Chapter 3:
Walking into the locker room, Goku saw his bag, clothes, and power pole lying on a bench a couple of feet
away. Walking towards the clothes, Goku jumped when Li said, "Excuse me? If you don't mind me asking,
what does that symbol on your shirt stand for?"
Goku looked at his shirt and saw the symbol on his shirt. He had worn shirts with that symbol his whole
life. ~Author's Note: This is the Symbol that Master Roshi had on his student's uniforms~ Goku looked at
Li and replied, "This is the symbol of the Kamesennin style of martial arts. My dad and uncle Goten were
the only ones alive who know this style of martial arts."
Li nodded and said, "I see."
Not speaking another word, Li approached the door of the locker room, opened it and paused. Standing
there for a minute, Li turned his head toward Goku and said, "After you get changed, Kane wants you in his
office, that clear?" After seeing Goku nod, Li left closing the door quietly. Goku turned back to his things,
seeing everything was there. His whole outfit, headband, power pole, and his sack with various little things
he carried. After dressing, Goku sat down on the bench and opened the sack, pulling out snacks he had,
spare emergency food, what little money he had, and his photo wallet. Opening it, he looked at the dozen or
so pictures he had in the wallet. They were pictures of Goku with his uncle Goten and Trunks, his father.
Shuffling through them, he stopped at one picture and looked at it intensely. It was an older picture of his
dad and uncle, before he was born. In the picture, he saw Kane a few meters behind uncle Goten, giving
him bunny ears. Goku found it funny that he never noticed Kane in the picture. Goku guessed it was
because he was always staring at Trunks and Goten and nobody else. Closing the wallet, Goku looked and
saw that the diary his dad left him with was still there. Again, Goku tried to open, but saw it was sealed
shut. Goku was amazed that his dad had found a metal and way of sealing to keep anyone, including Goku,
out of it. Looking at the thumb pad on the spine of the diary, Goku sighed, looking at the note form his
dad, saying to put his thumb on the pad when he turns 18. Putting the stuff away, Goku knew it was hard to
wait two months to find what his dad wanted him to know so badly. Putting the sack at his belt, Goku
walked out of the locker room and into the office, where Kane was sleeping. Goku walked over to Kane's
side and tapped him on the shoulder. "Kane? Hey Kane, wake up!"
Slowly, Kane awoke and jumped in surprise. Chuckling, Kane said, "Sorry Goku, gave me a small scare
there."
Goku nodded and said, "You wanted to see me?"
Kane nodded, had a solemn look on his face, and said, "Goku, do you have something in your life you
really want to do?"
Goku was surprised by the question, and nodded. "Yeah, there is."
Kane leaned forward and asked, "What is it?"
Clearing his throat, Goku hesitated and said, "I want to kill Iceus, for murdering my father, uncle, and all
my friends at my old home."
Kane nodded and replied, "Yes, I anticipated this answer. However, I have a proposition to ask you."
Dumbfounded, Goku nodded and said, "Ok, what is it?"
Kane turned his chair and answered, "I want you to join the resistance."
"Me? Join the resistance?"
"Yes. Goku, you can't imagine how badly we need your help."
Kane turned his chair around, his back to Goku, sighed deeply and said, "Everyday, about 10 of our
soldiers leave the resistance, believing that we're fighting a losing battle, that we're no match for Iceus and
his forces."
Kane turned his chair back around and faced Goku with a tired look. "Maybe we are fighting a losing
battle, but I feel that we have to fight, otherwise, Iceus will rule this planet without any challenge, and go
after other worlds. So you see Goku, it's not only the Earth we're trying to save, but we're trying to save
the universe as well."
Goku nodded and said, "Well, that's a very promising offer. But let me give you a piece of advice. Hide
with all your people. Don't get mixed up into a fight with Iceus. You can't win. I, however, know I have
the power to kill him. So do all yourselves a favor, stay out of my way."
Kane cleared his throat, shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and said, "So when do you plan to kill Iceus?"
Goku pulled out a handheld map computer out of his belt and showed it to Kane. "I've been tracking
Iceus' activities for some time now. I've learned also from local townspeople that he plans to attend the
gladiator event tomorrow, where he has human slaves fight machines for his amusement. So I plan to go
there and challenge him, disguised as one of the gladiators."
Kane raised his eyebrow and said, "You really think you can kill him? On your own?"
Goku chuckled, put the map back in his belt, and replied, "Believe me Kane, I'm a lot stronger then I look.
And Iceus isn't as strong as everybody believes him to be. He's just incredibly strong among the people's
standards. But to me, he's close to my equal."
Kane sneered and shot back, "So are you saying you're stronger then your father and uncle? Even when
they fused into Gotenks?"
Goku turned his back to Kane and said, "Of course I am. How do you think I've spent these past two years?
I've been training night and day, non stop. Plus I have some abilites that have come up that make me
invincible."
Kane nodded and said, "Well, it sounds promising. I'll await your good news when you defeat Iceus."
Goku chuckled, said goodbye to Kane, and walked out. Stopping, Goku asked, "My powers are working
now, right?"
Kane nodded and said, "Yeah. Well good luck to you."
After Goku left, Kane called in Julia, the girl that was in his office earlier. Sighing, he said, "That kid's
gonna get himself killed. I put a tracker on his belt, so in two hours, we leave to follow him. He's way to
important to go and waste his life like this."
Julia looked at Kane and said, "What if he's telling the truth? What if he's strong enough to beat Iceus?"
Kane stood up from his chair and replied, "Kids are confident if they achieve something great, they think
they're invincible. In Goku's case, I'd say he's reached the level of Super Saiyan. That's the only reason I
can think of for his confidence."
~Authors Note: Sorry about me taking so long to work on this. With school and stuff, I haven't had the time, but I took advantage of what little time I had and completed the next chapter. See you in the 4th chapter!~
Walking into the locker room, Goku saw his bag, clothes, and power pole lying on a bench a couple of feet
away. Walking towards the clothes, Goku jumped when Li said, "Excuse me? If you don't mind me asking,
what does that symbol on your shirt stand for?"
Goku looked at his shirt and saw the symbol on his shirt. He had worn shirts with that symbol his whole
life. ~Author's Note: This is the Symbol that Master Roshi had on his student's uniforms~ Goku looked at
Li and replied, "This is the symbol of the Kamesennin style of martial arts. My dad and uncle Goten were
the only ones alive who know this style of martial arts."
Li nodded and said, "I see."
Not speaking another word, Li approached the door of the locker room, opened it and paused. Standing
there for a minute, Li turned his head toward Goku and said, "After you get changed, Kane wants you in his
office, that clear?" After seeing Goku nod, Li left closing the door quietly. Goku turned back to his things,
seeing everything was there. His whole outfit, headband, power pole, and his sack with various little things
he carried. After dressing, Goku sat down on the bench and opened the sack, pulling out snacks he had,
spare emergency food, what little money he had, and his photo wallet. Opening it, he looked at the dozen or
so pictures he had in the wallet. They were pictures of Goku with his uncle Goten and Trunks, his father.
Shuffling through them, he stopped at one picture and looked at it intensely. It was an older picture of his
dad and uncle, before he was born. In the picture, he saw Kane a few meters behind uncle Goten, giving
him bunny ears. Goku found it funny that he never noticed Kane in the picture. Goku guessed it was
because he was always staring at Trunks and Goten and nobody else. Closing the wallet, Goku looked and
saw that the diary his dad left him with was still there. Again, Goku tried to open, but saw it was sealed
shut. Goku was amazed that his dad had found a metal and way of sealing to keep anyone, including Goku,
out of it. Looking at the thumb pad on the spine of the diary, Goku sighed, looking at the note form his
dad, saying to put his thumb on the pad when he turns 18. Putting the stuff away, Goku knew it was hard to
wait two months to find what his dad wanted him to know so badly. Putting the sack at his belt, Goku
walked out of the locker room and into the office, where Kane was sleeping. Goku walked over to Kane's
side and tapped him on the shoulder. "Kane? Hey Kane, wake up!"
Slowly, Kane awoke and jumped in surprise. Chuckling, Kane said, "Sorry Goku, gave me a small scare
there."
Goku nodded and said, "You wanted to see me?"
Kane nodded, had a solemn look on his face, and said, "Goku, do you have something in your life you
really want to do?"
Goku was surprised by the question, and nodded. "Yeah, there is."
Kane leaned forward and asked, "What is it?"
Clearing his throat, Goku hesitated and said, "I want to kill Iceus, for murdering my father, uncle, and all
my friends at my old home."
Kane nodded and replied, "Yes, I anticipated this answer. However, I have a proposition to ask you."
Dumbfounded, Goku nodded and said, "Ok, what is it?"
Kane turned his chair and answered, "I want you to join the resistance."
"Me? Join the resistance?"
"Yes. Goku, you can't imagine how badly we need your help."
Kane turned his chair around, his back to Goku, sighed deeply and said, "Everyday, about 10 of our
soldiers leave the resistance, believing that we're fighting a losing battle, that we're no match for Iceus and
his forces."
Kane turned his chair back around and faced Goku with a tired look. "Maybe we are fighting a losing
battle, but I feel that we have to fight, otherwise, Iceus will rule this planet without any challenge, and go
after other worlds. So you see Goku, it's not only the Earth we're trying to save, but we're trying to save
the universe as well."
Goku nodded and said, "Well, that's a very promising offer. But let me give you a piece of advice. Hide
with all your people. Don't get mixed up into a fight with Iceus. You can't win. I, however, know I have
the power to kill him. So do all yourselves a favor, stay out of my way."
Kane cleared his throat, shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and said, "So when do you plan to kill Iceus?"
Goku pulled out a handheld map computer out of his belt and showed it to Kane. "I've been tracking
Iceus' activities for some time now. I've learned also from local townspeople that he plans to attend the
gladiator event tomorrow, where he has human slaves fight machines for his amusement. So I plan to go
there and challenge him, disguised as one of the gladiators."
Kane raised his eyebrow and said, "You really think you can kill him? On your own?"
Goku chuckled, put the map back in his belt, and replied, "Believe me Kane, I'm a lot stronger then I look.
And Iceus isn't as strong as everybody believes him to be. He's just incredibly strong among the people's
standards. But to me, he's close to my equal."
Kane sneered and shot back, "So are you saying you're stronger then your father and uncle? Even when
they fused into Gotenks?"
Goku turned his back to Kane and said, "Of course I am. How do you think I've spent these past two years?
I've been training night and day, non stop. Plus I have some abilites that have come up that make me
invincible."
Kane nodded and said, "Well, it sounds promising. I'll await your good news when you defeat Iceus."
Goku chuckled, said goodbye to Kane, and walked out. Stopping, Goku asked, "My powers are working
now, right?"
Kane nodded and said, "Yeah. Well good luck to you."
After Goku left, Kane called in Julia, the girl that was in his office earlier. Sighing, he said, "That kid's
gonna get himself killed. I put a tracker on his belt, so in two hours, we leave to follow him. He's way to
important to go and waste his life like this."
Julia looked at Kane and said, "What if he's telling the truth? What if he's strong enough to beat Iceus?"
Kane stood up from his chair and replied, "Kids are confident if they achieve something great, they think
they're invincible. In Goku's case, I'd say he's reached the level of Super Saiyan. That's the only reason I
can think of for his confidence."
~Authors Note: Sorry about me taking so long to work on this. With school and stuff, I haven't had the time, but I took advantage of what little time I had and completed the next chapter. See you in the 4th chapter!~