Thanks for the reviews! ^.^
Some of you asked questions relating to the people who go into the chamber together.
Trunks and Vegeta: That one is quite obvious. They don't really have a relationship in this story. Vegeta doesn't know Trunks is his son. They just met each other. In the original story Vegeta and Trunks entered the room together because they didn't really have another choice, I think..
Goku and Gohan: That idea crossed my mind too but they're not really ready for that yet. The relationship between Goku and Gohan isn't very good. You will get more information about that in this chapter.
I hoped this cleared things up ^.^
Chapter 10. The Time Chamber.
Gohan narrowed his eyes as they adjusted to the fierce glow of the room. The boy's eyes moved from the two large and very comfortable looking beds to the bathroom he could see through the open door. The boy touched the purple curtains around the bed and he glanced down at the white sheets.
"Half-breed." Vegeta's voice called out to him. The boy followed his voice and gasped when he reached his comrade.
Gohan looked at the whiteness around him. The air seemed thicker and more difficult to inhale. The boy tried to see something in the distance but there was nothing there. Just whiteness. Gohan frowned. "Is it too much for you?" Vegeta sneered when he noticed Gohan's tensed expression.
"I'm fine." Gohan answered shortly. The boy smirked at Vegeta. "What do you say we get started? We have a long way to go." Gohan suggested. Vegeta smirked and nodded.
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Katy was sitting in the window sill. She leaned against the wall as she pulled a leg up so she could fit in the small space. They just ate some lunch and Katy was done a lot faster than the full-blooded Saiyans. Justin decided to go outside and train but Katy wasn't really in the training mood. She watched the clouds gently float by in the slow pace of the soft wind. She silently wondered about her boyfriend and how he was doing the room.
"You're sitting here lonely." Goku's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. Katy brushed through her pink hair and smiled.
"I'm just thinking." She answered.
"About Gohan?" Goku asked as he stepped closer and pulled his blue wristband around his wrist. Katy nodded. "I thought I would never see him again." Goku said as he looked out the window too. Katy looked up at him but noticed there was a certain distance in his eyes. "Now I know I'm right. I would never see the same boy again. He changed a lot."
"You can't expect him to stay the same." Katy answered. "He could have been much worse. Trust me." Goku smiled at her and Katy moved off the windowsill. "I'm going to get some training done before Turles gets a hold of me. His routines are terrible." Katy pulled a face and quickly walked out the room.
Goku watched her go and didn't notice Turles sneaking up on him. "I have the feeling she is trying to avoid me." Turles muttered as he appeared next to Goku. His twin brother smirked as he thought about Katy's last comment before she left. "Don't worry. I'll find her." Turles continued as he leaned on the low windowsill with his hands.
"Are you sure you want to go in the chamber with me?" Goku asked as he glanced at his twin brother.
"Of course. I am itching to find out what you're made off. Besides, it's good to train with new warriors. It will give me the trouble of having to find out what your techniques are." Turles looked out the window. "Well… I'm going to search for the little warrior princess. Do you want to join me? We can spar while she is doing her exercises." Turles suggested. Goku agreed and they both left the room.
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Gohan closed his eyes tiredly. His whole body was sore from a long day of training. He enjoyed the warmth of the large bathtub he was currently lying in. Vegeta and Gohan were happy to find out there were two bathtubs. This meant they could easily take a bath at the same time, sleep at the same time, and thus have more time to train.
Vegeta was lying in the bathtub on the other side of the room. He was staring up at the ceiling as his mind recalled everything that happened in the last ten hour spar. Gohan and he both tried their hardest to gain the advantage and win the match. In their spars they fought each other like they were enemies. No rules. No mercy.
Gohan knew why Katy disliked the spars he had with the others but he knew that if he wanted to get stronger he had to train like this. The more damage he did to his body the stronger he would eventually become.
"What do you think of your father? I noticed the looks you gave him." Vegeta's voice suddenly echoed in the room.
"That's a stupid question." Gohan answered with a frown. The boy dived under the water to make his hair wet and secretly avoid continuing the conversation.
Vegeta smirked when he noticed this. "That won't help. I will still be here when you come up for air. The question will be here too." Vegeta yelled at him knowing that even though he was under water, Gohan would still hear him. "You can't stay under water longer than six minutes. I personally trained you to hold your breath to that extent."
Gohan got up and brushed through his wet spiky hair. "So?" Vegeta asked as if the last few minute hadn't happened.
Gohan sent him a sideways glare. "What do you want me to say?"
"During a fishing trip with Turles a few months ago Goku told him that he tried to wish you back. You refused to come back." Vegeta said as he glanced sideways. "Why?"
"I was at camp when it happened. The dragon appeared as a voice in the air. I was in the specialists' lounge. They heard it too. Crimon said that if I accepted the call he would immediately call you and sent an entire team after me. He said you three would follow me to planet Earth too. I thought my father was dead so I was the only real warrior on planet Earth. I didn't really know there were this much other human warriors but they would have never defeated you. I was afraid you would be so angry that you would destroy planet Earth. I told the dragon that I didn't want to go back." Gohan answered as he stared at the foam.
"We were thinking allowing you to visit planet Earth." Vegeta said after a few minutes of silence. Gohan looked sideways.
"Really?"
"We were planning on taking a mission in the Northern Quatrain and just drop you off on Earth so you could spend a few days on this planet." Vegeta continued. "It was supposed to become a regular thing until Earth would be purged. That is inevitable. It's a beautiful planet."
Gohan pulled a face. "Now we can protect it from being purged. We train and defeat the androids. Then we'll be strong enough to take care of Freeza once for all."
"I'm not planning on staying here." Vegeta answered. "We were not made to stay on one place too long."
"Why not? Planet Earth is a nice planet. There are some nice women here." Gohan said he cupped a hand of water and let it run back in the tub again. "What about Bulma? Remember that blue-haired girl we met when we landed on this planet? I saw the way you guys were looking at her. You never look at Katy like that. You give Katy those 'appreciative but nothing more' looks but you were giving Bulma an 'appreciative I'd like to do bad things to her' look."
"I didn't know I have such specific expressions." Vegeta thought out loud. "Are there any more appreciative kind of glances I should know about?" He sneered. Gohan gave him a 'don't change the subject' glance. "I'm not looking for a relationship. I might choose a play toy but humans are way too fragile." Vegeta answered with a frown. "I don't want to stay here. I don't have anyone important living on this planet." Vegeta fell silent for a second. "Besides, I noticed the annoyed glances you were sending to your father. What is keeping you here?" Vegeta continued innocently.
Gohan groaned as he noticed that Vegeta seemed to manage to get right back at the previous conversation topic. "My father doesn't know anything about my time at the cold empire. He offered to give the nimbus cloud so Katy and I can have a relaxing outing."
"The nimbus cloud?" Vegeta repeated as he raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with that?"
"The nimbus cloud will only carry a person with a pure heart." Gohan answered. "At least, that's what I remember."
"Aah." Vegeta muttered. "So, it will never carry you." He observed.
"Not anymore." Gohan muttered as his mind ran over all the planets he purged under Freeza's command.
"Your father is stupid. He probably didn't even consider that you could have murdered while you were working for the Planet Trade Organization." Vegeta sneered. "We don't need a stupid cloud to fly." Vegeta cracked his neck and placed his hands on the edges of the tub. The man got up and reached out for a towel.
Gohan leaned his head back and closed his eyes. The boy listened to the sounds of the water while Vegeta was grabbing a towel and getting out the tub. For a moment Gohan's mind almost drifted off to a slumber but Vegeta interrupted this thought. "Half-breed. You'd better get out too. We'll take a nap and then we'll have rematch."
Gohan opened his eyes and watched as Vegeta was walking across the room while he was making sure his towel would stay locked around his hips. The man grabbed a bottle of water he placed on the table earlier. "Hurry up." He yelled as he walked out the bathroom. Gohan rolled his eyes and got out the bathtub. He found Vegeta sitting on his own bed. He was eying his armor. "We should have brought an extra pair." Vegeta complained. "We already ruined them within three months. I don't think they're going to last the upcoming nine months."
Gohan shrugged as he looked down at the blue uniform he was wearing. "We could fight without the armors. They might last longer if we do that."
"What is worse? Destroyed uniforms or destroyed armors?" Vegeta thought out loud.
"I'd be disappointed if we didn't destroy both our armors and uniforms." Gohan answered with a grin. Vegeta smirked back at him as Gohan grabbed the purple curtain around his bed and closed it.
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Katy was sitting on the edge of the lookout. "Just one push and you'll be dead." A voice sneered behind her.
"Too bad I can fly." Katy answered without looking back. Turles shrugged as he sat down next to her.
"I could at least try." He countered. Katy shrugged. "What are you thinking about?"
"I remember last time I was in a situation similar to this one. A group of warriors was trying to take over a planet and a group of natives was training to stop them. The only difference is that I was one of the supposedly bad guys back then." She answered thoughtfully.
"You're still one of the bad guys." Turles sneered.
"I didn't say I'm one of the good guys now." Katy answered as she placed her hands on the ground behind her and leaned on them. "It's just strange to be on the other side of the story, you know. I'm not murderer but the victim."
Turles snickered. "Hurts, huh?" He sneered. "Well… Freeza and his goons always made sure we wouldn't get too carried away with our powers like you. Freeza would either punish us or order us to train with the Ginyu Goons which would eventually end up as a beating for us. I know what it feels like to play the part of the victim."
Katy smiled. "I know." She answered. "Gohan told me." She got up and smiled at her comrade. "Let's have another match. I want to get stronger as fast as possible." She suggested.
Turles smirked as he got up too. Saiyans never backed away from a challenge.
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Vegeta dived under a punch. The man pulled back a fist to return a punch but Gohan blocked it with ease. Gohan's next punch was caught by his comrade. The boy frowned and tried to pull back while he caught Vegeta's fist when the man tried to punch him. The two warriors stared into each other eyes as they tried to push each other away by using their power. "Is it getting too hot for you, boy?" Vegeta sneered.
Gohan snorted. "You wish." He answered. The two jumped away from each other and were both panting heavily. The two warriors looked at each other as they tried to regain their breath.
Vegeta crossed his arms as he flew up in the sky. "Are you ready?" He asked.
Gohan nodded as he watched Vegeta power up. The older saiyan moved his hands up and created a ki-blast in between them. "Don't hold anything back!" Gohan yelled at him.
"Don't worry. I won't." Vegeta answered with a smirk. Gohan nodded and crossed his arms in front of his body to protect himself. "Galick Gun!" Vegeta yelled.
Gohan braced himself for the impact. The boy watched the attack come closer and forced himself to keep his eyes open. Gohan groaned as the blast hit. It burned his flesh easily and he growled in pain. The boy closed his eyes and used his energy to push the blast away. He felt his power snap up in the air and break through the barrier of a super Saiyan once more. The boy almost felt it slipping through his fingers again but he managed to grab hold of it this time. Gohan growled as he closed his eyes to concentrate. Vegeta landed as he watched the familiar golden haired figure in front of him. The man crossed his arms.
Gohan growled as he clenched his fists. "Focus." Vegeta whispered as he watched Gohan groan in concentration. "Let it settle down." Gohan took a deep breath and slowly breathed out. His shoulders lowered and he opened his eyes.
The boy looked at his hands. "I did it." He whispered. "I did it!" Gohan yelled happily as he jumped up and down. "I'm still in the super Saiyan form. I did it!" Gohan repeated once more.
"Yes yes. You're amazing." Vegeta sneered even though a small smirk was placed on his face. "I'd like to see you power down and transform back again." He said. "After that you can start helping me to reach it."
Gohan closed his eyes and slowly powered down. The boy looked up at Vegeta and grinned. "I am a super Saiyan." He exclaimed. Vegeta rolled his eyes and turned away from him.
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Turles was doing push-ups in front of the door of the chamber Gohan and Vegeta were in. The man looked up when Mister Popo walked closer. From the moment he first saw mister Popo his fists were itching to punch the strange looking guy but he decided not to do that. Mister Popo walked to the door. "It's time." He said as he looked up at the clock above the large brown door.
Turles looked up and sat down. "Really? How do you know?" He asked curiously.
Mister Popo didn't answer him and watched the door. Turles got up and tilted his head. Katy and Goku appeared near them. "Hey. I was wondering when Gohan and Vegeta will be back." Katy asked.
"They'll come out any moment according to the little guy." Turles answered as he crossed his arms.
They all looked at the door when they heard movement in the room. The door slowly opened and a shadow appeared in the doorway. Gohan walked out and grinned. "Hey guys. Did you miss us?" He asked cheerfully.
Vegeta followed him and was wearing his usual scowl. Katy ran to her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around him. "Hey! Look at you. What happened?" Katy eyed his wounded appearance. Gohan's blue uniform was missing several pieces on his legs and arms. His armor missed the shoulder guards and a big chunk of the side was gone.
Vegeta's uniform was as jagged as Gohan's uniform. A large gash was present in his uniform on his leg. Several other gashes and holes were seen in the rest of his uniform. His armor was gone entirely.
"Any interesting results?" Turles asked as he eyed the two Saiyans. Gohan brushed through his hair which was reaching down to his knees by now.
Vegeta gave him a cocky smirk which gave Turles his answer. The man looked at his twin brother. "Let's go in before Raditz and Nappa find out." He said. Goku nodded and followed his brother inside the room.
Katy stepped closer and placed a hand on Gohan's cheek. "Are you okay? You're all roughed up." Katy said worriedly. "Let me treat your wounds." Katy gently moved Gohan's face to the side to eye the wound on his chin.
Gohan pulled back. "Don't worry. Those beans will help me right back up to speed." He answered slightly annoyed.
Vegeta crossed his arms and walked away. Gohan placed his arm around Katy's shoulders and together they followed Vegeta outside. "Gohan!" They both looked up when they heard a familiar voice.
Chi-chi walked closer. Bulma was just getting out of a yellow flying-machine. Gohan nudged Vegeta. "Oh. Dream on." Vegeta scoffed as he crossed his arms. Gohan snickered as he watched Bulma and Chi-chi walk closer.
"Gohan. You look terrible. What happened to you?" She asked worriedly.
"I have the solution to that problem." Bulma said cheerfully. She was wearing blue jeans and a matching blue jacket. Her tight black shirt was shown because her jacket was open. "I have senzu beans." She handed one to Gohan. The boy ate one and smirked as he felt his body recover within seconds. Vegeta grudgingly took a bean and ate it too.
"Look what I made for you." Chi-chi said as she held up a blue sweater.
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "You made that?" He asked.
"Yeah. Put it on. You will look so cute in it." Chi-chi said cheerfully. Gohan pulled a face as he observed the sweater. The dark blue color was interrupted by lighter blue vertical lines and black lines running down the sweater.
"Yes. We would all love to see how it looks." Vegeta sneered with an amused smirk.
Gohan sent him a glare but he decided to listen to his mother. He got rid of his armor and pulled the sweater on. "Oh! Look at you!" Chi-chi cheered as she gently straightened the sweater. Gohan took a deep and settling breath and decided he would let her do what she wanted since he missed out on it during the last twelve years of his life.
A hand grabbed onto his shoulder and turned him to the side. Vegeta eyed Gohan up and down and gave him a look that told him he would get back to it later. The half-saiyan sent a glare to him that could rival Vegeta's own ultimate glares and he pushed his hand away.
"Not that I don't like it but it's too hot to wear something like this." Gohan said as he took it off again.
"Where are Raditz and Nappa?" Vegeta asked as his eyes moved to Katy. The female pointed to one of the separate buildings. Vegeta nodded and turned to that direction.
Bulma got a hold of Katy. "So, you and Gohan, huh?" She said as her eyes moved from Katy to Gohan. "Have you thought about your marriage yet?" Bulma asked excitedly. Chi-chi squealed as she grabbed Katy's hands.
"Yes. We need to make preparations." Chi-chi said excitedly. "You two need to be married before you're going to give me my grandchildren."
Katy swallowed heavily."Well. We're still at a very early stage in our relationship. Err… Gohan?" Katy yelled as she looked back. She widened her eyes when she noticed Gohan was following Vegeta and already made quite a distance between him and the females.
The half-saiyan waved. "You seem to have everything under control!" He yelled as he raced to the left temple. Katy kept herself from pouting as she turned back to the two exited females and sent them a nervous smile.
Raditz and Nappa were having a sparring match together. "I thought I felt something." Nappa said when Vegeta walked in. "Turles already went in, didn't he?" He asked. Vegeta grunted as response. "I knew it. He kept saying he wanted to go in first. I knew he would just stay close to the room and go in the moment he could."
Gohan walked in too. He eyed the small round room. There weren't real walls since there were only poles divided around the edges of the room. They held up the large pointy roof of the temple and ended up in a wall which came to Gohan's knees. The boy placed his sweater on an edge of a wall and stepped closer. Raditz tilted his head as he eyed the piece of fabric Gohan just put away. "What's that?" He asked curiously.
"That is a sweater his loving mother knitted for him." Vegeta sneered as he sat down on a low wall. Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Has he tried it on yet?" Raditz asked as he grabbed the sweater and eyed it with a smirk.
"Yes. He looks amazing in it." Vegeta sent Gohan a taunting glance. "A perfect little mommy's boy."
"At least I still have my mother." Gohan answered as he watched Raditz walk closer. The man held up the sweater in front of Gohan and tilted his head. Gohan pushed it down and glared at his uncle. "You'd better stop teasing me or I'll do something about it. Vegeta knows how dangerous I can be by now." Gohan smirked at his mentor as he turned around. Vegeta scoffed as he pulled up his knee and leaned on it with his arm.
"Vegeta got quite a beating?" Nappa asked as he grabbed a towel and wiped the sweat off his face.
"He got several beatings." Gohan corrected cockily.
"You don't know how long you will still have your mother." Vegeta mentioned casually, sending the quiet threat as if he was saying something about the weather.
"Ooohh. I'm so impressed." Gohan said with a smirk. The boy sat down on the ground. "You should stick to threatening people who are weaker than you. That's what you're good at." Nappa appeared next to him and smacked him on his head. "Hey!" Gohan yelled.
"You just crossed the line." Nappa warned as he frowned at the half-saiyan. Gohan sent him an annoyed glance but decided to stay quiet.
A few hours later Gohan made his way to the other side of the platform. The others were still training but Gohan had other things on his mind. The boy eyed the Namekian warrior that was sitting on the edge of the lookout. He seemed to be meditating. "What do you want, Saiyan?" Piccolo asked without opening his eyes.
"I'm curious." Gohan answered as he stepped closer. He eyed the purple gi and blue sash Piccolo was wearing. "I remember my mother telling me stories about the demon king who tried to take over the world. You haven't tried it anymore since I left this planet. Why?" Gohan asked.
Piccolo opened his eyes and eyed the half-saiyan. "You've grown up since I saw you last." He answered. "I'm still impressed by that attack you pulled on your uncle." Gohan smirked as answer. "I didn't take over the world because it was too easy. I wanted to defeat your father but he was too busy looking for you."
Gohan nodded. "So you just gave up on it?" He asked curiously.
Piccolo looked up. "What's wrong? Are you afraid you'll end up with the same dilemma?"
Gohan snorted. "No way. I won't hesitate in killing anyone. Not even the most innocent person I meet." He answered as he crossed his arms.
"Really?" Gohan turned around to find Vegeta and Nappa standing behind him. The two Saiyans walked closer. "Why don't we find out?" Vegeta continued.
"What do you mean?" Gohan asked.
"Let's find a city and destroy it." Vegeta answered with a smirk. "Let's cause some destruction."
Gohan hesitated and looked away. Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "We have to stay here, Vegeta. Those androids might find us."
"That's a pitiful excuse." Vegeta sneered. "After all this is over I want to watch you destroy a city, half-breed. Don't think you can get out of that." Vegeta pointed at the half-saiyan. Gohan didn't answer as Vegeta turned around and walked back to the temple. Nappa sent Gohan a confused glance before he followed his prince. Gohan sighed as he followed them inside.
Vegeta suddenly turned around. The man rubbed over his forehead tiredly. "Half-breed. We still need to take care of your tail." He said. Gohan nodded.
"We spent a year in that room and we never thought of it." Gohan said as he crossed his arms. "Why not?"
"I don't know." Vegeta answered. "Do you want me to do it?" He asked.
"I don't really care. As long as it's done. I can't have one of the androids or Freeza grabbing it." Gohan answered as his tail released itself and it waved behind him. Vegeta nodded and walked closer.
"Do you want to sit down?" Vegeta asked as he looked up at the half-saiyan.
Gohan nodded. "I'm afraid I'm going to collapse anyway." He answered before he sat down. Vegeta knelt down behind him.
"Are you sure?" Vegeta asked as he looked up.
Gohan smirked as he looked over his shoulder. "The last time you did this you chased me down and took care of it while Nappa and Raditz were holding me. I'm starting to think you're getting worried about me." He sneered as his tail waved just above Vegeta's hands.
The man grabbed Gohan's tail and gripped it a little too tight. A shock went through Gohan's body. "Don't worry." Vegeta sneered back. The man looked up. "Are you ready?"
"I'll never be ready for that." Gohan answered. "Go." He muttered as he closed his eyes. Vegeta nodded and immediately tightened his grip on the tail. Gohan tensed in pain as Vegeta's fingers pushed down on his tail and continued to press down until he found the right points in his tail. "The main pressure point is near the base." Gohan growled as he felt Vegeta's hands disconnected a pressure point.
"I know."
"Jerk." Gohan hissed. "Okay. Okay." He gasped out as his hands collapsed under him. "I take it back. You're still as ruthless as ever."
Vegeta smirked as his hand moved up. The man disconnected the main pressure point and Gohan sighed in relief. The boy stayed silent while Vegeta disconnected the rest of the pressure points. Vegeta's hands touched upon the last remaining pressure point and he hesitated. The man first reconnected the main pressure point and pinched in Gohan's tail again. "Just a reminder." Vegeta said as Gohan gasped in pain. "I know how to reconnect them too. I might show up in the middle of the night and reconnect them all. Don't defy me." Vegeta whispered as he leaned over the half-saiyan. Gohan growled something incoherent back. Vegeta pulled back and disconnected the last pressure point.
The man got up and roughly tousled Gohan's hair. The man left the room without another word. Katy, who was leaning against the wall to watch what would happen, smiled and stepped closer to her boyfriend. Gohan was eying his tail as he gently brushed over it. Even though Vegeta disconnected the pressure points made to feel pain, the base of his tail was still throbbing with the reminder of the disconnection. "That's Vegeta for you." Gohan muttered as Katy knelt down next to him.
"It's nice to see it." Katy said softly.
Gohan looked up. "It's nice to see how he tortures me?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow.
Katy smiled. "It's nice to see how much he cares." She answered.
"Did you just see the same thing I saw?" Gohan asked to clarify it.
Katy sat down. "I saw how Vegeta caressed your tail every time you tensed because of the pain." Katy answered as she eyed the boyfriend. "I watched Turles carry you to your bed when you fell asleep on the couch in the ship and tuck you in." She continued as Gohan's tail slowly moved back to his waist. "I remember when Nappa accidentally fractured your wrist in a spar and he came back to our room in the middle of the night to check on it so you wouldn't notice."
"I also know that you trained yourself to wake up when you smell a scent you don't trust. I know that I can come close when you sleep. It's why Turles could carry you and Nappa could tend to your wrist and you didn't wake up. It's also why Justin can't come close without you waking up." Katy explained. "You don't trust him anymore." Katy smiled. "It's the same way with them. They came to the dungeon for a reason."
"I know." Gohan answered with a sigh. "We're just all not very good in showing our feelings. I'm sorry if I ever make you feel bad because of that."
"I know your true feelings." Katy answered with a smile. "Don't worry about it. The others can't read your thoughts though. You might want to tell them what they mean to you. With those androids and Freeza you don't know how long they will be here." Katy shrugged as she turned around. Gohan watched her go before he got up himself.
The boy walked to the temple where Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta were sparring on a low power level. Gohan leaned against the wall and watched them fight. Vegeta was the first to glance sideways. "Are you going to continue watching us or are you going to participate in the fight?" Vegeta sneered.
Gohan released his tail and sent out affectionate pheromones. The three full-blooded Saiyans ceased their activities and glanced sideways. Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "You're in full control of your scent communication, aren't you?" Gohan nodded as answer. "Someone is in a mellow mood." Vegeta sneered. Gohan shrugged.
"I just wanted to put it out in the open." Gohan answered as he noticed that the three Saiyans unleashed their tails and responded by sending affectionate pheromones back. "Just before I crush you."
"Oh really? Do you want to prove your words?" Vegeta challenged as he stepped back. Gohan got in a fighting stance and nodded.
"Sure. I will take every opportunity to beat you up." Gohan answered casually as he sank into a fighting stance too.
Turles and Goku emerged from the Time Chamber a day later. Nappa and Raditz went in and stayed there the entire twenty-four hours. Once Raditz and Nappa took their own senzu beans and changed into a new outfit, Gohan and Justin exchanged glances.
"Hey guys. Justin and I want to go in together." Gohan mentioned.
Vegeta got up from where he was sitting on the ground and frowned. "That was not part of the deal." He said.
"I know but it would be a good opportunity for us to spend some time together." Gohan glanced at his best friend. Justin smiled and nodded in agreement. "We're not really asking." Gohan continued as his eyes moved back to the others.
"Good because you won't get my permission." Vegeta answered as he crossed his arms over each other. Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Let's go." Gohan said. The boy gave Katy a hug and the two teenagers quickly entered the Time Chamber.
Vegeta exhaled as he glared at the door where Gohan just disappeared. "Fine. If you won't listen to us, we won't consider you anymore either." Vegeta hissed. The man turned to the female warrior on the platform. Katy widened her eyes.
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Justin gasped in pain as his back connected with the white ground harshly. The boy opened his eyes to find a boot shooting toward him. He gasped and quickly rolled away. Gohan landed on the ground and glanced sideways. He jumped up and tried to push his boot on Justin's body once more but Justin managed to get away in time.
Justin jumped in the air and whirled around to kick against Gohan's head. The half-saiyan blocked the kick with his lower arm but didn't see the ki-blast coming. Gohan fell back and landed on the ground. Justin was panting heavily as he stepped closer to the half-saiyan. Gohan opened his eyes and his feet swiped Justin's legs from under him. Justin landed on the ground with a gasp. Gohan smirked at him. "We're even."
Justin snickered. "Yes we are. We both managed to make the other fall on the ground a hundred times." He said thoughtfully. "I think we broke our own record."
"You certainly broke yours. "Gohan said as he shifted and crossed his legs over each other. "I remember throwing you to the ground eighty times last time we did this game. How many times did you throw me to the ground? Twenty times?" He sneered.
"You wish. It was fifty times." Justin countered. "And only because the specialists continued to interrupt our sessions."
"They always tried to keep me from training too much. I bet Crimon was afraid I would beat him one day." Gohan complained as he looked up at the white sky.
"He enjoyed the spars he had with you. Why do you think he often offered to fight you?" Justin answered with a shrug. "I fought him once because he wanted to show me how they punished you. I will never forget that match. I think he was even stronger than Zarbon..." Justin placed a hand in front of his mouth. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Gohan shook his head. "It's okay. I can't keep flinching every time his name is mentioned for the rest of my life, right?"
"I guess not." Justin answered with a sigh. "I'm so sorry, half-breed." Justin muttered as he looked down. "I still feel very bad about it."
"You should." Gohan answered as he got up. "It was a rotten thing to do. I will forgive you one day but I don't know when." Gohan turned away from his friend and started his journey back to the small house in the distance.
Justin jumped up and followed his friend. His dark green eyes observed the half-saiyan. "I try my hardest to make it hard for you to hate me, you know. I'll do anything. Please forgive me." This was the first time their feud was mentioned since they entered this room two months ago.
Gohan stopped walking so that Justin could catch up with him. "Start with calling me by my real name." Gohan said as he looked at Justin over his shoulder. His best friend smirked as he stopped walking too.
"Half-breed is more like your real name now, isn't it?" He teased. Gohan rolled his eyes as he started walking again. Justin followed him once more. "I'll do it, Gohan, but don't forget: we started that nickname out of friendship. It wasn't meant mean at all."
"I know. Vegeta started the name because they didn't want to know my real name. That's how I got it. It's like they were chipping a piece of my identity away, you know?" Gohan answered.
"I didn't know you felt that way about it. I honestly thought you didn't mind."
"How could I fight it? I bet some warriors thought the name was real. Some even thought my Saiyan father was so ashamed of me he called me half-breed because that's what I am." Gohan muttered as his tail lashed behind him.
"Well, here on planet Earth everyone calls you Gohan. It's time I adjusted." Justin answered. "It will be weird though." He grinned innocently.
Gohan smirked back at him. "I know. Sometimes I even forget to answer to it." He answered. They reached the small house like area and Gohan turned to his comrade. "I hate this fight. That is why I offered to go in this room with you. I thought it would give us time to work things out but we've never really spoken about it. I think it's time we do that. I want to be friends again."
"There's nothing I want more at the moment." Justin answered as he stepped closer. "Let's do it."
Gohan smiled back at him. The two friends nodded determinedly as they turned to the whiteness around them. They walked away from the safe area to fight out their problems and forget about them after that.
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