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-Chapter 6: A lot can happen in 6 months!-
It's been six months. In six months, they've been battered and thrown around. In six months, they had to put the past behind them to help themselves on becoming stronger. In six months… it's clear that, they have changed a lot or so the Z-Fighters believe, but the fact itself could be true. Both warriors; Saiyan and Demi-Saiyan, they both did grow stronger indeed. Their personalities did change. One became brave, the other became almost merciless.
Karot sleeps on his back. His body is covered with his yellow tunic, the outfit that Raditz made him take off before he was left behind. He had to put it back on, because running around naked isn't something that he is comfortable about. He yawns loudly and sits up with a stretch of his arms. After sitting there lazy-eyed for a few moments, his stomach growls, reminding him that it needs to be feed. He smiles. "Food." He snatched a wooden bowl he had for a while and he leaps to his feet and being a daredevil, he leaps off the cliff rocks he slept on one by one. He reaches the ground laughing as he sprints across the field. He spots a tree bearing small berries and with a shout, he lunges at it and gives it a good and hard kick. as the berries fall, he cleverly collects them with his bowl, laughing joyfully. They stop falling and now the bowl is full. he finds a rock and uses it as a chair and he begins to eat it by handfuls.
He doesn't even get the chance to eat it halfway when heavy stomping starts. He ignores it and focuses on his meal. The low growl of a drooling dinosaur above him finally fully has his attention. "Oh. Hi." He simply says. He swallows the berries in his mouth. "So, you're back for more huh?" Honestly, he has no idea why this particular dino keeps coming back to try to catch him. Not like he doesn't mind though.
The dino roars and dives his mouth towards the monkey-tailed boy. it misses since he leaped out the way in time. Another pursuit begins. It tries to chomp him down, but the boy keeps dodging.
"Heh-heh-heh-heh!" The Demi-Saiyan turns his head seeing that the dino is close behind. He sticks his tongue out. "You missed me!" He continues to run. Any longer and he'll run right into a cliff, but this is his plan after all, because he makes a sharp turn and leaps up into the sky just as the dino runs into the cliff itself. Ki gathers in his hand. "Okay! I'm about to chop some meat off your tail now!" He fires it and it slices a good amount. He lands and hauls the meat over his shoulder. He takes note on how short the reptile's tail is now. "Hm. Looks like you'll be out of tail pretty soon."
It's only reply was a soft growl. It lays there dazed as a small rock bounces off its head.
Karot isn't aware that his uncle is watching far above. "Good. He's improving faster than I thought. Perhaps I should inform my brother about this hm?" He turns around and flies, using his Scouter to detect Kakarot's power level.
-Goku-
"KAAAA-MEEEE... HAAAA-MEEEE... HAAAAAAAA!" Kakarot unleashes his signature attack and it shoots across the field. His target is a giant boulder, the biggest in the plains he is training at. It is way off in the other side. Surely, his attack will miss, but he knows better. He shifts his arms, forcing the blast to change direction like he did when he was fighting Raditz. It slams right into it, and the rock is shattered, but not vaporized. "Man... I need to do some more training for better results. At this rate, things won't seem so pretty in the future battlefield." He gets into his stance to deliver another Kamehameha, but he senses a strong familiar energy hovering right above him. Quickly, he turns around with a rises arm and blocks a punch that his brother tried to deliver.
"Good. Your reflexes has improved a lot." Raditz says as he touches the ground. "In fact, for these past six months, both of you have picked up a lot. I have to admit, you and your son have impressed me. The brat has gained a lot of courage and skill. The prince should be pleased." He pauses for a moment. "Oh, right. I forgot to tell you something. I've done you a small favor."
"Really? That's awesome! But... a favor? I never requested anything from you." Kakarot says oddly.
"I had a hunch that you might be pleased that I have decided to bring you two Earthlings that I believe we'll find useful at least. They should be grateful that I am sparing them for now." Raditz suddenly flies back into the air and dives into the crater. A few moments later, he leaps out with two bickering woman, one on each side. He carelessly tosses them to the ground to his brother's feet.
"Urrgh! This guy has no manners at all! Swooping down like that and kidnapping me like he's some kind of jerk! Doing that to a delicate flower like me!" One woman groans.
"And for kidnapping my Gohan!" Another growls.
Kakarot recognizes the two attitudes and voices instantly. "Bulma? ChiChi? How did you know about them?" He's a bit shocked. Raditz met Bulma, but never ChiChi. He wonders how Raditz knew that Chichi is his wife and all.
"Your son has your wife's looks, and I was told that the blue haired woman is the smartest in the world, so I brought them here. They'll live for now, unless the prince decides to let them live that is." Raditz explains.
Bulma and ChiChi rises their heads and first sees Raditz looking back at them with a frown, then Kakarot who gives them a puzzled look. Both woman almost choke at the sight of him.
"Y-you're wearing that?!" Bulma shrieks as her trembling hand points at the armor that her former friend wares.
"Why Goku? Why would you turn against us like that?!" ChiChi looks more angry than afraid. "You have a family to take care of! A planet to protect, and all the sudden this jerk shows up and you become the enemy!" He shoots to her feet and pokes her husband's chest, making him gulp. "How DARE you! Now my son is going to be a delinquent! He should be focused on his studying but you two just had to get in the way! What kind of father does that?!"
"This woman is getting on my nerves." Raditz grumbles. He glares at her, almost intimidating her. "Stop your annoying bickering woman! Ever since I found you all you've done is nag, nag, nag! I'm sick of it! Do you want me to knock you out again?!" He had to knock her out when he found her. Her ear-piercing speeches were making his ears bleed.
"Why you!"
PONG! Something hard knocks the warrior off his feet. He rubs his face from the stinging pain. "The hell-?!" He glares at her again and sees the source of pain; a frying pan. "How did you get that?!"
ChiChi frowns. "I keep it under my dress in case I need it thank you very much! You two need to be taught something!" She hits him again with it.
"Damn!" Raditz hisses. How can a simple item inflict so much pain?! "Stop it! I won't hesitate to blast you!"
"That's enough ChiChi! Leave him alone!" Kakarot warns her after finally finding some courage to speak up against her. His reward is a smack with the frying pan as well.
"You two need to learn some manners! I can handle my husband, but two is just overwhelming! If his brother is this way, then I see where the rudeness comes from! You Saiyans are just disrespectful among others! You better give me back my son!" She hits them both this time. "Where is he?!" She gets ready to do it again, as it comes down, Kakarot catches it in time. "Huh?"
"I said that's enough!" He snatches the "weapon" from her and simply snaps it in half, and tosses it aside.
"Goku!" ChiChi shouts. This is the first time he dared to cross her line.
"Stop calling me that! My name is Kakarot!" He rubs his swollen head. "Jeez. I wish I can go one day without someone hitting my head like that."
"Grr! I am tired of this! Every time I bring something around you, you always have to break it! I am going to-" Her nagging is cut off when surprisingly, Kakarot chops her on the throat. She almost chokes as she falls to the ground. Her attitude disappears and is replaced with fear as she watches her husband give her the darkest grin she has ever seen.
"Like my brother said," Kakarot's dark grin grows wider as a ki ball is created on one had. He faces it at his wife from point blank rage right near her face. "Stop the attitude and he'll let you live. I know that he doesn't bluff and I certainly agree with what he says because to be honest, I'm sick of it." The ki ball grows bigger and ChiChi crawls back a bit. "Sounds like a good deal... right?"
"Wh-what has happened to the Goku we all once knew?" Bulma whispers.
"Oh, he's still here and there but, a lot has changed you see..." Kakarot answers. "I'm just Saiyan"
Raditz snickers at the show that his younger brother is showing. For the past six months, he has taught Kakarot more about his heritage. Slowly but finally, he embraced it. He noticed that one day when Kakarot started to talk rudely towards Raditz on how boring the training has became. Normally Kakarot would've been grateful and relieved when training becomes so easy. What Kakarot says next confirms it.
"I hope that your friends are training as hard as they can. I don't want to fight a whole bunch of weaklings. That, would be boring." Kakarot, satisfied that he finally has ChiChi in a leash, makes the ki ball fade away. He walks over to his brother. "Are you going to get Karot?"
"Karot? Who is Karot?" Bulma wondered out loud.
"The one you address as that stupid earthling name "Gohan"." Raditz answers. "Don't worry about him now Kakarot. What we should be looking at is your tail problem."
"My what?"
Raditz turns his attention back to Bulma. "Tell me earthling. Do you have it ready already or not?"
"It will take some time. You're going to have to be patient." Bulma growls.
"You've been working on it for over a month now woman! How long does this take?!" Raditz snaps.
"Wait. You never told me you had her for a while." Kakarot is a bit confused. How did his brother manage to keep the two hidden without him knowing? He could had detected their energy but Raditz had to hide them really well if even he couldn't sense that.
"There's a lot of things that you don't know what I have for you Kakarot." Raditz simply points out. He looks back at Bulma now who is shaking from fear. "You're hesitating to give it to me aren't you?" She shakes more rapidly now, and he rises a hand, threatening to hit her. "So that's it! You had it all along today! I suggest that you hand it over or this day will be your last!"
"Good! Because I would rather die than work for you and your monkey friends!" Bulma spits out with hatred mixed with fear.
The Saiyan's angry expression switches to what almost looks like amusement for a second. "I never thought that a few of you Humans would have so much courage against us Saiyans. I see why Kakarot is a bit of a coward around you two." He ignores Kakarot's protest. "I think the prince would find you very stubborn to take his orders. Your personality is similar to the Saiyan woman I've seen in my life." He extended his hand. "Now, hand it over."
Instead, Bulma slaps away his hand.
"Okay then. I'll have to convince you then!" He swiftly snatches her legs and shoots to the air in shocking speed. He laughs as the blue-haired woman screams.
"PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" Bulma screams as she pounds her fists on Raditz's legs. She knows that it won't have any effect, but it's the only defense she can come up with at this moment.
Raditz sneers. "Put you down? Fine with me!" He lets her go while shouting. "Kakarot! Catch!"
Kakarot extends his arms and catches her just when she was about to hit the ground. "Now wasn't that fun?" He chuckles.
"FUN?! I FELL 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND?! YOU CALL THAT FUN?!" Bulma snaps.
Kakarot laughs as he throws her back to his brother. "Here Raditz!"
Raditz catches her. "Convinced yet?"
"NEVER!" Bulma shouts.
"Alright." Raditz lets her go again.
Kakarot catches her again. "C'mon Bulma. I know that Raditz will keep this up if you refuse. Eventually I'll miss and you'll die from your fall, so just give up." When she says nothing, he simply throws her back up and Raditz catches her once more. "Man. You're so stubborn."
"Make it easier for you. The more you cooperate with me, the better. Hand it over."
"Go to hell!" Bulma growls.
"Aren't you the feisty one? Go ahead and keep that up if you want. It only makes things more fun for me!" This time he throws her hard and she shoots towards the ground fast enough to make her go through it if she hits it.
As she hoped, Kakarot catches her in time. He chuckles again. "It's like a game of toss!" He gets ready to throw her again.
"OKAY! OKAY! YOU CAN HAVE IT! JUST STOP THROWING ME AROUND!" Bulma finally gives in.
"See? It's not that hard!" Kakarot still has the cheerfulness in his voice. He puts her down. "There ya go!"
The moment Raditz lands on the ground, Bulma digs into her pocket and takes out a box that is the size of her hand. "Here! Take it!" She tosses it at him and crosses her arms. "If Gohan was involved in this "Throw the delicate flower around" game, then it'll be more like "monkey in the middle". I'm not looking forward to meeting more Saiyans."
Raditz peers inside the box. "Good. You seem to have more brains than I originally thought."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Bulma grumbles. "Can you at least put me back with ChiChi? I don't want to be around you two another second."
"Sure!" Kakarot picks her up and tosses her aside. Her screams fade away. Her turns his attention to his brother now. "What is that anyway? Why is it so important to you?"
"You actually." Raditz tells him. "She used your DNA from your hair to help you grow a new tail. They may have removed it to the point that it won't grow back naturally, but the roots of it still remains. Adding this will help your tail's cells regenerate and by time, it'll grow back good as new."
"Uh..." Kakarot tilts his head to the side.
"You didn't understand that did you?" Raditz sighs.
"Yeah, I'm afraid you lost me there." Kakarot replies while scratching his head. "Can you repeat that again?"
"Your cells will regenerate from the DNA and it'll grow back."
"What?"
"You know, artificially."
"Huh?"
"This will help your tail come back."
"Oh! I get it now!"
Raditz falls to the ground anime style.
"Hey Raditz? Are you okay? You just fell down!" Kakarot asks.
"I fell because of your stupidity." Raditz gets back to his feet and opens the box. "Now let's get this done quickly. I want to see how you'll look with a tail. Like a true Saiyan of course." He takes out a container containing a green liquid and a needle. He fills it up with the substance. "Now..." He pauses. Kakarot is no where in sight. "KAKAROT!"
"Ayiee!" Kakarot flies away faster than he ever thought he could fly. He looks behind him and sees his older brother chasing him.
"GET BACK HERE!"
"AHHH! NEEDLE! NEEDLE, NEEDLE, NEEDLE!" Kakarot tries to outrun him but he is so close. He makes the wrong turns and bumps right into his brother. "AHHH!"
"Stay still!" He grabs the squirming Saiyan firmly and points the needle at his tailbone area.
"NOOO! NOOO! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THE NEEDLE!"
"You are pathetic! A warrior should not be afraid of needles!" Raditz is struggling to keep Kakarot still. "Keep squirming like that and it'll inject you in your eyes!"
"NOOOOOO!" Kakarot tries to kick him away but still, his power does not surpass his brother's. He knows that he is doomed to the needle. He screams when the needle jabs him.
"There you go." Raditz says as he catches his breathe. "I had to fight you to get that done. Such a shame!" He punches him on the head. "Learn to stay still idiot!"
"Ow!" He covers his head and shoots a death glare at Raditz. "Stop punching my head!"
"Then stop acting so stupid!" He growls. "Do something useful and keep an eye on the two earthlings while I go get your son!" He flies off, leaving his little brother alone.
Kakarot groans while rubbing his shot tailbone. "Man. It's going to be sore for days." He finally descends to the ground where his wife and former friend sits. He would sit down too, but the pain makes it impossible. He hopes that whatever planet his brother came from doesn't have a hospital with needles.
- Z-Fighters -
"I have gathered you all today because our world is in sake." The guardian of Earth, Kami, addresses the fighters who are lined up in two neat rows: Krillin, Yamcha and Yajirobe in one, Tein and Chatzou in another. "How much you train here will determine the fate of our world."
"Man. With all of us training here together like this, there is no way that we'll lose. Those Saiyan don't stand a chance!" Yamcha says.
Krillin eyes narrow in the 'you're kidding me right?' fashion. "Must I remind you that Goku is a Saiyan too. That means 3 we'll have to deal with if you add Gohan to the equation. Goku's brother is crazy strong you know."
"All the more reason to train harder." Tien adds. "If we go on the battlefield, let me go against Goku. It'll be like old times." He punches his hand with a fist. "Only it'll be different this time."
Chatzou nods once in agreement.
Mr. Popo looks at the elder. "But Kami, what about Goku?"
"He may be powerful, but not one must always win with strength alone." Kami says.
Yajirobe seems to be not interested. He scratches his head, still a bit confused. "Now uh how is it that you are still alive when Goku killed Piccolo? Aren't you suppose to be dead too?"
Though the question is rude, Kami decides to answer it anyway. "I believe that Goku didn't attack in the one spot that cannot regenerate. Piccolo survived just barely."
"Do you think that he'll become our ally to fight against the Saiyans?" Chazou asks.
"Most likely." Yamcha guesses. "If I know him well, I'll say that he would. He wants Goku dead 100%."
Tien cracks his knuckles. "Alright. I think we had enough talk. How about we get started?"
Yamcha nods once and lunges at Tien to attack. Immediately, the two start to spar. It doesn't take long and everyone's sparing among each other.
- Goku -
Kakarot rapidly punches and kicks the air to give him some small training and to pass time. It's been half an hour since Raditz left to find Karot. he can since their energy growing closer which is a good sign. Any longer and he probably would've went off to look for himself, but he knows better. Raditz would've punched him for that.
"You know Goku, it would be kind for you to stop training for a second and give us something to eat here!" Bulma shouts.
Kakarot stops his sparing and looks at the woman. He's annoyed that she had to interrupt him, but he can't argue. They do need food. "With an attitude like that, I'm not sure if Raditz would buge to do that for you."
She sighs and plops back to the ground. "I would say more, but I feel like I'm about to hurl."
Kakarot smirks. Looks like she learned from her being tossed around. Too bad it ended so soon. he was having fun getting even with her from all the times she punched him in the past. He looks at his wife who finally fell asleep on the ground. He doesn't find her much of a problem anymore either. After what he did earlier, she didn't dare to go up against him like that again. he feels accomplished. If he never joined Raditz, then he would still be miserable in his own home.
He winches when sudden pain stabs him on his lower back. This is the third time he felt it for the passing 30 minutes and it gets worse each time. He swears that if Raditz ever tries to stick another needle into him, he'll make sure that his brother will feel the pain first.
"Daddy!"
Kakarot quickly looks at the sky and sees his son flying at him with open arms. Flying! The scene makes him happy. Raditz must've came by once a while to give Karot a few tips. "Hi there!" He catches his son and hold him in his arms. "Wow. I barely recognized you there for a second. Looks like that survival stuff made you a lot tougher than you was before."
Karot smiles. "Uncle Raditz told me that I have a new name. It's Karot right?"
"That's right. You like it?"
"Yeah! It sounds almost like yours daddy! See, Raditz visited me sometimes and trained me a bit. I can fight, but it's not enough he said. I need more training…" His eyes dart over to where his mother lies. "Is that mommy?"
The moment she was mentioned, ChiChi shot up awake instantly. "G-Gohan? Is that really you?!" Without thinking, she dashes towards him. "Gohan!"
Karot surprisingly turns away from her. "Leave me alone."
"What? I am your mother Gohan! Come here! Do you realize how behind you are in studying and you are hanging out with a bunch of disrespectful men?!"
"They are my dad and uncle mom. You turned me into a baby which is why I am not strong yet. Dinosaurs tried to eat me and I didn't know what to do because it's all your fault. I would rather train than study! My name isn't Gohan, it's Karot now! just leave me alone!"
ChiChi's face grows pale and is full of shock. meanwhile, Raditz is laughing hard in the sidelines.
"That's the spirit!" Raditz says.
ChiChi's face turns red from anger as she was about to yell again but the redness fades away quickly as she and Bulama screams. All three Saiyans flinch from the ear-piercing sound. "G-Goku!"
"What now? And stop calling me that for the last time!" Kakarot says.
"Daddy? You have one too?" Karot asks with a smile.
"What?"
"It actually worked…" Bulma whispered.
"What did?" Okay, this is very confusing. He has no idea on what they are talking about.
Raditz answers his question. "You're looking like a true Saiyan now. Look down behind you brother."
He does so and is greeted by a brown furry tail.
A/N: Yes! I did it! I created another chapter before school's over! It's kinda short but worth it! This is the last updated on 'till August! read my profile bio to know why!
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