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Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1485 Hours
Sabre was glad to be home. His mind was troubled over the asassin that had followed him here, but after a while his mind began to drift to other things. He had always heard stories about the Earth, and was anxious to actually go there, but things had always gotten in the way. Finally, it was the Necron war had brought him here, to the cradle of his species.
Statistically speaking, Earth wasn't very impressive. It was rather small, with low gravity, only had about six billion people on it who were pretty pathetic fighters. Since the Earth hadn't bred and fighters worth mentioning, it had been left alone, isolated in its tiny sector of space.
Fighting strength was the standard of comparison used by most races. The ancient race that took his ancestors from here saw a great potential in the humans while no one else did, not even the humans themselves. No one ever gave them a second thought. The physically weak, short-lived, and small humans were generally regarded with contempt among the other races, but Sabre had broken that stereotype, big time.
He had trained himself the best he could, but was always one step behind, physically at least, at the Academy. He was definitely very smart, but no one cared since he couldn't keep up with the Sayjins and the Thrakans. Once the Sayjins went SSJ and the Thrakans hyperdyned, he didn't stand a chance. He began to remember the day that all changed...
Polaris, Aphea System
05.16.34
1522 Hours
Resa easily dodged his kick and nailed him in the chest, sending him back a few yards. He became angered that this small Sayjin girl could beat him so easily if she wanted to, and was holding back so as not to accidentally kill him. He had nothing against her, but it was his own inferiority that drove him mad. He threw a punch directly at her face, which she deflected and then returned the favor. The human barely had time to react and took the blow full on. Blood ran from the side of his lip and his face was twisted with anger. He powered up again and launched a flurry of ki blast at her, all of which she dodged with a smile.
"Missed me!" she mocked.
He then charged at her, sending a roundhouse at her head. She grabbed his foot and flipped him so his stomach was facing the ground, then nailed him in the back with her elbow. He hit the ground with a dull thud, and Resa followed him. She helped him up gently and walked him over to the nearby rest area. All around others were training in the Academy arena, bright flashes of gold and red and green where the Thrakans and Sayjins and a few Nameks were fighting.
"I told you, I don't like to fight you when I'm a Super Sayjin, it's hard for me to hold back enough power."
"Don't worry about it," he said. He then tried to laugh, but that just sent jolts of stabbing pain all through out his body. "I know what I'm getting into. Don't be sorry. I'm tired of everyone being sorry for me."
Resa was actually one of the stronger Sayjins who held back her training in order to help him. When not in SSJ she had short, jet black hair, and the most stunning green eyes he'd ever seen. Resa had a beautiful face and the prettiest smile he'd had the pleasure to lay his eyes on. She was just a hair shorter than him, and had a nicely toned body. Right now her muscles were bulging, filled with the power that Super Sayjins naturally possess, and he longed for that power. Not because he wanted to abuse it and just flaunt it to show how tough he was, but so he could actually help out. He wanted to be the best so he could be the protector, not the protected. She handed him a pill, similar to a senzu bean, and that healed him up real quick.
"Do you want to go again?" she asked.
"No, I'm just holding you back, go and train, I'll be alright."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, just go."
"Okay." she sighed. She knew not to press him, because it just made him sadder. She kissed him on the forehead and flew off to join the massive melee going on around him. It was their third year in the Academy, Sabre was 16, as was she. They loved each other, but they would not admit to themselves it was anything more than sibiling-like. Time would prove otherwise, however. They had grown up together, and when they were not sparring they would be found in the parks and movie theaters just hanging out. They had entered the Academy together, roughly at the same level, but she rapidly progressed faster than he did, and once she went SSJ, he was left in the dust.
He left the arena in order to go think. He had been doing a lot of that lately. He knew there had to be some way to get stronger, because he had reached a plateau, and could not ascend any higher. He peaked at a power level of 45,000,000 whereas Resa and the other Sayjins and the Thrakans were at about 115,000,000 and rising. He knew the Sayjins ascended through emotions such as rage and loss, whereas the Thrakans ascended through meditation.
The Thrakans were definitely an interesting race. On average, they were about six feet tall, and had a light red tint in their skin. This tint turned bright red when they hyperdyned, the equivalent of going SSJ. Their eyes glowed red as well. They resembled humans and Sayjins, but like the Nameks they had different color striations on their muscles. Unlike the Sayjins who tended to be cocky and aggressive, the Thrakans were quite and reserved.
Then there were the humans. In the Coalition, they numbered the fewest, only about ten million out of the fifty billion who were part of it. The Sayjins had about fifteen million, but the Thrakans were the majority by far, making up about twenty five billion. The rest was made up of other races, but the Thrakans and Sayjins and a handful of Nameks were the only true warriors in the Coalition. He had tried to change that stereotype by entering the Academy, but so far it wasn't working out.
He flew down to the nearby beach and began to walk its enormous coastline. He was the only one there, since everyone was either training or working on the space dock in orbit. The planet the Academy was located on was called Polaris, and the only things located on the planet were the Academy and Space Dock Alpha high above in orbit. The planet had no residents save for the trainees and instructors, so as the trainees would not be distracted in any way. This left the rest of the planet devoid of technology, making it one of the most beautifully preserved planets known.
He would often walk the coastline in order to think, and his thoughts consisted only of getting stronger, and of Earth. His parents talked of it as if they had lived there, when in actuality no one directly related to him had seen the planet in over five hundred years. He wondered what it was like, and if his fellow man had discovered the secret to unlock the potential he knew that humans had to possess. If all the other races had the ability to ascend to much higher levels, surely the humans had to be able to as well.
Night was falling and he wondered how Resa was doing. Technically, he was only there for the academic courses, so he had no obligation to train. This entire week was a break until next semester studied, so he could basically do as he pleased. The stars thoughts drifted away from training and the academy and he focused on the twinkling began to shine, and he became fascinated with them as he did every night. Eventually his points of light in the sky. The subtle sound of the ocean breaking on the shore lulled him into a pleasant tranquility. He knew that actually most of the stars were dead, and their light was just reaching the planet, but he didn't care, it didn't detract from their beauty.
At about 10:30 Resa found him on the beach as she always did, he was half-asleep, gazing into the heavens above. She felt so sorry for him, always training, pushing himself, but it was evident he was getting nowhere. She knew he didn't want anyone feeling sorry for him in the least, but her feelings for him couldn't be helped.
"Hey there stranger." she said, "You didn't come back, so I'd figure I'd find you here."
"Yeah."
"You should've seen Vicha today, he was trying to perfect one of his crazy attacks when it accidentally went off and hit Coach Vela. Boy was he pissed."
"Vicha, oh he's a card alright. What'd Coach do?"
"He smacked him around a bit then put him on KP duty for a month."
"Oooh, that sucks."
They ended the conversation there and Resa sat beside him, her hair fluttering about in the wind. He looked into her eyes and saw the very stars that were in the sky.
"Has anyone told you how beautiful you are?"
"Yeah, you, only about 10,000 times."
"Well, this makes it 10,001."
He turned his attention back to the sky and wondered if he would ever be as great as he wanted to be.
"I know what you're thinking."
"What's that?"
"You still wanna get stronger, don't you?"
"You know me too well."
"I, I wish I could help you, I really do. To see you trying so hard, it, it just kills me."
"Look," he returned his eyes to hers, "I know you want to help, but I'm just not strong enough yet. I think I'm beginning to realize that I may just grasping at straws. It's not gonna happen."
"Oh, don't say that!" she chided, "Everyone respects and admires you for what you're doing, you've pushed us all to go further than we thought we could, because you did yourself. Just because you aren't as strong as the rest of us doesn't make you any less great."
"You guys really don't need me. You would have gotten as strong as you are even if I wasn't here. Have you notice that you're the only one who even talks to me? No one even knows I exist. Me, my people, I just don't think we are cut out to be warriors."
"I don't believe that. Just because everyone is too proud to get to know you, it doesn't mean they don't notice you. They'd never admit it, but everyone in that building admires you to some degree. In your heart, you are the strongest fighter I've ever known, It's what's in your heart that counts."
"That's the problem, only in my heart am I a great fighter. Only in my heart."
Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1485 Hours
Sabre was glad to be home. His mind was troubled over the asassin that had followed him here, but after a while his mind began to drift to other things. He had always heard stories about the Earth, and was anxious to actually go there, but things had always gotten in the way. Finally, it was the Necron war had brought him here, to the cradle of his species.
Statistically speaking, Earth wasn't very impressive. It was rather small, with low gravity, only had about six billion people on it who were pretty pathetic fighters. Since the Earth hadn't bred and fighters worth mentioning, it had been left alone, isolated in its tiny sector of space.
Fighting strength was the standard of comparison used by most races. The ancient race that took his ancestors from here saw a great potential in the humans while no one else did, not even the humans themselves. No one ever gave them a second thought. The physically weak, short-lived, and small humans were generally regarded with contempt among the other races, but Sabre had broken that stereotype, big time.
He had trained himself the best he could, but was always one step behind, physically at least, at the Academy. He was definitely very smart, but no one cared since he couldn't keep up with the Sayjins and the Thrakans. Once the Sayjins went SSJ and the Thrakans hyperdyned, he didn't stand a chance. He began to remember the day that all changed...
Polaris, Aphea System
05.16.34
1522 Hours
Resa easily dodged his kick and nailed him in the chest, sending him back a few yards. He became angered that this small Sayjin girl could beat him so easily if she wanted to, and was holding back so as not to accidentally kill him. He had nothing against her, but it was his own inferiority that drove him mad. He threw a punch directly at her face, which she deflected and then returned the favor. The human barely had time to react and took the blow full on. Blood ran from the side of his lip and his face was twisted with anger. He powered up again and launched a flurry of ki blast at her, all of which she dodged with a smile.
"Missed me!" she mocked.
He then charged at her, sending a roundhouse at her head. She grabbed his foot and flipped him so his stomach was facing the ground, then nailed him in the back with her elbow. He hit the ground with a dull thud, and Resa followed him. She helped him up gently and walked him over to the nearby rest area. All around others were training in the Academy arena, bright flashes of gold and red and green where the Thrakans and Sayjins and a few Nameks were fighting.
"I told you, I don't like to fight you when I'm a Super Sayjin, it's hard for me to hold back enough power."
"Don't worry about it," he said. He then tried to laugh, but that just sent jolts of stabbing pain all through out his body. "I know what I'm getting into. Don't be sorry. I'm tired of everyone being sorry for me."
Resa was actually one of the stronger Sayjins who held back her training in order to help him. When not in SSJ she had short, jet black hair, and the most stunning green eyes he'd ever seen. Resa had a beautiful face and the prettiest smile he'd had the pleasure to lay his eyes on. She was just a hair shorter than him, and had a nicely toned body. Right now her muscles were bulging, filled with the power that Super Sayjins naturally possess, and he longed for that power. Not because he wanted to abuse it and just flaunt it to show how tough he was, but so he could actually help out. He wanted to be the best so he could be the protector, not the protected. She handed him a pill, similar to a senzu bean, and that healed him up real quick.
"Do you want to go again?" she asked.
"No, I'm just holding you back, go and train, I'll be alright."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, just go."
"Okay." she sighed. She knew not to press him, because it just made him sadder. She kissed him on the forehead and flew off to join the massive melee going on around him. It was their third year in the Academy, Sabre was 16, as was she. They loved each other, but they would not admit to themselves it was anything more than sibiling-like. Time would prove otherwise, however. They had grown up together, and when they were not sparring they would be found in the parks and movie theaters just hanging out. They had entered the Academy together, roughly at the same level, but she rapidly progressed faster than he did, and once she went SSJ, he was left in the dust.
He left the arena in order to go think. He had been doing a lot of that lately. He knew there had to be some way to get stronger, because he had reached a plateau, and could not ascend any higher. He peaked at a power level of 45,000,000 whereas Resa and the other Sayjins and the Thrakans were at about 115,000,000 and rising. He knew the Sayjins ascended through emotions such as rage and loss, whereas the Thrakans ascended through meditation.
The Thrakans were definitely an interesting race. On average, they were about six feet tall, and had a light red tint in their skin. This tint turned bright red when they hyperdyned, the equivalent of going SSJ. Their eyes glowed red as well. They resembled humans and Sayjins, but like the Nameks they had different color striations on their muscles. Unlike the Sayjins who tended to be cocky and aggressive, the Thrakans were quite and reserved.
Then there were the humans. In the Coalition, they numbered the fewest, only about ten million out of the fifty billion who were part of it. The Sayjins had about fifteen million, but the Thrakans were the majority by far, making up about twenty five billion. The rest was made up of other races, but the Thrakans and Sayjins and a handful of Nameks were the only true warriors in the Coalition. He had tried to change that stereotype by entering the Academy, but so far it wasn't working out.
He flew down to the nearby beach and began to walk its enormous coastline. He was the only one there, since everyone was either training or working on the space dock in orbit. The planet the Academy was located on was called Polaris, and the only things located on the planet were the Academy and Space Dock Alpha high above in orbit. The planet had no residents save for the trainees and instructors, so as the trainees would not be distracted in any way. This left the rest of the planet devoid of technology, making it one of the most beautifully preserved planets known.
He would often walk the coastline in order to think, and his thoughts consisted only of getting stronger, and of Earth. His parents talked of it as if they had lived there, when in actuality no one directly related to him had seen the planet in over five hundred years. He wondered what it was like, and if his fellow man had discovered the secret to unlock the potential he knew that humans had to possess. If all the other races had the ability to ascend to much higher levels, surely the humans had to be able to as well.
Night was falling and he wondered how Resa was doing. Technically, he was only there for the academic courses, so he had no obligation to train. This entire week was a break until next semester studied, so he could basically do as he pleased. The stars thoughts drifted away from training and the academy and he focused on the twinkling began to shine, and he became fascinated with them as he did every night. Eventually his points of light in the sky. The subtle sound of the ocean breaking on the shore lulled him into a pleasant tranquility. He knew that actually most of the stars were dead, and their light was just reaching the planet, but he didn't care, it didn't detract from their beauty.
At about 10:30 Resa found him on the beach as she always did, he was half-asleep, gazing into the heavens above. She felt so sorry for him, always training, pushing himself, but it was evident he was getting nowhere. She knew he didn't want anyone feeling sorry for him in the least, but her feelings for him couldn't be helped.
"Hey there stranger." she said, "You didn't come back, so I'd figure I'd find you here."
"Yeah."
"You should've seen Vicha today, he was trying to perfect one of his crazy attacks when it accidentally went off and hit Coach Vela. Boy was he pissed."
"Vicha, oh he's a card alright. What'd Coach do?"
"He smacked him around a bit then put him on KP duty for a month."
"Oooh, that sucks."
They ended the conversation there and Resa sat beside him, her hair fluttering about in the wind. He looked into her eyes and saw the very stars that were in the sky.
"Has anyone told you how beautiful you are?"
"Yeah, you, only about 10,000 times."
"Well, this makes it 10,001."
He turned his attention back to the sky and wondered if he would ever be as great as he wanted to be.
"I know what you're thinking."
"What's that?"
"You still wanna get stronger, don't you?"
"You know me too well."
"I, I wish I could help you, I really do. To see you trying so hard, it, it just kills me."
"Look," he returned his eyes to hers, "I know you want to help, but I'm just not strong enough yet. I think I'm beginning to realize that I may just grasping at straws. It's not gonna happen."
"Oh, don't say that!" she chided, "Everyone respects and admires you for what you're doing, you've pushed us all to go further than we thought we could, because you did yourself. Just because you aren't as strong as the rest of us doesn't make you any less great."
"You guys really don't need me. You would have gotten as strong as you are even if I wasn't here. Have you notice that you're the only one who even talks to me? No one even knows I exist. Me, my people, I just don't think we are cut out to be warriors."
"I don't believe that. Just because everyone is too proud to get to know you, it doesn't mean they don't notice you. They'd never admit it, but everyone in that building admires you to some degree. In your heart, you are the strongest fighter I've ever known, It's what's in your heart that counts."
"That's the problem, only in my heart am I a great fighter. Only in my heart."