Ascend or Die (Private Invite Hipoactivo)

The green-haired Saiyan followed close behind the excited wolf Saiyan in front of him. She undid her jacket, which he always saw her in, and tied it around her waist. The Saiyan touched his forehead, to see if there was any sweat coming down from it. It didn't feel like it, and he pressed on through the trees. Pushing leaves aside, ducking and moving his head, Tadeo made his way, not knowing where exactly he was going. He looked at his Gi, how simple it was, and how he wasn't really hot in it.
Is it really that hot out, right now? 
The Saiyan continued, shaking his head and forgetting about it.

Skylar, who'd been in front of Tadeo for a while now, was extremely excited. For what reason, Tadeo wasn't sure of. However, it was a way for Tadeo to get out of his home, and it gave him something to do. He wouldn't turn this down even if Christel told him to. Well, if it was Christel who told him that, he might've given it some more thought. Regardless, here he was, trudging through some trees and non-existent trails. According to Skylar, they were almost there. Shrugging his shoulders a bit and sighing, Tadeo picked up the pace just a tiny bit.
"All right, if ya say so. If I come out here for nothing, then it's on you."
The Saiyan continued onward, close behind his half-ling friend.

Tadeo kept pushing onward. While he was walking up, he saw a mosquito pass by his face. With malicious intent and quick reflexes, he grabbed it by the wings. It squirmed in his hand, and Tadeo stared at it, mumbling to it under his breath.
"I swear, if you didn't taste like someone wiped their ass with a baby wipe and then shoved it into the ocean to marinate it, I'd eat your entire race."
With that, Tadeo lit it on fire, the black flames dancing from its wings and spreading throughout its body. He let go, and the black flame disappeared in the shade under those trees.
We better be here soon. 

Tadeo looked up to his friend. She was climbing something, apparently nearing their destination. Tadeo stopped dead in his tracks, watching her as she kept climbing. It occurred to Tadeo that they could hear the ocean. Looking around, he started to wonder something he should've wondered a while ago.
Where the fuck am I? 
The Saiyan crossed his arms, looking around and trying to look through the trees. He couldn't really identify anything, so he gave up and continued to look to his friend, climbing. Once Skylar had reached the destination, Tadeo saw her look around some. She seemed awestruck, and Tadeo wondered what it could've been that made her feel this way. Soon, she motioned for him to come up.

Tadeo looked at everything he needed to climb, then back up to Skylar.
I'm not climbing all this shit. 
He wasn't in the mood for climbing, despite it not being a problem if he did. Tadeo floated to the top with Skylar, landing next to her on the top of the hill. He turned and looked all around himself. He looked at the beautiful, majestic waves, the amazing white sand of the beach. He watched everything in its entirety, the sun glistening from the waves (which actually hurt his eyes to look at since he has sensitive eyesight, and so he looked away from the ocean water, this being one of those reasons). Looking to the trees around him, Tadeo looked at their vibrant color, observing the wonder that was the cove they were in. How beautiful everything was! Then, Tadeo looked to Skylar with the same expression he had while he was in the trees, and spoke to her in a monotone voice.
"What the hell is this shit?"

Tadeo kept observing Skylar, his facial expression not changing. He wasn't all too good with emotional scenes such as these. The beach, the beauty of the waves, the majesty of the trees. None of that fit in with Tadeo, nor his dark history. Death followed him everywhere, and eventually, death took the part of him that saw things as beautiful, sacred things. After meeting Christel, and after getting to know her, Tadeo opened up to it a little more. Still, he's just not there, yet. In fact, there's a part of Tadeo that thinks he'll never feel that love for nature ever again. In all honesty, he was fine with that. He's more of a fighter, anyway.

Tadeo noticed Skylar's embarrassment as she looked away. His empathy got to him, and he felt bad for doing it. He walked up a bit, not looking at her.
"It's great, kid. Really, it is. I'm just not good with this kinda stuff. I'm sorry."
Tadeo watched as the girl walked off the cliff. He didn't react to that, either. He knew she wouldn't die from that height, and he knew she could fly. And fly, she did. As soon as her feet left the ground, she floated down to the white sands of the beach. She was probably reminiscing.

Tadeo would slowly follow, hands in pocket. As Skylar called out to him, Tadeo floated off the cliff and towards the sands, landing nearby the Saiyan wolf girl. Tadeo had no memories at a beach. Unless you count the shore he was at for his Turtle School training. He remembered being there with Christel, when her feelings and modesty didn't rise up completely. He even remembers going to Pan Fry Mountain the next day of training, leaving Christel behind because it was too dangerous for her. Flashbacks crept into his mind, and it was amazing that he completed his training. Thinking about it, this was the Gi he received from Master Roshi. Tadeo looked at it, from his torso down. Such memories this one Gi has brought him. Thinking of the Gi made him think of one more thing, something he really needed to ask Skylar. However, he'd do that after she told him why they were here.
"Okay, wolf girl, shoot. What's up?"

Tadeo wasn't really good with these sort of situations. The only reason he'd keep paying attention and feel anything was because of his empathy. Even then, he hated being empathetic. However, the way this conversation was going, Tadeo could feel a Vietnam flashback coming along. After hearing about Skylar talking about constant death, Tadeo involuntarily recalled the events that occurred 11 years ago: Tuksen murdering his family, his mother, the sole Super Saiyan at that time for his family, dying, and all hope being lost. He recalled the faces of despair his siblings had, as they were all ended, brutally and mercilessly, by Tuksen's goons. Then, his father, who was the sole person responsible for all this, ganged up by all of them at once, and murdered right there, beforehand making a promise that his youngest son, his youngest child, would be strong enough to give him the fight of his life, someday.

Tadeo's scowl intensified a little, and his pupils shrank as he repeated one word, one name, over and over again under his breath.
"TuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksenTuksen."
Skylar's words echoed in Tadeo's head, so he didn't forget anything she said. However, thinking about Tuksen gave him a crazy enough Vietnam flashback that he would have collapsed in blood bent rage. However, Tadeo snapped out of his little rage-filled trance once Skylar looked him in the eyes, as if nothing happened at all. His hands still in his pocket, it's almost as if Tadeo never went through it at all.
Let's not let anyone see that, yet. 

Skylar's words echoed in Tadeo's head, and he remembered the villages he visited, for a brief moment. He remembered some of the many faces there, most of which didn't exist in the world of the living, anymore. Truth be told, time wasn't an issue with Tadeo. He only had to face Tuksen after he killed his goons. However, this wasn't about Tadeo, right now. Now, Skylar wanted to ascend. She had the power for it, Tadeo could tell that. Unfortunately, he didn't think she had the anger, yet. He didn't think she had the traumatizing experience for it. He went through that sort of thing, when he first went Super Saiyan. Tadeo slowly lowered his power level to match Skylar's, slowly so she wouldn't notice. Tadeo also matched his stats with hers, so they'd be able to fight on par. The Saiyan took his hands out of his pockets. He put one hand on Skylar's shoulder, and looked at her, kind of a sorry look in his eyes.

"Listen, Skylar, becoming a Super Saiyan isn't all its cracked up to be. There are hardships, there's anger, pain..."
Slowly, Tadeo formed a grin on his face. He gripped onto Skylar's shoulder, very tightly, as to not let her move. Then, quickly, he balled up his other hand into a fist and launched it to Skylar's gut, in an attempt to stun and catch her off guard. He'd then lift her up and keep her there briefly.
"And pain, I'm going to show you. As a friend, of course."
Tadeo would then form a Ki blast in the hand he used to grab Skylar. He'd fire it, pushing Skylar back.
"Cut the emotional crap, for now! You're still a Saiyan, so show me that blood-bent happiness you feel when fighting. That's your Step #1."