In the other timeline, Goku and Vegeta are training above Capsule Corp was Beerus and Whis look on, sitting back and relaxing as they sipped some drinks.
Goku and Vegeta both clashed their fists against each other, with Goku smiling at his rival. "You've really gotten stronger Vegeta."
Vegeta smirked, "You're not doing too bad yourself Kakarot, you're almost as good as me."
The two continued to fight as Beerus and Whis both watched over.
"They're improving quite well I should say," Whis said.
"Yeah, it'll be a while before either of them could be a real challenge to me. But some things are worth waiting for," Beerus said.
"Yes, if you're patient enough," Whis said a bit slyly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Beerus asked, catching his attendant's tone.
"Oh nothing Lord Beerus," Whis said, much to the annoyance of Beerus.
"You really can be a pain Whis," Beerus said.
Trunks was also watching the two along with Mai, the two kids looking amazed at what they saw. Trunks really hoped to reach that level of power. "Dad and Goku are getting much stronger. I really need a rival."
"What about Goten?" Mai asked. "Isn't he a rival?"
"I want him to be, but sometimes I don't think he really gets what a rival is supposed to be. He's too friendly. Too bad Gohan couldn't stay," Trunks said.
"Gohan? Oh you mean the younger one?" Mai said, then blushed a little. "I wish he could have stayed too."
Trunks sighed a bit, "I wonder if he already stopped the Androids? I wish there was a way to contact Future Me so he can let us use his Time Machine to go check."
"Can't we use the Time Rings to go back in time like that other Goku did?" Mai asked.
"You mean Black? I don't think that would work," Trunks said. "They're not meant to go back in time, I don't remember how he managed to do it though."
Mai shrugged, "I'm sure we'll see him again. I'm sure he's doing just fine with no trouble at all."
Trunks nodded, "Yeah, you're probably right."
Back in the past, Chi-Chi had gotten everyone comfortable, each one having eaten a Sensu Bean, with the exception of the Androids. Piccolo used his ability to give them new clothes, so they don't have anything damaged.
"Nice abilities, can you make any clothes you want?" Eighteen asked.
"Don't expect me to get you new clothes every time you're interested, I don't want to waste my energy giving you new clothes," Piccolo said.
Seventeen chuckled, "Too bad for you Eighteen."
"Be quiet," Eighteen said.
Krillin checked the pouch the beans were in. "Too bad there's only two beans left. Having to eat two in such a short time, what a waste."
"It can't be helped," Piccolo said. "Anyway Gohan, maybe you should explain the whole story to Goku now."
"Yeah, where did you go son?" Goku asked.
"Um, I spent a week in The Future," Gohan said.
"Huh? You mean the one Tru-er I mean that boy was from?" Goku asked.
"Dad it's alright, Trunks has been born in this timeline, he's right there," Gohan said, pointing to baby Trunks who was being held by Bulma.
"Oh, right," Goku said. "Anyway did you see Trunks?"
"Actually it was another future, where we won. It's 13 years from now," Gohan explained.
"Oh, that's cool, anything I should know?" Goku asked. "Wait, don't tell me too much, I wanna be surprised."
"At this point there aren't too many surprises, but if that's what you want. Just know that I learned from Future you how to turn into a Super Saiyan," Gohan said.
Goku's eyes widened, "You can become a Super Saiyan! No way!"
"Yeah, I have you to thank," Gohan said.
"So you spent a week training there? Was it fun?" Goku asked.
"Yeah, I saw a lot of cool things," Gohan said. "I won't say too much, not yet at least. But you do get much stronger, as long as you keep training."
"Don't have to tell me that," Goku said with confidence. "I'm always ready to train."
"That's great and all, but how about telling him the real situation here," Seventeen said.
"Um actually Goku, can't you just read his mind? You read my mind on Namek," Krillin said.
Goku shook his head, "No, I'll let Gohan tell me. I haven't seen him in a while, I don't mind hearing him talk."
Gohan nodded, "Right, what happened was that after I came back, me and Yamcha stopped what looked like the two Androids Trunks warned us about, but I knew those weren't the real two. Me and the others found the real two, Seventeen and Eighteen," Gohan then pointed to the two.
"So, you're both the Androids?" Goku asked.
"Yeah, me and my sister," Seventeen said.
"After talking to them, I actually managed to be friends with them. They're really nice once you get to know them, now my goal is to keep them safe from a monster called Cell," Gohan said.
"Cell? Who's that?" Goku asked.
"He's another Android, he's made of the cells of you, me, our friends, Vegeta, the other Saiyans and even Frieza," Gohan said.
"Wow, that's...kinda weird," Goku said.
"Yeah, he needs Seventeen and Eighteen to be perfect, I thought I could stop him on my own, then another problem came, that being Majin Buu. I'm sure you could feel his energy," Gohan said.
"Yeah, it also feels like Vegeta's there fighting him," Goku said.
"He's not gonna last though," Piccolo said. "He's not strong enough, right now I'm sure Buu is just toying with him."
"Buu wasn't suppose to come for another seven years, none of us can beat him," Gohan said.
Goku nodded, "Yeah, I don't think I can either."
"So now what?" Seventeen asked. "We just give up?"
"We can't do that!" Eighteen said. "We need to stop Cell and Buu."
"How? We need to get stronger to do that, how are we suppose to get that strong anyway?" Seventeen asked.
"Simple, we use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku said.
Seventeen scratched his head, "The what?"
"I know that place, I trained there in The Future," Gohan said.
Goku looked surprised, "Wow really? That's great, for how long though?"
"Six months, I had different training partners each time, including you," Gohan said.
"Great, so we can train even more in there," Goku said.
"Hold on, what is this Time Chamber thing?" Seventeen asked.
"It's a room where you can get a year's worth of training in a day if you want," Goku said.
"One year in a day!?" Seventeen asked.
"Should we try that then dad?" Gohan asked.
"We don't have much choice," Goku said. "You and I can train in there."
"What about everyone else?" Bulma asked. "I'm sure they can get stronger too."
"They can come, but there's only enough food for two people for a year. If they come we'll need to bring more food, and you know how much I need to eat," Goku said with a nervous chuckle.
"Me and Seventeen don't need to eat," Eighteen said. "If you want we can join too."
"Hold on! I'm not spending a whole year in a room with the three of you!" Seventeen said.
"But it will help you get stronger, come on I thought you were Gohan's friend," Goku said.
"Hey he's an ok kid, at least when he's fighting because he's really strong and I like seeing him fight but I can't be in there for an entire year!" Seventeen said.
"Can you even get stronger?" Goku asked. "You're Androids."
"We may be Androids but we're not completely robotic," Eighteen said. "Seventeen and I were once human, we just have some robot parts."
"They should be able to get stronger," Gohan said. "Besides having more friends to train with can help."
Goku nodded, "Good point, alright let's get to Kami's Lookout."
Gohan also nodded, "Right." He then turned to his mom, "You're ok with this right?"
"Of course not, but I guess I really don't have much of a choice," Chi-Chi said. "Just promise me you'll keep your promise of becoming a Scholar."
Seventeen scoffed, "Such a tough kid and he has to become a nerd."
Chi-Chi glared at the Android, "Don't you insult my son's academics! There's nothing wrong with him being a Scholar!"
"Ignore him," Eighteen said. "My brother's just immature at times."
Chi-Chi felt some relief in knowing at least one of them had some senses. "Gohan I'm glad you have friends, but try not to take everything that young man there says. Listen to his sister, she seems more mature."
"Don't worry mom, I know Seventeen's just messing around," Gohan said.
Seventeen groaned a little, "Let's just get to this Chamber place."
Goku nodded, "Right, everyone grab onto me. You too Chi-Chi, I don't want you staying here where it's not safe."
"Sure, but what about my dad?" Chi-Chi asked. "He might be back soon, I sent him to get some food."
Bulma then realized something. "Oh no, my parents are still at Capsule Corp! Majin Buu is fighting with Vegeta there!"
"I'll get your parents as well as Chi-Chi's father somewhere safe after I take you all to the lookout, now let's hurry," Goku said.
As they each grabbed on, Seventeen let out a groan, "Not this again."
With that Goku had transported everyone to Kami's lookout, hoping to make good use of the Time Chamber there.
Meanwhile with Vegeta, he had begun attacking Buu, throwing several hard strikes at the monster, though barely doing any damage.
"Looks like you're quite durable, I'm gonna have to use more power!" Vegeta shouted and did some hard strikes and a really hard kick to his head, though Buu just floated there, the dents to his gooey like body healing already.
"Hehehe, not strong enough!" Buu said, then whacked Vegeta aside, the Prince stopping right before he hit the Capsule Corp Building.
"You're tough, I'm gonna have some fun here," Vegeta said with a grin.
"Me hope to have fun too!" Buu said, sending an energy blast at Vegeta. Fortunately he was able to narrowly dodge and fly in with some really strong punches to the Majin, then a bunch of ki blasts at him.
Buu absorbed the attacks and tried to blast Vegeta, the blast missing and hitting the Capsule Corp. building as Vegeta flew to the side.
"Galick Gun!" Vegeta shouted, sending a strong blast at Majin Buu, knocking him back. But Buu managed to deflect the attack and stretch his arm to punch Vegeta, knocking him further back.
Buu flew in to attack more, but Vegeta had managed to appear behind him, "BIG BANG ATTACK!"
Vegeta blasted Buu, causing some visible damage, but it was again quickly regenerated.
"What is he anyway? He's almost indestructible," Vegeta said.
Buu turned around, grinning at Vegeta, who in turn just got into a stance.
"You can't defeat me, you're too weak!" Buu said.
"How dare you, I am The Prince of Saiyans!" Vegeta shouted, powering up some more and flying in to attack Buu, throwing some strong and heavy strikes.
The two continued to battle through the skies of West City, though unfortunately for Vegeta, he was slowly losing this battle. His pride won't let him admit it, but he can't defeat Buu, but that doesn't mean he'll simply give up.
Back on the Lookout, Goku had already also gotten Chi-Chi's father and Bulma's parents to safety. Her parents had already left Capsule Corp. during the first fight with Gohan and The Androids battling Vegeta, so they were far away enough. Goku hoped to have had time to see Buu, but he knew that he had to get to the Time Chamber quickly.
With everyone safe, Goku and the others had approached the door of the Time Chamber with Gohan and The Androids. "Alright, are you all ready?"
Gohan nodded, "Yeah dad, I'm ready to train with you and help us both get stronger."
"Don't leave us out," Seventeen said, approaching with Eighteen. "We're gonna get strong as well."
"Is that even a good idea?" Yamcha asked. "Do we even want them getting stronger?"
"Yamcha, there's nothing to worry about. Seventeen and Eighteen are my friends, I have complete faith in them," Gohan said.
"You've only known them for about a day though, Goku and I didn't become friends that fast," Yamcha said.
"Me and Bulma got along almost instantly," Goku pointed out.
"Um, not exactly Goku, you kinda got on my nerves back then," Bulma reminded.
"Yeah, but we're still friends to this day," Goku said. "Even Chi-Chi and I got along almost right away."
"Yeah, I remember," Chi-Chi said with a small blush. "We were kids but I felt such a connection the first time we met, now we're married and have such a great son."
"I feel some connection to Seventeen and Eighteen, I trust them completely," Gohan said, turning to The Androids. "I know they can be friends with all of us."
Seventeen shrugged, "I'll tolerate them at least."
"Be quiet Seventeen," Eighteen said, then faced the door. "Should we get inside then?"
"Hold on," Bulma said, then reached to grab a box of Capsules. "I might have some training clothes for you." She threw the Capsule and a huge crate popped out. "Good, I still have them."
"What is that Bulma?" Goku asked.
"A while ago I made some extra Armor for Vegeta if he needed any, then I made some more so if anyone else wanted to use the Armor they could. I even have one small enough for Gohan, I remember him having Armor on Namek," Bulma said.
The four looked inside and pulled out some Armor.
"Cool, I guess I could use this for training," Goku said, looking at the suit and the armor that came with it.
"Not too stylish but better than getting my clothes dirty," Eighteen said, trying to see how it looked on her.
"Sweet, there's one in black," Seventeen said, admiring the black suit compared to the blue ones/
"Wow, it really does look like the one from Namek, expect without the big shoulders," Gohan said, looking at the armor.
"Let's get ready then, inside the Time Chamber," Goku said.
"Gohan be careful in there," Chi-Chi said.
"Try to get strong fast!" Krillin urged.
Goku nodded as he along with Gohan and The Androids went inside with the others staying outside.
"What should we do then?" Krillin asked.
"Not sure, I don't think there's a lot any of us could do now," Tien said.
Piccolo looked to the ground, thinking hard about something. He knew he had to find a way to get stronger as well, but he wasn't sure what he could do either. He has a choice, but it's not one he really cares for. But it may be his only option.
As he walked off, he heard Yamcha call out. "Hey Piccolo, where are you off to?"
"I have something I need to do," Piccolo said, still walking towards Kami.
Yamcha shrugged at that, "He never really talks much."
"That's Piccolo for you," Tien said. "Hopefully whatever he needs to do is something that could help us."
"We all need to do what we can," Krillin said, then turned to Sixteen. "By the way, can you get stronger?"
"I'll need upgrades, the ones I got were not enough to handle the enemy," Sixteen said.
"I didn't think you guys would fight anyone so strong, plus there was only so much I could do in so little time," Bulma said.
"Right now let's just hope that Goku and the others can handle this," Tien said, looking toward the Time Chamber.
Inside everyone had changed into their Saiyan Armor, Goku examining his closely. "This fits kinda nice, somehow I feel more like a Saiyan."
Gohan jumped up and down a bit, "Feels so light, but I feel really strong in this armor."
Seventeen stretched a little while wearing his, "Don't like that I look a little like Vegeta, but I can't deny how awesome this color is. It's only for now anyway."
Eighteen also stretched a bit, looking down at hers. "This looks ok, but it also feels a bit tight, especially the lower part."
Gohan looked across the room, it seemed to go on, he wondered how big it was. "So this is the Time Chamber."
"How long are we staying in here?" Eighteen asked, looking around.
Goku scratched his head, "Maybe a year."
"A year!?" Seventeen asked. "I don't think I can stay in here that long, it's too boring!"
"At least a few months then," Goku said. "Just enough for all of us to get strong enough to battle against Buu."
Goku did some quick punches to the air, "Alright, let's get training!" He turned to the others. "So, who's gonna be my training partner?"
"You can train with Eighteen," Seventeen said. "Because I wanna challenge Gohan."
"Who me?" Gohan asked.
"Well yeah kid, I told you if I ever got the chance I would spar with you. You're strong, I wanna see how strong for myself," Seventeen said. "Unless you don't think you can take me."
Gohan glared a bit, then did a confident grin. "I'm so ready to challenge you Seventeen." Gohan then flew into the air, getting into a fighting position. "Alright Seventeen, come show me your strength!"
"Sure thing!" Seventeen said and flew in to punch Gohan, though the young Half-Saiyan did a punch of his own, the two meeting and getting into a fist struggle for a moment, then into a quick clash of strikes with each other.
Gohan got out of the clash and threw a kick to Seventeen's head, which was blocked as Seventeen tried for a punch, but Gohan had grabbed it and tossed Seventeen aside.
The Android stopped however and flew in with a quick punch to Gohan and knocked him back a little, then tried attacking again but Gohan was able to block the other punches and then kicked Seventeen under his chin and spun to kick him down, hitting the floor hard.
Seventeen quickly flew up and began clashing with Gohan again, the two creating big shockwaves in the air as they moved around at quick speeds.
Goku looked so amazed, Gohan had gotten a lot stronger than he remembered, and Seventeen was impressive as well. "Such amazing power, to think that Gohan came so far, looks like training in the future really helped."
"Hey, focus on me Goku," Eighteen said, getting into a stance. "Let's see if you're as strong Gohan says you are."
"Truthfully Gohan's likely stronger than I am, so I probably can't give you that good of a fight," Goku got into his own stance. "But I still enjoy a good challenge."
Eighteen smirked, then rushed in to attack but Goku had blocked most of her strikes, though Eighteen had gotten a good one to his stomach area and then a strong punch to across his jaw.
Eighteen then went for a kick but Goku had ducked and did a kick of his own to her back to make her trip a little, but as he rushed in to attack, Eighteen hit him in the head with her elbow and kicked him across the room.
Goku stood up, dusting himself off. "Wow, you're really strong, looks like I already have to power up." Goku then went into his Super Saiyan form, which got Gohan's attention.
"Dad's gonna need that to go against Eighteen it looks like," Gohan said, then turned to Seventeen. "Maybe I'll try that on you."
"Good, I don't want you holding back, otherwise I can't go full strength either," Seventeen said.
Gohan powered into Super Saiyan, impressing Goku nearby. "Wow, my son as a Super Saiyan. I'm really proud of how strong he is."
"I'm sure he can get even stronger, I know Seventeen's gonna get impatient but he'll just have to wait," Eighteen said. "Let's go again Goku."
Goku nodded and flew in at Eighteen, throwing a punch at her. While she managed to block it, the punch had more power than she expected as it knocked her off balance, allowing Goku to kick her stomach area and punch her further back.
Eighteen stopped but had to react quickly as Goku came speeding after her. She was able to block his strikes, fast as they were and get a good punch on him, knocking him away, then went in to attack more as he did his best to block the attacks.
Gohan and Seventeen were still battling in the air, the two moving really quickly. As Gohan went to punch, Seventeen dodged and kicked him down and threw some ki blasts. Gohan was able to kncok them away and flew in to punch Seventeen in the stomach and then whacked him down.
"Kamehame-HA!" Gohan shouted, sending a powerful blast at Seventeen.
Goku looked away from his fight a moment, seeing how strong that Kamehameha looked. "Wow, he's gotten good with that move."
Suddenly Eighteen had punched Goku, "Focus on me!"
Goku rubbed his face, "Ow, that wasn't very nice."
With Gohan, his attack managed to hit Seventeen, but the Android had put up a type of barrier around him right before the attack hit.
"That was close," Seventeen said, releasing the barrier. As he did, Gohan had wasted no time going for another punch, which Seventeen quickly blocked. "Whoa kid!"
"This is a fight, stay focused!" Gohan shouted, throwing a kick that Seventeen managed to block, then grabbed Gohan's leg and tossed him aside. Seventeen sent a blast at Gohan, and while the young fighter was able to dodge, the blast was going straight towards Goku. "Dad look out!"
Goku saw the blast and quickly dodged, but it gave Eighteen a chance to attack Goku with a strong kick. Seventeen also took the moment to kick Gohan, knocking him towards Goku, though the older Saiyan helping his son stop mid-air.
"You alright son?" Goku asked.
Seventeen didn't give Gohan a chance to respond as he flew in for a kick to the two, but Goku had blocked it, giving the younger fighter a chance to punch Seventeen away, with Goku sending a strong ki blast at him.
Eighteen went to attack Goku, but Gohan had grabbed her wrist and gave Goku a chance to kick her away and send another ki blast at her.
"Wow they're strong," Goku said.
"Yeah, aren't they so amazing?" Gohan said.
The two Androids also stood near each other.
"So how strong is Goku?" Seventeen asked.
"He's much stronger than I expected, nothing I can't handle but he's pretty strong," Eighteen said.
"Gohan's strong himself, after me and him finish sparring, the two of you can try. I'm quite curious about Goku, especially how strong his attack was," Seventeen said.
"Same with Gohan, I gotta see how strong he is," Eighteen said.
"I think you'll be greatly surprised," Seventeen said, then got into a stance. "Alright! Let's go again!"
"Sure thing!" Gohan said, flying in to attack Seventeen as Goku flew in to attack Eighteen, resuming their training.
Back above West City, The Supreme Kai had arrived with Kibito. They had gone to the future like Gohan asked and brought back another ally, that being Future Trunks. The three had looked below at all the damage.
"I can't believe this," Future Trunks said. "Could this have been The Androids?"
"No, it's something else," Supreme Kai said. The three sensed some incredible energy, causing Supreme Kai to look on in shock. "He's awake! Majin Buu's been released!"
"Majin Buu!?" Trunks asked. "What exactly is happening!? You just showed up and told me to come with you, that some things happened sooner than they should have. Is there something besides the Androids!?"
"Sorry, considering how long it took to find you, and the fact that I had see if the me of your world was aware of what was happening in that future, I had little time to explain things to you," Supreme Kai said.
"The Androids you warned your friends about was not the only trouble they were gonna have in this timeline," Kibito said.
"What other trouble is...wait I feel energy dropping! Why does it feel familiar!?" Future Trunks quickly flew off, leaving the two Gods behind, though they quickly followed after him.
As Trunks looked around, he saw Vegeta on the ground and in pain as Super Buu stood over him.
"You were almost fun to beat up, but not enough of a challenge," Buu aimed his hand to blast Vegeta. "Now to destroy you."
Before he could, Trunks had blasted him and caused some damage to his body, though as Buu started to regenerate, Trunks sent another blast to destroy his top half. He quickly flew in to grab Vegeta and flew away.
Buu quickly regenerated but turned to see that no one was around, "Where did he go!" Buu groaned, "No matter, I'll find him, that boy and those other two. Buu destroy all of them! None stronger than Buu!"
Buu flew off as Cell watched from nearby. "He's going to ruin my plans, I can't allow him to destroy Seventeen and Eighteen. I already went to the trouble of going back in time and having to wait a few years before hatching. I'd rather not go through that again." He also looked to see Trunks carrying off Vegeta. "That Trunks must be from another future. Maybe The Androids are there as well. Good to have another plan ready should I fail this one."
Cell flew to find Buu, though kept a distance. If Buu found The Androids, he had to find his chance to absorb them, he won't let that monster end his chance for Perfection.
Trunks took Vegeta far away enough and let him rest on the ground. "Father..."
Supreme Kai landed nearby to check on Vegeta, "He's hurt, badly too." He turned to his assistant. "Kibito, heal him please."
Kibito nodded and healed Vegeta back to full health. Vegeta woke up almost instantly and got back on his feet. "What happened!? Where's Buu!"
"Vegeta," Trunks said, getting the attention of the Saiyan.
"Oh it's you, my son from the future," Vegeta said.
"You know I'm your son?" Trunks asked.
"Yes, I learned if from Kakarot's son. It doesn't matter if I know now, you've already been born in this timeline," Vegeta said.
"Right, no reason to hide it," Trunks said.
"Why are you here anyway? Where's Majin Buu?" Vegeta asked.
"Excuse me but your son just saved you from Majin Buu," Supreme Kai said. "Shouldn't you be a little more grateful?"
"I didn't ask for help, now answer my question!" Vegeta shouted.
Kibito grumbled, "How ungrateful, especially to his own son."
Vegeta glared at Kibito, "Watch your tone, if you value your existence."
"Father!" Trunks shouted. "These two are Gods, show a little respect to them!"
"Be quiet!" Vegeta shouted, powering up as he flew above. "If you won't tell me where Buu is I'll find him myself!"
Vegeta flew off despite Trunks calling him back. Kibito shook his head at that. "That fool, if he wants to challenge Buu and fail then I say let him."
"I can't just let that happen, ungrateful or not I he is my father," Trunks said.
"It's understandable, but it doesn't look like he'll listen to us. Let's go find Gohan and the others, they can explain everything to you much better," Supreme Kai said.
Trunks nodded, "Right, I'll try to look for them." Trunks tried sensing their ki, "I can't find Gohan, though everyone seems to be on the Lookout. Let's head over there."
Supreme Kai nodded, "Right, let's get going."
As they flew up, Trunks began to worry a bit. "I hope nothing happened to Gohan, I can't go through that again."
Back in the Time Chamber, some time had already passed and this time Goku was sparring with Seventeen. Both seemed to enjoy the Challenge, Goku had gotten used to battling the Androids and Seventeen was impressed by Goku's abilities.
"Gohan wasn't wrong, you're pretty tough," Seventeen said, block a kick and hitting Goku with a strong punch.
Goku rubbed his face where he was hit, "You're strong yourself." Goku then did a kick to Seventeen, getting him in the sides and then punched him down.
Seventeen flew to attack Goku, but the Saiyan had moved aside and kicked Seventeen across the air and prepared an attack. KAMEHAME-HA!"
Goku sent the attack at Seventeen, but the Android managed to grab the beam and despite his struggling, he was able to sent it away to another part of the Time Chamber.
"Looks like I'll have to try harder," Goku said.
Seventeen wiped his head, "Can't believe how strong he's gotten, he's like a prodigy."
The two started to battle again, hoping to be stronger than the other and see how much power the other has.
With Gohan, he's battling against Eighteen, throwing several strong punches which Eighteen was able to block, though she didn't have as much trouble as she expected to have.
"Gohan is that really all you have!?" She then kicked him hard in the stomach and knocked him away. "Come on, try harder!"
Gohan got back into a stance as he nodded. "Alright Eighteen."
He then flew in to attack again, but Eighteen again was able to block with no trouble. "I know you can do better than this!"
"I'm trying!" Gohan insisted. He was able to get Eighteen to stop blocking for a moment and went for a punch, but he stopped a moment, long enough for Eighteen to take the chance to attack, hitting Gohan hard in the jaw.
"Gohan what's wrong with you? You could handle Seventeen no problem, me and him are close in strength," Eighteen said.
"I'm not sure," Gohan said. "I'm doing my best."
Eighteen looked unsure about that, "Gohan, are you holding back against me?"
Gohan shook his head, "No, I'm trying to fight you with full strength."
"Gohan if you were, you'd be doing much better," Eighteen said. "I know you're stronger than this."
"I'm fighting as hard as I can, maybe I'm just tired?" Gohan suggested.
"I don't think that's it,it's like you're afraid to fight me because you don't want to hurt me," Eighteen said.
Gohan looked away shyly, "Um, well..."
"Figures," Eighteen said while shaking her head. "Gohan I know we're friends and all but don't be afraid to be tough. You're able to fight Seventeen without holding back, I bet you could even face your father without holding back."
"I'm sorry, maybe it's because you're...you know, kinda pretty so..." Gohan said.
Eighteen sighed as she shook her head. "Gohan, that's nice of you to say, but that won't help you get stronger."
"I'm just not good when I see a pretty girl, maybe because it's so unusual to me. I'm used to training with my dad and his guy friends. I don't know why but lately when I see a girl that's pretty, I feel kinda shy," Gohan said.
"I'll admit that's cute and very sweet of you, but don't hold back ok?" Eighteen said. "Even if you think I'm pretty, I'm also tough too."
"I know pretty girls can be tough, Videl's tough and really pretty," Gohan said.
Eighteen looked a little curious and somewhat displeased, "Who's Videl?"
"A girl I met in the future, she's really pretty and I'm hoping to see her in this timeline. Me and her are gonna get married after all," Gohan said.
Eighteen looked surprised, the fact that Gohan seems to have a crush on some girl. She should be happy for him but somehow she also feels a bit jealous that Gohan has another girl he thinks about. "Let's just get back to training, and don't hold back, I'm really gonna be tough with you. If you hold back I'm gonna get angry."
Gohan gulped a bit and nodded, "Alright."
The two continued their training, getting ready for their big fight against Buu, as well as preparing for Cell. They could only hope they can reach the proper level of strength to win and protect the world. They have to get stronger.