The Salga Saga
Chapter 4
"My name is….." the boy began, but Piccolo interrupted him.
"Hey don't you think we should find a more private area to talk?" he said. Goku looked around and agreed.
"Yeah, I don't want any of these city people calling the cops on us," Goku agreed, and took to the air. The others followed his lead, and soon they were far from Orange Star City. As they flew deeper into the country side Gohan started to clue his father in on what's been going on so far.
"And that's what happened," Gohan said when he saw finished, Goku was shocked.
"So that guy made those soldiers, and himself vanish just by looking at them?" Goku asked. Gohan nodded.
"Yeah, then he made the entire town forget everything they saw just by looking at them too! It was amazing!"
"So what do you think he wants with you Gohan?" Piccolo wondered. Gohan shrugged, as he looked back at the young man.
"I don't know, but I want to find out as soon as possible," the half Saiyan said. Goku, and Piccolo looked behind them to see the young man, but he was suddenly gone! When they turned their heads back around they saw him floating in front of them.
"Excuse me, but I believe this is far enough," he said politely. Gohan was amazed, his eyes, they were gentle, and soft, but he suddenly remembered what he looked like when he fought. He was shocked at how different this young man could act outside of battle. The five fighters landed in a small field far from any city, town, or village. The tall brown grass swayed in the light wind, and the few trees whistled along with the wind as they landed. A grand mountain overlooked the small field with clouds floating along the top.
"Okay we're far from any sort of town or city, now talk. Who are you?" Piccolo asked.
"And how are you able to move so fast, even at your base power level?" Gohan asked. He knew when he first appeared, and cut the soldiers' armor to pieces, he didn't power up at all. Yet his speed was incredible.
"My name is…." He began, but suddenly a loud growl echoed through the field, and scared off all wildlife up to two miles away. Gohan, Piccolo, and Vegeta all looked at Goku with sweatdrops. "What was that?" Goku laughed sheepishly.
"That was me," he said. "I'll be back, just need to get a snack." The Saiyan hero then ran off to find something that would calm his wild stomach.
"Clown," Vegeta muttered. Gohan and Piccolo just sighed. In life or death Goku would always be Goku.
"Sorry about that, my dad can be like that sometimes," Gohan said. The young man just chuckled.
"No it's okay."
"But seriously, who the hell are you? And what do you want with Gohan?" Piccolo asked once again.
"My name is…."
"Hey guys check it out, this place has awesome fish!" Gohan and Piccolo sighed, while Vegeta lost it.
"Kakarot you damn clown!!! I swear you're no worse than a child!!! Now get your ass over here so we can listen to this kid's story and have some our damn questions answered!!!!" Goku groaned, and walked back to the group with a large fish dragging along his side. Vegeta rolled his eyes as Goku sat down, and started to munch on the fish.
"Anyway, who are you?" Piccolo asked slightly annoyed by all the interruptions.
"My name is…Tei, the son of Telew and Washu," the boy answered finally. Gohan and Piccolo's eyes widened in shock, and surprise.
"You're Telew's son! I didn't know Telew loved Washu!" Gohan exclaimed.
"I didn't even know they even liked each other. When I saw them they were always yelling at each other. It sort of reminds me of a certain couple we all know," Piccolo said as his eyes wandered to Vegeta.
"And what's that supposed to mean Namek!?" the Saiyan prince shouted.
"Nothing, nothing at all," Piccolo replied with a slight smirk. Gohan was still surprised, but he calmed down when he thought of something.
"Hold on, even if Telew and Washu had a kid when we left, then you should only be at least six years old, you look my age," the half Saiyan said.
"I'm from the future, ten years to be exact," he answered.
"Ten years huh….so do I ever…." Gohan began, but Tei cut him off, knowing what he was about to say.
"I'm sorry Gohan, but in my time Sasami is," he hesitated; his hands were shaking as he put them in his pockets before he said the next word. "She's…dead." When he spoke those words it felt as though Gohan's heart was shattered into millions of pieces, he suddenly felt empty, his mind just seemed to fade away, and eyes were blank.
"Gohan," Goku said as he put a hand on his son's shoulder, but Gohan suddenly grabbed Tei by the collar.
"But…how?" Gohan whispered.
"She was killed," he said softly with tears slowly running down his cheeks. "Right in front of me." Gohan suddenly grabbed Tei by his collar, and looked straight into his eyes with fury, confusion, and sadness all at the same time.
"And you just let her die!?! You have all this power, yet you just sat there and let her die!!?!!" Gohan shouted. Goku, Piccolo, even Vegeta were surprised by Gohan's action. They had never seen him like this before.
"I was only six years old when it happened!! I was too young and weak to do anything!!" Tei shouted back. Gohan slowly let go of the young man with some tears rolling down his eyes.
"And she's not the only one," Tei whispered.
"What do you mean?" Piccolo asked. Tears rolled down Tei's face even more as he spoke.
"Kiyone, Miyoshi, Yohso, Ryoko, Ayeka, and my father, all of them dead." Gohan and Piccolo's world just shattered. The people who they became so close to were all dead. Gohan suddenly felt completely empty, he felt that he just a mere shell of what he was like before. He didn't feel the wind as it blew or the ground beneath him; it was as if he wasn't here at all.
"What happened?" Piccolo asked softly. Tei sighed; he hated to relive such an awful memory, but he had to tell them what happened. He sat down on a rock, and started to tell them.
"It all started about ten years ago in my time. My father was coming home from another tournament that he won, but on the way home, he was attacked by three soldiers. He did his best, and was about to beat them, when a powerful blast came out of no where, and knocked him out. The soldiers then took him away. I'm not sure what happened on their ship, but when he came back," Tei stopped suddenly, and froze. His next set of words was barely hearable, but luckily all four fighters had sharp hearing. "He died in my mother's arms.
But that was only the beginning. Two days later, they came. The three soldiers broke into the house, and killed Yohso in one second. Miyoshi, and Kiyone were next, their weapons had absolutely no effect on them. By then everything was in chaos, Tenchi tried to stop them, but he was knocked aside, he was the lucky one. Ryoko tried to fight back, but those cowardly bastards ganged up on her. I can still hear her screams."
"I-I-It can't be," Gohan whispered. The pain he was feeling far surpassed the pain he felt when he saw Dende die by Frieza's hand, or the pain he felt when Goku scarified his life to stop Cell. All the previous pain he had felt before was nothing compared to the pain he was feeling now. He suddenly snapped back to reality when he heard Tei continue.
"Ayeka put up a strong shield around Sasami, my mother, and me. Asaka and Komadakie did their best to help, but they were destroyed in an instant. Then, those monsters destroyed Ayeka's shield, and in an instant, Ayeka was lifeless on the floor. Sasami was held me tightly while my mother tried to figure out a way to escape. I can still remember her last words to me," Tei said as he remembered that day.
"Tei, Tei listen. You have to live. Listen! You're still young, and you still have a chance to fully live out your life. You have to live to honor those who didn't survive this day. No matter how strong or powerful the pain you feel is, you have to promise that you'll never give up."
"Then they killed her," the young man said. "They were about to kill me too, but my mother suddenly activated this bright light, and then next thing I knew I was inside of Ryo-Oki, with Tenchi next to me. We were the only ones that survived that nightmare."
"Who, who did all of this!" Piccolo demanded to know. "Tell me!!"
"The soldiers who did it, would be the ones who attacked Gohan earlier," Tei replied. Gohan's eyes widened. He suddenly wanted to revive those soldiers with the Dragonballs just to kill them again. He wanted make them suffer for what they did. He didn't care how powerful they were; he just wanted to make them pay.
"Those bastards," Gohan growled as he made a tight fist.
"The soldiers work for a powerful man named Salga," Tei said.
"Salga?" Goku repeated. Tei nodded.
"Shortly after those soldiers killed everyone, he came down to Earth. He started to destroy everything, and everyone. He didn't care who got in his way, he just killed everything that moved. Eventually, with the help of his army, he took over Earth. Everything is under is control, everything. The cities, the forests, the mountains everything!!"
"No way!!" Goku exclaimed.
"He took over Earth?" Piccolo said in shock.
"My mother took me and Tenchi into hiding deep within one of the most remote forests on Earth. It was there where we met an old man named Saiat. He was an old sword master from a long time ago. According to him, after the Earth was taken over, he took shelter in the forest, praying for a way to stop that monster. While we hid out there, Tenchi and I trained under him, learning everything he knew from sword techniques, philosophy, and even knowledge about the Earth.
Then when he felt I was ready, he gave Tenchi and me his two most powerful swords, but my mother took them, and improved them. She replaced the normal steel to a metal that was indestructible, and she made the hilt out a dragon's scale. So now our swords were indestructible. But then about two years ago, Salga found us. While my mother, Saiat, and I ran, Tenchi took on Salga's army as best as he could. I wanted to help, but I knew my mother would be killed if I didn't stay. When we managed to get inside of Ryo-Oki, Salga's army got to us. They'd killed Tenchi, and were now after us, since Salga knew if there was someone like me still around, I would be the only one that could stop him.
We had finally got into Ryo-Oki, and escaped, but my mother knew there was no where left on Earth where we could hide. So we went back to her lab. There she created an inter-dimensional time machine. She said if there was one person who could stop all of this from happening it was you, Gohan."
"Me?" Gohan whispered. Tei nodded, and went back to his story.
"When I first traveled through the time stream I went back too little, and I ended up when you were grown up and had a family of your own, and for some reason your dad was a kid again," Tei said.
"Goku a kid again?" Piccolo chuckled at the thought.
"Me a kid again in the future? I can't wait to see how that happens," Goku said with a laugh.
"I figured by then you would have been too weak so I went back even further, only this time, I went to my dimension, and landed on the exact same day my father was supposed to be captured. When it was about to happen, I blasted them back so they would retreat. I knew they would come here, so I delayed them by blasting their ship, but they still got here before I did."
"So if you stopped them from capturing Telew, does that mean that Sasami and the others are still alive?" Gohan asked hopefully. Tei nodded with a smile.
"I wanted to make sure the past me wouldn't have to go though the kind of pain I went through. However, once Salga finds out that his capture force has been killed, he'll come here, you can be sure of it." Vegeta smirked.
"Finally a challenge. I was growing bored with this peace. I could use a good fight."
"Salga is more than just a dark force that comes to Earth and just kills whoever he wants, he's a conqueror! In the last couple of years he's seized control of at least two hundred planets! He has his own army of super soldiers; he has incredibly powerful assassins at his disposal, and he himself makes any villain you've faced before look like a child!" Tei exclaimed. Vegeta just laughed.
"Sounds like fun," he chuckled. Tei sighed, and continued.
"Anyway, once he comes here it's all up to you guys. You have to stop him; if you don't, everything you hold dear will be gone. Please Gohan, please stop him," Tei pleaded.
"Tei, I'm flattered that you and Washu think so highly of me, but this guy sounds so powerful. Just by listening to your description, I can tell he's way more powerful than Majin Buu, and I couldn't him either. I hate to say this, but I'm not sure if can stop this Salga guy."
"What about the Dragon Wings? My mother says you used that defeat Gallio," Tei said.
"What the hell are Dragon Wings?" Vegeta asked. Goku chuckled nervously.
"I'll tell you later Vegeta," he said.
"I'm sorry, but ever since I came back from Tenchi's world I haven't been able to make them. I'm sorry, but I don't know what I can do." There a short silence that past, before Goku stood up, and put his hand on Gohan's shoulder.
"Don't worry about it Gohan, it's not like your going up against by yourself. You have us! We'll figure out a way to beat this guy together," Goku reassured his son. Gohan smiled.
"Thanks dad."
"So how long do you think we have until Salga comes?" Piccolo asked.
"Not sure, but I'm positive that he'll send one of his spies to check things out when they don't call in," Tei replied as he stood up. Piccolo smirked, and stood up as well.
"Well guys guess you know what that means," he said.
"Training sessions!!!" the three Saiyans exclaimed.
"Right, we have a lot of training to do, and we have no idea when this guy will come, so we better get moving!"
"Well I'll leave you guys to your training," Tei said as he got up. "I better get back; my mom is probably worried sick over me. Good luck you guys."
"Yeah, and you too!" Goku shouted as Tei flew off.
"Well then, let's go," Piccolo said. The others nodded, and they soon off as well.
OOOOO
"WHAT!!!!!!" Chi-Chi exclaimed when Goku and Gohan came home, and told the situation. "I thought that everything would fine now that Buu is gone, but now your telling me your going off to fight again!!!"
"Cool!" Goten exclaimed. "Can I train with you dad!?"
"Sure you can," Goku answered with a smile.
"Oh, and mom….I was wondering if I could take some time off of school to train," Gohan said nervously. Chi-Chi shot him a glare that would put Vegeta and Telew to shame. The older half Saiyan started to cower in the corner.
"You already missed enough school as it is for that whole tournament thing, and did we get the money? No."
"But mom, Majin Buu got in the way, and besides we're talking about the fate of the world. If this Salga guy really does take over Earth there won't be a school left to go to!"
"Big deal you should try to get an education while you still can," Chi-Chi said.
"Can I at least train on weekends?" he asked. Chi-Chi sighed.
"Fine Gohan, but don't let it get in the way of your weekend homework."
"Yes mom," Gohan said, and went up to his room. He sat at his desk and sighed. He reached into his drawer and pulled out the pictures he got on his last date with Sasami. Ever since he got back he's been feeling empty, like there was something missing. Sure the feeling wasn't as strong as it used to be before, but when Tei said she was dead at first, he couldn't believe it. He felt as if in someway he had turned his back on her, but it was because of Tei that she was still alive. But now he wanted to see her again even more, even if it were for a second or two, he just wanted to see her.
"Gohan, what are you looking at?" Goten asked as he came in. Gohan quickly put the pictures back in his drawer.
"Nothing," Gohan replied as he looked out the window, and sighed.
OOOOO
Sasami sighed as she sat on a rock in her secret place. She stared at the setting sun, lost in thought. She remembered that this was the same place where she last saw Gohan, and where he said goodbye to her. The Juraian Princess had never forgotten that day, or the face of the young warrior who stole her heart. She had constant dreams of him, some good, and others made her wake up in a deep cold sweat. Her thoughts were broken when Ryo-Oki jumped on her lap. Sasami sighed again, and started to pet the cabbit.
"I miss him Ryo-Oki, I miss him so much." Ryo-Oki meowed sadly as she watched some tears roll down Sasami's eyes.
"Sasami," a voice said from behind her. When the blue haired girl turned around, she saw Washu walk up to her.
"Washu? H-how?" Sasami started, but Washu cut her off.
"Tei told me where you were, he also told me how much you've been suffering even up until now. Kid I think it's time to make you whole again," Washu said. Sasami gave her a confused look as she wiped her eyes.
"What do you mean Washu?"
"Come with me kid, I have a surprise for you."
OOOOO
Tei sighed as he readied his time machine to head back. He sighed as wiped his eyes with his sleeve. Images of that nightmare still haunted him, but he couldn't show it front of his mother, that would only make her cry as well. The young man was about to set the time on his machine when he sensed movement from behind him. Tei flipped up his sword from its sheath, and was ready to draw at any minute. Suddenly four kunai whizzed towards the red haired swordsman, but in an instant Tei drew his sword, and slashed the knives back.
"Are you going to throw knives at me, or come out and face me like a man!?" Tei exclaimed at the trees. The wind blew harshly; the leaves flew off of their branches, and floated into the sky. The wind slowly died down, and Tei sheathed his sword. He grunted, and then returned to his machine. In the shadows of the trees, a lone figure stood on a branch. His cold blue eyes stared deeply at Tei who was looking over his machine.
"So he's the one who killed Dirk and his crew. Once I kill him, I'll return to master Salga," the man said softly. He easily jumped to another branch that was six trees away from the last one. His black hair stood on a long high ponytail, and he wore dark green robes that allowed him to blend in with his surroundings. The man reached into his cloak and pulled out four more kunai.
'Something's here,' Tei thought as he slowly stood up.
"Gotcha," the dark man whispered, and threw his kunai. Tei didn't see them coming. He was on the ground in an instant with the knives impaired in his left temple. Blood slowly coming down from his head, and formed a small trail on his side. The man just smirked. "Mission Accomplished."
"Oh really," a voice said from behind him. When the man turned around all he was met with was a powerful kick to his face that knocked him out of the trees. "What the hell!!!"
"Did you really think you could get me with a trick like that?" Tei asked he stood over the man.
"But how! I killed you!" Tei just smirked.
"You just killed a bunch of leaves." When the man turned to where Tei's "body" was he gasped when he saw it dissolve into a pile of leaves.
"How did you move so fast?!"
"That's for me to know, and for you to never find out," Tei said as he drew his sword. "Now die." The man however swiftly dodged as the young man brought down his sword. In an instant the would be assassin was on his feet.
"You're pretty good for a kid. No kill before has forced me show myself, I think this will be quite interesting." Tei's eyes narrowed.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked coldly.
"I am the assassin Imumura. I would ask you to remember it, but seeing as you'll be dead in a matter of moments, I won't waste my breath." Tei stared at him coldly, as he slowly flipped up his sword from its sheath.
"You just try it."
OOOOO
"WHAT!!!!!" Dr. Briefs exclaimed as Vegeta towered over him at his lab. "YOU WANT 900x EARTH'S GRAVITY!!?!?! THAT'S MADNESS!!!!"
"You heard me old man! Now give me what I want or suffer the consequences!" Vegeta shouted. "I want to be ready for this new threat! I won't let Kakarot pass me this time!!"
"Dad, just give him what he wants or we'll never hear the end of it," Bulma said as he walked in with Trunks.
"Dad, Goten just called me, and told me what's going on. Is there really going to be another bad guy?" Trunks asked. Vegeta nodded.
"Yes, and according to what I've heard he will much stronger than Buu." Trunks laughed excitedly.
"All right! This is going to be so much fun!!!" Bulma laughed as she listened to Trunks rant about how he's going to beat the new threat by himself, while Vegeta looked out the window.
'Salga, have I heard that name somewhere before?' he thought.
OOOOO
Sasami stared in awe at the large machine in front of her. It was sliver with the same design as her star portals, but this one had much more wires attached to it. The humming of the computers and other machinery filled the air as Washu slowly activated it.
"Washu, what is this thing?" Sasami asked the scientist. Washu laughed in triumph.
"This would be the first inter-dimensional portal ever made by a human! And it was made by no one other than the great Washu!!" the scientist exclaimed. The small dolls suddenly appeared on her shoulders.
"Washu you're the greatest!"
"Yes, you are the greatest scientific mind in the universe!"
"Washu! Washu! Washu!" they both chanted. Sasami just sweatdropped and sighed.
"You dragged me here just to show me your new invention?" she asked.
"No Sasami," Washu said suddenly getting serious. "I dragged you here to help you."
"What?"
"I've seen you, how much you cry, and how much you suffer. It's like you're only half alive. But I'm going to change all of that."
"How?" Sasami asked getting interested.
"I've been working on this machine ever since Gohan and Piccolo left. It can bring you to his dimension, so you won't have to suffer anymore," Washu explained.
"You've been working on this for seven years?" Sasami said in awe.
"Hey, it was hard trying to figure out how to get past all the barriers surrounding dimensions. When the big guy made dimensions he didn't want other people crossing over, but looks like I'll be the first one to create a machine that can actually handle it!" Washu exclaimed.
"I can see Gohan again," Sasami asked slowly. Washu nodded as she turned on the machine. The star like opening glowed a bright yellow glow that brightened the dark lab greatly. Sasami hesitated at first, but then she remembered Gohan. She took a deep breath, and stepped inside. Sasami screamed as she flipped and spun through the dark blue tunnel. Small red orbs rushed past her with smaller yellow openings on the side. The young girl squeezed her closed eyes closed as a large opening flashed in front of her.
OOOOO
When Sasami came to, she was in a field with a lake near it. Her vision was blurred, and her stomach was still churning from the trip. She stumbled with every step as she made her way to a small round house in the distance. The girl rested against it trying to regain her nerve. When everything stopped spinning, she decided to take a chance and knock on the door. The wooden door swung open to revel a middle aged woman with black hair in a high bun. Her black eyes looked at Sasami up and down.
"May I help you?" she asked. Sasami hesitated. What if she was far from where Gohan was? What if he had completely forgotten about her, and everything they went through? What if he had forgotten that he loved her? Or that she loved him? But before she knew it, she had asked for Gohan. Surprisingly, the woman called deeper into the house. "Gohan! You have a visitor!"
"A visitor?" a voice asked it came down the stairs. Sasami's eyes widened when Gohan came to the door. He had gotten so much taller, and his hair now stood up, and his voice was much deeper. Gohan's eyes widened when he first saw her. He recognized her immediately, and dropped the cup he was holding.
"S-S-Sasami?"
AN: So Gohan and Sasami have finally met up again after seven long years of separation. But what about Videl? Does Gohan have a relationship with Videl? Will he forget Sasami for Videl? Or is it the other way around? And what does Vegeta know about Salga? And will Tei survive against the assassin Imumura? You'll just have to read the next chapter of the Salga Saga. See ya next time! R&R!