Bradin's Saga
Chapter 2: The Shuttle
That night crept by very slowly. Bradin's mind was in turbo mode thinking of all the exciting things that were to come. Just the trip to earth would be a new experience. Bradin had never traveled off-planet before (with the exception of the journey to Namek). He was also looking forward to meeting his soon-to-be trainer. Who could he be? How could Gondel have a friend on earth? These questions boggled Bradin's mind all night, until he eventually drifted off to a sleep filled with many peaceful dreams.
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Gondel spent the night getting things prepared. He called his friend on earth to remind him of his coming. After that, he had to finish his packing, say goodbye to all of his relatives on Namek, and last, but most importantly, get a lot of rest. Normally, he wouldn't mind not sleeping before a long trip, because he could just rest on the way to his destination. But unfortunately, Gondel couldn't sleep on those crazy shuttles. Who could? All those people talking all around him, all that rocking and shaking, all that stress was too much for anyone to take!
When Gondel finally finished his chores he glanced at his watch. 1:14 A.M. The tired Namek went to his room and passed out on his bed as soon as his head hit the pillow.
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BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ.. The annoying sound of his alarm clock awoke Gondel all too early. He punched the aggravating machine, breaking it into a million pieces, but it didn't work. The buzzing had drilled its way into Gondel's head, and it would only shut up if the Namek got up and got some coffee into his system.
After doing so, Gondel strolled over to his "List of Things to Do Today", which was hanging on his refrigerator.
1.Wake up Bradin.
"Okay, that's easy enough."
2. Go to Earth.
"Okay, I'll…" Gondel glanced at his watch. "Oh no! We're going to be late! Bradin wake up! Quickly! It's 7:30! Our shuttle leaves at quarter of 8:00!" Gondel screamed, spilling scorching hot coffee all over himself and on the recently cleaned floors.
"Dad, I'm already up, I've been waiting for you to get ready to go." Bradin responded calmly from the couch.
"Oh," Gondel said, relieved and feeling kind of silly, "I'll go do that."
Five minutes later Gondel walked out of his room in his most earth-like clothes, which weren't very earth-like at all. He looked like a pimp mixed with a tourist. He was wearing a fluffy purple coat over a silk purple shirt, faded old jeans, Mickey Mouse ears, and an old camera around his neck. He looked even more ridiculous because of his green skin.
"Ready to go, Bradin?"
Bradin didn't notice how silly his father looked because he had never been to earth. He himself looked even sillier. The saiyan was wearing a baggy New Kids on the Block T-shirt, jean shorts with a hole in the back for his tail, and green tights. A pirate hat completed the outfit.
"I've been ready dad." With only 8 minutes until the shuttle took off, the pair ran out the door, only to find a crowd of family members outside.
"We don't have time for this." Gondel whispered to Bradin. With that, Gondel took hold of his adopted son's hand and flew straight up. Bradin wasn't surprised that his father could fly; he'd seen it before. As a matter of fact, Gondel was supposed to teach Bradin how to fly some day. When they were out of sight of their relatives, they flew towards the direction of the shuttle.
Seven and a half minutes later, they arrived at their destination. They had less than 30 seconds to get passed all the people in the station and reach the shuttle. They shoved and pushed their way through, and soon came to a metal-detector. Bradin went through first with no problems, but when Gondel went through, the machine went off. After 15 seconds of panicked searching, Gondel figured out the problem; the chain around his neck. It was gold and had a large golden dollar sign hanging from it. Giving the cops this, he walked through the metal-detector again. Luckily, there was no beeping.
With three seconds left, they finally made it onto the shuttle. They quickly found seats and sat down, the confused eyes of other passengers looking at them and their silly outfits. The shuttle took off at an amazing speed and soon arrived at their first stop, where even more people crowded onto the ship. They stopped a few more times before reaching earth three hours later. Bradin and Gondel stepped of the ship.