Chapter 21

"Rose's lab! Is she insane?!"

"Hey! This Is my granddaughter we're talking about!"

"I know, but."

"She can take care of herself, Okara."

"Did she tell you anything else?" Asked Okara with worry in his voice.

"She said someone named Arako had given her a hint of where it was. But she wanted to see if she had figured it out."

"Did she tell you the hint?"

"Nope, she didn't say anything else after that."

Okara sat worried, then looked out towards the lake and looked at the dead giant eel he had killed earlier in the day.

"Kal, is there anything you can give me to do? That will make me strong even faster?"

"Okara as it stands now you are stronger than when you first arrived. All your stats have jumped to double digitals and your power level is in the thousands."

"It's cool knowing how strong I am. But that won't be enough. I need to be strong enough to beat him."

"Beat who?"

"...My evil self."

"I might be a wise man. But I request you inform me of what you are talking about."

"I didn't realize it till I had fought another set of myself. But Rose is an evil scientist who creates clones of people. She created multiple clones of me. Who are all ten times stronger than I am. Till now I never realized why his name was Arako, but then I realize."

Slowly Kal began to see it too.

"Okara..."

Okara looked at Kal.

"Arako."

"To think it wasn't obvious before. You were cloned and now you must fight yourself."

"Which is why I want to get stronger. He has my wife, and my child, he's also extremely dangerous and needs to be taken care of."

"Then, Okara... There is one way to become stronger, however, it can't be done tonight. Wait till tomorrow and I will bring you someone that will help you become strong enough to defeat this Arako and take back what was stolen from you."

Okara looked calm and understood. As he finished eating he quickly went to bed. While Kal was out doing his thing for preparation. As Kal strayed away from his home he came upon a tiny shrine that had a tiny glowing red stone in the middle. The shrine was made of mossy stone and from where the stone floated in the center, it split upwards. Kal looked at the stone and touched it. Causing it to react and shoot a beam into the sky of red. Kal watched it dissolve as he smirked.

"Now we wait."

Morning came and Kal was outside carrying two water buckets on a bamboo handle. Holding it with his shoulders.

"Morning, Okara."

Okara looked around for his mysterious person.

"Master, has the person arrived yet?"

"Oh, actually he isn't here. We must travel a good distance. Would you mind helping me, Okara?"

Okara somewhat frowned as he took the bamboo stick that held the two water buckets, and followed Kal to the destination. They begin walking for about twenty minutes the time was eight twenty-six. Finally, they arrive at the place Kal was talking about. Okara sat down on the water as he looked at the stranger standing at the weird shrine.

"Ah, master! What's the surprise call for?"

"Well, it's good to see you again, student Crimson."

Both Crimson and Kal embrace for a friendly hug.

"So, what's up?"

"Well, Crimson I thought you could-."

Okara and Crimson instantly lock eyes. Both finish each other's sentences.

"It's-" Crimson said shocked.

"You!" Okara also said shocked.

Both point a finger at each other in surprise.

"Well I guess, you two already know each other?"

"Yeah! He fought two of my evil clones!"

"He stopped the criminal vehicle!" Said Crimson.

"Well, there must be history between you two."

"I guess you could say that, Master." Crimson said as he looked back at Kal.

"So what's up with the call?"

"Well, what I was trying to ask you was. I thought you could help me train, Okara here. He needs to get strong faster and he's done impressive work with the last trials I've given him."

"You want me to train him?" Crimson observes Okara's body.

"Tell me, Okara. Why do you want to get stronger?"

"I thought you'd already know, uh..."

"Crimson." He stood with a calm stare on his face.

"I do. It's just not all Saiyan's are as friendly as they appear."

"Crimson, now, now. He hasn't caused any harm. If anything he's trying to keep others from doing such to the world. Just like you."

"That might be true, but I don't know if I can trust him yet."

"Crimson, please. It'd be best to train him. If you did you'd be able to gain an ally and even a friend."

Crimson stared Okara down with an evil look.

"I'm just kidding with you!"

Crimson started laughing as he got a giant smile on his face.

"Of course I'll train you, Okara."

"Awesome! Thank you so much!"

Okara smiled with excitement as he and Crimson flew off to a secluded area in no time. They found themselves in a rocky biome. With no animals or people.

"This should do!" Said Crimson as he landed on a higher rock than Okara.

"Okay what first, Crimson?!"

"Give me all you've got!"

"Wait what?"

"The quickest way is to fight until your body wants to drop dead. But if you have enough willpower and real pride. You can get up from anything!"

"I don't understand!"

"Okara! Do you know that a Saiyan is given a power boost known as a zenkai after every near-death experience?"

"We do?!" Okara asked happily surprised

"Exactly! So we're going to fight to an inch of our lives!"

"Y-You're insane!" Okara's expression turned to a what the hell face.

Crimson stops smiling in excitement and gets serious.

"Okara, listen to me. Either you're in or you're out. If you don't give a hundred percent or even think about hesitating in a real fight you will die. So if you don't want to do this. Then you don't have to, but remember what's on the line. Remember what you're fighting for! Are you going to give up the chance to get all of it back?!"

Okara stood realizing what he was saying. He knew exactly what to do and he felt the pride and courage to do it.

"Crimson..."

Okara looks up at him with seriousness in his eyes.

"Yes, Okara?"

"You better give it your damn best! Because I will fight you with everything I've got!"

"That's what I want to hear! Then here I come, Okara!"

"Let's go! Crimson!!"