In an instant Ellery, Goku, and Vegeta made it back to Bulma's house. It wasn't until after they appeared that the young girl realized that her car and all of her other belongings were in the forest. How in the hell am I supposed to find my stuff? I barely remember where I parked in the first place. I guess that I'll just have to figure it out later… The more important question is HOW IN THE FUCK DID HE DO THAT?!
"I guess I probably shoulda warned you! I have this cool technique that allows me to teleport if an energy is present. It's been a lifesaver!" Goku states. Seeing the look of shock on the girls face caused him to chuckle. He wasn't used to having someone around that wasn't used to the two of them.
"It's about as life saving as it is annoying, especially since he's known this technique as long as I've known him and hasn't bothered to teach anyone else." Vegeta glared at the younger Saiyan that stood next to him. There was a hint of resentment in his voice. Vegeta could think of numerous occasions that the Instant Transmission Technique could've helped him in battle. The only reason Vegeta could think of to withhold such a technique was that Goku thought it'd give the Prince the upper hand.
Ellery couldn't help but laugh at Vegeta's comment. "So if you two are from the same planet, did you come here together?" She looked around the room for Bulma and the rest of her friends, noticing that the house was a little too quiet for them to already be here. It was then that she noticed there was music coming from outside.
Goku was the first to speak as he walked into the kitchen, making himself at home. "Well not exactly. I was sent to this planet as a child, and Vegeta came here a lot later. We didn't know each other back on our home planet. Honestly I didn't even know that I was from another planet until Vegeta and my brother came along!"
Ellery watched as Goku raided the fridge and Vegeta sat at the table. A service bot came rushing to the table as it saw the three come into the kitchen. Out of the corner of her eye she watched Vegeta pressing some buttons, but she was more intrigued on how much food Goku was grabbing out of the fridge. The more that Goku spoke, the more confused that Ellery became. "It sounds like you are leaving a lot out of this story…"
"Yeah, he's leaving out the part where his brother and I tried to kill him. Also the fact that he and I both came to this planet to destroy it." Vegeta interrupted with a shrug and a small glare toward the younger Saiyan. If he was going to explain how they came to this planet, he might as well do it correctly.
"What? Destroy the Planet?" The way that Ellery's eyes widened in shock made Vegeta chuckle.
"Vegeta! I didn't want to tell her that!"
"Well if you're going to answer questions about where we came from it doesn't help to be vague." Vegeta wondered for a moment if the younger Saiyan could feel the daggers that were being thrown at his back as he grabbed the last bit of food out of the fridge. "Our planet worked a lot different than Earth does. The Saiyan's battle hungry nature allowed us to conquer planets with ease. In the beginning, it was for survival. But sometime before I was born an evil emperor caught wind of our strength in taking over planets. He enslaved our people to conquer planets for a profit. That's why Kakarot was sent to Earth when he was a child."
Vegeta looked up as the spiky haired Saiyan devoured the food in front of them. As he ate, the bot that was at the table moments before came back with handfuls of plates piled to the brim with food. It was then that Vegeta heard his stomach finally growl in hunger. The smell of the delicious food was bringing out his appetite once again. It was normal to feel this hungry after a long day of training, but he didn't want to alarm the girl next to him. And why should I care if she sees how much I eat? What in the hell is wrong with me?
Food particles were flying across the kitchen between the two Saiyans. Ellery just sat at the table, completely mesmerized at how much the two men were eating. Vegeta was eating with more restraint than Goku, but the food was flying into his mouth nearly as fast. Ellery was so enthralled with the story. She didn't want Vegeta to stop talking. It was then that her own hunger got the best of her.
Ellery's growling stomach was loud enough to catch the attention of the two Saiyans. Not taking a moment to look away from the piles of food in front of them, both Saiyans pushed some plates of food to her. The wonderful smells of the food that was on the table was making her mouth water. She couldn't wait to dig in.
After a while, the trio had finally finished eating, Ellery's stack of plates was of considerable height. She couldn't believe that she had eaten that much in one sitting. She felt completely full but energized and ready to go all at the same time. It was such an odd sensation. Their metabolisms must be through the roof with all the food they must eat.
"Wow, you've got quite the appetite on ya! That's almost more than Goten eats." Goku looked at the stack of plates as the service bots began cleaning up their mess.
Ellery blushed, it was surprising to her as well that she had eaten that much. "I'm guessing it was because of all of the training today. I don't feel I normally eat that much… But enough about that. If you were sent here to destroy the planet, why didn't you?"
"I was found by Grandpa Gohan in the woods! He tried to raise me, but I was a real handful. One day i wondered off and I feel into a cavern and hit my head. I was in a coma for some time and when I woke up I had no recollection of what I was supposed to do on this planet. The hit basically knocked the Saiyan right out of me!" Goku says between bites of food. "After that I was a mostly normal child. That is until I looked into the full moon and killed my Grandpa…"
Ellery's jaw fell slack and would've fallen on the floor if it wasn't attached. "What?! How?!"
"Well Saiyans are born with tails, and that tail gives us the ability to turn into a giant ape during a full moon. Grandpa had always warned me about the full moon, and that I need to stay away from the windows when it was dark out. One morning I woke up naked outside, my home's destroyed, and my grandpa was nowhere to be found. So I raised myself until I met Bulma! It wasn't until after I met Vegeta, and he told me about the Saiyans that I realized I was the one that killed my grandfather all those years ago."
Ellery was speechless. Instead of being terrified of these two men, she found herself connecting with them. She found it a little odd that she too had to be kept from windows, but as far as she knew, she's never had a tail. What in the world am I thinking? There's no way that I could be like these two.. Despite her inner thoughts, she had never felt more comfortable around a couple of people. Looking at Vegeta, Ellery smiled. "So what's your story? I have a feeling yours is much more interesting than his."
Vegeta froze… Was he wanting to tell her about his not so great past? What in the world would she think of him then? Before he could answer the patio door opened, startling the three in the kitchen.
"Elly! You're just in time!" Bulma stumbled in the house. Clearly the gang of girls had gotten the party started early. "All the girls are here! Come on out here!" As she made her way into the kitchen, she sees the trio sitting at the table. Vegeta was sitting next to Ellery, making Bulma smile wide. "Ooh nevermind, looks like you've got your own little party going on in here!"
At the mention of a party, Vegeta immediately stood from his chair and walked out of the kitchen. This action surprised Ellery, she watched him as he walked through the living room and down a hallway.
"Well there he goes, back to his normal self again." Goku says with a chuckle. "I'd better get going or else Chichi is going to come looking for me." The next instant the tall man in orange was gone.
"He's an interesting character." Ellery says as she looked at her nearly empty glass. There were so many questions that were filling her mind about the two fighters, she wasn't sure which one she wanted to ask first. "So Goku mentioned that you two met when you were young, when did you learn that he was from another planet?"
"I knew from the moment I stumbled upon Goku that he wasn't a normal kid. He had a tail for goodness sake." Bulma says with a smile as she began to reminisce about the past. "I was looking for these things called Dragon Balls, there's seven gold orbs that you collect and they will grant you a wish when they're brought together. He had one of the Dragon Balls, it was given to him by his grandpa. He was such a naive little kid when I met him, and since he didn't have anyone else around we went in search of the others together." The two cleaned up the mess quickly while Bulma chatted. After it was clean Bulma sits down on a barstool and gives Ellery a small smile. "I don't think they'll notice we're missing." She says before she pulls out a bottle of wine and two glasses, pouring one for each of them.
"Anyway..The entire trip was one adventure after another. From meeting a turtle man that gave him a flying cloud, meeting one of my boyfriends, a shift shaping pig and cat, and fighting off evil emperors and kings. One night we were trapped in a glass room, it just so happened to be the full moon that night. Goku look one look at the moon and he got this strange look in his eyes. His heartbeat was strong enough I'm sure the entire room could hear it. Then he grew over a hundred times in size into a giant ape kid! Completely destroyed the place and helped us out of a bad situation." Bulma says with a smile. "It wasn't until many years later when Vegeta showed up that we knew where exactly Goku was from."
Ellery sipped her wine as she listened to Bulma, It was amazing that she survived! "When did Vegeta come into the picture? Earlier he had mentioned that the both of them had come to destroy the planet. Goku got to explain his side of the story, but as soon as I had asked Vegeta about him, you walked inside."
Bulma looks down at the wine glass, almost wishing for a moment that she hadn't walked inside. But maybe she could still save this yet. A small smile came to her face as she thought back. "Now I wish I would've stayed out with the girls." She says with a small chuckle. "Yes he's right. Before Vegeta came to Earth, Goku's brother Raditz came and tried to recruit him to help them conquer planets. Goku ends up getting killed in battle along with his brother, but we used the Dragon Balls to bring him back to life! Unfortunately Vegeta learned about the Dragon Balls and their power, and he came in search of the Dragon Balls. I remember he wanted to be immortal back then."
"I wasn't there for that fight, but from what I heard it was insane! Vegeta killed one of his own men that was with him and almost killed Goku. But in the end Goku spared him and let him get away in his spaceship….Then after a battle that he and Goku had on another world, he came back to live with us, And that's only the beginning of our insane history together." Bulma says with a small chuckle. "I think maybe the rest you should hear from him. If you go down that hallway, there's a metal door on the left side of the hall. Look inside and knock on the little window and he should let you in."
"Should? That's reassuring" Ellery chuckled nervously as she takes the final drink of her wine. "What should I say? I have no idea on how this stuff works! Not only that, he's just so different.." Her nervousness was getting the best of her.
Bulma chuckled and looked at how nervous she seemed. It was understandable that she was nervous, Vegeta wasn't the most polite, or social person in the world. "Did you have fun watching them train today? Ask him to train you, I'm telling you now that he will probably complain about it… and a lot. But he will say yes and you'll be able to tell if he's enjoying himself. Not only that, training is his favorite thing besides fighting off people stronger than him." Bulma says with a smile, pouring another glass as she stood up from the stool. "He can be a caring guy once you get to know him and get past his gruff exterior."
Bulma makes her way back out to the other girls, but not without giving Ellery a wink and a small nudge towards the hallway. "You can do it! Trust me, I wouldn't be telling you to go for it if I didn't think it was a good idea." She says before disappearing out of sight, leaving Ellery alone with her thoughts.
There were many reasons why Ellery could think of to not go down that hallway, but none of them were appealing enough. The need to be in his presence was too great to her. If he really did let me train with him, there's so much that he could teach me. It was that main thought that drove each step down the hallway towards the door. I've got to at least try, I mean would he really say no at the chance to train with someone?
Slowly Ellery approached a big metal door in the hallway, she walks up to it and watches in awe as the bots tried attacking Vegeta, but he was all too quick. There were times she would lose track of him because he was moving so fast. Ellery wanted nothing more than to be in that room with him, it looked like so much fun.
Ellery noticed a slight change in his movements, as if he sensed her presence outside the door. She watched as Vegeta easily disabled every bot in the room. Once he was finished Ellery watched as he pushed a button. A loud noise overcame the hallway, as if the room was powering down. She watched as he turned around and headed towards the door. Ellery quickly backed up, her heart steadily racing in her chest as she watched him approach the door. Once it opened, she couldn't help the words that flew out of her mouth. "Hey, I'm sorry for bothering you… But I was wondering if maybe you could train me a little? Watching Goku and you fight today really inspired me to want to continue my own training."
Vegeta's eyes widened, the request was almost laughable. He put his hand over his mouth as he stifled a laugh. "So you decided to ask me? I don't think you understand what you're getting yourself into. I'm not like Kakarot when it comes to training. I won't make it easy on you." He says before turning back to go inside, but her hand on the door stopped him.
"I know you won't make it easy on me… That's why I asked you instead of waiting to see Goku again." Ellery smiles a little. "I think your fighting style is a lot cleaner than his, you just seem so…"
"Tense." Vegeta says with an eye roll as he heads back into the gravity chamber. However, he still motions for her to come in the room. "I guess if you want to make this mistake, be my guest."
"Really?.. I mean okay!" Ellery could barely contain her excitement as she entered the room before he could change his mind.
How many times is she going to get back up? Vegeta was absolutely baffled by this new girls' persistence. Each time that he knocked her away, she came right back with the same fire in her eyes. It was nearly the same fire that he saw in Kakarot's eyes when he got fired up during a good fight. The two fighters had been going at it for around three hours and she wasn't showing signs of stopping.
Ellery was improving at an exponential rate, even by Vegeta's standards. He had never seen a simple human pick up the art of fighting so quickly. If she was this good after just two training sessions, the Prince wondered how powerful this girl could get.
At this rate she's going to have me going Super Saiyan before the night's over… He paid dearly for being so absent minded during the fight. Before he knew what happened, Ellery was behind him and knocking his legs out from underneath him. Vegeta wasn't going down without a fight however. While going down Vegeta grabbed a hold of Ellery's ankle, causing her to trip over him.
With that simple action, the tense fighting atmosphere in the room dissipated almost completely. Ellery squealed as she fell towards the tile. She tucked her arms in and rolled onto her back as she fell. "Just when I thought I had you, you had to go and cheap shot me." She says with a smile as she sits up.
"That was not a cheap shot, i was using my angle to my advantage." A small smile crossed the Prince's face as he stood back up. "Wanna keep going?" Part of Vegeta was hoping that she would say no, but he also wasn't going to turn down the chance to keep fighting. What's wrong with me? Not wanting to fight? The nervous look on Ellery's face made Vegeta wonder what in the world she could be thinking.
"Actually… If you're up for it, I have something that you might want to try. It could help you with trying to relax."
Looking down at the beautiful girl, there were a million thoughts running through Vegeta's head. What in the world could she possibly want to teach me? "If you're talking about meditation don't bother, I can't stand it. So let's get back to your training" The Prince's eyes rolled as he motioned for her to get back up. He couldn't count how many times Kakarot or one of the other Z fighters tried to get him to meditate. It was always in vain because he would get bored with just sitting there.
"Actually… I had something else in mind." Ellery says with a smile as she stood up and went into one of her complex moves. She balanced on one foot as she brought her other foot over her head with her hands. "Meditation is too boring. Just sitting there and hoping to relax, seems pointless. Yoga helps you remain balanced, relaxed, and in control of your body. I think it could help."
Shock and awe was apparent on the Prince's face as Ellery moved through various poses. In all honesty it didn't look too difficult, but there was something about the way that she moved flawlessly between her poses that mesmerized him. Ellery's eyes closed in concentration as he was watching her. Vegeta noticed a small ball of ki forming outside of her body. Shock was apparent on his face as he began to walk toward her. Does she even notice that it's happening?
During the Martial Arts Tournaments, Vegeta noticed most humans didn't bother with energy based attacks. He concluded that the main reason that it took too long to master and took up too much energy. They were always so weak compared to the other Z fighters for that exact reason. Now this girl was just able to form ki essentially while stretching. Questions were running through Vegeta's mind so fast that he almost couldn't keep up with them. He had so much to ask her, but he also didn't want to break her concentration.
"So I got to hear how Goku came to this planet, now it's your turn." A smile crossed the girls face as she continued what she was doing, her eyes remaining closed. "I don't need to know all of the gorey details, but I can't deny that hearing how you came from another planet makes me want to know everything."
Vegeta was apprehensive, words tried to come out of his mouth but his brain would stop them as soon as he tried. What in the world was he supposed to say to her? Where was he supposed to begin? Instead of thinking about it too much, Vegeta begins to pace around Ellery. He watched her move flawlessly, the ball of ki growing stronger. "What exactly do you mean by everything?"
It was then that his eyes noticed something remarkable. Vegeta couldn't take his eyes off of it because he refused to believe that it was there. Ellery's shirt had risen up her back through her moving around and revealed a small darkened circle on the small of her back. It reminded him exactly of the tail scar that all Saiyans had.
But there's no way that she would be a Saiyan… is there? Vegeta couldn't breathe. The air around him felt heavy and it was loaded with her scent. He wanted to run from the room, catch his breath so that he would be able to think rationally. It has to be just a birthmark… There's only one way to find out...
"I'll make it easy on you, how about I just start asking about stuff that I want to know?" Ellery said with a chuckle as her leg came back down to the ground, ending in a Mountain Pose. Her eyes opened and they were immediately drawn to the ball of ki in front of her. She remained completely still and in control, as if she didn't want it to disappear. "There it is…"
The Prince had walked back around to her front and noticed the look of shock on her face. "This has happened before?"
"I've only seen it once.. It was this morning before I met Goku, I didn't think that it'd happen again… Do you know what's going on?"
"It's a ball of energy that we call ki. Kakarot and I used this energy in our attacks in our fight earlier. Your severe concentration has caused it to form. With some training, you would be able to manipulate it and make energy attacks just like us." Vegeta says with a smile, it hadn't left his face since he saw the mark on her back.
This explained how she was learning so quickly, and possibly why her scent was so intoxicating to him. But there were still so many doubts in Vegeta's mind "I'll tell you what you want to know, but after we finish training. After seeing that little stunt, I'm curious to see what else you're capable of."
With that, Vegeta took his fighting stance once again, motioning her to come at him with her best shot.
How was Ellery supposed to say no to such a great offer? Smiling at the older Saiyan, Ellery took her own stance before she charged towards him.