Ok.....as a timeline reference since quite a few things have happened this is before Van's arrival and the latest Zaito post. Sandor is arriving just as Shitagi and company are leaving.

Shitagi Summers
Turning the tide of battle
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This is absolutely amazing! I thought to myself. Hearing about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was one thing. Actually seeing what it could do for a person was another. Being half Human I never bought into all of the hype that Saiyans were the stronger race. With enough training anyone could become as strong as they wanted. Even so it was still awe inspiring to see what Zaito was doing. He was doing the very things that required my use of Kaio-Ken to do. Checking my scouter my next big shock came when I saw his power level. He's at 7400! Zaito was using what felt like a perfect combination of pure speed and power to overcome the Kwalis. Not only that but I could sense that this was only a fraction of his full power.

Finally after about a minute or so Zaito dodged out of the way of an attack and forced the brothers to actually hit each other. Awestruck I attempted to complement him. "Zaito! You....." I started to say. However he cut me off and reminded me of the fact that we couldn't afford to watch the rest of this battle. "Twenty times Earth's gravity will make you this fast but you need to go train now! We'll deal with these morons!" Zaito was right. If we didn't start training now and something went wrong then him and Kura would have no backup for when the real battle started.

Not wasting anymore time on words I turned around to fly off. Retasu, Hammer and Basawe were quick to join me. Kamo had attempted to stop our retreat but was stopped by Zaito. On the way back to the lookout the four of us passed Sandor as she made her way to the battle. Dammit.....I forgot about her. Guess she was doing some last minute training while Zaito and Kura held down the fort. Before long a voice from behind us shouted "Hey! Hold on a moment guys!" Glancing over my shoulder I saw that it was my mother. As she caught up I said "Well I know you can't join us due to the four person limit so it's got to be something else." With a shrug she told me "Well as much as I hate to admit it I'm outclassed on both sides. Right now I think the best thing I can do is provide support." Looking at Retasu and Basawe as we flew she told them "With the destruction of West City I lost nearly all the supplies that I had stored. However I think the two of you are somewhat lucky. My ship has two sets of battle armor. Seeing that you guys are the only ones in the group that wear it you're welcome to use it if you need to replace your armor following your training." Basawe thanked my mother for the offer while Retasu made a "Heh" sound and simply nodded. I assumed it was a thanks and that she was simply more focused on the task at hand. Or perhaps she's thinking about how to get the Dragon Balls I thought to myself. I still needed to find a way to confront Retasu about that without coming across as calling her an enemy.

As we landed and began to make our way to the time chamber my mother reached into her pocket and pulled out a capsule. Turning her attention back to me she said "I had hoped to give this to you under better circumstances Shitagi. Inside is a gift. It was suppose to be a surprise so all I ask is that you wait until your training is complete before opening it." I took the capsule from her just as we got to the door of the chamber. As the others began to enter I looked at my mother's face. Despite the fact that I had been talking to her all day for the first time I noticed that she actually looked a little older. I couldn't tell if it was worry or something else. One way or another I knew it had to do with what happened in West City. Many people we knew died in the attack. That alone had to be a very heavy thought on her mind.

Finally after a few moments she spoke. "I've always done the best I could to raise and teach you Shitagi. However it goes beyond fighting styles and life in general." I had never heard my mother speak like this before. As much as I wanted to ask her why she was talking to me like this I knew better than to interupt her on an important matter. Continuing she said "I have a strong feeling that the events you've witnessed so far and the ones that will be coming up once you leave that room are going to teach you far more than I ever could. I grew up in a very peaceful world thanks to our family and their friends. Even so for many people who were just children at the time the horrors of threats such as Cell were still fresh in their minds. I had hoped that peace would extend to you and eventually your own children. Sadly however this isn't the case anymore. It would appear that it's now your destiny to fight for the Earth and whatever else you feel is important to you. I know my words may not make sense to you now. However I'm sure you'll understand in time." With a laugh she said "You know.....I was always waiting for the day that I could spar with you and go all out. Now it's looking like your going to surpass me before I get the chance. I will catch up with you but with everything that's happening now I'm afraid that it's going to be a long time before we can do that."

Chuckling at the last comment I told her "Well you'll have plenty of time to catch up. It's not like your going off to fight Rothax alone right?" I kept on laughing but eventually stopped when I saw how serious my mother was. It was then that it dawned on me. "Oh my god......" I said with a feeling of fear. "That's exactly what your planning on doing isn't it?!" Looking down at the ground as she spoke my mother told me "Look Shitagi........if I do this then my survival is very unlikely. However he needs to be stopped. It's possible I may even be able to stop him. At the very least however I know I can weaken him before you start to fight him." I was dumbfounded by what she was telling me. We were about to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber! Surely there had to be another way. I began to protest but was stopped by my mother. "It's not open for debate Shitagi. I would tell you that you'd understand one day. However I know you already do. It's the same reason you tried to fight him by yourself before he transformed. It's also the same reason you ran off to distract the Kwalis. Sometimes in order to do the right thing and help others you have to be willing to put them ahead of your own needs and wants. Besides we have the Dragon Balls don't we?" Once again feeling dumbfounded as I felt tears starting to come I said "We may have the Dragon Balls mom but that's besides the point! Please don't do this to me. It shouldn't have to come down to needing to bring you back to life!" With a weak smile she told me "No matter what happens Shitagi don't be discouraged. I'm scared as hell at the prospect of going into a battle like this. However sometimes you've got to face your fears in order to grow as a person. Anyway I don't think we can debate this anymore. At the very least I can promise you that in the end it'll all be ok."

There wasn't much more I could say right now. Even if there was the words just didn't want to come out. I knew I wouldn't talk my mother out of it. Feeling sick at the thought of what she was about to do all I could do now was enter the room and do what I could to help put an end to Rothax while hoping that somehow she didn't get herself killed. As the door shut behind me I saw Basawe standing in what appeared to be a bedroom with his arms crossed. Apparently he had been waiting for me. "Well it took you long enough to get in here. For a moment I was starting to wonder if you had gotten cold fe....." Basawe must had seen the look on my face because he stopped talking and started to walk closer. I turned away before he could see that I had been crying. Just as he got behind me he asked "Are you ok Shitagi?" In all honesty I wasn't. However I wouldn't be doing anyone any favors if I didn't try to focus on this fully. Setting fear and worry for my mother aside I turned towards Basawe and said "Yeah.....let's get started!"
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There we go. Second group is finally in! Don't forget that I'm going to try to have Shitagi push for two hours (one month of compressed time). Feel free to bounce out at any point following the first hour or to keep him company. As for Victoria she is now off limits. I've got evil plans for her >=)