Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragonball V: A World Both Familiar and Foreign ❯ Green Sky, Blue Grass, and Green People… Sounds Like Home! ( Chapter 5 )

DragonBall V: A World Both Familiar and Foreign

Author's Note: Oh boy, Roshi is going to teach Gohan some things. Let's hope he doesn't sully the poor innocent boy's mind. Hehe How are Goku and the guys coming along with their training? Let's have some fun. Teehee

Required Disclaimer: I don't own the DB franchise, I've never worked for them, I'm not making any money off this, and I'm dead sexxy baby! Read and enjoy.

Chapter 5: Green Sky, Blue Grass, and Green People… Sounds Like Home!

"Gohan!" Chi-Chi called, walking up to his room and knocking on the door. She paused for a moment, waiting for an invitation to come in, but hearing none. A twinge of fear gripped her heart and she threw open the door, expecting to see her innocent little boy kidnapped or worse. Instead, she saw a slumbering Gohan drooling onto his geometry work, smudging the various triangles and their formulae. "Gohan, wake up sweetie." Chi-Chi said tenderly, smiling at her little boy. She shook his shoulder gently and stifled a giggle as his eye rolled lazily open to look at her.

Gohan sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes then wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "Hi mom… sorry I dozed off. I was just taking a break."

Chi-Chi shook her head and sat down on the end of her son's bed. "It's ok, sweetheart. You deserve a break. I see you've already done your studying on Japanese, English, and History. You can do your math and science studying later. Come have lunch and then go outside and play a while, ok?"

Gohan smiled brightly at the mention of food and nodded his head eagerly. "That sounds great, mom!" Gohan chased after his mother, attempting to keep from drooling all the way to the kitchen. He sat down and started grabbing at the food laid out on the table but paused before he took a bite noting the expression crossing Chi-Chi's face. "Thank you for this wonderful lunch, mom!" Gohan said, bowing his head slightly and noting that his mom's smile returned.

"Oh Gohan, you are learning some manners! Go ahead and dig in, son. I know you're hungry." She replied, and as always wondered if the boy even tasted the food with the speed in which he was wolfing it down.

Her answer came moments later when Gohan sighed. "Oh mom, you've outdone yourself this time! It's even more delicious than usual! Did you do something different?"

Chi-Chi grinned. She didn't think he would notice. "I restocked my spice rack, so I got a little experimental. I'm glad to see you like it, Gohan!"

Gohan nodded eagerly and finished up, sighing in content as he patted his stomach. "Would you like some help with the dishes, mom?" Gohan asked politely.

Chi-Chi nodded. "Why thank you, Gohan! How thoughtful. If you could just put them on the counter by the sink that'll be fine. Then you can run along and play outside for a few hours."

Gohan hurried outside after stacking the dishes neatly on the counter and flew off towards Roshi's island home, eager to perfect the Kamehameha wave and the "Turtle Style" martial arts that the old man had been teaching him for nearly the last two months. Along the way he paused in midair for a few moments and stared up at the sky, his brow furrowed a bit. "Something feels… off. I wonder what it is?" Without any way to tell what it was, Gohan continued his flight towards the Kame house, trying to forget the ill feeling he was getting.

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Goku looked at the control panel of the gravity generator and scratched his head. "Ok guys, I'm going to switch the generator off so we can get used to normal gravity again, ok?" He turned to see Vegeta leaning against the wall of the space ship and Krillin slumped in a chair and looking like he was about to die. "I'll take that as a yes." Goku said with a grin, flipping the gravity back down to normal earth levels.

They all lost their balance and fell over, earning an indignant yell from Vegeta and a yelp from Krillin. "Damn you, Kakkarot! Could you not have at least turned it down gradually?!" Vegeta barked.

Goku laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head. "Sorry guys. I didn't think of that!"

Krillin chuckled. "Never let Goku near the controls, Vegeta. We're all better off that way."

Vegeta snorted and stood up, testing his movement out. "I feel so light… I hope that gravity training helped." He disappeared and reappeared in front of Krillin with an evil smirk, causing the bald monk to nearly pass out. "Well, I'm a lot faster than I was, that's for sure. Ha ha!"

"Grr… damn you Vegeta! You nearly made me jump out of my skin!" Krillin took a moment to punch and kick the air experimentally as well, surprised at how quick and fluid his movements were. "Wow… and hear I thought the intense gravity was going to kill me!"

Goku laughed. "Yeah, especially when I accidentally turned it from 60 to 100 times gravity! You were flat on the ground in less time than it takes to blink!"

"I'm surprised the little runt even survived. But then, he does have less mass so maybe the gravity didn't bother him that much…" Vegeta quipped, not phased a bit by Krillin's scowl of annoyance.

"For a prince, you're not a very diplomatic and nice guy, Vegeta." Krillin observed.

Vegeta snorted. "The Saiyans are a warrior race. Besides, I was taken from my father when I was a boy and personally trained by Frieza to be his prized pet. The only things I learned from him were destruction and misery. I owe that cold-hearted bastard so much pain…" Vegeta's hand clenched into a fist and Goku and Krillin exchanged a nervous look.

"Well, we'll use the Dragonballs from Namek to wish our friends back then we'll all go to wherever Frieza is to finish him off. It won't be long now." Goku promised, casting a determined look at the distant planet Namek. "We'll be there in about 12 hours. That's enough time to sleep, shower, and eat."

They all nodded and walked back into the kitchen and ate a small (for them) dinner before going to lie down. Goku had a bit of trouble getting to sleep as he was excited by the coming battle, but Vegeta and Krillin were deep asleep by the time their heads hit their pillows.

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King Kai grinned and turned to look at the Z warriors that were all sparring, all wearing very heavy clothing to help build up their strength. "Well, guys. I hope you're satisfied with the amount of training you've received so far. The guys are almost to Namek. You're all going home soon!"

They all cheered except for Piccolo, who simply looked smug. "Finally." The formerly evil Namek muttered, pushing Yamcha away who had thrown a punch right as the Kai had made his announcement.

Chaotzu looked a bit sad. "I'm going to miss you guys. On the bright side, I can stay here a bit longer to train, then I suppose I should head deeper into Otherworld and find a place to call my own."

Tien patted the little emperor on the back. "Don't worry about it, little guy. We might find a way to wish you back. If not, then maybe I shouldn't go back either…"

Chaotzu looked horrified. "No, Tien! You have to! I was already wished back once, but you haven't been! You can still lead a life! You have to, without me! Promise me!"

Tien scowled but nodded, looking away. "I'll miss you." He muttered and walked away to take a break. Yamcha and Piccolo shared a look and nodded, deciding to end practice for the day. They figured they may as well rest until they got wished back.

'Never give up hope, little one.' King Kai thought, turning his gaze back towards the space ship approaching Namek.

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Goku, Krillin, and Vegeta walked towards the pod's exit hatch, content from having had breakfast and a quick shower. They took one last look around the space ship and then silently made their way to the exit. Moments later, their feet touched the blue Namekian grass. "Wow, look at that! Honest to goodness blue grass!" Krillin said in wonder.

Goku's gaze went from the grass to the west moments later, a shocked and horrified expression on his face. "Guys… do you feel that power!? It's… massize! And evil!"

Vegeta scowled and looked in the direction that Goku was, then his expression turned to horror as well. "No… it can't be! It's… Frieza!" They all fell silent, wondering why and how the icy tyrant had come to Namek, not that it mattered any more. "We're doomed." Vegeta whispered, falling to his knees in shock. He knew they weren't ready to face Frieza yet, but now they were on a planet with Frieza and all his cohorts, and they were standing in the way of their collecting the Dragonballs.

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Woohoo! They're on Namek now, and so is Frieza! There may be a slight delay before chapter 6 is posted, as I'm going to have to look up the names of Frieza's goons that were on Namek before the Ginyu arrived. I can remember their faces, but not their names. Teehee. But, the action picks up from here! And what is it that Gohan was sensing on Earth? <Insert dramatic and scary music here> hehe Until then, review and lemme know if you like or don't like the story!