CHAPTER 3
Radditz smacked the boy across the face. "Look brat, I woke you up a week early so we could get some of this Earthling weakness out of you. Now stop crying every time I mention your weakling father's name!" Radditz stared at the boy. Eyes staring into eyes. "Kakarotto." Gohan's eyes stared to get watery but he stopped it there. For once the brat hasn't cried. Good. We're making progress. "Good. Now that we're over that obstacle, its time to learn what a horrible place you were at before I rescued you."
Radditz waited until Gohan was looking at him before beginning, "Earth is a bad planet. It is a planet full of weaklings. You are a Saiya-jin. A member of the most powerful warrior race in the universe. You are not weak, you are strong. That is why Earth is bad. It is weak. We destroy things that are weaker then us. The strong take what we want, including the weaklings' lives."
"But…but...my mother said fighting is bad. She said its bad to hurt and kill."
Radditz laughed, "Boy, your mother is a weakling. All weaklings think like that. That's why they are weak. We are strong! We do not listen to what they say, we are strong! We do what we want. They can't stop us, we are fighters!"
"But, I want to be a scholar."
Radditz stared at the boy in horror. Then his fist came flying forward and he hit Gohan in the face. Gohan's head rocked back under the impact but the back of the seat stopped him from getting any severe damage. After a few hours Gohan came back to consciousness. Radditz looked at him. "Do you remember what you last said?" He waited for Gohan's timid nod before continuing. "I want you to forget it. You do not want to be a scholar. You want to be a fighter." Gohan nodded again. "Good. That is enough for today."
"Master Karin!" Krillin waved vigorously as he climbed to the top of Karin tower. "Master Karin, I need to see Kami-sama right away. It's urgent."
Karin scratched his cheek with his paw. "You can't see him."
"But it's really important. It's about Goku. Please Master Karin, just let me go up and see him."
Karin shook his head, "No can do I said. But it isn't me holding you back, it's the fact that Kami-sama is dead." Krillin's mouth dropped open. "As you know Piccolo and Kami-sama are the same person. When Piccolo died, Kami- sama died too. That's also why the Dragon Radar isn't working. There are no Dragon Balls. They disappeared with him."
Krillin stared at Karin, "But that means we can't revive Goku. Oh no."
"Go back to your friends now Krillin. I have an idea that might work but I don't want to get everyone's hopes up. Go back down, find everyone, and start training. Train as hard as you possibly can. You all need to be super strong."
"Okay Master Karin. I don't know what your plan is, but good luck. And don't worry, you can count on us. We'll all be real strong." Krillin turned around and started running back down the tower. Karin, however, went to the top of his look out and started climbing up the one link between heaven and Earth.
The two watched as the space pod landed. It hissed and steam came flying out of the sides. Slowly the top lifted and out from there came a Saiya- jin. Behind him came a small boy.
Vegeta and Nappa stepped out of the shadows. Radditz saw them and started walking towards them with the boy still behind him. "Power level 5. Radditz you said the boy was strong. He's a weakling." The boy's head shot up at this.
"I AM NOT A WEAKLING!" Gohan charged forward, narrowly avoiding Radditz and launched himself at Vegeta. Vegeta's hand shot out and he caught the boy as he flew towards him.
Nappa looked at Vegeta in shock, "His power's over a thousand. How did he do that?"
Vegeta looked at the boy he was holding. "I see, his power changes with his emotions. That shouldn't be a problem. His training will bring it out." He let go of the boy and Gohan dropped to the floor. Vegeta turned and walked into a door, half covered by the shadows of the next building. Nappa followed him immediately.
Radditz walked forward and kicked the boy lightly in the ribs. "Get up, its time for your training to start."
Radditz smacked the boy across the face. "Look brat, I woke you up a week early so we could get some of this Earthling weakness out of you. Now stop crying every time I mention your weakling father's name!" Radditz stared at the boy. Eyes staring into eyes. "Kakarotto." Gohan's eyes stared to get watery but he stopped it there. For once the brat hasn't cried. Good. We're making progress. "Good. Now that we're over that obstacle, its time to learn what a horrible place you were at before I rescued you."
Radditz waited until Gohan was looking at him before beginning, "Earth is a bad planet. It is a planet full of weaklings. You are a Saiya-jin. A member of the most powerful warrior race in the universe. You are not weak, you are strong. That is why Earth is bad. It is weak. We destroy things that are weaker then us. The strong take what we want, including the weaklings' lives."
"But…but...my mother said fighting is bad. She said its bad to hurt and kill."
Radditz laughed, "Boy, your mother is a weakling. All weaklings think like that. That's why they are weak. We are strong! We do not listen to what they say, we are strong! We do what we want. They can't stop us, we are fighters!"
"But, I want to be a scholar."
Radditz stared at the boy in horror. Then his fist came flying forward and he hit Gohan in the face. Gohan's head rocked back under the impact but the back of the seat stopped him from getting any severe damage. After a few hours Gohan came back to consciousness. Radditz looked at him. "Do you remember what you last said?" He waited for Gohan's timid nod before continuing. "I want you to forget it. You do not want to be a scholar. You want to be a fighter." Gohan nodded again. "Good. That is enough for today."
"Master Karin!" Krillin waved vigorously as he climbed to the top of Karin tower. "Master Karin, I need to see Kami-sama right away. It's urgent."
Karin scratched his cheek with his paw. "You can't see him."
"But it's really important. It's about Goku. Please Master Karin, just let me go up and see him."
Karin shook his head, "No can do I said. But it isn't me holding you back, it's the fact that Kami-sama is dead." Krillin's mouth dropped open. "As you know Piccolo and Kami-sama are the same person. When Piccolo died, Kami- sama died too. That's also why the Dragon Radar isn't working. There are no Dragon Balls. They disappeared with him."
Krillin stared at Karin, "But that means we can't revive Goku. Oh no."
"Go back to your friends now Krillin. I have an idea that might work but I don't want to get everyone's hopes up. Go back down, find everyone, and start training. Train as hard as you possibly can. You all need to be super strong."
"Okay Master Karin. I don't know what your plan is, but good luck. And don't worry, you can count on us. We'll all be real strong." Krillin turned around and started running back down the tower. Karin, however, went to the top of his look out and started climbing up the one link between heaven and Earth.
The two watched as the space pod landed. It hissed and steam came flying out of the sides. Slowly the top lifted and out from there came a Saiya- jin. Behind him came a small boy.
Vegeta and Nappa stepped out of the shadows. Radditz saw them and started walking towards them with the boy still behind him. "Power level 5. Radditz you said the boy was strong. He's a weakling." The boy's head shot up at this.
"I AM NOT A WEAKLING!" Gohan charged forward, narrowly avoiding Radditz and launched himself at Vegeta. Vegeta's hand shot out and he caught the boy as he flew towards him.
Nappa looked at Vegeta in shock, "His power's over a thousand. How did he do that?"
Vegeta looked at the boy he was holding. "I see, his power changes with his emotions. That shouldn't be a problem. His training will bring it out." He let go of the boy and Gohan dropped to the floor. Vegeta turned and walked into a door, half covered by the shadows of the next building. Nappa followed him immediately.
Radditz walked forward and kicked the boy lightly in the ribs. "Get up, its time for your training to start."