Hey everyone!! If you're reading this, then you've stuck with me for a while without updates. I'm really really sorry about the lack of updates for a while, but I promise you I will get back on the ball, and to start things off, I decided to really spice up my fic. I brought in a new character…hope you like ;) read and enjoy, and expect the next chapter soon!!
The Arrival
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A small pod streaked through the deep recesses of space, it was made of a dark metal, with a small circular viewing glass on the hatch. If one were to know what Sayin pods looked like, and that same person happened to have ample time to study this pod, they would say it strikes remarkable resemblance to that of the Sayin space pods. "Almost there…" A dark form cracked his neck, slowly stretching it back and forth before settling down to relax again; patiently awaiting his arrival on the planet he had set his course for. "Soon, I will be able to tell if the power I felt…was truly what I have been searching for, all these long years…"
Gohan flew quickly across the sky, his white aura streaking far out behind him as he made his way back to his friend's house. After a few more minutes he found it and landed softly outside. Well…guess I better get inside, don't want to worry them too much. Gohan walked up to the door and placed his hand on the knob, and was just about to turn it and go in. But just before he could, the door thrust in, nearly causing Gohan to fall, and was only saved as Cindel grabbed him and yanked him inside.
Wow…I thought I was fast…Before Gohan even had time to blink he was sitting at a table, food piled everywhere on in front of him, and Cindel sitting opposite of Gohan giving him a, 'I will find out where the hell you've been, but first eat' look. Gohan gulped and slowly reached forward to get something, but after Gohan's eyes strayed from Cindel and down to the food on the table he forgot his embarrassment as a great hunger subsided in his stomach, and the feeling that if he didn't eat everything in sight he'd starve.
Oh…well it's a good thing I made so much…I had no idea he could eat like this! Cindel dodged a flying empty bowl, and smiled. Well at least it means he's eating healthily…course…She watched him devour bowl after bowl, plate after plate, and guzzle enough juice to drown half a village. Where does it all go…?
Gohan leaned back against the chair, smiling contentedly, and licking his lips. "Wow that was good Cindel! I haven't eaten like that for weeks!"
Cindel shook off her amazement and blushed lightly at the
compliment, getting up and beginning to clear the table. "Thank you Gohan, although I don't really
think you exactly had time to taste it, but thanks all the same."
"Hey Gohan! Your finally back!" Marcus emerged from the hallway leading back to his room, and smiled as he made his way over to Cindel, sitting down beside Gohan after he had placed a quick kiss on her cheek. "So how you feeling today boy?"
"Good! I feel better than I have in days, especially with this excellent breakfast I just ate."
Marcus smiled and stood up.
"Good then! I was hoping you
were feeling better, because I have something to ask you Gohan."
Gohan looked up at Marcus, a puzzled look on his face. "Ok, what is it you want to ask?"
"Well, I was wondering if you would be willing to come and help with the salvage crew? We are really short of extra workers, and we're afraid it will already take years to clean up the wreckage of the city as it is. So what do you say? Care to help out?"
Gohan smiled and nodded, standing up. "Of course I will! I am mostly to blame for the destruction in the first place you know."
Gohan smiled and followed Marcus out the door after promising Cindel he'd talk to her about where he'd been later. The two made they're way to a small garage on the back of the house. "Wow, this is pretty nice…" Gohan admired the hyper land cruiser, hovering a few inches off the ground as Marcus climbed in.
"Well don't just stand there boy! I know you can fly, but I sure as hell can't, and I'll be damned before I let a 12 year old carry me to work!" They both laughed as Gohan climbed in, and settled himself in the seat. "Ready?" With Gohan's nod, Marcus turned his attention back to the car. He reached down and turned the ignition, the hyper valves on the bottom and back of the car roaring to life as he gunned the engine. "Well here we go!" He backed the car out quickly, then before the dust had time to settle he stamped on the pedal and they were off, rocketing across the great grasslands, passing occasional patches of trees here and there.
Gohan watched out his window, the wind blowing in his face exhilarating. The view was vastly different from ground level than it was from above. The sun shined brightly overhead, filling the horizon with bright golden orange light. The light played tricks with Gohan's eyes, making it look like a huge forest he saw off to the side was on fire. He smiled, the grass and trees letting off familiar scents of his child hood, playing in the woods and fields around his own home. This planet sure is beautiful…Reminds me so much of my own planet…home…A pang of sadness struck Gohan, but it was quickly forgotten as Marcus quickly struck up a conversation dealing with what needed done, and what they, hopefully if everything went well, planed to do after the wreckage was cleared away and everything that could be salvaged was.
Gohan sighed, pausing in his work to bring his arm up and wipe his brow. God it's hot…Gohan smiled. But it sure feel's good to be working out like this. Just clean, good hard work. Not training for the end of the planet, just cleaning up a mess. It feels good. Gohan tossed another huge load of scrap iron onto the pile they had been building. With the huge cranes, and bull dozing machines to move the scrap, and of course with Gohan who could lift two of the huge metal beams, each numbering hundreds of feet in length single handedly, they were making a considerable dent on the destroyed city.
The sun slowly began to sink below the horizon, igniting the sky on fire as it did every evening. Gohan was busy chatting with a man he had met while clearing the scrap. His name was Jadrek. He was a tall thin man, dark blue hair, dark green eyes, all bone and sinew. He was in his mid thirties and he had been the one of the searchers, each risking their lives and crawling through the small spaces the large scrap piles held in search of any survivors. They had found none.
"So as I was'a say'en Gohan, when'a I was your age, I had'a me a fine young thang..." Jadrek stopped a moment to wipe a tear from his eye. "God she was som'en, she could'a work all day and keep me awak all night! Get me drift?"
Gohan laughed and nodded. God this guy's great, don't know if I should hit him up on womanly advice, but he's still funny as hell to listen too! "So tell me Jadrek! What happened to this girl, whom you seem to be so deeply devoted too?"
Jadrek laughed hard once and shook his head. "Got'ya!" Jadrek broke out laughing, slapping one hand to his side to try and contain himself. "She was a model 372, sky blue mint condition sky cruiser!" Jadrek broke out into another fit of laughter, this time not bothering to try and keep it contained. Both Gohan and Jadrek laughed heartedly, Jadrek still slapping his side to try and calm down.
Jadrek began to tell another 'life story', when suddenly Gohan felt something. It was very faint, and felt very far away. What the hell…what could that be? Gohan shook his head, and turned his attention back to Jadrek, trying to, but not forgetting the twinge of power he felt get closer to the planet, and the foreboding feeling that something big, was going to happen.
It was night now, and Gohan was leisurely making his way toward Marcus's house, refusing his offer of a ride, opting instead for a nice cool, relaxing fly home instead. It was amidst this pleasurable flight that Gohan felt it again, only this time it was much stronger, Gohan could feel it now. It's…it's some force making it's way through the atmosphere…it's too strong to be anyone from this planet…but, from what I've been told the Grachins only travel in squads or large forces, never alone. So who could this possibly be? Gohan stopped, hovering lightly in the sky. The cool night air blew into his face, making him smile at the pleasure; it whirled around him playfully before blowing on farther to its next destination. Well since the alarms haven't been triggered yet, it can't be a Grachin, they have the system specifically detecting for either large fleets of ships, or Grachin DNA. Whatever it is coming in, it's nothing these guys are familiar with, which means I think I had better check it out alone. Gohan tensed up his muscles, flaring up his aura, then shooting off towards where he felt the power. I should be there in less than a minute. Hope nothing happens in that time.
Beeps and electronic clicks awoke the mysterious warrior from his slumber. He rubbed his eyes and stared at the flight computer. "What!? Where entering the atmosphere now!?" He leaned back in his seat smiling. "Guess those boosters they installed on my ship really were worth the money." The strange man reached over his side and grabbed a dark cloak, pulled it on. "It's time."
Gohan arrived just in time. He saw the small black dot racing towards the surface, a long flaming tail shooting out from behind it as it trailed through the atmosphere. When it landed the earth exploded, destroying hundreds of yards of land. Gohan hovered closely on the edge of the crash point, waiting tensely for the occupant of the vehicle to reveal himself. Gohan frowned as he watched the dust clear, the pod had etched it's way deep into the ground, forming a deep crater. Gohan gasped in shock at the small black pod. What the hell!? That…that looks…almost like a Sayin space pod! Gohan cut his panic musing short as the pod's door opened. Steam emitted from the inside, hiding his view from the depths of the pod. Before Gohan had time to react a dark form appeared in the mist, he looked around slowly, and after a second he jerked his head up and stared straight at Gohan. Gohan froze, unsure of what he should do, since this man wasn't as of yet a threat to him.
Computer generated mist continued to be exhaled from inside the pod, as the stranger shrugged on the hood of his cloak, and hit the hatch button. "I feel him, he's right outside." After the hatch had fully opened he stepped out onto the planet, making sure he was still hidden and looked around. There! He shot his head towards the boy he saw up in the distance. It must be him!
Gohan jerked back in surprise as the man jumped up then a huge blue aura erupted around him and he suddenly appeared directly in front of Gohan. Wow he's fast…Gohan waited patiently, staring at the cloaked man, trying to see into the shadows under his hood, see the face beneath the depths of darkness; but he could not. And he had the eerie feeling that this man, whoever he was, was studying him intently. He could practically feel his eyes examine him, test him… It sent a chill down Gohan's back. This was too much and Gohan narrowed his eyes. "Look, I don't know who you are, where you come from, or what you are doing on this planet, but I assure you, if you try to harm anyone or thing here, I will kill you." Much to Gohan's surprise, the man started to laugh. He watched closely as the hooded figure reached one bare hand out from under the cloak up to his hood and grasped it, pulling it back slowly. Gohan's eyes bulged and his mouth fell open in open surprise and horror.
The man smiled, moving one hand briefly through his spiky black hair, trailing over his ruby red bandana, then letting it fall back to his side. "Oh come now, you wouldn't hurt you own grandfather, would you Gohan?"