Chapter 9

When Gohan woke up he wasn't sure where he was. He was lying in a huge satin bed, more comfortable than anything he had been on in his entire life. He heard a sound and twisted his head to see his father putting on the last bit of Saiyan armor. Gohan stretched and stood up. He saw another smaller suit set aside for him, and quickly he dressed. Goku smiled as he watched his enthusiastic son.

"So, Gohan, you ready to get your tail back?"

Gohan hesitated, and looked at his dad. "Are you sure we should?" he asked.

Goku stood for a moment and closed his eyes. Then he opened them and Gohan was shocked to find that they were blue. Goku closed them again, and when he opened them, they were black again.

"There is a transformation I'm really close to making," Goku said, "but something is missing. I think it is the tail. I think not having the normal Saiyan power is stopping me from becoming better. More than that though, without my tail I don't have the same balance I used to. You were too young to remember well, but when they first cut off your tail, you feel as though a giant piece of you is missing. It will be worth it to get back, and to have these Saiyans teach us how to have control when we are in giant oozaru form."

Gohan nodded, and then said, "Okay, let's go for it."

Vegeta walked into the home of the Elder. "Hello?" he called.

"Hello, Prince Vegeta, I've been expecting you," a old voice called from a different room.

Vegeta walked into the small kitchen. The Elder sat at her table and watched his come in. Her silver tipped fur shone in the low light, and Vegeta ran a hand through his hair, hoping it never got that silver sheen in it.

"Welcome," she said, "I sense that you have an urgent matter to discuss with me."

Vegeta nodded, a habitual scowl on his face, "What am I supposed to do with myself?" he asked.

The seer closed her old eyes. She began to rock back and forth. She did not seem the least bit confused by his question, and he waited patiently as she began to mutter to herself.

Suddenly her eyes snapped open, "Something is coming. Something bad. You must prepare. You must train harder than ever. Kakarott will have need of your services as they come."

"Who's coming?"

The Seer sat frozen and then she began to scream. Five minutes later, she was dead.

(End of Book 1)