Chapter 17 – Kassava (same day)
"Thank you guys so much for the help that you guys have been giving us," I say to both Krillin and Master Roshi. We are now outside of the Kame House and we are about to say our goodbyes before heading back to the Briefs' estate.
"No problem and you can always come here to train," Krillin replies.
"Yes. Just like Krillin said, you can alwys come here anytime even if you want to train," Master Roshi says.
"Thank you both and I hope the both of you have a good day," my mom says.
"Thank you, you all too," both Krillin and Master Roshi replies.
"See you," Bulma says, waving her hand at them.
"See you all later," Master Roshi replies.
"Bye," Krillin says.
"Bye," Bulma, my mom, and I all reply. We go back to the helicopter and once we are set, we leave the island.
"Aren't they really nice?" Bulma asks us.
"Oh yeah, definitely. They've helped us a whole lot," I reply.
"Of course," my mom says.
"Mr. Lee will be healed in no time," Bulma says.
"Oh yeah! I can't wait for that to happen!" I reply.
"Me too," my mom says.
There is silence now and while Bulma is operating the helicopter, my mom asks me, "Is there anyone that are with romantically, Kassava?"
"No, I am not, at least not now," I reply.
"Don't worry, there will be someone out there for you," my mom says, putting her arm around me.
"Mother," I say, about to ask a question in not a rude way, but in a very curious way, "Do you think, in your opinion and I want your really honest opinion on this, someone can be happy and not be in any relationships at all?"
"Well, yes they can. Are you in this situation?"
"Well, I'm not sure if I will be any relationships in the future, but I wouldn't mind at all if I weren't to be in any relationships at all."
"You know what, Kassava? Do what makes you happy and you don't have to do anything for anybody's sake. Don't be afraid to say no if you don't want to do something." I'm really glad that she supports me in whatever I do.
"Thank you, Mother," I say.
"Of course. I love you and I want to be there for you all the time. I want to make up for the times that I wasn't there for you."
"I love you too, Mother, and I want to be there for you always too," I reply.
We arrive at the Briefs' estate and then after we get off of the helicopter, Bulma rings the doorbell. Mrs. Brief opens the door and then, she says, "Hello, ladies. Hello, Bulma. Come on in, I'm baking chocolate cake and making lasagna."
"Hello," we all greet before we walk in. It smells so good in the kitchen and Mrs. Brief's cooking is really good too. I'm not a good cook or a good baker at all and whenever I do try to cook or bake, either I leave a huge mess in my kitchen or I end up burning something.
"Which room is Gabriel in?" I ask Mrs. Brief.
"Gabriel is upstairs in one of the guest rooms. I'm not sure if he is sleeping or not, but you guys can check," Mrs. Brief replies.
"Thank you," I say before we go upstairs. In my hand, I have a bag full of senzu beans and with only one of these, Gabriel can go back to full health. I really hope these work.
Gabriel's temporary room door is already open and so, we see that he is laying on the bed awake, looking up at the ceiling and Lauren is sitting next to him in a chair next to the bed, holding his hand.
"Hey, you guys," Lauren greets us after she turns around to see us.
"Oh, hey, guys," Gabriel greets us too.
"Hey," Bulma, my mom, and I greet back.
"What's in Kassava's hand is a bag of senzu beans and what they do is that after you chew and swallow one of these, you will be restored back to full health," Bulma says.
"They can what? Restore you back to full health?" Gabriel says, looking at us with shock and Lauren is looking at us with shock too.
"That's amazing! Give me one right now," Lauren says, motioning for me to bring her a senzu bean.
I open the bag and I take out one senzu bean before giving it to Lauren. She gives it to Gabriel before he takes it and chews it. He then swallows the senzu beans and then about five seconds later, Gabriel's mouth curves up into a really huge smile. He laughs in happiness. He then stands up like the pain never got to him.
"I'm healed! It was as if I was never hurt!" Gabriel exclaims.
"Oh Gabriel!" Lauren says, hugging Gabriel and Gabriel hugs Lauren back.
"Gabriel! That's amazing!" I say.
"Those things really do work like a miracle," my mom says, "Gabriel, I'm really glad that you are well now."
"Yep, these senzu beans never failed us," Bulma replies.
"I don't need this wrap on my ribs anymore," Gabriel says before unwrapping the wrap on his ribs.
After unwrapping the wrap that was around his ribs, I say, "Hey, Gabriel and Lauren. We have some bad news."
"What is it, honey?" Lauren asks us before she holds my hand too.
"On my home planet, Planet Vegeta, there is this tyrant that had been ruling all these years named Frieza and he wants to kill all the Saiyans living there because he fears that a Super Saiyan will emerge. This will happen two years from now," I say.
"A Super Saiyan? What is that? I am so sorry for my ignorance," Gabriel replies.
"No no, Gabriel, that's okay. A Super Saiyan is a transformation of Saiyan and he or she gets a lot stronger by transforming into a Super Saiyan," I explain.
"And also, the only way a Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan is if they have a pure heart, whether they are purely good or if they are purely evil. You can tell that a Saiyan has transformed into a Super Saiyan by looking at their blonde hair and blue eyes. They will also have a golden aura surrounding them," my mom adds.
"Ohhhh, okay. And a Super Saiyan will be more powerful than Frieza and so that Super Saiyan can possibly defeat Frieza," Gabriel says, getting the concept.
"Yes, exactly," my mom replies.
"Can this Super Saiyan possibly be one of you guys?" Gabriel asks, pointing at my mom and I.
My mom laughs, "Possibly or it can be both of us."
"I hope the both of you achieve the Super Saiyan transformation and you guys can take Frieza down," Gabriel says, "So about those power levels that one of those evil female Saiyans had mentioned the other day, what would be Frieza's in this case?"
"I heard that his power level is around 530,000," my mom replies.
"Heh, that doesn't scare me, but I feel like this isn't my battle since I'm not a Saiyan," Gabriel says.
"Yes, Gabriel, I advise you not to go near this guy. His power can be really terrifying and really intense," my mom says.
"I mean, I'm not scared of that, however, I feel like I shouldn't interfere since I am a human being and this is strictly a fight between the Saiyans and Frieza."
"Dinner's ready," Mrs. Brief says at the door. She then has a really shocked look at her face when she saw Gabriel standing up, "Oh my, how can you stand up really straight? You guys must have brought in really miraculous medicine!"
"Yes, Panchy. This medicine can heal all of your wounds immediately," my mom replies.
"They are called senzu beans, mom," Bulma says.
"Wow! That is amazing!" Mrs. Brief says.