The Last Warrior
Chapter 9:Voices from the Past
The next few weeks were very hard on Slade. Rumors were spreading about him that were, at least, enough to make people want to kill him. Things like, being a demon, a devil, or some other kind of monster constantly plauged him. Slade was even beginning to think that some of his comrades were taking to the rumors to. One day, Slade decided to find the answers for himself.
"I'm going out to the lake." He told Eve, "Make sure no one disturbs me."
"Why are you going out there?" She asked.
"I have to find the answers myself." He replied.
"Alright. Come back when you are yourself again Slade." She said comfortingly.
Slade went outside to the hidden lake. It was a gray afternoon. He practiced some basic moves for awhile, then he shot a few small energy blasts into the lake. Finally, he sat down and started meditating. The questions in his head were enough to make it burst.
"Who am I?" He kept asking himself. "What do I do?"
"What do you mean 'What do you do?' You know what must be done!" Said a harsh voice in his head.
"You know what's right deep down inside, feel it out and do it." Said a gentler voice.
"What? Who are you?" Slade asked. Before an answer came, he found himself in a dark world, in front of him were two people. One had a hair that was on top of his head and a harsh expression on his face. The other seemed gentler face and hair that stuck out everywhere.
"Who are you?" Slade asked again.
"I am Vegeta." Said the harsh one.
"And I'm Goku." Said the gentle one. "We are your ancestors."
"Ancestors? You mean? Are you Saiyans?" Slade asked.
"Yes." answered Vegeta. "We were the last of the pure-blooded Saiyans. Your father was a decendent of me."
"And you mother was part of my bloodline." Goku said.
"Both your parents were friends when they were young. They ended up falling in love, getting married, and having you and your brother."
"So I am a Saiyan." Slade said miserably.
"And what's wrong with that!?" Vegeta said.
Slade was about to answer when he felt a tugging at his sword. He turned around and saw a man with purple hair looking at the sword.
"Ah, I see you've been taking good care of my sword." The purple-haired man said.
"Your sword?" Slade said astonished.
"Yes. Hi my name is Trunks." He said smiling.
"Uh, hi." Slade said.
He turned back around to Goku and Vegeta. When he did, he saw that more people were around them. One of them, Slade thought, looked kind of like him.
"Hey, I'm Gohan. Nice to meet you." He said politely.
"Are all of you Saiyans too?" Slade suddenly asked.
"Sure are." Said another person. "Name's Goten."
"All of these people are part human like you Slade." Goku said.
"Like me?" Slade said.
"Of course, they're your kin." Vegeta said.
"I thought the Saiyans were monsters." Slade said quietly. Suddenly, Slade heard the sound of many people laughing. Laughing like they'd never heard anything more ridiculous in their lives.
"Monsters? Of course not! Well not in the way you're thinking." Vegeta said. "What Kane told you was only half-true. While the Saiyans may have loved to fight, they had the ability to change as me and Goku did. Freeza on the other hand, never changed, right to the end he remained a cold-blooded killer."
"He did?" Slade said.
"Yes he did." Goku said. "I let him go on Planet Namek and he attacked me. I blasted him but he survived."
"I put him away for good on Earth. With the very sword you have there." Trunks added.
"Wow, I didn't realize it was so old." Slade said.
"Old but still good. Just like the armor you wear, which once belonged to me."
"Wow, your armor." Slade thought, "But, am I a monster?"
"Only if you want to be Slade." Goku said.
"Yeah, you should have seen my Dad here fight. He was a monster." Gohan said. Everyone seemed to agree. Goku blushed.
"But, can I trust myself?" Slade said.
"We can't give you anymore assurance in that area." Vegeta said, "But there are some people who can." He pointed behind him and Slade turned around. Slade felt the bottom drop out of his stomach. Standing right in front of him were his long gone family.
"Mom? Dad? Aaron?" Slade said dumbfounded.
"Yes son, we're here." Said Slade's mother.
"We've always been with you in spirit." Said his father.
"Now you have a task ahead of you bro. I know you can do it." Aaron said.
"I don't think I can do it alone." Slade said.
"Your friends can help you." said his mother.
"Kane's too strong for me." Slade said.
"Slade," Said Aaron "He may be stronger than you now, but he can never be as strong as you can."
"Really?" Slade said.
"Yes, the Saiyan's power is the strongest in the universe." Vegeta broke in.
"You can always count on us to help you." Slade's dad said. "And even then, your friends care for you."
"One in particular." Aaron said.
"Who?" Slade said, as though he didn't know.
"You know." Aaron said.
"It't time for you to return." Vegeta said.
"It was nice seeing you all again." Slade told his family. "I miss you."
"We miss you too son, but we're not anxious to see you on this side." Said his father.
"Good-bye all of you. And thank you. I feel like I finally know who I am." Slade said as he faded back to the physical world.
"Again you let me do all the talking Kakarotto." Vegeta said looking at Goku.
"Well you liked to do it so much when we were alive, I assumed you'd want to do it just as much in death." Goku said.
"And another thing, why didn't you tell him about his true power?" Vegeta asked.
"Because that's just something he'll have to figure out by himself." Goku replied.
Chapter 9:Voices from the Past
The next few weeks were very hard on Slade. Rumors were spreading about him that were, at least, enough to make people want to kill him. Things like, being a demon, a devil, or some other kind of monster constantly plauged him. Slade was even beginning to think that some of his comrades were taking to the rumors to. One day, Slade decided to find the answers for himself.
"I'm going out to the lake." He told Eve, "Make sure no one disturbs me."
"Why are you going out there?" She asked.
"I have to find the answers myself." He replied.
"Alright. Come back when you are yourself again Slade." She said comfortingly.
Slade went outside to the hidden lake. It was a gray afternoon. He practiced some basic moves for awhile, then he shot a few small energy blasts into the lake. Finally, he sat down and started meditating. The questions in his head were enough to make it burst.
"Who am I?" He kept asking himself. "What do I do?"
"What do you mean 'What do you do?' You know what must be done!" Said a harsh voice in his head.
"You know what's right deep down inside, feel it out and do it." Said a gentler voice.
"What? Who are you?" Slade asked. Before an answer came, he found himself in a dark world, in front of him were two people. One had a hair that was on top of his head and a harsh expression on his face. The other seemed gentler face and hair that stuck out everywhere.
"Who are you?" Slade asked again.
"I am Vegeta." Said the harsh one.
"And I'm Goku." Said the gentle one. "We are your ancestors."
"Ancestors? You mean? Are you Saiyans?" Slade asked.
"Yes." answered Vegeta. "We were the last of the pure-blooded Saiyans. Your father was a decendent of me."
"And you mother was part of my bloodline." Goku said.
"Both your parents were friends when they were young. They ended up falling in love, getting married, and having you and your brother."
"So I am a Saiyan." Slade said miserably.
"And what's wrong with that!?" Vegeta said.
Slade was about to answer when he felt a tugging at his sword. He turned around and saw a man with purple hair looking at the sword.
"Ah, I see you've been taking good care of my sword." The purple-haired man said.
"Your sword?" Slade said astonished.
"Yes. Hi my name is Trunks." He said smiling.
"Uh, hi." Slade said.
He turned back around to Goku and Vegeta. When he did, he saw that more people were around them. One of them, Slade thought, looked kind of like him.
"Hey, I'm Gohan. Nice to meet you." He said politely.
"Are all of you Saiyans too?" Slade suddenly asked.
"Sure are." Said another person. "Name's Goten."
"All of these people are part human like you Slade." Goku said.
"Like me?" Slade said.
"Of course, they're your kin." Vegeta said.
"I thought the Saiyans were monsters." Slade said quietly. Suddenly, Slade heard the sound of many people laughing. Laughing like they'd never heard anything more ridiculous in their lives.
"Monsters? Of course not! Well not in the way you're thinking." Vegeta said. "What Kane told you was only half-true. While the Saiyans may have loved to fight, they had the ability to change as me and Goku did. Freeza on the other hand, never changed, right to the end he remained a cold-blooded killer."
"He did?" Slade said.
"Yes he did." Goku said. "I let him go on Planet Namek and he attacked me. I blasted him but he survived."
"I put him away for good on Earth. With the very sword you have there." Trunks added.
"Wow, I didn't realize it was so old." Slade said.
"Old but still good. Just like the armor you wear, which once belonged to me."
"Wow, your armor." Slade thought, "But, am I a monster?"
"Only if you want to be Slade." Goku said.
"Yeah, you should have seen my Dad here fight. He was a monster." Gohan said. Everyone seemed to agree. Goku blushed.
"But, can I trust myself?" Slade said.
"We can't give you anymore assurance in that area." Vegeta said, "But there are some people who can." He pointed behind him and Slade turned around. Slade felt the bottom drop out of his stomach. Standing right in front of him were his long gone family.
"Mom? Dad? Aaron?" Slade said dumbfounded.
"Yes son, we're here." Said Slade's mother.
"We've always been with you in spirit." Said his father.
"Now you have a task ahead of you bro. I know you can do it." Aaron said.
"I don't think I can do it alone." Slade said.
"Your friends can help you." said his mother.
"Kane's too strong for me." Slade said.
"Slade," Said Aaron "He may be stronger than you now, but he can never be as strong as you can."
"Really?" Slade said.
"Yes, the Saiyan's power is the strongest in the universe." Vegeta broke in.
"You can always count on us to help you." Slade's dad said. "And even then, your friends care for you."
"One in particular." Aaron said.
"Who?" Slade said, as though he didn't know.
"You know." Aaron said.
"It't time for you to return." Vegeta said.
"It was nice seeing you all again." Slade told his family. "I miss you."
"We miss you too son, but we're not anxious to see you on this side." Said his father.
"Good-bye all of you. And thank you. I feel like I finally know who I am." Slade said as he faded back to the physical world.
"Again you let me do all the talking Kakarotto." Vegeta said looking at Goku.
"Well you liked to do it so much when we were alive, I assumed you'd want to do it just as much in death." Goku said.
"And another thing, why didn't you tell him about his true power?" Vegeta asked.
"Because that's just something he'll have to figure out by himself." Goku replied.