Denisra smiled as she eyed the young warrior in front of her. "What to do with you." She muttered. Gohan crossed his arms and gave her an expectant expression. "Area four of the ship needs an extra hand. You can help Tikono and his team." Denisra said as she looked up.
"Ahh, come on. I can use some help too." A slave complained.
"Why can't he help us?" Another boy yelled annoyed. Others were yelling things too and some even started jumping up and down thinking they would be louder if they did that.
Denisra smiled at Gohan. "You're popular." She mentioned.
Gohan snorted. "They're just trying to lessen their workload." He answered.
Denisra looked at the others. "Everyone be quiet!" She yelled. "How dare you let yourself go like this! I am disgusted by your behavior. Now be quiet!" The slaves fell silent and Denisra smiled. "Did I do a good Vegeta or what?" She asked Gohan.
The half-saiyan chuckled. "Sure." He answered.
"Good. Now Tikono, you can explain everything. Be ready before breakfast of you won't get any." She said. The slaves nodded and all left to grab the needed equipment.
Tikono looked at Gohan. "Normal routine. Four rooms and a hallway." He said as he handed a mop to Gohan. "We have to dust everything, mop the floors, clean the windows and clean everything else up." Tikono explained. "The older slaves prepare the food and wash the clothing. The children clean the rooms."
Gohan followed Tikono in a large room and looked around. The purple walls and black floor made the room very dark. Tikono handed Gohan a cloth. "You can do the windows." He said. Gohan nodded and grabbed the small ladder they brought. Gohan got ready and started cleaning the windows. The thing he liked the most about this day is that he could talk to the others. They all took advantage of that and asked Gohan everything. Where he came from. If he was a fighter. How long he had been fighting. How he met Vegeta and why he was Vegeta second in command now.
At breakfast they all sat together and ate. Denisra even grabbed her guitar and sang a song with them. She did it to keep the children happy and Gohan knew it but it was nice to see them all so excited and laughing. Gohan watched them all sing and dance and he smiled. Irisra appeared next to him. "Hey, why aren't you joining them?"
"I don't know the words." Gohan answered shortly. "Besides, I'm too old to act that way."
"Oh come on." Irisra sneered. "You can't be older than thirteen. You can act like a child once in a while. I'd take advantage of this opportunity because you won't get another one soon." She answered. Gohan hesitated.
A young boy ran to Gohan and grabbed his hand. "Come on. Let's dance." He said as he pulled Gohan up. The half-saiyan smiled and decided to forget about everything. The boy followed the others and danced around until Denisra told them to continue working.
They were ordered clean up all the clean glasses, plates, bowls and cutlery. Gohan got up when an idea popped into his mind. The boy smirked as he looked at the glasses in front of him and grabbed two spoons. The boy tapped against the glass with his spoon. After this he did the same with the other spoon. He turned a bowl upside down and grabbed a metal sieve. The others looked up when they heard tunes coming from the half-saiyan. Gohan grinned as he tried to make a repetitive tune.
A young girl frowned. "Hey. Watch out." She snarled. "Lord Vegeta will get angry if he hears you."
"I'm so scared." Gohan sneered as he looked up at the other slaves. Another boy grinned and followed Gohan's example. Gohan smiled at him and this smile broadened when other slaves joined them.
A slightly older girl smiled and started singing to their music. Other slaves joined in and suddenly the entire room was filled with music. Gohan laughed when he noticed the chaos he just created and decided he could have some fun too.
Everything was over quicker than it began though. Vegeta burst in the room. "What the hell is going on here?" He yelled.
The children froze and looked up. Gohan swallowed heavily. He didn't think Vegeta would hear them. The boy bit his lip as Vegeta stepped closer. "How dare you all behave like this? I have never heard such noise in this ship."
Gohan jumped up. "I started. Don't punish them." Gohan said as he looked up. Vegeta narrowed his eyes at the half-saiyan.
"I should have known you would do this. Okay. You're leaving right now." Vegeta snarled at him.
Gohan widened his eyes. "What?" He asked. Vegeta appeared in front of him and grabbed Gohan at the back of his neck. The man tightened his grip painfully. "Vegeta?" Gohan was pushed forwards and stumbled to the door. Vegeta followed closely behind him. Gohan was pushed once again and started walking.
"You are more trouble than you're worth. If you can't work with the other slaves I'll send you somewhere else." Vegeta's nails dug into Gohan's upper arm painfully. The half-saiyan gave a worried glance at the angered man. His power level was only at level 500 at the moment. Vegeta could kill him with one uncontrolled movement.
"What are you saying?" Gohan asked. "Vegeta. Calm down." Gohan yelled when Vegeta's hand tightened on his arm even more.
"Do not tell me to calm down!" Vegeta yelled at him. Gohan swallowed heavily as Vegeta pulled him into a room. The room was filled with different space pods. Vegeta opened one and tossed Gohan in it so harshly Gohan had to extend his hands which bumped into the upper edge of the entrance of the pod harshly. "You're going to Comora."
"WHAT?" Gohan asked as he turned around.
Vegeta's pushed a scouter against Gohan's head. The boy grabbed it and put it on. "You'll be working for him today. Tune into my scouter and send me a rapport of where you are every ten minutes." Vegeta placed a scouter on his own face. The man pushed against Gohan's shoulder. "Get in there!" He snarled. Gohan let his body fall down and pulled his legs in the space pod. He watched as Vegeta pushed on buttons on the control panel. "You're leaving now. Give your scouter to Comora when you get there so I can explain everything."
Vegeta's hand hovered above a bright blue button. The man looked at Gohan. "You just lost your chance to be a soldier. You'll be my slave for at least a year." He snarled. Gohan glared at him as the door closed. The boy fixed his glare through the pink window while Vegeta pushed in the last button and the space pod pushed off.
The moment Gohan's space pod landed on the ground he pushed open the door and jumped out. "That….." Gohan clenched his fists and kept himself from saying anything since Vegeta was still listening to his scouter. The boy walked to Comora's office and knocked on the door. He was allowed to enter and he walked in. "A message from Vegeta." He muttered as he tossed the scouter on Comora's desk.
Comora chuckled. "You gained quite an attitude in just seven days." He sneered. "Last time you were here you started off with a bow."
Gohan crossed his arms. "Just talk to Vegeta."
Comora grabbed the scouter and put it on. "Lord Vegeta? Yes. Oh really? That's okay." Comora's eyes lingered on Gohan while he was talking and the half-saiyan was pretending not to notice. "What time do I have to send him back? Okay." Comora took the scouter off and placed it on his desk. He curled his hands together and leaned in his desk with his elbows. "So. You're my slave for today." He said with a smirk. Gohan sent him a glare. "Okay. You can start by cleaning up my office. Just the things that are lying around. After that you can work on sorting those papers," Comora pointed out, "on alphabetical order. I knocked them down a while ago and I should have reorganized it but I was postponing it. So now you can do it."
"That's great." Gohan snarled back.
"First you can get me something to drink. Oh, and get something for yourself to. Don't want you to dehydrate." Comora waved Gohan away. "The kitchen is three doors to the left. You know how to serve drinks right?"
Gohan saluted bitterly and turned away from the man. He spent the next few hours cleaning up everything in the office while Comora was working and giving comments here and there. Later Gohan was sitting on the ground. He slammed every paper down on the pile aggressively while sorting them on alphabetical order.
Comora watched Gohan slam another paper down. "What did you do?" He asked curiously.
Gohan looked up. "I made music. I used some glasses and pots to make music. That's my crime, okay?" He snarled back.
Comora put his hands up. "Hey. I'm not the one who enslaved you. I'm just tagging along." He answered amusedly. Gohan ignored him and continued his work. "Are you looking forward to our mission?" He asked. Gohan looked down and ignored the question. "I don't like it when people ignore me, runt." Comora snarled.
Gohan looked up. "I'm not looking forward to it. I don't want to go. You know that." Gohan answered shortly. "If you think I'm going to participate in the purging mission, you're mistaken."
"Really?" Comora's eyes glinted with amusement. "We'll see about that."
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"What do you think?" Rillia asked as she held a black dress in front of her body. "This one." She moved the dress. "Or this one." She moved the purple dress she was holding in front of her body.
Gohan sighed. "They're both great." He answered. "You're a really pretty girl."
Rillia smiled. "Thank you." She answered as she looked at herself in the mirror and moved the black dress in front of her body again. "I'll just take this one." She muttered as she disappeared in the closet to change. Gohan rolled over on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. Rillia appeared in the room once more and applied some make-up on her face.
Several seconds later Vegeta appeared at the door. He was there to escort her to the dining room. Rillia and Vegeta had dinner together since Vegeta only ate with the Special Forces twice every week. Vegeta was lenient and a small separate table was used for Gohan. It was standing in the corner of the room so Gohan wouldn't hear the conversation between Vegeta and Rillia. The half-saiyan could enjoy his dinner right there and decided to take advantage of that.
Later that evening he followed Rillia to her room where she dismissed him for the night. Gohan almost ran back to his room and fell down on his bed happily. Just like the past few nights Gohan tried to stay awake as long as possible so he could enjoy the comfort of the soft bed. This time something distracted him from his sleep though.
"Gohan?"
Gohan looked up and widened his eyes. "Dad?" He asked.
"Yes. It's me, Gohan." Goku answered with a smile. The Saiyan was standing behind King Kai with his hand on the Kai's back. He had been begging King Kai for this for quite some time now and grinned widely when he heard his son's voice.
"Father! It's so good to hear you!" Gohan answered with a grin.
"How are you doing, son?"
"I'm fine considering everything." Gohan muttered as he stared up at the ceiling.
Goku frowned. "I'm sorry, Gohan. Piccolo told me what happened when he arrived here. I didn't expect Vegeta to do something like this. Is he hurting you?"
"He's just being a jerk." Gohan answered with a sigh. "He hasn't really hurt me. He just punished me a few times."
Goku clenched his fists. "I should have been there, Gohan. I should have helped you. I'm sorry." He said guiltily.
Gohan looked up. "Hey, don't worry. I'll be fine. Maybe I'm going to accept his offer anyway." Gohan answered with a smile. "I'm still half-saiyan, right? I was born to fight. I've been fulfilling that mission all my life. Maybe it's time I gave in to it."
"You don't have to do that, Gohan. Just be careful. Don't make Vegeta too mad. I would hate it if he killed you. Even though I miss you a lot."
"Be true to yourself, Gohan." A gruff voice continued when Goku closed his mouth. "That's the only way you'll survive."
"Piccolo? Are you there?" Gohan muttered. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone with him. I could have helped you." Gohan said sadly.
"Don't worry kiddo. I'm fine. Vegeta gave me quite a quick death. I'm luckier than you are." Piccolo answered with a small smirk.
Gohan smiled as his eyes moved over the ceiling. "I'm still sorry."
"Don't be, kid." Piccolo answered.
"I'm sorry if Vegeta hurt you, Gohan." Goku said with a frown. "I wish I could be there to help you."
"I'll be fine dad. Vegeta is tough but I don't think he will hurt me without a valid reason." Gohan answered. The boy closed his eyes. "He's going to send me on a purging mission. How will I survive that without hurting anyone?"
"You won't." Piccolo answered. "It's hard Gohan but you'll have to play by the rules of Vegeta's world. The strongest will survive and the weak will parish. That's how you're going to live."
"But I don't want that." Gohan answered with a frown. "I won't do it." Gohan clenched his fists and growled in frustration.
"Gohan. Don't forget. Whatever you do, I will always be proud of you." Goku said with a frown. "You can never disappoint me, okay?"
Gohan nodded and sighed. "It's nice to hear you again, dad." Gohan said as he looked up.
"It's nice to hear you too, son." Goku answered with a smile.
"Can we talk more often?" Gohan asked. "I'm alone in my room every night. I'll have to whisper when I'm back in the closet but I can still talk."
Goku nodded. "Sure, Gohan. Just get some rest for now, okay?"
"Yes. Good night dad. Good night, Piccolo." Gohan said as he looked up at the ceiling again.
"Good night, Gohan."
"Rest, kid."
Gohan sighed as he almost felt them leave the room and pouted silently. The boy wondered how long it would take before he could speak to his father again. Gohan closed his eyes and decided to go to sleep and enjoy that while he could.
The next morning Gohan was woken up early. Someone knocked on his door and Gohan yawned. Another knock made him frown at the door. He got up and opened the door. "Good morning, Gohan." Sannera said with a smile. "You might want to change into some clothes and come with me."
"Sure." Gohan answered as he turned around and quickly changed into some clothing. The boy pulled on his blue uniform and white armor with beige shoulder guards. He pulled on his black boots and ran back to the door. He closed the door behind him and followed Sannera. "What's going on?"
"Well. Once a month the slaves get new underwear so they can throw the old rags away. On that day they can go swimming in their old underwear." Sannera opened a door and showed a large swimming pool. Gohan gasped and grinned as he watched all the children swim around in the pool.
"Can I join them?" Gohan asked as he looked up. Sannera grinned and motioned for Gohan to do what he wanted to do. Gohan jumped up and got rid of his clothing until he was only wearing his boxers. He then jumped in the water and joined in on the fun. He swam to the familiar faces and grinned. "Hey!" He yelled as he reached them. They all greeted him.
"Does Vegeta know about this?" Gohan asked curiously.
The slaves all shook their heads. "Nope." One of them answered. "He doesn't know but we do this every month. He doesn't swim here very often and the sisters make sure he isn't around."
Gohan grinned. "This is great." He answered as he looked around. "I wish things like this could happen more often."
"Let's just enjoy this for now." The same slave answered with grin. "Let's play!" Gohan nodded and followed his friends to the middle of the pool.
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Gohan sighed and spread his arms and legs as he was lying on the bed. "Good bye, bed." He muttered as he pouted. "I will miss you."
Gohan forced himself to get up and got ready to serve Rillia for the last time. He met up with her while she was having breakfast. The two exchanged smiles and chatted while they were eating. Vegeta appeared when Rillia was getting ready to leave. They had already landed several hours ago but Rillia had to make sure she didn't forget anything. Gohan helped her as much as he could and within no time she was standing in the entryway.
"Well. Thanks for bringing me here, Vegeta." She said as she looked up at Vegeta. "It's been nice."
Vegeta nodded as answer and Rillia turned to Gohan. She knelt down and smiled at the half-saiyan. Gohan smiled back at her and she showed a silver necklace. "It's for you." She said when she noticed Gohan's confused face. "It's a thank you for helping me while I was here. Can I put it on?"
Gohan nodded as answer and she gently locked the necklace around his neck. Gohan pushed the silver stone that was connected to the necklace up with his finger and looked at it. "Thank you." Gohan said as he looked up. Vegeta rolled his eyes as Rillia turned away from them.
"Thanks again for letting me stay here." Rillia said as she looked over her shoulder. "Good bye." She waved once more and left. The moment she got in the floating blue car and closed the door, Vegeta pressed on the button next to the entryway to close the door of the ship. Vegeta looked down and frowned. He reached down and ripped the necklace away from Gohan's neck. The half-saiyan looked up and frowned.
"Warriors don't wear jewelry." Vegeta sneered as he tossed the necklace aside and walked away. Gohan quickly grabbed the necklace and hid it in his armor. He followed Vegeta and wondered where the man was going now. They arrived in Vegeta's office where the man sat down. The man looked at Gohan. "Who is the strongest warrior in the universe?"
"That's a stupid question. You are." Gohan answered with a frown.
"Don't forget that." Vegeta answered. The man pushed against a small cup filled with pens and pencils with his boot and it fell to the ground. "Clean that up." He ordered. Gohan took a deep breath and knelt down to clean it up.
Vegeta waited until Gohan placed the cup back on the table. "Hand that pencil to me." He ordered as he pointed to a pencil. Gohan pressed his lips together and handed it over. Vegeta placed his boots on the desk. "Start studying. I might test you on your knowledge later today and you'll be sorry if you don't know the answers to my questions."
Gohan took a deep and steadying breath and followed Vegeta's order once more.
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"Please." Gohan whined as he folded his hands together in front of him. "Please don't make me go."
Vegeta sent him a very annoyed glance. Gohan pulled the saddest face he could pull off but Vegeta's uninterested eyes moved back to his work. Gohan sighed. "Come on. You can't make me go." Gohan continued.
"Watch me." Vegeta answered shortly. "Let's get you to the ship. They're leaving soon."
Gohan sighed heavily. The boy clenched his fists and stomped on the ground with a foot. "I won't go!" He yelled childishly. Vegeta turned around and raised an eyebrow at the pouting eleven year old.
"Do I need to carry you there?" Vegeta asked as he stepped closer. Gohan sank into a fighting stance as he watched Vegeta come closer. The man tilted his head. "Your power level is at five-hundred."
"I have my nails and they can scratch." Gohan snarled back. Vegeta laughed loudly. The man appeared behind Gohan and he gave the boy a push. Gohan stumbled forwards but regained his composure and turned around. Vegeta extended his arm.
"Scratch me." He ordered. Gohan looked up at him. "Come on then. Carry out your pitiful threat." Vegeta snarled at him.
"Well. If I'm so pitiful I might just fit right into your army." Gohan snarled back. Vegeta frowned and pulled back a hand. The hand landed on Gohan's cheek before he noticed what was going on. The boy stumbled back from the sheer force of it and frowned up at him.
Vegeta quickly locked the collar around Gohan's wrists and forced the boy to follow him. Gohan tried to pull away as Vegeta forced him to walk to the launching area of Vegeta's ship. The spaceship they were going to use was connected to this ship and they could enter it through a long hallway. They arrived at the door of the hallway and Gohan noticed a group of warriors. They were all complaining about something and looked up when Vegeta walked in.
"Lord Vegeta!" They all knelt down in respect. Gohan noticed they were the warriors who had dinner with Vegeta once a week. So this was the elite team when they were ready to fight. Gohan eyed them with interest.
"At ease." Vegeta answered as he dropped Gohan's leash. The half-saiyan thought about running away right now but he knew Vegeta would catch him within a second and he didn't want to look weak in front of these warriors. "I am here to introduce you to a new soldier who is going to join your team from now on." Vegeta said.
"Yeah. We heard." A warrior answered. Gohan immediately concluded that boy must be the youngest in the team. His face seemed youthful and the gleam in his eyes was optimistic. He was also the smallest member of the team. "Where is he?" They all searched for the new warrior with their eyes.
"This is him." Vegeta answered as he inclined his head to the half-saiyan next to him. Gohan rolled his eyes at the exaggerated gasps from the warriors. Comora crossed his arms as he eyed the half-saiyan.
"It's time to go." Comora said as he turned around.
"Don't let him get away." Vegeta mentioned to the warriors before he reached down to free Gohan from the collar around his wrists. The half-saiyan glared at his master for this.
The youngest of the warriors tilted his head as he watched Gohan step closer. "You're the refreshment boy." He stated. The others agreed on that observation. Gohan closed his eyes. He knew they would recognize him but he hoped they say anything about it.
"Oh. That's right! At least we won't hydrate during our trip to the planet." Another warrior joked. The others chuckled.
Gohan kept himself from groaning out loud and wondered how he was supposed to survive this trip. "Well. Let's go, refreshment boy." The youngest warrior said cheerfully. They all turned around and left for the ship.
"Refreshment boy." Gohan stated.
Vegeta chuckled. "You'll have fun with them." He answered amusedly. "Now go before they chase you in there."
As on cue Comora turned around. "Hey rookie. Are you coming or what?" He yelled as he placed his hands on his hips.
"My name is Gohan." Gohan yelled back.
"Hey. At least it's not refreshment boy." Vegeta commented.
"Well they're not really making progress either." Gohan snarled back. "Please don't make me go." He begged as he looked up. "Please. I'll do anything."
"I just want you to purge the planet." Vegeta answered as he crossed his arms. "Now leave or I'll tell them to take your hand and guide you in."
"Come on, rookie. How long are you going to make us wait?" The youngest warrior yelled. Gohan closed his eyes and turned away from Vegeta. The boy clenched and unclenched his fists as he walked to the doorway where the two warriors were waiting.
The younger warrior held a hand above Gohan's head. "You're really small." He observed.
Gohan ignored this. The warrior followed him. "You're not really talkative, are you?" He asked.
"Just because I don't want to talk to you doesn't mean I'm not talkative." Gohan snarled back.
The boy gasped. "It speaks." He exclaimed.
Comora chuckled. "The boy doesn't want to go, Tobney." He said as he pressed on a button to close the door.
Tobney frowned up at him. "He's doesn't want to go?" He repeated. "You don't want to go?" He asked Gohan. "Why not?"
"Is there a bedroom of some sort in here?" Gohan asked Comora, completely ignoring the frowning warrior.
"Yes. Why don't you show him to it, Tobney?" Comora suggested.
"Why don't you just give me the directions?" Gohan answered annoyed. Comora smirked and turned away from him.
Gohan growled in annoyance. Tobney tilted his head. "I have a feeling you don't like me." He observed.
"Is it that obvious?" Gohan sneered as he started walking.
Tobney followed him and placed his hands on his hips. "Hey, I don't deserve this treatment." He complained as he caught up with Gohan.
"You're a murderer."
"And you're in training for it. Are we going to label everyone, slave?" Tobney sneered.
"Look. I don't want to be here so I'm not going to interact with you." Gohan snarled back. The boy opened a door to find a supply closet and growled.
Tobney rolled his bright blue eyes. "I'll lead you to it." He said as he started walking. Gohan followed him and took his time to study the warrior. The man had a light blue complexion and dark blue hair. His eyes and irises were both bright blue and small white dots in the middle of his eyes indicated his pupils.
The boy was wearing a black uniform and a brown armor with white shoulder guards. Tobney opened a door and motioned for Gohan to walk in. The half-saiyan looked around in the large room. Five bunk beds were spread around the room. Gohan noticed different armors and uniforms lying on several beds. He noticed one of the bunk beds was entirely empty and climbed up to the higher bed. There seemed to be more distance between them if he was sleeping higher in the room.
The boy floated up to it and lay down. Tobney crossed his arms. "You're going to sleep already?"
"I'm not interested in anything else. I just want to get there and get it over with." Gohan answered as he folded his hands together under his head and looked up at the ceiling.
A few hours later Tobney walked in the room again. "Dinner is served." He said as he eyed the half-saiyan. Gohan was sitting in the window sill. He was staring at the darkness outside the window.
"I'm not hungry."
"Okay. Dinner is now. You can eat only now or you'll have to wait until breakfast. And we have a training session tonight and tomorrow morning so you'll need the strength. I recommend that you come with me and eat something." Tobney said as he leaned against the doorway.
Gohan looked at him as his mind went over the options he had. The boy growled in annoyance and jumped off the window sill. He followed Tobney to a small room where a long table was standing in the middle. The other four warriors were already eating. Gohan sat down and his eyes moved over the strange things on the table. All the edible objects reminded him of the food he knew from planet Earth but there were subtle differences. Light green drinks were spread over the table and Gohan noticed small bubbles floating up in the glasses.
Gohan saw a something that looked like a fried chicken but there were purple lines covering the flesh. It almost seemed like someone drew the lines on the skin. A lonely dark blue salad was sitting on the right. Gohan grabbed a light blue tomato-like vegetable and took a bite. It even tasted just like a tomato.
Gohan took this time to observe the other warriors. Tobney was sitting next to him and seemed to enjoy the food. Comora was the largest warrior. His yellow hair was running down his back. The white gloves covered his turquoise skin. His bright red eyes were focused on the food entirely.
The warrior next to Comora was tall too. His pink skin was littered with scars so Gohan assumed he was the weakest in the bunch. The man had black eyes and irises and only two white pupils. Gohan noticed someone called him Itoro.
The fourth warrior was cheerfully telling a heroic story. It seemed that he visited his home planet and a group of goons broke into his house and stole everything important. Apparently, his wife had tried to stop them but she was outmatched. She was one of the generals of the army which is why she couldn't just let them steal her property. The man, named Koan, chased all the goons down and made sure they paid for their deed.
The last warrior, Suno, was listening to the story with interest. His blue eyes were moving over the table to find something edible and he leaned forwards to grab some silver spaghetti-like food. Gohan's eyes moved over the gray skin of the warrior. The man had a toad-like skin and small spikes stuck out of his head.
After dinner Comora got up. "Gentlemen. The training will start in about two hours. We have a new recruit to initiate and I have a new technique I want you all to learn. It will come in handy on the planet we have to purge." Comora explained as he leaned on the table with his hands.
The others all agreed cheerfully and got up. Tobney was about to walk out the room when he heard Gohan's voice and looked back. "You're not expecting me to train with you, are you?" Gohan asked Comora.
The man crossed his arms and smirked. "Yes. I am." He answered. "And you will train with us. You're part of the team now."
Gohan jumped up and slammed his hands down on the table. "I'm not part of your team. I'm a prisoner, remember?" Gohan held up his hand and showed the ki-bond around his wrist.
"He's right." Comora and Gohan looked sideways and noticed Tobney was walking closer. "We should take them off."
"We have strict orders to keep the ki-bonds on when we're not training." Comora answered frowning.
"Oh come on. How high is his power level estimation?" Tobney tilted his head.
"500 000." Comora answered as he looked back at Gohan. "Not lower." *
"Well. Our weakest soldier is at a million." Tobney answered as he crossed his arms. "He can't escape. Get those bonds off."
Comora frowned and eyed the half-saiyan. Gohan decided to stay quiet. He would probably only make things worse if he said anything. Tobney raised an eyebrow at Comora. The man frowned and sighed. "Fine." He said. Gohan raised both his eyebrows. "But he is your responsibility. Keep an eye on him."
"I won't let him out of my sight." Tobney answered as he saluted.
Gohan pouted as Comora stepped closer to him. "Maybe I'd rather keep those ki-bonds on." Gohan muttered thoughtfully. Tobney smirked at him as Comora knelt down to release Gohan from the bonds. The bonds landed on the ground with a thud and Gohan immediately powered up. He didn't miss how Comora clenched his fists and Tobney placed his feet firmly on the ground. They seemed to expect that he was going to attack.
Gohan wasn't planning on it though. He didn't want to get on their bad-side just yet. He would get his chance later. Tobney couldn't keep an eye on him at all times.
"Thanks." Gohan muttered as he lowered his hands.
"Don't thank me. Thank Tobney. And behave." Comora gave Gohan a strict glance. "We're training in two hours. It's your job to make sure he gets there, Tobney." Comora mentioned to the twenty-three year old. Tobney nodded in understanding.
Gohan looked up at the older warrior. "Come on, rookie." Tobney said as he motioned for Gohan to follow him. Gohan took a deep breath and followed Tobney to the hallway. He got a tour around the ship. Tobney showed him the bathroom, training room and a library.
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Do you guys even know how to read?" Gohan asked as he looked up at Tobney.
The man smirked as he crossed his arms. "I can calculate the angles needed to land the ship right. I can tell you the weakness of every race just by studying someone for a few seconds. The others can do the same thing." Gohan gave him a blank stare. "Vegeta doesn't want dumb warriors like Freeza had. We are trained to be smart. And you are going to undergo the same training." Tobney answered.
Gohan scoffed. "You can force me to train but you can't force me to learn things by heart." Gohan answered with a frown as he turned away from Tobney.
The older warrior followed him. "Are you planning on fighting us on everything?" Tobney asked curiously as he appeared next to Gohan. The half-saiyan didn't answer. "Cause that's going to be tough. We're all sadists. You don't want to be punished by the others."
"I'm not afraid of you." Gohan answered with a frown. "Now leave me alone. I won't leave the ship. Vegeta will hunt me down everywhere I go. I can't escape." Gohan clenched his fists. "And I know that."
Later that day Gohan was lead into the training room. The boy looked around and eyed the room with interest. The room was dark and small lights were spread over the ceiling. It almost seemed like the night sky. Gohan smiled at the sight before he looked back at the other warriors.
Comora watched the two young warriors step closer and motioned for everyone to listen to him. "Alright. The first training session of this trip. We have a lot of work to do. The warriors on the planet are very good in using their ki to attack. That is their strength and their weakness. I have a technique which will allow us to absorb the ki temporarily to make them weaker."
Gohan tilted his head. This could get interesting. Comora noticed his glance and smirked. "Too bad, kiddo. You're not allowed to learn it yet." He sneered.
"Why not? I'm part of the team, right?" Gohan answered annoyed.
"First start acting like it." Comora answered shortly. Gohan scoffed as Comora continued. "We'll do the normal routine. First we're going to have a free for all as a warm-up and after that we'll do a little game." The others nodded in understanding.
The free for all went relatively fast and Gohan already noticed one thing. The warriors were all very strong. Every time one of them attacked him he could feel his power clashing against his own power. They all knew how to fight and their techniques were amazing. It made Gohan wonder if their training would influence his own techniques too. It probably would.
The first game Comora initiated reminded Gohan of a similar game from his own planet. "We all know how it works but I'm explaining it for the rookie." Comora clarified as he crossed his arms. "The room is divided into three areas. The winner of the match will go to the field on his right and the loser will stay where he is." Comora uncrossed his arms. "Everyone can choose a spot. Rookie, you are on the left field."
"Why?" Gohan asked as he looked up.
"I have a feeling you'll be staying there." Comora answered with a smirk. Gohan frowned at him but decided to listen. The boy complained under his breath about jerks underestimating him. Little did he know, he was the one underestimating the other warriors and he was about to find out the hard way.
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