Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters. Of course I own this story but I don't own the cover picture; that cuteness is a still from an anime which has touched me the most ever - 'Shigatsu wa kimi no Usa'/'Your lie In April'.

Previously in Chapter 2

Gohan paid no heed to the squabbles of his classmate as he looked at the teacher with utmost seriousness, a side of him which he only very rarely displayed other than when faced against enemies in battles. "With all due respect, sir…." Gohan started, "Can you please prove that the photos you have so far produced have any link with the Saiyans? If so, then I guess you don't mind me asking about the source of these photographs?"

And with that he along with the rest of his classmates looked eagerly at Mr. Waterloo, anticipating for a response.

DBZ

Let's Study About The SAIYANS!

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Chapter 3: Saiyans-Traits & Appearance

Oh, was that a look of malice on his visage? Though it was only for a very brief moment, yet something seemed totally off about the teacher. Nevertheless he did a pretty good job in covering it up with a slight twitch of his lips up in a crooked smile.

"You will get to know in due time dear. All I can say for now is that, these are from very reliable sources off Capsule Corporation, so rest assured of its ingenuity."

Gohan made no further interrogation and sat down quietly even though he didn't quite seemed to be satisfied with the response. Something was most definitely off! Maybe this third part of the documentary would aid in answering some of the questions that's been germinating in his mind.

Though there was particularly another risk factor that came tagged along with it. Depending upon how much the teacher had exposure to, regarding the Saiyans, he could practically open a whole new can of worms about the Saiyans in front of the whole world. And that would in no way be any good for Gohan or his friends.

As if breaking his train of thoughts the Mr. Waterloo started, "Class, what we saw so far had been superfluous stuffs regarding the Saiyans. The events of vegetation on that planet and the technological advances are pretty much irrelevant uptil this point. But now we are gonna delve into deeper depths as we are moving forward into the life of Saiyans and as to how they were on their home planet. "

"Under this section we would be talking about :-

• Saiyans - Traits and Appearances

• Saiyan Armory

• Saiyan Crest/Royal Crest

• Saiyan Abilities

• Special Transformation's / Legends / Beliefs

• And the entire life history of the Saiyan Prince

And there would also be another particular set of events we would be unfolding, but I'm not going to say what it is, as of yet." Addressed Mr. Waterloo, with a glint in his eyes. Despite being this close to retirement, that "old man" clearly loved mentally tormenting his students. What was the secret behind it? Was he in his normal self? Was he always like this? Another big mystery that prevailed: How come the teacher know about all of these?

But all these questions were going to be put aside for the time being, as the teacher was keen on presenting the third part of the documentary to the students :-

"Class here we go-"

Saiyan Appearances

Many people have wondered why Saiyans take on such an unusual form especially in their facial appearances such as eyes and hair, not to mention their tails, but what does all this do? Much information must be studied in order to come up with the answer.

The Saiyan Race is made of many different types of people, but three things stand out above all. The following is their seemingly impossible hair styles, their black eyes, and their tails which wrap about their waist.

"WAI-WHAT A TAAAAAIL?!" Screamed a plump boy sitting in the front rows thereby bringing about a halt in the proceedings.

The aged teacher, slightly miffed due to the interference scoffed at him. "Mr. Shortbottom, if I were to be any more obvious, I would say you are suffering a pretty bad case of amnesia. It seems as if you don't even recall what I say just some minutes ago. I had, quite clearly, said that Saiyans have a distinctive tail in response to Miss Satan's question prior to this. That's the trait that sets them apart from humans. Now please maintain decorum until this session ends."

The short, fat boy, flushed, nodded his head meekly and sat down. But from the looks of it, he wasn't the only one at discomfort. Our favorite demi-saiyan wasn't faring any better.

Saiyans live on a planet of extreme temperature ranges and greater gravity than that of Earth's own. Many look to the physical aspects to the way they would have to evolve or even keep that which their ancestors have never lost. Let's take a look at some of these now.

They can range in height anywhere from less than 5 feet up to an astounding 7' tall. The average height is that between 5' 6 up to 6'0 tall. Skin tone varies according to latitude of origin, from a dark tan to wheatish.

'What, up to 6-7 feet! Are they so tall? Guess I'm never marrying anyone from that weird alien race.' The short-heighted brunette crime fighter notioned while sparing a curious glance at the demi-saiyan. "Nevertheless, despite him being tall, Gohan would do just fine…" unconsciously her thoughts drifted to those of weird fascinations, for reasons unbeknownst to her. But as soon as she came to her senses she reprimanded herself – ashamed of such lewd thoughts.

Talk about bad luck, right at that very moment Gohan happened to bend his neck and in that process both of their eyes met for a split second. But immediately they reverted their gaze, both their cheeks adorning a faint shade of crimson. They shifted in their seats uncomfortably and tried their best to focus on the documentary to keep their minds off of this awkward incident.

Hair

Planet Vegeta would vary greatly in their temperatures upon their vast lands. Near the equator it would be hot as the Sahara desert during the day and cold enough to freeze at night. Adapting to such a place to live would require enough hair to protect but not to overheat.

With the shorter hairstyles, the Saiyans lived within these "hot zones" and developed a type of hair that would not only keep off the back of their necks but also the gravity defying hair would offer a sort of protection for shade should they stand accordingly.

This would also allow them to stay cooler and much more tolerable to the hotter climates found in these hot to warm temperate zones. Their hair will always grow back to its original length, shape and form if cut. It is most commonly straight and takes on a spiky appearance; wavy and curly hair is relatively rare.

"What a stubborn bunch of hair. Just like nerd-boy here." It was the blonde-haired jock, Sharpener making that quirky comment, which elicited a few laughs from the other jocks of the class.

"Now now Mr. Pencil Sharpener, your sense of humor is admirable but aren't you one to talk. Just look at yourself, you hair's a perfect manifesto of the opposite gender." This remark immediately shut the blonde-boy up. Embarrassed, he looked around to see everyone laughing at his direction.

"See that's why I tell not to interrupt. In any case, just listen to it – "

The longer hair seen most recognizably would come from the colder regions of the planet, either the North or South regions beyond the temperate zones. In these Arctic or even Antarctic type regions, the hair would have to be long and thick in order to keep them warm in the cold temperatures, allowing them to better withstand the cold regions.

Much like all creatures, there would be found two types of hair found upon them, these are the guard and insulator hairs. The guard hairs would be what had developed over many generations to their current climates. The insulator hairs would be what kept the head warm.

The finer hairs on the short styled would be found more on the nape of the neck and around the sideburns. On the longer hair the insulator hairs would be spread throughout the hair to provide warmth to keep them from getting cold in the winters, making it seem as if they had on natural scarves.

A Saiyans hair is coarse and thick like a horses hair, though very soft to the touch. Combs usually break off requiring a Saiyan to hand comb it to its original appearance or use that of a specialized comb strong enough to handle such hair. Often though it was left alone as it very seldom tangled. Also when born, a Saiyan's hair never changes.

"My personal thought is that the Saiyan Hair is black, but I also planned for them to have distinguishing features, so I changed them like this. But since it seems like you want the colors to be a little more varied, I won't mind, even if it's not black.( I've selfishly gone and changed the names, as well….) "

~Akira Toriyama (Original Writer of the Dragonball Manga)

Tails

A Saiyan's tail may be traced back for generations, closely resembling that of a monkey. This tail is highly trained to become like that of a third hand or as a weapon. However it is also considered one of their greatest weaknesses. This also allows a transformation into what is known as the Oozaru form, or that of the Giant Ape. This tail regrows so long as the bone that actually control that growth is never cut off upon which the regrowing of the tail becomes impossible.

"What's an Oozaru?" Questioned a blonde girl in her utmost serious voice which showed some subtle signs that the girl in question was really confused. The whole class looked at her with wide-eyes, all of them wondering as to what possessed the girl which compelled her to ask a question. She never paid attention to any of the classes, let alone ask any questions.

But the very next moment, her comment "Is it some kind of a make-up kit which makes one look like a monkey?" threw everyone off their heads as they fell down in a comical anime style revealing that she was just her usual bubbly cheerful self.

Mr. Waterloo, in between stifles of laughter, said, "Very well Miss Rubber, your question shall be addressed at the end of this documentary. Okay, class settle down … let's listen to the rest of it."

Undoubtedly, brining a commotion-filled classroom to pin-drop silence is a nightmare for the teachers. All staffs could be a testimonial to that. Maybe because students generally hated studying due to which they never much paid attention to the class anyway. However there was something different about the air in the classroom on that day, that the students silenced immediately upon hearing the mechanical voice of the documentary and paid every bit of their attention to each and every single syllable uttered. It is as if, the documentary was some kind of glowing candle and the students were all moth that encircled the flame in rapt attention.

Tails were not only a natural occurrence for a Saiyan but also a mark of strength. A Saiyan born without or one that had lost their tail would have been a laughing matter on Planet Vegeta. With a tail, it was believed it was needed to reach a Saiyan's full potential, that of the Oozaru form.

Eyes

Full-blooded Saiyans (regardless of origin or background) have all one thing in common - they have black eyes and midnight black hair. The nights on Planet Vegeta would be very dark and with their ancestors being creatures of the night, they would have to have better vision for hunting in near if not complete darkness.

With solid black eyes, they would be able to draw in as much light from the surroundings as possible, making it so that they may see with very little to no light at all.

With this came also sharper vision for greater distances, and their unusual shape would give them the advantage of a greater peripheral vision as well to see oncoming threats from the sides as well.

Saiyans are considered predatory in nature. They look humanoid to only a certain extent the eyes forward for better judgement in distance and depth perception. This would also give them a more proud and threatening gaze should they be riled to anger, deep thought provocation, and disliked ideas.

PAUSE

"So class, with this we conclude the third session of this documentary. To sum it all, a Saiyan's traits and appearances are so genetically evolved that they perfectly suit the requirements of the warrior race."

He further went on to add, while looking in the direction of Erasa, "And to give a very succent reply to your question Miss Rubber, just know that Oozarus are a particular transformation acquired by the Saiyans with tails on a full Moon night. We will look into it in more details, when we will be covering the section Saiyans – Transformations/Legends/Beliefs."

"Oh okay I get it" Nodded the blonde haired girl in agreement, having nothing more to say. Even her act of asking a question at the first place, was a shock in itself.

"Any other questions?" Prompted the teacher.

"Then that means those weirdoes are nothing but a bunch of intergalactic monkeys. Bloody hell!" Snickered a red-haired boy by the name of Donald Grizzley.

The old man's eyes lit-up hearing the pupil's statement, though a little part of him cringed upon hearing the word 'hell' but nevertheless it was overshadowed by the former cause. "Eh indeed, Mr … uhh… Cheasely is it? They are undoubtedly a bunch of monkeys."

'Insolent monkeys might I add' he muttered under his breath. "Well anyways, 10 points to house Satandoor for Mr. Drizzley's wonderful observation!" The rest of the house members clapped and hollered at it while the student concerned slowly replied in an attempt to correct the teacher, "Sir it's Grizzley. Nonetheless, thanks for the points Sir."

"No need to be all chubby chubby now Mr. Grazingly, be seated quietly and let me carry on with my classes." The boy in question heaved a sigh of exasperation knowing that correcting the teacher would be no avail so he better chose to sit at his seat quietly, all the while excited of what more the class had in stores for them.

"Speaking of monkeys and full moon," the teacher went on to add ,"here let me relate to you students a fun fact about the Saiyans. As a matter of fact, this piece of information might be intriguing for the female populations of this class." He quirked his eyebrows in amusement seeing the eagerness in the students' eyes, to know as to what that fact could possibly be.

"And if I might recall correctly, Saiyans mate for their life. That is, they select only one partner with whom they are destined to be forever. Now, their bonding rituals are of one great import. On a full moon night, they mate with their life partners and the process is very similar to what is known as the sexual interaction on Earth. The only difference being, Saiyans are a lot more vigorous and they put a lot of fervor into the task of theirs thereby making the mate a very remarkable ones for both them and their partners."

Upon hearing this piece of detail, dreamy sighs of contentment and lust showed in the girls while the boys, on the other hand glowered in jealousy even if it was directed to some apparently non-existent warrior race. One thing was for sure, if by some miracle these girls would come across those Saiyans here on Earth, then instead of scarring off and running away, they would embrace them and invite them home. How stereotyped?

Despite having so much been transpired in the past few moments, Gohan completely missed out all the fiasco as his mind was entranced by those two particular words 'oozaru' and 'tail'. It threw him back during the days of his childhood, and he sort of had a short flashback wherein how he transformed into an Oozaru on a particular full moon night and went on a rampage-spree, destroying everything in its path.

His second flashback involved beating the crap out of Vegeta while in his transformed state. But this was way back during the Saiyan Invasion and since then his tail had not been there. But only until now …

TO BE CONTINUED…

Author's Notes

*Of course, I guess you guys remember that Gohan has his tail back.

*To be taken into consideration that Trunks' lavender hair and blue-eyes is an exception, due to him being a mix-breed and all.

*Lots of references and throwbacks in this chapter … did any of you catch them?

A Trivia about the Saiyans: Frieza stated that Goku could not survive in the vacuum of space, and most of the series has him wearing a spacesuit when venturing into the vacuum of space, however, this was only in the anime. King Kai seems to also believe Saiyans cannot breathe in space as he instructs the Z Warriors not to revive Goku with the Dragon Balls, because he would appear in space, where he would have died from lack of oxygen. Whis also states that Saiyans cannot survive in space when noting that Vegeta would not have survived the destruction of Earth. Though, there have been several instances where Saiyans have been in airless environments for a very short time with no ill consequences. A plausible explanation is that Saiyans do, indeed, need air to breathe, but, due to their superior cardiovascular conditioning, they are able to sustain their breath for extended period of time, but still need a source of air to retreat into, after a few minutes, which Goku would not have, after Planet Namek had exploded.

Anyone else who loved DBS episode 105? I was nearly in tears over that Master Roshi's scene during the end … Even Goku cried which in itself is surprising and shows his admiration for his master. I think it was one of the best episodes of this arc…

There's a story in the Super category 'Ascending' by Gemalia1. It's a Goku X Caulifla, Kale X Cabba centric fic. It's the only fic I've been following as of lately and I would definitely recommend giving it a read. Quality wise, it is of top notch and has a good turn of events. You can find it on my favorite stories archive.

Question to the readers: The teacher sounds like a mysterious guy, isn't it? Indeed he is! Well, let's see if you guys can throw some light as to who he can potentially be (there has been subtle hint dropped on his character based on this or the previous chapters)? I would love to see who guesses it correct … let me just know in the review down below … also let me know how the story's been progressing so far …