Chapter 8. It's a tough job.

Gohan swallowed heavily and closed his eyes. He did not want this to happen. He watched as the soldiers slowly got up and looked up at him. "Crap." He muttered before he shot away. The boy raced away from the warriors but noticed they were following him within seconds. "Figures." He muttered as he sped up.

Tobney appeared next to him. "Going somewhere?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow at the half-saiyan. Gohan turned to fly in a different direction but Kaon was already flying on his other side.

"Stop. We have you surrounded." Kaon ordered. Gohan slowed down. He knew they were right. He could continue to try to escape but they would find him eventually. Gohan stopped flying and avoided their eyes as Comora caught up with them.

"What was that?" Comora asked with a frown.

Gohan looked up at him. "Nothing." He answered. "And don't try to push me or it might happen again." He warned.

"Don't try to be smart." Comora answered annoyed. His dark red eyes moved over Gohan's angered face. "Vegeta told me about this. You have anger attacks. They can come up suddenly but they don't last long. You don't have any control over it and they leave you exhausted, which is why you were flying so slow."

Gohan chewed on his lip. He didn't like it when people knew more about him than he expected. Comora frowned at him. "I wondered what it would be like and now I've seen it." Comora said. "Next time you should try to suppress it because I won't allow it a second time." Comora warned.

Gohan scoffed as he crossed his arms over each other. "Okay." Comora started. "It's time to divide the work load. As I said before, we're going to stay together. Kaon and Suna, you two go to the south but don't go too far. We have to be able to reach you immediately in case you get into trouble." Kaon and Suna nodded and flew away.

"Tobney and Itoro, you two go to the north. The same rules apply to you." Comora ordered. Tobney and Itoro nodded. "Gohan. I want to make you an offer. You have one hour to kill one person. Just one. I will set a timer. Just one. We will start working and hopefully we'll be done before the hour is over." He noticed Gohan's frown and added: "If you don't kill one person I will make you kill five. Just one. Got it?" Gohan sighed and nodded. "Good. Let's get to work."

"Just one." Gohan whispered as Comora flew down.

"For now. He won't leave it at that." Tobney answered. Gohan looked up and the warrior shrugged. "Shut it off." He said before he turned his back on Gohan and followed Itoro. Gohan sighed as he looked down and watched Comora fight the warriors there. He heard explosions coming from all directions. The boy didn't want to feel the ground shake so he decided to stay in the air. The boy watched the fights going on as he wondered if Comora would really notice it if he did not kill one person within the hour.

Gohan was watching as Comora fought warriors. The battles on his right and left were shaking the planet. Gohan looked down and noticed Comora was looking at him. The man tapped on the imaginary watch on his wrist before he continued his own fight. Gohan frowned. Apparently, Comora was keeping an eye on him.

Gohan hesitated as he watched the fights going on. He hated this. Oh, how he hated this. The boy felt his arms shaking but he clenched his fists to stop them from trembling. Comora grabbed the wrist of one of the fighters and tossed him in Gohan's direction. "Rookie. Think fast!" He yelled.

Gohan's head shot in Comora's direction just in time to move out of the way. The alien fighter frowned at Gohan and attacked him. Gohan blocked the first few punches and swallowed heavily. This was it. Gohan dived under a punch and pushed his knee in the man's stomach. This had to be it.

Gohan moved his arm up to block another punch. The next punch hit Gohan in the cheek. The boy moved back and made a loop in the air to kick the man against the chin. The man was forced back as he groaned in pain. "Now," shot through Gohan's head. Gohan clenched his fists and shook his head. He could not do it.

Gohan waited as the man shook it off and returned to the battlefield. Gohan sank into a fighting stance and watched as the man floated closer. The half-saiyan bit his lip as he wondered how much time of his one hour had gone by.

The large warrior frowned at him. Gohan's eyes moved over the dark brown skin which was covered in a very thin layer of fur. Gohan only knew the man's skin was brown because of the bald spots in the fur. Gohan decided the man had gotten hurt on those places. The warrior attacked him with harsh punches. Gohan avoided them with precision. He knew exactly what to do. He was trained for it. The boy dived under a punch and swallowed heavily as a strategy formed in his mind. He would only get one chance. Gohan kneed the man in the stomach harshly and floated back while the man was trying to regain his breath. The boy bit his lip and put his hands together. He fired.

Twenty minutes later Comora was looking around in wonder. Where was that boy? The man frowned and was about to order the others to search for Gohan when he noticed a small shadow in the corner of his eyes.

Gohan was sitting on a large rock. His arms were pulled around his bent legs and he was staring at something in front of him. A man was lying on the ground. A large gaping hole was seen in his stomach and a large red river of blood covered the ground around him.

Comora landed next to him but Gohan did not even blink. "You did it." Comora said in a surprised tone. Gohan closed his eyes and hid his face in his legs. Comora crossed his arms. "Good. Now. We haven't finished the planet yet so your job is not over yet. In the next hour I want you to kill two aliens."

Gohan looked up. "What?"

"I didn't stutter." Comora answered shortly.

Gohan jumped up. "No. No way." Gohan answered. "I did what you told me to do. I'm done!"

Comora crossed his arms."I want two more bodies right here within the hour." Comora answered as if Gohan had not spoken. "Just place them here. You know what the consequences are if you fail."

Comora flew up and Gohan clenched his fists. "I won't do it!" He yelled. "Do you hear me? You said just one!" Gohan made an animalistic noise and was now breathing heavily. The boy watched as Comora flew away and engaged in another battle. Gohan looked down at the lifeless body of his first committed murder and sighed.

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"Rookie?" Tobney was walking through the hallway several hours later. "Rookie? Where are you?" He said in a sing-song voice. "Gohan?" Tobney looked in their bedroom and frowned when he noticed the half-saiyan in the windowsill. "I should have known. Why are you ignoring me?" Tobney asked annoyed.

Gohan did not even acknowledge him. The boy was leaning against the cold glass of the window with his forehead. He was rubbing his hands together unconsciously. "Hey Gohan." Tobney started. "What do you say we…" Tobney placed his hand on Gohan's shoulder and noticed the crack in the chest plate. "Are you still wearing the uniform you wore to the planet?"

"Why are you still wearing this?" Tobney asked. Gohan ignored him and continued to stare outside as his hands rubbed against each other. "Will you stop that?" Tobney made a wild grasp at Gohan's hands to stop the half-saiyan and noticed something on Gohan's hand.

The blood-red liquid on Gohan's hands was now dry and carved into Gohan's skin as if it had always been there. Tobney sighed. "Gohan." He muttered as he looked at Gohan's pale face.

Tobney closed his eyes and wondered whether to get Comora or not. He decided against it and placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder. "Come on." He said as he gently urged Gohan to follow him by pressing against his shoulder. Gohan let himself be lead to the bathroom. Tobney unclasped the bands of Gohan's armor and pulled it off. He peeled Gohan's armor off his body and walked to one of the three showers. Tobney turned on the shower and looked back at Gohan. The boy's body was stained with blood on several places and some newly acquired wounds had not healed properly.

Tobney moved behind Gohan and gave him an encouraging push to the shower. He watched absently as Gohan moved into the shower booth and closed the door behind him. Tobney leaned against the wall and reminisced about his own first mission. That terrible first day created a knot in his stomach. The young warrior usually chose not to think about the past. He decided to teach Gohan to do the same. The warrior pushed the thoughts away and sighed heavily once more. He waited until Gohan was done showering and was prepared to cheer the half-saiyan up. Gohan, however, was a changed boy when he emerged from the shower.

The half-saiyan sent Tobney a glare. "Are you still here?" He asked annoyed. Tobney raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to answer. "Bringing me to the shower was nice. I can handle it from here."

Gohan grabbed his boxers and pulled it on. The boy looked up at Tobney. "I'm fine." Gohan said with a smile.

Tobney watched as Gohan continued dressing. "Are you sure?" Tobney asked hesitantly.

Gohan's answer came when he was fully dressed again. "I'm sure." He said as he adjusted his blue uniform. The boy looked up at Tobney's white eyes with small blue pupils. "I just had to digest everything. I'll be fine." Gohan continued.

"You can't take all that in within two hours. Do you want to talk?" Tobney asked as he stepped closer.

"No thanks." Gohan answered shortly as he walked into the bedroom. Tobney frowned as he followed the half-saiyan.

"I know just the thing for you." Tobney said as he smirked and walked out the room. "Follow me, rookie." He yelled over his shoulder.

Gohan hesitated but decided to follow him and they ended up in the large common room. The other warriors were sitting at the table, lounging on the couches or chairs or standing near the windows. Gohan noticed they were all carrying a glass. Tobney returned to the half-saiyan and handed him a glass. "What's this?" Gohan asked as he looked up.

"Drink. You'll love it." Tobney answered before he sipped from his own drink.

Gohan sniffed his glass warily. "Is there alcohol in this?" He asked when he noticed a certain odor coming from the glass.

"There's no better way to forget your life for a while." Tobney answered with a smirk.

"I'm eleven." Gohan answered as he eyed the drink with disdain.

"You experienced your first mission. You're a man now." Comora answered. He held up his drink. "You can act like one too."

Tobney slapped on Gohan's back before he walked in the room with his drink. Gohan sat down on the table and took a slow sip from his drink. He pulled a face as the bitter taste spread in his mouth earning chuckles from the other warriors. Gohan folded his legs over each other and placed his drink on the table. "Are we going back to Vegeta's ship now?" Gohan asked curiously.

"Nope." Comora answered. "First we're going to pay a visit to an old friend of lord Vegeta." Comora explained.

"Why?"

"We're going to ask him a few questions." Comora answered innocently. Gohan took a sip from his drink as he thought about this answer.

"Can't Vegeta contact that man himself? The technology in his ship is great." Gohan said thoughtfully.

"Oh no. This requires a personal visit." Comora answered.

"Why?" Gohan's curiosity was something that annoyed the others greatly. Most of them ignored the half-saiyan when he uttered a sentence that ended in a question mark. Apparently, a tipsy Comora was lenient.

"He might not want to answer our questions." Comora answered.

"So?" Gohan urged.

"Well," Comora started, "if that happens there will be consequences."

"Like what?"

Comora opened his mouth to answer but Tobney suddenly jumped up. "Rookie!" He said as if he was correcting a bad child. "Don't ask so many questions. We've told you that a dozen times!" Tobney rushed closer and pulled Gohan off the table. "Let's play a videogame. I bet I can beat you in Qoera this time."

"You can forget about that!" Gohan answered as he grabbed his drink and ran to the door. "Race you!" Tobney watched him go and smiled slightly.

"Very interesting way of protecting the boy." Comora sneered. "He will find out what is going to happen when we get there."

"I know but we just returned from our mission. Can't you wait a few hours before you explain the rest of his job description to him?" Tobney answered annoyed.

"You're awfully protective over him." Kaon answered as he tilted his head at the younger warrior. "Are you afraid he might end up like you?" He added.

Tobney did not answer this and turned away from them. They watched him walk out the room. Comora leaned back in his chair. "It's time we break them apart." He mentioned to the others. They nodded in agreement.

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A scream was heard in the large empty room. A man was hanging in the middle of the dark room. His hands were separately tied to ropes which were connected to the ceiling. Comora was standing in front of the man and Kaon was standing several feet behind him. His hand was extended; a new ki-blast was already forming.

"Are you ready to talk yet?" Comora asked as he raised an eyebrow at the man. He was glaring at Comora through his long brown hair. Gohan was sitting on the ground in a corner. He was staring at the interrogation with wide eyes. The others hadn't noticed his retreat since they were too immersed in the questioning. The man screamed as another blast made contact with his battered back. Gohan flinched and closed his eyes.

Kaon sent another blast, earning another scream from the man, but they did not get any result. Comora crossed his arms and frowned at the silent man. The warrior's eyes moved to his comrades and landed on Gohan. He suddenly remembered something and uncrossed his arms. "Rookie." He said. Gohan tensed and looked up. "Come here and take Kaon's place."

"What?" Tobney said as Gohan got up. "Comora, you can't mean that."

"I don't recall asking for you opinion." Comora answered shortly.

Gohan shook his head as he looked at the tortured man. "Rookie. Take Kaon's place and do as I say or I'll make you do much worse to much more victims." Comora said strictly. Gohan looked in the man's eyes and knew he was speaking the truth.

"No!" Tobney stepped closer and grabbed Gohan's shoulder. "You don't have to do this. It's his first mission, Comora!" Tobney yelled at his supervisor. Comora nodded to Kaon and Itoro. They immediately stepped forward and grabbed Tobney's shoulders. They pulled him back and held him tightly.

"We still know how to punish you, Tobney. Don't make us remind you." Comora threatened. "Orders from Vegeta. The boy is to participate in the interrogation."

"Vegeta." Gohan whispered. "How could you?"

"Comora, this isn't fair." Tobney said as he tried to move passed the extended arms of Kaon and Itoro.

Kaon and Itoro both sent him a strict glare which forced Tobney to step back. He placed a hand on his forehead and sighed heavily as Gohan stepped closer to the tied-up man. Comora eyed Gohan with interest. "Extend your arm and fire at my command." He ordered. Gohan did as he was told as his breathing sped up. The boy watched as Comora continued to interrogate the man, hoping Comora would not need his persuasive abilities. This hope crashed when Comora made the unmistakable 'action' sign. The others had drilled Gohan on numerous of signs that they could give him during battle. The sign that Comora was giving now, two extended fingers that created a snapping scissor, told Gohan that he had to proceed with whatever order Comora had giving earlier. Gohan took a deep breath as a ki-blast appeared in his extended hand. The others watched as Gohan hesitated. His shaking hand still aimed at the tortured man.

Comora raised an eyebrow at the half-saiyan. Gohan shook his head and powered down. "I can't do this." He said softly. "Don't make me do this."

Comora growled in annoyance. "Kaon." He said. The man did not need any more words than that. He stalked closer to Gohan and grabbed hold of his hair. He pulled Gohan's face back and glared at the child.

"Do what he says or you'll be sorry."

"I don't care what you do to me. I won't do this." Gohan answered.

"Let's test that out." Comora said as he walked to the table on which the equipment for their torture session was lying. Kaon forced Gohan on his knees as Comora tossed a wooden stick to Itoro. Tobney was shaking his head tiredly as he leaned against the wall. The half-saiyan got rid of his armor himself as if to tell them he was not going to fight them. Gohan closed his eyes and bowed his head as he waited for them to punish him.

Kaon looked up at Comora, waiting for his order. Comora sighed heavily and nodded. A harsh bang indicated the first hit on Gohan's back. The half-saiyan gasped in pain and had to lean on his hands to keep himself from falling over. The second hit made him growl loudly in pain. Gohan clenched his fists on the ground. "That's enough." Comora said as he looked up. Kaon nodded and stepped back. "Very stubborn. But we will get that out of you." Comora observed. "You don't have to participate in this but you will be punished when we get back on the ship. You can decide."

Gohan stepped back and walked to the wall as his armor dangled in his hand. The message was clear and Comora ordered Kaon to continue the questioning.

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Gohan squealed as another ice cold waterfall of water landed on his half-naked body. The boy tensed as another bucket of water was emptied above his head. A pair of feet appeared next to him and someone fisted his hair tightly. Comora pulled Gohan's head back and forced him to look up. "This will happen every time you disobey me. Next time we'll beat you even harder." Comora hissed in his face. He pushed Gohan's head back down and got up.

Gohan listened as the other footsteps moved out of the room and he lay down on the ground. The boy tried to ignore the throbbing in his arms, legs and back. A warm sticky liquid was running down his back, tainting the gray floor.

He knew Comora threatened to punish him and he knew Comora would keep his word. He assumed Comora would let the others whip him again but he recently found out that Comora was very creative in his punishments. This time Comora supervised and joined in on several occasions. Gohan noticed the main target was his back but they damaged his arms and legs too with the message that he had to feel this fully. They did not plan on carrying the punishment as far as is went but at one point, Gohan got so angry that he lost himself in it and attacked. It was the second time that Comora saw this though. They let Gohan take out his anger and acted once Gohan had calmed down. Comora told him he would not tolerate the anger attacks anymore so this resulted in an extension of the punishment. Gohan thought it would never end but soon they got tired of throwing ice-cold water on his body and they called it quits.

Footsteps moved back into the room. A warm towel landed on the half-saiyan. "You were very brave out there." Tobney's voice whispered as the hands gently rubbed Gohan's body through the towel. Gohan did not answer him. The others had forced Tobney to punish Gohan too so the half-saiyan was not in need for a conversation with the young comrade.

"Tobney. Get to work." Comora snarled when he noticed what was going on. Tobney got up and walked out the room. Comora watched him go and frowned thoughtfully. "Rookie. Get up and get yourself in the rejuvenation tank." He ordered. Gohan pushed his body up and clumsily got to his feet. The boy's eyes moved to the wooden sticks and empty buckets on the ground. Comora did not say anything as he escorted Gohan to the rejuvenation tank.

Gohan crawled out the tank thirty minutes later. The boy sighed heavily as he grabbed his boxers and changed into them. He looked at his new black uniform and as he was pulling it on he was staring at the Suta Team insignia on his armor. He hated that symbol more than he thought he could hate anything. A note was lying on the table telling Gohan to meet Comora at his office.

Gohan made his way to Comora's office. "Rookie." Comora said as Gohan gave a very small bow in recognition. "Since you have enough time on your hands to disobey me I decided to do something about that. From now on when you're not eating, sleeping, training or studying, you're doing chores." Gohan widened his eyes and opened his mouth to answer but Comora continued: "You will start every morning with making our beds and cleaning the bathroom. The windows have to be cleaned every week. You can spend the rest of your time cleaning the floors and dusting the furniture. There's work enough here." Comora said as he folded his hands together. Gohan clenched his fists but he knew he had to keep his anger in check. "I was planning on making you clean the room in which we punished you but Tobney volunteered to do this."

Comora noticed Gohan's expression at the mentioning of Tobney's name. "You and Tobney may have built quite a relationship in these last few weeks but that doesn't mean he will stand up to us for you." Comora said. "He knows his place. He might be the second strongest warrior in this squad but that does not keep us from punishing him. Once he was able to overpower us, Vegeta stepped in and helped us with Tobney's punishments. Vegeta will still do that. And he will do the same to you." Comora continued as his red eyes moved over the half-saiyan. Gohan crossed his arms and frowned at the warrior. "You're not going to say anything? You're awfully quiet."

Gohan pressed his lips together and looked away. Comora smirked. "You're going to give us the silent treatment?" Gohan stared at him. "Fine. Get to work, rookie." Comora ordered. Gohan saluted and turned away from the man. He walked out the room as he tried to ignore the fact that Comora's eyes were burning into his back.

Several hours later Gohan was cleaning the floor in the control room. He loathed every second of it but he knew he had to stay on good terms with the others for now. He inspected his back earlier and noticed two strange scars. One on his lower back and the other one on his shoulder. He figured those were the places that were hit the most. The rejuvenation tank could not even heal them properly. The half-saiyan listened as footsteps neared.

"Do you think we'll spend more than one day at Quia?" A voice inquired curiously.

"I don't think so. A few hours tops. We're on a tight schedule." Another familiar voice answered.

The two warriors walked inside. Kaon raised an eyebrow when he noticed Gohan but did not say anything about his. The man walked straight to the control panel with Itoro following him closely. "It will take us two days to get there." Kaon said after he'd pressed a few buttons.

"Two days? That's great." Itoro answered with a grin. "I can't wait." The two turned around again. Itoro's eyes moved to Gohan and he tilted his head as his eyes moved to his own drink.

Kaon sipped from his drink as he watched Itoro walk closer to Gohan. The half-saiyan looked up when he noticed two feet in front of him. Itoro looked down on him. "You missed a spot," He said.

"What? Where?" Gohan asked annoyed as he pulled back in a kneeling position.

Itoro tilted his glass and let the purple liquid run down. Gohan jumped up to avoid the fluid and gasped in anger. "Right there." Itoro said with a smirk. The man sipped from his now half-empty drink. "Nothing personal, rookie. I have wanted to do that to someone since I can remember." Itoro answered with a shrug.

"Fine then you can clean it up." Gohan snarled back at him.

"You've been doing such a good job. You might as well continue now." Itoro answered as he turned away from Gohan and met up with Kaon again.

"I'm not going to clean this!" Gohan yelled at them.

"You don't want us to get out our sticks, now do you?" Itoro yelled back as they walked out the room. Gohan tossed his cloth on the ground and growled in anger.

Gohan spent the rest of that day cleaning the ship and everything in it. He ignored the other warriors and they ignored him. Gohan purposely avoided Tobney the entire day and congratulated himself on that. This avoidance was forced to a stop when they had another training session. Gohan wondered if he would be allowed to join this mission since Comora was probably still angry with him. Comora did not send him away though.

The others walked into the large training room and started their stretching exercises. Gohan moodily followed them out as he wondered how tough this session was going to be. The half-saiyan was sitting on the ground, his legs spread and his hands resting on his feet when a shadow fell over him. "Hey Gohan." Tobney said cheerfully. "I haven't seen you all day. And that's difficult to do in a ship like this. It's almost like," Gohan got up and walked away, "you're avoiding me." Tobney muttered as he watched Gohan go.

Tobney followed the half-saiyan. "What's wrong, Rookie?" He asked worriedly.

"Stop calling me that."

"You never had any problems with it before." Tobney said and Gohan whirled around in response.

"No. I never said I had any problems with it. That does not mean I don't have any problems with it." Gohan snarled back as he glared at his comrade. Tobney's bright blue eyes widened slightly at the outburst. "Leave me alone, colleague." Gohan muttered as he turned away from Tobney.

Tobney appeared in front of Gohan. "Colleague? Seriously? Last time I checked we called each other friends." Tobney said when Gohan glared up at him.

"Last time I checked," Gohan repeated, "friends don't hit each other with sticks."

"I had no choice. You know that." Tobney answered.

"You always have a choice!" Gohan yelled back. "I had a choice when I chose not to torture that man. You did not even have to gut to choose against them like I did!" Gohan screamed. "I don't need someone who will keep me back like that." Gohan sneered before he turned around and walked to the other side of the room to continue his stretches. Tobney watched him go.

The twenty-one year old looked down and slowly searched for a place to stretch his body for the battle. He gave one last sad look in Gohan's direction but the half-saiyan had turned his back on him so Tobney gave up and started stretching too. The two were too caught up in their own emotions to notice the smirks Kaon and Comora were giving each other.

"Rookie!" Comora called as he stepped closer. "Do you want to repeat the things we taught you the past few weeks?"

"Sure." Gohan answered tiredly. Comora petted on Gohan's shoulder before he flew up. Gohan looked in Tobney's direction but the slightly older warrior was now talking to Kaon as the two were stretching.

"Are you coming?" Comora's voice pulled him back in reality.

"Yeah." Gohan answered absently. The half-saiyan shook his head and flew up in the air to join Comora.

A few days later Gohan was sitting on a chair in the control room. His arms were thrown around his legs as he listened to the conversation between the adults. The conversation irked him very much but he knew not to complain. His back still had two scars from his last punishment. He did not want that to happen again.

"Isn't there a daycare or something? Somewhere they can watch children?" Itoro suggested.

"No. The planet is solely made for adults. Nobody usually brings kids there in the first place." Comora answered as he crossed his arms.

"It's not fair for one of us if he has to stay here and watch him. We haven't been here for months and who knows when we will be back." Kaon complained. "I sure don't want to stay here." The others mumbled agreeing comments.

"Do I have a say in this?" Gohan asked as he shifted on the chair.

"NO!" The others snarled back at him.

Gohan pulled a face. "I was just asking, geez." He muttered as he leaned back.

Tobney's eyes moved over the half-saiyan. They hadn't spoken since their fall-out. Tobney did not mind letting Gohan stay here on his own. Tobney knew Gohan wouldn't take the ship and leave. He mentioned this to Comora but the man did not trust Gohan enough to let him stay here on his own. The twenty-one year old walked to Gohan and leaned on the back leaning with his arms.

"Interesting isn't it?" Tobney started as he looked at the group of warriors. "They will never agree. They're like a bunch of kids."

Gohan did not answer as he watched the warriors argue about him. Tobney looked down at the half-saiyan. "Are you going to ignore me?"

"Leave me alone." Gohan answered shortly.

"This isn't fair." Tobney answered as he placed a hand on the right leaning of the chair so he could look at Gohan's face.

"Tell me about it." Gohan answered.

"Gohan, why don't we just start over? Let's forget about it all." Tobney said as he reached out and grabbed Gohan's chin to force him to look at him.

Gohan pulled away but continued to look at Tobney. "Start over? What if we do that? Wait until the next time I stand up to them and you just bow your head and stab me in the back again?" Gohan snarled at him. "Give up, Tobney. I don't need friends."

"Everyone needs friends. Especially here." Tobney answered. Gohan growled in annoyance and got out of the chair. He walked to the other side of the room and looked out the window. Tobney frowned as he watched Gohan go. He sighed and hesitated as he eyed the half-saiyan. "Let him stay here." Tobney said out loud.

The other warriors all looked in his direction. Gohan looked over his shoulder, wondering where Tobney was going with this. "Let him stay here. He can stay in the ship while we visit the planet. If Gohan leaves, I will take full responsibility." Tobney said with a determined nod. "And I will take any punishment you can think of."

Gohan raised an eyebrow as Comora stepped closer to Tobney. "Are you sure about this?" He asked.

"Yes. I know Gohan won't leave." Tobney looked at Gohan and met the half-saiyan's eyes. "He's just a little boy but he knows why he is here. He's behaved more like an adult than I've seen some real adults do. So, I have full confidence in him."

Gohan smiled slightly. The two young warriors looked at Comora expectantly. The man looked from Tobney to Gohan. "Fine. You can stay here." He said as he looked at Gohan. "If he leaves, you're in trouble." He said as he pointed to Tobney. The twenty-year old nodded.

The other warriors made their way to the door. Gohan stepped closer to Tobney. "If you think everything is forgotten because of this, you're wrong." Gohan said.

"I know." Tobney answered. "But it's a first step, isn't it?" He walked to the doorway as he said this. Gohan followed him.

"It might be." Gohan answered.

Comora frowned and grabbed Gohan on his shoulder tightly. Gohan widened his eyes slightly as he looked up at the large bulky man. Even though Gohan was stronger than he appeared, a large man bowing over a small boy like that was always intimidating. "If you leave with this ship, Tobney is going to get it. Don't forget about that." He threatened. Gohan nodded and Comora released him. The half-saiyan rubbed over his painful shoulder as he watched the others leave.

The half-saiyan leaned against the doorway and watched the group of warriors disappear in the city. Even though Comora threatened him before they left, they did leave Gohan here alone. There must have been some trust if they did that. Gohan knew that Comora would have never left him here if he wasn't absolutely sure Gohan would not leave. The same went for Tobney. Gohan wasn't very good friends with them but, knowing that they trusted him still brought a smile to his face.