Digging his spoon into a mass of rice, Link shoved all the food he could into his stomach, focusing particularly on carbohydrates to keep him alive all day. Reflecting on the past few hours, he realized this would be more than difficult. On Earth he conquered everyone; he was like a God. But with Raditz, things were different. Raditz became God, and he was nothing.
No matter. Raditz will be disposed of. Link contemplated all he had seen. It was true, in his mind, that Raditz was a weakling. Not to mention he was stupid, giving Link a Scouter was the last thing he should have done. Link had used the high-end Scouter to check out the planet Vegita. Turns out there are several forces hundreds of times stronger than puny Raditz. First was some guy, powered around 20,000, and the once he hung out with, Mr. 5000. then there was a group of five, always somewhere near, as if in formation, all in the upper tens all the way to 120,000 or so. Finally was the Big Man. Somewhere around half a million, and he guessed this was disguised, he had seen some significant powers multiply by incredible numbers, then change back at times.
"Come now! Lunch is through, lets do some running!" Raditz yelled across the ridiculously long table.
Out at the track (of which Link saw no end, just a massive length, then a returning massive length) Link and Raditz had changed into some weighted clothing. Link had on one hundred pounds of weights, and Raditz had one five hundred.
"We are going to do three laps, followed by one lap flying. Ready?" Link nodded subtly, and Raditz got into stance.
"Now this isn't a race, I will probably run at a faster pace than you, so don't get discouraged"
Fuck that, Link thought, I'll win.
"Ok… go!" They both took off. Link was running a five-minute mile pace, guessing the track was about five miles. Raditz had begun at a three-minute mile pace.
At this Link sped up, staying right with Raditz, nearly at an all out sprint. This continued for about half a mile, and Link began getting winded. Raditz smiled.
"Looks like the energy is running low, eh?" Raditz called, now ten feet ahead.
"What energy?" Link said, smiling evilly.
Link powered up, quickly gaining back lost ground. He stayed with Raditz at the three-minute mile pace. Finally one lap was completed, merely three miles, not the five that Link had predicted. Good he thought This will make up for the pace increase.
The last half-mile approached, both Raditz and Link were heavily winded, yet Raditz still found the breath to call out, "Keep going, we will fly without stopping as we finish" Link's face contorted in horror. He wouldn't be able to keep up with that! He was already at the end of his energy, and flying was extremely difficult.
Raditz lifted off at the starting line. Link tried also. The burning sensation increased, spreading throughout his body. He lifted a foot or two, but slowly began to sink. NO! GO!! He screamed silently, tears running down his face. Exhausted beyond moving, he slowly sank until he was inches off the ground.
Raditz turned around, already two hundred feet away. "Hah. Weakling! What was I thinking, bringing you here. You can't even fly! This is so sad. You will NEVER be as strong as I am. Ever. How ridiculous". Link looked up at the taunting Raditz. No. link thought No, Raditz, my friend, you are the weakling. Not ME!!!!
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Link screamed, rattling the house windows. Liquid fire spewed from his back, and he flew thirty feet into the air.
"Raditz, YOU are the weakling! I will never be a failure!" Like a flaming streak, he rocketed past Raditz, going nearly seventy miles an hour. Raditz smiled again, Excellent, a challenge.
Powering up, Raditz used every ounce of energy he had, and flew up to Link's streaking body. "Haha! Foolish boy! You think you can out-fly me?!" Link again looked back at Raditz, shocked. This is NOT the time to lose! I can beat this simple little fuck! Link pushed harder, with every ounce of energy available.
Raditz exerted all the force he had, every bit of energy, and kept up with Link. The last stretch arrived, half a mile to go. Raditz increased his speed even more, yet Link did too. With one last push, Raditz shot past Link at the finish line, just nanoseconds before Link.
Panting in exhaustion, they looked at each other, Raditz smiled, and looked back down. Link kept staring at him with contempt. Fortunately, it was masked by sheer fatigue. Link knew Raditz had won, but by the end of the week, Link would ultimately win, he vowed, by destroying the cocky bastard and moving on to greater teachers.
"Come on, to the revitalization chamber. Using that sonuvabitch we can be moving right along with the attack training before dinner", this interested Link greatly, and he moved at a quick pace after Raditz toward the chambers. Exactly what he needed, a base in attack training was just enough to let him in on how to destroy this weakling.
As they entered the building, the hissed closed behind them, and Raditz began walking down one of the many hallways. With every tap of his shoes, Link was reminded of his failure to Raditz, strengthening him ever more.
Another door hissed open, and the revitalization tanks were there. Link looked at Raditz, who was still nearly dead. Link realized that he was already feeling better, and could probably run another three-minute mile. Better to power back up for the attack training though Link thought Need to be at my best to learn everything I can.
The chamber door closed, and Link fell to a peaceful sleep.
The dark hall was lit only by a ball of luminescent energy, carried by a figure with tall hair. In fact, his hair was huge compared to his bald friend. The two figured wore some sort of stretchy armor, just like what Raditz wore. With each step came the familiar 'tap' that enraged Link every time he heard it.
The odd pair reached a door, an enormous door, covered with foreign symbols. The short one with the tall hair placed his hand on a glowing pad, and within a few seconds, the doors hissed open, slowly revealing a small figure in a floating chair, with a pink tail overflowing out of it. The two figures knelt about six paces away, and bowed their heads.
"Lord Frieza! Nappa and I, Prince Vegita, are reporting as ordered, Sir!" With "sir" they both lifted their heads in one snap motion.
"Welcome, sayains. I have news. You are to report to the planet Earth, I have information of such things as Dragon Balls on the planet."
"Dragon Balls?" Vegita spoke slowly
"Yes, gather all seven, and a dragon will grant a wish to the one who gathers them. Do you realize what this means? I will become immortal!"
"I want you both to dispatch to the planet on one week, and begin to collect the balls. If anyone gets in your way, kill them, unless they have information about the Dragon Balls, in that case keep them in captivity until I arrive onboard my ship a week later."
"Yes sir, of course." The two voiced, together.
"After I am done with these balls, the planet will be destroyed, so don't fret over lost life", Frieza said quickly, "Now go and prepare! If you would like bring Raditz along with you!"
At this, a blinding light pierced through the scene. "Wha- what the?"
Link looked up in confusion. Raditz stood above him, hand on hip.
"Come on Link, recuperation time is up. Attack training begins now".
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