Dragon Ball Nu

Chapter 5

'Our young hero Gohan continues through the rigors of his training with his father and new found teacher, Pikkon. Working hard through the training the trio has been sparring for nearly half a day now, and Gohan now has begun becoming better at the new method of fighting along with energy control pushed. Will our hero continue to push himself? What changes are on the horizon, find out now.'

"Dad, why are we taking a break from the sparring training to really learn this…" Gohan looking a mixture of confused, embarrassed, and frustrated. "I know you said I was going to learn this fusion thing, but you didn't say anything about some weird dance."

"Son, it is good to take breaks from training and let yourself do something different. Afterall this technique if it works could be very useful!" Goku sounding overjoyed about the technique.

Pikkon nodding his head reluctantly and also speaking up. "As much as I dislike this fusion dance as much as you do your father is right. I have seen this technique in action and some aliens used it who were far stronger than me, but after doing the technique properly were a much tougher match. I used a lot more of my power than I normally have to."

"Oh, wow. So the fusion dance must be a pretty powerful technique then." Gohan pausing for a moment in thought. "I don't know who I would realistically fuse with though. It's not like there is anyone I know who is of my similar size and power. So why am I learning it if it takes two?"

"That's a valid question, indeed." King Kai speaking up and nodding his head. "While there may not be anyone you can fuse with on Earth currently you never know when a technique like the fusion dance could come in use. Someday maybe someone else on Earth may be able to match your incredible strength. Who knows?"

Gohan nodding his head and understanding what King Kai is saying is completely true. "I know that it is possibly, but I am not going to give up on training." Gohan showing his inner determination.

"There is someone on Earth now I could see eventually reaching your level of strength right now." Goku looking into the horizon of the Other World.

King Kai and Pikkon both looking completely shocked by Goku's statement and even Gohan looking confused, but understanding what his father means. "I know who you are talking about Father." Gohan beginning to think within himself before speaking out loud. "You're talking about Vegeta, aren't you?"

Goku nodding his head, and thinking back to his rival. Goku also wishing he could face off against his old friend and rival to final settle who is truly the strongest before snapping out of his thoughts. "We need to get back to work though."Gohan nodding his head and the group getting back into work, learning the fusion dance over the next couple hours.

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of space a darkness continues creeping across the universe. Far off in the southern part of the galaxy this dark force begins to strike again.

"Bujin, what exactly are we doing in this area in the southern quadrant of the galaxy?" An impatient woman stands in the corner of the pilot's cabin of the spaceship looking irritated to be kept cooped up and waiting, tapping her finger on her arm which are crossed across her chest.

"Well Zangya if you must know we are here on orders to search for the last remnants of the destroyed Saiyan race." Bujin retorted piloting the spaceship through the meteor shower that is going on around them. "Rumor has it Lord Frieza didn't dispose of all of them, and if it is true then we are ordered to find them. Their strength is rumored to rival that of many species of the universe and even that of some of Frieza's elite forces… before they crumbled that is."

"Does anyone even know what happened to Frieza? One second he is the most feared ruler in the galaxy the next he is gone without a trace." Zangya brushing her hair behind her ear. "It is a little strange to me."

"All we know is that someone killed Lord Frieza at some point." Bujin then chuckling before speaking again, still piloting the ship. "It was only a matter of time anyway. One of us may have been forced to dispose of him anyway. We just didn't have to dirty our hands with it."

"That's true. It was a lucky break for us. Even the disposal of the Ginyu Force was a great little bonus for us. I never did like that unit anyway. Recoome always was a dumb bloat and was just super irritating. The only one with any skill was Ginyu." Zangya then watching all of the meteors pass by the ship begins to get prepared to land on the oncoming planet coming into view.

"This trip better be worth our time. Lord Frieza was supposed to have killed all of these monkeys how would it even be possible that some of them would still be alive?" Bujin slowing down the boosters on the rocket as the ship finally comes into the atmosphere of the planet below. "Lord Frieza wiped them all out in one foul swoop."

"The intel we have gathered over these last couple years have suggested that some of the Saiyans might have survived especially when you think that Saiyans used to send weaker infants to other planets to basically take it over." Zangya retorting but looking suspiciously happy that the ship is approaching their destination. "If it is even remotely true then you know that the remaining Saiyans could be a great addition to our army we are building."

"Saiyans in our army would be a little risky. Only because of the rumor of how Lord Frieza's demise came about." Bujin pausing for a moment before taking a small gulp of nerves. "You know the rumor that a Saiyan was the warrior that was the one who brought down Lord Frezia. Which is not that far-fetched thinking about how strong some of the Saiyans were becoming by the time Planet Vegeta was destroyed."

"Well we have been given orders, and we are going to complete them now." The two making final head nods to each other as the ship comes closer to the surface.

Returning back to our hero, Gohan has almost gotten the fusion dance down completely to his father's pleasing with Pikkon and King Kai also still present.

"Father, how much longer are we going to continue practicing this technique?" Gohan beginning to feel impatient knowing his time grows more limited the longer they train, and still having not even begun learning the Instant Transmission technique he wanted to learn.

"Son, you have learned the starting to a whole new fighting style, and a new technique. I know you really want to learn the Instant Transmission, but you won't be able to master it in the time we have left." Goku looking down now feeling terrible to be letting down his son. "I can do some training we you on the technique. I can show you the basics of the technique and how to go about training and learning it."

"How much time would we need to practice that much so I can try to start learning it on my own?" Gohan now feeling frustrated but also very determined.

"We would need about an hour to learn the basics and the ins and outs of the Instant Transmission. I know you will catch on to it." Goku resting a hand on his son's shoulder and smiles to his son. "In the mean time we have some more time, and I think it would be most important to focus the last bit of time on the training we started with before ending with the Instant Transmission. What do you think Pikkon?"

Pikkon listening in the whole time and nodding his head. "I think that idea would be most wise. I think Gohan would benefit greatly from more training before leaving us." Then pausing before giving a final remark. "I also think before he leaves you two should take a least a few minutes to relax and just be father and son again. Who knows when you two will see each other again."

King Kai now interrupting with a head nod. "Mhmmm. Pikkon is right indeed. As important as this training is it is also important to make sure this time is used to its fullest potential for each of you, and some family time is just as important." King Kai then putting his arms behind his back with a smile. "Why don't we take a ten minute break and let you two just talk and catch up. Then we can finish with a good dedicated training."

"Sounds like a great plan King Kai." Goku sounding very excited then turning back towards his son. "How about it Gohan? I know we probably won't get to see each other for a while, and the last time we got to relax together it was just before the Cell Games."

Gohan feeling slightly overwhelmed with emotion thinking back to the good time he and his father had during that small window, and even the hard times they had during their training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Gohan holding back as much of his emotions as he can. "I think that would be great Dad. I just have missed you a lot."

"Son, there is something I need to ask you." Goku sitting on the ground next to his son, also sitting, but Goku speaking a slightly serious in a tone of voice.

Gohan looking a bit surprised before nodding his head and responding. "Father? What exactly do you need to ask?"

"I know Chi-Chi really wanted you to be a great scholar, and I kind of forced you to be a warrior with my sacrifice, but we never asked exactly what you wanted. What do you want of your future?" Goku feeling bad and realizing his decision was a lot to force upon his son.

Gohan completely shocked, and taken off guard by his question. "I…. I really don't know right now. I want to say I would want to be a hero of Earth and become as strong as you are. All I want is to be able to protect our family and friends. I will study more to please Mom, but as long as everyone is safe I am happy."

Goku feeling relieved of his son's answer. "I worry about you and your Mom. I do love all of you very much, and I am sorry I will not be there to see Goten grow up."

Gohan clearly on the verge of tears holds back. "I understand why you did it Dad. I'm not angry with you at all. I will watch over Mom and Goten. I will tell him the stories about you. The Earth and everyone will be safe. I promise." Gohan then standing up. "We each chose our paths and I accept mine." Smiling to his father whom is still sitting on the ground. "Let's get back to training. After all I've been lucky King Kai allows us to talk as often as he does."

Goku then rising to his feet and feeling proud of his son, now showing signs of being a strong and wise young man right in front of him. "Before we get back to training I do need to talk to you about something else."

"Uh… What is it Dad?"

"Well Gohan I wanted to talk to you about your training on Earth." Goku pausing for a moment. "I know you have been training with Piccolo, and I think that is a wise decision, but there is someone else also on Earth I think you should train with." Goku looking over into the horizon trying to sense far off energies from Earth. "Son, I think you should invest time to train with Vegeta."

Gohan totally confused at first by this recommendation. "What for? Vegeta and I have never really gotten along and I am not sure what else he could really teach me."

"Son, Vegeta is a great fighter. Probably one of the smartest warriors on the planet. Piccolo is definitely too, but Vegeta could grow his power further. He could keep up with you. He could achieve Super Saiyan 2. I know it."

"How could you possibly know that?"

Goku then flexes for a second sharply raising in power in an instant and transforming before his son's eyes. "Because Gohan I figured it out about six months after I died here in the Other World." Goku now standing before his son in the Super Saiyan 2 state with a glorious aura flowing around him and cracks of lightning surrounding him as well. "Vegeta is close. I can sense it. I know you can push him to reach it. I know having another warrior of that kind of strength on Earth would also benefit us."

"Didn't you and Pikkon just tell me to work on this new style of energy control?"

"Yes, we did. I want you to achieve that. I don't see Vegeta going for that kind of transformation though. He will want to reach the pinnacle of Saiyan power. He will think that is Super Saiyan 2, and he will be able to push you in training ways Piccolo won't because Vegeta won't hold back. You will both grow stronger, faster together."

Gohan thinking about the words said by his Father. "I see what you mean. I will talk to Vegeta, but I am not going to stop training with Piccolo. Piccolo is growing stronger too, and like you said we can use all of the strong warriors we can get. It never hurts to have more on our side. I'm confused though Father from what Vegeta has acted after the Cell Games I thought he gave up on fighting."

"I have been watching him basically through sensing his energy and sometimes with King Kai checking on him. He is torn because we will probably never get our rematch. He lived wanting that rematch someday, but I don't see it happening now."

"So Vegeta has been training again. I wasn't sure if Bulma was completely right that Vegeta gave up fighting or not. Piccolo probably can sense it too, and I just got lazy and wasn't paying attention." Gohan looking frustrated with himself.

"Don't be so hard on yourself. You have been working hard in both school and training you can't expect to catch everything. Vegeta doesn't usually let his power spike that far. I do think it would be wise to begin training with Vegeta as well as keeping up some training with Piccolo. When the time comes then hopefully Goten and Trunks will be able to train to become strong enough to defend the Earth alongside the rest of you."

"With five strong warriors on planet Earth I'm sure there is nothing we wouldn't be able to do. We would always be able to defend Earth."

Cutting off his son. "No. Never become over-confident in your own power. I am teaching you the fusion dance just in case you all aren't strong enough at some point. I believe in you my son, but being over-confident will only lead to problems."

"You're right Father. I made that mistake before and that's why you are here to begin with." Gohan looking down at the ground feeling guilty for the death of his Father.

"Gohan, I chose to give my life to protect the ones I love. I did it for all of my friends, Chi-Chi, and you my son. I don't regret it at all." Goku smiling to his son. "Never believe for a second you forced me to make that decision. It was not your fault and it never will be."

Goku and Gohan feeling connected like they haven't since the time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Spending the entire year together and growing closer through training before King Kai walks over to interrupt them.

"I don't mean to interrupt your reunion but we need to get to training again. Gohan here only has a few hours left, and we still have a few things left to achieve." King Kai looking eager to get back to training and hopes to see Gohan finish his training to give him the tools to continue to be the protector of Earth. The pair agreeing and rejoining King Kai and Pikkon to finish their training with the few hours left in their 24-hour period. The father son duo powering up beside Pikkon as the three commence their sparring match. Gohan rejuvenated and pushing himself to his limits once again. King Kai watching the progress of our heroes in the distance.

Meanwhile, in a realm outside the Other World an outside force looks on and begins to look into our heroes.

"Well Kibito, it looks like our old friend Pikkon has made some new friends. They appear to also be fierce warriors. While not as strong as Pikkon they have the potential to become a good warrior in comparison."

"Indeed Supreme Kai it appears he has taken an interest in these Saiyans. Do you think we should go to meet them?" Kibito standing stern.

"I would say normally we should but we are finally receiving a new trained Kai in our World for the first time since the war." Shin then standing up from looking into his crystal ball on the ground. "We must be prepared for the new Kai's arrival. We will keep an eye of them though. When the younger Saiyan returns to the world of the living maybe that will be a good time to pay him a proper visit." Shin thinking on it for a moment. "No matter. We can decide this later."

"Right sir." Kibito then taking a bow before following behind Shin whom is walking towards a small building a short distance away from the crystal ball.

'The pair then making their way into the small building to prepare for the arrival of this new mysterious Kai. Many changes seem to be coming in the future to our heroes. What will this mean, and will Gohan's finish in time? Will our heroes meet these new Kai's? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Nu.'