A/N: Well, Part1 is coming near to the end… probably one more chapter after this. I'll try to get it up before the end of the morning… But we'll see… Like always, please review (it makes me feel special…)… Enjoy!
Last Time:
"Ok, I'll do it. I'll start tomorrow."
"Thank Bulma. Oh, one more thing; please don't tell Vegeta about the 3000x's gravity…" he trailed off.
"Understood… That could be a bit of a headache…" They both erupted in a fit of laughter.
WWWWW
Present
Gohan woke up with Goten still sleeping next to him on his bed. 'Wow, I usually never wake up before Goten,' he thought with a chuckle. He looked at the clock and it showed him it was 7:30am. He decided after grabbing a quick breakfast to head back to Training Island 19 (Piccolo had become rather good at tracing Gohan to his training islands. He had found five in the last six months. Sheesh… doesn't he have anything better to do?)
He landed and sat on a rock near to a small stream. Then he closed his eyes and cleared his mind.
Then he was on that planet again.
"Come to me Gohan," the sweet voice said in his head, "I need you," this time it was behind him. It had been a year since the last time that he had this dream. But like last time, he quickly turned around to see the back of the green haired woman in the glowing white dress.
"You're back. I thought you had forgotten about me," Gohan joked to the mystery woman.
"I could never forget about you Gohan. I need you."
Gohan figured she didn't get the joke. "I don't suppose the time is right to tell me what's going on, is it?"
"Yes and no," she responded. Then she did something he wasn't expecting; she turned around.
Gohan's jaw dropped to the floor. He was so stunned by her beauty he was speechless. His eyes locked with hers. They were the most uncommon and captivating shade of green he had ever seen. And they seemed to glow just like her hair. Then he scanned the rest of her face. Her skin was flawless, her face the perfect shape. His eyes traced lower to her dress. It was not tight or revealing by any stretch of the imagination, but by her bare arms, he could see she had very tone muscles and again flawless skin.
'Oh my… she's…' he searched his mind for the right word, 'perfect.'
"The time is right to reveal some information to you. Unfortunately, I cannot reveal all; too much is at stake. First, allow me to properly introduce myself. My name is Gwendolyn, third in the house of Star. I come from a planet called Yaketsu. I was sent here by my father Eric, first in the house of Star to convince you to come to planet Yaketsu when the time is right."
She paused for a second to see if Gohan needed her to clarify anything. A slight nod from him showed her that he understood.
She continued. "My father, Eric, is keeper of the Ancient Prophecies, as he is the only one that can still read the prophecies inscribed by the Ancients. He sent me here because the oldest of the prophecies speaks about you."
"How do you know that it speaks of me?" He asked
"The prophecy speaks of a half Saiyan, the first ever to be born on a blue planet in the Northern Quadrant. It speaks of this half Saiyan's incredible power. Yet even with this tremendous power, he has a pure heart."
"It's true that I am half Saiyan, but how do you know it isn't talking about a different one? How do you know that I am the first one? Or the one it talks about?"
"I have been watching the Saiyans for 7,000 of your Earth years. During this time, no Saiyan has ever had an offspring that was not a full Saiyan. Their culture would not allow it."
"7,000 years? Just how old are you?" Gohan asked with his jaw touching the ground.
"I would be considered to be an age 20,000 of your Earth years."
If it was possible, Gohan's jaw dropped even further. '20,000!! Yikes! Well, she does look awful good for a 20,000 year old,' Gohan thought as he picked up his jaw and replaced the look with a smirk.
"Thank you for the complement, Gohan, but there are more important things than that of my physical appearance. The reason we have contacted you is because of what the second oldest prophecy says."
"What does that one say?"
"Unfortunately, I cannot reveal that yet, and for that I am sorry. But just know that is specifically mentions the one from the oldest prophecy."
"Just how old are these ancient prophecies?"
"We are unsure, but we believe them to be several billions of your Earth years old."
Once again, Gohan's jaw touched the ground.
Gwen continued, "When you reach your ship, set a course for the coordinates for the location that you call planet Namek. We are aware that the planet was destroyed, but that location would be convenient for us to assist you in reaching us on Yaketsu. I will speak to you again when I see you on Yaketsu. Until then, farewell."
Again, she started fading from sight. Once she had fully disappeared, his eyes snapped open. He was back on Training Island 19.
"Billion year old prophecies? A 20,000 year old beauty? Can this even be possible?" he asked the wind and the stream.
"Come to me Gohan, I need you," Gwen's voice said in his head and rang in his ears. He shook his head slightly as he took off and flew back to Capsule Corp.
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He arrived at Capsule Corp about 30 minutes later. He landed next to his ship Bulma built for him. He looked at it and admired its construction, yet again, and wondered if it was ready yet.
"For as anxious as you were last night, I'm surprised that you weren't here at exactly noon asking if it was ready. "Bulma's voice said from behind him.
"What do you mean? I left at 8:00am this morning, and I've only been gone a few hours at most." Gohan replied with a puzzled look on his face.
Bulma shot him a worried glance. "Gohan, are you feeling alright? Are you sure you want to leave today?" She asked.
"Yeah, I feel fine… What's wrong? What time is it?"
"It's almost 4:00pm."
"Yikes! That took longer than I thought it did!"
"What did?"
"Oh, nothing… heh heh… nothing at all…" He grinned and chuckled nervously as he scratched the back of his head.
Bulma looked at him suspiciously. There was defiantly something that he wasn't telling her. "Ok… anyways… let me give you the grand tour of the ship."
As they walked towards the entry door, Gohan looked at the ship, admiring its size and shape. He thought that it looked a lot like the one his father used to travel to Namek so many years ago. It was a giant black and white ball with four legs coming out of the bottom.
"Have you been reading the manuals I gave you?" Bulma asked once they reached the entry door.
Gohan nodded his head and reached up for the pad to put in the entry code. He pressed zero-three-two-six-star-pound-zero-two-one-two-star. The door hissed loudly as it shot out steam from around the edges. The main door opened downward to reveal a staircase.
"I'm surprised that you remembered the code," Bulma said, slightly shocked, "but I guess I shouldn't underestimate you, huh kid?"
Gohan shook his head slightly and sighed as he walked up the steps with Bulma close behind him.
They entered into a large room. This was the main floor. The room was round, probably 30 feet across with a 20 foot ceiling. On the far end was a large chair built into the ground with a screen hanging on the wall in front of it, and some large consoles under the screen. On the left of the chair was a large column of metal with a panel, a display, and a few buttons and knobs. Gohan guessed that the column was the gravity machine. To the right of the chair was a hole in the ground with a ladder in it that went down.
"This is the training room and the control room," Bulma explained. She pointed to the chair and the console. "That is where you will be flying the ship. It has every star and planet known to Capsule Corp, and Vegeta with his 'infinite Saiyan knowledge' as he likes to pretend. To the left is, as you probably guessed, is the gravity machine. Just a warning, it is untested beyond 1000x's gravity. Anything beyond that may prove to be unstable, so use it sparingly; and PLEASE be careful."
She looked to Gohan to see if he had any questions so far. The straight look on his face told her he had none.
So she continued. "I have installed a special shield that will protect that portion of the room. It should be able to withstand your energy blasts; but again it is untested, so please be careful with stray blasts. It auto activates when the gravity machine is turned on. A neat feature of this model gravity machine is that it will work by using the dials as well as by voice activation; but you will need to program your voice into it. It should take about 20 or 30 minutes to program the commands in your voice. Now if you follow me down."