Chapter 2: A new journey.
Before the Androids had unleashed hell on Earth, there was a man who withheld the peace on Earth, that man is Goku. Gokus death was slightly different from Vegetas, instead of it going pitch black all you can see was a bright light, as he slowly faded away into death once again. Goku wakes up, his heart fully recovered, feeling no pain in his chest whatsoever. He feels a kind of calmness that can only be seen once someone is truly resting in peace. Goku finds himself in front of the desk of King Emma, who is searching through lost papers.
"Hello," King Emma starts off the conversation, his loud excited voice causing the whole area to shake, "Long time no see."
Goku looks kind of sad, seeing as he can't get revived back by the Dragon balls for having died of natural causes, "Hey King Emma."
"What's with the sad face Goku?" King Emma asks full of concern,
Goku puts his head down, as if he's trying to hide himself from King Emma, "If I ever truly died, I wanted to die in peace, or a warrior in front of my son. I never wanted to die with my son seeing the kind of pain that I was going through."
Silence compleely fills the room, King Emma doesn't know anything to say and just looks at Goku. "I've watched you Goku, you're a very good-hearted young man. I'm sorry that you had to go through what you did but there's nothing I can do about it, but give you the best after-life you've ever had. Cheer up though, someday you'll be able to return to Earth for a visit."
"Seriously?" Goku says, astonished with the statement.
King Emma looks at Goku with a smile, with that statement the face of a kind-hearted soul is shown through Goku once again. "Yes Goku, i'm serious."
Goku jumsp in the air, raising his right hand, "Oh yea!" Goku says as he remains in the air for a while then lands back down. "When do I get to see him?"
"For a while," King Emma says, "It could take years for such a feet to be accomplished, it's been a long time since we've let someone dead go to Earth."
Goku stays quiet for a minute, then smiles at King Emma, "That's ok, that'll give me plenty of time to train, can't wait to see my family again. Well, I better get going, i'm going to visit the Supreme Kai."
Goku puts his hand on his forehead and is about to perform the IT. "Wait!" King Emma says in a loud voice, "King Kai isn't on his planet at the moment. He's on the sparring grounds for the up-coming tournament."
The up-coming tournament?" Goku asks, "You host tournaments to dead guys?"
"No, well it's kind of hard to explain, you need to take a plane to get there." King Emma claps his hands, "Salant" Emma shouts, a skinny blue ogre appears in front of King Emma, wearing a business suit, and some glasses.
"Yes Emma." says the timid ogre,
"I need you to take the young man standing next to you to the sparring grounds for the up coming tournament." Emma says, demanding.
Salant nods his head, and looksat Goku. "Ok young man, followme." The ogre starts walkign with Goku right behind, the Ogre and goku finally reach to what looks like an air-plane with many fighters boarding.
"This is your stop?" Salant says,
"You guys have planes here?" Goku asks, shocked of what he's seeing.
"Yep, board this plane and it'll take you straight to King Kai, and the sparring tournament."
"Um, thanks I guess." Goku says to the ogre, as he slowly approaches the plane. Goku boards the plane and takes a seat next to the window. This place is wierder then I expected. Goku says thinking to himself. As the plane takes off Goku begins to think to himself. I hope everyones going to be alright, now that i'm gone it'll be up to Piccolo to make sure gohans ok, and Vegeta, he wanted to be the strongest fighter that Earth can ever offer and looks like he finally got his wish. Goku can feel the plane landing, he looks out the window and sees many fighters battling. Oh man this place looks great. Goku says once again speaking to himself. The plane lands and Goku quickly rushes to the door to be the first one out. The area is a very grassy field with alot of mountains and alot of fighters. "Wow, this place is amazing." goku starts walking around a bit when he hears someone call his name.
"Goku!" a voice in the back of Goku had shouted, Goku turned around and running towards him was King Kai.
"Hey King Kai." Goku says, "Long time no see."
King Kai approaches goku and repeatedly jumps up and down, "Goku this is the best time you could've come, I still can't believe you're here," King Kai notices the halo on top of gokus head and stops jumping, "Goku, you're dead?"
Goku nods his head.
"How'd you die?" King Kia ask, "Did some evil bastard get the best of you in battle?"
"Well King Kai," Goku says, hesitant to find the right answer, "I got sick."
"You got sick?" King Kai asks Goku to make sure he heard him right, Goku nods his head, "What? You've master'd a power that hasn't been seen in over a thousand years, saved the universe from the most powerful tyrant there ever was and was able to avoid a planet explosion, and you died because you got sick?"
"Well...yea."
"That has to be the dumbest thing i've ever heard," King Kai says, "But anyway Goku i'm really happy to see you, and I'm afraid to ask you as soon as you come back, I know dying is something that takes a toll on you both mentally and physically but I was just wondering, would you consider representing me in the up-coming tournament, the winner gets to be trained by the Grand Kai."
"Wow, that's kind of rushing things."
"Yes I know but all the fighters are taken, please!" King Kai says folding his hands,
"Um, I guess," Goku says, "after all you did teach me the Spirit Bomb and Kaioken technique so this is the least I can do, you mind explaining how this tournament works?"
"I knew I could count on you Goku!" King Kai says enthusiastic about Goku joining, "Their are four Kais who watch over four quadrants of the universe, The North, Sout, East, and West quadrant, you refer to me as King Kai but in reality i'm really the North Kai. Each year we have a tournament to determine who has the strongest quadrant, no fighters here on my side of the quadrant want to do it because of the warrior that West Kai has under his belt."
"Why doesn't anyone want to face him?" goku asks in curiosity,
"Well, originally West Kais prize fighter was a strong fighter named Pikkon, and When I say strong i'm talking about knock Frieza out with one punch strong. But, Pikkon had won so many tournaments that he decided to take a break for a while, so West Kai recruited another fighter who is very young but very experienced...Torch. I was just watching a fight with him, this guy is good, hell he's probably the best i've ever seen next to you Goku, that's why I need you to join, this mans power is amazing."
"Sure, whens the tournament?" Goku asks,
King Kai looks up in the sky, trying to think of the accurate date of the tournament, "I think four days from now. So you better get ready Goku, oh and you might want to save your Super Saiyan transformation and keep it on hold, but still train yourself because if this guy figures out what you can do, he'll be sure to train 10 times harder."
Goku thinks about it for a second, "Alright King Kai, I guess I can wait for a while, a true fighter never reveals all his secrets."
"Right." King Kai says, replying to Goku.
"Well well well," a voice says in the back of King Kai and Goku, they turn around only to see the West Kai standing in back of them, and next to West Kai is a young man about the same height as Trunks, his hair a little bit curved, a tanned skin, a sort of muscular body and a long scar on the left-side of his cheek. He has on a black body suit on, with red gloves, red boots, and a du-rag over his head. "I see you finally found your, prize fighter King Kai." West Kai says confidently, "But I think it's best if you don't show up like you haven't the last, eighty five years, HA HA HA HA!" West Kai lets out a huge laugh.
"Who is this guy?" Goku asks whispering to King Kai.
"This, is the West Kai, my rival who is laughing for no damn reason because my man goku here, is sure to slaughter any warrior you or the other kais can throw at him, isn't that right Goku?"
"Um.." Goku says, hesitant on responding.
"HA HA HA HA HA," the West Kai lets out another laugh, "The poor fool, not even he can agree with you."
Goku approaches the young man and extends his hand, "Hi, I'm Goku what's yours?"
The young man looks at Goku, then looks at his hand, he slaps it out of the way, "Until I have seen what you do, or what you are, do not associate me with you ever." the young man says, "And I will crush anyone who stands in my way."
The young man looks at goku, then looks at King Kai, his eyes sending a little chill through King Kais spine, he then walks pass Goku, while purposely bumping his chest into the chest of Goku as he passes him. "Yeesh, he reminds me of Vegeta." Goku says,
"That guy is no Pikkon," West Kai says, "But he's the next best thing and with my training he will be the next Tournament cvhamp, and then get even stronger as he gets trained by the Grand Kai."
"I know you're not going to be hungry for a while because after the tournament you'll be eating all of those words, right Goku?" King Kai looks around but Goku is nowhere to be found. "Damn it where did he go."
The young man is leaning against a tree, when Goku approaches him. "Hey man, what's your problem I was just trying to be kind to you." Goku says, but the young man responds with nothing . "Hello, i'm talking to you." Goku says again trying to gain the mans attention, but as Goku is about to tap the young man on his shoulder, the young man lets out a huge right punch from nowhere that is quickly dodged by Goku. The young man stands shocked that Goku was able to dodge his attack.
"I'm surprised, only one man has been able to succesfully dodge my punches and that was Pikkon."
"Yea well, i'm not Pikkon Torch, so why don't we just sit down and talk?" Goku offers,
"How do you know my name?"
"King Kai told me about some strong fighter under the West Kai, you're pretty strong so i'm guessing your him."
Torch stands up firmly, "You can tell all that from my actions, but I didn't even hit you."
"I was able to tell of your skills because of the speed of the punch, and how hard you affected the wind." Goku explains, "Now can we sit down and talk."
Torch lets go of his fighting stance and looks directly at Goku, then he turns his back, "After the tournament, then I might consider us talking but as for now, stay the hell out of my way." Torch walks away leaving Goku curious.
King Kai approaches Goku, "Goku, where the hell did you run off to that bastard was nagging me to death back there!"
"Well King Kai," Goku says, "This tournament might be more interesting then anyone has ever expected.
to be continued
