voice a little more. "His wife died from a heart virus almost a year ago and we need the dragonballs of this planet to wish her back. We would use our own, but our dragon doesn't have the power to bring back anyone who died naturally."
Churu relaxed a little. "Hmm. Well, first tell me who you are."
"My name's Goku." He said plainly.
"G-Goku?" Churu repeated in surprise. "The Saiyan Goku who fought Frieza on our original planet?"
"The one and the same." Goku answered with a proud grin.
"I've heard about you!" he exclaimed. "You're practically a legend here. I know I can trust you, Goku, but would it be all right if I came along with you? You see, my father was a protector of the dragonballs, and now that that's my job, I would feel responsible if anything bad were to happen."
Goku nodded in agreement. "Sure. That would be fine. I understand how you feel."
"Arigatou, Goku. Wait here while I get the dragonball." He said and ran inside. He emerged moments later with the one-star ball in his hands.
Vegeta glanced back at the three. "Humph." He took off ahead of the rest of them. A little while later, the rest of the group flew away. Krillin let out a distressed grunt, fumbling with the two large dragonballs in his hands. "Goku!"
Goku glanced back at him. "Hmm?"
"I'm not carrying this!" he said once again and tossed the three-star ball at him.