Chapter 4
Karin looked over at the people gathered in front of him and Mr. Popo. Krillin, Tien, Choutzu, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Yajirobe and Bulma were all standing in front of him. "One year has passed since Goku's death, and I told you all to start training. I'm glad to say that you have all improved markedly. The reason I had you wait this long was not only to let you train, but also to prepare your spaceship."
Everyone jumped and stared at him. "Spaceship!" "What d'you mean about a spaceship?" "What spaceship?"
"Settle down, settle down, give me time to explain and I will." When they were all quite, Master Karin continued. "The spaceship is very old, and me and Mr. Popo had to work very hard on it to make it space worthy again. It is the ship that Kami-sama came here on."
Once again, everyone jumped at hearing this. "Kami-sama is from outer space?" "Kami-sama is an alien!"
"Can't you people ever settle down?!?" They all looked at Karin silently, too stunned to speak. "Now then, yes Kami-sama was an alien. He came to Earth a long time ago. But we're not here to discuss Kami-sama or his life story. Now once you get into the ship, you will travel to the Planet Namek. That is the planet the Kami-sama came from, oh so long ago. Maybe they will have Dragon Balls there, or at least somebody who can make them."
Finally fully understanding Karin's plan, most of the group was more then eager to go. But Karin wasn't quite done with them yet. "Not all of you should go. Master Roshi should stay here, he is too old to go anyways." Roshi hmphed at this, and turned away. "The rest of you, however, should go. You too Bulma." Bulma blanched at this, having expected to stay behind. "Now if we're all done, lets get going."
They set off, Yajirobe mumbling about how Master Roshi got to stay behind, while he had to go.
Gohan dodged back and forth, diving, jumping, and rolling at just the right moments to avoid the barrage Nappa was sending at him. The training room was full of smoke created by the blasts, but that didn't slow down the Saiya-jin. He had no intentions of letting one of those blasts hit him, they may be training blasts but Saiya-jin training wasn't gentle.
Sensing his moment Gohan launched a blast of his own, one almost as strong as he could make, straight at the source of the blasts. Nappa took the blast head on and went flying, to land flat on his back.
Vegeta and Radditz stood in the hallway next to the training room, watching the proceeding through a large window. Radditz smirked slightly when Gohan shot Nappa.
"He's strong. He may even be stronger then you now Radditz, I can't remember the last time you knocked down Nappa."
Radditz' smirk disappeared instantly at his Prince's words. He looked over at Vegeta who was smirking slightly. He turned his attention back to the room and did a scouter check. Nappa was at his usual 5,000 and Gohan was at 1,950. Radditz himself was only at 1,500. Slightly stronger then he was because of the fight when Gohan had beaten the shit out of him. That was when Nappa had been forced to take over the boys training. Vegeta still liked to bring it up.
Nappa was back on his feet and yelling at the boy about attacking during a defensive drill. Gohan stood there staring calmly at his teacher. "But Nappa, you once told me to trust nothing you're told during a battle. Actually, you beat that lesson into me real good. I'm just remembering what you said, maybe you should try and remember your own lessons."
Nappa was livid. "You little shit! I'm gonna hurt you for that!" Nappa leaped at the boy. Gohan dodged back and leapt forward to attack, but Nappa dodged behind him. He knocked the boy down and started beating him.
Radditz watched it all, fuming the whole time. "Great, now the kids gonna be even stronger, after his trip to the med center that is."
"I agree Radditz. He's pulling ahead of you even more. A pity you didn't get much stronger after you're trip there. You really could have used it."
Radditz watched as Nappa left the boy and started walking over to them. The medics ran in and picked up Gohan then rushed him away.
"That little shit sure has some spunk. I really had to beat that lesson into him. It seems I'm doing that for all his lessons now a days."
"You know Nappa, I'm not really sure what today's lesson was. All it looked like to me was some exercises and then a beating. Not much to learn from all that, except maybe not to piss off people stronger then you. Haha, Radditz has learned that lesson too. Now lets go I'm hungry."
Vegeta turned away and left, followed by Nappa. Radditz stood there, trying desperately to think of a way to get stronger.
After a few hours of travel, Karin and the rest finally got to where the ship was. He and Popo had placed it in the middle of some mountains, surrounded by a large desert. Few people if any should be there to see them.
"Alright people, we're here. Time to set up camp, you leave in the morning." There might have been some argument, but they were all to tired to argue. They took out a capsule house, went inside, and went to sleep.
Karin looked over at the people gathered in front of him and Mr. Popo. Krillin, Tien, Choutzu, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Yajirobe and Bulma were all standing in front of him. "One year has passed since Goku's death, and I told you all to start training. I'm glad to say that you have all improved markedly. The reason I had you wait this long was not only to let you train, but also to prepare your spaceship."
Everyone jumped and stared at him. "Spaceship!" "What d'you mean about a spaceship?" "What spaceship?"
"Settle down, settle down, give me time to explain and I will." When they were all quite, Master Karin continued. "The spaceship is very old, and me and Mr. Popo had to work very hard on it to make it space worthy again. It is the ship that Kami-sama came here on."
Once again, everyone jumped at hearing this. "Kami-sama is from outer space?" "Kami-sama is an alien!"
"Can't you people ever settle down?!?" They all looked at Karin silently, too stunned to speak. "Now then, yes Kami-sama was an alien. He came to Earth a long time ago. But we're not here to discuss Kami-sama or his life story. Now once you get into the ship, you will travel to the Planet Namek. That is the planet the Kami-sama came from, oh so long ago. Maybe they will have Dragon Balls there, or at least somebody who can make them."
Finally fully understanding Karin's plan, most of the group was more then eager to go. But Karin wasn't quite done with them yet. "Not all of you should go. Master Roshi should stay here, he is too old to go anyways." Roshi hmphed at this, and turned away. "The rest of you, however, should go. You too Bulma." Bulma blanched at this, having expected to stay behind. "Now if we're all done, lets get going."
They set off, Yajirobe mumbling about how Master Roshi got to stay behind, while he had to go.
Gohan dodged back and forth, diving, jumping, and rolling at just the right moments to avoid the barrage Nappa was sending at him. The training room was full of smoke created by the blasts, but that didn't slow down the Saiya-jin. He had no intentions of letting one of those blasts hit him, they may be training blasts but Saiya-jin training wasn't gentle.
Sensing his moment Gohan launched a blast of his own, one almost as strong as he could make, straight at the source of the blasts. Nappa took the blast head on and went flying, to land flat on his back.
Vegeta and Radditz stood in the hallway next to the training room, watching the proceeding through a large window. Radditz smirked slightly when Gohan shot Nappa.
"He's strong. He may even be stronger then you now Radditz, I can't remember the last time you knocked down Nappa."
Radditz' smirk disappeared instantly at his Prince's words. He looked over at Vegeta who was smirking slightly. He turned his attention back to the room and did a scouter check. Nappa was at his usual 5,000 and Gohan was at 1,950. Radditz himself was only at 1,500. Slightly stronger then he was because of the fight when Gohan had beaten the shit out of him. That was when Nappa had been forced to take over the boys training. Vegeta still liked to bring it up.
Nappa was back on his feet and yelling at the boy about attacking during a defensive drill. Gohan stood there staring calmly at his teacher. "But Nappa, you once told me to trust nothing you're told during a battle. Actually, you beat that lesson into me real good. I'm just remembering what you said, maybe you should try and remember your own lessons."
Nappa was livid. "You little shit! I'm gonna hurt you for that!" Nappa leaped at the boy. Gohan dodged back and leapt forward to attack, but Nappa dodged behind him. He knocked the boy down and started beating him.
Radditz watched it all, fuming the whole time. "Great, now the kids gonna be even stronger, after his trip to the med center that is."
"I agree Radditz. He's pulling ahead of you even more. A pity you didn't get much stronger after you're trip there. You really could have used it."
Radditz watched as Nappa left the boy and started walking over to them. The medics ran in and picked up Gohan then rushed him away.
"That little shit sure has some spunk. I really had to beat that lesson into him. It seems I'm doing that for all his lessons now a days."
"You know Nappa, I'm not really sure what today's lesson was. All it looked like to me was some exercises and then a beating. Not much to learn from all that, except maybe not to piss off people stronger then you. Haha, Radditz has learned that lesson too. Now lets go I'm hungry."
Vegeta turned away and left, followed by Nappa. Radditz stood there, trying desperately to think of a way to get stronger.
After a few hours of travel, Karin and the rest finally got to where the ship was. He and Popo had placed it in the middle of some mountains, surrounded by a large desert. Few people if any should be there to see them.
"Alright people, we're here. Time to set up camp, you leave in the morning." There might have been some argument, but they were all to tired to argue. They took out a capsule house, went inside, and went to sleep.