Warning: some blood, broken bones and swearing as well as emotional trauma

Chapter 2

(7 years later)

"FLASH BOMB!"

"BLITZ BEAM!"

"STAR BLAST CANNON … FIRE!"

Royan let out an undignified yelp as he dodged the powerful attack.

"Ow! Ryon! Be careful, that technique of yours isn't ready yet. What are you trying to do … incinerate a mountain?!"

A now twelve year old Ryon grinned at his father and oldest brother, his tail drifting back and forth lazily. He folded his tanned muscular arms over the tattered remains of his gi and landed. He looked up at the two Namekians.

"Your age catching up with you old timers? Maybe I should slow things down so you can keep up."

Royan snarled at the cheeky comment. Before he could pounce on his brother though, Ryo had grabbed him by the back of his jacket and pulled him away from the smirking pre-teen.

"Royan go cool off, you shouldn't let your brother rile you up so much … and you, take a breather. I need to get a drink and I'm pretty sure you're hungry."

"Sure am Pop's."

Ryon took off flying towards the house, twisting and diving in some lazy aerial acrobatics that Ryo had designed to keep agile even in the air. Ryo nodded his head, still training even when he'd been given a break. Shaking his head in amusement, Ryo went looking for Nail. The younger Namekian warrior had been asking him to teach a few of his more difficult techniques for months and Ryo finally felt that Nail was strong enough to at least begin the training.

Ryon continued on towards the house thinking about what his father was going to teach him next. His stomach growled again, reminding the twelve year old that he needed food.

"Well, well what do we have here hmmm? Did daddy decide to let you off your leash today you long-tailed freak of nature?"

Ryon halted in midair and cursed creatively under his breath. Taking a calming breath, he turned to face his antagoniser. True to form, it was Goja staring down at him, the teenage Namekian and his cronies all grinning maliciously.

"Goja … charming as always. Tell me did you spend all night coming up with that insult, that's got to be your most original yet. I hope you didn't burn out too many brain cells, you can't afford to lose any more."

That wiped the grin off Goja's face. He growled as he and his friends surrounded Ryon. The young Saiyan raised an eyebrow, anyone would have thought that after all the times Goja and his group had had the crap beaten out of them they would have learnt to leave Ryon alone. Guess not, they never had that many brain cells to share between them anyway. Wrapping his tail tight around his waist, Ryon shifted into a fighting stance. He growled threateningly and bared his teeth, showing his large incisors as his already spiky hair appeared to stand up on end even more. Some of Goja's crew started to back away as their fear overtook them.

"What are you waiting for you idiots?! There's ten of us and one of him so go get him!"

Spurred on by their leader's demands the other Namekians attacked. Their job was to distract and exhaust Ryon whilst Goja powered up a new ki technique he'd learnt. Ryon was struggling under the onslaught of older, bigger Namekians but was giving as good as he got. They weren't fighter type Namekians, they weren't used to long fights. He flared his aura blowing several of his assailants away. Goja noticed the Saiyan turning towards him and panicked.

"It's time you got what's coming to you, you freak! X-SCISSOR!"

He slashed his hands across in an x-shape and a similarly shaped blast of ki was sent powering towards Ryon. The Saiyan tried to block the attack but it struck him full on in the face sending him crashing to the ground with a cry. Goja stared at the small crater the pre-teen had formed when he smashed into the ground and let out a jubilant cheer.

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About ten miles away, Royan, Ryo and Nail all halted their training as they felt Ryon's power level drop. Casting out their senses further they sensed several Namekians including Goja also where Ryon had been sensed. That wasn't good, the fifteen year old Namekian had been getting bolder in his attacks against Ryon and several other children, providing he had backup and by the looks of things, he did this time.

A chill suddenly raced up the spines of the two younger Namekians as they felt Ryon's power level shoot up again, this time higher than before and tinged with seething anger. The Namekian power levels were now full of fear and panic and it was at that moment that Royan realised what was going on.

"Ryon … Dad, we've got to stop him, he's completely lost it."

Ryo turned to look at his eldest and his student. They were both surprised to see that the cranky old Namekian was actually in shock.

"Royan you're with me, we need to find out what happened and put a stop to it, I think Goja has finally pushed your brother too far. Nail go get Jek, Flute and Ryno, we're going to need everyone to calm him down. Then I want you to go get Elder Mori, tell him Goja's gone too far this time and have him tell the healers to expect injured. After that come find us."

"Yes sir."

"Right behind you Dad."

The three Namekians split up, all of them hoping they would be able to stop Ryon in time.

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Goja backed away in fear as the livid Saiyan pulled himself out of the crater. Blood streamed from the x-shaped cut that slashed over Ryon's right eye up onto his forehead and halfway down his cheek. The Saiyan was surrounded by a seething red aura as his rage pushed his energy even higher, even his eyes were glowing white with power. The Namekian let out a cry as Ryon vanished from sight only to appear directly in front of him. Goja fell back, trying desperately to escape this maniac he had once so ruthlessly bullied. An intense pain suddenly erupted in his face and he smashed shoulder first into the dirt. Gingerly he touched his now shattered jaw and stared up at Ryon, his coal black eyes wide with alarm.

"How does it feel huh? To be totally beaten… to know that you're completely outclassed …"

Ryon's voice reverberated with barely restrained power and rage. He landed in front of the stricken Namekian and spat on the ground in disgust. He slowly walked towards Goja; like a lion about to finish off a downed zebra, each step displaying perfectly honed muscles as his tail twitched in a predatory manner. As Goja desperately scrambled back Ryon shot forward and slammed his moccasin clad foot onto the Namekians chest, gaining a cry of pain from his former tormentor.

"How does it feel now that you're the one down in the dirt … completely and utterly helpless … at the mercy of a long … tailed … FREAK?!"

He punctuated each word with another stomp onto Goja's chest, an insane smirk gracing his bloodied features as the teen cried out in agony.

"I'm sick of you thinking you can just beat the crap out of me and everyone else that doesn't bow down to you whenever you please and not … expect … any … fricking … consequences! Now you know how we feel when you screw around with our lives! You're NOTHING Goja! You got that?! You're nothing but a worthless … piece … of … trash!"

A sickening crack sounded as several of Goja's ribs broke under the onslaught, his screams and sobs gaining nothing but anger and disgust from Ryon. This was the Namekian who had made his and several other Namekians lives a living hell? This snivelling weakling? He didn't even deserve to be recognised as a bully he was that pathetic.

Ryon easily created a ki sphere and bounced it in his palm. It would be so easy to just blast Goja into oblivion. However, deep inside under the layers of rage, pain and instinct, Ryon knew that Goja didn't really deserve such an end, and it wouldn't make him feel better to have wiped the coward from the face of Namek permanently. If anything, it would make him just as bad as Goja and that was something the arrogant Saiyan would not tolerate. He knew his father, brothers and Nail were all watching what was happening from a distance, he'd sensed their arrival several minutes ago.

He aimed the ki sphere at Goja's face, enjoying the fear this simple action created. He wasn't going to kill Goja, but that didn't meant he couldn't scare him a bit.

"NO Ryon!"

"Royan don't!"

SLAM! BOOM!

"Arrghhh!"

Ryon shook his head, clearing the fog of rage from his mind and looked up from the ground at what had slammed into him and knocked him away. What he saw made the remaining blood in his cheeks drain away in horror, turning his skin a pale grey.

"Oh no … Royan! Oh my Kami …"

Ryon watched, completely numb, as his other brothers gathered around Royan's badly injured body. He looked at his hands, they were singed from the ki blast's detonation. He stumbled over and collapsed by his brother's head, gazing in horror at the serious burns. He looked at his shaking hands; had he done that?!

"Why d'ya do it Royan? I was only gonna scare him a bit … sob… I wasn't gonna fry him …"

Ryon looked up at his family, his obsidian eyes brimming with tears. He flinched at the wary looks he received from his brothers … what had he done?! He could have killed his own brother! Ryo crouched next to Ryon and rested his hand on the traumatized Saiyan's shoulder.

"Ryon …"

"NO! Stay away from me … I'm too dangerous!"

Ryon scrambled away from his father and took off, ignoring the calls to return. Blinded by tears, he didn't stop until he was sure that he wasn't being followed. Spying a rock in the centre of a lake he landed, drawing his knees up to his chest. Tipping back his head he screamed his agony towards the three suns that shone down onto Namek. As his screams petered off, he just sat there sobbing. He was scared: if he was going to lose all sense of sanity whenever he really lost his temper then he was a danger to everyone, even his own family. He clenched his fists, only to unclench them when he felt damp material in his hand. He looked down and saw a large scrap of cloth. It was from Royan's jacket, the once white material now stained purple with his older brother's blood. Ryon stared at the fabric before reaching up and tying the cloth around his head like a bandanna, ignoring the sting as the still wet cloth settled over the cut on his face. Ryon shifted over to the edge of the rock and peered into the water. He saw a hard face, scarred and bloodied, framed by a purple bandanna and wild black and blonde hair. But it were the eyes that scared him the most: they were cold and empty, almost no emotion sparked in the obsidian depths. Ryon reached up and traced the new cuts over his eye, these would scar. He glared at his reflection, serves him right anyway, he would now carry a permanent reminder of his inability to control his temper and just walk away.

So intent was he in glowering viciously at his reflection that he did not see or sense his father land behind him. Ryo sadly observed his son, the healers had done their job to perfection and both Royan and Goja were fine, although Goja would never bother Ryon again. Elder Mori would make sure of that. Royan didn't even blame his little brother he knew he shouldn't have slammed into Ryon like that, especially since Ryon had still had a ki ball in his hand. It was an honest accident but it looked like Ryon was beating himself up for it. Sighing, Ryo approached his son and gently laid a hand on his head, ruffling the Saiyan's hair in a comforting gesture.

Ryon jumped at the unexpected contact as his father ruffled his hair. The twelve year old Saiyan looked up at his father and worried his lip. Then without warning, he threw himself at his father, wrapped his arms around the tall Namekians waist and cried. For at time father and son just stood there the younger crying softly, the elder quietly reassuring. Eventually Ryon's tears dried up and he coughed a few times. Ryo looked down at his son.

"Why did you run away Ryon?"

Ryon looked up at his father, surprise written all over his bloodied, tear stained features.

"I … I hurt Royan. I couldn't control my power … I thought you all … you all hated me because I did what I did."

Ryo pulled his son close.

"Ryon, we would never hate you. Get angry with you yes, but never hate you. Your brother and Goja are fine, and Royan doesn't blame you. You feel remorse for your actions, that shows you aren't a bad person, it just shows that you make mistakes, like everyone else does. Even I make mistakes."

"But, I'm scared Dad, what if I can't control myself every time I go all out? I don't want another accident."

"That's why I'm training you son, to control your abilities. What happened today was you were pushed too far, lost your temper and let instinct take over. I can help you learn to use your anger to your advantage in battle, but you have to be willing to give it a shot. D'ya think you can do that for me?"

"I'll … I'll give it a shot Dad."

"Good lad, now let's get back home, we'll start your new training tomorrow."

Well that's that, another chapter finished, Ryon's gone through some pretty tough times but things will get better in the next chapter, promise.

I know I'm leaving a bit of a time gap between each chapter, but those time periods will usually feature in flashbacks or their own stories.

No one's answered the poll on my profile so I might take it down soon and just continue Dino Prince as it is.

R&R please and thankyou to everyone who has reviewed so far :)