My capsule smashed into the Earth violently. "Thanks, Suditzu," I muttered to myself. "The landing was supposed to be smooth, you told me! I had nothing to worry about, you told me!" My bitchfest was cut short by someone screaming at me from outside my capsule. "Come out of there! Show yourself!!" Roared the voice. I exited my capsule and glared up out of the crater I created. "I've waited forever to meet you, exalted Vegeta! I am-" "I don't care what you are! You don't belong here!" I couldn't understand it. Why was he so mad?. "Who's there, Vegeta? came a voice from the forest. "Go away, Gohan! I'm handling it! You shouldn't have come here!" "I'm the new guardian hero of Earth; it's my duty! When are you gonna accept me, Vegeta!" "Why you..." I used the time that they were arguing to stretch my arms and legs out of my moderately muscular build and run my fingers through my now midlength dark sandy hair. Six months in a capsule sucks. But at that moment, I decided I needed to intervene. "Ahem. Aren't I the point of interest here? I mean, I know I've only been on this planet for a minute, but I have come a long way to train with you." Vegeta and the kid looked ashamed that they forgot about me. "You say you've come to train under us? You come in peace, then, right? Where are you from?" The boy was very curious. "My name's Son Gohan, I guard this planet. What's your name?" "Kelaru, and yes I do come in peace. But man, am I starving! I've been crammed in that capsule for about six months! Do you know where I can get some food?" "My mom's a great cook! I'm sure she'll set an extra plate for you, come on." He beckoned me out of the crater. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" warned Vegeta. "What if he came from space to destroy us?" "You mean like you did eight years ago?" Gohan reminded him. Vegeta made a really strange face. "Besides. it'll be fine. My power is plenty stronger than his." "Humph. Do what you want to kid, I have stuff to do." He flew off in a hurry. "BYE, VEGETA!!" Gohan yelled. He then turned back to me. "You don't seem evil, anyhow. Your energy seems good. You look like you've been to Earth before. Is that a Capsule Corp. logo on your sleeve?" I remembered how much I liked it when we salvaged the Capsule Corp. stuff. My black jacket was full of different patches, many in Japanese and English, from things we had salvaged and things I had seen from Earth television transmissions. "Yeah, but it's not what you think. I don't work for Capsule. I've never been to Earth. I could've gotten here a lot sooner without this capsule, but space is a dangerous place, you know? Pirates and stuff." "You can survive is SPACE?" He sounded surprised. "It's a long story. I really want to get training right away. After dinner, that is." Gohan chuckled. "You sound like my dad." he paused for a moment. "Let's go.
It was only about a half-hour's flight to the Son residence. It felt good to finally stretch out after that long trip. After we landed, I met Gohan's mom. "This is my friend Kelaru, mom. Can he stay for dinner? He's come to Earth to train with me." "Sure, Gohan sweetie! He can stay for as long as he likes, so long as you keep up your studies and he helps with Goten. Hi, I'm Gohan's mom, ChiChi." "Pleased to meet you, miss ChiChi. I can help your son in his studies. I was taught by the best Entari doctors in medicine and genetic engineering." "What a polite young man! Gohan, you could learn something from him!" "Yes, mother." he said. "Could we get a little sparring in before dinner?" I suggested. Gohan nodded. "Sure." I walked outside and sensed something to my left side.
MASENKO.... AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I immediately flew up to dodge it. Gohan ran out of the house. "Piccolo, it's OK! He's with me!! It's OK!!! OK, Gohan. Sorry. I thought he was an assassin. came a deep voice towards us. He's here to train with me. He's good. Yes, I'm here on a peace mission. Pleased t... A Namek about 7 feet tall approached us. You can help me train him, Gohan told him. I was going to take him to Master Roshi's tomorrow. You can come with us. I'll just tell my mom to set another plate. I could hear miss ChiChi yelling at Gohan from outside. All right, but this is the LAST ONE!! No more visitors tonight! I have enough to worry about with newborn Goten! And they're ALL going to help!! Gohan came out, obviously embarrassed. Piccolo, you've got diaper duty! He said, laughing hysterically. Piccolo ended up laughing as well. I laughed at seeing a Saiyan warrior and a Namek laughing together. We talked for a while until miss ChiChi finished dinner. So where do you come from? Are you like Trunks? asked Piccolo. He was obviously still doubtful of my intentions. I come from a space colony far from here, I explained. You may consider me like the one from the future, Trunks, though. How high is your power level? Gohan inquired. I know from when he evaded my attack. He is over one half of my power level. I'm surprised Piccolo could pick up on it. I have no problem with showing you. I told them. Great, then lets go into the forest so we don't bother ChiChi. stated Piccolo. Mom! We're going into the forest for a few minutes! Call us when dinner's ready, OK? Fine Gohan, but don't go too far! Be careful!
We flew to a meadow in the woods so I could have some room. I rolled my shoulders and looked up to the sky to prep myself. Being crammed in a space capsule for months on end doesn't give any room to train. Well kid, whenever you're ready. Piccolo was a little more trusting now than he was before. I looked down and closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and started gathering my energy inside me. I suddenly looked up, eyes slanted, and let out a primal scream.
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really wanted to impress these guys, so I didn't hold anything back. My energy created a small crater and made the trees on the edge of the meadow angle outward. Piccolo grinned in satisfaction. Anyone want to spar? I smirked. Piccolo was more than happy for a fight. Sure kid, I need some exercise. He curled his arms and his eyes went completely white.
RRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was almost twice as strong as I was, just like he said. I could have beaten him with my Entari technique, but I decided to wait to unleash that. He started off by flying towards me. I flew backwards and began blocking his fists and creating some offense. I was actually about as fast as he was, even if he far exceeded me in power. But his power and experience was my downfall. He got the upper hand and axehandled me into the ground. I got up, though, and wiped the blood off my lip. I'm not that easily defeated. Let's try that again, shall we? I flew up towards him a let off a nice aerial kick, but Piccolo phased out and it missed. He phased back in behind me and went for another axehandle, but I phased out and came in behind him and locked my arms around the sides of his shoulders so he couldn't move his arms. I smirked slightly, obviously satisfied with myself. Gohan let out a little chuckle. Looks like he's got you Piccolo! Piccolo formed a half-smile. Nice moves, kid. It's a good thing I'm going so easy on you. BOYS!! DINNER!! Miss ChiChi has quite a set of lungs on her. Piccolo forcefully broke my grip on him and turned to face me. He did a quick movement and his elbow ended up about a centimeter from my stomach. Some more rage and some chamber time and you'll be there. He turned and started back towards Gohan's house.
You're a great cook, miss ChiChi!! I ate about three fourths of all the food on the table. Do you have any more? No, but I'll make some, no problem! My husband ate like you... I could tell there was something surrounding this guy, but I didn't bring it up. After about an hour's worth of eating, I went to bed on a couch.
The next morning, I woke up early and went out front to watch my new home planet at sunrise. It was bright orange and extremely beautiful. I never saw a sunrise before in my life. Seeing one for the first time made me realize just how special this planet was, and why there were so many people willing to give their lives to protect it. I sat there looking on until Gohan came out to join me. It's so beautiful.. I can see why you choose to protect this planet. Yeah, this is one of the perks of the job. I get to preserve this for the future. Listen, I'm going to take you to Master Roshi's today so you can meet the others. Then we'll decide about your training, OK? Sounds good.
After a good breakfast, Gohan, Piccolo and I flew across the landmass and over the ocean until we reached a small island with a pink house on it. Welcome to the Kame house, Kelaru! I had a feeling Gohan liked being in charge. Let's see who's here today.. HELLO?! Anybody here? An old man in sunglasses answered. Oh, hello there, Gohan! How's it going Piccolo! And... Who's that? He's a warrior from space who's come to train with us. Is there anybody else here? Yeah, Gohan, as a matter of fact there is! Krillin and 18 are here, and Yamcha, Tien and Chauseu are stopping by soon. Great! Oh, I almost forgot! Master Roshi, this is Kelaru. It's an honor to meet you, Master Roshi. I did a bow at the waist. Wow! Where'd you pick this guy up? He even knows how to respect his elders! Yeah, too bad we didn't tell him you were a dirty old man, isn't it? Piccolo laughed loudly. Yeah, it is! Gohan said in between laughs. Yeah, very funny you guys! You should be taking etiquette lessons from the new guy while you're training him you know! Master Roshi grumbled for a little bit then turned and went back inside, which was our cue to come in. Gohan ran towards the couch where a bald guy about a foot shorter than Gohan and a pretty blonde woman were curled up together. The bald guy got up and locked hands with Gohan. Hey, bro! It's been a while! How's Goten? He's great, mom's taking care of him today. Hey Piccolo! What's up? Hi, Krillin. We got a new trainee. He's from a space colony. he motioned towards me. Krillin looked me over. If he's here with you guys, he's fine in my book! Welcome to the club, buddy! I guess we always can use another punching bag... I slanted down my eyes and stared at the blonde girl, who just got up from the couch and was smirking. I smirked back connivingly. Gohan, I like it here. There's lots of opportunities to train and spar here. Do you think I could stay here to kinda stretch and get my abilities back before we officially start our training? Sounds good to me! Gohan replied. What do you think, Piccolo? I think it'll be great for him so we can send him into the chamber afterwards. Sure. Great! Then after today, you'll be on your own here for a week. Between rests you can spar with anyone that's here, and Master Roshi will show you some exercises before I train you in the chamber. What's the chamber? I asked them. Piccolo grinned. You'll see soon enough; don't worry about it. Krillin dear, can we stay for a few days, too? I gotta see this! Plus I wanna break the new guy in... She gave me the most evil look at that moment. Sure 18, I think it'll be great to meet our new ally for a few days. We can stay for as long as you like.
That day I washed my clothes and took a nice long shower before I introduced myself formally to everyone. Like I said, six months in a capsule is hell. I even let Yamcha give me a haircut before dinner so it wouldn't interfere with my sparring and training. My hair was now like his: short and kind of spiky. It felt good to have about 3 or 4 inches of hair taken off. After eating dinner with my new family, I crashed out on the living room floor.