Falling for a Saiyan Part 4
After waking up the following morning, I looked out to the front yard where Vegeta's training capsule was waiting.
'Man, he sure wasn't kidding when he says he likes to train early.'
I fixed myself breakfast and sat at the kitchen table, where Trunks was already enjoying his food.
"Hey, Trunks."
"Morning, Melissa. Today's the big day. Ready for it?"
"Of course I am. Can't be that bad, right?"
"Like Goku said yesterday, you haven't seen how my dad likes to train."
"I'm sure I can handle it, Trunks."
After I finished my breakfast, I did my morning routine and walked outside. Since I was training today, I decided to wear my traditional training attire, a black sports bra and my favorite black capris. My hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and my lucky fingerless gloves were on my hands. I knocked on the capsule's door, but Bulma walked up to me before I could go inside.
"Here, Melissa. I thought you might like some water. Training with Vegeta can be intense sometimes, so I thought you'd need plenty of it."
"Got it. Thanks, Bulma."
After I walked into the capsule, I fell right to my knees.
"Did I forget to mention I like training in here with the gravity at 100x Earth's normal gravity?"
"You might've neglected to mention that."
He walked to the controls and shut the gravity off. After I stood up again, he approached me.
"I've decided to make flying your first lesson. Think you can handle it? It can get tough trying to unlock the energy that's inside of you."
"If I didn't know any better, Vegeta, it seems like you're trying to get me to back down. Too bad, because I'm not scared of you."
Vegeta smirked and we walked outdoors to the front yard. He sat on the ground, and I sat in front of him.
"Now, to unlock the energy, you need to focus and relax. If your body is too tense or you haven't trained very much, it'll be that much harder to unlock. Hold out your hands in front of you."
I did what he told me, and relaxed my muscles.
"Concentrate on having the energy flow from your body to the palms of your hands."
As I closed my eyes and tried to focus, I could almost feel the energy flowing through me. Soon, I felt something warm on my hands. I opened my eyes to see Vegeta smirking at me. I looked at my hands to see two small balls of light.
"Is that...?"
"Yes. That's the energy you've unlocked. I'm impressed. Not many can unlock it that fast."
We both stood up as Vegeta prepared to give me part two of the lesson.
"Now that you've unlocked the energy, it's time to use it. Your energy is what keeps you in the air. Have your arms at your side, and concentrate on having the energy flow from your body to below your feet. Try seeing if you can levitate in the air for 15 seconds."
I put my arms at my side and concentrated. I was so focused, I didn't even realize we had company. Goku and Krillin had decided to pay a visit.
"Hey, Vegeta. How's she doing?"
"How do you think she's doing, Kakarot?"
"Well, she's still alive, so that's good."
"I decided flying will be the first lesson. She managed to unlock the energy that's inside her, and now she's trying to use it to fly."
Krillin smiled as I slowly began to levitate.
"Guys, look. Melissa's levitating."
I could feel their eyes on me as I rose a little higher into the air. I looked down to see Goku give me a thumbs-up.
"Nice work, Melissa. You're doing great!"
"Thanks, Goku!"
After 15 seconds were up, I concentrated on floating back down, and I did. As soon as my feet touched the ground, Goku put his arms around me in a tight hug.
"Melissa, you did great! I don't think I ever saw someone pick it up that quickly before."
"Thanks, Goku. It means a lot coming from you."
After I was let go, Krillin gave me a pat on the back.
"We were on our way to Dende's Lookout. Everyone's waiting to see you train with Vegeta."
"Dende's Lookout?"
"You'll see when we get there. Come on."
After Goku and Krillin took off, Vegeta stood beside me.
"The wind blowing in your face may take some getting used to."
"I'll be fine. If I end up slowing up a bit, I'll catch up to you."
He nodded and took off into the air, with me close behind him. Luckily, Goku and Krillin weren't too far ahead, so we caught up right away. Goku saw me approach him and smiled.
"I see you already got used to the wind. Nice work."
"I thought it would be a tough process, but it was surprisingly easy."
"Good to hear."
After a while of flying, I saw a giant pole that went high up into the sky. I looked to Goku with a smirk on my face.
"Hey, Goku, think you can keep up?"
"Huh?"
I took off like a rocket, and Goku smirked as he flew after me. After reaching the pole, I flew vertically as fast as I could, but Goku was quickly catching up.
We both touched the floor of the Lookout at the same time, and I hunched over as I tried to catch my breath.
"Wow. That...was...amazing."
"I'll say. You almost beat me here, Melissa. You're picking up on this quite well."
Moments later, Vegeta and Krillin arrived.
"Hey, look, guys! They're here!"
We looked to see everyone rush out to greet us. Yamcha, Trunks, Gohan, Goten, and Piccolo emerged from inside. I looked to Trunks and he smiled.
"What's all this?"
"Well, we wanted to see how well you do in a fight against my father, and our front yard isn't big enough for all of us. Krillin suggested we all meet here."
Piccolo nodded in agreement and Gohan smirked at me.
"Man, you must be good if you almost beat my dad up here. Good thing I wasn't racing against you."
"Remind me, and I'll race you to your place. Your mom called this morning saying we all could stop by for dinner tonight."
"Cool."
Goten put an arm around me and smiled.
"Did Mom mention about Dad's big appetite?"
"She did, and she said she'll be sure to make enough for everyone."
After he let go, I turned to see Vegeta approach me.
"You've unlocked the energy, and you managed to fly. You held your own against Yamcha the other day, so let's see how well you do against the Prince of Saiyans, shall we?"
"Bring it on, Vegeta."
He smirked and powered up to the level of Super Saiyan, much to Trunks' chagrin. I smirked back and we got into battle stances, and the battle began.
That's a wrap for part 4. Melissa managed to learn how to fly, and she nearly beat Goku in a race to Dende's Lookout. The Z Fighters decided to show up as well, eager to see how well Melissa will fare against the Prince of Saiyans in a practice battle. How well will she do while Vegeta's a Super Saiyan. You'll find out in part 5. Also, part 5 will begin in Trunks' POV as he and the Z Fighters observe Melissa's battle with his father. Stay tuned