The Last Warrior
Chapter 8:Monster or Not?
Doc Foster never had a problem with treating members of Eve's group. Wounded or sick, it didn't matter, the doc would help them the best he could. Doc, as he was called by the group, hated Kane and his contempt for life. When he saw the latest addition to the base's medical ward, he only assumed that the young man would be Kane's latest victim.
"It doesen't look good." Doc said grimly, "He has internal injuries, a broken arm, two broken ribs, and his spine seems to be bruised. He may not be able to walk for awhile."
"I see." Eve said. She seemed distant, like she was lost in thought.
"Don't worry though," Doc said looking at her, "He'll recover."
"I hope so, we'll need him." Kado said looking at the unconcious Slade.
"I would like to monitor his recovery however." said Doc.
"Oh, of course." Eve said surprised, the Doctor hardly ever needed to stay.
"There's not much more we can do now. I suggest we all get some rest." the Doc said.
They all filed out the door and Eve led the Doc to a room where he could sleep.
"Man, Kane is a monster." Glenn said as he walked with the rest of them.
"That guy isn't normal either if you were paying attention." Aiden remarked.
"Hey, just because he's a Saiman or whatever, dosen't mean he's not a person." Kado said, annoyed.
"That's Saiyan." Una corrected.
"Whatever." Kado replied.
The next morning, Doc had just gotten dressed when Eve knocked the door and came in.
"Oh Eve, Good morning." Doc said politely.
"Morning Doctor, How's Slade?" Eve said.
"I haven't checked on him yet. C'mon, let's check on him together." said Doc.
They walked to the door of the medical room. Doc told Eve not to expect much.
"He might not even be awake yet."
He opened the door, and was shocked. Not only was Slade awake, but up and at the window, looking out.
"Slade?" Eve said, just as shocked as the Doctor.
Slade turned around and looked at them. He was clearly down in the dumps about something.
"Hey." He simply said.
"H-How can this be? You shouldn't be able to stand after that beating." said Doc.
"I guess monsters heal fast." Slade said disgusted.
"Slade, don't call yourself that." Eve said comfortingly.
"Why not? It's what I am isn't it?" Slade said loudly.
"What is he talking about?" asked Doc.
Eve quickly explained.
"I see. No wonder he made such a quick recovery." said Doc.
"I can't believe this." Slade said, "I don't even know myself anymore."
"Well son, no one can truly say they know everything about themselves." Doc said reassuringly.
"I guess so, but still..." Slade said.
"Well Eve, I better get back to town. The hospital will need me there." Doc broke in.
"Oh ok. Slade will you see Doc Foster back to town?" Eve said.
Slade was caught off guard by this.
"Uh, I guess so."
"I have done what you asked of me master Kane." Aragog said.
"Good." Kane said. "You serve me well Aragog, just as your ancestor, the mighty Captain Ginyu, served Lord Freeza in the past."
"Remind me sire, why do you hate the Saiyans so much?" Aragog asked.
"Back when Lord Freeza still reigned supreme, I was his chief advisor. Freeza used the Saiyans to conquer planets for him and never really thought much of them until one Saiyan prince was born with incredible power. Zarbon, one of Freeza's henchman, suggested that the Saiyans be extermenated, I agreed. The Saiyans together were a strong force and in time may have grown to defeat Freeza. Freeza destroyed Planet Vegeta and the Saiyans. Later, he went to Planet Namek to search for the Dragonballs. I later learned that a Super-Saiyan appeared on Planet Namek and nearly destroyed Freeza. King Cold found his son Freeza and remade him to destroy the Super-Saiyan. We went to Earth to destroy him and the planet. When we got there, however, another Super-Saiyan appeared and destroyed Freeza and his father. I was able to hide and later escape in the ship that the Super-Saiyan that defeated Freeza before had brought back. I escaped to Planet Freeza and underwent hard training and medical techniques to increase my power and lengthen my life. I knew that it was up to me to destroy every last Saiyan as a tribute to the fallen Lord Freeza." Kane explained. "And I will.
They made there way back into town. As they walked through the streets, Slade noticed that people were staring at him. At first he thought it was just because he was a stranger. It began to happen more and more. People were even pointing at him. Finally, Slade found the cause of it. On the wall of one building, Slade saw a flyer with his picture on it. It read: "BEWARE OF THE SAIYAN SLADE. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMLY DANGEROUS."
"Pay it no mind Slade." Doc said.
"Yeah, you're right." Slade said as he tore the flyer down.
They walked into the hospital. Immeadiately, a large nurse came over and looked over the Doc.
"Oh Dr. Foster." She said, "We've been so worried."
"What for?" asked Doc, "I go up there all the time."
The nurse wasn't listening.
"How dare you come in here!!" She yelled at Slade, "How dare you kidnap the doctor!"
"Kidnap?!" Slade said. "Look, I haven't..."
"Why don't you just go back where you came from!" the Nurse cut him off.
"Nurse Heather, this boy has done nothing. I went up there to help him recover from some injuries he sustained and..."
"Don't worry about it Doc." Slade cut in. "I know when I'm not wanted."
"All right then. If that's what you want. Good-bye Slade." Doc called after him as he went out the door.
Slade exited the hospital and found himself surrounded by a mob of people. Many of which were screaming "It's him, It's him. The Saiyan." Some people were trying to hide their children from him as if he would eat them. Slade had enough of this and flew up out of the crowd and back towards the base.
"This is Kane's work. All these people think I'm a monster." He thought, "Then again, maybe I am."
Chapter 8:Monster or Not?
Doc Foster never had a problem with treating members of Eve's group. Wounded or sick, it didn't matter, the doc would help them the best he could. Doc, as he was called by the group, hated Kane and his contempt for life. When he saw the latest addition to the base's medical ward, he only assumed that the young man would be Kane's latest victim.
"It doesen't look good." Doc said grimly, "He has internal injuries, a broken arm, two broken ribs, and his spine seems to be bruised. He may not be able to walk for awhile."
"I see." Eve said. She seemed distant, like she was lost in thought.
"Don't worry though," Doc said looking at her, "He'll recover."
"I hope so, we'll need him." Kado said looking at the unconcious Slade.
"I would like to monitor his recovery however." said Doc.
"Oh, of course." Eve said surprised, the Doctor hardly ever needed to stay.
"There's not much more we can do now. I suggest we all get some rest." the Doc said.
They all filed out the door and Eve led the Doc to a room where he could sleep.
"Man, Kane is a monster." Glenn said as he walked with the rest of them.
"That guy isn't normal either if you were paying attention." Aiden remarked.
"Hey, just because he's a Saiman or whatever, dosen't mean he's not a person." Kado said, annoyed.
"That's Saiyan." Una corrected.
"Whatever." Kado replied.
The next morning, Doc had just gotten dressed when Eve knocked the door and came in.
"Oh Eve, Good morning." Doc said politely.
"Morning Doctor, How's Slade?" Eve said.
"I haven't checked on him yet. C'mon, let's check on him together." said Doc.
They walked to the door of the medical room. Doc told Eve not to expect much.
"He might not even be awake yet."
He opened the door, and was shocked. Not only was Slade awake, but up and at the window, looking out.
"Slade?" Eve said, just as shocked as the Doctor.
Slade turned around and looked at them. He was clearly down in the dumps about something.
"Hey." He simply said.
"H-How can this be? You shouldn't be able to stand after that beating." said Doc.
"I guess monsters heal fast." Slade said disgusted.
"Slade, don't call yourself that." Eve said comfortingly.
"Why not? It's what I am isn't it?" Slade said loudly.
"What is he talking about?" asked Doc.
Eve quickly explained.
"I see. No wonder he made such a quick recovery." said Doc.
"I can't believe this." Slade said, "I don't even know myself anymore."
"Well son, no one can truly say they know everything about themselves." Doc said reassuringly.
"I guess so, but still..." Slade said.
"Well Eve, I better get back to town. The hospital will need me there." Doc broke in.
"Oh ok. Slade will you see Doc Foster back to town?" Eve said.
Slade was caught off guard by this.
"Uh, I guess so."
"I have done what you asked of me master Kane." Aragog said.
"Good." Kane said. "You serve me well Aragog, just as your ancestor, the mighty Captain Ginyu, served Lord Freeza in the past."
"Remind me sire, why do you hate the Saiyans so much?" Aragog asked.
"Back when Lord Freeza still reigned supreme, I was his chief advisor. Freeza used the Saiyans to conquer planets for him and never really thought much of them until one Saiyan prince was born with incredible power. Zarbon, one of Freeza's henchman, suggested that the Saiyans be extermenated, I agreed. The Saiyans together were a strong force and in time may have grown to defeat Freeza. Freeza destroyed Planet Vegeta and the Saiyans. Later, he went to Planet Namek to search for the Dragonballs. I later learned that a Super-Saiyan appeared on Planet Namek and nearly destroyed Freeza. King Cold found his son Freeza and remade him to destroy the Super-Saiyan. We went to Earth to destroy him and the planet. When we got there, however, another Super-Saiyan appeared and destroyed Freeza and his father. I was able to hide and later escape in the ship that the Super-Saiyan that defeated Freeza before had brought back. I escaped to Planet Freeza and underwent hard training and medical techniques to increase my power and lengthen my life. I knew that it was up to me to destroy every last Saiyan as a tribute to the fallen Lord Freeza." Kane explained. "And I will.
They made there way back into town. As they walked through the streets, Slade noticed that people were staring at him. At first he thought it was just because he was a stranger. It began to happen more and more. People were even pointing at him. Finally, Slade found the cause of it. On the wall of one building, Slade saw a flyer with his picture on it. It read: "BEWARE OF THE SAIYAN SLADE. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMLY DANGEROUS."
"Pay it no mind Slade." Doc said.
"Yeah, you're right." Slade said as he tore the flyer down.
They walked into the hospital. Immeadiately, a large nurse came over and looked over the Doc.
"Oh Dr. Foster." She said, "We've been so worried."
"What for?" asked Doc, "I go up there all the time."
The nurse wasn't listening.
"How dare you come in here!!" She yelled at Slade, "How dare you kidnap the doctor!"
"Kidnap?!" Slade said. "Look, I haven't..."
"Why don't you just go back where you came from!" the Nurse cut him off.
"Nurse Heather, this boy has done nothing. I went up there to help him recover from some injuries he sustained and..."
"Don't worry about it Doc." Slade cut in. "I know when I'm not wanted."
"All right then. If that's what you want. Good-bye Slade." Doc called after him as he went out the door.
Slade exited the hospital and found himself surrounded by a mob of people. Many of which were screaming "It's him, It's him. The Saiyan." Some people were trying to hide their children from him as if he would eat them. Slade had enough of this and flew up out of the crowd and back towards the base.
"This is Kane's work. All these people think I'm a monster." He thought, "Then again, maybe I am."