Dragon's of Tribeta-sei
Part 1 A New Life
Chapter 12 Journey to Obeteo
Three years have past since Goten had left to start his training, according to the elders; he was to learn how to control that amazing emotional power of his. No one knows what kind of training he went through because Colonel- sama had asked that no one disturb his training in the house of Illiousions and Mystery, which is where Dr. Vercelli lives.
Her exact words were, "Do not disturb the young troubled soul, young Toma Beetle, it is important that he learns to control that incredible force that lies in dormant inside his body. Elder Anna-sama and Great Elder Edna- sama believes that the boy will only be able to control it enough to know if the person among which he is fighting is his enemy or his alley. Now enough of that, you and your friends, Mr. Tie, and Mr. Cone need to continue your own training and not worry about young Son Goten, you will see him when you go on your 10th mission to wipe out more villains of space."
Toma had thought about those words for a while now. Ever since he dropped Goten off at the house of Illiousions and Mystery, he had gone back to the crystal palace school and had continued his classes. He wanted to train to become a Super Saiya-jin level 2 warrior so that he could take Goten on seriously considering he had said that he first transformed into a Super Saiya-jin at age 5 and he became a Super Saiya-jin level 2 warrior at age 8, which really amazed Toma a lot, and it also made him realize that it is a possibility that he might reach a Super Saiya-jin level 3 with in the next six years considering how much time it took him to ascend. But he didn't know was that Goten didn't do much training when he became a Super Saiya-jin two. It was his emotional power that caused it. So this made Toma determined to train as hard as possible to reach that level. He surprised the teachers and his friends as he worked the hardest of all the students in his grade, he worked passed his limits and even over did his training quite a few times. During the first of those three years he found himself in the hospital several times for over doing his training to the point of unconsciousness. Bow and Pine and tried to convince him to take it easy but he wouldn't listen; his pride won't let him stop until he has reached the next level of a Super Saiya-jin. Once or twice while he was injured he was found in one of the gravity chambers training under intense gravity while still injured.
It's amazing how much he resembled Vegeta when he was desperate to become a Super Saiya-jin in the android saga.
After the first year past Toma was able to become an ascended Super Saiya- jin that is the level in between that of a Super Saiya-jin and a Super Saiya-jin level 2. Not only did he become an ascended Super Saiya-jin, he also learned some more techniques seem how he is part of the talented tribe. And the Talented tribe as the most techniques of all the tribes except for the legendary tribes, in which have both the ability to have many skills and talents as well as healing abilities.
During the second year he was finally able to ascend the second level of a Super Saiya-jin along with even more powerful techniques as well. And then from the third year he just learned more of the ordinary schooling as well as more new skills.
Toma was now 16 years old with an even better level of a grown up personality then he had three years ago. He has been taking things more seriously then ever, especially when it came to fighting and going on missions, he has a good head on his shoulder and has learned more then just fighting and skills and talents, but he has learned how to plan out things like a game plane to win his fights. It was the day that Goten was supposed to have been set free from training in the house of Illiousions and Mystery; and he was waiting at their place enjoying some free time before his next mission. Hoping that he would be able to meet up with Goten before he gets a message from the officers in control of who goes where and what reason besides eliminating some evil doers if there is any other reason. He had just sat down with a plate stacked high with ramen noodles mixed with green beans and eggs. He thought about many things as he slurped away:
"Hmm, I wonder how much stronger that Goten has gotten. I'll bet that we're either evenly matched or he is stronger just by a bit. but its too bad that I can't do much anymore training because I'm at the age where I have to be doing a whole lot of missions as part of my training to become stronger. I would rather go back to using those gravity chambers but I have to go on missions now instead."
As he thought this aloud, a small dragon not much bigger then a very large house cat approached him nipped at his arm greedily. The small thing had pitch black scales with a tint of light blue on them to make it glow blue in the dark under a full moon, it had two horns on its head and fins running down its spin to the tip of it's tail, it also had blue-green eyes. The small dragon also had a pair of 1 foot long wings folded against it's back, it like most tamed shape-shifting dragons have a beak instead of a snout and have flat but slightly sharp teeth. In other words they eat both meat and vegetables.
"Borka, where have you been? Out hunting again? Well you had better stay here in case there is another mission coming up, ok?" he grumbled at the small dragon. Borka, in their language means 'fighter'. It was the name chosen for the little black-blue dragon, which was given to Toma when he turned 16, which is a sign that he has turned another page. Borka is a space ship shape-shifting dragon; these dragons are only given to males at the age of 16. Females get cabbits at the age of 16 instead.
Toma sighed as he settled down for a little while and continued to eat that huge bowl of ramen that he had on his lap. He was almost done eating when the door swung open and a tired looking Pine came into the room followed by a proud looking Bow who probably won yet another spar with Pine.
"What's up, guys?" he asked them as Bow went to the fridge to pull out something good to eat while Pine trudged upstairs to take a bath. Bow merely grinned and headed over to sit next to him with a extra large bowl of raisin bran and an extra large jug of milk.
"I take it you won again?"
"Bingo! Peace!" Bow flashed him a peace sign and started eating his food.
Toma smirked at the peace sign, then asked him if Pine was getting any stronger while he watched his friend eat.
Bow shrugged, "He should be, but he has gotten lazy these past few years. According to Sensei Yamoo's scouter, his highest reading was around 180,000. I don't think he has gotten any stronger, he claims that I cheat all the time when he tells me to not to hold anything back. And I don't, it's not my problem he hasn't become a Super Saiya-jin yet."
Toma sighed and went back to his food, 'True, Bow has gotten a whole lot stronger these past three years, he has just become a Super Saiya-jin about two in a half months ago. But Pine has only managed to raise his power level by 50,000 these past years. Instead of training in the gravity room to get stronger and training in the ROSP area, he has just been learning weak but effective techniques. I sure hope for his sake that they do him some good some day.'
While Toma thought this he heard Bow ask him something with only one ear. "So, have you gotten your next order?"
Toma shook his head once, "Nope, not yet at least. But I have a feeling it won't be long until I do get another mission. I told Borka that he should stay here until then." he replied motioning to the dark scaled dragon who was curled up in front of the fire.
"But I shouldn't be getting one for a while, I mean this is supposed to be my day off." Toma didn't get to finish as there was a clicking sound a letter appeared in the mail slot by the door. Toma stared at the envelope in the plastic slot and got up to put his now empty dish in the sink and pulled it out of the slot. His eyes gazed over the words on the envelope for a moment before suddenly widening slightly. "What the hell?"
"What?" Pine asked as he descended the stairs wearing a pair of black shorts and a white towel around his neck. Bow looked up at his older friend in question, before getting up and approaching him.
"What is it, Toma?"
"It's from the Sanitarium Officer, E-wan." he spoke just barely above a whisper.
Bow and Pine's jaw dropped when they heard that, "WHAT? B-but isn't h-he one of the higher officers. isn't he the one who sends more skillful fighters to some of the most dangerous missions." they said in union then exchanged worried looks.
"What does it say?" Bow asked after a few moments of suspended silence.
Toma opened it and began to read aloud:
Beetle, Toma;
You and three others have been chosen to take the Obeteo project in the northern parts of space. As you should know, my wife tried to take that mission on but got killed 10 minutes after the beginning of the battle. I have found someone who is willing to take this project on, he has asked me to send you and two others with him on this dangerous project. The other two young fighters that will be going with you are Bow Rock, and Pine Cone. They have both trained well and will be a good help.
The name of the young volunteer who accepted the responsibility for this mission is someone that you should know, his name is Son Goten.
"What? Goten? I didn't think that kid was that stupid to take on something that dangerous? I wouldn't last long in a place like that." Pine exclaimed.
"Naw, I think he could do it, besides three years ago he was able to become a Super Saiya-jin level 2 fighter right? There is no telling how much more stronger he is now." Bow explained in awe.
Toma nodded and continued the letter:
There is another important reason why you are going on this trip; there is a wild space ship shape-shifting dragon out there on that planet. He will have bright red scales and bright yellow-orange eyes and he will be about the size of a large bobcat. He is to be found and returned to the planet alive.
Now you will leave immediately tomorrow morning, you will meet with Son Goten at the take off dock. In the northern area. Do not be late! I will be there as well to give you coordinates to Planet Obeteo. Understand?
Sincerely, The Sanitarium Officer for Higher Missions, E-wan
Pine chuckled and spoke up, "Well that sounds interesting, me and Bow get to go with you on the best mission that we'll ever get. And the best part of it is that Son Goten will be joining us. Cool huh?"
"Yea it'll be a good opportunity for all of us to play catch up while on the way." Bow commented.
"Yea, it will be." Toma trailed off as he skimmed the letter again.
Toma felt a hand squeeze his shoulder, "Oh come on man. I thought you'd be exited to see Goten again." Bow spoke up.
Toma stayed silent with his own thoughts. He seemed to tremble slightly heaping in deep breaths.
Bow and Pine exchanged worried looks, "Toma?"
"Yes, it will be." The turned to face them his eyes gleaming, "The best opportunity to see who is stronger now. And to show those wrenches who is boss. I'll bet they wouldn't touch a planet like Obeteo. You two go pack your stuff we're leaving first thing in the morning." Toma smirked as he turned to gaze out the window a gleam of determination in his eyes.
"YEA!" They both shouted and raced up the stairs with Toma following a few steps behind them thinking that this was going to be the best mission in his life. ************************ That next morning, Goten was awakened by E-wan, Pademey's father; he was given an early breakfast and was told that his friends should be on their way. Goten nodded and continued eating. He had just stuffed an entire peace of stake down his throat and was now choking on it. E-wan handed him a bowl of water and he slurped it down and rinsed the peace of meat down.
"Now come with me and we will start discussing your mission." E-wan told him and walked out of the small cell where Goten spent the night. Goten got up and followed but paused to grab an extra apple and chuck it up into the air and it landed in his mouth and he swallowed it and quickly headed out the door to catch up with E-wan. They walked through a couple of hallways then finally came out on the landing bay outside.
"Have a seat, young warrior. We will talk and wait for your friends to arrive." He said motioning to the table and chairs.
Goten nodded and did as he was told.
"So what do I have to do again?" Goten asked while scratching the back of his head nervously, the lock of hair simply refused to be displaced even by that casual jester.
E-wan sighed and re-explained the mission to him, "You will be going to Planet Obeteo to find a wild red scaled dragon the size of a large bob-cat. And you will wipe out all that lives on that planet except for the innocent. The innocent will be coming with you and the dragon too when you come back, that is if you come back."
Goten put his hands in his lap as his eyebrow furrowed slightly. "What do you mean by 'if I come back', sir?"
"The planet Obeteo is a mission that hardily anyone would take and those scum that live on that planet will become a nuisance to us if we don't do something about it soon. Anna-sama informed me of this. So I've been waiting and searching for someone who is willing to take the job and will have the strength to come back alive. You young one, as such potential. Toma Beetle as the potential, though I am not sure about Bow and Pine. They are much weaker then you or Toma but the both of some good techniques that should help you out. Ah here they come." E-wan paused as a hover craft approached to landing bay.
Once the machine came to a stop two boys hopped out of it followed by an older boy. The first boy had pale green skin with dark green hair and dark green eyes. A part of his bangs were bleached a lighter color of green. He had a handsome face and wore black spandex covered with Saiya-jin armor without the shoulder guards; he wore white boots and gloves. He had a smirk on his face as he gazed at Goten in wonder. Goten could barely recognize him a Pine.
The one standing beside him was an inch taller then Pine, he had a red moa hock and red eyebrows to go with his pineapple shaped head. He had yellow- orange eyes. He wore dark red boots, white baggy pair of pants with a red Chinese Satin shirt on. The flaps of the shirt covering his waistband and a black stash were doubled noted and rapped tightly around his waist. The Satin shirt had some buttons going off to the side down his left shoulder. He had black wrist and ankle bands on as well. Goten recognized him as Bow.
And finally the third and oldest of the group was a 6 foot tall young man with short limp black hair, he had bright blue eyes and wore orange boots with a brown point, he wore black baggy pants and a tucked in black tank- top and over that a cloak to keep him worm. Toma Beetle was hard not to recognize. And there, perched on Toma's shoulder was black dragon not much bigger then a large house cat, it had bright orange orbs for eyes and ended with a beak. Goten could barely see slight tints of blue on those scales.
Goten grinned once he had recognized his friends and waved from where he sat, "Oi! Toma-san, Bow, Pine long time no see!" he got up and walked towards his friends to greet them. When he had approached, Pine had pounced him and brought him in an head lock and gave him a noogie.
"Goten! Hey how's your training?" Pine got to the point immediately.
Bow nodded in agreement, "Yea, no one was aloud to go in and check up on you while you were training, was it tough?"
Goten shrugged, "Yea it was. You have no idea."
"It doesn't matter what kind of training he went through, so long as it is worth it." Toma spoke up smirking at Goten in determination. He was glaring at him in a way that practically screams 'Challenge'. Goten returned the smirk and nodded as he approached him. He stopped with in arms reach and just starred at him smirking the same way that Toma was. Toma nodded as if to agree to some silent agreement between them.
E-wan cleared his throat to get their attention. "Sorry to interrupt this reunion, but you four have some important business to take care of. Now Mr. Beetle, I'm sure you know what you and your friends are doing on this pacific mission?" E-wan awaited Toma's reply patiently; he had used a tone of seriousness.
Toma tuned to the old man and nodded, "Yes sir. To go to Planet Obeteo, destroy the scum on that planet and to find a red shape shifting dragon, Sir!" I spoke as if he were a soldier talking to his superior. The other three chuckled as Toma spoke sarcastically to E-wan. There was silence for a moment when Toma sighed and spoke up again in the same soldier like voice. "Is there anything else, Sir?"
E-wan coughed, "Uh, no. J-just be careful. All of you, these are some very strong beings that you will be up against. I suggest that you four get going, now."
Toma nodded, "Right. Borka, transform!" He commanded his miniature dragon.
Borka squawked a something of a 'yes sir' in it's own language and spread it small yet graceful wings and launched into the air, once it was a least five feet into the air it let out a loud screech as it's body suddenly became the roots of a whole lot of spikes racing out of its body in all direction. It formed into a black ship with a large blue jewel right in the middle of it. It looked like a giant tick. at least it did to Goten. The black part of the ship was acting like a mirror and reflects everything around it. Which was a great camouflage system. It had these fins, like wings on the supposed corners of the ship like a bullet and five thin legs like things supporting it. The entire thing was about the same size as the ship that was a mirror ship that Krillen, Gohon and Bulma came across while on their way to Nameck.
Toma nodded in satisfaction and turned to E-wan. "Sir? What is the Coordinates to Planet Obeteo?"
E-wan nodded, Right. 3XY0000488.03NW. Good luck."
"Ariagoto, E-wan-san. We're off!" Goten said, as he was the last one to walk up the ramp into the living ship called Borka.
Toma led the three of them to the control room and they each took a seat and buckled in as Toma took the controls. He typed in Obeteo's address into Borka's system. "Take off Borka, On to the Planet, Obeteo!"
Squawk!
The ship came to life and lifted itself off of the ground until it was five feet off the ground, the main engine turned on and then they shot off into the sky like a bullet, they exited the atmosphere of the beautiful planet and sped by the other smaller planets surrounding the gold planet of Planet Tribeta-sei. The mirrors ship then produced a vortex-like wormhole surrounded by lightening bolts of all colors and flew right into it and was gone with in a flash of light.
E-wan watched them disappear, "This is a very dangerous mission for a group of kids their age. I doubt that not all of them will make it back alive. But so long as they get that dragon. I shall go pray for their success in the holy temple."
He sighed and turned to walk away as the 'camera' turns away from him to gaze up at the starry sky with planets surrounding this golden planet. A few star twinkled silently in the night sky before everything when dark. *************************** Toma sighed as he sat back in the drivers seat, he had just gone over how long the trip there would take and was now thinking about the mission at hand. They were told to find a Red, wild space ship shape-shifting dragon which is not much bigger then a large bob cat. "I wonder what's so special about that beast. I know that is very important or they wouldn't have asked us to find it."
His thoughts were interrupted by a battle cry coming from the training room and so got up to go check what's going on.
After a few turns, Toma came into a large round room that was actually a gravity room. He walked over to join Pine and watch the fight between Goten and Bow. Two blurs shot to the right of him, one red and white colored, the other orange and blue colored. Toma followed their movements with his eyes.
The two reappeared with Bow's back to them and preparing to kick Goten in the side, Goten had a surprised look on his face before he was slammed face first into the wall, the noise sounding like medal hitting medal almost. Goten pealed himself from the wall and rubbed the bridge of his nose as an exited smirk came onto his face before he turned to face his opponent once again.
Toma watched with great interest as Goten told Bow to prepare himself and zanzoukened over to him to punch him in the face but disappeared as Bow tried to catch him in the back of the head, he reappeared just beside Bow as he thrust his knee into Bow's gut causing the other boy to double over in pain. While he was down, Goten punched him in the jaw sending him to the side then hammering him in the side sending him plummeting to the ground. Bow landed on his side but rolled to his back just in time for Goten to land on top of him with his knee digging into his chest. Bow's eyes grew as wide as sawyers as he coughed up some blood and panted roughly. Goten got off of him and turned to let him up. Bow took Goten's hand and smiled, "Good match. It's obvious that your stronger since I last saw you."
While pulling him up Goten chuckled. "Your not so bad yourself, Bow. That was some technique you used when you snuck up on me. What's it called?"
Bow smirked, " The Tri-form Technique."
"Eh?"
"Man you guys were so cool out there! Especially you Goten! Man! Now I'm jealous because there is no way that I'll ever be a match for you." Pine pouted as he commented Goten's ability.
Goten grinned as he rubbed the bridge of his nose in triumphant.
Bow chuckled at Pine's disadvantage towards Goten's abilities before turning to his older friend, "So Toma, how long until we land?"
Goten and Pine turned to him as well in question.
Toma sighed, "We will land on Planet Obeteo in 15 hundred hours. I would suggest we all get some sleep, because we're going to need it. I did some research on the Obeta-jins; they are some very strong monsters. They are not much bigger then Pigmies and they may not look like much but they have some awesome power. I say we prepare ourselves for that battle."
"Are they really that strong?" Goten asked in half curiosity half excitement.
Toma nodded, "From what I understand they should be able to match us as an ascended Super Saiya-jin. We will have to watch our backs out there."
Bow nodded as he put on a serious expression, "If so then we're going to be needing every technique that we have including Pine's special Technique."
Goten blinked, "What 'special technique'?"
Pine snickered. "That is for me to know, and for you to find out."
Toma nodded, "Anyway, lets get some chow then get some sleep."
The others nodded in agreement and headed off to the kitchen. Toma stopped Goten before he could go in.
"Goten, can you really control that emotional power of yours? Because if you still can't then you will be an even bigger danger to us then the Obeta- jins. Are you sure that you can do this?"
"Don't worry about it so much. I believe that I can do it and so that is all it will take."
'I'm not so sure about that.' Toma thought.
Goten placed a hand on his arm smiling a reassuring smile at his friend. "Let's go get something to eat before those two get it all."
Toma made eye contact with him then smiled and nodded. 'He's not even worried. I guess that he must really have control over it.'
Toma tried to keep that thought as he followed his friend into the kitchen.
How will this mission go for our heroes, and who will survive? And above all, will they find that missing shape-shifting dragon that E-wan is after? We will find out on the next chapter, The welcoming Comity.
Part 1 A New Life
Chapter 12 Journey to Obeteo
Three years have past since Goten had left to start his training, according to the elders; he was to learn how to control that amazing emotional power of his. No one knows what kind of training he went through because Colonel- sama had asked that no one disturb his training in the house of Illiousions and Mystery, which is where Dr. Vercelli lives.
Her exact words were, "Do not disturb the young troubled soul, young Toma Beetle, it is important that he learns to control that incredible force that lies in dormant inside his body. Elder Anna-sama and Great Elder Edna- sama believes that the boy will only be able to control it enough to know if the person among which he is fighting is his enemy or his alley. Now enough of that, you and your friends, Mr. Tie, and Mr. Cone need to continue your own training and not worry about young Son Goten, you will see him when you go on your 10th mission to wipe out more villains of space."
Toma had thought about those words for a while now. Ever since he dropped Goten off at the house of Illiousions and Mystery, he had gone back to the crystal palace school and had continued his classes. He wanted to train to become a Super Saiya-jin level 2 warrior so that he could take Goten on seriously considering he had said that he first transformed into a Super Saiya-jin at age 5 and he became a Super Saiya-jin level 2 warrior at age 8, which really amazed Toma a lot, and it also made him realize that it is a possibility that he might reach a Super Saiya-jin level 3 with in the next six years considering how much time it took him to ascend. But he didn't know was that Goten didn't do much training when he became a Super Saiya-jin two. It was his emotional power that caused it. So this made Toma determined to train as hard as possible to reach that level. He surprised the teachers and his friends as he worked the hardest of all the students in his grade, he worked passed his limits and even over did his training quite a few times. During the first of those three years he found himself in the hospital several times for over doing his training to the point of unconsciousness. Bow and Pine and tried to convince him to take it easy but he wouldn't listen; his pride won't let him stop until he has reached the next level of a Super Saiya-jin. Once or twice while he was injured he was found in one of the gravity chambers training under intense gravity while still injured.
It's amazing how much he resembled Vegeta when he was desperate to become a Super Saiya-jin in the android saga.
After the first year past Toma was able to become an ascended Super Saiya- jin that is the level in between that of a Super Saiya-jin and a Super Saiya-jin level 2. Not only did he become an ascended Super Saiya-jin, he also learned some more techniques seem how he is part of the talented tribe. And the Talented tribe as the most techniques of all the tribes except for the legendary tribes, in which have both the ability to have many skills and talents as well as healing abilities.
During the second year he was finally able to ascend the second level of a Super Saiya-jin along with even more powerful techniques as well. And then from the third year he just learned more of the ordinary schooling as well as more new skills.
Toma was now 16 years old with an even better level of a grown up personality then he had three years ago. He has been taking things more seriously then ever, especially when it came to fighting and going on missions, he has a good head on his shoulder and has learned more then just fighting and skills and talents, but he has learned how to plan out things like a game plane to win his fights. It was the day that Goten was supposed to have been set free from training in the house of Illiousions and Mystery; and he was waiting at their place enjoying some free time before his next mission. Hoping that he would be able to meet up with Goten before he gets a message from the officers in control of who goes where and what reason besides eliminating some evil doers if there is any other reason. He had just sat down with a plate stacked high with ramen noodles mixed with green beans and eggs. He thought about many things as he slurped away:
"Hmm, I wonder how much stronger that Goten has gotten. I'll bet that we're either evenly matched or he is stronger just by a bit. but its too bad that I can't do much anymore training because I'm at the age where I have to be doing a whole lot of missions as part of my training to become stronger. I would rather go back to using those gravity chambers but I have to go on missions now instead."
As he thought this aloud, a small dragon not much bigger then a very large house cat approached him nipped at his arm greedily. The small thing had pitch black scales with a tint of light blue on them to make it glow blue in the dark under a full moon, it had two horns on its head and fins running down its spin to the tip of it's tail, it also had blue-green eyes. The small dragon also had a pair of 1 foot long wings folded against it's back, it like most tamed shape-shifting dragons have a beak instead of a snout and have flat but slightly sharp teeth. In other words they eat both meat and vegetables.
"Borka, where have you been? Out hunting again? Well you had better stay here in case there is another mission coming up, ok?" he grumbled at the small dragon. Borka, in their language means 'fighter'. It was the name chosen for the little black-blue dragon, which was given to Toma when he turned 16, which is a sign that he has turned another page. Borka is a space ship shape-shifting dragon; these dragons are only given to males at the age of 16. Females get cabbits at the age of 16 instead.
Toma sighed as he settled down for a little while and continued to eat that huge bowl of ramen that he had on his lap. He was almost done eating when the door swung open and a tired looking Pine came into the room followed by a proud looking Bow who probably won yet another spar with Pine.
"What's up, guys?" he asked them as Bow went to the fridge to pull out something good to eat while Pine trudged upstairs to take a bath. Bow merely grinned and headed over to sit next to him with a extra large bowl of raisin bran and an extra large jug of milk.
"I take it you won again?"
"Bingo! Peace!" Bow flashed him a peace sign and started eating his food.
Toma smirked at the peace sign, then asked him if Pine was getting any stronger while he watched his friend eat.
Bow shrugged, "He should be, but he has gotten lazy these past few years. According to Sensei Yamoo's scouter, his highest reading was around 180,000. I don't think he has gotten any stronger, he claims that I cheat all the time when he tells me to not to hold anything back. And I don't, it's not my problem he hasn't become a Super Saiya-jin yet."
Toma sighed and went back to his food, 'True, Bow has gotten a whole lot stronger these past three years, he has just become a Super Saiya-jin about two in a half months ago. But Pine has only managed to raise his power level by 50,000 these past years. Instead of training in the gravity room to get stronger and training in the ROSP area, he has just been learning weak but effective techniques. I sure hope for his sake that they do him some good some day.'
While Toma thought this he heard Bow ask him something with only one ear. "So, have you gotten your next order?"
Toma shook his head once, "Nope, not yet at least. But I have a feeling it won't be long until I do get another mission. I told Borka that he should stay here until then." he replied motioning to the dark scaled dragon who was curled up in front of the fire.
"But I shouldn't be getting one for a while, I mean this is supposed to be my day off." Toma didn't get to finish as there was a clicking sound a letter appeared in the mail slot by the door. Toma stared at the envelope in the plastic slot and got up to put his now empty dish in the sink and pulled it out of the slot. His eyes gazed over the words on the envelope for a moment before suddenly widening slightly. "What the hell?"
"What?" Pine asked as he descended the stairs wearing a pair of black shorts and a white towel around his neck. Bow looked up at his older friend in question, before getting up and approaching him.
"What is it, Toma?"
"It's from the Sanitarium Officer, E-wan." he spoke just barely above a whisper.
Bow and Pine's jaw dropped when they heard that, "WHAT? B-but isn't h-he one of the higher officers. isn't he the one who sends more skillful fighters to some of the most dangerous missions." they said in union then exchanged worried looks.
"What does it say?" Bow asked after a few moments of suspended silence.
Toma opened it and began to read aloud:
Beetle, Toma;
You and three others have been chosen to take the Obeteo project in the northern parts of space. As you should know, my wife tried to take that mission on but got killed 10 minutes after the beginning of the battle. I have found someone who is willing to take this project on, he has asked me to send you and two others with him on this dangerous project. The other two young fighters that will be going with you are Bow Rock, and Pine Cone. They have both trained well and will be a good help.
The name of the young volunteer who accepted the responsibility for this mission is someone that you should know, his name is Son Goten.
"What? Goten? I didn't think that kid was that stupid to take on something that dangerous? I wouldn't last long in a place like that." Pine exclaimed.
"Naw, I think he could do it, besides three years ago he was able to become a Super Saiya-jin level 2 fighter right? There is no telling how much more stronger he is now." Bow explained in awe.
Toma nodded and continued the letter:
There is another important reason why you are going on this trip; there is a wild space ship shape-shifting dragon out there on that planet. He will have bright red scales and bright yellow-orange eyes and he will be about the size of a large bobcat. He is to be found and returned to the planet alive.
Now you will leave immediately tomorrow morning, you will meet with Son Goten at the take off dock. In the northern area. Do not be late! I will be there as well to give you coordinates to Planet Obeteo. Understand?
Sincerely, The Sanitarium Officer for Higher Missions, E-wan
Pine chuckled and spoke up, "Well that sounds interesting, me and Bow get to go with you on the best mission that we'll ever get. And the best part of it is that Son Goten will be joining us. Cool huh?"
"Yea it'll be a good opportunity for all of us to play catch up while on the way." Bow commented.
"Yea, it will be." Toma trailed off as he skimmed the letter again.
Toma felt a hand squeeze his shoulder, "Oh come on man. I thought you'd be exited to see Goten again." Bow spoke up.
Toma stayed silent with his own thoughts. He seemed to tremble slightly heaping in deep breaths.
Bow and Pine exchanged worried looks, "Toma?"
"Yes, it will be." The turned to face them his eyes gleaming, "The best opportunity to see who is stronger now. And to show those wrenches who is boss. I'll bet they wouldn't touch a planet like Obeteo. You two go pack your stuff we're leaving first thing in the morning." Toma smirked as he turned to gaze out the window a gleam of determination in his eyes.
"YEA!" They both shouted and raced up the stairs with Toma following a few steps behind them thinking that this was going to be the best mission in his life. ************************ That next morning, Goten was awakened by E-wan, Pademey's father; he was given an early breakfast and was told that his friends should be on their way. Goten nodded and continued eating. He had just stuffed an entire peace of stake down his throat and was now choking on it. E-wan handed him a bowl of water and he slurped it down and rinsed the peace of meat down.
"Now come with me and we will start discussing your mission." E-wan told him and walked out of the small cell where Goten spent the night. Goten got up and followed but paused to grab an extra apple and chuck it up into the air and it landed in his mouth and he swallowed it and quickly headed out the door to catch up with E-wan. They walked through a couple of hallways then finally came out on the landing bay outside.
"Have a seat, young warrior. We will talk and wait for your friends to arrive." He said motioning to the table and chairs.
Goten nodded and did as he was told.
"So what do I have to do again?" Goten asked while scratching the back of his head nervously, the lock of hair simply refused to be displaced even by that casual jester.
E-wan sighed and re-explained the mission to him, "You will be going to Planet Obeteo to find a wild red scaled dragon the size of a large bob-cat. And you will wipe out all that lives on that planet except for the innocent. The innocent will be coming with you and the dragon too when you come back, that is if you come back."
Goten put his hands in his lap as his eyebrow furrowed slightly. "What do you mean by 'if I come back', sir?"
"The planet Obeteo is a mission that hardily anyone would take and those scum that live on that planet will become a nuisance to us if we don't do something about it soon. Anna-sama informed me of this. So I've been waiting and searching for someone who is willing to take the job and will have the strength to come back alive. You young one, as such potential. Toma Beetle as the potential, though I am not sure about Bow and Pine. They are much weaker then you or Toma but the both of some good techniques that should help you out. Ah here they come." E-wan paused as a hover craft approached to landing bay.
Once the machine came to a stop two boys hopped out of it followed by an older boy. The first boy had pale green skin with dark green hair and dark green eyes. A part of his bangs were bleached a lighter color of green. He had a handsome face and wore black spandex covered with Saiya-jin armor without the shoulder guards; he wore white boots and gloves. He had a smirk on his face as he gazed at Goten in wonder. Goten could barely recognize him a Pine.
The one standing beside him was an inch taller then Pine, he had a red moa hock and red eyebrows to go with his pineapple shaped head. He had yellow- orange eyes. He wore dark red boots, white baggy pair of pants with a red Chinese Satin shirt on. The flaps of the shirt covering his waistband and a black stash were doubled noted and rapped tightly around his waist. The Satin shirt had some buttons going off to the side down his left shoulder. He had black wrist and ankle bands on as well. Goten recognized him as Bow.
And finally the third and oldest of the group was a 6 foot tall young man with short limp black hair, he had bright blue eyes and wore orange boots with a brown point, he wore black baggy pants and a tucked in black tank- top and over that a cloak to keep him worm. Toma Beetle was hard not to recognize. And there, perched on Toma's shoulder was black dragon not much bigger then a large house cat, it had bright orange orbs for eyes and ended with a beak. Goten could barely see slight tints of blue on those scales.
Goten grinned once he had recognized his friends and waved from where he sat, "Oi! Toma-san, Bow, Pine long time no see!" he got up and walked towards his friends to greet them. When he had approached, Pine had pounced him and brought him in an head lock and gave him a noogie.
"Goten! Hey how's your training?" Pine got to the point immediately.
Bow nodded in agreement, "Yea, no one was aloud to go in and check up on you while you were training, was it tough?"
Goten shrugged, "Yea it was. You have no idea."
"It doesn't matter what kind of training he went through, so long as it is worth it." Toma spoke up smirking at Goten in determination. He was glaring at him in a way that practically screams 'Challenge'. Goten returned the smirk and nodded as he approached him. He stopped with in arms reach and just starred at him smirking the same way that Toma was. Toma nodded as if to agree to some silent agreement between them.
E-wan cleared his throat to get their attention. "Sorry to interrupt this reunion, but you four have some important business to take care of. Now Mr. Beetle, I'm sure you know what you and your friends are doing on this pacific mission?" E-wan awaited Toma's reply patiently; he had used a tone of seriousness.
Toma tuned to the old man and nodded, "Yes sir. To go to Planet Obeteo, destroy the scum on that planet and to find a red shape shifting dragon, Sir!" I spoke as if he were a soldier talking to his superior. The other three chuckled as Toma spoke sarcastically to E-wan. There was silence for a moment when Toma sighed and spoke up again in the same soldier like voice. "Is there anything else, Sir?"
E-wan coughed, "Uh, no. J-just be careful. All of you, these are some very strong beings that you will be up against. I suggest that you four get going, now."
Toma nodded, "Right. Borka, transform!" He commanded his miniature dragon.
Borka squawked a something of a 'yes sir' in it's own language and spread it small yet graceful wings and launched into the air, once it was a least five feet into the air it let out a loud screech as it's body suddenly became the roots of a whole lot of spikes racing out of its body in all direction. It formed into a black ship with a large blue jewel right in the middle of it. It looked like a giant tick. at least it did to Goten. The black part of the ship was acting like a mirror and reflects everything around it. Which was a great camouflage system. It had these fins, like wings on the supposed corners of the ship like a bullet and five thin legs like things supporting it. The entire thing was about the same size as the ship that was a mirror ship that Krillen, Gohon and Bulma came across while on their way to Nameck.
Toma nodded in satisfaction and turned to E-wan. "Sir? What is the Coordinates to Planet Obeteo?"
E-wan nodded, Right. 3XY0000488.03NW. Good luck."
"Ariagoto, E-wan-san. We're off!" Goten said, as he was the last one to walk up the ramp into the living ship called Borka.
Toma led the three of them to the control room and they each took a seat and buckled in as Toma took the controls. He typed in Obeteo's address into Borka's system. "Take off Borka, On to the Planet, Obeteo!"
Squawk!
The ship came to life and lifted itself off of the ground until it was five feet off the ground, the main engine turned on and then they shot off into the sky like a bullet, they exited the atmosphere of the beautiful planet and sped by the other smaller planets surrounding the gold planet of Planet Tribeta-sei. The mirrors ship then produced a vortex-like wormhole surrounded by lightening bolts of all colors and flew right into it and was gone with in a flash of light.
E-wan watched them disappear, "This is a very dangerous mission for a group of kids their age. I doubt that not all of them will make it back alive. But so long as they get that dragon. I shall go pray for their success in the holy temple."
He sighed and turned to walk away as the 'camera' turns away from him to gaze up at the starry sky with planets surrounding this golden planet. A few star twinkled silently in the night sky before everything when dark. *************************** Toma sighed as he sat back in the drivers seat, he had just gone over how long the trip there would take and was now thinking about the mission at hand. They were told to find a Red, wild space ship shape-shifting dragon which is not much bigger then a large bob cat. "I wonder what's so special about that beast. I know that is very important or they wouldn't have asked us to find it."
His thoughts were interrupted by a battle cry coming from the training room and so got up to go check what's going on.
After a few turns, Toma came into a large round room that was actually a gravity room. He walked over to join Pine and watch the fight between Goten and Bow. Two blurs shot to the right of him, one red and white colored, the other orange and blue colored. Toma followed their movements with his eyes.
The two reappeared with Bow's back to them and preparing to kick Goten in the side, Goten had a surprised look on his face before he was slammed face first into the wall, the noise sounding like medal hitting medal almost. Goten pealed himself from the wall and rubbed the bridge of his nose as an exited smirk came onto his face before he turned to face his opponent once again.
Toma watched with great interest as Goten told Bow to prepare himself and zanzoukened over to him to punch him in the face but disappeared as Bow tried to catch him in the back of the head, he reappeared just beside Bow as he thrust his knee into Bow's gut causing the other boy to double over in pain. While he was down, Goten punched him in the jaw sending him to the side then hammering him in the side sending him plummeting to the ground. Bow landed on his side but rolled to his back just in time for Goten to land on top of him with his knee digging into his chest. Bow's eyes grew as wide as sawyers as he coughed up some blood and panted roughly. Goten got off of him and turned to let him up. Bow took Goten's hand and smiled, "Good match. It's obvious that your stronger since I last saw you."
While pulling him up Goten chuckled. "Your not so bad yourself, Bow. That was some technique you used when you snuck up on me. What's it called?"
Bow smirked, " The Tri-form Technique."
"Eh?"
"Man you guys were so cool out there! Especially you Goten! Man! Now I'm jealous because there is no way that I'll ever be a match for you." Pine pouted as he commented Goten's ability.
Goten grinned as he rubbed the bridge of his nose in triumphant.
Bow chuckled at Pine's disadvantage towards Goten's abilities before turning to his older friend, "So Toma, how long until we land?"
Goten and Pine turned to him as well in question.
Toma sighed, "We will land on Planet Obeteo in 15 hundred hours. I would suggest we all get some sleep, because we're going to need it. I did some research on the Obeta-jins; they are some very strong monsters. They are not much bigger then Pigmies and they may not look like much but they have some awesome power. I say we prepare ourselves for that battle."
"Are they really that strong?" Goten asked in half curiosity half excitement.
Toma nodded, "From what I understand they should be able to match us as an ascended Super Saiya-jin. We will have to watch our backs out there."
Bow nodded as he put on a serious expression, "If so then we're going to be needing every technique that we have including Pine's special Technique."
Goten blinked, "What 'special technique'?"
Pine snickered. "That is for me to know, and for you to find out."
Toma nodded, "Anyway, lets get some chow then get some sleep."
The others nodded in agreement and headed off to the kitchen. Toma stopped Goten before he could go in.
"Goten, can you really control that emotional power of yours? Because if you still can't then you will be an even bigger danger to us then the Obeta- jins. Are you sure that you can do this?"
"Don't worry about it so much. I believe that I can do it and so that is all it will take."
'I'm not so sure about that.' Toma thought.
Goten placed a hand on his arm smiling a reassuring smile at his friend. "Let's go get something to eat before those two get it all."
Toma made eye contact with him then smiled and nodded. 'He's not even worried. I guess that he must really have control over it.'
Toma tried to keep that thought as he followed his friend into the kitchen.
How will this mission go for our heroes, and who will survive? And above all, will they find that missing shape-shifting dragon that E-wan is after? We will find out on the next chapter, The welcoming Comity.