A distance from the destruction Freeze's ship, massive destruction to tear it apart by Cooler and his armored squadron. Once they had made sure no signal appeared from the ship, they took to their own smaller ship and flew off. The only hope that they don't return is this 'deal' that he made with the strange woman. Vegeta was visibly annoyed as the group continued to move away tell they were sure they were out of any 'stray' attack that the brother of Freeza attempted.
"This is far enough." Vegeta barked before he headed back down to the ground.
"Looks like seeing another Super Saiyan really hurt him." Goku said with a little concern to the fellow Saiyan.
"You cannot think there really be another do you, Kakarot?" His brother asked, having a hint of knowledge of the super saiyan legend as well. "There is supposed to be only one, and the last one before Tarble got himself killed… I guess Tarble did as well."
"We already learned what I did was not super saiyan, it was hybrid with the Oozaru." Tarble responded as he stopped in the air.
"Sounds like you support Goku's claim." Tien said as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I mean, it would be strange if only one could ever become the super saiyan. It feels to much like a destiny thing, like some ancient prophecy will come down."
"I am not saying it is something we can do… but Gohan taught someone in the future that matched the look. Maybe only one can live at once." Goku continued. "To be honest they idea of possibly getting that same power myself is exciting, and I will be trying to get it now." He continued as he landed to the ground.
"Like a low born could hope to obtain the power that is super saiyan. If anything, I will be the next super saiyan." Vegeta growled as his foot tapped. "And what took you all so long to come down."
"There is no rush, Vegeta." Tarble said as he landed down beside his brother. "I suggest trying to calm down. And let us discuss this."
"There is nothing to discuss, we have no reason to believe her. She was not willing to explain herself. She could be setting up some sort of trap." The prince's words were as sharp as the woman's sword.
"What trap implies us to get stronger?" Yamcha said as he landed, having caught up. "There is no point in warning of a threat that is coming if you plan on killing them later. The only thing that could be a trap is the location and the medicine she gave us." Tarble looked to the bottle as Yamcha mentioned that it could be dangerous.
"We will have Bulma test it, and synthesize more if it turns out that this is an epidemic that Goku starts. If it is toxic, she will find out and then we will see through one possible lie." Tarble tossed the medicine to Goku. "Make sure she looks at it." Goku nodded in response.
"Then what about the location?" Chiaotzu asked in worry.
"There is no way to confirm that information until that date." Tien said responded to his friend. "So that is one we have to assume is true tell we find out it is a lie."
Vegeta scoffed at this, and felt the sting of his broken rib. Tarble scratched at his face as he thought deep about this. The others not sure the next step they had to make. "It doesn't change anything to prepare for them. We don't know the number of androids, so it might be good idea for training for all occasions." Raditz looked at his one hand and could still feel the massive gap between himself and the other saiyans, even Gohan had begun to outpace him once more.
"Then we act like Super Saiyan is possible for everyone as well." Tarble finally responded. "Tien, I would like you and Chiaotzu to at least join me at the lookout, Yamcha and Krillin you are invited as well. But I need to learn Tien's multiform technique."
Tien was confused by the claim. "But you run the risk of lowering your strength by doing so." The mutant human remarked, having learned the weakness when he fought Piccolo. "I mean, it is good training but it sounds like you have another use for it."
"Yes and no. I will be using it to train, but I will be using it to train with the saiyans to try and get them to Super Saiyan. If I can manage that, then I will leave them to train on their own as well. This will weaken me enough that my super saiyan state should be a better mark for you all to grow stronger." Tarble explained his plan to help the others try and get to super saiyan state by splitting himself with the technique.
"Chichi should join you all up on the lookout as well then." Vegeta said with a sigh.
"No, she should stay and train with you guys. No point in moving her if you and Nappa are able to push her. I will have a part of me there soon to help training." Tarble was quick to deny Vegeta. "It will also allow you to stay near you chambers."
"Oh, the chambers won't be needed anymore." Goku suddenly spoke again. Tarble's attention grabbed as was the others. "Go on Gohan, show the new gravity training device mom made for you."
Gohan grinned as he showed some wrist bands he was wearing, then brought his hands to a belt around his waist. "These are part of the personal Gravity Generator. Mom made them to allow for training while outside and dealing with natural environments as well." He said as he then sat down and removed his boot and showed he had an ankle bands as well on both legs. "It is a five-piece device, the wrist and ankle bands act as confinement to keep the barrier around your body. You have to be careful if you touch anything. The field generated by the belt will wrap around another object the moment you touch it, including other people… or at least mom thinks so. Anyway, the belt currently can only go up the fifty times gravity… but she is working on upgrades." Gohan was happy to help his mom work on a new invention, especially when it meant he could train even when he was being made to study as well. Bulma had gotten a little harder on him to study, the young man was in school now and she would not allow him to get bad grades. At this time used training with Goku as a privilege to keep his grades up.
"With them we should be able to keep training anywhere we go. It might take her a little while to make enough for everyone, but I can deliver them to everyone once they are finished." Goku said as he placed his hands behind his head to relax.
"Sounds like a good plan, let us try to break up and get to training. In preparation of possible androids." Yamcha said seeming to have reinvigorated in himself. "I unfortunately have students to teach, so I will have to decline joining in the lookout." He continued though with a bow. "Too the next time we meet." Yamcha took to the air soon after to prepare.
Vegeta took off as he did not care to say good bye himself, instead he would push himself toward super saiyan. If it was possible for him to become a super saiyan, he would achieve it before Tarble would come to help. He could sense Chichi on her way, Nappa possibly tricked by her finally to allow her escape. He instead headed toward her to inform her that it is already over, prepared to never hear the end of it to his annoyance.
"Well, me and Gohan will head home and start getting ready. Hope you master the multiform quickly so we can get started." Goku said as he waved to his friends. His son placed his hand to his leg and the two vanish a moment later as Goku focused on Bulma's Ki.
"I… I think I will train with Roshi once more. Your training is good, but in all honesty… I don't think I will be keeping up with you guys." Krillin said rubbing the back of his head. "I will use the gravity belt thing, but I feel that I will slow you guys down."
"Krillin, if you change you mind, feel free to come up." Tarble reassured the smaller human, who just nodded before he took off before the others.
"Looks like it will be just me and Tien that will be joining you." Chiaotzu floated over before he looked to Piccolo. "Unless you want to join us."
"No thank you, I will train by myself and help Gohan. His moron of a father will focus to much on growth and not enough on foundation." Piccolo said growling himself. "I am just waiting for you all to leave as I might as well start training now."
Tarble just laughed lightly. "Let us go then. If we want to be prepared, then we will need to make every moment count." As he looked toward the sky a bit, Tien and Chiaotzu confused as they lifted from the ground and prepared to fly to the lookout. ~Yurin, could you focus on me and teleport me with two others? ~
~right now? No, I cannot. I am working on the chamber still, I could barely teleport you to the Ki's in the wasteland. In fact, I need you to rush back, I could use your help ~ Yurin's mental voice almost sounded strained
~Popo and Kami not enough? Well I will be bringing Tien and Chiaotzu with me. ~
~Good, they can make sure things go faster and then you can catch me up. ~
~Got it. We are on our way. ~ Tarble then lifted to the ground to level with Tien. "Sorry, was trying for a quick pick up. But seems Yurin's to busy for magic. Lets head to the Lookout." A little embarrassed that his plan to get home fast was not an option, he just hid it behind his sudden flight. Tien and Chiaotzu followed behind to try and keep up.
-The following three years of training-
Bulma informed of the possible death of her husband in the next few years a little hard to believe, but never knowing Goku to lie to her. She takes the Medicine and begins to synthesize the cure to make sure it is not harmful, finding that it had unknown antibiotics that required her to take time to analyze them. But also given the task to create her Mark two personal gravity generators (PGG) already and enough for everyone, which made her wish she had another her to also take care of their second son. This child named by Bulma, given the name Trunks.
Goku and Gohan, with occasional visits from Piccolo, began their training with their own mark one PGG. The two put themselves in the maximum generation possible, but used Goku's Instant Transmission ability to train in different locations. They did this to push their bodies in different ways. Their attempts to become super saiyan with just stress and growing more powerful was not enough. Goku realizing he was missed something and could not put his finger to it. Once a month after training, Bulma would make Goku also give him blood to examine to try and react to the moment he showed symptoms of anything wrong with his heart. This led her to noticing something different about him as he trained.
When Tarble showed to help their training, she asked him for blood to check something, as she did the same with Gohan. She noticed that a similar marker kept appearing in increasing measure in Goku, this marker also showed in Gohan and in a greater amount in Tarble. As the three saiyans worked to increase their strength, Tarble informed the saiyans that they need to get angry and focus on something that makes them furious to try and transform. Bulma took notice to Goku's markers began to show up more often as he used Krillin's death by Tambourine back from Demon King Piccolo's day to attempt to become a super saiyan. Gohan did not have anything to really remember that angered him so much, the most recent time was when Freeza was beating up Goku and Piccolo. This provided a small boost but not enough for him to transform either.
The more these markers began to increase, Goku was shown to get closer. His hair would flare golden before suddenly he stopped and was out of energy. They were getting closer, but the training was still taking time. They were slowly running out of time as they were now a year away from the date that the android show.
Vegeta makes an effort to explain what he was told, but also made his opinion very clear that he did not believe a word of it. He is only wishing to increase training because Tarble seemed sure that super saiyan was possible for him and Nappa. So, the three of them use the gravity chamber they have, taking it to the three hundred times gravity it could go and the three of them pushed to keep fighting tell they couldn't move anymore. Nappa even forgoing his dates with Launch, who makes it very clear she is not happy about it.
But a different issue arises, with the increase in saiyans and hybrids. Goku with his one additional child, Yurin and tarble with their one, and Vegeta and Chichi having twins. The cost to feed everyone was getting to high, and not only that the planet itself might not be able to sustain them. With everyone focused on training, it slowly became a bigger and bigger problem, Tell Korin came down. He offered to plant another tree, but someone would need to be trained in how to care for the Sensu plant. Without proper care the beans will have no effect of filling or healing those who eat it. Nappa, who so far showed the greenest thumb of everyone, is suggested by Vegeta. Nappa surprised that Vegeta did not wish him to train, but Vegeta said that he would require his subordinate to still train after caring for the plants. Proper maintenance of tree then taught to the large Saiyan, a full year passing before three seeds provided to him to plant.
Tarbles arrival before Vegeta turned to a super saiyan, annoyed the older brother to no end. Chichi thankful for a new partner as she teased Vegeta for becoming too samey. Vegeta took this with great annoyance, and snapped as he yelled at Chichi in more than in just an argument. The prince then flew off on his own, a glare to his brother to not bother following. Tarble took the hint that Vegeta wished to grow stronger on his own, his pride demanded it. Chichi on the other hand was not one to listen to Vegeta's pride, only giving him a day to cool off before taking off to find him. The two battled, the fight was long because the two did know how each other fought. Vegeta proved himself the better fighter, but Chichi simply acted like it was nothing new and told him to come back as he would have a better chance becoming the super saiyan with her around. Vegeta tsk at her but followed her home, as she was a capable fighter to push him.
Raditz instead trained alone, the isolation was welcome in his training. It allowed him to push himself without the worry of holding someone back. He simply kept training as he pushed himself to move faster, strike harder, resisting a walling waterfall to try and grow his endurance. He could feel that his power was not growing much though, and slowly hated how weak he could feel he was compared to the others even now. The fear of being the weak link, his old wound throbbed with a phantom pain. The long haired saiyan punched the ground and broke open the ground. His eyes flashed fury as he pushed himself more and more.
~You weakling… your father would be horrified on your weakness. Your younger brother is greater than you. You cannot surpass the prince that held you down for so long. You are even weaker then his minion. Some warrior you are ~ He thought to himself as he punched the air and a near by lake exploded from the force of his punch. ~Freeza appeared and you were no where close to his power. ~ Another punch, the strength he threw them almost felt like he would dislocate his shoulder by just the punch itself. ~You cannot avenge anyone with how weak you are. You cannot make it up to any of them. ~ Raditz began to in vision the boys he grew up with, the ones who died on planet Vegeta while he was lucky to escape with the prince. The vision shifted to his father who fought even if he was too weak to do anything. Then his vision of his mother, a saiyan who hated fighting and was weak… but kind. She always worried, and her simple smile haunted him. The sinking feeling in his chest grew as the pain in his missing arm throbbed again. "Damn it… Stop throbbing. Your gone… nothing can bring you back! Nothing can bring any of them back!" He roared out. "Nothing I do will bring any one back." His vision then shifted. His nephew, little Gohan, and the young Trunks in coffins. Kakarot dead in the battle field. Vegeta broken on the floor at his feet. The others ended by shadowy figures that outclassed each of them. "No." He said as he could feel the vision as real as if it happened. "NOOOO!" He screamed out, he could not bare to lose more in his life. His inner turmoil brought out his hidden potential as he became a super saiyan.
Tarble arrive after Raditz already achieved the form, amazed that the saiyan could manage it on his own. Raditz informed him of what caused it, Tarble warned him that he might be in isolation to much. Raditz had not been alone like he is living so much, and that he might have seen those visions because he was truly losing his sense of being by his forced isolation. Tarble then began to assist him in obtaining the Super saiyan form without the need of intense emotion, as well as teaching him proper meditation to keep his mind in the right mode even in the lonely living. Raditz did take his advice though, as he also returned to visit Goku and Gohan but not for training. He did so to relax and keep his mind straight, finding his time with Bulma's side of the family helpful with his social health.
The real Tarble on arriving to the Lookout, and with Tien and Chiaotzu who was surprised to see a large magic anima surrounding the Lookout. Tarble remarking that she was upgrading some parts of the Lookout, explaining the Yurin felt the place needed some updating. This was against Kami's wants but as an advisor role he could not stop her. On arriving, he suggested that Tien and Chiaotzu start their warm up as he finished helping Yurin. In truth his help was lending more Ki to her to allow her to speed up her changes. Visible stone forming and added to the lookout, but as more pieces were added nothing seemed to change. Yurin making the space inside the look out larger through magic, but not actually changing the shape.
Once able to begin his training with the others, at first just learning new techniques for Tarble. His focus on the learning of the multiform technique. Yurin, when not caring for her child and was glad for Mr. Popo for acting as a nanny as well, acted as their training partner and helped them grow stronger while Tarble worked on his training. Chiaotzu and Tien soon learned her skill as a martial artist was capable of keeping up with them, and showed them that she learned the Kaio-ken that Goku had used. Tien and Chiaotzu then asked to learn the technique, and Yurin begins to show them how to gain the Kaio-ken technique. The following years following was filled with Tarble splitting to train others, allowing one to stay and attempted to keep up with them as they began to master higher and higher levels of Kaio-ken. With time to learn to focus higher and higher levels, they slowly get to times twenty as the final year comes in.
And with everyone training, a small window of how everyone is doing. The next chapter will continue into the start of the android saga. Will everyone be prepared? Find out next chapter!
