November 2, 762.
Chapter Seven.
"I did," said Mr. Popo, somewhat afraid.
"I shall grant thee one wish. What shall it be?" he continued.
"I wish for you to restore Tiensennin to the normal realm," replyed Mr. Popo.
"I has been done," were the final words of the Shenglong before disappearing, along with the DragonBalls which were - once again - spread over the Earth.
"Hey, Tien. Your halo's gone. You're back to the normal realm, now," said Yamcha, somewhat dismayed.
"Ya, I guess I am," he replyed. After a pause he said,"I know you're disappointed that you weren't chosen to return to Earth, but you'll be back soon enough. Besides, with all the training you do here, you'll become more powerful than I am. Then you with be a much better fighter for Earth."
"You're right. Oh, well. Good luck, Tien, and farewell." He yelled the last few words as Tien soared off into the distance. "Oh, well, back to training," he said, downhearted, as he slowly paced with his head down back toward the G-Force Modifier.
Gohan was doing something he had only imagined. He was fighting at nearly the same level as a pure Saiyajin. Unfortunately, the young half-Saiyajin, half-Human was unused to the strain that such a power level put on his mind, and body. Vegeta, being the prince of Saiyajins, had trained intensely for such occasions.
"No, Gohan," gasped Goku, as he stared up into the sky, and saw his son attempting what even he had been unable to accomplish. He struggled to his feet, and then gathered what remained of his strength. Soaring unsteadily into the sky, he was soon noticed by Vegeta, and was, again, whipped to the ground.
"Father," cried Gohan, as he unleashed a massive, high Ki concentration Masenko - his last attempt to finally rid the humans of the Saiyajin threat.
'No,' thought Vegeta, to himself, as the raging beam of yellow, pure Ki blasted toward him. 'This can't be. I am the Prince of Saiyajins.' Then aloud, in disbelief, he yelled,"This can't be," before releasing his most powerful blast of Ki.
"This isn't good," said King Kai, to himself. "Even Goku was unable to defeat Vegeta, and now Gohan is attempting to out-work his father?" Thoughts rushed through his head, and he knew he had to do something. Piccolo was now a higher power level than Goku, but just barely. Tien, and Yamcha had power levels that barely exceeded five thousand, and would be no match for Vegeta. "Earth is doomed," he said, unitentionally loud enough for Yamcha to overhear.
"No way," Yamcha exclaimed, rushing out of the G-Force Modifier. "There's absolutely no way that Earth is finished. There's six of us, and only one of him. How can that be?" he queried, in panic.
"I really don't know, Yamcha, but you do know that even with my training Goku was still no match for Vegeta, and even after training in the mountains, there still is no contest." Yamcha was shocked, but only because he knew that what King Kai was saying was true.
"Then what about Piccolo? And Gohan?" he asked, desperately looking for a theoretical way out.
"I'm afraid they're only just about as powerful as Goku. Except for that little Gohan, he was quite a surprise. His current power level's around nine thousand, which is unbelievably higher than his father's."
"Then why can't Gohan beat Vegeta, King Kai?"
"Because Vegeta is the prince of Saiyajins, and he was trained to become a warrior since birth. His power level is now fourteen thousand."
Shocked, Yamcha, stumbled back. He knew, now, that training was the only way that Earth could be saved. He rushed into the G-Force Modifier, and set it to 30G's. Even King Kai was startled by the reaction - he expected more grumbling - but he accepted Yamcha's decision to train, and attempt to become stronger.
"Piccolo?" King Kai called. The Namek ignored his polite request. After several more attempts to summon the Namek, he yelled at the top of his lungs,"Namek!"
After this, Piccolo finally relented, and soared, effortlessly, to the ground. "Yes, King Kai?"
"We have a problem. You see, well...."
"What is it? I have to return to training," said Piccolo, attempting to hurry King Kai's thoughts.
Finally, after many seconds of thought, he screamed,"Ah, we're doomed. Ah," and started to run, aimlessly, around in circles.
"King Kai," said Piccolo, obviously annoyed.
"Yes? Oh, yes, anyways. You need to return to Earth, Piccolo. I will call Kami, and ask him to - again - send Mr. Popo to collect the DragonBalls. While that is happening, you must train at the best of your ability. I will supply you with two Zenzu beans: one to eat after your training, and one after your journey back to Earth."
Piccolo, without replying, ran off to the G-Force Modifier, and, somewhat, calmly explained to Yamcha that he needed the use of the machine to save Earth. After a bit of quarreling, Piccolo won the dispute, and soon began to train at 50G's.
The inhabitants of Earth wondered,"Will we ever be able to defeat Vegeta?" Will the injured Goku, alongside Gohan, Krillin, and the newly-resurrected Tien be able to defeat the Saiyajin threat? Even with the new found strength that Piccolo possesses, will Mr. Popo be able to retrieve the DragonBalls quickly enough to make a difference?....