Ultimate HeroeZ IV
By the time Leon had risen from his slumber, there was an exceptionally large pot of beans cooking over the fire that had roasted the dinosaur meat from last night, and being tended to by Nero. The children were playing above, in what appeared to be a game of Flying Tag.
Nero noticed him and beckoned to him. "How did you sleep"
"Fair enough. Though I could have asked for a more comfortable place to rest." came the reply. "Is breakfast gonna be done any time soon?"
"It was actually just finishing. Can you call everyone down to eat?"
Leon stood and shouted to the young saiyans having a blast in the sky. "Hey! Breakfast!" Once breakfast came from his mouth, there was no need to say more, as the merriment ceased immediately, followed by the kids rushing down as fast as they could to be first in line.
One by one, they pulled out neat and clean bowls from under their cloaks and held them out to have their servings for the morning. When they children were all fed, Nero passed a larger bowl in Leon's direction, who gladly accepted it. When everyone was content with themselves, Leon called out once again.
"Day two of your training starts now! Everyone into formation!" As though commanded by a drill sergeant, the trainees all stood before their trainer and bowed respectfully. Leon began to pair up his students. One by one, he called for groups to enter a sparring ring that he had marked with medium sized boulders. The two of every group would then spar with one another for 10 minutes each, with no rest or hesitation (can't be mister nice guy forever).
When that was over, Leon saw that everyone was exhausted. "Looks I have a stamina problem to work out. Nero, do you have any suggestions?"
"Well, you could take them mountain climbing, but that's kinda dangerous for people their age."
"I have the solution for that, my friend." Leon reached into a small pouch attached to his belt and revealed a shirt red stick, barely as wide his palm. "Do you know what this is?"
"No... But how exactly with that keep everyone safe while mountain climbing?"
"This is the fabled Power Pole. Behold." Leon gripped the pole, stuck one end into the hood f Nero's cloak, and let it extend until Nero was hanging from the height of the biggest Capsule Corp building in the city. Then, Leon let it shrink until Nero was back at ground level. "If one of them fall while climbing, I'll catch them with it. I trust you'll back me up if they start falling by the masses."
"Of course. I swore my life to their safety."
"Don't take this the wrong way, but you can't protect all of them forever."
"I appreciate the concern. But at least let me keep the satisfaction of trying anyway."
In about an hour's time, Leon and Nero had managed to get everyone to the mountain base safely. They gave instructions of how the lesson was supposed to go. One precaution taken was that before Leon began escorting everyone to the mountain, he had made a few checkpoints to serve as pit stops. As an added measure, they were told that flying, despite how subtle it was, would be cheating and the cheaters would be penalized. Some of the students groaned, but for the most part, there were no problems.
For some time, The instructors sat back while the children climbed carefully up the rock face. It was a miserable sight. It took them all about an hour to get to the first check point. And they were all completely out of strength. But was to be expected? They were just children.
"This is going to take much longer than i thought." spoke Leon.
All Nero really did in response was shake his head. "Did you expect determination alone to get them through? They're too young."
"Good point. But Then again, they weren't raised as saiyans."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, a traditional saiyan is born with the sole instinct of fighting. Being honest, the entire civilization was based on power levels."
"Bummer..."
Elsewhere, in HFIL, Omega Shenron, took solitude in a deep dark crevice. He sat in a meditative position with his arms folded across his chest. He held his eyes closed while concentrating his energy. Whilst doing so, he had an adverse effect on the world of the living. When he opened his eyes, a smile slithered across his face. Through his eyes, he saw not the crevice in which he resided in HFIL, but rather, The Glacier Plains in the North. And in the middle of it: Piccolo...