Across The Desert Planet

With a yawn Levi was the first to rise of our group, the earliest riser of them all. He noticed a number of saiyans all gathering just over the hill in the horizon. The human soldier decided to go see for himself what all the commotion was, keeping a low profile as he walked among the stronger race. Just to his left he heard one of the king's elites, and a hefty one at that, waking a groggy saiyan to his feet.

Elite Warrior: "Get up, you worthless scum! His majesty says everybody goes!"

Levi just watched the somewhat appalling scene. An elite warrior in his prime rudely forcing an obviously older saiyan to their feet? He understood that the rules were different here, but still... Levi couldn't help but stare with some shocked disgust.

Elite Warrior: "You gotta problem, pal?"

Levi: "Uh, no- no, sir!"

The human soldier thought it best not to upset anyone around here since he stood out like a bad sore thumb. The elite warrior started heading his way.

Elite Warrior: "Unless you got a death wish, get your scrawny toothpick earthling hide MOVING!"

Levi flinched as he gladly obliged. He just walked while looking back at the big behemoth who went on to wake others that were still sleeping. Just then he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. It was Bardock.

Bardock: "Don't be intimidated by him. He's just a big blundering behemoth that can easily be bested by anyone with a brain."

Levi: "For his sake, Vegeta and the others better be awake already, or he'll get a rude wake up call himself."

Bardock: "Honestly I'm praying for that."

And Levi walked with Bardock as they went to assemble with the other saiyans.

Bardock: "By the way, I never got your name. Or any of the others for that matter."

Levi: "I'm Levi."

Bardock: "Welcome to our little slice of heaven, Levi. Hope you're adjusting well."

Levi: "It's definitely new, that's for sure. To be honest, this is my first time off Earth."

Bardock: "Really? What do you do there anyway? Anything involving that strange gear ya got on there?"

Levi: "It all depends on who you ask. Before I met Vegeta and Toushiro, I did something very different."

Bardock: "Like what?"

Levi: "I'm actually from a different dimensionally world, where I used to fight giants that ate humans. We called them Titans."

Bardock: "That what all that strange gear was for?"

Levi: "Yeah. We can't fly so this helped us get up into the air and fight. But I fell through a strange vortex and found my way into this world where Vegeta and Toushiro found and rescued me. After three months of trying to send me back, we just ended up evacuating the survivors of our old world into this one."

Bardock: "Oohhhoo. Sounds like you guys get a lot of action."

Levi: "You have noooooo idea."

They were just about over the hill when Levi noticed the condition of the planet. The whole planet looked like a desert.

Levi: "Is this entire planet like this?"

Bardock: "Unfortunately. On the rare occasion that it does rain, it tends to rain hard and plant life rushes to do what it does. Does it rain much on your planet?"

Levi: "At least 2 to 4 times each month."

Bardock: "No wonder Prince Vegeta likes it there."

And a few moments later, the King's private guard were calling for everyone to gather before them. Just beyond them lay a vast desert. Levi worked his way up to the front with Bardock and his team. The King paced before all of the convey, looking at everyone as he went to his second in command.

King Vegeta: (To his righthand man) "We've got a lot of first-timers here, so make sure they get it. We stop for nothing-"

King Vegeta then gazed over at Levi.

King Vegeta: "-and no one."

Levi, of course, knew that the King was staring at him and just showed submission.

Second In Command: "All of ya, listen up! It's no secret as to what's going on! So you'd better keep up, cuz if you're caught, you're on your own. Move out!"

And with that, the convey of over 900 and some saiyans began to move out slowly. Saiyan after saiyan passed by Levi. Just then, that big behemoth from earlier passed by.

Tora: (Teasing) "Heh hey what happened to your hand, huh?!"

The warrior glanced at Levi and then quickly tried to avoid eye contact. The saiyan tried to hide it, but the earthling saw his broken hand. Levi didn't have to guess how that happened.

Rukia: "Was that really necessary, Vegeta?"

Vegeta: "Hey, he's lucky that I only broke his hand!"

Levi turned around to find the rest of his group heading his way.

Krillin: "I tried to tell him it was a bad idea."

Grimmjow: "Maybe next time he'll listen when we say that we'll get Vegeta up."

Ichigo: "I hear that."

Eren: "There's Captain Levi!"

The whole group was delighted to see Levi was ok.

Val: "You scared us. Don't wander off like that again."

Levi: "Sorry."

Bardock: "He's fine. He stayed with me the whole time."

Val: "Good."

Kenpachi: "Now that looks like a very long walk."

Toushiro: "And hot! If ya smell something sizzlin', good bet it's me!"

Piccolo: "Are we gonna get into place like the King wants?"

Vegeta: "Do I really need to answer that?"

Bardock: "Kakarot, you should be up front with Prince Vegeta."

Goku: "We'll be ok, Bardock. You go on ahead, I'm gonna stick with my friends."

Bardock: "Are you sure?"

Ichigo: "Don't worry about us. As long we stick together, we'll be fine."

Bardock: "Alright. Be safe."

Bardock and his team went to their place in the convey. Goku, Vegeta and the rest decided to break the tradition. They went to the back where they'd be of some use to the weak. The rising sun saw the huge convey as they headed across the desert planet. By midday, the heat was unrelenting. The only shade available was the shadow of the person next to you. Not used to this planet's conditions, all of the Earth visitors but Vegeta and Val were finding it the most difficult. But even the saiyan prince and saboron princess were having some difficulty. Goku panted and gasped as he wiped some sweat from his brow. The Earth raised saiyan then gazed up towards the sky and the unrelenting sun beating down on them all. The whole convey was feeling the heat. But King Vegeta did not see fatigue. He only saw slow.

King Vegeta: "Pick up the pace!"

By the order, the convey picked it up. Vegeta growled as he panted. He then looked back, sensing the enemy has already landed. There was no doubt in his mind that they'll follow them. This whole thing was pointless, he thought. A thought shared by all of his friends. Night came and it was received with enjoyment as it was cool. But there was no rest. The King kept the convey moving. Levi panted and then fell to his knees, utterly exhausted. The soldier just panted and gasped, unsure if he could get up again.

Eren: "C'mon, Captain."

But Eren helped him up. The teen pulled the older man's arm around his shoulders to offer some assistance.

Eren: "Just lean against me."

Levi: "*Exhales slowly* ... Thank you, Eren."

Levi were tired, they all were. But still the convey kept moving throughout the night. A few hours later and Goku found the body of an elderly saiyan that had died. The Earth raised saiyan looked at the body before he heard a trilling sound in the distance. Following the convey were small strange creatures. They've been following the convey at a distance ever since it started.

Vegeta: "Scavengers."

Goku turned around to the tired prince.

Vegeta: "*Pant*... There's nothing more you can do."

Knowing he was right, Goku sighed and followed Vegeta back to catch up with the others. Once the convey was a sufficient distance away, the small scavenging creatures moved in to feed. By morning, whole bodies ached and muscles throbbed. Even the saiyans themselves were struggling. The atmosphere of the whole convey had a feel of staggering numbness. A saiyan from the back collapsed. But Goku urged him up.

Goku: "Don't give up. If we stick together we can make it."

The Earth raised saiyan helped pull the other up to his feet. The saiyan thanked him and went to catch up with his comrades. This went on for day after day. Whenever a saiyan collapsed and they reached them in time, Goku, Vegeta and the rest urged them not to give up. By midday on the third day, Tomack, the servant that had assisted Toushiro and Vegeta during their stay a while ago, collapsed himself.

Toushiro: "On your feet, Tomack. Give up like this and I'll give you a beating."

The young captain assisted the saiyan up.

Tomack: "Thank you, Mr. Hitsugaya."

The convey still just moved on. But there was some understanding as to the means of this. Miles away, the scavengers had finished the corpse until it was nothing but bones. But the scavengers were suddenly spooked and fled. Following the trail made by the convey... Frieza's army laughed at the cowardice of the saiyan race. In the center, a warrior as big as Broly grinned with eager anticipation. He was their strongest.

And he could very well be stronger than the saiyan who defeated Frieza.