The Earthling Chronicles

by FinalFlashX

During the battle with Raditz, Goku is injured too greatly to make the ultimate sacrifice in the battle for Earth's fate, leaving the door open for someone else to step in and be the hero. Follow this re-telling of DBZ where the Earthlings are the main focus of the story.

9. Saiyan Arc: Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Gohan was sent spiraling into the side of a mountain and he crumpled onto the ground after his body ricocheted off the side of the mountain.

"You have to be more aware of your surroundings Gohan. I was able to get behind you way to easily." Gohan lifted his head to look at his newest teacher in martial arts, his own father. Goku was floating above his son looking down at where he had kicked Gohan into the mountain. "You made a pretty good dent in that mountain Gohan; you must have a hard head."

"Like father like son," said the strained voice of Piccolo who was sitting on the ground observing the training session. The green fighter's body was heavily bandaged and it was apparent that he was in extreme discomfort. Gohan shook his head and stood up and prepared to fly up to reengage in the spar with his father.

It was still a little surreal that he was sparring with his dad because one he had always been taught that he was not allowed to fight with his father and because he hadn't seen his father since Raditz had kidnapped him. Then two days ago he just suddenly magically appeared in his and Piccolo's camp. Gohan had awoken that morning to find a heavily injured Piccolo lying on the ground unable to move and his father standing over him wrapping bandages around Gohan's mentor's broken ribs.

When Goku finally became aware of Gohan he seemed to be a bit jumpy to Gohan, like he thought Gohan was going to attack him at any second. Gohan had saved his questions about were his dad had been for later, more concerned with his teacher's current state. His dad had explained that he and Piccolo had to fight of a big scary monster last night and that Piccolo had gotten hurt by the monster while distracting it so Goku could defeat it. Goku assured Gohan that the monster was gone now and that Piccolo would be fine. Piccolo also added that he done most of the work in defeating the 'monster' and that he would be able to continue Gohan's training in a couple of days.

So Gohan had sat with his father around the camp for several hours, neither saying much to the other and an awkward silence came over the camp. Gohan was bursting with so many questions he wanted to ask his dad but he couldn't seem to be able to say any of them out loud. Goku was still trying to wrap his head around how he was really the one that had killed his surrogate father all those years ago and he was having a hard time dealing with that and hardly gave a second thought to his son who he hadn't seen in over six months. Not that he didn't care about his son; he was just kind of having his own daddy issues at the moment. Piccolo was astonished that two members of the Son family could be quiet for so long, and relished in the peaceful quite as long as he could because he knew it couldn't last.

Gohan was the first one to grow tired of the solemn silence that hung over the camp. He stood up and started to work through a kata Piccolo had taught him several months ago. The sound of someone training brought Goku out of his depressed trance and for a while he just watched his son punch, kick, and dodge like he was fighting an invisible enemy. As he watched Gohan training, he had realized that exactly how long it had been since he had actually done anything with Gohan and an idea and sprung up in his head. Piccolo had groaned when he saw Goku get up and walk over to where he was lying on the ground. He had known Goku wouldn't leave him alone forever but one can always hope.

"Hey Piccolo I just had an idea, and I wanted to know what you thought of it."

"Sure go ahead, I can't stop you from telling me anyway and you would tell me it even if I told you to go away so I might as well give you permission."

"Okay so I was thinking that I could train Gohan while you recovered from your injuries." Piccolo's first thoughts were absolutely not. The whole reason he had taken Gohan was so that he could transform him from the weak cry baby he was into a strong and fearless fighter. He had left the kid in the wilderness to toughen him up and when he and Goku had started training together he had make Goku swear not to go see Gohan. He didn't want Goku to coddle the kid and undo all the work he had put into the kid to make him into the tough fighter he was becoming.

But as he thought about it more, he realized how much Gohan had already changed. His survival training was complete, he no longer was the wimpy little kid he was and Piccolo realized that nothing could probably make him go back to the way he was. The kid would never forget the lessons Piccolo had already taught him, he was a tough, strong kid. Besides, the kid needed the training anyway and Goku was a descent enough sparring partner.

"Fine Goku, but you better not go easy on him or you'll ruin all the training I've already given him. If you do that then you'll be the one lying on the ground wrapped in bandages."

"Okay Piccolo, I won't go easy on him and even if I did you couldn't put me in bandages anyway." Goku playfully punched Piccolo's arm and Piccolo grunted in pain. Goku realized what he had done and then said, "Sorry Piccolo." Goku laughed and then walked away to find Gohan.

Goku had lived up to his promise; he had pulled no punches against Gohan. Gohan had been surprised by his father's ferocity while fighting. It was like he was a different person from the father that he had lived with for the first four years of his life. The usually childish, joking, and innocent Goku had been replaced with one that was completely serious and, deadly.

There were flashes though were Gohan would see signs of the father he was use to. Goku would often crack jokes while they were in the middle of a spar. Gohan had stopped laughing at them though because the one time he did his father had punched him straight in the face while his guard was down. Also when Gohan took a serious hit from an attack, Gohan saw concern in his father's eyes as he was blown away by one of his dad's attacks.

As Gohan and Goku clashed again in the sky, Gohan was able to punch his dad in the face. Goku rubbed his cheek with his hand and looked at his son and Gohan could tell that he had impressed his dad. "Not bad Gohan, but try this one on for size." Goku vanished and then reappeared above Gohan and brought both of his hands down on his son's head sending him spiraling back to the ground. Gohan managed to stop himself from slamming into the ground and his heels made deep trench marks into ground as they dug into the ground as he slowed to a halt. Gohan looked up at his father who was just calmly smiling down at him. If he had been hoping for some easier training since it was his father training him for now, he was out of luck.

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Tien collapsed onto the ground panting, his hands stopping his fall so that he ended up on all fours. His body was the sorest it had ever been and he hadn't even moved for the last two weeks of training. Tien looked up at the short kai who had an excited look on his face. Tien could not see why, he had failed once again to do what his master asked of him. His previous masters would not be so pleased with him. Master Shen and Tao had always punished him severally when he failed to do what they told him to do which was one of the reasons why he had learned the Mimicry technique but that would be no help to him in this task.

"You almost had that time Tien!" shouted King Kai happily. "I'm sure you'll be able to get it sooner rather than later now!"

Tien groaned and then laid down on his back looking up into the purple sky. "Are you sure this technique is even possible King Kai. I mean if you invented the technique but even you can't do it than it must be impossible."

King Kai scoffed. "Nonsense, the Kaio-Ken technique is very possible. I would not even bother trying to teach you a technique that I thought you could not master. It requires perfect balance between mind and body and I know you have that so I know you can master this technique. It just takes practice Tien, but remember the benefits that the Kaio-Ken will give you. You will able to multiple your ki for a heart beat, greatly increasing your strength, speed, and senses for an instant. This is the last thing I have to teach you Tien, you have mastered everything up to this point so I have faith in you."

Tien offered a rare smile towards his newest master and raised his hand up. King Kai took his hand and pulled the exhausted three eyed warrior up to his feet. "Thanks King Kai," said Tien. "It seems to me though like part of my mind won't come onto focus with the rest of it that is focused on the technique.I think I'll try again though, but for now I need some rest. My body feels like I just ran all the way down Snake Way again." King Kai nodded and led Tien into his small house. Tien sat down in a chair and watched as King Kai prepared a meal for the two of them, Bubbles, and Gregory.

"Do you think I will be able to beat the saiyans that are heading to Earth after I learn the Kaio-Ken?" asked Tien as he sipped on the tea that King Kai had just sat down for him. King Kai sat down the food he had prepared and the sat down himself. The kai pondered the question for awhile and then nodded.

"Yes I would believe so. You have already surpassed me in strength which is why I'm teaching the technique I myself could never master and we still have nearly four months until they will be arriving on Earth. Don't get to cocky though, the saiyans are a dangerous warrior race. The have been fighting in life or death battles like these their entire lives and they usually are the victors. They are not to be underestimated."

Tien looked up from his drink and looked at King Kai. "How much do you know about the Saiyans? All I've heard about them is that they are pretty much planet brokers who kill everything on the planet and then sell it for a profit. They are obviously a strong warrior race since the only two that I have met have been the two strongest fighters I have ever seen."

King Kai's head snapped towards Tien. "Two saiyans? I thought you were killed while defending the Earth from one saiyan."

"Yes, but one of my friends who I have known for a long time is apparently a saiyan that was sent as a baby to take over Earth. He hit his head though when he was a child and forgot his mission. The saiyan that came to Earth 8 months ago, Raditz, was his older brother who had come looking for him."

A look of understanding appeared on the kai's face. "Ah yes, of course. The Saiyans were known for sending the weakest children of their race to distant planets which were considered weak."

Tien looked disgusted at the information he was hearing. "Why would you send mere infants off to fight and conquer planets? It doesn't make any sense."

King Kai sighed. "Yes the saiyans did many things that humans would find inhumane, disgusting, and immoral. But you must remember that they are not humans and therefore do not think or behave as humans do. The Saiyans have always been a barbaric people whose culture was dominated by fighting and power."

The fighter from Earth absorbed the information he was being told. He leaned forward and said, "I would like to know more about the Saiyans. One of the famous quotes on my planet is 'Know thy enemy' and I want to know all I can about mine."

"Very well, I will tell you what I know about the Saiyans. As I said before, they have always been a barbaric race. They once shared their planet with a race named the Tuffles. The Tuffles were a highly developed people who possessed great technology such as the scouters that you have already seen and they were capable of space travel. They were greater in number than the Saiyans and because of their better technology they felt they had no reason to worry about the Saiyans. The Saiyans however were better fighters than the Tuffles and because of their instinctual need for battle they started a war with the Tuffles."

"The two races were evenly matched in the war. The Saiyans while far the superior in fighting ability were heavily outnumbered by the Tuffles and the Tuffles technology gave them another edge. The war dragged on for ten years, until one night there was a full moon on the planet. The full moon only occurred every ten years on that planet and it is what gave the Saiyans the advantage they needed to defeat the Tuffles. For the full moon transforms the Saiyans into great apes, or Oozaru as they are called. Transformed into these powerful monsters, the Saiyans were able to completely wipe out the Tuffles in one night. They then renamed the planet after their leader, Vegeta, and made him king.

"That's why they have tails isn't it?" asked Tien. "So they can transform into this Oozaru."

The martial arts master nodded, "Yes Tien. Any saiyan with a tail can transform into an Oozaru. However if their tail has been removed they no longer have the ability to transform into the mighty Oozaru. I assume that's why you have not heard of a giant ape attacking your planet is because your saiyan friend no longer has his tail."

"Yes Goku doesn't have a tail, but his son does."

King Kai looked startled by Tien's comment. "His son. That means there is a human-saiyan hybrid. Hum this planet Earth just keeps getting more and more interesting. It would be wise for you to make sure the kid's tail is removed once you get back to Earth. You should take care of this monkey business as soon as possible. Maybe you could give the boy a banana." King Kai covered his mouth as he laughed at his own joke. Tien just rolled his eyes and waited for the kai to finish laughing and continue his story.

The comedian kai let out one last chuckle and then continued. "Anyway, where were we? Ah yes, the Saiyans had just defeated the Tuffles. With the Tuffles' technology they were able to travel to another planet inhabited by another race. This race hired the Saiyans to conquer a more hospitable planet for them to live on and that is how the Saiyans got into the planet trade business. They were soon absorbed by the Planet Trade Organization and they quickly became the best soldiers in that massive organization's armies. However the leader of the Planet Trade Organization became concerned that the saiyans were becoming to powerful and that they might one day rebel against him. So this tyrant destroyed Planet Vegeta and the Saiyan race. There were only four survivors, your friend, his brother, and the two that are heading to Earth right now.

Tien lifted his head from his cup of tea and looked confused at King Kai. "The person the Saiyans work for destroyed their planet? I was told by my friends that Raditz said that their planet was destroyed by a meteor."

"That's what the survivors were told, but deep down I believe they know what really happened. The most powerful saiyans were able to destroy entire planets with one finger, does it make sense that they would allow a meteor that could destroy a planet anywhere near their home world?" Tien shook his head. "Exactly, it doesn't make sense that the mighty Saiyan race was defeated by a single rock. Even they weren't that dumb, which reminds me of a good joke. How many saiyans does it take to screw in a light bulb?"

The three eyed fighter glared at the martial arts master who just chuckled. Tien then asked, "Why didn't the survivors rebel if they knew deep down that they were being employed by the man who had destroyed their entire race and their home."

The blue kai shrugged. "Oh I'm sure they have some sort of plan for revenge. However the tyrant that destroyed their planet is the strongest being in the North Quadrant of the Universe. If you were a saiyan then I would have probably told you that Planet Vegeta was destroyed by a meteor so that there was no reason for you to try and find the person responsible for the destruction of your race. However I see no harm in telling you what really happened to the Saiyans since you would have no motivation to try and hunt down Frieza."

"Frieza," muttered Tien locking the name away into his memory. It could become useful to know who the strongest being in your part of the universe was. "So this Frieza is the strongest fighter in the North Quadrant huh. How do I stack against him?"

King Kai burst out laughing falling onto the floor and holding his stomach. "That is the funniest thing you have ever said," gasped King Kai through laughs. Tien frowned and crossed his arms.

"I don't see what's so funny about asking how strong I am compared to this Frieza person."

"It's just; it's just that you aren't comparable. To him your power is less than a fly, less than a piece of sand." King Kai finally got himself together and got back into his chair. "Let's just say I hope you are never in the same solar system, no same galaxy as Frieza. He is ruthless and fighting him would be futile. Right now, you wouldn't be able to get past his henchmen like the saiyans."

Tien stood up from his chair and began to walk out of the house. King Kai looked puzzled and asked, "Where are you going?"

The fighter from Earth turned his head so he could see the ancient martial arts master. "Well since it's a laughable matter to be compared to the strongest being in the, I figured I better get back to training." Tien then walked out back to the spot where he had been trying to master the Kaio-ken technique for the past week with the blue kai trailing behind him.

Tien stopped and then closed all three of his eyes. He took a deep breath as he focused his mind and body for what he was preparing to do. He thought about all of his friends back on Earth who were counting on him to become strong enough here so that he would be able to protect their planet from the saiyans. He now knew his enemy so he could understand his enemy and that unlocked a piece of his mind that had seemed elusive to him earlier. The understanding of his enemy and exactly what they were capable of helped him focus every single part of his mind. And then he thought about Frieza, a being capable of destroying one of the strongest races in existence in one fell swope. A person who was so powerful that Tien's own power was a joke compared to his, a mere grain of sand compared to an ocean. The thought infuriated Tien; he had never felt so inferior in his entire life. The anger provided an additional source of motivation and that combined with the threat of the saiyan snapped something inside of the three eyed fighter.

All three of his eyes flew open at once as his power began to skyrocket. "Kaio-Ken!" screamed the fighter from Earth as a crimson aura surrounded his entire body making his skin look like it was tinted red itself. The power he was exerting pushed the observing King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory onto the ground and the watched from the ground in awe at the awesome display of power.

As quickly as it had come, it was even quicker to leave. Tien collapsed to the ground, once again ending up on all fours like he had been earlier in the day. His muscles were screaming at him from the intense strain that had just been thrust upon them and his head seemed like it was on fire from the concentration that had been needed to use the technique. Still panting, Tien looked up to see a beaming King Kai standing over him.

"You did it Tien! You were able to perform the Kaio-Ken!"

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On Kami's Lookout the fighters from Earth watched as the two strongest among them prepared to spar for the final time before Kami came out from his palace to dismiss them. They had been told earlier in the week that by the end of the week their training would be complete, after 9 months hard training. They of course all wanted to see how much progress they had made during the 9 months so they had all used the scouter Krillin had brought for the last time to see their progress. Now the two strongest were facing off to have one last spar before they all went their separate ways to train on their own for the next 3 months.

Upa dropped into his fighting stance and smirked at his opponent. "I must admit that your gain in a power is incredible when compared to when we first came up here. But even with your amazing gains in power, you still are not strong enough to beat me Yamcha."

The scarred faced fighter just smiled as he also dropped into his stance, his hands in a claw like shape. "That's big talk for a teenager and the scouter said our power levels are almost equal so that means either one of us can win this fight."

"You see my friend, you said the key word. Our power levels are 'almost' equal, not dead even. So though you are close, you still haven't quite caught up to me!" With a yell at the end of his sentence Upa flew towards the former bandit and feinted like he was striking at his head but tried to sweep his opponents feet out from underneath him. Yamcha saw this coming though and jumped over Upa's legs and did a flip so that he sailed over the young Indian's head and landed behind him. He then tried to throw an elbow into the dark haired teenager's back but Upa was able to deflect the blow with his left arm and then he punched at Yamcha 's head with right arm. Yamcha was able to dodge the punch and kicked off the ground and jumped back several feet away from his opponent. Upa turned so his body was facing the scarred faced bandit and they both dropped back into their stances.

All of that had happened in several seconds and the only other fighter that had been able to follow all of the lighting fast action was Krillin who was still holding the green scouter in his hand. Chi-Chi and Chiaotzu and both sounded their amazement at the speed of the two fighter's movements with uhs and aws while Yajirobe had just grunted and continued to snack on his last bag of chips.

Krillin was still kicking himself for letting Yamcha overtake him in their power level. Of course it was close; the difference was the same between his and Yamcha's power levels and the difference between Yamcha's and Upa's power levels. Krillin just couldn't believe that of all people Yamcha had worked hard enough to make up the difference between their power levels and almost catch up to Upa who had been the strongest of them all from day 1 because of the Ultra Divine Water he had drunk before their training had began. But Yamcha had never trained that hard in his life, Krillin knew that. Many times in between World Martial Arts Tournaments Krillin and Goku had been training as hard as they could for the tournament but Yamcha would not train for months at a time, content to stay in West City and live the life of a baseball star and of being Bulma Briefs longtime boyfriend. Of course he trained a little, but not enough for to actually make much of a difference in his fighting ability. Yamcha had always relied on his natural talent alone.

Now it was different though, Krillin could tell from the moment the two of them had met that there was something between them. It was not hatred, it wasn't even really dislike, it was just they both had wanted to be better than the other. Krillin watched as the two clashed together again on the lookout and then broke apart. Then they flew up into the air and clashed in the same spot, only this time 30 feet higher in the air neither of the fighters willing to give an inch.

Yes that was it, Krillin thought; they both want to show each other up. When Krillin had talked to Upa on Korin's tower the young teenager had been so humble so friendly. As soon as the former bandit had joined them, the tan, dark haired man personality had changed. He was more confident, more assertive as if he was trying to show that he was going to be the dominant one and that Yamcha could do nothing about it. Yamcha had obviously gotten the message and immediately responded by trying to embarrass him by bringing up Krillin's attraction to him when he was younger. Upa had responded by sending the scarred faced fighter over the edge of the tower and then saving him from falling to his death. Krillin now realized that it had been a power move by the dark haired Indian teenager.

Yes it all went back to that first day, when they had met each other. Krillin believed that Upa saw a cocky fighter that overestimated his abilities far too much. The tan skinned fighter had seen an idiot who talked too much and had ego that was big enough to fill Korin's entire tower. Yamcha had seen a kid that seemed confident in his power for no reason. He saw a kid that had never had to work hard for anything; everything had been handed to him. He hadn't had to struggle to survive out in the desert his entire live without a family, without anyone. His fighting ability wasn't even really natural seeing as how he had gotten it from some magic water. And the worst thing was that all those years ago, when his father was killed someone had gone to great lengths to get him back. The kid didn't even have to lift a finger to get his family back. There had been no savior for him, there had been no magic balls that granted wishes for him, he had to deal with it.

It was a battle of wills between the two of them. Krillin realized that in many ways they were the same, and yet they were different at the same time. Maybe that's what had inspired Yamcha to train with such determination. He had seen himself and he waited to be the better one. They both had natural talent, but Upa was the one that had actually worked at it and so he was the better fighter, at first. Yamcha did have one thing on his side the young teenager did not, experience. Yamcha had fought against the strongest fighters on the planet for years, he had trained with them. Yamcha's lifetime experience of fighting against the best fighters alive is what allowed him to catch up with Upa in strength. Yamcha knew how to train; he just never had really done it before.

Krillin watched as the two rivals as he would now call them collided head on. It was a whirlwind of lighting fast punches and kicks, but finally two blows hit. Yamcha punched the tan teenager in the face while Upa punched the scarred faced bandit in the face as well. Both fighters were thrown back by the force of the two punches. Yamcha wiped his cheek and then smiled while Upa rubbed his jaw and then smirked.

Krillin watched as they reengaged each other and thought about the two fighter's attitudes towards each other. He didn't think they hated each other, and he was pretty sure they did not dislike each other anymore. The training in the past had seen to that, it had taught them that they would have to work together to beat the upcoming enemy. Krillin had seen their attitudes towards each other; it had become more of a mutual respect over the course of their training on the Lookout. However that didn't mean they liked each other that much. They both wanted to best the other, to assert their dominance over the other.

The two fighters were locked together when Kami and Mr. Popo walked out of the palace. Kami observed their struggling for a few seconds and then announced, "Alright you two save it for the saiyans." The two rivals stood up straight and looked at the old guardian waiting for him to speak again. The other four fighters all walked over to where Yamcha and Upa were. Kami waited until all of the fighters had walked over to stand in front of him.

"Well after 9 months of intense training, your training here is finally complete. I have taught you everything I have to offer. You now must go your separate ways but be warned; you must still continue to train on your own, for even with your great gains in power you still are not ready to face the upcoming threat."

"Oh come on Kami," said Yamcha, "I'm sure we can take these saiyans now. As long as we work together, right guys!" The others all nodded their agreement and Yamcha's and Upa's eyes met and they both nodded at each other and Upa put his hand out.

"I guess this is good-bye for now my friend. I look forward to when we can finish our fight. I like to finish what I started and I was kicking your butt."

Yamcha laughed and took the teenager's hand. "You must have been in a different fight kid, I believe I was winning that fight, wasn't I Krillin."

Krillin put up his hands and shook his head. "Oh no, you are not drawing me into that fight."

"He doesn't want to hurt your feelings." Upa smirked as he saw that his comment had struck a nerve and the grip on his hand tightened.

"Well I guess we'll just have to wait for the rematch won't we." The two warriors continued to hold onto each others hand, not wanting to be the first to break the contact. At the same moment they both let go and brought their hands back but neither broke eye contact with the other, not wanting to look weak in front of the person they considered to be their rival. After they shook hands, both turned away and headed to opposite sides of the lookout to leave from.

Krillin just shook his head and went to find Chi-Chi. Once he saw her he nodded with his head in the direction they were heading and they both began to fly off the lookout. Krillin let himself free fall for awhile letting gravity do all the work as dove down the lookout. He had soon passed Korin's Tower and when he got to a descent altitude where he could breathe normally since the air wasn't as thin as it was up on the Lookout or at Korin's. He waited for Chi-Chi to catch up with him and than he began to fly in the direction of Master Roshi's island. They both had decided that they would stay together for the next three months of training and that they would do it at Kame House but Krillin still had to get one more thing before he could go home.

Krillin waved to Chi-Chi and she just nodded as he deviated away from the direction they had been heading. He stopped for a moment and watched the female fighter vanish from sight and then he searched for a familiar energy. He soon found it seeing as how it was one of the biggest power levels on the planet. It also helped that the only power level comparable to it was right beside is so that the two power levels seemed to combine to make one giant power level. Krillin blasted off towards the two huge power levels and began to think how good it would be to train with his best friend again.

It took the short fighter a few hours to reach the wasteland that the Piccolo and Goku had been using as a training ground for the past months. It didn't take long for Krillin to spot the pair as he could see them and several other figures floating high up in the air in a all out melee. It looked like to Krillin that it was a free for all and he moved closer to get a better view of the action.

Once he got closer he could tell that the small fighter was Goku's son, Gohan, and that he had joined his dad and Piccolo in a free for all brawl high in the sky. But there were also two Goku's and two Piccolos also fighting each other and Krillin instantly recognized the Multi-Form technique. The fighters were just a blur of fist, feet, elbows, knees, and ki blasts. Krillin watched as Gohan was kicked out of the fight and sent crashing into the side of a mountain, leaving the two Goku's to fight the two Piccolos. Krillin watched in awe and that speed that his friends were using in their battle. It looked like four blurs to him that were fighting in the sky.

"Or you going to join us Gohan or you just going to stand their looking like an idiot all day," yelled one of the Piccolos. Gohan shook his head and flew back into the group of fighters. He was quickly kicked out again as one Piccolo and one Goku both double teamed him and knocked him out of the group.

"You'll have to do better than that son," yelled a Goku from the tornado of limbs that was moving across the sky. Krillin watched for a few more seconds before finally deciding to let his presence be known.

"Hey guys what's up," he said as he continued to watch in amazement at the brawl that was happening before his eyes. The two Goku's abruptly stopped and looked over at their best friend who had just arrived. The both stood up straight and waved at the short fighter.

"Hey Krillin, what's up…" Both Goku's were slammed over the head by a Piccolo and were sent crashing down into the ground. One Goku fell and then the other smashed right on top of him, but it seemed as if the Goku on top was absorbed by the bottom Goku because when Goku sat up there was only one of him.

"Hey Piccolo that wasn't fair!" yelled Goku as he rubbed his throbbing head. Piccolo, who had by now also brought himself back together into one person just shrugged his shoulders and smirked.

"You should have been paying more attention," he lectured as he floated down to the ground. Krillin followed the green fighter down into the camp that had been set up. Goku met them there and Piccolo promptly left to meditate leaving the two best friends alone.

"Hey Krillin what's up I haven't seen you since you left for Kami's. Are you guys done with your training up there?"

"Yeah were done, do we have three months of training by ourselves. Me and Chi-Chi are going to be training at Master Roshi's place and we were wondering of you wanted to train with us now. It sure could help me out, I need to get a lot stronger."

"Well I would like to, but I promised I would train with Piccolo and then there's Gohan and…"

"GO!" came a yell from behind several rocks. "PLEASE GO! Take him off my hands, maybe then I can have some peace and quite." Goku just chuckled and then nodded.

"Alright I'll come train with you and Chi-Chi, just let me say good-bye to Gohan and we'll be off." Krillin waited for a few minutes as Goku said good-bye to his son and made him promise that he would train hard with Piccolo and that he try and drive the green fighter insane. This warranted an appearance from the green fighter himself, who told the laughing Goku to get lost and then he warned Gohan that if he tried anything that he would regret it. Gohan chuckled and nodded and then went off to gather some firewood and the two Turtle students took off to head towards Kame Island.

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King Kai couldn't believe it. Tien had literally mastered the Kaio-Ken. He had done things to the technique that the kai hadn't even thought were possible. For example being able to use a stronger version of the technique putting even more strain on his body but yet it didn't destroy his body like King Kai had said it would have.

However the biggest thing was how long the three eyed fighter was able to stay in Kaio-Ken. As King Kai had said before, the technique was only supposed to last for a heart beat, an instant, or else the strain would be too much and the user's body would be destroyed. Well the human fighter had decided he would correct this imperfection. As he said to King Kai while he was working on mastering the technique, the only problem with the technique was that it only lasted for a few seconds.

Tien thought that if he could make his body grow accustom to the added strain the technique put on his muscles, then he would be able to use the technique for long amounts of time. The human had said that if your body could grow accustom to higher gravities then it should be able to get use to the technique as well. Of course, King Kai had tried to persuade him not to try it, it would never work he had said, but the triclops hadn't listened.

Everyday Tien would go outside and use the Kaio-Ken technique, each time staying in the Kaio-Ken for longer and longer. Eventually the seconds he stayed in the 'transformation' as he was calling it now became minutes and eventually the minutes became hours. Hours! King Kai had never believed it could be possible but the fighter from Earth had done it. Tien had turned his technique into a sort of transformation.

Then he could use even higher levels of the technique as King Kai had intended the technique to be used for. It was hard for King Kai to put into words what Tien had done with the technique. Even he had not seen the full extent of the lengths the human fighter had taken the technique. If only he had a pure heart, King Kai was sure he would have mastered the Spirit Bomb as well. However Tien's past as a former assassin had made it so that Tien had no chance of being able to perform the technique so King Kai did not even mention it. And now it was time to say good-bye to the greatest student he had ever taught.

"So are you ready to be wished back to life now Tien?" asked the ancient martial arts master.

"Yes King Kai, I am. The saiyans should be arriving soon and I need to be there so I can make sure none of my friends get hurt. I know I can beat these saiyans."

"Don't get overconfident now. That could be your downfall if you don't take them seriously. These two are dangerous, some of the greatest fighters in the universe in fact."

"Of course, alright so how do I do this?" King Kai then let his star pupil talk to one of his friends on Earth, someone named Roshi, how went immediately to resurrect the dead warrior. King Kai watched as the halo disappeared from above his student's head but when he looked at his pupil's face all he saw was a look of shock.

"Why am I not back on Earth yet? Did it not work? Was I not brought back to life?" asked the stunned Tien as panic began to set in.

"Calm down Tien, you are alive. You just have to be at the check-in station to return to Earth."

"What, every time we've wished someone back to life they immediately reappear where they died at. Why was that not the case for me?"

"I guess because they were not granted their bodies in the afterlife so their body was still on Earth. Your body however is here, not on Earth. What's the matter Tien?" King Kai had noticed the grave look on the three eyed fighters face.

"That means I have to travel all the way down Snake Way again before I can get back to Earth." King Kai finally realized why Tien was so distraught and King Kai always began to have a feeling of dread. "How long do I have before the saiyans arrive on Earth?" King Kai quickly checked and he was horrified by what he saw.

"Well how long?" asked/yelled Tien as he began to pace frantically in front of the blue kai.

"12 hours."

Uh-oh, cliffy. Thanks for all of the reviews. I would like to thank jcogginsa for catching a mistake. I didn't even realize I was spelling Yamcha's name wrong and I'm sorry about that. I promise I will spell it right in the future. Also jcogginsa reminded me about my promise of putting power levels down at the bottom of every chapter. I will put Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan's power levels from the Oozaru scene here and I will put the Lookout fighter's power levels but not Tien's or Goku's and Piccolo's power level at the end of the this chapter's are. I don't want to give away how close they are going to be to the saiyan's power levels a.k.a. Nappa's. Also the power levels for the Lookout fighters are not the power levels they will have for the fight with the saiyans. They still had 3 months of training after that so they will get stronger, just how much stronger is the question isn't it.

Power Levels

Piccolo-2500

Goku-2250

Gohan-1000

Gohan (feral)-2000

Gohan (Oozaru)-10000

Upa-1750

Yamcha-1700

Krillin-1650

Chiaotzu-1200

Chi-Chi-1000

Yajirobe-800

Again thanks for reading. Also feel free to give me any suggestions you have for the story. I am open to all of them.