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It had been a couple of days since I've been staying in Tokitoki city. About eleven to be exact. I've finally gotten used to everything. It was basically the same thing I did back when I was in the real world. I'd wake up, eat, and go out and then I go back home and sleep and repeat the process. Also I was able to meet a couple of people who were really nice to me. Trunks even stopped by sometimes to check in on me. Yep it sure was basically like the life I had back where I came from.
Only in this case instead of going to school, I trained. Thanks to the simulator, I was able to practice controlling my ki. It took a little while longer, but I was now in complete control of it. I even was able to fly perfectly without crashing into anything. After I mastered that, I practiced on using my ki to attack and building my muscle. The gravity generator provided a great deal for that. It can increase the gravity of up to five hundred times the earth's gravity. Of course I didn't start off at like one hundred times the gravity right at the drop of a hat. I decided to start with something small like ten times the earth's gravity. It was real heavy at first, but eventually I got used to it. I even was able to learn a couple of moves in the process. Rest assured when the time came, I would definitely be ready to fight.
I was just getting dressed and eating breakfast to start another day. Then I heard a beeping noise in my pocket. I dug into my pocket and I pulled out my scouter. I put it on and pressed the com button.
"Hello?"
Trunks' voice came through on the other line.
"Cayden! I need you to come to the Time Nest right away!" said Trunks urgently. "And hurry!"
Sensing the urgent tone in his voice, it could only be one thing. Another distortion.
"OK. I'll be there right away," I said.
"OK. This will be my second time doing this," I thought. "But this time... I'm ready."
And so I set off to the Time Nest onward to my next battle.
At the Time Nest, Trunks and I were in the main room. Trunks was looking through the scrolls until he pulled out one that was emitting the same dark vapor as before.
"All right. I found it," he said. "Take a look at this."
He opened a scroll and once more an image from the past began to take shape.
It was the year of 762.
The land was filled with lifeless bodies. Those bodies belonged to the Z fighters. Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Gohan, and even Piccolo. A few feet away with them was a group of Saibamen. They were emitting the same aura as Raditz from befofre and were giggling to each other relishing in the kills they had just made.
Then suddenly the saibamen sensed something coming towards them. A lone fighter was flying right above them as if he was trying to get away from something. That fighter was Goku. As he flew, Goku happened to see what had happened below him.
"No!" he cried clenching his fists.
Suddenly he sensed two enormous and evil kis coming straight towards him. The two turned out to be Vegeta and Nappa who were not only in their great ape forms, but they were also emitting the same evil ki.
"Damn it! They caught up already!"
Having no other choice but to fight, Goku touched down to the ground and powered up using his Kaio-ken just as Vegeta and Nappa touched down in front of him.
"Too bad for you Kakarot," sneered Vegeta. "And you were just revived as well."
"Uwaaaah!"
Goku not being the type of warrior to back down even at against overwhelming odds, shot straight at Vegeta ready to go down fighting. Vegeta threw a punch straight at Goku, but thanks to his smaller size and his Kaio-ken Goku was able to dodge. Goku was attempting to attack Vegeta from behind, but Vegeta turned around and threw another punch expecting the attack. Goku crossed his arms and had no choice but to block. The attack hit him like a fully loaded sixteen wheeled truck. Goku was sent flying back until he was able to regain his composure.
Then he felt a twang of pain throughout his body. The Kaio-ken was reaching his limit on him. If he kept it active at this rate, he would suffer more damage than he had already received. Having no other choice and having no more stamina, Goku powered down and fell to the ground on one knee. He felt the thunderous footsteps of Nappa and Vegeta coming towards him. Feeling weak, tired, and utterly defeated, all Goku could do was sit there as Vegeta and Nappa cornered him and prepared to go for the kill.
I squeezed my fists in a mixture of anger and fear while Trunks looked on with a neutral expression.
"Just as I thought," said Trunks. "History is being changed again."
"I can see that," I said. "So I take it I'm gonna handle this like before?"
"Yes," said Trunks. "I would really appreciate your help."
"OK. I'll go," I said taking the scroll. "Well then, wish me luck."
I held the scroll tightly around my hand and the scroll began to glow brightly and then in a bright enveloped me and I was gone once again.
It was the year of 762.
The evil saiyans Nappa and Vegeta had arrived on earth and had were about to begin their assault on earth, but the Z fighters stood in their way and the fight was was about to get underway.
"You guys get ready," said Piccolo.
Krillin, Gohan, Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu took their stances and prepared to fight.
"Piccolo quick question," said Krillin. "Those two are even stronger than Raditz right? So how do you expect us to beat them without Goku?"
Piccolo said nothing.
"That's what... I thought," said Krillin nervously, but he quickly put on a brave face. "Oh well. This wouldn't be the first time we were stacked with overwhelming odds. Let's just do it."
"That's the spirit Krillin," said Yamcha. "Besides we might have a chance right? There's six of us and two of them."
Again. No one said a word.
"Hey Nappa," said Vegeta. "Let's have some fun with them shall we? Get the Saibamen out would you?"
Nappa chuckled. "Good idea Vegeta. You know you sure know how to have fun Vegeta."
Nappa dug into his pocket and took a small capsule with six green pills and some green liquid. He poked a couple of holes in the ground and put the pills in the ground. Then using the green liquid, he poured a couple drops on the ground where he planted the pills until he covered every one of them with the liquid. Then from the ground, strange green alien creatures popped out.
If you're aware of the saiyan saga, you should know what happens next. Normally there would be six saibamen that spring up at this point, but not this time. Instead of six, a lot more saibamen sprung up from the ground enough to make a small army all of which were emitting a dark ki. The Z fighters gaped in shock and horror while Vegeta and Nappa looked at this sudden development with surprise.
"What the... Nappa you planted six saibamen didn't you?" asked Vegeta.
"Yes I'm sure I did," he said. "And they seem to be a little stronger than usual. It must have been the soil."
"Well then... this is an unexpected development. I guess we'll be having a lot more fun than expected," said Vegeta his surprise quickly replaced with a smile. "Let's see if these earthings can take on a whole army of Saibamen. This will be make quite the interesting battle."
"Holy shit!" said Yamcha. "We're so screwed!"
"There's... so many of them," said Tien.
Gohan seeing the army of saibamen began trembling in fear.
"Gohan! Don't be scared," said Piccolo. "Believe in yourself! Got it?"
Gohan was scared, but he said bravely, "I'll try Mr. Piccolo."
"Don't try. Just do it!" said Piccolo gruffly. "We have to buy time until Goku gets here."
"Well... at least they're shorter than I am..." said Krillin laughing nervously.
The army of saibamen growled and hissed and prepared to attack and the X fighters braced themselves, but suddenly a bright light came from above blinding everyone.
"What the... What is that?" asked Chiatzu covering his eyes.
"I don't know, but be on guard," said Tien shielding his as well. "It could be another enemy."
The light slowly descended until it stopped on the ground. The light slowly dimmed down and from it, a young man emerged. He had black hair, had brown eyes and was wearing a red gi with a blue undershirt, boots, and wrist guard gloves, and also had a blue device looking just like one of the saiyans wore on his eye.
When I regained my senses I was standing in front of the Z fighters ready to fight whatever came at me.
"What the... It's you again..." Piccolo gasped clearly surprised to see me.
"Hey Piccolo," I said. "Sorry about crashing the party."
"Mr. Piccolo. Do you know this guy?" asked Gohan.
"More importantly, is he a friend or foe?" asked Yamcha. "He looks like he's one of those saiyans."
"You can relax," said Piccolo. "He's an ally. He's the guy who helped me and Goku defeat that Raditz guy a year ago."
"Is that so?" asked Tien as he walked up to me. "What's your name stranger?"
"I can't really say," I replied. "The only thing I can tell you is that I'm an ally and you can trust me."
"Hmm. I see," said Tien. "Well then you look pretty strong I'll give you that, but it would be wise for you to stay back."
"Stay back? Why do you say that?" I asked.
"Um... well see those guys over there with the huge powers?" said Krillin pointing to a direction. "Well, we're gonna have to fight them along with that army of those freaky green things."
I looked to where Krillin was pointing and I saw the army of saibamen with Vegeta and Nappa standing in the back. I whistled in surprise.
"There sure are a lot of em," I said.
"No kidding," said Yamcha. "To make things worse, fighting these things isn't even the end of it. We still have to deal with those two."
"Don't worry," I said. "I'm sure I'll be fine. These things may look strong, but I'm pretty sure that I can handle a couple."
"Are you sure about that?" asked Chiaotzu worriedly. "Because we don't you getting hurt or anything."
"Leave him be," said Piccolo. "If we lose, the earth is done for anyway. If that happens, there'll be nowhere to fun." He turned to me. "Fight them if you really want to."
Then I heard Nappa.
"Do you really think another weakling is gonna make a difference?" he called out. "It's all gonna end up the same."
"If it's possible, try not to bore us," added Vegeta.
Then I heard a beeping on my scouter and Trunks' voice came through.
"Be careful Cayden," he said. "These saibamen are stronger than usual and there are more of them than before. You have to reduce the number of saibamen. Got it?"
"Got it."
I took my fighting stance along with everyone else and prepared to fight. The saibamen in response not wanting to wait anymore all attacked and came straight for us. Everyone took their stances and prepared to fight. Then the fighting began! Everyone was locked in a battle with one or two saibamen.
I blocked an incoming punch from one and punched it in the gut knocking the wind and it out. Then another came from my left making me give it a swift kick and sending it flying. Then I sensed two more coming, I spread out my hands and fired two ki blasts at them destroying them instantly.
"This is easier than I thought," I thought to myself. "Guess all that training is paying off."
Then I heard a cry in pain. I turned and I saw Gohan who was knocked to the ground by one of the saibamen. Then two more showed up and all three of them were ready to pounce on him. I immediately jumped in front to defend him.
"Back off freaks! Hah!"
I fired three ki blasts each hitting them at once.
"Thank you sir," said Gohan. "You saved me."
"Anytime," I said. "Just keep your guard up."
"Aww. Isn't that cute?" taunted Nappa.
"Yes it warms my heart," smirked Vegeta.
"I'd shut it if I was you two," I snapped. "Cause as soon as we're done with these things, you guys are next on the list!"
"Heh. Go ahead and try," chuckled Nappa. "Go on and struggle more! Try harder!"
"Geez! Th-these things are strong!" stuttered Krillin who was feeling tired just for fighting a few of the saibamen.
"Damn it. And we still have the saiyans to fight afterwards," growled Piccolo.
"This is bad," I thought. "At the rate we're going, the saibamen are gonna overwhelm us! We've gotta do something!"
"Don't worry you guys! We got this!" said Yamcha. "These things are nothing! Ka-me-ha-me-ha!"
He fired a kamehameha at one sending it sprawling to the ground. Yamcha thinking that he defeated the saibamen moved on to the next one that came at him. The saibaman growled at Yamcha not liking being blasted like that. It leapt toward Yamcha hissing angrily. Then it saw Krillin who was defending against three other saibamen. It smiled evilly and slowly crept up behind him. I looked in time to see the saibamen leap up and heading right for Krillin.
"Krillin watch out!" I yelled. "There's one coming straight at you!"
Krillin looked, but he wouldn't be able to react in time. But then someone got in front of Krillin and pushed him out of the way making the saibaman latch onto him. That someone was Yamcha. He tried to break free, but like a bulldog with a toy the saibaman didn't let go. Then saibaman glowed and then exploded with a mighty explosion. Everyone stopped fighting immediately upon hearing the explosion. I stared at what just happened with horror along with everyone else who saw it too. When the smoke cleared, there was nothing left but Yamcha on the ground in a crater lifeless.
"No... Yamcha..." breathed Tien.
"Is... is he..." stuttered Gohan.
"No. He's gone," said Piccolo. "No one can survive a kamikaze attack like that."
"He... he sacrificed himself to save Krillin..." I said my eyes not leaving his body.
"Oh no..." said Chiaotzu.
Krillin immediately rushed to Yamcha's side and listened to his heart. There was no pulse.
"No... he's...gone... Why... why did it have to be you?" murmured Krillin squeezing the dirt in his fists. "Why did you have to save me like that? It should have been me... it should have been me dammit..."
"Oh get over it little man!" snapped Nappa. "It doesn't matter who dies first, you're all gonna die in the end anyway!"
"It's alright Nappa," smirked Vegeta. He turned to us. "Hey. Could one of you please remove this trash on the battlefield?"
I squeezed my hands in anger upon hearing that. Up to the point where I almost drew blood. I knew I've seen this before on TV, but this... this was completely different. This was real. Then I heard Trunks on my scouter.
"Hey. Cayden. Are you OK?"
"To be perfectly honest Trunks, no I'm not," I said. "Yamcha... he..."
"I know," said Trunks solemnly. "It's a shame, but this is the true history. It was supposed to happen."
I knew Trunks was right, but still I couldn't help but feel my blood boil and depressed for not being able to save him. And it wasn't just me who was feeling the way I was. Krillin was too.
"You... you bastards!" he snarled as an angry vein was etched onto his forehead. He turned around and glared daggers at Vegeta, Nappa, and all the remaining saibamen that were left. "You guys stay out of this! I'll take the rest of them myself!"
"Krillin?! Are you nuts?! There a lot more of these monsters left!" said Tien.
"There's no way you'll be able to take them all on!" said Chiaotzu.
Krillin ignored his friends warnings. He was obsessed with one thing. Getting payback for Yamcha. I could see it in his eyes. Krillin then took a stance and raised his hands in the air ready to fight. The saibamen came straight for him ready to make him their next target. Then suddenly Krillin fired a ki blast aimed right for them, but the saibamen dodged it with ease and soon it was heading right for the saiyans. At first it seemed like it was going to hit them, but then he redirected the blast making shoot into the air instead. I immediately knew what he was up to. He was going to use one of his signature moves. The Scattering Bullet.
"Guys! Everyone get clear now!" I yelled.
Tien, Piccolo, Chiaotzu, and Gohan all heeded my warning and did what I told them. The saibamen sensing the danger from that attack tried to get clear as well, but it was too late. The blast of ki then scattered into all directions hitting multiple saibamen at once including the saiyans. Saibamen were destroyed one after another as smoke and rubble blew everywhere.
"Way to go Krillin!" said Tien pumping his fist.
"Yeah! Nice job!" said Gohan.
"Thanks you guys," said Krillin. "That was for you Yamcha."
I couldn't help but smile. What Krillin did was pretty awesome, but unfortunately it wasn't the end of it. Based on how much I knew from the series, I knew that the saiyans survived Krillin's attack. Suddenly I heard a familiar shriek. A surviving saibaman I leapt out of a crack between the rocks it was hiding in and was heading straight for Gohan. Knowing that Gohan wouldn't react in time, I immediately dashed to him and before the saibaman could touch him, I stopped it claw by grabbing it's wrist. The saibaman looked up at me in surprise.
"Sorry freak," I said. "But you ain't taking anyone else. Hey Piccolo! Heads up!"
I took the saibaman and flung it towards Piccolo. He gave the saibaman a powerful blow to it's stomach and then he threw it into the air. Then from his mouth unleashed a powerful ki blast destroying it.
"Thanks for saving me Mr. Piccolo," said Gohan gratefully. "And you too mister."
"Don't make yourself an easy target Gohan," he said. "You're lucky the boy and I were here, but next time you won't be so lucky."
"He's right Gohan," I added. "Make sure you stay focused from here on. Because the fights not over yet."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Gohan.
His answer came sooner than expected. For then Vegeta's laughter came from the cloud of dust as he and Nappa stepped out from the cloud of dust without as much as a scratch on them.
"Sorry about that," said Vegeta. "But we just love doing that."
"Heh. The looks on your faces were priceless," chuckled Nappa. "You look like you guys have seen a ghost."
Everyone stared at the two saiyans in a mixture of shock and fear as they walked towards us. I wasn't at all surprised at this outcome. Like Trunks said, this was the true history. I was pretty much the only one who surprisingly felt a lot calmer than the others. Suddenly I heard a beeping on my scouter. It was picking up about ten power levels that were all around us.
"What do you say we get the real fight started?" asked Nappa. "Any takers?"
Then ten remaining saibamen leapt out and stood in front of Nappa and Vegeta which were the power levels my scouter picked up. Not only that, but I noticed something different about these saibamen. Five of them were green like before, but the other five were different colors. four of them were a yellow-brownish color and one of them was grey. This was a new one even for me.
"What the hell?! There's still some more of these things left!?" growled Piccolo.
"No way! I thought Krillin killed them all!" yelped Chiaotzu.
"Trunks? What's going on?" I asked in a low voice so no one could hear me. "Aren't saibamen usually green?"
"Yes they," said Trunks through my scouter. "But there's more than one type of saibamen. The yellow-brown ones are called Kyuukonmen. They're elite saibamen who are a lot stronger than the original. The grey one is known as a Jinkoman. That one is considered to be one of the strongest types of saibamen there is."
"How strong are we talking?"
"If I had to make a guess, I'd say they're about as strong as Nappa if not a little stronger."
"You're kidding!"
"Well this is unexpected," said Nappa. "And look Vegeta, there's even some Kyuukonman and a Jinkouman."
"So it would appear Nappa," said Vegeta. "I wonder how these earthlings will fare against them? Let's find out."
"That's a good idea," said Nappa chuckling. "I'm told these types of saibamen are stronger than the ones we had. Maybe we might not have to fight at all."
"Say what?! They're stronger than the ones we fought before?!" said Tien his eyes wide.
"Oh great... what are we gonna do now?" said Krillin who was now trembling slightly.
This was bad. If we had to fight these saibamen right now, there's no guarantee that anyone would be able to survive against them. Chiaotzu and Tien were supposed to die next, but the others couldn't follow afterwards. There was only one thing I could do. I stepped forward towards Piccolo.
"Piccolo listen up. I have a plan," I said.
"What is it?" asked Piccolo.
"I'm going to lead the saibamen away from you guys. That way you guys can all focus on the saiyans."
"What?!"
"You heard me. Don't worry. I can handle these things myself. You guys just fight the saiyans while I take care of these freaks."
Before Piccolo could object any further, I stepped forward until I was in front of the saibamen and the saiyans.
"You seem to take great pride in your saibamen don't you? How about you let me take them all on?"
Everyone looked at me in surprise while Vegeta and Nappa raised an eyebrow.
"You? Do you really think you can take them on?" asked Nappa. "Please. The saibamen I'm sure you can, but there's no way you can take on the Kyuukonmen and the Jinkoman."
"Oh no? Why don't we find out?" I asked cockily.
I took off into the air and spanked my butt from above.
"Hey freaks! Why don't you come and get me? You scared to take me on? Come on! I can take all ten of you alien freaks with one hand behind my back!"
The saibamen growled and hissed in anger from my taunting and Nappa and Vegeta glared.
"That cocky little punk!" said Nappa.
"Calm down Nappa," said Vegeta. "If he wants to die that badly then let him fight them. Besides, he's starting to interest me. I'll give him this much, he certainly is brave."
He smiled and he turned to the ten saibamen.
"Attack him. All of you."
At the sound of his command, the saibamen took off into the air and flew straight at me. I pumped up my energy and took off flying lead the saibamen away from the fight.
Everyone watched as the young boy fly away with the saibamen on his tail.
"What is that guy? Crazy?! He's gonna get himself killed facing all those saibamen by himself!" said Krillin.
"He'll be fine," said Piccolo. "That guy can handle himself. Right now focus on the saiyans."
Then Nappa stepped forward.
"Hey Vegeta. Let me fight these weaklings. No need to get both ourselves dirty," he said.
"Very well," said Vegeta. "But just to let you know Nappa, don't hurt the Namekian too badly. He's the only one who knows where the dragon balls are."
"Right."
He walked around choosing a victim. And then went on the attack heading towards the Z fighters.
Eventually I was far enough away from the fight and I touched down to the ground. The saibamen touched down soon after surrounding me in a circle. They gurgled and the giggled at me eager to make me their next target even emitting a dark ki and their eyes gleaming red, but I stood unfazed by them and prepared myself to fight.
"Cayden. Be careful," said Trunks. "These saibamen are not only strong because of their class..."
"I know," I said. "Don't worry. I'm sure I'll be fine. Besides I've been meaning to see the results of my training. What better way to see how it turned out than fighting these guys?"
I took my fighting stance and prepared to fight as one of the the green saibamen leapt out at me signaling the beginning of the fight.
There we go! Another chapter down! I hope you guys liked the chapter!
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Hope to see you in the next chapter!
Dragoman out!
