Chapter 6: The Results of Time and Effort!
There was a young boy around five years old doing sit-ups in the middle of an enclosed valley. Looking closely, one could see large leather bags filled with rocks held in both of his hands. Listening, you could hear the child counting with each movement. "3289, 3290,3291…" The child was drenched in sweat, with only an animal skin pelt covering his waist. Exercising with great vigor and despite his obvious fatigue, the child finished with his sit-ups. Moving to a small campsite with a [Space Pod] sitting next to a weathered tent, he took a pouch from his hip, gnawing on the food inside.
The young boy, as you might have guessed was Arlic. He had been training hard for a little over four years now. He was now five years and three months old, while his power level had reached 4,700. He had achieved this via two methods. First, he had spent every single day for the past four years training his ass off. Second, he had spent what was left of his time hunting and fighting the local wildlife. While nothing in this area threatened him anymore, actual combat always helped a warrior to improve.
One last thing that had helped him in multiple ways, was training his [Ki Control]. In his original reality, as nothing more than an observer, he had thought the technique pointless. Now that he could use [Ki] however, he saw the difference in strength that such a thing could grant him. [Ki] or energy was not as simple as the shows or manga made it out to be. The larger the [Ki] the more difficult it was to use, not to mention it could pose a tremendous strain on the body. [Ki Control] remedied both problems, while also allowing its user to alter the shape and nature of their own [Ki].
As Arlic went through his stretches and body movements, most of which he made up to increase his body's natural maneuverability, he thought about how much more he could learn by himself. He needed a teacher, someone who could guide him. His ideas for training had nearly reached their limits, if he wanted to grow further, he would need help. As he was thinking of where he might find such a teacher, an alarm went off in his [Space Pod]. Grabbing a nearby waterskin, he took a long swig, before walking to his ship. Opening the door, he saw a blinking red button, this indicated he had received a message, one sent to all of Frieza's forces, sitting down in the pod he pressed the button.
A holographic display, one formed of orange light, was brought out of a projection display terminal over his head. The message was about the destruction of the Saiyan home world, Planet Vegeta. The [Frieza Force] had sent out the message not only offering their 'heartfelt condolences', but also to order all Saiyan's to rendezvous with Frieza's main fleet. "Condolences my ass, I know damned well it was you, Frieza." Arlic couldn't hide the sarcasm in his voice.
This message meant that he could no longer stay on this world. It also enlightened him to something that had eluded him until now. His birth was during [Age 732]. "The exile of Broly, the appearance of Paragus, the birth of Kakarot, the death of Bardock and the destruction of Planet Vegeta." He continued to think aloud.
"Five years since my birth and Broly's exile, means that this is [Age 737]." He grimaced at this thought. He needed to get moving, in order to do what he had planned, he needed to follow a strict timetable. Frieza would also be looking for any Saiyan remnants, to keep tabs on them if nothing else.
"It's time to finish up here, before Frieza sends a scouting unit." Arlic brought his tail around in front of him. Three midsized bags that from afar looked like a part of his animal pelt waist covering, all three bags were tightly bound around his tail. Each one held extremely dense rocks that he used in his weight training. When he started, any kind of pressure on his tail would make him feel faint. This was one of the Saiyan's weaknesses, but he did not believe that a weakness could not become a source of strength.
Removing the bags Arlic walked toward a tree a short distance from his campsite. Cracking his neck, he stepped up to the tree, his tail whipping forward. Seconds later he stepped back and to the side, the tree crashing down next him. "One weakness down, one to go." Saiyan's had two weaknesses, weaknesses that required training to overcome, their tails and what happened when they looked at the full moon.
Arlic usually hid in his [Space Pod] when moon became full. Knowing he would lose his mind to primal instinct, while his body would become that of a beast, he had been meditating before sleep each night. He was trying to center his mind, to conquer his new instincts, all for retaining control when he finally transformed into a [Great Ape]. Arlic wished he had more time, but the message he received, proved he wouldn't get it.
Out of time and with little patience as he now had a lot to do, he gathered up what he could take with him and placed it in his ship. Taking one last look at the campsite that had been his home for the last four years, he gave a nostalgic smile. He didn't think he'd come to this world again. Looking over the mountains, he flew off into the sky, becoming a streak of red in the green sky.
Heading north-east at breakneck speed, he flew toward the snow-covered side of the planet. Planet Kreme was a world of contrasts, one side warm, the other perpetually cold. He had explored the cold region a bit, that was why he was going to transform there. There was nothing there save wildlife and the occasional member of the native sapient species, large Yeti like creatures that hadn't even created a language yet. They had tried to kill him though; they were quite savage.
Arriving about two hours later he took out his [Space Pod]s remote controller. Pressing a few buttons, he called his ship. Hovering before him he opened its door and placed the controller inside. Sitting down, he flew up towards the cloud cover. Activating one of the ships programs, he jumped from the ship, floating gently to the ground.
The ships door closed, as a dull glow began to form around the vessel. Arlic removed his [Scouter] and crushed it in his hand, knowing Frieza could use it to spy on him brought him no comfort. The [Space Pod] in the sky lit up brightly, looking up, Arlic's eyes went wide at the grand image of the full moon now holographically displayed around the ship. With a wide grin on his face, he laughed, his heart beginning to beat loud enough to hear from yards away. Shortly after, a bestial roar shook the surroundings.