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Hearing the News...; Quest-Yajirobe's Beans
Topic Started: Jun 17 2011, 08:33 PM (173 Views)
Alister Brand
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(Day 1)

Things were extremely dire on Earth and around the galaxy for the Legion and at this rate it would not be too much longer till the book got slammed and everything ended in a puff of flame for everyone involved. It was at this time that Alister Brand, the Half-Saiyan, was training to become stronger, and upon the hearing the news stopped everything he was doing and looked to Gohan. Gohan, who had been mentoring him for several weeks realized what was running through his pupil's head, and nodded his head in defeat, knowing all too well that the young Half-Saiyan was about to do something stupid.

"I know what you are thinking, but I don't think you are ready."

"People are dying...I can't afford to wait any longer."

Gohan looked into his eyes, noting the sincerity, and the true concern that had become more and more evident with every passing bad bit of information about the Legion. He knew that Alister's time was limited, but he wasn't sure that the young warrior was up to standard yet. Yet, he had never been up to standard himself. He had started out weak, but had grown stronger through difficult challenges, and now he was much stronger than before. Alister was almost the same and the blaze of anticipation and need to succeed was what drove Gohan to nod his head in acceptance. There was no way that Gohan could keep him here and even if he tried, Alister would escape on his own.

"You're right...but I can not let you leave willingly without you taking one of the few things that could save your life on the battlefield...find a man by the name of Yajirobe and offer him your services. He will reward you with a senzu bean...the bean can fully heal you and all you need to do is to consume it for it to work."

Alister nodded his head and then went to hover up into the sky, thinking about what he had learned, and what he had to do he took in a deep breath and then blasted off toward town. Yajirobe would be hard to find, at least that is what he had thought until he had reached the town, and landed peacefully. A long time ago, Alister had not even known how to traverse the streets without getting lost, but now he had learned the locations of many important land marks and found it easier to travel. So, he began his walk, and it didn't take long to find the man known as Yajirobe. Now, Alister didn't know much about Yajirobe, but he knew for a fact that the man was an eater. Roshi had talked about him and his love of food and it was easy to spot the man he was looking for. A large man, sitting in a diner consuming copious amounts of food, and humming to himself as he did so could be clearly seen from the street. Alister didn't waste any time and walked inside only to see Yajirobe dining and dashing right passed him. For a second, Alister was dumb founded, and then looked over at the waitress who let out a large sigh.

"There goes a good 1,000 zenni worth of food wasted on a free loader!"

Alister didn't have time to wait around and went to go chase Yajirobe, who despite his weight, was rather fast, and also quite annoying to catch up to, but in the end he was no match for Alister's superior speed.

"Stop!"

Alister shouted as he got in front of Yajirobe, who was still gobbling down some donuts, and some kind of roll. Yajirobe did stop and looked at him quizically until swallowing the huge donut hole, and then letting out a guffaw of sorts.

"Yo...who are you?"

"I was sent here by Gohan to offer my services to you in exchange for a senzu bean."

"Gohan, huh? Well, you can go back to Gohan and tell him that I stopped growing those damn things years ago. Now get out of my way, I have more food to eat, and things to do."

Yajirobe tried to get passed Alister, but Alister stepped in his path, and would not allow him to get passed him. Yajirobe glared at Alister and put his hand on his sword, taking a few steps back as he did so. For a second, Alister thought that the little man was about to attack him, but then out of no where a blur stole the sword from his side. Yajirobe looked around dumbstruck and stumbling around as he looked for his weapon of choice and as he looked about, Alister himself was a bit confused. What had just happened? He could have sworn the two of them were about to engage in combat, but as he looked up he saw Gohan, sitting on the roof looking down at them both.

"You stopped growing them, eh?"

"Oh...Gohan! I didn't see you there."

"Why don't you tell me the truth, Yajirobe...you do have some beans, but you aren't wanting to give them away...am I right?"

Yajirobe looked around nervously and then nodded his head in agreement. Gohan let out a sigh and then jumped off the roof, landing right in front of Yajirobe, clutching the sword he would have used a few moments ago to hurt Alister. Yajirobe grinned a bit and then let out another guffaw before beginning to speak again.

"Tell you what, I will make you both a deal...get me a large meal from my favorite store on the other side of heaven, and I will give you a bean. Sound good? Eh?"

"I knew you would see things our way, Yajirobe. Thanks. Come on Alister, lets get his food so we can get you on your way."

Gohan took to the skies and so did Alister as they both flew off, Alister following Gohan thinking that he knew which store that Yajirobe had meant because he sure as hell didn't know. It didn't take long to find the raman shop hidden underneath a large tree and it didn't take long to order either because it didn't seem very busy. As Gohan and Alister waited for their food they struck up a conversation.

"So...what are you going to do when you get back?"

"Fight and fight until both sides can come to an agreement...then usher in an era of peace. Look at me talking like a cliche hero!"

"It suits you."

After waiting for ten minutes for the raman to be cooked they were on their way back to find Yajirobe again and bring him his meal. Gohan and Alister both knew that it would be harder to find the little man the second time around more so than the first, but oddly enough, Yajirobe was waiting for them. They landed and then put the food in front of him and then he let out a snort similar to a pig and then devoured the content of the bow of raman within seconds. Afterward he would emit the most vial belch the universe had ever known. Then he smiled broadly before putting the bowl down and began to speak.

"Thanks for that...however, I have some bad news....apparently I am out of senzu beans..."

"You're joking right!?"

"But...I can give you this seed and teach you how to cultivate your own senzu bean plant...by the way the plants usually only make one bean, so you better do it right!"

Alister glared at Yajirobe if he handed him the seed to the plant which would give him his saving grace if he got into a bad situation. For a second, he stood there holding the seed before looking to Gohan who shrugged, and then pointed in Yajirobe's direction. Yajirobe was already leaving, more than likely going to the best spot to grow the magical plant. For a second, Alister stood silently, and then without any sort of pushing or prodding followed Yajirobe in hopes of growing his very own senzu bean. It took a good amount of time for both Yajirobe and Alister to reach the location where senzu beans grew and it took even longer for Yajirobe to explain just how to do it. This was due to Yajirobe still consuming copious amounts of random delectables and just keeping quiet for the majority of the time. For a while, Alister thought he would explode with rage very soon, until finally Yajirobe turned and gave Alister his biggest grin and then pointed his finger at the soil.

"We are going to plant the senzu here and as the days go by I will walk you through the process."

Alister, who had originally be angered by Yajirobe, now could only nod his head as he put the senzu seed into the ground...hoping for it to sprout quickly as he was running out of time. Yajirobe sat down underneath a large weeping willow and then quickly fell asleep, signifying to Alister that this process would definitely take longer than a few hours. Alister grunted and then began to practice his techniques through taking his stance and practicing his moves like Gohan had taught him to do.

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(Day 2)

The sound of Yajirobe snoring and grunting was entering into his head and grinding his gears. Turning to look at the plump man he had half a mind to send a ki blast right at him, but he controlled his anger. This was not the time or the place to be angry at Yajirobe...it was not his fault that he had none of the beans that he needed. So, he couldn't get mad, and letting out a rather loud sigh he continued to perform his gestures and stances practicing fluidly switching from offense to defense. As time went on, hours by Alister's reckoning, he began to grow concerned that Yajirobe was just playing him as he had yet to wake up from his nap to reveal any secret to the young warrior, and that in itself was pissing him off. He had come here in hopes of growing his very own senzu bean and he was not going to leave until he had received the magical vegetable. The war of course was getting worse, he had heard rumors that a man who was a high ranking officer in the Red Ribbon Army had been defeated. His fate was rather unknown to Alister, but he supposed such a thing did not matter majorly in the grander scale of things. All in all, the war would be fought and won on Vegeta...his home planet and place of a large scale invasion. He could only imagine the fear that was coursing through the children of the planets hearts right now...scratch that, he wondered if the king had yet to issue conscription yet.

It was possible that King Vegeta would do such a thing and try to add as many people he could to the bulk of his army. He knew for a fact that the King's men were running out seeing as how the war was lasting much longer than anticipated and the Saiyans were beginning to lose a great deal of morale. Alister knew that conscription at one point would come into play and even more so wondered how much longer it would be until the King finally had enough and chose to conscript the younger generation. Alister stopped in mid-stance and growled, he was frustrated because he was here, and not there. He had spent time developing his strengths and getting to the next level, and now he was waiting on this man. He looked over again at Yajirobe who rolled over, and grunted even louder, and then let out the loudest snores a man could ever emit. Alister shook his head and kept going. Honing his skills was more important than teaching the large man a lesson and he was sure that eventually Yajirobe would wake up and both of them would talk about the bean and how to grow the plant. It was of course, at least another two hours before Yajirobe woke up, and by then Alister's patience had been tested, and a great deal weathered by his inner rage.

"You are still here?"

"Of course I am! I want my senzu bean."

Yajirobe nodded his head and then spoke up again, sitting up, and then getting to his feet groggily.

"Well...you have passed the first test. You are now ready to learn how to grow senzu bean plants."

"You mean...that this was a test?"

"Yep. The whole point of growing a senzu bean plant is patience...I don't have much of it, but you seem to have a lot of patience...either that or you really want a damn senzu bean. Alright, come with me...it is time I teach you some of the tricks of the trade!"

Alister followed Yajirobe, who walked slowly, and was staggering about like a drunk. It didn't take long to reach the spot where Alister had planted his seed earlier and from the looks of things not much had changed since they had last left. Yajirobe observed the ground for a good few seconds before turning to look at the artificial sun and then he looked back to the ground again. He rubbed the stubble of his beard and then folded his hands behind his back.

"Alright, this spot will do perfectly. Now...the first thing you need to know is that senzu beans are powerful. They have the ability to fully restore your stamina and health and have been used to save people's lives on numerous occasions. The second thing is that senzu beans don't need much light, but they need the right type of soil. You passed the second test as you put the seed in a location with excellent soil even without knowing it."

Alister wondered why he had picked that soil exactly, but didn't think much about it after a little while. Yajirobe knelt down next to where the seed had been planted and then asked Alister to get close to him. Alister obliged him and stepped lightly toward the plump man, wondering what exactly was going on.

"Now...the third thing you need to know is that senzu beans require a bit of energy to be put into them by the person that is trying to grow them. Now...usually only a person who is a pure of heart can make them grow. So...it is not 100% sure thing when some one who is not pure of heart tries to grow one of these beans. So...seeing as how you don't seem to be so pure...this could either be bad or it could still turn out alright. So...go on and start pouring your energy into the seed."

"I would, but you didn't explain how it is supposed to work."

Yajirobe laughed a bit and then began to reply.

"First thing you need to do is put your hands on the ground where you planted the seed and then you need to focus your mind on the seed and then will it to grow. From that...the seed will begin to sap your energy for a while until the seed starts to sprout. When it sprouts it should be a mere couple hours before the first batch of senzus is ready to use."

Alister put his hands down on the part of the earth where his seed had been planted and then began to extend his senses toward the seed which was being cultivated below the ground. He could feel the seed as if it had a will of its' own. It touched his essence and for a second there was a moment of bonding, but then it slinked away a bit, as if it were afraid of him. For a few seconds, Alister knelt to the ground with his hands touching the dirt, trying to get the senzu seed to accept him, and for a while nothing happened. Alister tried to tell the seed that he was a good guy, that he was just a guy who had been a victim of circumstance, but the seed would hear none of that and instead pulled deeper and deeper into its' shell. Alister broke focus and then turned to Yajirobe, shaking his head in a disgruntled fashion, and clearly not too happy.

"The seed will not grow...I'm not pure enough."

"Or maybe you are...sometimes you need to show the seed yourself in a different light."

Alister shook his head, but none the less knew that it was worth a shot. So he tried again. Putting his hands down to the earth, Alister began to focus on telling his side of the story and instantly the seed began to relate. It began to understand the situation and began to believe that Alister was really just a victim of war and that he was trying to make things right. For a bit, Alister continued to focus until finally the seed began to take small bits of power from him, and after about three minutes of this the seed had its' fill and began to grow. Alister took his hands from the ground to see that the seed was already beginning to sprout from the ground with several stalks of beans to be utilized. Yajirobe clapped his hands and grinned as Alister stood up, wearily, and groggily. For a moment Alister staggered, but caught himself as he leaned against a tree, and watched his seed continue to grow into a mighty bean stalk. For a few seconds he admired his handywork. The seed had grown majestically and quickly into a mighty stalk and he could tell that there would be plenty of beans for a long while. Yajirobe walked over to one of the stalks and removed a bean, he then threw it at Alister who caught it, and grinned as Yajirobe nodded his head.

"You've earned it...oh and good luck. War is a pretty risky thing, I was never much of a fighter, but you seem to legitmately be good...hopefully that bean will give you good luck and you won't be back here for a long time."

"Lets hope, right?"

With that, Alister blasted off toward where he had came from...Snakeway beckoned.

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