How Do You Know?
Chapter 15: Healing
The waning moon was high in the sky when Raddittzu found the place he was looking for. The grass was higher than he recalled, but at that time it had been kept cropped by the fowl that were raised in the large mountain shielded field. Now it was empty and marred by a pit spanning more than fifty feet in width. Grass grew in there too but not as well as the rest of the area. It wasn't surprising, he knew that when the pods landed by slamming into the surface they picked up some radiation from passing through the atmosphere and deposited it in the soil. The radiation vanished quickly but it still scared the surface. Raddittzu could relate to that.
One of the very rare times he had ever lost his cool was also the one time he needed a cool and rational head. And due to his foolish bull-headedness he killed his little brother, lost his honor, and now stood a good chance of loosing the one person he cared about more than his life.
Looking up at the sliver moon he said a heartfelt prayer to whoever chose to listen. "I know I don't deserve anything less than eternal suffering for my stupidity. I-I just want Shashii to find happiness in his lifetime, I don't care what this costs me at all. Help him to understand that I do love him though my actions say otherwise and help him to understand that now is the time for him to do what is best for him and only him. Please, he means so much to me." Raddittzu's eyes were brimming with tears unshed for years. He closed them and let go, it was in some God's hands now. He hurt but he took solstice in the fact that someone out there would guide his son down the right path.
Raddittzu laid down and gazed at the stars dancing across the dark navy blue and violet sky. The sparking gems reminded him of the times he and Shashii would camp out on the planets they destroyed before they went to work. They would look for shapes in the alien night sky and then to put Shashii to sleep, Raddittzu would tell the child stories of great heroes and monstrous villains that waged war in the void of space with powers that were greater than the stars. Shashii always fell asleep as Raddittzu finished each perilous tale with the customary, 'The End.'
"I just hope this story doesn't end soon." Said Raddittzu, thinking aloud. He sighed and soon was asleep and having the usual nightmare. But this night a new face took prominence, Shashii's face was on Kakorrotto's body.
"So how would you like to meet your mom?" asked Krillan. Shashii chuckled to hide his apprehension.
"Wow, just like that, huh?" said the Sayajin with a slight smile.
"Yeah. Well, maybe not right now. She'd flip if she even saw Yamcha looking like that, and she's not too fond of him. And you're her son. I wouldn't be surprised if she went after Piccolo and get his head on a sliver platter." Said Krillan chuckling.
"She sound's like she's a bit overprotective, and over reactive as well. Dad's kind of like that too." Said Shashii with a grin. "He even stood up to Lord Freeza, a guy who is a few hundred times stronger than me, when I was hurt in a spar with him. No one else has that kind of guts, but is wasn't as if Freeza or I meant for me to get knocked out."
"Yep, they sound like they could get along famously, and ruin your life in the process." Quipped Krillan smirking.
"Oh." Said Shashii just louder than a whisper and paling considerably. But he soon recovered as Krillan stood up.
"I'm going to go see a friend about healing you up and grab some food and a couple of gallons of a drink for breakfast." Said the short man with a smile.
"You don't have to. I'll be fine and on my feet in a week and back to full power in a month. Besides I can hunt just fine." Said the Sayajin defensively.
"Forget about it, you're a pretty cool guy, for a mass murdering alien hybrid that is." Joked Krillan with a chuckle. "Get some rest, you'll need it in the morning." With that Krillan took off into the air and flew northeast. He was soon flying into morning and to the top of a thin ivory tower.
Landing, he looked around and failed to see a single soul. Krillan smiled devilishly and walked straight into Koran's very hard staff. The stout white cat laughed as Krillan rubbed his now sore forehead.
"Damn, what was that for?" demanded the angry monk. The sage cat snorted.
"Please. I know you were going to pull a prank on Yajirobe. Normally I'd allow it but he's been doing some real training lately and needs as little stress as possible. Now you came here for some other reason to, eh?" asked the old cat. Krillan was floored though.
"Yajirobe. training? Good God, is the world ending?" asked Krillan sardonically. Koran smirked and shook his head.
"Now why did you come here? Last I checked it wasn't a major holiday nor tournament." Said the cat with a smile, well as much of a smile his cat face would allow. Krillan chuckled.
"Aw, can't I just come and visit my favorite, old as dirt, feline for no good reason?" Joked Krillan.
"Knowing you it is a reason that is not good in the least." Quipped Koran smoothly.
"That hurts, right here." He said in mock pain as he put a hand over his heart.
"So you going to spill or are we going to be exchanging verbal blows all day?" asked the cat with an irritated tone to his voice. Krillan nodded.
"Sure, I need a few Senzu Beans." said Krillan seriously.
"Why?" asked the cat as he ambled to the cupboard where he kept the sacks with ten of little green miracles in each.
"Goku's son showed up." Said Krillan with a slight smile as he watched the cat stop in his tracks.
"Goku's missing child showed up out of thin air? But both new kis are tainted." Said Korin confused and worried.
"Yeah, well, he's been living as Raddittzu's son until yesterday when he found out the truth of his origins. Wild, huh?" said Krillan. Koran nodded and tossed Krillan a bag of beans. "Thanks."
"Oh boy, this is going to get complicated soon isn't it?" Asked Koran. Krillan nodded and told the cat good-bye then left. The old cat shook his head and went to go finish making his breakfast.
The sun's warm touches of light awoke Shashii from his surprisingly nice dreams. He expected nightmare and images of turmoil and pain, but he got warm memories of his father being a good father and yellow and white fields of flowers. As he smiled at the nice sensations of not waking to a computer's wake up calls or his alarm clock's indecent noise he noticed Krillan was back and walking in the small waves at the very edge of the ocean.
"Hey, you're up." Said Krillan as he saw Shashii sitting up.
"Yeah, it's so nice to wake up naturally." Said the teen with a peaceful smile.
"Yeah it is." Said Krillan as he took out a small brown cloth pouch. Out of it he pulled a small green bean. "Here, eat this." He handed Shashii the bean. Raising an eyebrow and shrugging he popped the bean. After a few second's he could feel his body changing, reshaping itself, and repairing the damage done so quickly Shashii couldn't blink before it was over.
"Whoa."
Okay, that's it for today. I must thank all of you wonderful marvelous people out there who are lavishing me in praise. I don't deserve any of it, and as my siblings can attest, I've been just jubilant about it all.
I'll probably redo or add a few chapters after I get the plot all done. I said it before and I'll say it again this story writes itself and all I am is the messenger, but as the messenger I should have done a better job at packaging the message so you could follow it better. I humbly apologize and hope I am fixing my mistakes.
I owe this chapter to a holiday fudge covered Oreo with red icing and my P.O.D CD. Later and Happy Holidays. And read my other stuff too, please.
Chapter 15: Healing
The waning moon was high in the sky when Raddittzu found the place he was looking for. The grass was higher than he recalled, but at that time it had been kept cropped by the fowl that were raised in the large mountain shielded field. Now it was empty and marred by a pit spanning more than fifty feet in width. Grass grew in there too but not as well as the rest of the area. It wasn't surprising, he knew that when the pods landed by slamming into the surface they picked up some radiation from passing through the atmosphere and deposited it in the soil. The radiation vanished quickly but it still scared the surface. Raddittzu could relate to that.
One of the very rare times he had ever lost his cool was also the one time he needed a cool and rational head. And due to his foolish bull-headedness he killed his little brother, lost his honor, and now stood a good chance of loosing the one person he cared about more than his life.
Looking up at the sliver moon he said a heartfelt prayer to whoever chose to listen. "I know I don't deserve anything less than eternal suffering for my stupidity. I-I just want Shashii to find happiness in his lifetime, I don't care what this costs me at all. Help him to understand that I do love him though my actions say otherwise and help him to understand that now is the time for him to do what is best for him and only him. Please, he means so much to me." Raddittzu's eyes were brimming with tears unshed for years. He closed them and let go, it was in some God's hands now. He hurt but he took solstice in the fact that someone out there would guide his son down the right path.
Raddittzu laid down and gazed at the stars dancing across the dark navy blue and violet sky. The sparking gems reminded him of the times he and Shashii would camp out on the planets they destroyed before they went to work. They would look for shapes in the alien night sky and then to put Shashii to sleep, Raddittzu would tell the child stories of great heroes and monstrous villains that waged war in the void of space with powers that were greater than the stars. Shashii always fell asleep as Raddittzu finished each perilous tale with the customary, 'The End.'
"I just hope this story doesn't end soon." Said Raddittzu, thinking aloud. He sighed and soon was asleep and having the usual nightmare. But this night a new face took prominence, Shashii's face was on Kakorrotto's body.
"So how would you like to meet your mom?" asked Krillan. Shashii chuckled to hide his apprehension.
"Wow, just like that, huh?" said the Sayajin with a slight smile.
"Yeah. Well, maybe not right now. She'd flip if she even saw Yamcha looking like that, and she's not too fond of him. And you're her son. I wouldn't be surprised if she went after Piccolo and get his head on a sliver platter." Said Krillan chuckling.
"She sound's like she's a bit overprotective, and over reactive as well. Dad's kind of like that too." Said Shashii with a grin. "He even stood up to Lord Freeza, a guy who is a few hundred times stronger than me, when I was hurt in a spar with him. No one else has that kind of guts, but is wasn't as if Freeza or I meant for me to get knocked out."
"Yep, they sound like they could get along famously, and ruin your life in the process." Quipped Krillan smirking.
"Oh." Said Shashii just louder than a whisper and paling considerably. But he soon recovered as Krillan stood up.
"I'm going to go see a friend about healing you up and grab some food and a couple of gallons of a drink for breakfast." Said the short man with a smile.
"You don't have to. I'll be fine and on my feet in a week and back to full power in a month. Besides I can hunt just fine." Said the Sayajin defensively.
"Forget about it, you're a pretty cool guy, for a mass murdering alien hybrid that is." Joked Krillan with a chuckle. "Get some rest, you'll need it in the morning." With that Krillan took off into the air and flew northeast. He was soon flying into morning and to the top of a thin ivory tower.
Landing, he looked around and failed to see a single soul. Krillan smiled devilishly and walked straight into Koran's very hard staff. The stout white cat laughed as Krillan rubbed his now sore forehead.
"Damn, what was that for?" demanded the angry monk. The sage cat snorted.
"Please. I know you were going to pull a prank on Yajirobe. Normally I'd allow it but he's been doing some real training lately and needs as little stress as possible. Now you came here for some other reason to, eh?" asked the old cat. Krillan was floored though.
"Yajirobe. training? Good God, is the world ending?" asked Krillan sardonically. Koran smirked and shook his head.
"Now why did you come here? Last I checked it wasn't a major holiday nor tournament." Said the cat with a smile, well as much of a smile his cat face would allow. Krillan chuckled.
"Aw, can't I just come and visit my favorite, old as dirt, feline for no good reason?" Joked Krillan.
"Knowing you it is a reason that is not good in the least." Quipped Koran smoothly.
"That hurts, right here." He said in mock pain as he put a hand over his heart.
"So you going to spill or are we going to be exchanging verbal blows all day?" asked the cat with an irritated tone to his voice. Krillan nodded.
"Sure, I need a few Senzu Beans." said Krillan seriously.
"Why?" asked the cat as he ambled to the cupboard where he kept the sacks with ten of little green miracles in each.
"Goku's son showed up." Said Krillan with a slight smile as he watched the cat stop in his tracks.
"Goku's missing child showed up out of thin air? But both new kis are tainted." Said Korin confused and worried.
"Yeah, well, he's been living as Raddittzu's son until yesterday when he found out the truth of his origins. Wild, huh?" said Krillan. Koran nodded and tossed Krillan a bag of beans. "Thanks."
"Oh boy, this is going to get complicated soon isn't it?" Asked Koran. Krillan nodded and told the cat good-bye then left. The old cat shook his head and went to go finish making his breakfast.
The sun's warm touches of light awoke Shashii from his surprisingly nice dreams. He expected nightmare and images of turmoil and pain, but he got warm memories of his father being a good father and yellow and white fields of flowers. As he smiled at the nice sensations of not waking to a computer's wake up calls or his alarm clock's indecent noise he noticed Krillan was back and walking in the small waves at the very edge of the ocean.
"Hey, you're up." Said Krillan as he saw Shashii sitting up.
"Yeah, it's so nice to wake up naturally." Said the teen with a peaceful smile.
"Yeah it is." Said Krillan as he took out a small brown cloth pouch. Out of it he pulled a small green bean. "Here, eat this." He handed Shashii the bean. Raising an eyebrow and shrugging he popped the bean. After a few second's he could feel his body changing, reshaping itself, and repairing the damage done so quickly Shashii couldn't blink before it was over.
"Whoa."
Okay, that's it for today. I must thank all of you wonderful marvelous people out there who are lavishing me in praise. I don't deserve any of it, and as my siblings can attest, I've been just jubilant about it all.
I'll probably redo or add a few chapters after I get the plot all done. I said it before and I'll say it again this story writes itself and all I am is the messenger, but as the messenger I should have done a better job at packaging the message so you could follow it better. I humbly apologize and hope I am fixing my mistakes.
I owe this chapter to a holiday fudge covered Oreo with red icing and my P.O.D CD. Later and Happy Holidays. And read my other stuff too, please.