Chapter 2: Roundabout History

"Hyah!" Goku yells as he throws a punch in the air, trying to resist the gravity which is now 50 times that of Earth. It's only been a 3 days since his craft left the Earth, heading towards Namek where Vegeta said he was heading to. Goku has also been warned by King Kai of a danger perhaps even greater than Vegeta… a planet destroying monster called Freeza. But despite all of this, Goku has a nagging feeling that something is just not right. He can't quite put his finger on it, but something seems… different. He constantly checks the ships navigational systems and everything's okay.  Goku checks with Bulma and the gang on her ship and there's nothing wrong there.

Perhaps it's just his imagination, but he can feel a presence around him. At first, Goku thought Piccolo changed his mind and stowed away onboard. Or maybe it's because Goku is a bit lonely.

What Goku doesn't realize is that only a few miles away from his ship, Turles ship is right behind his, cloaked from all detection. Trailing him to Namek, Turles plans on eliminating all the pawns from the game.

And onboard Turles' ship, he is in a specially created war-room, where he would spar with his pirate servants. But with them killed by Goku's hands, Turles is merely sparring empty air… just like Goku is.

"Hyai!" Turles yells as he does a leaping spinning back kick. Landing on the ground, his face runs with sweat.

"Yahh!" and this time Turles does a roundhouse kick. Turles is breathing hard a bit, as he's been practicing for the last 5 hours… he's one who always strives to keep himself in tip-top shape. Running his right hand through his hair, Turles decides to take a break. Walking out of the war-room, he walks to the bridge and looks out of the cockpit to see Goku's ship right in front of him.

"I gave you a chance to join me. You refused and finally proved to me that you are indeed an earthling, in spirit if not in flesh. I had hoped that there was some of the Saiyan way left within you, but there isn't. I should've known when your son believed the garbage I fed him about why we looked alike and the fact that you never second guessed my looks." Turles thinks as he walks away from the glass and heads to the main controls that controls navigation as well as weapon systems.

"I could just use my weapon systems to blow a hole in your ship, where you'd be sucked out into outer space and your body destroyed by the vacuum…" Turles thinks as his hand reaches for the weapon activation button…

"But that would be too easy for you. You caused my body to burn and then left me for dead. It's the least I can do to make you feel that same type of pain… except 10 times worse. But for now, you serve a purpose. I'll use you and your friends to eliminate pawns for me and then, my dear Twin Brother, you'll die by my hands." Turles thinks with an evil grin on his face, as he turns around to work off more aggravation.

Back in Goku's ship, he is so busy training, that he doesn't hear the incoming call beep which signals him when Bulma is calling him. And it's an especially bad time to not hear it, as Bulma is changing her course because of an electro-magnetic storm and it trying to warn Goku about it!

And learn about it he does, as when his ship passes through it, it alters the gravity to a 100 times normal Earth gravity, sending Goku down to the floor!

"Whoa! W-What's h-happening?"

And on Turles' ship, he doesn't realize it either, which also screws around with his gravity system. But when his system adjusts to a 100 times normal Earth gravity, he senses only a minor shift.

"Hmm, seems to have gotten a bit heavier in here. No matter, it'll help me train…" and Turles begins to train once again, starting with punches…

An hour passes and Goku is stuck on the floor. He's been training so hard that his body is weak and aching… which isn't helping him get off of the floor.

"Got… to get… up…" Goku barely mutters as he can hardly open his jaw due to the oppressive gravity. He can now hear Bulma's voice over the intercom, as she has overridden the system.

"Ku… Goku, can you hear me?"

"I-I can…" Goku says, although it's too soft for Bulma to hear it.

"If you can hear this, you've entered an electro-magnetic storm. Unfortunately, we cannot re-adjust the gravity until you're out of the storm. Please hang on Goku, it should only last an hour."

"An hour? Lying on the floor?" Goku thinks to himself. Any normal man would accept that and just lie there still… but not Goku. No, this is a challenge… a challenge that will help him gain the strength to defeat Vegeta and Freeza on Namek… one that Goku shall not fail!

Gritting his teeth, Goku places both of his hands firmly on the ground, mustering all of his strength to slowly lift his body off of the floor. As he about to move his knees in order to sit up, Goku falls to the floor again. His face grimacing in pain, Goku almost utters 'Kaio-Ken'… but that would be cheating. Goku will do this on his own… with no Kaio-Ken and no senzu beans… and then train.

Back on Turles' ship, Turles slaps his hands together and then slowly brings them apart. A small circle of energy is created in the space between his hands and he thrusts his arms forward, which launches the circle which grows exponentially bigger as it moves forward. Turles then whips around in front of the energy circle and lets it strike him. It explodes… but Turles yells and dispels all the energy. As the smoke fades, there isn't a scratch on the walls or the floor… and Turles smiles.

"Heh… that shows you Father, I can indeed do it…" Turles thinks as he whips a towel around his neck and remembers his 'father' Paragas… and his 'brother' Brolly.

"You miserable piece of genetic trash… to think I waste my time on you." Paragas says as he watches a young Turles try to move in a gravity room where the gravity is that of the Planet Vegeta. His movements are rough and sluggish… nothing compared to Brolly, whose moves are elegant and graceful.

"Come on! You can surely do better than that!" Paragas yells, as sweat is beating down Turles' face.

"I'm trying too! What does it look like I'm doing?!?" Turles yells as Paragas walks up to him and backhands him, which sends Turles to the ground.

"How dare you talk that way to me. ME! If it wasn't for me and my son, you'd be nothing more than space debris like the planet Vegeta. Now get up and try to dispel one of your own blasts." Paragas says, as Turles wipes some blood off of his mouth. Turles stands up, claps his hands and creates an energy circle and throws it. Racing in front of it, he tries to dispel it, but it explodes and knocks him down to the floor.

Brolly begins laughing at Turles and says,

"You are so pathetic, 'brother'… you can't even dispel energy blasts. And to top it off, your energy style is so dull… here's how you do it." And energy begins to collect into his palm, which forms a small ball. He flings it at Turles which explodes and sends him flying into one of the walls.

"You are right my son, he IS pathetic. Let's leave him alone to contemplate this fact while we look for another planet to plunder…" Paragas says as he and Brolly leave the room. But as Paragas exits, he adjusts the gravity to three times that of the Planet Vegeta, which pins Turles down to the ground.

"You think you can just talk down to me, treat me like dirt and spit on me? I swear… even if it takes me my entire life, I'll find a means of increasing my strength so that even your precious Brolly won't stand up to me… and then I'll kill you both."

Paragas snaps out of his daydream as he feels his stomach rumble.

"I think it's time for an exquisite meal with a glass of wine to go along with it…"

Back on Goku's ship, he has finally managed to stand up and is now throwing punches while trying to keep his balance.

"From now on, I'm training in 100 x's Earth's gravity. I've got a feeling that it is what's going to help me on Namek…"

3 more days until arrival on Namek…