"That's it?" Chi-Chi asked, her face lit up with excitement. She had mastered another technique Kakarot had shown her. Once Chi-Chi had conquered the gravity, gaining new skills wasn't difficult for her at all. "What else can you teach me?" she asked, eagerly. Kakarot laughed.
"I've taught you almost everything that I know," he said. She smiled at him.
"That's okay," she said, "I guess I kind of owe you some training anyway." Kakarot gave her a puzzled look.
"What are you going to teach me?" he asked her. She grabbed his arm gently and led him further away from the others.
"We're going to need lots of space," she said, not really answering his question. "This move is one of the first I ever saw Master Roshi perform. I practiced it on my own, but it took a lot of time. I'm sure you can master it quickly." She faced a large pile of stones and took a deep breath, concentrating her energy. She put her wrists together, flattened her palms, and curled her fingers. With one word, the stones came clattering to the ground. She grinned at Kakarot.
"Think you can do it?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips. He returned Chi-Chi's grin. If Chi-Chi believed he could do it, then there wasn't any reason why he wouldn't be able to. He concentrated, visualizing Chi-Chi's attack again. He faced a still standing rock wall and placed his wrists together. He took a deep breath.
"Kame-" he uttered. He felt his energy fizzling in his palms. This was a good sign. "-hameha!" As he continued speaking his energy strengthened, growing white hot in his palms. When he released his energy, there was a gaping hole in the rock. He hadn't managed to knock it over like Chi-Chi, which disappointed him slightly.
"Wow," Chi-Chi said, awed. Kakarot rubbed the back of his head. Half of him was still disappointed, half of him was pleased that Chi-Chi was shocked by his power.
"You picked that up faster than anyone I know," she smiled. Kakarot swelled with pride once more. "You've got to show Gohan," she said, her face lighting up excitedly. She grabbed his hand, leading him back to the group of others. She hadn't really realized how far they'd wandered until she had to walk back to rejoin the group. She called out to Gohan, dragging a bashfully reluctant Kakarot behind her. What happened next happened so quickly it was hard for her to process.
She heard something, faintly, as though someone were flying just above her. Foolishly, she paid the noise no mind. Suddenly, she felt Kakarot rip his hand from hers and shove her forcefully to the ground. She felt the heat of a ki blast, though because of Kakarot's quick thinking, she remained unscathed. When she had a moment to catch her breath and realize what was happening around her, she noticed Kakarot's crumpled form. He hadn't been quite as fortunate as she. Chi-Chi didn't have time to question whether Kakarot was still alive or not; her attacker was descending upon her. She stood quickly, blocking her attacker's first attack. This, however, did not seem to be daunting, for the green skinned man merely grinned widely. He moved faster than anyone Chi-Chi had ever encountered before. She caught herself wondering if this being was Frieza, if this moment was to be her last, and if any of her companions would have the strength to defeat such a foe. She was sent soaring through the air, her body slamming against the ground. Her whole being was numb. She couldn't move anything. As the green skinned man approached, she knew it was over.
"Chi-Chi!" Gohan called, distracting her attacker. He sent several energy blasts his way, but none had any effect. They had given Gohan enough time to reach Chi-Chi and protect her. He stood between Chi-Chi and the strange green skinned man, coiled to attack. The green skinned man looked lazily on at his new competition, casually flicking his dark green braid onto his shoulder.
"You'll not touch her," Gohan said sternly. Chi-Chi wished she could move. She wished she could stand and help Gohan.
"And you're just the one to stop me, aren't you?" Zarbon chuckled. These must be Earthlings. They were even more stupid than the Saiyans. He sighed, striking the old man quickly. He laced his fingers around the old man's neck. He put up a decent fight at first, though his attacks weren't nearly as strong as they needed to be. As Zarbon strengthened his grip, he could almost literally feel the old man's strength draining. Perhaps it would have been more enjoyable to kill this man if it were at least slightly challenging. He didn't know why he had been so worried before. This rebellion was going to be easy to squelch. As Zarbon lost himself in his thoughts, he forgot his own strength. He felt the old man's thick, warm blood dripping down his arm. The Earthling's eyes were sightless. Zarbon scoffed in disgust, tossing the body aside.
Chi-Chi let out a shriek of rage. Raditz could see her attempting to stand, though she wasn't getting far. He had to act quickly or else she was dead meat. Zarbon would see to that.
"Still haven't changed," he called out. Zarbon turned to face him. His face filled with disgust. Raditz threw him a smug grin, hoping Zarbon's pride and hatred towards Raditz would distract him from Chi-Chi. "You still pick on the people who don't even challenge you. I suppose if that's the only way you'll win a battle then it works." Zarbon moved away from Chi-Chi and towards Raditz.
"Is that a challenge, low level?" he asked, his expression darkening. "Perhaps you're not as big of a coward as I thought, though it doesn't matter much to me. You'll all be dead before I leave this forsaken planet." Raditz charged. He was done with talk. He flew at Zarbon, surprising him. He managed to get in several good hits before Zarbon began to retaliate.
Sona, realizing Raditz was distracting Zarbon, took Bardock's hand and led him quickly away from their large group of Saiyans. They walked towards Kakarot, Chi-Chi, and Gohan. Sona gently caught the Earthling female up in her arms. Chi-Chi was so distraught she was hardly making any sense. Sona ignored her, turning to her husband.
"We have to get them back to the tunnels. I left all of my medical supplies down there," she said quietly. Bardock nodded. He tightened his grip on his son and the one named Gohan before taking to the skies. Sona followed, still keeping an eye on Chi-Chi. She felt a strange sort of connection to the girl, perhaps because it was apparent Kakarot had taken a liking to the Earthling. Under normal circumstances, Sona would have expected Kakarot to choose a Saiyan girl. This Earthling, however, was so wonderfully complex, so strong, and so loving towards Kakarot. There was no shame in that. She had to save this girl and protect her. For her little Kakarot.