Foundations: Terrestrial Fellowship

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How am I doing this is only the second ever fic I have written I am trying the best to my abilities and experience.

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Chapter 3: Living or Departed.

The Z fighters were in a fit of despair there was no sigh of Piccolo, Goku nor Gohan there was also no evidence of their ki's meaning either they had gone into the future wit trunks.or they were dead.

Krillin rubbed the stress from his face sweeping a sweaty palm over his baldhead.

"What went wrong, they just can't of disappeared"

Krillin sat slouched to the ground his hands in his lap.

"Hey but Its OK they are probably in the future with trunks right.right?"

Yumcha's reassurance fell upon deaf ears all in their hearts hoped it could be true.

Bulma stepped forward stopping by Yumcha

"Yeah Yumcha's right you guys, they are OK I know Goku he will find a way back"

Again, the awkward sigh lance filled the air, how would they know and who could tell them.

Krillin jerked up from the ground turning to face the group.

"Hey we could ask Kami, if they are alive he would know"

The groups enthusiasm grew Chouzu jumped with you whilst Tien and Yumcha exchanged enthusiastic glance Bulma hugged Puar tightly all except one was in high spirits.

"You pack of moron, you can waist you time looking for that fool Kakarot his pathetic offspring and that jade sasquatch, I don't need them to beat the androids I can do it all myself"

The rest of the fighters turned to Vegeta and his careless outburst breaking the group's enthusiasm for their comrades safety.

Tien stepped forward followed by Chouzu.

"Hey come on Vegeta we need the others, you know what that kid from the future said we might not have a chance"

Vegeta crossed his arms strutting up to Tien stopping a few inches away from his face.

"Shut you mouth Cyclops, if I say I can beat the androids on my own I will"

Tien did not flinch but did not enjoy having the Saijin prince's face so close to his in the slightest.

Tien shoved Vegeta a few feet back.

"ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME"

Vegeta yelled with all his lung capacity.

"Lets do this thing"

Both fighters glowed their ki's powering up quickly Seconds away from Exchanging blows Yumcha threw himself between the rageing fighters.

"THAT'S EHOUGHT"

Vegeta and Tien backed away suppressing their energy both staring at Yumcha.

"We can't start fighting amongst ourselves, we have three years to prepare for these androids, and lets make the most of it"

Tien nodded agreeing that quarreling was pointless, Vegeta snickered mumbling abusive words under his breath.

"I think we should do what Krillin said, go ask Kami if he knows where they are"

All nodded then an important point came to Krillin.

"Wait a sec you guys, if Piccolo is dead doesen't that mean that Kami is as well?"

The fighters exchanged glances if that is what had taken place then their hopes for victory was growing slim.

"Well there is only one way to find out, you know the way to the lookout don't you Krillin?"

Krillin nodded in response to Tien, the fighters followed Krillin as he took off for the lookout.

Bulma again traveled with Yumcha and Puar, all her hopes along with the rest of the fighters that the guardian of earth was still alive.

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Gohan dragged the battered body of his father from the thick shrubs, his body ravaged in burns and blisters all black as coal.

He knelled down by his fathers side shaking him careful avoiding the wounds

"Dad can you hear me, Daddy?"

Goku heard again the faint voice of his sons but could not see him could not see anything for that matter.

"Gohan.where.where are you"

Gohan creased his eyebrows in confusion his father could not even sense him.

"Dad I'm rights here next to you what's wrong."

Goku tried to force his eyelids open only to wince from the pain of sunlight striking them shut.

"Gohan, I don't think I can see"

Gohan gasped he looked at his fathers face seeing that if fact his fathers eyelids were almost sealed shut.

"Don't worry dad we will get you to see again soon there has to be a doctor around somewhere"

Gohan to help his father sit up from the soft ground supporting his back ergonomically.

Goku took a deep breath the sent of rainforest tries and humidity filled his lungs.

"Where is Piccolo"?

Goku asked casually, Gohan had forgotten all about his sensei after finding his father in the shrubs there had been no sign of him anywhere close by, and something else was wrong.

"I don't know dad I have not seen him around I can't sense him, actually I can't even sense your ki dad?"

Even though blind Goku realized it was true he could not sense any ki at all not even his sons who was right next to him.

"Son you are going to have to help me now what does the area look like?"

Gohan look a long glance around the trees, the plants, the ground it all seemed normal enough except for the sounds of what sounded like frogs and owls.

"It all looks pretty ordinary dad I mean there are ferns and some really thick grass stems, I think there are frogs living in the tree tops here, maybe the time macine sent us to the past"

Hearing the description of their surroundings Goku was now sure they were somewhere different, not being able to sense ki, unusual animal sounds, and what happened on earth with the time macine.

"Son I don't think we are in the past we might not be on earth anymore, but I don't want you to worry we will get out of this and find out where we are"

Goku's eyes were utterly useless to him now, he realized that if they could not sense ki did this also mean they could not use it?

"Dad what if Mr. Piccolo isn't here with us, what if he?"

Gohan was glad for a moment that his father could not see the fear and developing tears in his face and eyes.

Goku smiled finding his sons shoulder.

"Don't worry Gohan we will find Piccolo, he is probably looking for us right now im sure of it"

Gohan nodded but could not shake the still fear that their sensei may not have made it to this strange place.

Gohan helped his father to his feet as they struggled through the tree ferns and sparse bracken on the ground in search of help and their friends.

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