Chapter Six
Gohan stood rigidly by his father as Frieza spoke.
"Now that my little army is complete, we will not leave Namek until those Dragonballs are mine!" Frieza shouted. He smiled at Gohan and Goku. "I know that my two most trusted warriors will not let me down."
"No sir!" Goku said.
"We live to serve only you, sir!" Gohan said loudly.
"Perfect." Frieza said. "Go rest for now, because in less than three days, we'll be back on Namek. Then, the Universe will belong to me!"
Goku and Gohan bowed slightly and then turned to leave, walking down the long corridor, which led to their separate quarters. "Tomorrow, we must prepare for the fighters of Earth. I know they will find a way to Namek." Goku said angrily.
"Don't worry." Gohan said firmly. "I have plans for the one called Piccolo. I'll leave that weakling Vegeta up to you. The rest will be a piece of cake."
"How true." Goku added.
Piccolo wanted to seek out Gohan's mind again, but something stopped him. The boy actually was blocking his mental signals. Amazing, since Gohan was never able to do this before. Definitely, something has changed, but what Piccolo did not know.
He spent several more hours training the girls, until he felt they could not continue. They had reached a maximum of fifty times Earth's gravity. At this point in their lives, Piccolo felt anything beyond that might do more harm than good to their still small bodies.
Once Piccolo was done, Kaizer and Gowan also spent a great deal of time in the training chamber. They had never had the opportunity to train under such conditions and were very enthusiastic about it.
Kaizer, who was not much older than Piccolo's girls', was the stronger of the two. He had been training for many years, hoping to be their Elder's choice for top warrior someday. Now, it seemed he would have that honor by default, being that very few fighters were left. Kaizer was well built, tall and focused. Piccolo watched as the two Nameks trained, thinking that indeed, Kaizer was leader material
Gowan was strong, but his powers were divided between fighter and healer, which were rare, but did occur. Gowan was the same height and built as Kaizer, but just a few months older. But the two were different in many more ways. Where Kaizer was the serious and determined fighter, Gowan was more lighthearted.
But, over all, they were above average in their skills. Piccolo knew that the first attack by Frieza on the original planet Namek had changed everyone's attitudes on peacefulness. Now, training was not an option, but a requirement.
"Father?"
Piccolo turned around to see Rhyne. "Can I speak with you?" She asked timidly.
He raised an arched eyebrow and nodded to his youngest daughter.
"Father, I want you to know…that I promise to train harder from now on." Rhyne said, her face lowered in shame. "I know I am the weakest, and a disappointment. And…I'm sorry." Recent events had been weighing heavily on the young girl's mind. She felt inferior and beneath her sisters because of her lack of power. And her lack of drive.
"You have nothing to apologize for." Piccolo said. "I believe you try as hard as you can. And comparing yourself to me or to your sisters is futile. It holds no purpose." Piccolo could tell it was hard for Rhyne to hold back her tears. She was a very emotional child, needy, and with a full heart.
"My gifts are so lame, I mean….I cannot bring forth fire or ice…it just…it hurts to know I am so weak and useless." Rhyne wiped away a single tear, determined not to cry in front of her powerful father.
"You are my child." Piccolo said, uncrossing his arms and standing tall. "And therefore, a gift, regardless of your abilities." He patted the top of her head. "Never, ever, speak of yourself like this again." He said firmly.
Piccolo walked away, feeling that her self- control was almost lost. He did not want her to have the embarrassment of crying in his presence. "I'll see you in the morning." He said over his shoulder as he left.
Rhyne sniffled softly, wishing she weren't so damn emotional. She glanced inside the training chamber and watched for a few minutes as the two Nameks continued to train. They were so powerful, focused. There was a determination in them that she knew was absent in her own flesh. Still dishearten, she walked back to her room. Rhyne felt like hiding from the world, and that is what she did for the rest of the afternoon.
Vegeta stayed in one of the training chambers constantly, coming out only for meals and brief periods of sleep. He forbid anyone to enter the room, since the controls were set for his wishes.
During his more restful times, Bulma was seen entering his bedroom quietly. She did not know that a pair of black eyes had spotted her, but what the blue haired woman did was of no concern to Rideria.
It was early morning, around one o'clock. Rideria could not sleep. She listened intently, but it seemed the entire ship was asleep except for her. Silently, she climbed out of bed and dressed, heading to the training chamber.
Since it was soundproof, there was no risk of disturbing the other passengers. And Rideria's only real solace was found in her training. She set it to fifty times gravity to warm up. Her father had not taught her how to use her split form yet, so she was forced to train against the computer. After over an hour, she decided to increase the gravity to sixty. Her father's words rang in her mind, but she paid no attention. Feeling that she was capable of handing the increased gravity, she proceeded. At first, there was no problem, but after about twenty minutes, Rideria felt her heart rate increase dramatically. She was sweating unusually heavy and found it difficult to breathe. Instead of turning the gravity machine down, she continued, not willing to admit defeat.
Thirty minutes later, Rideria collapsed onto the chamber floor. Grabbing her heart, she tried to scream out for help, but no sound came from her throat. Seconds later, Rideria passed out.
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