"We already did that," I commented.
"Yeah!" Goku proclaimed. "That's where Gohan got his cool shield!"
Tien shook his head at that. "You are always getting into fights, aren't you?"
"Hey!" Goku complained. "Its not like I tried to get into that fight. We were captured. And Chichi took out most of them!" He wrapped his arm around his wife and she smiled at his praise.
"ANYHOW!" Bulma said, annoyed that people had become distracted. "There are a lot of really nice places to explore here. The forest, of course. There is also the freshwater lake if you don't want to swim in the ocean. And there are a series of caves and tunnels near the research station-"
"You might be treating this as a vacation," Piccolo said coldly, "but I haven't forgotten that we are here to prepare for Raditz returning. So just point me to the nearest field where I can begin working on getting stronger while the rest of you frolic. Seems like I have to be the one to save this planet."
"Aw, don't be like that, Piccolo!" Goku declared. "You know that I'm always up to train! And I can't wait to train with you!"
"hmmmpf," Piccolo said, arms folded over his chest and eyes closed. "Fine… but the rest of you better not get in our way."
"Well," Master Roshi stated, "if you are going to be that narrow minded then I guess we can count you OUT of being able to defeat that Raditz."
The comment made Piccolo snap a single eye open. "WHAT… did you just say old man?"
"Only that you lack creativity if you are so dismissive of what Bulma was telling us about. A smart warrior uses everything to their advantage."
"Laying on a beach getting a tan, snorkeling in the ocean, or spelunking is going to help people get stronger?" Piccolo mocked.
"How does he know about all that stuff?" I asked Isco who gave his version of a shrug.
"I'm disappointed in you, Piccolo," Master Roshi said, moving to stand in front of the group. Despite the fact that he was wearing his customary Hawaiian shirt, shorts, and sunglasses I was suddenly struck by the remembrance that Roshi was one of the greatest martial artists that had ever lived. The man had forgotten more about fighting than most of us had ever learned. "The beach will help you learn how to fight on unstable terrain." He tapped his walking staff against the sand, making several small divots. "Far too many people are only used to hard surfaces or training mats. But sand? Oh, that can shift and make you slide suddenly and that is a big benefit for anyone who needs to learn better foot placement."
Suddenly Master Roshi threw down his walking staff and inhaled, his rail thin body going ramrod straight, causing him to gain about 3 to 5 inches in height as his chest broadened and his arms exploded with muscles.
"Allow me to demonstrate!" he declared and I watched with wide eyes as he tensed. "Ah, a volunteer!"
I looked about to see who he was going to demonstrate his lessons with… only to find everyone had leapt back, leaving me all alone.
"…you cowards!" I screamed right before Roshi was on me, using a palm thrust to send me stumbling back. "GAAAA!"
"See how I am able to adjust to the sands moving?" he asked even as he began to force me away from him with a rapid set up attacks. I found myself twisting and spinning about wildly, making all sorts of pained and panicked sounds as he moved about me. "This will help you better understand how your body works!"
Roshi grabbed onto my wrist and smirked before he spun me wildly before sending me flying through the air; I flailed my arms and legs, hoping maybe, just maybe, Kami loved me and when grant me flight.
He didn't love me.
I slammed down into the ocean hard, sinking rapidly, and just as I began to kick back towards the surface I opened my eyes and found Master Roshi bobbing in front of me, hands glowing.
Bubbles burst from my mouth as I screamed right before he fired off a ki blast that send me back out of the water, body bouncing a few times like a skipping stone before I landed on the beach once more, weakly twitching.
"Fighting in the ocean helps build up your muscle. The water acts as a resistor, making your movements become slowed as you fight against it. Its like practicing in weighted clothes but for every part of your body and not just pressing down but from all directions."
"Oh!" Goku said, stepping over me without a care. "And I bet it also would help with your lungs. You'd need to hold your breath down there so you'd have to get by with less oxygen. As you learned to fight like that getting more oxygen later on would leave you energized! And when you were fighting and began to pant it wouldn't affect you as much! It's like training on Kami's Lookout."
"As for the dark-"
Isco, bless him, cut in. "Miss Brief, I should inform you that if my partner dies I will not finish the documentary on my own. He handles editing."
"Oh my god Kayos!" she screamed, finally remembering that I was lying there utterly wrecked. She hurried to my side and looked me over. "Master Roshi you idiot! You could have killed him!"