Chapter 19 - Kassava (the next day)
My mom and I are currently practicing in the same field that we have practiced in before we left for Japan. We have been practicing for about two hours now.
My mom swings a kick towards my head, but I quickly duck. I try to go for a punch in her stomach, but she quickly blocks her stomach. She then grabs my head with both of her hands. For a few seconds, I try to pull away, but she still holds my head. I try to pull away again, but with more force, and then, I finally break free from the headlock. I punch her in the face before she is able to do anything else. Her head goes back, but she pulls her head back to normal position again. She then has her ki blast right next to my face and she misses her aim towards my face after I quickly duck again.
I use my ki blast this time, swinging it towards her. She quickly dodges it and then she uses one of her signature powers called the Falling Asteroid. It's not an actual asteroid, of course, but it can definitely cause a lot of damage like one. I use the Kaiokentechnique and I'm not sure which one of us is stronger since we are not using our scouters right now. However, we can sense that we both have really strong power level without them.
As she uses her signature move, the heavy ki blast comes towards me and I whip it away from my face. It is now going far away in the distance and into the trees. It destroys some of the trees in as well as the ground in that area.
"Nice job!" My mom says to me.
"Thank you and you too," I reply. We are going to practice everyday for two years. I really hope with this much training, we can defeat Frieza. Also, Frieza can go to hell for all I care.
"We can call it a day," my mom says to me and then, she sits down in the grass. She pats a place next to her for me to sit. I sit next to her and she asks me, "Do you know the story of how I realized that what we were doing many years ago was evil?"
"No, actually. How did you realize it?" I ask, really interested to hear her story.
"Okay, I was actually on another planet called Planet Kanassa since Frieza sent me for the mission, you probably remember that right?"
"Yeah, I do," I say, nodding my head.
"Alright, so after I arrive, I have a dialogue with some of the Kanassians. The dialogue was, you know, about how I told them that I will destroy them and their planet. Before I go into detail about what they have responded, I was a little suspicious about Frieza already at the time and I suspected a little that he was up to no good. I wasn't sure if I was the only one who had thought this or if there were other Saiyans that thought this as well.
"What one of the Kanassians said to me was, 'You work for Frieza, don't you?' I then said, 'Yeah and why do you ask?' Another Kanassian said, 'You Saiyans are blindly following him and he is only using you and your kind in his own benefit.' Although I did believe that a little bit, I was still stubborn against my conscience and I said, 'You guys are just saying that.' After that, the first Kanassian said, 'Are you really blind? You can see for yourself that he is doing this.' Usually, I wouldn't believe what people say until I see it, but this had struck my mind for some reason. I had a conflicting mind after that, should I believe the Kanassians or should I stick with the Saiyans and Frieza? I was also thinking about what evil things I have done in the past and also, all of the orders that Frieza have given. I have never thought of this very carefully at all after all these years. Although I was scared of going against the Saiyans and Frieza, I made a very hard decision to go against what they believed in. But this decision is the decision that I will never regret ever. This decision brought you and I to safety later on. This decision had made you and I much better people and we are both happy and satisfied to live this new life. I'm really thankful to be given this chance to change myself. Although your father doesn't feel the same way that we do, we can't do anything about it and that is up to him. I had to get you away from his abuse, the other Saiyans, Frieza, and Frieza's men because I wanted what's best for you. I didn't want you to grow up like them and do very evil things for the rest of your life.
"Finally, the first Kanassian said, 'You can leave right now and nothing will happen.' I left their planet, thanking them in my heart and mind that they have changed me for the better. I became a new person after that and you have too."
"Wow," I say, "That's really amazing. Thank you, Mother, and I have to thank the Kanassians as well since they have moved you positively."
"You're welcome, Kassava. That is what any mother is supposed to do: lead their kids on the right path in life."
"I agree," I reply, nodding.
"I knew that he was just using us for his own gain, but I didn't know that Frieza was going to obliterate the planet and the Saiyans. I didn't know that he was going to betray us in planning to do that."
"I know what you mean," I reply, "And we will ruin his plans on his obliteration of Planet Vegeta and his universal conquest."
"I could care less about Planet Vegeta, however, I care about the peace of other planets. How about this: if the Saiyans continue to hurt and kill the innocent people, then we can stop the Saiyans from doing so?"
"I will join you in protecting the lives of the innocents," I agree, raising my fist in the air.
"Yes," my mom replies, also raising her fist in the air.