SailorStar9: Chapter 5 goes up. This is Chapter 6. Read and review.

Disclaimers: Only the plot is mine.

Chapter Summary: Goku explains to the others how he survived Namek's destruction, saying he managed to get to a Ginyu Force space pod and crashed on planet Yardrat. There, the inhabitants nursed Goku back to health and taught him a new technique: Instant Transmission. As for Future Trunks' warning about the future, Piccolo (having heard everything because of his good ears) says everyone must decide whether they're going to fight or not now. They all agree to fight and begin training.

Chapter 6: Goku's Special Technique

"Sorry guys." Goku apologized. "I guess all this trouble must have followed me home from Namek."

"Tell me, Kakarot." Vegeta voiced. "Exactly how did you escape from Namek anyway?"

"Oh yeah, that's right." Yamcha noted. "Frieza's ship was wrecked, wasn't it? King Kai told us there was no way you could have survived when Namek exploded. We thought you were a goner. How did you get away?"

"When there's a will, there's a way." Goku replied. But there were moments where I think I didn't make it.

"Come on baby, please work." Goku flew into the control room of Frieza's ship. "Work, you sorry piece of junk! No, wait. I take that back, you're not a piece of junk. Oh no!" he exclaimed, realizing that his time was up.

"So Frieza's ship won't work at all?" Krillin surmised. "Well, Goku, I bet you must be really scared."

"Yeah, but it was a good thing for me that I can able keep a clear head through it all." Goku admitted.

"Enough with the suspense already." Vegeta snapped. "Get on with the blasted story."

"Alright, where was I?" Goku continued. "Planet Namek was just about to blow."

"Come on, you piece of junk." Goku demanded as the ship fell into the crevice. "Go!" he slammed his fists on the control panel.

"I had almost given up hope, but then at the last minute, I caught sight of another ship." Goku related.

"Another ship?" Vegeta echoed. "That must have belonged to the Ginyu Force."

"Whomever it belonged to, I knew it was my only chance." Goku narrated. "So I went for it. There was no time for me to plot a course, so I just fired up the engines and punched it. I made it off of Namek with just a couple of seconds to spare. The only problem was, I had no idea where I was going. The next thing I remember, is crash-landing on some strange planet, light years away from Namek."

"It's my lucky day." Goku peered open his eyes at the surrounding Yardrats. "I didn't know that the circus was in town." and fell unconscious.

"It turns out I landed on the planet Yardrat." Goku added. "And the inhabitants were really friendly. They were kind enough to nurse me back to health, and they even repaired my spaceship. So, once I was strong enough to make the journey, I packed up and headed home."

"That may explain where you've been all of this time." Vegeta noted. "But there're still a few things that I like to know. For starters, where in the world did you get that absurd-looking outfit?"

"It's the latest fashion on Yardrat." Goku replied. "But I guess it does look a little strange. But at least it's not pink."

"Never mind." Vegeta snapped. "Who cares about your stupid clothes anyway? Now, it's pretty obvious that you've been training. I want to see what you have learnt."

"Now where to begin." Goku mused. "Oh yeah."

"Alright." Krillin beamed. "I knew that Goku wouldn't come back empty-handed."

"Come on, show us some new tricks, Goku." Bulma prodded.

"Alright, let's see if I can remember it now." Goku relented. "How did it go again? It's not an easy trick to do. I'd like to call it, the 'Instant Transmission'."

"The 'Instant' what?" the group echoed.

"Hey, come on, let's see it." Tien demanded.

"Okay, watch this." Goku replied. "Alright, to begin with, I need to imagine a person. A person far away. Now, who should it be? Someone with a whole lot of life energy would be good. Now, who's it gonna be? I got it." he picked a target. "Ready? 3, 2, 1." and teleported.

"He's gone." Gohan, Krillin and Bulma gaped, before Goku materialized in front of them seconds later.

"Wow." Bulma gushed.

"So?" Vegeta snorted. "What's so great about that? It's just super speed."

"Ta-da!" Goku returned, wearing Master Roshii's sunglasses. "Check it out."

"What?" Krillin stammered. "But those glasses are Master Roshii's."

"Yeah, they are." Bulma confirmed.

In Kame's House...

"NO!" Master Roshii exclaimed. "My glasses!"

"But that's impossible." Yamcha was stunned. "Kame's House is miles away from here, Goku. What's up?"

"It's a secret." Goku grinned. "Krillin, can I trust you with these?" he handed Master Roshii's sunglasses to Krillin.

"Sure, no problemo." Krillin took the glasses.

"Oh man, now he's going to get an attitude." Bulma complained when Krillin put on the glasses.

"I'll say." Goku chuckled.

"Great," Tien nodded. "Now, don't you think we'd better talk about some other things, like Androids?"

"Androids?" Goku echoed. "Gosh! I guess I almost forgot about them." causing everyone else to facefault.

"May 12, 3 years from now, on an island, 9 miles south-west of South City, at 10 o'clock in the morning." Piccolo reminded. "Two killer Androids will arrive."

"Okay, okay." Goku chided. "Enough. Just joking. We all remember."

"So, what you're saying is we should keep that day open." Krillin surmised.

"This one could get a little bit rough." Piccolo warned. "So, you'll have to decide if you're in or you're out. When the time comes, you won't be able to hide behind those sunglasses."

"Yeah, that's for sure." Yamcha agreed.

"Now, hold on." Vegeta voiced. "I don't remember putting you in charge of this operation."

"Are you challenging me, Vegeta?" Piccolo barked.

"Woah now." Goku intervened.

"Don't cross me, Vegeta." Piccolo warned.

"Or what?" Vegeta taunted.

"Hey, hold on." Bulma cut in. "I just had a great idea. I know a way that we can save the Earth and not fight. Get rid of Doctor Gero. Here's what I think we should do. Use the Dragonballs to summon the Dragon, he'll tell us where the Doctor is, we take care of the Doctor and all our problems will be solved. You get it?"

"That's great." Krillin agreed. "In fact Bulma, I'm surprised I didn't think of that before you did. I mean, who wants to wait around for 3 years anyway?"

"By the time we've found the Dragonballs, it will be too late." Vegeta snapped. "You doff! Leave the great ideas to the great minds like my own."

"Get over yourself!" Bulma fumed. "You won't know a great idea if it hit you in the head, you big dummy! Goku, you're with me, aren't you?"

"Wow, I can't believe it, but I have to say I'm with Vegeta." Goku replied. "Besides, Doctor Gero hasn't made the Androids yet, so he hasn't done anything wrong. Well, we'll just have to wait."

"But that boy said those Androids were strong enough to fight us all out!" Bulma argued. "Why do you want to rush off and beat them head-on? Think about it, guys. You don't want to fight them."

"No, we don't." Tien voiced. "But it looks like we have to. So, what about you two?" he looked over at Yamcha and Puar. "Are you with us?"

"We're done for..." Bulma muttered when Yamcha nodded.

"Well, that's it." Krillin concluded. "I know what I have to do. I'm in, even though the odds are against us. Think about it. we're a lot stronger together than we are apart. And together, we'll have no problem beating those Androids, right? Yeah, Bulma. Your idea was good in theory but maybe you ought to rethink your position on this one."

"What are you saying?" Bulma barked.

"Come here." Krillin whispered. "What I'm trying to say is I want to try and stay on the good side of Vegeta and Piccolo. And I don't know if you've noticed, but they.. er.. seem to have a hard time controlling their tempers."

"I get it." Gohan noted. "You're saying you don't want to get beaten up."

"Gohan." Krillin chided. "Cool it. You're wrecking my style."

"What a dweeb." Bulma muttered. "As for the rest of you, don't come crying to me when those Androids come and take over the Earth and enslave everybody, because I'll just say 'I told you so'."

"Then, it's settled." Goku concluded. "We'll all fight together."

"Look at you." Bulma scoffed. "The great general rallying his troops. Hardly, you look more like a cheerleader. It's hopeless, boys will always be boys."

"Great, we'll meet here." Goku confirmed. "In 3 years, at 9 am on May 12. And if you don't think you can handle it, don't bother showing up. Got it?"

"Kakarot." Vegeta voiced. "I want you to know that just because we've agreed to fight together this time, I don't want you to start thinking anything has changed between us. Listen, when this is over, we'll meet to settle the score."

"Sure." Goku nodded and Vegeta took off.

"Goodbye, you guys." Tien bade the group farewell. "See you in 3 years."

"See you later." Chaozu waved and the two shot off.

"Be sure to drop us a line sometime." Krillin called.

"Train really hard." Gohan added. "We're counting on you guys. Okay?"

"Piccolo, I need a training partner." Goku turned to the Namekian. "So, what do you say? It would make Gohan happy."

"Alright then." Piccolo relented. "I'm in."

"Yeah!" Gohan cheered. "Alright!"

"Krillin, Yamcha, care to join us?" Goku offered.

"No thanks." Krillin replied. "I think I'm going to train with Master Roshii."

"Yeah, I'll like to train at my own pace, Goku." Yamcha agreed. "Besides, I don't think I can keep up with you guys anyway."

"Okay, see ya." Goku waved. "Oh." he stopped. "And Bulma, hey. I hope you have a healthy baby. See you in 3!" he declared and he, Gohan and Piccolo blasted off.

"Bulma," Krillin voiced. "What did he mean? Are you going to be a Mom?"

"No way." Bulma protested. "I don't know what Goku was talking about."

"He was trying to say," Yamcha stuttered, blushing. "Maybe it's about time you got married and started a family, huh? I mean it's not like you're getting any younger, huh?"

In Kame's House...

"Hey, what's shaking?" Krillin grinned at his former Sensei.

"Where did you come from?" Master Roshii stammered. "Krillin, it's not nice to sneak up on me like that! Hey, are those my sunglasses?"

"What?" Krillin removed the glasses. "What do you know?"

"Give it!" Master Roshii snatched back his sunglasses. "Now, I can catch up on my reading." and returned to his porn.

"No, wait." Krillin objected. "Train me. Come on." he pleaded.

In Capsule Corporation...

"You're kidding!" Dr. Brief exclaimed, after Vegeta posted his demand. "300 times gravity? That's impossible!"

"So?" Vegeta barked. "That's what I want. "Kakarot trained in 100 times gravity, right? So, I want 3 times as much."

"But, that's crazy." Dr. Brief gaped. "With 300 times gravity, your body will feel like it weighs 80 tonnes. Good kitty." he patted the terrified Tama.

"That's what I want!" Vegeta exploded.

In the Son household...

"This has gone too far, Goku." Chi-Chi fumed. "I don't want you teaching our son all of your bad habits. I won't stand for it. I won't. This has got to stop. Are you crazy? No way! I'm not going to let you interfere with Gohan's studies anymore. Why do you think I bought Gohan textbooks and study tapes? Do you want our only son to grow up to be a muscle-bound thug, without a brain? You can go, but Gohan stays here." she huffed.

"Chi-Chi." Goku pacified. "We need Gohan for this battle. It's important. It's only this one time. Then, he can spend the rest of his life with his nose in the books."

"I don't want our son growing up without an education like his father did!" Chi-Chi exploded. "Is that so wrong? Honestly, all the pain and torment I go through, just because I want the best for my little boy." she sobbed.

"Boy, I never knew you felt so strongly about it, Chi-Chi." Goku noted. "But look, Gohan wants to go."

"Absolutely not!" Chi-Chi fumed. "No way, and that's final!"

"But, are you trying to tell me that Gohan's studies are more important than saving the Earth?" Goku blinked.

"That's right, mister!" Chi-Chi exploded. "There's nothing more important than Gohan studies right now! If Gohan takes 3 years off, he'll fall behind!"

"Oh, relax, Chi-Chi." Goku assured, giving his fuming wife a slap on the shoulder and sending her flying out of the house, crashing through a tree and into a hay stack. "Oh no, what have I done! I've been in space so long, I don't know my own strength! There, I guess I'm not used to the gravity on Earth yet, Chi-Chi." he bandaged his wife up.

"Listen, Goku." Chi-Chi stated. "I'll let Gohan train with you, but I want him to try and study too. I don't think that's unreasonable. I mean, the boy his age can't spend every day, rough-housing. He needs an education, and I want to make sure he gets one. Have I made myself clear?"

"That's one battle Goku will never win." Piccolo stated outside the house.

And so, the Z Senshi started their own training regime.

SailorStar9: Phew, another chapter down. And that's it for the Trunks Saga, next stop: the Androids Saga.