Chapter 13: … or just the Beginning!
"Be careful…" Gohan said as he led the way deeper into the forest, "… there are many wild things out here!" he warned them.
They kept on walking for a long time and soon decided to rest for the night. Goten took out a capsule tucked in his belt and threw it on the ground. A huge tent with 'Capsule Corp.' written on it sprung out in the midst of nowhere, much to the surprise of the wild birds who flew away making loud noises.
"Hey big brother, I guess we will need something to eat…" Goten said holding his little stomach which was making loud growling noises.
"I guess so… Hey Jen, you and Trunks collect some twigs to light up while I and Goten go and bring something to eat" Saying the two brothers went further into the forest to hunt, "I bet we will find a Brontosaurus, what do…" was the last thing they could hear Goten say as he and Gohan went out of earshot…
"Well that's our home for the night!" Trunks said pointing towards the tent "Relax all you can, tomorrow is going to be a big day…"
Jenna looked at Trunks and said "Okay, but I still have one more question to ask!"
He looked at her and gave a huge sigh. Shrugging his shoulders he said "All right… Shoot!"
She gave him a chilly look and asked "Goku defeated Frieza in his first transformation right?"
Trunks gave a nod while picking up little twigs from the ground, Jenna continued, "And Gohan defeated cell in his second?" He again nodded. His hand now full of twigs which he threw near the tent and went for something bigger, like a tree!
"And Gero was defeated …"
"Are you reaching somewhere?" He asked while trying to uproot a big tree, which he did, in a matter of seconds…
"Yeah! If all three of you have reached higher levels why are we running from them?" She asked looking irritated as she saw Trunks trying to light a fire while rubbing two twigs together. She pointed a finger at the huge pile of wood and suddenly the darkness fled away as huge flames arose from them…
"Gee! I had almost forgotten I could do it like that!" He said sheepishly…
"Tell me, why don't we just finish them off?" She again asked impatient…
Trunks looked at her, "We already have, three times!" he said with a broad smile on his face…
"What – what do you mean by…?" He cut her in between, "Well it's like this, in the time chamber once the period has been set, you can not get out till it gets over and if you destroy your enemy before it, everything starts all over again… It's much like a videogame, complete it and hit the reset button. Everything goes back to where it once was!"
"So you are saying that they are the ones in danger not us?" She asked with a little confusion but a lot of clarity in her head…
"Yup! We decided since they are now at our mercy, so why not have some fun? You know, some hide – and – go – seek like fun!" Trunks said as he threw four capsules on the ground out of which four garden chairs came out, "Boy, do I love my Grandpa!"
They both settled down in front of the fire waiting for the other two to return. Jenna now understood why the Time Chamber was hyped so much about… But the realization of the fact that four months more were remaining for their journey to finish brought a kind of chilly feeling down her spine, she just couldn't imagine what must be going on outside the big dark chamber…
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"Guys, I think its over, pull out!" Goku yelled pulling out his energy beam, followed by Krillin, Piccolo, Chiaotsu and Vegeta… Up in the sky they could see a big black figure, motionless, falling down, under the effect of Gravity; soon it was on the ground…
"You think he's dead?" Krillin asked looking at Ornichi's motionless body
"I think so…" Goku replied and went towards the wished Saiyan. He was about to pick him up when suddenly Vegeta Teleported down besides him and held his hand…
"He's mine, Kakarot! Get back or I won't hesitate in finishing what we once started…" He said looking at Ornichi's body.
Goku understood his feelings, after all it was the murderer of Vegeta's father they were talking about, and stepped back. Vegeta let go of his hand and kicked Ornichi, turning him over. He stared directly at his face which was completely bruised and suddenly kicked his stomach making him spit blood from his mouth…
Chiaotsu on seeing this held Krillin's hand. It had been a long time since anyone saw Vegeta this much angry. He felt much like the first time he came on Earth, ruthless, arrogant, and very powerful…
Vegeta held Ornichi by his neck and picked him up. Bringing him closer to himself he said, "This is what comes of you when you cross a Saiyan, especially the Prince of al…" His voice faded away as Ornichi drove his knee in Vegeta's groin. He then held Vegeta's hand and twisted it making him loosen his grip… Goku on seeing this rushed towards them but Ornichi being as quick threw Vegeta towards him, making him slow down, giving him enough time to level up once again and reach 'The Super Saiyan level 4'!