Chapter 3: The Training Begins
Rekka awoke the next day to see a very stoic Dende standing next to his bed.
"You're up early...", Rekka says.
"I do not require sleep.", replies Dende.
"Must be nice."
"Come along, Rekka...it is time to begin your training."
Rekka steps outside. Piccolo, Goten, and Gohan are already there.
"The first thing you need to do is learn to fly."
"Sounds good to me."
"Focus your energy, Rekka...do what you did yesterday...and use it...let it lift you into the air...", Dende says.
Rekka concentrates as hard as he can, and managed to hover above the floor. Then he loses balance and falls.
"Good work...just needs a little practice...", Dende points out.
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Three days have passed. Rekka has quickly caught on to flying, and Gohan and Goten have already shown him all of the fighting techniques passed onto them by their warrior ancestors, such as the KameHameHa Wave. Dende also taught him some of the moves he had learned from Piccolo. Rekka took well to fighting...better than any of them expected. He had managed to beat Goten, Gohan, and even Dende in battle. His power level had greatly increased since they first met him, and he was turning out to be quite a fighter.
Piccolo then steps out of his room. "You're very confident. A little too confident...that can be a dangerous trait. You may have been able to successfully fight humans and a fairly skilled Namek, but you have no idea what I can do."
"No offense, but you are getting old, Piccolo...sure you're up to battling anymore?", Rekka says with confidence.
"Is that a challenge?", Piccolo asks...arching his eyebrow ridge.
"Yes, it is.", says Rekka. "I want to see if you're really as tough as you think you are.
"So be it.", says Piccolo. He grabs his hat, throws it to the left. He grabs his cape, throws it to the right. Both heavy articles of clothing land with a large clank against the floor.
Rekka stands ready for battle. Before he can even make a move, Piccolo is behind him. Rekka gets kicked off the edge of the tower. He rights himself and fires a ki blast at Piccolo. He easily knocked the blast away and then fires one of his own. It hits dead on and Rekka crashes into the rocks down below. A little bruised up, Rekka wipes the blood from his mouth and looks up at Piccolo.
"Tougher than you thought, human?"
"Just you wait, Piccolo...", Rekka says with a grin. He holds his hands together and pulls them to his back. "Kaaaaaaaaa.......meeeeeeeeeee.......haaaaaaaaaa.... ...meeeeeeeeeeeeeee......HA!"
The KameHameHa blasted up at Piccolo, and was easily dodged.
"Did you really think I would not be able to dodge such a move?", Piccolo asked.
"I knew you would dodge it.", says Rekka calmly.
"Then why did you fire it?"
"You really want to know, Piccolo?"
"Of course!"
"Look behind you.", Rekka says with a small grin.
Piccolo turns his head around, and before he can react, a huge section of cliff that was behind him falls on top of him. Piccolo blasts his way through it and floats out of the rock.
"I see you have some skill in battle I was unaware of...good job...", Piccolo says.
"Thank you.", Rekka says as they both fly back up to Dende's place.
Piccolo was about to head back to his room, when he turned around suddenly and looked to the sky.
"What is it, Piccolo?", yells Goten.
"They're coming..."
"Who's coming?", asks Rekka.
"Saiyans...four of them.", says Piccolo.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm never wrong about such things. It won't be long before they arrive.", says Piccolo.
"I sense them too...", Dende says. "Their power is great, but Piccolo's is greater...I'm afraid the rest of us wouldn't be able to hold our own."
"I will go.", Piccolo says as he pockets some senzu beans. "Rekka and Dende will accompany me. Gohan, Goten...take care of Dende's place."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 4: The Saiyans Arrive *=---
Rekka awoke the next day to see a very stoic Dende standing next to his bed.
"You're up early...", Rekka says.
"I do not require sleep.", replies Dende.
"Must be nice."
"Come along, Rekka...it is time to begin your training."
Rekka steps outside. Piccolo, Goten, and Gohan are already there.
"The first thing you need to do is learn to fly."
"Sounds good to me."
"Focus your energy, Rekka...do what you did yesterday...and use it...let it lift you into the air...", Dende says.
Rekka concentrates as hard as he can, and managed to hover above the floor. Then he loses balance and falls.
"Good work...just needs a little practice...", Dende points out.
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Three days have passed. Rekka has quickly caught on to flying, and Gohan and Goten have already shown him all of the fighting techniques passed onto them by their warrior ancestors, such as the KameHameHa Wave. Dende also taught him some of the moves he had learned from Piccolo. Rekka took well to fighting...better than any of them expected. He had managed to beat Goten, Gohan, and even Dende in battle. His power level had greatly increased since they first met him, and he was turning out to be quite a fighter.
Piccolo then steps out of his room. "You're very confident. A little too confident...that can be a dangerous trait. You may have been able to successfully fight humans and a fairly skilled Namek, but you have no idea what I can do."
"No offense, but you are getting old, Piccolo...sure you're up to battling anymore?", Rekka says with confidence.
"Is that a challenge?", Piccolo asks...arching his eyebrow ridge.
"Yes, it is.", says Rekka. "I want to see if you're really as tough as you think you are.
"So be it.", says Piccolo. He grabs his hat, throws it to the left. He grabs his cape, throws it to the right. Both heavy articles of clothing land with a large clank against the floor.
Rekka stands ready for battle. Before he can even make a move, Piccolo is behind him. Rekka gets kicked off the edge of the tower. He rights himself and fires a ki blast at Piccolo. He easily knocked the blast away and then fires one of his own. It hits dead on and Rekka crashes into the rocks down below. A little bruised up, Rekka wipes the blood from his mouth and looks up at Piccolo.
"Tougher than you thought, human?"
"Just you wait, Piccolo...", Rekka says with a grin. He holds his hands together and pulls them to his back. "Kaaaaaaaaa.......meeeeeeeeeee.......haaaaaaaaaa.... ...meeeeeeeeeeeeeee......HA!"
The KameHameHa blasted up at Piccolo, and was easily dodged.
"Did you really think I would not be able to dodge such a move?", Piccolo asked.
"I knew you would dodge it.", says Rekka calmly.
"Then why did you fire it?"
"You really want to know, Piccolo?"
"Of course!"
"Look behind you.", Rekka says with a small grin.
Piccolo turns his head around, and before he can react, a huge section of cliff that was behind him falls on top of him. Piccolo blasts his way through it and floats out of the rock.
"I see you have some skill in battle I was unaware of...good job...", Piccolo says.
"Thank you.", Rekka says as they both fly back up to Dende's place.
Piccolo was about to head back to his room, when he turned around suddenly and looked to the sky.
"What is it, Piccolo?", yells Goten.
"They're coming..."
"Who's coming?", asks Rekka.
"Saiyans...four of them.", says Piccolo.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm never wrong about such things. It won't be long before they arrive.", says Piccolo.
"I sense them too...", Dende says. "Their power is great, but Piccolo's is greater...I'm afraid the rest of us wouldn't be able to hold our own."
"I will go.", Piccolo says as he pockets some senzu beans. "Rekka and Dende will accompany me. Gohan, Goten...take care of Dende's place."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 4: The Saiyans Arrive *=---