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Episode 2: New Age, New Start

The floating bus that carries the two siblings then lands on its landing zone. Once it opens, a crowd of new students exit, along with the young Goken and Miru. Both of them look in awe to see how much larger the institute is than they have predicted. "Whoa. Makes you think how big the classes will be, right Mi-Miru?"

He looks to see Miru staring at a walking by Green Man with antennas. "Wooooow! Brother! Look! It's a Namek! I never seen one up close before! Hey look brother, this guy's soooo cool with that scarf! Sooo many cool looking people! Hey what's that?!"

Goken restrains the ever excited Miru. "Yeesh. Don't make a scene now. You really don't get out much don't you?"

"Hey! I go outside! I usually go out to find food and walk on the forest, and-"

"Ok. I think I understand now." Goken looks on to see Miru's ever happy attitude. "Hm. So I guess she's a farm girl. I guess it makes sense. I wonder if her Aunt would've made a better guardian than Uncle Stea. Then again, he has been helping me throughout my childhood. In...his own way."

Years ago...

Stea walks up to Goken's door. "Hey Gogo! You mind doing a soda run for me?"

Goken is still in bed. "uuuugh...Come on Uncle, I'm not your errand boy. Why don't you get it?"

"Oh yeah, I would but...yesterday I got a call from your principal. About you possibly punching a hole on the boy's bathroom."

Goken then gets nervous. "I...How would you know that if you haven't seen i-"

"I knew you would say that, so I checked it out myself. It sort of looked like the same hole you would make whenever you are down in the dumps."

Goken went silent. Until he gave in a large sigh. "I was teased again, ok? I wanted to blow off some steam...I should have ignored it completely..."

"Well...that's unfortunate..." Stea replies.

Goken gets out of his bed. "I know...I'm just afraid that I m-"

"You should have shoved him at least."

Goken paused. "...What?"

"You know. Give him a warning by...shoving him hard enough that he lands on his ass. That's how I solved things back in my days..." There was a silent. "Welp, I'm off buying some soda, be right back." He leaves in a flash.

Goken just stands there, unable to react to what Stea said.

Present Day...

"I really don't know if Uncle really is trying to help me or make things worse for me..." He looks to see Miru is already gone. "Huh? Miru?! What th-" Then he looks to see Miru is already talking to someone. This causes Goken to face palm. "Damn it, just how direct is this girl?!"

"...Sorry I haven't introduced myself. My name is Son Miru! And yours?"

The girl Miru is talking to a girl who has dark green hair and big glasses. "Um...my name? Its...Shui. I-Its nice to meet you." She extends her hand to Miru.

Miru grabs her hands and shakes it uncontrollably. "It's nice to meet you too Shui!"

"Miru!" Goken walks in. "You really shouldn't go off like that!" He turns his attentions to Shui. "I am very sorry for this. She gets overally excited when it comes to meeting new people." He grabs Miru's arm. "Come on, we got classes to go too!" He walks off, dragging Miru inside.

"So I guess I'll see you later Shui!" Waving bye to her. Not sure how to react, she hesitantly waves back.

The two enter their first class to see that its not so different from a regular classroom. Goken should know. Then the teacher walks in the room. The young man appears to have cat ears over his head. "Hello class! My name is Mr. Keizer! You guys might be wondering why this fighting academy is staring off like this. Well I assure you, this portion of the Academy is as important as the rest. For history is filled with the greatest fighters that we all should learn from! First things first, let us get to know each other. When I point at you, you tell me your name..."

Goken thinks to himself. "This is just like my old school. Well, what did I expect? A fist in the face for a pop quiz? Well...I guess I wouldn't mind something easy going. But still...

"You!"

"?!" Goken notices that he has been chosen. "ahem!" Goken prepares his introduction. "My name is Yuzuru Goken." As the teacher continues the introductions, Goken looks to his left to see Miru with her usual smile.

"You!"

"My name is Son Miru!" Time past and everyone has been introduced in the class.

Now that we are now introduced. Let's talk about a strong race called, Saiyans. Does anyone know what a Saiyan is?"

Goken raises his brow. "Saiyan?" Then someone raises their hand.

"Yes you, Vegal."

The one named Vegal stands up. Unlike most of the students, he has a more serious looking expression. "Saiyans were a warrior race that gets stronger in every fight. They lived and breathed a good fight. They started out primitive, until they reached many levels of power thousands of years ago. They could even potentially reach the levels of the gods."

The teacher is pleasantly surprised. "Oh! I see someone has been studying about Saiyans! Now lets get things started." Time past and the siblings set out for the next class. Goken, Miru and other students enter a gymnasium, filled with an obstacle course. A grown man with a smooth long hair and handsome features. The girls other than Miru gasp in the sight of the attractive mentor.

"Greetings everyone! My name is Mr. Takahara. And I will be your teacher in this class." The girls start to swoon once they hear his crisp and elegant voice. "In here, we test your stamina and endurance."

Goken looks around and see's how normal the obstacle course seems to be. "This could be interesting."

Later...

Goken is at his 64th pull up, and is hyperventilating. As he is barely hanging on rings, high enough to cause an injury if one wrong move is made.

"Yuzuru! You can stop right here!" Takahara says to the young student.

"Uh...alright...but how do I get do-AH!" Goken slips and falls. Everyone panics. Until Takahara dashes in an instant and catches Goken. "I believe this debunks your worry?" The male students are in awe of his coolness while the girls are fantasizing themselves in Takahara's arms. As Goken gets pleasantly brought back in safe grounds, Miru runs to her half brother.

"You did great Brother!"

Goken is still out of breath. "...thanks...I think..."

"Ok! It's my turn!" Miru walks towards the lowering rings to demonstrate her stamina.

Goken thinks to himself. "Man...I can't believe I even lasted as long as I did...I guess the training with Uncle Stea paid off. I wonder if my little half sister can keep up..."

158 pull ups later...

Everyone is in shock to see the youngest student in the class is not only doing the most pull ups so far, but in a fast pace. And she is not even showing signs of slowing down. "Um...I believe your done?" Takahara says in uncertainty.

Miru stops. "Ok!" Miru then lets go. "Yahoo!" And lands with no difficulty. Miru laughs cheerfully, with little signs of fatigue. Only small amounts of sweat which she swipes away her forehead. "That was fun! So what now?"

Weights

Goken struggles at his 45th lift, but Miru is at her 180th lift.

Push ups

Goken finishes in the 32th lift. Miru did 296 push ups. She is now tired, but still able to act like she did a few.

A loud whistle is heard from all over the gym, done by Takahara. "Alright, that will be all students. Now its time to enjoy your lunch!"

Many students then enter a large cafeteria where more students show up. Goken brings out his lunch box and so does Miru. He eats his rice balls while Miru enjoys hers. He looks at her happy expression while she takes a bite of her lunch. She then notice Goken's stare. "Hm? What's wrong Brother?"

Goken didn't reply immediately. "Well...its just..." He couldn't find the words to say it, until he banged the table. "How did you get so strong?!" Miru tilts her head in confusion. "I mean, you're like two years younger than me, and yet you can probably bench press everyone in the room! I just want know!" There was an awkward silence. "...I mean...if you don't mind..." Goken wanted answers, but he still couldn't help but feel rude about his comment.

Miru didn't seem to mind. "Um...I train!"

"...You train?"

"Uh-huh! A lot!" Miru nods.

Goken sighs. Trying to think of something to debunk her theory. "Ok...You can't be this strong by training alone. I bet you can't catch my rice ball in mid air."

Miru then pops her head in excitement. "Oh! That sounds fun! And delicious too!"

Goken then thought about what he said. "...Wait...I need to add something to this...Ok! You need to catch this rice ball, using your chopsticks!"

"Oooh! Ok! I understand!" She grabs her chopsticks and prepares. "I'm ready!"

Goken brings out one rice ball. "Ok. 1...2...3!"

As he throws it up. Miru focused, then in an instant, catches it. Goken is shocked. "I got it. Horray!"

Goken is still speechless. "...I don't...Just how much training you did?!"

"All day, everyday! You don't?"

Goken hesitates his answer. "I...usually train in weekends..."

"Oh...Is that it? I guess you need more training Brother. I can help!"

Goken blushes in embarrassment. "Well...I guess. But I bet no one trained you to expect the unexpected!" Goken then throws another rice ball, catching Miru off guard.

Miru then hits the rice ball, bouncing it out of range. "Uh-oh!"

The rice ball then hits someone's head. "What the!?" A long haired student wearing a ski-hat. Next to him, a jock with a short buzz cut. He turns to see the rice ball sticking out of his friends head.

"Uh...Lubba, you going to eat that?"

Lubba grabs the rice ball out of his head and crushes it. "What?! Who threw this?!"

Goken gets even more nervous. "uh...Miru, we should leave."

"Huh? But I haven't eaten all of my food yet!"

"Seriously! We should g-"

"You! Punk! Don't think you can get out scotch free!" Lubba walks up to Goken. "Don't think you can trick me too. I could see your rice balls in your box." Lubba then goes face-to-face with Goken. "You think you can make a fool out of me and run off like it was nothing?"

Goken stood there silent. Until, "Would it make a difference if I say no?"

"Shut up! That tears it! You, me, after school, fields! Be there, or be squared bitch!" Lubba walks off. The jock walks out of Lubba's way.

"Ditto." He then walks off with him.

Goken feels his heart sink down. "Ugh...Damn it! My first day and I already picked a fight with someone! This is not my day..." He slumps down in depression.

Miru slightly taps his shoulder. "Uh...Brother? The next class is starting."

Goken looks around and see's that they are the only ones on the cafeteria. "OH COME ON!"

They arrive back at the gymnasium. This time the equipment is gone.

A short yet moderately muscular man waves. "Hey! The names Lani palor. In this class, we teach you how to control your instincts, and your opponent." He shows his students a taped circle, signifying a ring. "Through knocking your opponent on their ass! How exactly? In this class, you learn the basics of Wrestling and Judo. In a fight, its important to get up close and personal. Learning the basics of Wrestling and Judo will help out on your road to be the strongest." As the class passes by, Goken is stuck on his mind, thinking about Lubba threatening him to a fight. Miru even notices her Half Brother still troubled.

As they leave, Miru asks Goken, "Um...Brother? Are you alright?"

Goken stops on his track. "Do I look alright to you? I am forced to fight someone I accidently pissed off! Ugh...I knew showing up here was a mistake..."

"I wouldn't jump to conclusions if I were you." A familiar voice gets Goken and Miru's attention. The same young man who described the Saiyans history. With firm spiky hair, but it looks combed and refined.

"You?" Goken recognized him.

Vegal then pats Goken's shoulder. "I see that you are troubled. But I assure you, don't lose your will to do what you have to do." He nods, assuring Goken that he will be alright. Goken couldn't help but feel somewhat encouraged.

"Vegal? We need to go the next class!" A female voice is heard from the other side of the hallway.

"Alright Soutia! I will be right there!" Vegal walks off, leaving Goken to think about what he said.

Miru walks up to Goken. "'What you need to do?' He must be talking about the fight right?"

Goken doesn't know how to respond. He probably suspects Vegal on trying to cheer him up. But he still couldn't get the uncertainty out of his head.

In the last class, the students goes outside and see's a small house. Inside the house...

A skinny yet rugged man is sitting down, eyes closed. He opens his eyes to greet his students. "My name is Masako. And in this class, we channel your inner power, in ways of ki control." Throughout the class, Masako tells his students about what ki is. Throughout the lesson, Goken couldn't help but be reminded of Uncle Stea's lessons.

Years ago...

Young Goken closes his eyes and tries to focus his spirit, but is having a hard time doing it. "Are you focusing Gogo?"

"I'm...trying to..."

Stea sighs. "Trying to focus your inner core isn't as easy as you think. You need to be internally be one with your mind. Once you done that, gravity will be your wiping boy!"

Goken calms himself. Easing his mind, letting go of his stress. Then he felt a jolt all around his body. He felt lighter, then he opens his eyes and see's his feet off the ground. "Wha?! H-Hey! Look at me! Look at me!" Goken couldn't contain his excitement. "I'm flying! I'm really flying!"

Stea couldn't help but smile at his nephew's succeeding. "Well, flying seems to be easier nowadays huh?"

Goken is still being cheerful for his success, "Yeah! Woohoo!" until he loses focus, "Wait, whaaaa!" and falls on his head. "Ow...What just happened..."

Stea walks towards Goken and kneels down to Goken's level. "You lost focus. I shoulda told you not to do that."

"How do you guys do this all the time then?"

"Hold your horses. Once you got the flying down, it will feel natural and you can fly to you hearts content."

Present...

Time pass and Goken could feel his heart sinking again. He remembers that he has a fight. "Crap! Ok! ok, ok, ok, ok...Calm down. He seems to be a sensible guy, maybe he realized how much he overexaggered or he probably forgot about the whole fight. Yeah! I could just walk on my dorm and pretend like all of that never happe-" Someone grabs him. "Hey!" He see's its the same jock that was with Lubba.

"Sorry, but your not running away for this, boy." The jock then carries Goken towards the fields outside academy grounds.

"Miru! Miru save me!" Goken pleads to his Young Half Sister.

Miru walks next to the jock. "Excuse me. But how do you train?"

"Oh! You wanna know little girl? Well alright then!" The jock replies happily.

"Awwwww COOOME OOOOOON!" Goken shouts in despair. As time past by, Lubba waits in the fields. He gets annoyed by his opponent being late until, he see's his friend carrying the said opponent, with a smirk.

"Thanks for the delivery Maxi!" Lubba chuckles.

"No problem Lubba." Maxi drops Goken.

"Man! You have some grip man!" Goken turns to see Lubba letting out a devious smile. "Ok, look. I am really sorry about the whole rice ball thing back at lunch. I don't think fighting over a little rice won't solve anything. You get what I mean?"

"Oh ho ho! No...If anyone here doesn't get it, its you!" Lubba points at Goken. "You think you have me figured out, but dude, you don't. I have a reputation to uphold here, and I won't let some punk make a fool out of me! Now get ready, cause its time to get curb stomped!" Lubba then leaps towards the dumb-founded Goken.

Goken dodges Lubba's fast attacks. "Whoa! your fast!" Lubba then sweeps Goken's legs, then double axes Goken down to the ground, then kicks Goken a few feet away.

"HaHaHa! Dude, here's a tip from me, if the competition is too fast for ya, then stay home and suck on some rice balls!" Lubba taunts Goken.

"Come on Brother, you can do it!" Miru cheers on for Goken. "You trained hard every weekend!"

Goken rubs his stomach in pain. "How would you know I'd train hard anyways?"

Maxi retorts. "Hey boy, I reckon you better focus on your fight!"

Goken sighs in frustration. "Okay..." He stands up tall and gets in a serious tone. "Alright, you hit me, and it hurt and all. So I say we should forget all of this and go home."

Lubba gets even more mad. "Dude, are you kidding me? I'm just getting started!" Lubba jumps up, causing Goken to panic. Lubba lands a kick, causing large amounts of debris to expand all over the campus. Goken tries to gain a clear vision from all of the debris, until Lubba cuts through the flying debris like a sword. Almost hitting Goken. If it weren't for Goken's rough around the edges instincts, it would have ended the fight there.

Goken recovers from the last second counter. "Alright! This is getting ridiculous! Can you just stop trying to kill me?! I have other things to do other than waste my time with you!"

"Dude, its over, when you are lying on my feet, crying like a little bitch!" Lubba then dashes forward, and throws out a roundhouse kick to Goken's neck. However Goken's instincts kick in and blocks the incoming kick. "Huh?!"

Goken then locks onto Lubba's eyes, showing anger. "YOU IDIOT!" Goken throws a punch straight to Lubba's face, sending him feet away from the field, instantly knocking him out. Maxi rushes towards Lubba, seeing if he is alright. Goken is still angry, until he realizes what he's done. "Oh crap! I-"

"Easy boy, Easy! I ain't gonna fight ya! We'll go away!" Maxi carries Lubba on his shoulders, and leaves.

Miru walks to Goken, worried. "He...He was this strong?! So...why?"

Goken lets out a loud curse. "Damn it!" Time passes by and both siblings walk towards their dorm. Goken and Miru makes themselves at home. They stayed silent until Miru walks up to Goken in his new room.

"Brother?" Miru nervously asks as she hides behind Goken's door. "Can I talk to you?"

Goken see's his Half Sister over his door. He sighs. "Come in."

Miru walks up to Goken and sits on his bed. "I...I'm not sure if I should ask this, because I don't want to upset you or anything"

Goken rolled his eyes. "Really?"

"But, I really want to know. You don't train as much as I do, and yet you are still strong. You beat Lubba in one punch. So why do you hate fighting that much?" Miru twiddle her thumbs, showing how nervous she is. "I think that fighting can be fun sometimes, as long as I fight with someone as strong as me, and I meet people who also thinks like that. But I don't get why someone like you who has inner strength, and refuse to use it."

Goken doesn't know how to respond to Miru's question. He thinks back to his reason not to fight. Then he realizes that he is not some regular student. If he was related to someone like Miru, then it seems fair to tell her why. "So you wanna know why I don't like fighting?" Miru nervously nods. "Alright. Its nothing amazing, so don't get too excited." Miku nods seriously.

Back when I was at first grade, things were rough for me. I mostly get targeted by some average ordinary bully, and they are times I want to punch him. But I knew better. When I hurt someone, I get in trouble, and I become no better than the bully. But one day, in fifth grade, he...decided to attack me. He was pretty mad at me for avoiding him for so long, so his friends surrounded me, he came up to me, and then he punched me. It hurt. A lot. I accidentally hurt myself whenever I train with my Uncle, but imagine a full speeding fist that was meant to hurt you, badly. At first, I was scared out of my mind, I tried to run away. But the other kids keep on pushing me back to the bully, and I get punched again. I got hurt, and my little young self couldn't take it. I wanted someone to save me. But no one came. I almost got...angry. Something came over me, I wanted all of it to stop. So before he could punch me again, I punched back. I hurt him pretty hard if I could remember. And once I realized it, I broke his nose. And all of the sudden, everyone was afraid of me. I was suspended for awhile. I'd thought Stea would yell at me for it. But he never yelled at me, just sighed every time he saw me that day. He then walks up to me, sits next to me, and says...

"Don't get upset...people can be dumb...they just refuse to understand things in front of them..."

"I really don't get what Stea was trying to say to me. As if people can understand people like me." Goken looks up to see a mirror to see himself. "I don't even understand myself..."

Miru then holds Goken's hand, and grips it tightly. "I don't entirely understand you. But I want to! And I'm sure someday, you will give everyone a reason to understand you." Miru gives a warm smile to her brother.

Goken is speechless. All he could now is smile back. He could not feel negative after hearing someone say that to him. "Yeah..." As night pass they go to their beds and rest easy. Miru sleeps soundly while Goken still thinks about what Miru said. "..."

"I'm sure someday, you will give everyone a reason to understand you"

Goken smiles of the thought. It seems impossible, but it is something he could get behind. After all, he has a bad habit to secretly reach for high places, like when he was a kid when he learned how to fly.

Goken and Miru's sibling bonds seem to be more stronger than ever. After their first day of the Academy, how will the coming days treat the young siblings? Find out on the next, Dragon Ball Ultimax!