"Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant. First, you need to survive here," Piccolo scoffed. "This place Vegeta found is quite good. It's rather similar to Earth, and there are many beasts around."
"What do you mean?" Son Gohan asked, a hint of fear in his voice.
"Survive here on your own. If you can last for more than six months, I'll train you properly," Piccolo said with a slight smile.
"What did you say! Six months? I'm all alone here?" Son Gohan exclaimed. "Don't joke with me, I'll die of boredom."
"You won't be lonely. As I said earlier, there are many beasts around, man-eating ones. They'll keep you company and play with you," Piccolo's smile widened.
"What? Are you a demon?" Son Gohan was on the verge of tears.
"That's right, I am King Piccolo, and I am indeed a demon," Piccolo grinned even brighter. "Don't even think about escaping. This area is surrounded by an endless desert. If you fall in by accident, even Vegeta probably won't be able to find you!"
At that moment, Son Gohan felt a wave of despair wash over him.
"Wait a minute... where's the food? And what about a bathroom and a bed? At least give me a phone," Son Gohan pleaded urgently.
"My young master, do you really think such things would be here?" Piccolo snorted.
"This is too cruel..." Son Gohan cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Hmph, I've finally found a brat who shares my fate... Hmph, this is your destiny. Farewell!" Piccolo said, then took to the sky.
"Wait for me, don't leave me! You said I was cute!" Son Gohan ran to chase after him.
However, Piccolo had already flown far away, disappearing from sight in no time.
Son Gohan remained in his spot, his face a picture of helplessness, followed by a torrent of tears.
After crying for a while, Son Gohan realized no one was coming to comfort him, and he felt even more aggrieved.
Suddenly, Son Gohan seemed to sense that something was not quite right and looked up towards the sky.
Son Gohan immediately saw a gigantic dinosaur.
The giant dinosaur was also staring intently at Son Gohan.
What kind of small animal is this? I've never seen one before.
It looks very tasty.
I'm going to eat it!
The dinosaur opened its gaping maw and lunged at Son Gohan.
Son Gohan shrieked in terror and scrambled away at top speed.
"Splat!"
Son Gohan stumbled and fell to the ground.
The dinosaur opened its wide mouth, ready to swallow Son Gohan whole.
At this critical moment, Son Gohan's latent power erupted, and he rapidly shot upwards into the sky, landing on the large mountain over there.
The dinosaur tilted its head, looking confused.
Did I actually eat this little guy?
I don't feel anything in my mouth.
Son Gohan panted heavily, and then tragically discovered that he couldn't get down.
"Waaa... someone save me! I can't get down," Son Gohan cried out loudly.
Night gradually deepened.
Son Gohan curled himself into a ball.
That green-faced guy said I was cute, and then he just abandoned me here.
How shameless.
Also, I think I'm going to starve to death.
Just as Son Gohan was suffering from hunger and cold, two apples suddenly fell from the sky.
Son Gohan was overjoyed. He picked up an apple and was about to bite into it.
However, Son Gohan soon found it strange that there were no apple trees on this mountain.
Where did these apples come from?
"Whatever, I'll eat them first," Son Gohan took a big bite and immediately felt terrible. "They're too sour, too disgusting. I want steamed buns, I don't want apples anymore!"
Despite saying that, Son Gohan munched on the apples with great enjoyment.
"This brat! So hard to please!" Piccolo scoffed. "I'll only help you this once. If you can't survive later, you'll just be an ordinary child."
Piccolo hadn't gone far. He hovered in the air, meditating with his eyes closed.
As the night grew darker, Son Gohan suddenly sneezed and woke up. He then urinated at the edge of the cliff.
"What should I do? How can I get down from such a high place?" Son Gohan muttered. "If I can't get down, I'll starve."
As he spoke, Son Gohan suddenly noticed that the sky was very bright.
Why is it so bright at night?
Son Gohan looked back and saw the full moon suspended high in the sky.
"It's the moon! I didn't expect this special space to have a moon too. Uncle Vegeta really knows how to find a place," Son Gohan was surprised for a moment.
Immediately after, Son Gohan felt his heart race.
"Crack!"
Son Gohan's clothes were instantly torn apart by his immense power.
"Aaaahhh..."
Son Gohan let out a series of roars, and transformed, turning into a giant black ape.
The black ape immediately crushed the mountain it was on.
Son Gohan landed successfully and threw a punch, leveling another mountain.
Piccolo in the sky was stunned.
"Ah..."
Son Gohan opened his mouth wide and unleashed a powerful beam of energy.
The powerful energy created a massive mushroom cloud in the area.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Son Gohan fired several more energy blasts, striking the ground.
"Such immense destructive power might destroy this space. If it's destroyed, we'll never get out!" Piccolo's expression changed drastically as he quickly looked at the moon in the sky.
"Boom!"
Piccolo waved his hand forcefully, unleashing a powerful energy blast that struck the moon.
The moon was instantly shattered.
With the moon gone, Son Gohan instantly reverted from his Great Ape form back to his human shape.
"Thud!"
Son Gohan collapsed on the ground and fell asleep.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Piccolo panted heavily, feeling a sense of exhaustion.
"I didn't expect you could transform too. No wonder Vegeta is so powerful," Piccolo remarked with admiration. "I remember that guy named Raditz said something about transforming through the tail... I'll cut off your tail, then I can rest easy. Besides, the tail is a Saiyan's weakness."
"Snap!"
Piccolo yanked off Son Gohan's tail.
"Alright, here's some more clothes and a sword!" Piccolo beamed a light at Son Gohan.
The light quickly condensed into clothes and a sword.
"The clothes are in the same style as your father's, the difference being the writing on them," Piccolo grumbled. "I still need to train. If you manage to survive for six months, I, Piccolo, will personally give you hellish training! The experience is utterly addictive! You better be prepared! Then, you will become an outstanding demon!"