Author's Note – Hey guys! Muwahaha, so yah. Trunks doesn't come till next chapter… But, he'll be here! This chapter's actually quite like the real story. I skipped ahead a bit, and I might again, I'm not sure. But this is all leading up. Anyway, hope you're all liking it so far. It should continue to get better from here on out. So, here's Chapter 4! And please review!
Chapter 4 – Oh Shit… Bad News Ahead
Quite sometime went by on planet Earth. Gohan and Zoa, along with many of the other Z Fighters are now a year older, and have been training rather leisurely for these latest months of peace. Zoa took it upon herself to train with the famed 'Mr. Piccolo' in order to become as strong as the other Saiyans. Vegeta has been struggling extremely hard to reach the level of 'Super Saiyan', and Goku has disappeared for some time, also continuing to training, always philosophizing that you can never be too strong. But even Goku has no idea that news will reach them now, on this rather warm and innocently comfortable August day that will make them all wish they had been training harder…
Gohan frowned, trying hard to concentrate on his homework. It seemed so stupid that he should be inside doing this instead of outside, maybe somewhere training with his dad, or with Zoa and Piccolo. Sometimes, I just don't understand Mom's reasoning… He thought sadly as he stared at his books in forlorn. "I wonder what Dad's doing. It's been a long time since he's been home…" Gohan wondered out loud to no one in particular. He picked up his pen and began once again trying to write his equations. Suddenly, he sat up straight in his chair as he sensed something. Something big. Almost as in response to his sudden reaction, the phone rang. Gohan almost fell out of his chair as he scrambled over to answer it.
"Hello?" He asked into the receiver as he gained his balance. He wasn't at all surprised by the owner of the voice on the other end of the line.
"Gohan? It's me, Krillin!" Came the reply. Krillin stood, sweat dropping down his cheek in side the living room of the Kame House. He had felt the Ki too, and he knew damn well that he recognized it.
"Krillin! Did, did you sense it too?" Gohan stuttered into the phone. Krillin nodded, though Gohan couldn't see him. "Yeah, I sure did." Gohan frowned. "It's, an evil power…"
"And it's coming at high speed." Krillin let out a worried breath. "You recognized it too, didn't you Gohan. It's, it's Freiza!!"
Gohan and Krillin weren't the only ones who had become aware of the impending danger however. All around, like a pulse of fear and trepidation it spread to all of the Z Fighters, and whoever else had any ability to sense Ki readings.
Watching above from his tiny planet, King Kai shook his head in disbelief. There was no way he could believe this has actually happening. Freiza was gone, his threat to life no longer on the list of worries that needed thought. How… "It, it can't be!" King Kai decided refusing to believe. "Freiza was killed on Namek…He was killed…"
"Haaaaahhhh!" Zoa shouted as she shot towards Piccolo with and out stretched leg. But much to the young girl's surprise, her foot connected with the side of Piccolo's head and he stood, unmoving as she fell to the ground in a bit of shock.
"Piccolo? Hey, what's up?" She asked in concern, as Piccolo's eyes remained locked on the sky, a look of pure dread glazed over them. "Hey! Earth to Piccolo! What's wrong??" She demanded putting her hands on her hips. That's when it hit her too. A sickening feeling in the pit of her stomach she couldn't describe, that feeling you get when you know something bad is going to happen. But the young Saiyan didn't know the half of it. Piccolo gritted his teeth, his hands clenching into tight fists. "It…it can't be!"
"Hey! Anybody want another burger?" Bulma asked cheerfully as she tightened the strap on her barbeque apron. Yamcha raised a hand as the other shoved the last remaining bite of a previous hamburger into his mouth. "Oh! Oh! Right here!" He declared with a full mouth and a wink as Bulma smiled happily and handed him another one. Vegeta shook his head at the stupid display. "How about you Vegeta?" Bulma asked, looking over questioningly at the solitary Saiyan. But he didn't heat her, and probably wouldn't have answered even if he had purely to make her angry. But he could feel something… Abruptly, his eyes grew twice their normal size. "NO!" He shouted angrily, the vein in his forehead becoming slightly visible. Bulma rolled her eyes and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, then you could have just said so. There's no need to get so loud." Vegeta spun around, an irritated look on his face. "No, not to whatever the hell you said Onna!" He hollered, "It's him! Damn that Kackarot! He didn't kill him! I should have known!" Yamcha scratched the back of his head, wearing a very clueless expression. "Wha…?" He began, but was answered soon enough.
"FREIZA! It's Freiza you fool! He's alive!" Yamcha took in a sharp breath, dropping a glass of root beer. Puar and Oolong both let out small yelps. "Oh no!" "Are, are you sure it's Freiza?" Yamcha asked of Vegeta in a shaky voice. Vegeta furrowed his eyebrows at the question. "No, I'm just making conversation, OF COURSE I'M SURE!" "Wuahh!" Yamcha fell over in surprise at Vegeta's somewhat violent response. "Uh, I see!" He nodded. Vegeta growled, pulling at the collar of his annoying pink shirt, which he absolutely despised. "And I'm willing to bet that the sorry son-of-a-bitch won't be happy…"
"Hmhmhm…" A strange, saucer like ship cruised through outer space. Freiza smiled evilly as he gazed out of the window, able to see the small planet known as Earth only a short distance away through a large front window. He turned to glance at his father, King Kold, who sat staring at the planet, seeming somewhat unimpressed by its size and appearance. Freiza nodded, gesturing towards the growing blue and green dot in the distance.
"There's the Earth." He rasped in his ominous and scratchy voice. "And on it the wretched Super Saiyan who put me in this state." King Kold scoffed, waving a hand uncaringly.
"It's so small. We could just destroy it with one blast." He yawned, shaking his head at what he would describe as a pathetic excuse for a planet. Freiza frowned, walking over to the consol and putting his hands against the radar and distance read outs. There was no way he would simply blow up the planet with one hit. No… He would make the bastard who had done this to him suffer, along with everyone else on his home planet. "No, that would be far to easy." He said aloud, an echo of his thoughts. "I want to show the stupid monkey how strong I've become. And rest assured, he'll beg for mercy at my feet before he dies…"
Gohan scrambled around his room, quickly changing into his Saiyan armor. As soon as he had finished pulling it on, he leapt out of his window, taking off towards the source of the cause of the odd premonitions he had gotten. If I know my dad, he might already be there… Gohan thought grimly. He looked behind him as he heard his mother shouting at him form the doorway.
"Son Gohan, where do you think you're
going?!" She demanded as he slowly moved further away.
"Um, I'll be back soon Mom!" He
shouted back, "Don't worry!" With that, he shot off into the distance, fading
from sight as Chi Chi continued in vain to yell at him. He hated to just leave
without an explanation, but this was serious. And he wanted to get there as
quickly as he could. They would have to work together if they had any chance
this time… Gohan frowned.
I can't believe this is happening… He thought to himself. His dad may have gotten stronger, but Freiza was sure to have as well. He put a hand to his forehead as he flew at top speed through the warm sunny afternoon sky. This is a nightmare, that's what it is… Was all he could continue to think, as he hoped and prayed that his dad would know what to do. And also that he would be able to defeat Freiza once and for all this time…
Suddenly, Krillin appeared, catching up and flying beside him. "Hey Gohan!" He greeted grimly as they barreled through the air. "Krillin! You can feel it, can't you? It's not just Freiza! It's both of them. I wonder if all the others have sensed it as well…"
Krillin laughed cynically. "I'm sure they have. It's hard not to sense such an enormous Ki." He frowned as he turned to Gohan, who had a helpless perplexed look in his eyes. "But, what does all this mean? I thought my dad killed Freiza!" Krillin shook his head; unable to provide Gohan with the answers he so desperately wanted. "I couldn't tell you kid," He replied sadly, "But one thing I do know, is that I want to know what the hell is going on!"