Chapter 8: The Army's Sword

The sun was bright as Kale and Megan flew high above the plains. Icarus seemed to enjoy the flight, and Kale did too. The air was clear, and there was no sign of civilization anywhere.

"Kale, look! The ocean!" Megan's smile made Kale feel all the better about this trip. The ocean spread out before them like a giant blanket.

Icarus swooped down and hit the water with his wings, spraying his passengers. Kale laughed, really laughed, enjoying the warm air.

"Kale, can we please play on the beach? Please?"

Kale closed his eyes, thinking. Megan's eyes burned right through him.

"A few hours won't hurt anything."

"Yippee!" Megan cried. Icarus landed and immediately and stretched out on the warm sand.

"Not a bad idea, dragon." Kale copied Icarus as Megan took off her shoes and walked into the water.

"Kale! Let's go swim!"

"Don't go too far." Kale called.

"Come with me!"

Well, it would stretch my muscles… and it'll feel good, too.

Kale took off his shirt and switched into shorts behind Icarus, then ran into the water. Megan looked at the fish that came by as Kale swam around, getting some needed exercise.

If I have to fight something else before I reach the Lookout I need to be ready. Those two demons were nothing compared to some of the creatures Katrin faced when she was my age.

"Hey, you there!" Kale stopped and looked at the beach. There were armed men in uniform, and they had Icarus and the entire beach surrounded.

"Kale!" Megan ran up next to him. The men had their weapons pointed at Kale and Megan.

"Get out of the water now!"

"Just comply, Kale."

"Katrin?" Kale heard the voice and became confused.

"I said now!"

Kale lifted up Megan and headed toward the sand. Once there the men started to tie them up.

"Kale, I'm scared!"

"Shut up, kid!" one of the men went to hit Megan, and Kale moved between them, broke the ropes, and pointed a Ki ball at the man.

"One move against her and it'll be your last."

"Now, now, no need for all this." a man in a suit came out of one of the trucks.

"General Gero, sir!" the men came to attention, but Kale kept up his guard. He didn't trust any of these men.

"You must be Kale Briefs. And who are you, little one? Someone untie this poor girl!"

One of the men started to untie Megan. Kale relaxed his guard.

"How do you know who I am?"

"I know because you're a Saiyan."

"What?" Kale played dumb.

"Oh, I know you know what you are. The girl, too."

"Megan's a Saiyan, too?" Kale looked at her.

"Yes, she descended from the great Son Goku. She's his… well its 4-greatgranddaughter. You're Vegeta's great-great-grandson."

So Katrin told the truth?

"Don't trust them, Kale."

"What do you want?"

"You and the girl. Come quietly and no one will get hurt." Gero looked down at Megan and smiled. Kale didn't like that one bit.

"You can't risk hurting Megan… go with him."

"Okay." Kale held his arms out for the guards to bind. One of the men picked up Megan, and Icarus leapt at the man, growling.

"Icarus! Down boy!" Kale screamed. The dragon eased off, but was still mad. Gen. Gero started at the dragon.

"Did you call it Icarus?" he asked Kale.

"Yes…"

"Hmm… that was the name of Son Gohan's baby dragon. My, how you've grown." Gero turned back to Kale.

"You know Icarus?"

"My great grandfather knew it. He was- well, that really doesn't matter. Let's go back to Daito."

"Yes sir!" the men called, taking Kale and Megan to separate convoys.

"Kale!" Megan screamed, scared and crying.

"It's okay, Megan! I won't let anything happen to you! Just be good! Icarus! Fly away!"

I trust you know what you're doing grandmother.

"I do. I've dealt with them before."