Book 2: The Retaliation of The Earthling Saiyan (Dragon Ball Z)

Chapter 18: Misunderstood... what's going on?

A/N: Espeon804 here with another great chapter! I finally got myself together after that three-chapter wreak! Now we are back to regular updates!

Wheee!

Ooh! I know!

I know this is out of the blue, but if anyone wants to make a TFS version of these fics, let me know!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DB, DBZ, DBGT, DBZKAI, OR DBS! It all belongs to the one and only Akira Toriyama! This is just a fanfic! I do this for fun!

Key:

"Talking"

"Foreign language"

'Thoughts/Telepathy'

Book 3 coming soon!

-Espeon804

- Chapter 18: Misunderstood... what is going on? -

Raditz pulls his beaten and torn armor from his body. It gets stuck from coming of his head due to the long hair he has. With extra effort, he pulls out and tosses it to the ground. The only thing that covers him now is the black shorts that is worn with his armor... it's basically like boxers. He takes a seat on the grass and removes his gloves. His tail whips in front of him. The tip coils around the dispensed gloves and picks them up from the grass as he fights to pull off his boots. He needs a bath. The old and dried, crusted blood stained on him makes that clear. It's heavily located on his chest where he was once wounded lethally. Washing it off will get his mind off the events that occurred on the day he died.

As soon as all the gear was removed, he drops them all in a pile. He stands slowly and stretches his arms, swinging them in large circles as he approaches the lake yards in front of him. When he gets close, he plunges inside.

A fist slams against a table, making it rattle and knock a few objects from it. The hand opens up and another slams on the table as well. They press hard against it as the owner of them stares down at the shadow that looms over the surface.

"Kakarot?" Raditz resurfaces from under the water and glances at his brother again. This is the fifth time he heard the table being punched. Eventually it will collapse.

Kakarot's eyes shift to Raditz's for a second before looking back down at the table.

The long haired warrior simply ducks back under the water. The world is distorted in appearance. After scrubbing the old grime and dirt from his body his stomach growls.

Food.

He turns his head left and right, scanning the area for any kind of fish. With no luck, he kicks his legs and his body is pushed forward. He dives slightly towards the water bed and grabs a handful of moss. Glancing around once more, he determines that looking for food will be a waste of time from how calm the waters are. The moss he found determines that no sign of life has been here for a long period of time. The plant is dead.

After several minutes... the water moves in small waves as he once again resurfaces and pulls himself out the water. His wet and soaked hair looks like a mop and it weighs on his head. Drips of the lake water continue to fall from it. It is almost aggravating, but his stomach tells him other things.

He stays crouched on the water's edge, not budging an inch. His tail remains in the water, twitching every now and then. A smirk crosses his face as a shadow appears near the surface and moves towards him.

The lake becomes wild. A huge wave burst and swarms towards him. The waves bursts from the waters as a giant jaw is agape.

Raditz leaps from the ground and barely escapes the giant fish that misses biting his tail. He uppercuts the fish and it crashes on the ground, laying motionless. He grabs it by the tail and drags it across the field until he drops it next to the table. He finds a seat on a rock and sits there with his hair endlessly dripping. Ignoring it won't be easy.