Vegito the New Warrior of Universe Six
Chapter 37: Kale and Cabba's Family Trip
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Planet Prema
The sun shone down on the water, the ripples glistening with the refracting beams of sunlight and the sand warm and grainy, a perfect day. Kale made a break for the beach as the fresh salt water breeze glided around her form, as she gazed far off over at the horizon in her bikini while Cabba walked behind her with Cerise cradled in his arms.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Kale remarked as she looked over her left shoulder to see Cabba blushing slightly as he nodded his head in affirmation.
"Are you blushing or are you already sunburned?" Kale asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ahh, its nothing. That bikini suits you though," Cabba responded trying to avoid looking so stunned at how beautiful his wife looked.
"Thanks," Kale said with a giggle as he handed Cerise over to her, as Kale only just realized what Cabba had done, as she turned away for a moment and started to blush a bit herself.
They walked a few paces to their right before settling on a spot to set up with their stuff, as Cabba laid the blanket on top of the sand while. Kale put Cerise down on the blanket before settling in and laying back herself, as the little Saiyan messed around with the sand around her.
"It's a little warmer than I thought it would be. Do you want me to go buy some drinks from the vendor just a bit further down the shoreline?" Cabba asked.
"Yeah, that'd be good. Grab us a couple of waters and also try and get a small ice cream cup for Cerise," Kale said as he made a dash for the beach vendor's store.
"I wish days like this came around more often," Kale thought quietly as Cerise crawled around the sprawling blanket.
It was only about a minute after Cabba left that two large shadows covered her and Cerise, as a few larger males surrounded her, each with a smug look plastered on his face.
"Hey there, cutie. What are you doing here alone with that young little girl, eh?" One of the men asked. He wore a thick bushy beard on his face, slightly covered in sand, as he sat down next to Kale on the sand.
"Sorry, but I'm waiting on someone. Could you please leave?" Kale politely asked him, also directing a glance at the other men with him.
"Oh come now, why should I leave such a delicate rose alone out here to wither out?" he replied slyly.
"I'm married and not interested in your little game. Now leave my daughter and I alone," Kale responded with a little more of a terse tone.
He just chuckled to himself as Cerise continued grabbing at the sand as piles of it started to form next to her.
"You know, I think you'd be much happier without him. Come with me and I can show you what a real man can give you, which in my opinion, is so much more than what your 'husband' can for such a beautiful rose."
"Leave right now!" Kale shouted, clenching her fists, being prepared to go Super Saiyan at a moment's notice, much to the surprise of the men.
"Whoa there, this delicate rose has some thorns," one of the other men standing behind them chided.
"I bet your hubby is a nobody who could be squashed like a bug," the third man remarked with bravado.
She looked up at the men standing behind her, more measured in her demeanor, but alarmingly threatening.
"Shut up! All of you. If you don't stop insulting my husband and leave, you'll end up squashed like bugs!" Kale growled menacingly.
The bearded man stood up, glaring down at Kale as she took Cerise up in one arm.
"Don't talk to me with that tone you bitch. Any more talk like that and I'll give you a good whooping!" He snarled as Kale stared coldly into his eyes, trying to make sure she wouldn't kill him.
"You're the one who's weak," Kale stated matter a factly. "NOW GO!" she screamed.
"I guess I'll just have to show ya," he stated, trying to jump at Kale, who dodged out of his path quickly.
"A quick one eh?" he mused. "Let's try that again!"
As he was about to move, Cabba suddenly appeared right on the man's left hip, drawing a look of surprise from the man and his two associates.
"Are you insulting my wife in front of my daughter like that?" Cabba rhetorically asked. "I'm not letting you off easy for that," he said menacingly, as his eyes flickered green for a moment as his power surged, blowing some of the sand around him across the wide beach area.
"You want some punk!? Then take this you little string bean piece of-"
The bearded man's words were cut short as Cabba's fist was logged into the man's stomach, as he hacked up blood as soon as Cabba withdrew his fist. He started to fall toward the ground, but not before Cabba held out his arm to hold him up and leaned down next to the now wheezing man's ear.
"Do you think you're strong enough to fight a Saiyan like me? I don't even need to transform into a Super Saiyan to beat you to a pulp and send you packing," Cabba coldly stated as he let his arm fall limp and the bearded fellow fell face first into the sand.
At that point, he turned around and looked at the two other men with him, his eyes unrelentingly piercing through to their souls.
"If you have a problem with me or her, do you want to leave on your own two feet or end up like your idiot friend?" Cabba posed the challenge to the other two, who were shaking and couldn't move.
"I'll give you ten more seconds to decide before I make the decision for you," he declared, as the two men sprung into action, grabbing their buddy and hightailing it down the road and back towards the city.
Kale hadn't seen Cabba like this in forever. It was such a stark departure from his more quiet, calm and easy-going nature, that it took her aback. But as soon as the trio of men had left their sight lines, all the anger, tension and coldness surrounding Cabba melted away, as he turned around with a look of worry in his eyes, and his personable side reappeared as if it never left, as he pulled Kale in for a reassuring hug before looking straight into her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Cabba asked as he let go and let his hands rest on Kale's waist.
"Yeah, I am," Kale chuckled, a small smile drawing itself on Cabba's lips.
"You know I could have easily knocked them out just like you did to the one guy," Kale said, as she brushed Cabba's bang to the side slightly.
"I know," Cabba replied with a slight shrug, feeling reassured.
"But I still feel as if it's my responsibility to take care of you. No, to take care of us from any danger."
He said those last words as he looked over to his right, as Kale turned her head to see Cerise, sleeping on the blanket surrounded by sand.
"Well, you know you're doing just fine. Thank you Cabba."
And with that, she gave Cabba a kiss, as both of their eyes closed for a moment before fluttering back open. Each of them smiled, knowing all would be all right.
"Oh, I almost forgot. I have all the waters in my bag, including that ice cream for her and some for us as well."
With that, the family of three relaxed under the sun, with water, ice cream, sand castles being built and destroyed, and laughs galore.
One hour later
Kale started to stir from her short nap, the sun slightly lower than where it was initially. Looking off to her right, Cerise and Cabba were putting the finishing touches on a Sand Castle, as Cabba heaped praise on the young Saiyan for a job well done, as Cerise just smiled and laughed, purely innocent. Kale couldn't help but smile as she got up from her cozy spot on the blanket and made her way over to the two of them.
"That looks pretty good Cabba," Kale said as she studied the grainy features of the sculpture. "We should get a picture of you and Cerise with it."
"Yeah, sure," Cabba replied with a nod as Kale got the camera out of their bag, focused everything and with a click, the flash went off, and the photo turned out nicely.
"Do you want to get in there for one?" Cabba asked her, with Kale agreeing to do so quickly.
A minute or so later, another click and a flash and there was Kale, holding Cerise while sitting next to the sculpture.
Kale then proceeded to lightly pinch Cerise's little cheek, standing up to face Cabba as the young infant Saiyan grew somewhat weary.
"You know, this was pretty fun!" Kale said as they made their way back to the place they were staying at. "The next time we come back here let's invite the others. I bet it would be a lot more fun for everyone."
"Yeah, it would be a good time," Cabba remarked with a little chuckle.
"Knowing Caulifla, I'd bet she'd knock out anyone who tried to flirt with her. And if not, Vegito might really do a number on them if they tried anything with her," Cabba mused.
Kale couldn't help but laugh, knowing how true that would be.
"If anyone even tried anything with Caulifla, Vegito would be like, 'I'm going to kill you if you touch my Caulifla like that,'" Kale said, trying her best to imitate what Vegito sounded like, to no avail.
As the laughter subsided and the couple kept walking with their child in tow, a moment of silence fell over them, only for Cabba to break the quiet between them.
"You know I would do the same thing for you, right?" Cabba stated as Kale sipped on her water.
"I'm well aware that you would Cabba. Don't think I forgot what you did back there," Kale finished her statement with a blush, twirling the end of her ponytail for a moment as she blushed slightly.
The young Saiyan couple proceeded to grab hands, and they veered off to the left and onto the wooden pier, walking down toward the end railing. Beyond that barrier was the seemingly endless ocean, with waves that splashed upon the shore below and the sun above the horizon, casting an orange glow across the evening sky.
They just stood there, admiring the view and the serenity of the sights and smells around them. Time seemingly stopped in that one moment, as it stretched into what felt like an eternity as the warmth and the smell of sea salt surrounded them.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Kale said admiringly as Cabba nodded his head in agreement, both of them smiling. Cabba could tell just how tired Cerise was in his arms, so they started back on their path to their place at the hotel.
Cerise was sound asleep as soon as they entered the room, with Cabba laying her down next on the bed as the couple showered and changed into nightwear, with Kale and Cabba lying down next to Cerise as they moved her body closer to the top of the bed and pulled up the covers.
"So... are you nervous about training with Vegito like we did back in the old days?" Kale asked, with Cabba's eyes were fixed straight up at the ceiling. He looked at her
"Not really," Cabba responded. "I mean, he is a powerful fighter, but I know I can become more powerful if I train with him."
"I want to test my skills against Caulifla too, but I know she would wipe the floor with me. Though I wonder if I would be able to have a winning chance in a fight against Vegito..." Cabba pondered as he trailed off, immersed in thought.
"I'm excited to fight against Sis again. It's been ages since I sparred with her," Kale said excitedly as she turned over to face Cabba.
"We should swap partners after we're done training and go into a sparring match with the other; you with Caulifla, and I'd take on Vegito."
"It won't be easy, you know," Cabba said after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah," Kale demurred. "But they won't be holding back, and neither will we."
With that, Cabba pulled on the light string, and the room went dark, as they would rest until the morning after a long day outdoors.
Universe Seven
Planet Earth
"Man, I just haven't been able to get a good sparring partner lately. I guess I'll have to ask Vegeta," Goku lamented as he touched down outside of Capsule Corps' resident area.
He walked on the stony path, making sure his feet didn't touch the pristine blades of grass, as he formed a fist and rasped on the metal door with his knuckles. No response.
Goku tried again, and it yielded the same results. So it was finally time to move onto Plan B.
He made a couple of loud bangs against the door, trying to get someone to notice.
"Vegeta! Vegeta, are you there?!" Goku yelled out, to no avail.
"Huh, I wonder where he's at," Goku pondered.
Then out of nowhere, the door opened up with Vegeta standing there in his training gear, though without his armored top and his spandex sleeveless. And the prince didn't look to be in a rather good mood either. This could end up spelling trouble.
"You don't have to be that loud Kakarot," a peeved Vegeta responded. "Now what the hell do you want?"
"I'm actually kinda bored, and I figured you'd be down for a sparring match," Goku explained.
Vegeta's temple bulged for a second, as he tried to hold himself back from yelling.
"You know Kakarot, some people don't mind sleeping, and it's the middle of the night! Couldn't you have waited until morning," Vegeta shot back, more annoyed than before.
Goku chuckled lightly as he scratched at the back of his head.
"I could have, yeah. But the last few times I did, you didn't want to spar at all," Goku recounted.
"And besides, I want to go all out in Blue and you're the only one at that level."
"Hmph. Fine, we'll spar in the afternoon. However, I'm spending time with Bulma right now, so you'll have to be patient and wait or I will pummel you into the dirt."
"What are you two up to, eh?" Goku asked.
"That's not any of your business to know. Now leave before I kick your ass out of here Kakarot!" Vegeta yelled as he had the door slam.
"Yeesh, he didn't have to be such a party pooper," Goku said as he took off for Mt. Paozu.
"Still, now I kinda wonder if there are other powerful fighters in the other universes out there besides us? Strong enough to use some new techniques against them that I've been working on," He wondered aloud as he bolted across the starry evening sky.
One Week Later
Champa's Home Planet
Kale gazed around the beautiful scenery, her eyes stopping over the lake where Caulifla was shadow-sparring. With a smile, she hovered off the ground and made her way towards Caulifla.
"Hey, Sis," Kale greeted her.
"What's up Kale?" Caulifla replied back with a grin as she threw one last punch before allowing herself to relax.
Caulifla proceeded to crack her knuckles and her neck as she locked eyes with her best friend.
"'Hope you're up to the task, 'cause I'm not going to hold back," Caulifla stated nonchalantly.
"That's what I was hoping to hear. If you hold back, you'll regret it," Kale shot back with a sly grin.
"Heh. Ok then. Let's get this started."
In a mere instant, Caulifla's hair and eyes flashed from black to Blue, as she tapped into the Super Saiyan Blue power without much effort.
"Was this what you wanted?" Caulifla asked with a devious, yet slightly playful tone.
"Yeah, she's no joke. She's more powerful than I remember," Kale thought to herself as a bead of sweat formed near her left temple, as she relaxed and let out a short chuckle.
It was her turn, as she let out a yell as her eyes and hair matched Caulifla's, and her skin tone lightened slightly from her more olive-like complexion as she went into her Blue form.
"Let's get this started," Kale declared, ready for the challenge ahead.
"That's what I wanted to hear," Caulifla stated, her excitement matched only by her smile as the two warrior's auras grew more intense, sensing the coming clash ahead.
Planet Sadala
"It's been a while since you and I trained together, at least like this," Vegito reminisced as Cabba offered a nod back as a response.
"Yeah, because the last time we did this was when you showed me how to reach Super Saiyan Three," Cabba noted.
"Though I was wondering about something, Vegito. When you train with Caulifla, do you hold back against her at all?"
"Nope. That's why she keeps powering up at such a fast rate" Vegito answered candidly as he went from his base form to Blue.
"Enough talk. Are you ready? I want to test how strong you've become."
Not needing any words, Cabba went straight to Blue without hesitation, giving Vegito his answer.
"Just make sure to not hold back, Cabba," Vegito said.
"That's the plan. I'm coming at you with everything that I've learned over these last six months," Cabba declared, his confidence oozing yet controlled, as the two male Saiyans prepared for an all-out clash.
Author's Notes
Chapter 37 : The Battle of Super Saiyans Blue: Kale vs Vegito! Caulifla vs Cabba!
Editor's Note
Greetings Readers,
You may be wondering why it is taking so much longer to churn out chapter for this story. Besides the numerous tasks on my pallet, I want to make sure I take the time to edit these chapters carefully and not rush them. I do not ask for any compensation for my editing, as I do this for free in my spare time and am grateful for the author's flexiblility in finishing my edits.
Secondly, at some point I'm hoping to have enough time to help the author rewrite/re-edit and touch up the chapters of the story they worked on before I came on board last January (From 1 up to about 27 or 28).
Overall, it's a long process, and I understand if you haven't forgiven me for the extreme time gap between chapter releases. Now that it is late spring, this issue should be minimized.
This will be my last editor's note for a while, but if anyone is looking to help the author edit these stories with the style that has been used on this story and Caulifla The Prodigy, I know they would greatly appreciate it and I would help you out with the editing and various techniques I've used before I eventually resign from my post at some point in 2020 (but that has not been finalized fully on my end, and I may have a change of heart in the time leading up to then.)
Until next time.
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