Endless, Nameless
Well, here I am again. No ANs this time, so let's just start by answering reviews.
DBZ Chick1: I think my chapters are a good size, but I divide them as the story unfolds, trying to keep each one with its own theme. So it will likely vary.
Korrd: Well, as Gohan said, it can't be purged, for the simple reason Kakarot ain't strong enough. Remember the beating Old King Piccolo gave Goku? And that was after he had been training a lot. Kami could do that too, especially because with Piccolo inside the jar, he could have more power.
Chibi Dragon: I think I'm updating steadily and you don't really have much to complain about regarding that. :\
Troubles: I never heard about Bardock being able to read minds, and as for seeing the future, that isn't the future.
Well, now I present you chapter 4.
Chapter 4
Gohan had been leading them five Saiyajins through the basic mind control training for the past hours. They had been a little reluctant at first, and still felt a bit awkward, since they weren't used to training like that. But they began to see the potential that type of training had, and had been engaging on it for a while Gohan finally interrupted them.
"Well, you can all stop now. I hope you were able to gather enough skill on this type of training to be able to do it by yourselves, at least in the basic forms. There is much more to it, but we can't yet approach it until you've become familiar with the basic procedures. Now, we're going to do some physical training, but first I have to know what level you're at. So, you're all gonna spar. Totepo, you can spar with Panboukin, Celipa, you'll spar with Toma, and Bardock will spar with Piccolo."
Piccolo rose an eyebrow (or what he has on the place where they should be anyways), and his mouth twitched a bit, but he stood in a fighting stance. Gohan stepped to the side and signalled form them to start sparring. He watched each fight carefully. Totepo and Panboukin's fight was easily the worst, as they didn't display much skill at all. They also weren't very fast, and Gohan spotted many weak points. Toma and Celipa's fight was generally better, but still left a lot to be desired. Celipa was fast enough to give Toma trouble, even though he was stronger than he was. He still dominated the battle, however. Either way, Gohan also spotted many grounds for improvement. Bardock's spar with Piccolo, who was holding back a lot, was still very lopsided. The former Demon King was much skilled than his opponent, even though he was holding back to approximately Bardock's power. The greatest weakness Gohan noted in all of them, was that they relied too much on brute strength than on style and skills, which often left them unprotected, and could left them vulnerable even against enemies of around the same strength, but more skilled.
"Okay, you can stop now." Gohan halted the spars, and proceeded to elaborate on their weaknesses. Needless to say, they didn't take this all that well.
Meanwhile on outer space, two pods were travelling at amazing speed. Inside them were Frieza's head henchmen, Zarbon, and the newly promoted Kiwi. They were awake, lost in their own thoughts. Eventually, Kiwi got tired of the silence, and turned on the Radio connection between the twin pods.
"Hey Zarbon, are you awake?"
"Of course I'm awake. I'm just thinking."
"Ok, ok calm down. How do you think the monkeys were able to kill Dodoria?" 'However they did, the situation's got its upsides. After all, if not for that, I wouldn't have gotten this promotion.' Kiwi smirked.
"How am I supposed to know? He had a power level of 21,000. No monkey was ever that powerful, unless… Wait, that it, one of them must have been in that Giant Monkey form! It increases their power tenfold! That must have been it." Zarbon said, rather hastily.
"Wasn't that a third class team though? How could any of them have a power level of more than 2,100 in base form?" Kiwi was intrigued.
"Well, I'm not sure about it, Lord Frieza talked to Dodoria about that, not me, after all it wasn't my job. But from what Dodoria told me before he left, they were getting exceptionally powerful. Especially their leader, Bardock. Lord Frieza thought they would rebel, so he sent Dodoria to kill them. He said he'd tell me all about it when he got back, but that now seems out of question." Zarbon explained.
"Well, if they managed to beat Dodoria, how do we know if we're going to make it? It's their prince we're going to get, after all, they'd probably defend him with all they got." Kiwi's worrying showed in his voice.
Zarbon laughed. "Don't worry. Vegeta-sei hasn't got a full moon in the horizon for years, and they need that to transform to giant monkey. And none of their warriors can match our strength in base form, certainly not my monster strength."
"Oh, that's right, you have that. Well, ok then, I think I'm going to sleep for the rest of our trip." Kiwi reached for the stasis gas button.
"Don't overuse that thing. I want you awake when we get there." Zarbon just growled.
"Don't worry, I'm used to this. Over and out." Kiwi turned off the radio and pressed the stasis gas button. Soon he was asleep.
Back on the lookout, Dende had finally gotten hold of his superior. It had taken a while, since he was busy trying to keep Goku from eating all the food for the North Quadrant's fighters. Anyways, Dende had started the mental talk.
"King Kai, sir? Is that you?"
"Of course it's me. Is anyone trying to destroy the earth again?" King Kai asked worryingly.
"No sir. It's just that Piccolo and Gohan were training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber one moment, and they were gone the next. There was no one there." Dende said, or rather thought.
"What? How is that possible? Something must have opened a hole through dimensions? But what could have caused that?"
"King Kai, sir? Do you think someone with a huge power could do something like that?" Dende asked, suddenly inspired.
"It is possible. Wait, do you mean… Gohan?"
"It's all I can think off, sir."
"That must be it. I'll speak with grand Kai and ask him if he known anything about this. Meanwhile, you talk to that blue haired scientist of yours and ask her if she can devise any sort of machine to help you sort this out." King Kai spat out.
"I'll do my best, sir."
At the spaceship that had brought Dodoria to planet Meat, training had ended. Now Gohan was sparring with Piccolo. They were fighting at the levels they had been sporting, not wanting to arouse suspicion due to their true power levels. The spar finally ended, with Gohan winning, given he was suppressing his power at a higher level. They finally sat down.
"So, you're really determined to go through with this? You know this may totally ruin your chances of being born in this timeline… Not to mention mines." At this Piccolo smirked.
"Don't worry, I've got a plan that hopefully will make everything turn out all right. But you'll have to trust me. I've got to ask you something for that. When was the moment you began to doubt your hate for my father and your urge to conquer the world?" Gohan asked.
"Well, I can't precise it. It was somewhere in those years between the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai and your uncle's arrival. Of course, after him, you sealed the deal." At this Piccolo smiled, looking at his student, the first person whom he befriended, but also the first one who wasn't so terrified of him he would actually try to reach out to the Namekian.
Gohan noticed Piccolo's smile and smiled too. He knew the green warrior wasn't very good at expressing emotions, but that smile told Gohan everything Piccolo didn't say about their friendship. "Well, are you prepared to kick some lizard butt?"
Piccolo smirked and got up. "He'll pay for what he did to the Namekians in the future."
In another lounge in the spaceship, Bardock and his crew were having a little "snack", which by Saiyajin standards meant a pile of food enough for three normal human meals—to each of them.
"So, Bardock, are you sure you don't have a brother or something that could have fathered that kid? He really does look a lot like you." Toma was interrogating is Captain. They had been discussing Gohan's origin for quite a while.
"No, I'm positive. I would say it was Raditz's kid, because of the long hair (AN: Gohan had been training on the room of spirit and time for nearly a year when he got into the past. His hair grew to about the length it was during the Saiyajin saga, so it now looks like Raditz's.), but Raditz couldn't have a kid that old. He barely hit puberty. Oh well, when we get to Vegeta-sei we'll try to find out more."
"Speaking of kids, your kid is probably on his way to that planet already. But according to that Gohan kid, there are warriors there who can defeat him. Aren't you worried?" Celipa asked, concerned.
"He said they wouldn't kill him. I'll get by there after we get Frieza… If we survive."
Bardock said deeply.
"Do you think we're going to beat Frieza? I mean, I know they seem strong, but Frieza is reported to be in the hundred thousands. How can they possibly hope to beat them?"
"I don't know, but we'll have to try. Frieza will destroy us all in the end, so we got to fight as hard as we can."
An eerie feeling came over them. Would they win?
At that moment someone came in the doorway.
"Bardock, I must speak with you."
Gohan's shade appeared in the doorway. Bardock raised his eyebrow interrogatively, but followed him. They entered a small room and sat down, for a hopefully private talk. Little did they know, Bardock's crew had followed them, and was listening to the whole conversation through the door. (AN: Yes, I know Gohan could feel their power levels, but he wasn't really paying attention, because h was too worried with what he was going to tell Bardock.)
"Bardock, there's something you need to know about me..." Gohan remarked.
Bardock was curious. He felt he was going to finally find out this mysterious boy's origin. He nodded and prepared to listen.
"You are a scientist, are you not?" Gohan asked.
"Yes, how do you know?" Bardock was wondering.
"Wait, that's what I'm about to tell you. As a scientist, this must be easier for you to understand. You see, I'm not from this time… I'm from the future. About 30 years in the future."
Bardock gasped at this. He wasn't sure if he believed the boy, but that would explain a lot. He knew about the concept of time travel, but there wasn't technology available to do so in that time. However, the future seemed to be different. (AN: Yes, I know that's not how Gohan got there, but Bardock doesn't.) "Do you have any proof?" he shot.
Gohan smirked. "You are the inventor of the artificial moon technique, for which you'll forever remain in the annals of Saiyajin story. Not that there's now much history to follow…"
"What do you mean? Those visions I was having… About Frieza! Did he really…?" Bardock asked in shock.
"Yes, Frieza destroyed Vegeta-sei. I don't know exactly how it happened, since I wasn't even born, but from what Vegeta and dad told me you died while fighting against Frieza, right before the planet got destroyed. Only for Saiyajins were left alive: Vegeta-ouji, his bodyguard Nappa, and your two sons, Raditz and Kakarot." Gohan explained.
"So, you're Raditz's son? I knew it, I knew you were related to me! I knew Raditz would go far, but to have a son this powerful… Unbelievable!" Bardock contained himself not to jump with excitement, but that was a very un-Bardock-y thing to do after all.
Gohan looked down and scratched the back of his head, in the hereditary Son gesture. "Er, it must be because of the hair. Hehe. I'm not Raditz's son, but I am indeed related to you…"
"Kakarot? Are you Kakarot's son? How's that possible? He was so weak when he was born…"
"Well, that may be what saved him, since you sent him away for having such a low power level, he was able to escape the destruction of Vegeta-sei, and grew to become the first Super Saiyajin in centuries." Gohan said harshly.
"What? A Super Saiyajin? The legendary? Kakarot? But… but didn't you say you had surpassed him?" Bardock was stunned. To have his son become the legendary, the son of a third class warrior. It was such an honour. And this boy, who was his grandson, and was so strong too…
"I did. I reached levels two and three of Super Saiyajin."
"There is more than one level? Does that mean there are more Super Saiyajins?" Bardock asked, totally bewildered.
"Well, besides me and my dad, Vegeta is a Super Saiyajin too, and so was his son from the future. But not the one in my timeline, because, well, because he's still a baby." Gohan said, smiling at Bardock's confused face. "But I'm the only person to have ever broken first level."
"So, how did Kakarot become a Super Saiyajin?" Bardock, asked, interested.
"When he fought Frieza on planet Namek." Gohan explained. He guessed the question Bardock was going to ask next. He smiled. "He won."
Ok, I'm very pissed at myself for this chapter. I wanted it to be a lot longer, but I'm out of steam, and I think y'all deserve an update, even if it's just a filler, badly written chapter. Quality will improve next time, and I'm pleased to announce I solved a major stumble block that would appear later on the story, so now, I already know how the end will go, while before, I wasn't so sure. Once again, I'm sorry for the bad chapter, but please R&R. I know I'm gonna get negative reviews, but still they're better than no reviews at all.