Ash Ketchum, Super Saiyan Part 3.
By Songbreeze.
"..."= Speech
'...'= Thought
~~~~~= Scene Change.
A/N: This takes place after everyone has arrived back on earth, the Namekians go to New Namek, and just before Miari Trunks and Goku arrive.
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Last time: "Ash," said the King Kai, as he turned towards the young demi-saiyan. "Seeing as you were never officially dead, you will be returning to earth with Piccolo."
It took a moment for Ash to absorb what King Kai had said, but when Ash realised what the King had implied he said the first thing that came to mind. "What?!?!"
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"I said, seeing as you were never officially dead, you will be returning to earth with Piccolo."
A million thoughts raced through Ash's mind. 'Would father like me? Will I fit in? Has father found another wife?'
In the background, Ash heard King Kai say his name. Breaking away from his thoughts, Ash said, "Huh?"
Sighing and rolling his eyes towards the sky as if he were looking for patience, King Kai said, "When you get down to earth, you will be staying with Bulma Briefs and her family at Capsule Corp."
"Oh." Replied Ash.
"Your father will also be there."
"He will?"
"Yes. You will leave with Piccolo as soon as possible. Now, go pack. You will be wished to the check-in station a fifteen minutes. After you arrive at the check-in station, you'll be wished to Kami's lookout. "
"Ok..."said Ash in a distracted manner. His mind was buzzing. He would be going to earth, just like Yamcha, Chau-Tsu and Tien. He would get to meet his father. As he made his way over to the house, he wondered what the people would be like and if they would like him.
Normally it only took Ash less than 2 minutes to get from one side of the tiny planet to the other, however it took him three times longer than normal. Ash's head was in the clouds, figuratively for the first time in months.
Still numb with shock, Ash made his way to his room as he blindly stuffed a few belongings in a small stuff sack. Slowly, Ash's mind cleared. This would be the last time he would see King Kai for some time. Hopefully.
Sitting on his bed, Ash remembered all the time he had spent here, almost 5 earth months. His training had been almost constant. His first teacher was with King Kai. He had to catch Bubbles and 'bop' Gregory on the head with a really heavy mallet. Next came his hardest teacher, Piccolo. Nothing could please the large Namekian, everything Ash did was wrong or so it seemed. Thinking about it, Ash probably wouldn't have done as well if Piccolo was easy on him. He always had to strive for something to be the best... or to at least beat Gary Oak.
Standing in the doorway now, Ash took one final look at his former bedroom. Sighing, he closed the door and went down the stairs.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, he glanced at the clock on the wall, 'Four minutes to go.' Though Ash as he sat at the table, counting the minutes. 'Three... Two...'
"BOY!" Yelled a deep gruff voice.
"Coming!" Yelled Ash as he raced out of the house. Meeting Piccolo at the tree, Ash felt a peculiar feeling come over him. It was a tingling sensation and it started at the very tips of his fingers and toes. Looking over at Piccolo, he saw the green giant slowly disappear.
Piccolo looked over at his young charge when he heard a gasp. "Keep calm. Don't fight it. You are just being transported to the look out."
"O-Ok," stuttered Ash nervously as he looked at his feet. However instead of seeing feet, Ash saw only the green grass of the tiny planet. Blinking, Ash looked down again and saw that he had no lower body. Suppressing the rising feeling of panic, he closed his eyes and waited for the feeling to stop. Finally, after only a few seconds, the tingling sensation disappeared and was replaced by a new sensation. The sensation was similar to flying, only Ash was not in control of his movements. While this unnerved him, Ash clenched his hands and tried to think something to distract him from the distinct feeling of nausea in his stomach.
Just as he felt like he was going to be sick, Ash felt something hard beneath his feet. Risking a glance, Ash saw that he was on a desk in a large office.
'On a desk?' Thought Ash with disbelief. But there he was, on a desk, in front of a very, very large man.
The sheer size of the gigantic red man sitting in front of Ash astounded him. 'This man is bigger than Brock's Onyx!' Thought Ash with a bit of disbelief.
Upon seeing Piccolo, the giant man laughed and said, "Back again already, Piccolo?"
"King Yemma. How nice to see you again. I trust things are going well."
"Can't complain too much." As if he had just noticed Ash's presence, King Yemma peered over Piccolo and asked, "Who is this? I don't recall admitting him."
When Ash saw the man's face, he noticed that the man had large black horns on either side of his face. "M-my name is Ash, Ash Ketchum, sir." He stuttered.
The giant man narrowed his eyes and said in a somewhat menacing voice, "If you don't mind me asking, how did you get to Kai's planet if I didn't direct you there?"
"Um... some lady named Sailor... Sailor..." Ash closes his eyes in thought, "Ah! Some lady named Sailor Pluto brought me here to this dimension... thing... place."
"Ah yes, Sailor Pluto. I remember her," Ash watched as the King closed his eyes in remembrance. "Anyways, you two will be wished to Kami's outlook in about five minutes. So please, feel free to make yourselves comfortable." The ogre King said as he set a kitchen timer. "When this timer goes off, you'll be wished to the lookout."
"Thanks," said Ash. Piccolo, however, gave no verbal response. Instead, he just walked over to the other side of the desk and began meditating.
The five minutes passed by quickly for Ash. Not that many people came into the office, only a girl and what appeared to be a giant orange cockroach with three heads. Ash jumped when he heard a loud ding ring throughout the room. It was the timer King Yemma had on his desk. "Well, time's up! You two will be wished back any second now. It was good to seeing you again Piccolo and it was nice meeting you Ash. Good luck and Good Bye."
As Ash bid the red ogre King farewell, he felt the familiar tingling sensation spread throughout his body as the wish began to transport his body. Once again Ash closed his eyes and braced himself for the journey. The trip to Kami's Outlook was much shorter than the trip to the check-in station.
In a matter of milliseconds, Ash found himself on the white marble floors of Kami's Outlook.
"Oh!" Said Mr. Popo, sounding startled as he reached up to straighten his flawlessly white turban. "Hello Ash."
"Hi Mr. Popo!" Ash said joyfully.
Upon seeing Mr. Popo, Piccolo asked, "Where is Kami?"
"Good day Piccolo!" Mr. Popo said jovially. "Kami is on the other side of the look out." He informed the green Namekian as he pointed around the large floral boxes near the house.
Piccolo only nodded and walked to the edge of the platform. "Then, I am no longer needed." He voice betrayed nothing except perhaps the slightest amount of sorrow to which Ash could not detect.
"Wait!" Cried Ash. "Where are you going?"
"You are going to live with Bulma Briefs. I am going home."
"Will I... Will I ever see you again?" Ash asked, his voice revealing the tears that weren't in his eyes. It was hard for Ash to see Piccolo leave. It felt like he was letting one of his Pokemon go. In an odd way, he had grown to care for the tall gruff Namekian.
Piccolo paused and turned around, facing Ash, as the corners of his lips curved into the faintest smile. "You will, one day. You will." Turning his back on Ash, he said, his voice gruffer than usual, "Take care of yourself, kid."
"Bye Piccolo!" Shouted Ash as he watched Piccolo disappear over the horizon. Ash rubbed his eyes as a tear threatened to fall.
Keeping his gaze focused on the fading figure of his teacher, he didn't feel the presence of anyone until he felt a tap on his shoulder. Stiffening slightly, he turned around slowly and saw, standing behind him, a woman in her mid-twenties with pale skin, blue eyes and big blue hair.
Presenting her hand for a handshake, she said, with a smile, "Hi, you must be Ash, I'm Bulma, Bluma Briefs.
Nodding, Ash said, "Yeah, I'm Ash Ketchum."
"So... I guess you'll be coming home with me." Bulma said, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
"Yeah..." Said Ash as he struggled to think of something to say. "So, who all lives with you?" He figured that even though he already knew that his father lived with her, it wouldn't hurt to know who else lived with her.
"Uh... well, there's me, my Mom, my Dad... Ooh, sometimes my boyfriend, Yamcha, lives with us..."
"You're going out with Yamcha?" Interrupted Ash.
"Yeah."
"He never mentioned have a girlfriend." Upon seeing the look of hurt flash briefly across Bluma's face, Ash quickly added, "But then again, he was always training so I didn't really get a chance to talk to him much."
"Oh." Said Bluma in a soft voice. She stared at the ground before continuing with, "I almost forgot! Vegeta lives with us too. Don't worry about him, though. He's just a major jerk. He's always crabby and that's everyone who lives with me."
"So whom do you live with... at you place, I mean?" Bulma asked after a few moments of silence.
"Oh, I kind of don't live at home at the moment. I'm on a quest with my friends Misty and Brock. When I'm at home, I live with my Mom. My Dad doesn't live with us." Explained Ash.
"Oh... Hey, I noticed earlier that you had a tail, are you a Saiyan?" Bulma asked, her eyes shining with curiosity.
"Um... no, I'm half." Ash didn't elaborate.
"Oh." Said Bulma. She didn't want to press the matter.
After a few more minutes of silence Bulma lead Ash to her plane and began talking, however Ash couldn't hear her. 'I'm going to meet my father.' Ash thought with an internal grin as he sat in the plane. 'I'm going to finally meet him.'
By Songbreeze.
"..."= Speech
'...'= Thought
~~~~~= Scene Change.
A/N: This takes place after everyone has arrived back on earth, the Namekians go to New Namek, and just before Miari Trunks and Goku arrive.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Last time: "Ash," said the King Kai, as he turned towards the young demi-saiyan. "Seeing as you were never officially dead, you will be returning to earth with Piccolo."
It took a moment for Ash to absorb what King Kai had said, but when Ash realised what the King had implied he said the first thing that came to mind. "What?!?!"
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"I said, seeing as you were never officially dead, you will be returning to earth with Piccolo."
A million thoughts raced through Ash's mind. 'Would father like me? Will I fit in? Has father found another wife?'
In the background, Ash heard King Kai say his name. Breaking away from his thoughts, Ash said, "Huh?"
Sighing and rolling his eyes towards the sky as if he were looking for patience, King Kai said, "When you get down to earth, you will be staying with Bulma Briefs and her family at Capsule Corp."
"Oh." Replied Ash.
"Your father will also be there."
"He will?"
"Yes. You will leave with Piccolo as soon as possible. Now, go pack. You will be wished to the check-in station a fifteen minutes. After you arrive at the check-in station, you'll be wished to Kami's lookout. "
"Ok..."said Ash in a distracted manner. His mind was buzzing. He would be going to earth, just like Yamcha, Chau-Tsu and Tien. He would get to meet his father. As he made his way over to the house, he wondered what the people would be like and if they would like him.
Normally it only took Ash less than 2 minutes to get from one side of the tiny planet to the other, however it took him three times longer than normal. Ash's head was in the clouds, figuratively for the first time in months.
Still numb with shock, Ash made his way to his room as he blindly stuffed a few belongings in a small stuff sack. Slowly, Ash's mind cleared. This would be the last time he would see King Kai for some time. Hopefully.
Sitting on his bed, Ash remembered all the time he had spent here, almost 5 earth months. His training had been almost constant. His first teacher was with King Kai. He had to catch Bubbles and 'bop' Gregory on the head with a really heavy mallet. Next came his hardest teacher, Piccolo. Nothing could please the large Namekian, everything Ash did was wrong or so it seemed. Thinking about it, Ash probably wouldn't have done as well if Piccolo was easy on him. He always had to strive for something to be the best... or to at least beat Gary Oak.
Standing in the doorway now, Ash took one final look at his former bedroom. Sighing, he closed the door and went down the stairs.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, he glanced at the clock on the wall, 'Four minutes to go.' Though Ash as he sat at the table, counting the minutes. 'Three... Two...'
"BOY!" Yelled a deep gruff voice.
"Coming!" Yelled Ash as he raced out of the house. Meeting Piccolo at the tree, Ash felt a peculiar feeling come over him. It was a tingling sensation and it started at the very tips of his fingers and toes. Looking over at Piccolo, he saw the green giant slowly disappear.
Piccolo looked over at his young charge when he heard a gasp. "Keep calm. Don't fight it. You are just being transported to the look out."
"O-Ok," stuttered Ash nervously as he looked at his feet. However instead of seeing feet, Ash saw only the green grass of the tiny planet. Blinking, Ash looked down again and saw that he had no lower body. Suppressing the rising feeling of panic, he closed his eyes and waited for the feeling to stop. Finally, after only a few seconds, the tingling sensation disappeared and was replaced by a new sensation. The sensation was similar to flying, only Ash was not in control of his movements. While this unnerved him, Ash clenched his hands and tried to think something to distract him from the distinct feeling of nausea in his stomach.
Just as he felt like he was going to be sick, Ash felt something hard beneath his feet. Risking a glance, Ash saw that he was on a desk in a large office.
'On a desk?' Thought Ash with disbelief. But there he was, on a desk, in front of a very, very large man.
The sheer size of the gigantic red man sitting in front of Ash astounded him. 'This man is bigger than Brock's Onyx!' Thought Ash with a bit of disbelief.
Upon seeing Piccolo, the giant man laughed and said, "Back again already, Piccolo?"
"King Yemma. How nice to see you again. I trust things are going well."
"Can't complain too much." As if he had just noticed Ash's presence, King Yemma peered over Piccolo and asked, "Who is this? I don't recall admitting him."
When Ash saw the man's face, he noticed that the man had large black horns on either side of his face. "M-my name is Ash, Ash Ketchum, sir." He stuttered.
The giant man narrowed his eyes and said in a somewhat menacing voice, "If you don't mind me asking, how did you get to Kai's planet if I didn't direct you there?"
"Um... some lady named Sailor... Sailor..." Ash closes his eyes in thought, "Ah! Some lady named Sailor Pluto brought me here to this dimension... thing... place."
"Ah yes, Sailor Pluto. I remember her," Ash watched as the King closed his eyes in remembrance. "Anyways, you two will be wished to Kami's outlook in about five minutes. So please, feel free to make yourselves comfortable." The ogre King said as he set a kitchen timer. "When this timer goes off, you'll be wished to the lookout."
"Thanks," said Ash. Piccolo, however, gave no verbal response. Instead, he just walked over to the other side of the desk and began meditating.
The five minutes passed by quickly for Ash. Not that many people came into the office, only a girl and what appeared to be a giant orange cockroach with three heads. Ash jumped when he heard a loud ding ring throughout the room. It was the timer King Yemma had on his desk. "Well, time's up! You two will be wished back any second now. It was good to seeing you again Piccolo and it was nice meeting you Ash. Good luck and Good Bye."
As Ash bid the red ogre King farewell, he felt the familiar tingling sensation spread throughout his body as the wish began to transport his body. Once again Ash closed his eyes and braced himself for the journey. The trip to Kami's Outlook was much shorter than the trip to the check-in station.
In a matter of milliseconds, Ash found himself on the white marble floors of Kami's Outlook.
"Oh!" Said Mr. Popo, sounding startled as he reached up to straighten his flawlessly white turban. "Hello Ash."
"Hi Mr. Popo!" Ash said joyfully.
Upon seeing Mr. Popo, Piccolo asked, "Where is Kami?"
"Good day Piccolo!" Mr. Popo said jovially. "Kami is on the other side of the look out." He informed the green Namekian as he pointed around the large floral boxes near the house.
Piccolo only nodded and walked to the edge of the platform. "Then, I am no longer needed." He voice betrayed nothing except perhaps the slightest amount of sorrow to which Ash could not detect.
"Wait!" Cried Ash. "Where are you going?"
"You are going to live with Bulma Briefs. I am going home."
"Will I... Will I ever see you again?" Ash asked, his voice revealing the tears that weren't in his eyes. It was hard for Ash to see Piccolo leave. It felt like he was letting one of his Pokemon go. In an odd way, he had grown to care for the tall gruff Namekian.
Piccolo paused and turned around, facing Ash, as the corners of his lips curved into the faintest smile. "You will, one day. You will." Turning his back on Ash, he said, his voice gruffer than usual, "Take care of yourself, kid."
"Bye Piccolo!" Shouted Ash as he watched Piccolo disappear over the horizon. Ash rubbed his eyes as a tear threatened to fall.
Keeping his gaze focused on the fading figure of his teacher, he didn't feel the presence of anyone until he felt a tap on his shoulder. Stiffening slightly, he turned around slowly and saw, standing behind him, a woman in her mid-twenties with pale skin, blue eyes and big blue hair.
Presenting her hand for a handshake, she said, with a smile, "Hi, you must be Ash, I'm Bulma, Bluma Briefs.
Nodding, Ash said, "Yeah, I'm Ash Ketchum."
"So... I guess you'll be coming home with me." Bulma said, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
"Yeah..." Said Ash as he struggled to think of something to say. "So, who all lives with you?" He figured that even though he already knew that his father lived with her, it wouldn't hurt to know who else lived with her.
"Uh... well, there's me, my Mom, my Dad... Ooh, sometimes my boyfriend, Yamcha, lives with us..."
"You're going out with Yamcha?" Interrupted Ash.
"Yeah."
"He never mentioned have a girlfriend." Upon seeing the look of hurt flash briefly across Bluma's face, Ash quickly added, "But then again, he was always training so I didn't really get a chance to talk to him much."
"Oh." Said Bluma in a soft voice. She stared at the ground before continuing with, "I almost forgot! Vegeta lives with us too. Don't worry about him, though. He's just a major jerk. He's always crabby and that's everyone who lives with me."
"So whom do you live with... at you place, I mean?" Bulma asked after a few moments of silence.
"Oh, I kind of don't live at home at the moment. I'm on a quest with my friends Misty and Brock. When I'm at home, I live with my Mom. My Dad doesn't live with us." Explained Ash.
"Oh... Hey, I noticed earlier that you had a tail, are you a Saiyan?" Bulma asked, her eyes shining with curiosity.
"Um... no, I'm half." Ash didn't elaborate.
"Oh." Said Bulma. She didn't want to press the matter.
After a few more minutes of silence Bulma lead Ash to her plane and began talking, however Ash couldn't hear her. 'I'm going to meet my father.' Ash thought with an internal grin as he sat in the plane. 'I'm going to finally meet him.'