One week. That was apparently how long it was going to take Bulma and her father to finish up fixing my new spaceship. While it was a bit vexing I couldn't just jump in and head to Namek already, it wasn't that big of a deal really.
Especially since it left enough time for me to finish up with a few things I haven't yet taken care of. Admittedly, they weren't quite up there with what I wanted to achieve by reaching the home planet of the Namekians, but they were worth going for and things I would be hoping to accomplish regardless even when I was done on Planet Namek.
Mastering my Oozaru form since until I managed to reach Super Saiyan, that ten times transformation boost would be vital. And secondly, taking a shot of the Ultra Divine Water.
It might be a bit silly of me to attempt it, since there was a risk of death. But quite frankly, surviving it has nothing to do with being kind or pure of heart or any of that wishy washy nonsense. It was willpower and endurance that was required, and since the original managed to survive, I'm very sure I will to.
Either way, both of my goals in this week will be accomplished in roughly the same area. First, I need to head to Korin's Tower to get the Ultra Divine Water, and once I'm done there, straight up to Kami's Lookout to use the Room Of Spirit And Time, otherwise known as the Hyperbolic time Chamber. In there, I can safely train my Oozaru form for as long as two years if needed, not that I think it'll take that long mind you.
The trip from Bulma's to Korin's didn't take very long at all. Even thousands of miles away, at a leisurely pace I made it there in a half hour.
"Yo," Korin greeted me over the railing from his tower as soon as I got close, raising a stubby paw into the air and waving it at me, "Back already kid?" he asked.
"Yeah," I replied with a nod, touching down beside him and letting my aura ki aura disperse from around me, "There's some stuff I want to get done and I can only do it up here."
"Is that so?" Korin hummed, "And what's that exactly? I've been keeping a close eye on you since you left here boy, and your power has risen scarily fast, quite frankly you are by far the strongest fighter on this planet currently. And I get the feeling you aren't anywhere near done yet."
As expected of Korin. "I want the Ultra Divine Water." I said, getting right to the point as I stared down into his slitted eyes.
Korin raised a brow, "Oh?" he made a sound of interest, "Going for all the stops are you? Bit of a gamble though innit kid? Goku might've managed to survive, but no guarantee's you will." he pointed out.
"And?" I raised an eyebrow at him, "I'm Kami's big game changer of a plan to protect the planet. Even if I die, he'll just arrange it for me to go train with in the afterlife like the original."
Having my plans put on the backburner for a bit might just be worth getting my hands on the Kaioken technique, and King Kai apparently knows the Instant Transmission as well. I could get him to show me Planet Namek then just teleport there the second I'm wished back to life.
Since I already have a power level over four thousand, I'd probably beat the original to King Kai, since it canonically took him six months to get there. Meaning, I would easily exceed his canon power level of eight thousand during the Saiyan Saga, so no matter what way my plans go, I'll easily mop up Vegeta and Nappa.
That was only a hypothetical scenario anyway. Because there's no way I'm gonna kick the bucket.
Korin wrinkled his nose, "Well I suppose so, you definitely haven't contributed enough to get keep your body any other way as you are now," he responded, before sighing, "Alright, no point in making you try to catch me like Goku I guess, since you already know how to do it and are way stronger than he was back then."
He made his way into the tower and I followed behind him. He led me over to a large white jar with Kami's symbol painted on it in bright red and popped the massive cork plugging it open. He reached in, and a moment later pulled out a large ladle filled with a familiar darkish liquid.
"Last chance to back out kid, you still have a over eight months until those other saiyan's get here, plenty of time to train and get stronger." Korin warned me.
"I'm not gonna die, so don't worry so much Korin, I've got too much to accomplish so I can settle down and live a sweet ass life of comfort." I snorted, taking the ladle from him, and bringing it up to my lips.
I took an experimental sniff of it and nearly recoiled. It had a heavy, pungent smell. It wasn't a bad smell, it smelled almost like whiskey, but it definitely wasn't a smell normal water gave off.
"Bottoms of up kid." Korin huffed.
"Well don't mind if I do then." I smirked at him and then raised it to my lips, and like any glass of whiskey, I downed it in one shot.
As soon as I swallowed the massive mouthful of pungent dark water, my vision went dark and pain assaulted me.
Pain, so much pain. It felt like my nerves were alight with flame. It felt like my head was going to explode from the massive pressure banging against my skull. I felt myself falling, and I could hear my own voice screaming bloody murder, yet it sounded so far away, like it was blocked by the massive wall of pain raping my body into submission.
I screamed, and I screamed.
Gradually over a period of time that felt like years, the huge surge of pain rampaging through my veins began to lessen, becoming slighter, and fading bit by bit until I found my vision returning and found myself staring up at the ceiling of Korin's tower.
The pain was mostly gone. But my body felt like lead. And my throat felt raw and town.
"Well well, look who managed to tough it out huh?" I heard Korin's voice. And a moment later, the fat little white bipedal cat carrying his staff walked into view and stood beside my head looking down at me, "I'm impressed, out of the sixteen people who have taken the Ultra Divine Water, only two have survived and they're basically the same person, how ironic."
I managed to curl my lips into a smirk, "T-told I'd survive." I gloated up at him, stuttering a bit because of my throat.
"Yep, you sure stuck it to me huh kid?" Korin asked, and it would take a real retard to miss the sarcasm in his voice, "Now c'mon, shake it off and get up, I can't have you dirtying up my floor with you body."
Such caring words. I rolled my eyes, but focused and struggled up to a sitting position, and then on wobbly, numb jelly like legs I forced my way to my feet, "..How long was I like that?" I asked, my voice rough and hoarse from screaming.
"Twenty six hours," Korin shrugged, "Not quite the six that it took Goku, but the results speak for themselves I think? Or at least from what I can sense. I suppose the longer you go through it the more growth you'll see I guess."
What?
Curiosity and excitement flared up in me at his words, and ignoring my protesting body I called upon my ki and powered up to my maximum. Korin yelped as my red aura burst into life around me, so powerful it was like a living flame and I could barely see through it for a few moments.
There was something there as I powered up. Something deep within the well of my power. A flash of golden light, tiny, like a small grain of rice in size within my vision before it was gone.
I shook it off and pushed the button on my scouter, scanning myself.
Beep, beep!
My eyes widened a moment later at the power staring back at me. It was unbelievable! And even with my battered body I felt like there was nothing that could stop me, I felt almost invincible!
14,352.
You know that time Piccolo fused with Nail and started screaming about how he felt great, he felt amazing, he could do it, HE COULD DO IT!
..I get it. I totally get it now.
For quite a little while, I was on a hell of a power high. It didn't matter that my body felt like hell and that my throat felt like it was mutilated, because I felt like I could raise my hand and blow away this entire planet if I wanted to.
It was mind boggling to feel like that.
Especially when I shifted into the Ultra Form that I learned from Roshi, increasing my power even further.
21,528.
When I saw that number staring back at me after I entered my enhanced form, I outright burst out laughing. It may have been quite a bit manic too because Korin was giving me very weird looks when I finally came down from my power high after a few minutes of luxuriating in the power exploding out of my body.
I didn't mind it at all. After all, I was firmly stronger than Vegeta now with the Ultra Form. God damn it was great to be me!
"You done?" Korin asked, deadpan. "Cuz not gonna lie kid, I was like a minute away from calling Tien down here to Mafuba you just in case you went all power crazy."
Yeah, as if I'd let him. The second any pops a jar out anywhere near me in a fight I'm fucking out of there. Or gonna Mafuba them first. I know it's possible to use it without it being fatal, and it was one of the techniques I got Roshi to teach me during my month training with him. I'll need to look into that, it'll be a valid way of dealing with guys way stronger than me before I eclipsed them.
Frieza in a bottle anyone?
I rolled my eyes either way at Korin's words and let my body return to normal size, the ki inflating my muscles easing out into the open air and disappearing, "Don't ruin this for me kitty cat, I was just happy with how strong I've gotten," I replied with a wave of my hand, "As I am now, I should be capable of taking on those two other saiyan's when they get here now."
All anybody else from the group knows is that Raditz said Vegeta was ten times more powerful than him. So they'd be expecting someone in the range of fifteen thousand as far as power level goes.
"Mmm, I suppose so, your power is absurd now kid," Korin noted. He was silent for a moment, before asking, "Now, what? You said there was a few things you wanted to get done here right?"
"Yeah, but really it's only one more thing I want to do, and to to do it I'll need to head up to Kami's Lookout." I replied.
"Leaving already huh?" Korin asked with a snort, "Well, when you're up there, make sure to tell that fatass Yajirobe that he better take his training seriously, I can sense him slacking off from down here."
"Will do," I tossed him a two finger salute and floated up into the air, "Cheers Korin." I thanked him in gratitude for giving me the Ultra Divine Water,
"Yeah, yeah, just take care of those saiyan's kid and we'll call it even." Korin waved me off.
Oh, I plan to.
And then I floated my way out of the tower and began flying up above the golden roof of the towering construction, following the massively extended length of the Power Pole up towards the lookout.
I touched down on the lookout a few minutes later. To my surprise, there as only one person out on the lookout itself and I could only sense two others within the large white home of Kami and Popo. The two I could sense being Kami and Popo themselves.
And the one outside, was Yamcha. He was sitting cross legged on the white tiled flooring, slumped over with a heavy frown on his face.
"Oh, Kakarot," Yamcha greeted me with a small wave when I touched down, "That was some incredible power you let out just a bit ago, like really insane I almost crapped myself, like seriously." he said, but despite his words, there was still a frown on his face.
"Yeah, I've been training my ass off this past month and used the Ultra Divine Water just there, it gave me a massive boost in strength, though Korin wasn't kidding about the effects of it, sometimes with all that pain, I actually wished I had died," I replied with a shrug. No joke, the pain was excruciating, the worst pain I've felt ever and I doubt much will ever compare to it again, "What's up with you?" I asked.
Yamcha sighed, slumping down further, "...Bulma called last night," he revealed, "..She broke up with me."
I hid a wince at the depressed look on his face. But, I really had little sympathy to give. I wasn't one to talk, but he was a shitty boyfriend. And he played the field a lot even while in a relationship, if he wanted to do that he should have tried to make an extended relationship work so he could try for a harem, at least if Bulma agreed on the slim slim chance, he could try and make it work if he was willing to put in the work, but from what Bulma said it wasn't just the playing the field that was fucking up that relationship, but the fact that he barely paid her any attention.
Not gonna lie though, I'm quite happy with this development.
"Ah...sorry to hear?" I tried, walking over and patting him on the shoulder. I'm not really, and I may have played a small part in their break up, but it was gonna happen eventually. And it was still the bro thing to do at least, giving him my condolences, even if he isn't really my friend and more Goku's than mine since I've barely had a single conversation with the guy.
"Thanks," Yamcha accepted it easily enough before sighing again, "Ultra Divine Water huh? Maybe if I took that and got strong enough, she'd take me back?"
..What kind of logic is that?
Well actually, I guess since Bulma is into the bad boy type it could get a bit of interest from her, risking his life like that for a power boost. Maybe? Honestly, I'm not sure. "I mean you can try I guess?" I shrugged, "Keep in mind that if you can't endure it you're gonna die."
Yamcha scratched at his long black shaggy hair in frustration, "I gotta do somethin' man, my girl has dropped me and I'm falling behind Tien and Krillin up here, even Yajirobe and Chiaotzu are catching up to me."
"Have at it if you want mate," I shrugged, either way it was up to him. "Speaking of, where are they? I can't sense them at all."
"Oh, they're in the Pendulum Room sparring against those two saiyan's from the past that keep cleaning our clocks," Yamcha replied, "Low class saiyans my ass, just one of them stomps all five of us constantly, no way people that strong can be considered low class."
I was tempted to point out that from what I remember of the information provided to me by the gestation pod, that any saiyan with under two thousand battle power was considered low class, three thousand was mid class and only hitting four thousand let them get to high class.
I was also very tempted to tell him that the average saiyan child by the time they were ten would be able to clean his clock with ease.
287.
His power wasn't exactly that impressive from what my scouter is telling me right now, even after a month of training up here.
"Yeah, you know what? I'll do it!" Yamcha jumped to his feet and pumped his fist into the air, "I'll take the Ultra Divine Water and then I'll get super strong and come back up here and smack those two saiyans around! Then Bulma will have to take me back when she see's how awesome I am!"
And before I could say anything to him, he powered up, a billowing white aura surrounding his body and he shot into the air and flew downwards, "Thanks Kakarot!" he shouted back to me.
...What the hell?
I stared after him, bemused for a few months before shaking my head, "Well whatever, none of my business." I turned on my heel and made my way towards where I could sense Mister Popo and Kami.
It's time to get my raging monkey under control.
"Oh my," Popo gasped when I found him watering some plants within the large building a minute or so later, turning to me with wide eyes, "It has only been a bit over a month, yet you've grown so much."
"I have the knowledge to take advantage of what I was born with," I smirked at him. "This is nothing, really. Compared to some of the things out there, I'm slightly larger a tadpole in a tiny little puddle." Now that I've had time to come down from my power high, I can admit it with only a little bit of a hit to my pride.
"Hmm," Popo looked me in the eyes unblinkingly. I honestly forgot how creepy that stare of his was. "..So what brings you here Kakarot? Just a month ago you couldn't contain yourself and left here as soon as you could."
That was because this place pissed me off when I first woke up. I've managed to come to terms with a lot of my baggage on being a clone of that idiot Son Goku, even if it still pisses me off a bit. I'm just going to deal with it with a healthy dose of dabbing on him and getting stronger than he ever will, and cheating my way there in ways he would refuse because of his retarded mentality.
"I need to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber." I replied simply.
"I see," Popo nodded, "Are you sure? While you have not personally experienced it, you were active when Goku went in there originally. He barely lasted a month if you recall."
"That's fine, I'm far superior to him anyway," I replied with a scoff, "Now, can I use it or not?"
Popo shrugged, "I see no reason why you cannot, follow me." he set his watering can down and bid me to follow him.
I did as, falling into line behind him. "You know how it works correct?" Popo asked as we walked.
"Yeah, one day out here equals one year in there, there's food and a living space all stocked up and the deeper you go in the more miserable the conditions." I rattled off from memory.
"That is correct yes." Popo nodded.
We continued on in silence from then, and a few moments later I found myself standing outside an unassuming plain brown door at the end of a hallway.
"Here we are." Popo gestured to the door, "Now remember, you can only stay in there for a maximum of two years before the door disappears forever. There should be enough food you you alone to last that long if you desire to spend the full time in there."
Yeah, as if. Fuck wasting two years of my time with fuck all to do but training. Even going in just to master the Oozaru transformation is going to be tedious enough as it is.
"Got it," I nodded, "I'll see you when I'm done." I told him, before making my over to the door and pulling open, then stepping inside and closing it behind me.
I found myself stepping into a luxurious living area, that opened up into a massive, expansive white void that just went on and on.
"..Fuck this place is creepy." I noted, staring out into the void. Eerie as fuck too since it was just completely silent, not a sound. Not even that slight ringing sound you could sometimes here when everything was totally silent.
...Welp, no time like the present. I stripped out of my clothes, leaving myself buck ass naked and swaggered out of the living area. As soon as I did, a heavy pressure pressed down on my shoulders. If it were any of the others, they'd probably buckle under the sudden increase of gravity. But, after a few moments, I found it easy enough to move.
Yet, as I moved deeper and deeper into the void, the more the gravity began to press down on me, until I began to struggle.
"..Maybe I will get some training done in here." I mused. with my weighted clothing, when I actually wore it, and the increase in gravity here, I should be able to grow quite a decent bit between training to master the Oozaru form.
First things first though, since I'm gonna need to go much deeper into here, I need a beacon to stay around my living space so I can use my ki sensing to return to it.
With a surge of my ki, and a flash of light, a copy of my body phased into existence, exiting from my body and took up space in front of me. Weirdly, as I looked myself over, I noted that I was..a bit bigger than I was before. At least two inches taller, and my musculature was larger. Still pretty short mind you, but roughly a tiny bit over five foot now, maybe?
"Not bad huh?" my clone smirked, reaching down to grab his limp dick and giving it a little jerk, and slapping it off of his thigh with a loude thudding sound, "I mean, it was a bit above average already, and not that pee wee dick the original loved to show off all the time, but the little growth spurt the Ultra Divine Water forced us through made us pretty big. We've got a sweet ass future ahead of us huh?"
God I'm a cocky asshole, "Just go back to the fucking living space already." I ordered, I'm tempted to punch this smug handsome bastard in the face.
"Yeah yeah," he waved me off uncaringly, "Have fun running around as gigantic ape, I'm gonna go jack a few out and relax."
"Fuck you," I punched him in the stomach hard while he wasn't paying attention to me, dropping him to his knees and making him cough out a spray of saliva, "Put our fucking clothes on when you get back and do some fucking training, the more we get out of this, the more we can get from Guru later and then the less we need to work our asses off further down the line."
"E-eat shit fucktard." My clone flipped me the bird. I lashed out, smashing my knee into his face and sending him soaring through the air back towards the living space.
"Fucking twat." I panted, and just now noticed that with my power split in half..the gravity was even harder to move around in.
Well, shit.
I guess at the very least it will make the training I do in here more lucrative. Yay me, I guess.
And Chapter six
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