Who says you can't go home?
Screaming into the yellowish atmosphere of a rocky world is a Saiyan battle pod. It comes closer towards the surface of the planet at tremendous speed before slowing down before hitting the planet. The pod smashes into some plateaus before coming to rest on the ground in a crater of its making.
The pod glows red hot as its steams. The pod makes some noises before beeping in approval of the surroundings presented. The superheated hull turns back to white as the door shoots down landing on the rocky glassed crater.
Out of the pod emerges the bruised and cut body of Kakarrot carrying the even more cut up unconscious body of Chi-Chi. He lowers her on the seat of the ship making sure to keep the medical life-support systems untouched feeding her oxygen and pain meds.
She cringes in pain he apologies to her in a whisper to her. He strokes her hair. Kakarrot "I'm sorry but I need to find a doctor or something to help. I will be right back." He is wobbly and not stable.
He closes the pod up trying to make sure that no predator sees her and tries to take an easy meal. He goes to play with a nonexistence scouter to tell him what plants might be useful and what tech might be at his disposal but merely taps for a second at empty air near his ear.
He mutters profanity as he realizes how much screwed Chi-Chi might be. He looks around to see that he has landed what must be the badlands of this planet. He closes his eyes trying to concentrate on finding life on anything to help him.
Kakarrot however panicked and wounded keeps coming up with nothing. His wound seem to force him to the ground. His head spinning as he continue to mumble to himself about saving Chi-Chi as a shadow looms over his eyes saying "I suppose I do owe you a debt of sort."
Guarda stands over the unconscious Kakarrot her hood over her hair blocking the sunlight from hitting him. She is about to examine him when a group of Yardratians arrive on the scene to see the Guardian and Kakarrot. They look at each other in curiosity.
The Yardratians take out of some sacks. They pull out some cloth and various medical equipment. Seeing this Guarda "Why would you help a stranger?" The pink skinned odd headed whiskered short uniformed alien's jiter amongst themselves in their dialect.
They seemed don't understand Guarda's words but recognize the language itself as familiar. The lead one in a broken off tone that was like a parrot reciting words rather than a true speaker spoke "A stranger is a friend that I have haven't fully meet yet."
Guarda was taken aback as the alien continued trying to imitate a voice familiar to her that she could not place. Yardrat "The one who passes the sentence must swing the sword. Needs of the many out weight the needs of the few. Death is an old enemy that I'm and now friends with. I love fighting I love competing, but most of all I love peace."
The alien just keep listing these phrases and words like it be a contest. She placed her hand up begging for him to stop as something about this was bringing her to tears. It brought up images of her childhood and brought her to tears.
The Yardratian's take a step back in fear at her movement and red eyes. They take a second but realize that she poses no threat to them. Their skin turns a lighter shade as they come to her trying to give her comfort.
They being bandaging the saiyans and open the pod to help Chi-Chi. The aliens seem to hum as they work. The odd thing about their work shows they both knowledgeable and lack of experience with human's and saiyan's. They seemed to have read this in a book seen it in pictures but not done it for real but they are skilled.
Their matching clothing to seemed familiar to her but wrong like an extrapolation of something they were told of but didn't see themselves. The aliens seemed interested in looking around their waists and seemed heartened by finding nothing. Until when removing Kakarrot's armor they find the stump of his tail.
Their eyes light up and they jiter more to one another happily to find what they were expecting. As soon as they seem satisfied that they have tended to their wounds the short aliens as a group begin to carrying Chi-Chi and Kakarrot away and signal for Guarda to follow.
She follows sensing no sign of deceit or trickery from the creatures. They walk for miles as it becomes clear that they are marching to a snow covered mountain in the distance overlooking the badlands. There is where an ancient building lays on the mountain.
The sandal wearing aliens carrying the weight of an adult human and saiyan barely twitch as their feet are shredded trying to walk the endless staircase leading to the building. The aliens reject the attempts by Guarda to help them.
The group comes to the gate of the building high away from the ground on the mountain. The walls made of stone and door of wood. On the stone reads a scratchy looking written form of the language of the aliens. Unreadable to Guarda but on the door in shiny gold is an image of a saiyan's tail.
After more sounds from the aliens the door swings open to reveal even more pink creatures all desperate to get a look. All dressed the same. They all being bowing to her and seem to start chanting. A group of the aliens come over and being to feed their own Ki to Chi-Chi and Kakarrot.
They start to takes those two away to Guarda protest. They try to lead and drag her away to the largest ancient stone building in the center of the compound. Curiosity over takes her and she allows them to bring her to where they want.
The door to the place is opened by the crowd and she is lead in as the door shuts behind her. She looks towards the door not looking forward when a voice rings out. "Child of our savior why are you here?"
She looks to see a group of seven gray skinned Yardratians of great age siting on pillows. The pillows are on slightly raised square stones jutting up from the floor. The middle and youngest looking like the one who spoke is smiling. Unlike the others he seems to not have dust on him.
The one on the right two down is completely blind whose his pale eyes staring into nothing merely in the general direction of her. The farthest to the left has an ornate wooden board keeping his limp body from falling backwards he appears to be paralyzed. One has a cane, another without an arm.
The clothing of these elders seem to be more elaborate than the others outside. More work had been put into the armor, there were more trinkets on their person. The building is made so that light could constantly shine on their spots and a spot that Guarda had been herded to.
Guarda "You speak my language?" Middle monk "Yes were are taught the language of the savior and its mastery is a requirement for becoming an elder of this monastery. Few master it. It is quite hard for our tongue. It requires years of practice and discipline. It is used as a measuring stick of our devotion and commitment. Daughter of our Savior."
Guarda "Daughter of our Savior?" Blind monk "You are the daughter of Veler the savior of our world are you not?" Guarda "Veler my father? He's your Savior?" They all say "Yes." Guarda "How and why… What is happening?"
Cripple monk "Your father didn't speak of his great deeds on our planet?" Guarda "No. I think. Look the man had a lot of stories and he tried telling them all to a kid who like to punch things. Maybe a can recall thirty percent of them. I don't remember him telling me about the fact that he became a messiah of pink short knife eared aliens. I think I would have recalled that."
Canned monk "The man was truly a saint. Humble beyond belief. His deeds didn't even need mentioning to his offspring." They all nod in agreement. Guarda is in all honesty completely lost. She looks above them to see an ornately carved image of her adopted father smiling and giving the peace sign.
One armed monk "You seem lost young one allow us to explain." Eldest monk "Many years before anyone in this room was born your father came to this planet searching for enlightenment after he had saved his own world from catastrophe." Middle monk "He was looking to heal his heart after being forced to take life and had lost a great deal."
Blind monk "Our planet of peace was known for millions of years to be a place to where the veil of the fabric of existence is most thin." Canned monk "Spirits roam free over large sections of the planet. Some lost, some curious, some angry." Eldest monk "It is also were many receive visions of the past and the future sometimes."
Single whiskered monk "It was to the gain of the knowledge of the future that a villain by the name of Chilled the ancestor of the demons to which you are most familiar came to our world." One armed monk "He killed many to gain foresight. He may have been a great deal weaker than what you know but…"
Eldest monk "But we are weak and peaceful. The name of our planet means 'peace' we are not fighters." Cripple monk "So we were helpless to the pirate. Until your father stepped in." Blind monk "He was no killer but he was a fighter. He stood up for us. He defended us and won."
Middle monk "In single combat he beat Chilled and let him live after the monster begged for his life." Eldest monk "He helped us bring back balance with us and the spirit world. He was a man of peace that helped us be ourselves again."
Blind monk "It was on this spot where you stand that we believe he achieved enlightenment." Single whiskered monk "Were he forgave the monster than killed his tribe and sent his people back into the Stone Age. Where he let go of his dead wife and daughter to which gave him so much sorrow."
Guarda "Wife and Daughter?" Canned monk "It would seem he didn't tell you." Cripple monk "Maybe the wound healed and cleaned was still a scar." The others nodded in agreement. Guarda was desperately trying to absorb all of this and failing.
Eldest monk "He however was needed by destiny elsewhere. But those most touched by his visit made this monastery." Crippled monk "We foresaw the child of his message coming back to this world." One armed monk "At first we thought it would just be the palm haired one but the future as it is prone to do changed."
Middle monk "We are quite glad that his daughter didn't totally sucome to the darkness that we saw you falling to." Canned monk "Perhaps love had once again proved its power." They nod in agreement.
Guarda "Your outfits?" One armed monk "Aw yes they are our best attempts to recreate the armor that your father wore." Single whiskered monk "Sorry if they fail to impress we had only oral history to rely on." Guarda "Okay then why all of this?"
Eldest monk "Your father did more for our people then can be repaid in a single lifetime." Crippled monk "To repay him we were planning on giving the palm haired one the tool he would need to save his world from the bug monster and would have saved it from Frieza if the blue haired boy wouldn't have come also to change the future."
Guarda "Bug monster, blue haired, Kakarrot what?" Blind monk "We believe. It was you that changed the course of events by seeing a glimpse of what could have been, not what was." Canned monk "The future is constantly changing it's hard to tell."
Middle monk "We still plan to teach what would have been Son Goku our skill but we see a new task before us." Single whiskered monk "You come to us your spirit in flux. Your aura darkened." One armed monk "Your soul broken. Your children and their children lost, along with yourself." Eldest monk "You are in pain and we wish to help."
Guarda is thunderstruck by this revelation. She is left speechless. The middle monk noticing her confusion and awestruck expression says "We will allow you to take some time to think it over. I'm sure you're going to want to see your companions. Think. Take as much time as you need but know that we will need you here for at least a year to teach the instant transmission and heal your soul."
Eldest monk "You may leave this planet if you wish but know ignoring a wound does not heal it and you are very much wounded child." Middle monk "Dinner is about an hour." They bow to her their hands placed together as the door to the room opens up.
She bobs her head at them. She turns and leaves the spotlight exiting back into the snow mountain monastery out of the warmth of the temple. The door closes leaving the monks to themselves. Crippled monk "I weep for our savior's race. She is their eldest their wisest. She is but a child."
One armed monk "Were we not all children? Are we all not still children?" Single whiskered monk "He is right. Few can endure lost without help. No one has helped her. She is an orphan in more than one way."
Middle monk "Despite what we saw. You can't tell me you didn't feel that." Eldest monk "I see why he choose her. That aura even broken. Veler doesn't make mistakes. She is their Guardian for a reason."
Blind monk "The spirits will not like the conflict in her." Canned monk "She will learn as a result. The palm haired one will fare no better. His other was pure. This one will be a challenge. He will have other things on his mind."
Crippled monk "We mustn't interfere with what should be or needs to come." Single whiskered monk "Then we teach his mate instead of him?" Eldest monk "Maybe. We shall see what comes and decide then."
Kakarrot basically naked with a blanket on him wakes up on a stone table. Next to a him on a different table is Chi-Chi in the very same position but still asleep. He like a spring he jumps up. His feet fall onto the cold straw cover stone ground. He rushes over to Chi-Chi's side. He pushes aside her blanket and begins examining her wounds seeing that they have been bandaged. He breathes a sigh of relieve at this.
The sudden rush of cold air to her lower region stirs Chi-Chi as she opens her eyes. She see looks to Kakarrot staring at her naked. In a millisecond her entire body turns red with her teeth grinding. Noticing a chance Kakarrot looks to see Chi-Chi staring at him. Not getting the death threat in those eyes.
Kakarrot "O good you're awake…." With all the might in her body she smacks him on the face. He yelps in pain. Her hand leaves a perfect imprint upon his check. Kakarrot in a yell "Ow. What the hell was that for?"
Chi-Chi screaming "Pervert! You were trying to to?! I'm going to kill you!" She gets up her fists clenched prepared to fight. Kakarrot "Trying to what? I was trying to see if you were alright!" Chi-Chi "Yeah right! That's what it looked like! Then why am I naked?!"
Kakarrot now fully realizing what she was accusing him of turn's red as he gets offended. Kakarrot "You would really think that I would!?" He then gets a little quieter. "I would never hurt you like that."
Chi-Chi is taken back by his sincerity. She calms down and asks "Why am I naked?" Kakarrot "I don't know. Last I remember is leaving the ship trying to find us help. Then I collapsed. Now I wake up here next to you. And I have no idea what is going on." Chi-Chi "Okay I believe you." Kakarrot his eyes turn from her "It's fair. I'm not exactly a good guy. So yeah."
Guarda "You know I didn't think I would understand a single thing today. This at least is in the ballpark of my understanding." After her first word one Kakarrot and Chi-Chi turned sharply to face her. She is in front of entrance to the room in front of an ancient creaky door. Chi-Chi using the blanket to cover herself while Kakarrot gets into fight mode while still being naked.
Kakarrot "Witch?" Guarda "Dinner is in an hour. Our hosts wish to feed us before sending us off to bed. Both of your clothes were to wrecked beyond repair. There are monk's clothes on the third table. You two can get to 'know' each other better later. " She turns from them chuckling and exits the room.
Chi-Chi "Okay who is she?" Kakarrot relaxes "The witch. The king's advisor. A creepy old crone living on a floating castle in the sky." Chi-Chi "Wait she's your Guardian?" Kakarrot "Guardian?" Chi-Chi "The person who watches over your planet." Kakarrot "I don't think anyone has ever called her that before but okay."
Chi-Chi is sure not to look as he is getting dressed much to his annoyance it would seem he wanted to put on a show for her. He is soon dressed and he reluctantly walks into a corner knowing what she is about to demand next.
Kakarrot stares at the wall waiting for her to great just imagining what it must look like. Chi-Chi "Okay you can look now." He turns his head to reveal a stream of crimson pouring down his nose that he is quite unaware of. She looks at him blankly and he quickly realizes the reason why.
Kakarrot uses his wristed to wipe off the blood from his face as he shrugs. Chi-Chi sighs as she marches out of the room to be soon followed by him. Kakarrot "I'm sorry. I didn't look. I just couldn't help myself." Chi-Chi annoyed "I know."
Chi-Chi takes off Kakarrot is about to follow after her as Guarda leaning on a wall next to the door says "I wouldn't it seems like she needs some space at the moment." Kakarrot "Witch I don't take orders from you!" Guarda "Watch your tone or have you forgotten my party trick. I gave no order just made a suggestion. She need a moment and I must say you are just terrible at this."
Kakarrot looks at her in a sneer "I remember damn well. I just don't take orders from anyone especially with an annoying voice like yours. Why are you even here?" Guarda "A vision." Kakarrot "Should have known. Stupid fucking magic bullshit."
Guarda "Bullshit is it. You know I almost regretting deciding to help you." Kakarrot "I don't need help." Guarda "Not from where I'm leaning. She might look like a Saiyan but being crude to her won't win her over. No matter how much she wants you." Kakarrot "Wants me?"
Guarda "Dumb ass. You couldn't smell it or see it in her eyes?" Kakarrot "Well once but… okay so I have a in." Guarda "Yes if you stop acting so stupid." Kakarrot "Why do you even care?" Guarda "In another life you avenged me, avenged my people, my race and avenged those who I sold my soul to protect."
Kakarrot "What in the hell are you talking about?" Guarda "Nothing" (She turns her head from him) "Nothing at all. O and by the way as a side note you're banished." Kakarrot "What?" Guarda "Your banished you are no longer welcome on planet Vegeta."
Kakarrot "O. rRght treason forgot about that." Guarda "Well I didn't. So I guess you will have to make a new home elsewhere." Kakarrot "Is this supposed to be a punishment?" Guarda "I don't know I just don't feel like beheading you right now." Kakarrot "Where ever shall I go?"
Guarda "A mystery to be sure. You should probably ask her first." Kakarrot "Not her planet." Guarda "She would be the only reason why you would go. See you at dinner." Guarda floats away and swiftly catches up with Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi looks at the backwards floating Guarda and asks angrily.
Chi-Chi "What do you want and who are you?" Guarda "I am the Guardian of Vegeta defender of the Saiyan race." Chi-Chi "Why would you want to be the Guardian of such horror?" Guarda "Careful now. You are talking about my people. You should have gathered what I did to Cooler."
Chi-Chi stops and Guarda feet touch the ground as she to stops. Chi-Chi "What do you want?" Guarda "To thank you and apologize." Chi-Chi looks at her shocked. Guarda "Fair enough. Your experience with our people may have colored your opinions of us but yes a saiyan is apologizing to you. It was I who send Raditz to you world and set in motion these terrible events." Chi-Chi "O."
Guarda "Yes. So in a way I am responsible for your death. My dear I am nearly eighty. I have seen a lot but I never thought, however, I would be speaking to a dead woman. This places my in a weird spot." (She breaths in and in a far more commanding voice says.) "Earth is now under the protection of the Saiyan Empire never to be hindered or molested in any form by my sons or their sons and so on and so forth. No other Empires or Kingdoms shall lay claim on it nor shall any claim be recognized in any way shape or form. Earth is free, Earth is for the Earthlings. And if requested we shall come to your aid in times of war. You are an ally and protectorate of the Saiyan Empire. Congrats on that."
Chi-Chi "Really?" Guarda "Yes but there is however a small list of caveats to all of this." Chi-Chi "Okay what are they?" Guarda "Number one never side against us." Chi-Chi "Right." Guarda raises her voice and points her finger "Number two Never side against us!" (Quiets down a bit) "And Number three you're going to let Kakarrot live on your world." Chi-Chi "What?" Guarda "He is banished. He needs a new home. It's a big world you have the room."
Chi-Chi looks at her side eyed. Guarda "Sorry but we can't take him back." Chi-Chi "How would you have the power to do any of this." Guarda "I am Dowager Queen. My son will listen to me or I shall tan his hide like I did when he was misbehaved little boy." Chi-Chi "I gather that would be an odd sight." Guarda "Yes indeed. Come now. We have a feast waiting and I need to eat. Begin confused at my age is hungry work."
They come to a large room with a table made to accommodate the entirety of the monks for a feast. A massive feast had been prepared to celebrate the arrival of the visitors. Seated and waiting for them is the entire monks and all of the disciples. Kakarrot marveled at the alien food and drink on the table. They bow to one another and the feast begins.
Later on after a gratuitous feast to which the Saiyans and the Yardratians tried to outdo one another to the horror of Chi-Chi. They went through plate after plate until there was nothing left of the feast in minutes not hours. With only Chi-Chi and eldest monk failing to eat like starving barbarians. Then began the burping contest after the eating contest with Kakarrot the clear winner to the great respect of the monks.
Moments after the contests were over Kakarrot asked "So my new friends you eat like Saiyans and you have given us hospitality. You know any fighting moves?" Middle monk "We are but peaceful monks. But yes we do."
Kakarrot "Terrific I want you to teach me. I'm in need of some new techniques but I wonder if you will have anything I want considering how weak you all are." Middle monk "We assure you despite our weak nature we can show you a thing or two." Kakarrot "Glad to hear it."
Chi-Chi "May I ask you? Why all the images of the tails?" Kakarrot "Huh?" Chi-Chi "You didn't notice all the symbols and wonder why they are helping us?" Kakarrot "I don't know. Seems normal enough to me." Guarda "You were never a very observant boy. You just probably thought they were being nice right?" Kakarrot "Well…"
Guarda "Idiot. I don't wish to speak for my hosts but they already told me. A saiyan came to their world and saved it. Since then he has sort of been their Buddha or Jesus." Chi-Chi "O. Wait how do you know about Buddha or Jesus?" Guarda "Never mind that the point is they want us to stay for a year to train us." Eldest monk "Correct."
Kakarrot "Well I don't see why not." Chi-Chi "I suppose Earth is safe and I don't see myself getting another chance to learn from ancient alien monks so okay." Guarda "So good I will tell you tomorrow of my decision."
Middle monk "Excellent I will have my disciple" (he says bunch of sound that amount to his name next) "to show you to your room." Chi-Chi "Room?" Middle monk "Yes room. We are a poor monks. You will have to share. May your rest be long and kind." Chi-Chi "Goodnight" Guarda bows to them and Kakarrot while picking his teeth just gets up and walks away.
The disciple with the unpronounceable name leads them to a newer looks building further up the mountain then the rest of the monastery. The night makes the already cold air cut as Chi-Chi shivers at the air's touch. Snow peacefully falls to the ground as the mountain is quiet as a tomb.
They make it to their cabin the door opens revealing a fire lite room tiny for three, made for one. The room is the entirety of the building. It has a bed a couch a chair all made of wood. Wool blankets and silk sheets. A single covered window near the bed. The fire provides the heat that the room quite desperately needs.
The three enters the room the disciple bows and shuts the door. The Chi-Chi and Kakarrot examine the place while Guarda stands still. Kakarrot "So I get the couch you two get the bed?" Chi-Chi "Yeah." Guarda "No." They look at her questioningly. Guarda "No I'm not staying. I don't need this room. You two decide. I'm gone." Guarda is out the door leaving the two alone.
Kakarrot "Plan the same but modified." Chi-Chi "Yeah? Yeah." Kakarrot gets undressed while Chi-Chi kept her clothes on. They get into their respected sleeping areas and laid their heads down on their pillows. The air is heavy as an odd feeling is in the air. The room is silence but for the crackle of the fire.
Chi-Chi thinking "Kami I wish that she stayed. It's so cold but why am I sweating." Kakarrot thinking "For the love of… why does my stupid nose have to smell her sweat like that. The things she must think of me and you're not help nose!"
Chi-Chi breaks down looks at him and asks "Why do you keep pretending to like me?" Kakarrot "What?" Chi-Chi "You make all these rude comments but then you try to save my life and act almost noble I just don't get it." Kakarrot "Well aw…" Chi-Chi "That's not an answer."
Kakarrot "I like the way you fight, look, don't take shit." Chi-Chi "What?" Kakarrot "Yeah I mean. Fuck I'm bad at this. Look I just thought that was how you were supposed to talk to... just forget about it." Chi-Chi "No way why would you every think that?" Kakarrot "That's how dad talked to mom sometimes."
Chi-Chi "O you got to be kidding me. You are really are an idiot aren't you?" Kakarrot "Let's drop it." Chi-Chi "No. Maybe I don't want to. So you weren't just being an asshole? Kakarrot "Yeah." Chi-Chi "O."
Kakarrot "Since were asking question now. What would have happened if baldie didn't interrupt us?" Chi-Chi "That's a loaded question." Kakarrot "Is it?" She didn't response as the cold air started to creep into the room through the cracks in the windows earning shivers from sweat covered Chi-Chi.
Her teeth chattered a bit. Kakarrot "What's wrong." Chi-Chi "I'm cold." Kakarrot "O. We could put more wood on the fire?" Chi-Chi blushing "Maybe are you cold over their?" Kakarrot "Why?" Chi-Chi "Because the fire will go out and well maybe nothing…" A big smile comes over his face.
Kakarrot "Are you asking me over to your bed?" Chi-Chi rapid fire "I don't know. Maybe. Yes." Kakarrot "Well how could I refuse such an invitation?" Like lightning he is suddenly in her bed still naked. His head on his hand his elbow on the pillow looking right at Chi-Chi in her eyes.
Chi-Chi "Wait before you get the wrong idea about this…" While she was trying to talk her trying to focus on something other than his eyes and looks at his chest. Chi-Chi "I um. I um." He reaches over takes her head into his hand. Kakarrot "Yes or No?" Chi-Chi she looks at him takes a second "Yes." They rush into each other into a charge deep kiss. Kakarrot hands began to strip her.
On the top of the mountain Guarda sits in mediation above the clouds mumbles "Your welcome kids." Middle monk "For an old crone you're quite nice." She looks to see the floating monk on one of the clouds an alien nimbus cloud.
Guarda "I don't sleep. I would just be preventing two people who were both too stupid to know what they want from getting what they want." Middle monk "Well." Guarda "Yes I know." Middle monk "Do all saiyans and humans make so much noise?" Guarda "Unfamiliar are you."
Middle monk "Well I'm a monk." Guarda "Yes I suppose so. I will never forget it. On some rocks under the stars. They were pebbles when we were done." Middle monk "Your staying aren't you." Guarda "Yes." Middle monk "Is it because you want to sleep?" Guarda "Maybe. Maybe I want to be myself again after all these years and you're the only people that can help me do that." Middle monk "Strange a vote of confidence from you."
Guarda "Well doing absolutely nothing didn't help. Might as well try something." Middle monk "Spoke like a Queen and a daughter of a hero." Guarda "Are you going to stay and freeze to death or give me a moment of peace?" Middle monk "It is not I that refuses you peace my black clad friend. I will see you in the morning." Guarda "Nite."