Chapter Five
Goten and Trunks came running outside, joining the others as they stared off into the night sky.
"What is that?" Trunks asked his father.
Vegita didn't answer him. He was trapped in the trance of fear, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth. Frustrated with now being answered, Trunks turned to Goku. But he too had his stare fixed on the night sky.
"It's," Goku said with hesitation. "It's an aura…but it's so evil." He paused again, cringing at the dark power he was feeling. "I don't know who or what it is, but I'm going to find out."
The others finally shifted their stare towards Goku. He had placed his right hand up to his face, touching his forehead with his fingers. After a few moments of searching, Goku locked onto King Kai's aura and disappeared.
Goku immediately recognized his surroundings. He was standing outside of the Grand Kai's house, where he'd been in the afterlife. But right in front of him was the person he was here to search for, King Kai. The blue master was so focused on the new presence in the universe that it took some waving on Goku's part to get his attention.
"King Kai," said Goku. "Hey, snap out of it."
"Huh?" said the startled master. "Oh, it's you, Goku."
Goku was amazed. Even King Kai was spooked by this new dark aura.
"Yeah," continued Goku. "What's the deal? What's going on? What's that dark aura out there?"
King Kai didn't answer him. Truth was he didn't want to. But Goku wasn't satisfied with the silent treatment.
"What is it, King Kai," the sayian said firmly. " Whose aura is that?"
The blue master sighed and took a deep breath.
"Come with me, Goku," said King Kai.
Goku didn't know what was going on, but he certainly didn't like it. As he followed King Kai up the steps to meet the Grand Kai, Goku saw the bearded mystic wearing a face of uncertain terror. Whatever it all meant, it must be bad…and it was.
Both Kais took Goku into the main parlor of the palace, where the Grand Kai chose to sit down. He almost slouched so far down in the leather chair that he nearly fell off. But King Kai chose to stand. He was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth. The Grand Kai, though usually cool and easy going, spoke suddenly in a hoarse whisper.
"The force we're all feeling," the old Kai said, "is the one thing that I've feared all my life." That statement meant a lot, since the Grand Kai was several thousand years old. "It's one of a legend from my childhood," he continued. "It was so long ago and I tried to forget it…but now it's here."
"What's here?" asked a confused Goku.
"Goku," said King Kai. "This is the legend that we Kais have heard our entire lives, but have chosen to forget. When you here this, you'll understand why."
For the next ten minutes, King Kai told Goku the legend in a somber tone, always hanging his head low. Goku took it surprisingly well, until the part about total destruction.
"What?" the sayian shouted. "You mean there's no way we can stop this thing?"
King Kai remained silent for a moment, and then raised his head quickly.
"I don't think it will do us any real good," the blue master said, "but there may be something we can do."
"Tell me," said Goku.
"Well," said Kai. "I just located another living sayian in the universe!"
"What?" exclaimed Goku. "Another sayian? Really? Where? How did he get away from Planet Vegita?"
Kai leaned his head toward the massive front doors of the palace.
"Why don't you ask him," said King Kai.
Goku turned to see Pikkon standing with another man, one ripe with age even in the afterlife. There was a tail wrapped around his waist. The old man spoke.
"So he is alive," the old sayian said with a smile.
Yet another ten minutes passed by as Goku heard the story of the old sayian. Jarell told him of the advanced spaceship, the escape from the planet, and the ancient book that held the secret for defeating the dark monster.
Goten and Trunks came running outside, joining the others as they stared off into the night sky.
"What is that?" Trunks asked his father.
Vegita didn't answer him. He was trapped in the trance of fear, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth. Frustrated with now being answered, Trunks turned to Goku. But he too had his stare fixed on the night sky.
"It's," Goku said with hesitation. "It's an aura…but it's so evil." He paused again, cringing at the dark power he was feeling. "I don't know who or what it is, but I'm going to find out."
The others finally shifted their stare towards Goku. He had placed his right hand up to his face, touching his forehead with his fingers. After a few moments of searching, Goku locked onto King Kai's aura and disappeared.
Goku immediately recognized his surroundings. He was standing outside of the Grand Kai's house, where he'd been in the afterlife. But right in front of him was the person he was here to search for, King Kai. The blue master was so focused on the new presence in the universe that it took some waving on Goku's part to get his attention.
"King Kai," said Goku. "Hey, snap out of it."
"Huh?" said the startled master. "Oh, it's you, Goku."
Goku was amazed. Even King Kai was spooked by this new dark aura.
"Yeah," continued Goku. "What's the deal? What's going on? What's that dark aura out there?"
King Kai didn't answer him. Truth was he didn't want to. But Goku wasn't satisfied with the silent treatment.
"What is it, King Kai," the sayian said firmly. " Whose aura is that?"
The blue master sighed and took a deep breath.
"Come with me, Goku," said King Kai.
Goku didn't know what was going on, but he certainly didn't like it. As he followed King Kai up the steps to meet the Grand Kai, Goku saw the bearded mystic wearing a face of uncertain terror. Whatever it all meant, it must be bad…and it was.
Both Kais took Goku into the main parlor of the palace, where the Grand Kai chose to sit down. He almost slouched so far down in the leather chair that he nearly fell off. But King Kai chose to stand. He was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth. The Grand Kai, though usually cool and easy going, spoke suddenly in a hoarse whisper.
"The force we're all feeling," the old Kai said, "is the one thing that I've feared all my life." That statement meant a lot, since the Grand Kai was several thousand years old. "It's one of a legend from my childhood," he continued. "It was so long ago and I tried to forget it…but now it's here."
"What's here?" asked a confused Goku.
"Goku," said King Kai. "This is the legend that we Kais have heard our entire lives, but have chosen to forget. When you here this, you'll understand why."
For the next ten minutes, King Kai told Goku the legend in a somber tone, always hanging his head low. Goku took it surprisingly well, until the part about total destruction.
"What?" the sayian shouted. "You mean there's no way we can stop this thing?"
King Kai remained silent for a moment, and then raised his head quickly.
"I don't think it will do us any real good," the blue master said, "but there may be something we can do."
"Tell me," said Goku.
"Well," said Kai. "I just located another living sayian in the universe!"
"What?" exclaimed Goku. "Another sayian? Really? Where? How did he get away from Planet Vegita?"
Kai leaned his head toward the massive front doors of the palace.
"Why don't you ask him," said King Kai.
Goku turned to see Pikkon standing with another man, one ripe with age even in the afterlife. There was a tail wrapped around his waist. The old man spoke.
"So he is alive," the old sayian said with a smile.
Yet another ten minutes passed by as Goku heard the story of the old sayian. Jarell told him of the advanced spaceship, the escape from the planet, and the ancient book that held the secret for defeating the dark monster.