Dragon Ball Nu
Volume 2: Chapter 9
Previously on Dragon Ball Nu our heroes have begun their rigorous training to grow stronger. Bulma has been working on crafting the Saiyans, Zuccha and Arame, a ship to allow them to leave. Meanwhile Goten and Trunks are training towards their goal of learning Super Saiyan. What new adventures will come to greet our heroes? What new powers will they obtain? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Nu.
"Uh… Gohan what on Earth do you mean? Goten and Trunks are already really strong for their age and they can fly. That's light-years passed where any of us were and you want me and Piccolo to teach them new techniques?" Krillin completely shocked by Gohan's request.
"I think the boys could use some good useful techniques like the Solar Flare. I think you have an amazing skill set. You understand the Solar Flare and the Kienzan the best. I think you could teach them great abilities." Gohan standing with Goten and Trunks in toe.
"I… I don't know Gohan. What would Vegeta say?!" Shaking his head. "Plus Tien knows everything I do. Why are you asking me?"
"Krillin, you're my friend. We have been through a lot together. Fighting Nappa, fighting on Namek together, and even training for the Androids. I trust you. Piccolo is going to help too. I think you two have much more to teach than I do." Gohan noticing Krillin still hesitant. "Tien can't help anyway he decided to start his own dojo and is training his own students and Vegeta is dealing with the Saiyans… they are supposed to leave today. Krillin will you help us out?"
"Well alright. Since you put it that way. I can't turn down a friend." Krillin feeling prideful and useful again. "I haven't been able to do any difficult training since… Bojack."
"I know Krillin. I think you can be a great teacher. Like how Dad talked about your training with Master Roshi. I want you to do this." Gohan reassuring his friend while Goten and Trunks wait eagerly for his answer.
"Alright Gohan. Today though Piccolo and I focus on teaching them the Solar Flare and maybe how to better control their energy." Krillin making up his mind.
"Wohoo!" Goten shouting as he and Trunks jump for joy. "Well Mr. Piccolo said we were training at the Lookout."
"Leave that to me Goten." Gohan giving a thumbs up. "Everyone grab on." Gohan waiting for a moment while looking onto Piccolo's energy. "Here we go!" The group teleporting to the Lookout.
"Finally. What took so long?" Piccolo turning around looking ready to get started.
"It's nice to see you too Piccolo." Krillin joking around being met with a small smirk from Piccolo. "Man, still that serious." Clearing his throat. "Let's get started then."
"Right!" Goten and Trunks responding in unison.
"Boys, I want you to raise your energies as high as you can then try to match each other's power." Piccolo giving the first order and the boys nodding their heads beginning to try to raise their power.
"Trunks we said match powers. You're sky-rocketing passed what Goten can reach right now. You need to back it off a little and match his power." Gohan coaching the boys until the two finally match in power.
"Great guys!" Krillin grinning. 'This kids are insane. Their power is big especially for their age. I can't imagine how strong they will become.'
"Alright Krillin, I want you to spar against Goten. I'll spar against Trunks. Once we can gauge each of their strengths we will figure out where to go from there." Piccolo explaining his training idea.
"Got it!" Krillin taking a fighting stance. 'Man, I really hope Goten isn't stronger than Gohan was on Namek otherwise he might be equal to me or stronger already. Maybe I'll just pull out some tricks.' Focusing on his sparring partner. "Ready Goten?"
"Ready." Goten not taking any particular stance but leaping into an attack that Krillin easily avoids.
"Woah you're pretty fast Goten, but wild." Krillin beginning his own counter-attack.
"Wait a minute. How can you be there and there?" Goten completely confused by Krillin's trick.
"Don't worry Goten. This one is called After Image. This technique allows me to create mirages of myself by moving very fast and evenly splitting my power throughout the surroundings so you can't pin-point where I am."
"That's not fair. I guess I'll just have to try to hit them all!" Goten rapidly moving from mirage to mirage trying to find the real Krillin.
"Now, now Goten. Don't drop your guard." Krillin landing a quick jab to the back of Goten while he is distracted. "I guess I should play fair." The mirages fading away revealing just one Krillin. "Alright Goten let's try this again."
"Fair and square." Goten charging Krillin as the two begin sparring in impressive speed.
'Man, Goten isn't even a Super Saiyan yet and I'm barely staying ahead of him.' Krillin blocking Goten's series of punches with his only arm. 'This will be harder than I thought.' The two continuing to exchange blows while Piccolo and Trunks resume their own sparring match.
"Piccolo I know you're holding back. Why?" Trunks getting irritated as none of his punches have connected and Piccolo continues to block without struggle.
"Don't get cocky! If I didn't hold back I could injury you or worse. Just show me what you can do." Piccolo backhanding Trunks several feet backwards.
'That… really hurt. Piccolo is strong, but he couldn't be as strong as my Dad could he?' Trunks shaking his head to see Piccolo charging and now right in front of him.
"I SAID FOCUS!" Screaming in Trunks face as he lands another slightly heavier punch. "If you want to become a strong warrior like Gohan or your Dad someday then you need to start acting like it!"
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Trunks clenching his fists. "Alright, now I'm mad! Fine, let's go!" Trunks charging Piccolo now and trying to throw his own combination of punches to no avail. 'This isn't working.' Thinking back to his training with Vegeta while still fighting.
'Come now son. If you want to be a great warrior someday you'll have to take training more seriously. Stop making excuses and just work harder.' Vegeta's words echoing in Trunks's head.
'Huh? Something is different.' Piccolo feeling Trunks's energy begin to rise and his punches become stronger, but remaining in focus. "That's it Trunks. Keep pushing!" Piccolo blocking as Trunks continues not only speeding up but intensifying his punches.
"I will become stronger! Just you wait!" Trunks screaming out as he sends a quick energy blast right at Piccolo's head.
'That was close.' Piccolo barely dodging it in mid-thought. CRACK! Trunks then lands his fist thunderous punch to Piccolo's gut. With Piccolo slightly off guard Trunks lands a small succession of punches. "Not bad Trunks." Piccolo not falling or sliding back. "Smart move. I'm impressed." Catching Trunks next punch.
"Alright! That's enough!" Gohan calling each of the sparring matches. "Goten and Trunks are starting to slip I feel the energy slipping. Great job guys!" All four fighters stopping their fights.
"Well I think I know what we need to do next. The boys have a great power for their age there is no doubt about that and they can even control it pretty well, but I think we need to teach them how to focus their energy for more than just blasts first." Krillin speaking up before grabbing a quick drink.
"That's a good idea." Piccolo agreeing with Goten and Trunks looking very confused by the statement.
"Uh… wait we are supposed to be learning new techniques. Goten and I know how to control our energy what more can you do with it other than fly and shoot energy blasts?"
"Yeah! Trunks is right! We don't get to train much. Why don't we just learn new attacks?"
"Well for one learning to really suppress your power may be useful. It has saved Krillin and I when we were in a pinch on more than one occasion." Gohan cutting down Goten and Trunks nonsense. "No more arguments boys, understand? If need be we will find more time to train altogether later."
The boys each nodding looking embarrassed. "Yes, Gohan." Then turning back to Krillin and Piccolo ready to begin their training again.
Meanwhile, Vegeta delivers the final spaceship to Arame and Zuccha.
"Here, a spaceship as promise." Vegeta tossing Zuccha a capsule.
"Is this some kind of joke? This isn't a ship this is some kind of medicine holding device." Zuccha looking irritated.
"Click the top button and toss the device about 10 feet away." Zuccha listening to Vegeta and following the directions. POOF!
"You're kidding!? You mean a spaceship somehow was fit and stored inside that tiny capsule? Why have we never seen this technology before?" Arame completely in awe of what she just witnessed.
"The technology was developed here on Earth. There is no one else that makes this technology. That's why… the ship has enough space and fuel to get you at least 30 lightyears. That should be sufficient."
"So I guess our deal is finished then." Zuccha turning to Cardoon who has stood silently behind Vegeta the entire time. "One last chance Cardoon are you staying on Earth or coming with your people?"
"Zuccha, I don't know if I could ever repay you for seeking me out and giving us a squadron, but I'm staying here. It just feels right." Cardoon making his final decision.
"Don't thank me. You agreed to come, and I was under orders. I would've just killed you like the others if you wouldn't have agreed to join us." Zuccha looking stone-faced almost heartless. Without any other words, without even a real good-bye to their former teammate the two Saiyans board the ship preparing to leave Earth.
'I hope I'm doing the right thing.' Cardoon thinking to himself as the ship begins lifting into the air and soaring into the sky. "I guess… good-bye." Whispering to just himself before turning to Vegeta. "So what's the plan now? Do I finally meet your son and the other fighters I haven't met?"
"Truthfully, you already met all of the strongest fighters between the Namek, Gohan, and I. Trunks and Gohan's younger brother are just children they aren't strong enough to fight like true warriors yet." Pausing and looking up into the sky. "We will go and meet them. Then you and I begin training." Vegeta blasting off into the sky without hesitation.
"Right." Cardoon blasting off following behind continuing to think to himself. 'From everything Vegeta has said there are Saiyans, Namekians, Humans, and Androids. Earth has so many strange inhabitants all on one planet.'
After a few moments Vegeta and Cardoon arrive at the Lookout in the middle of the training session for the boys. "Hey Vegeta! Cardoon, nice to see you again." Gohan then yelling at Piccolo, Krillin, and the boys. "Hey guys! We can put a pause on training for a minute. Vegeta and Cardoon are here!" Goten and Trunks snapping out of focus then running over with excitement to meet Cardoon.
"So you're Cardoon. Dad has talked about you before you're taller than I thought you would be." Trunks looking Cardoon once over. "Well, I'm Trunks."
"Nice to meet you Trunks." Turning now to speak to Goten and drawing in a breath to speak before…
"And I'm Goten! I'm Gohan's younger brother and Trunks's friend!" Goten blurting out. "You must be really strong too then!"
"Well it's nice to meet you too Goten!" Cardoon noticing how Goten and Trunks both look a little out of breath. "So what's everyone up to?"
"We were training!" Goten the first to respond. "Trunks and I were trying to learn better control over our energy." Floating into the air. "I learned to fly already. Vegeta taught us that about a week ago!"
"How old are you two?" Cardoon thinking to himself. 'These two can't be older than 10 apiece and they already can fly? This is so weird.'
"Goten is four and Trunks is five. They are pretty impressive for their age that's no doubt they are probably stronger than I was when I was their age." Gohan laughing a little. "But so far I'm still the youngest a person ever to achieve Super Saiyan. I was about double Trunks age."
"You were merely a child when you achieved Super Saiyan?!" Cardoon falling back a step. "Zuccha, Arame, and I have been training altogether for years and only one of us successfully achieved the form."
"Trunks and Goten are very strong Saiyan-hybrids and have been around other strong warriors their entire life. Don't worry. You and I will be training while the boys train." Turning to the boys. "Don't be wasting time! You two have training to do!"
"Right!" The boys immediately standing straight and dashing back to Piccolo and Krillin to resume their own training.
'Gulp.' Cardoon swallowing his slight unsettlement. 'I'm going to be training with a guy who helped take out Zuccha?! He was leagues stronger than me.' Focusing and shaking off his doubts. "I'm ready."
Vegeta grinning. "You better be." Suddenly bursting into Super Saiyan without flinching. "This is the Super Saiyan state as you know it. I will be using it's evolved form." Vegeta entering the Super Saiyan Grade 4 state.
"Wait, I don't feel any of the energy coming off of you anymore?"
"This is what we call a Full-Powered Super Saiyan. No more energy loss. No more stamina drain. This form is the closest thing to the next level as you can get without ascending." Vegeta getting into his fighting stance. "Shall we begin?"
Cardoon getting into stance. 'What have I gotten myself into?' The two Saiyans begin their own sparring match Vegeta blitzing forward with blinding speed. 'His speed has increased too. This is insane.' Cardoon attempting to block the first punch unsuccessfully.
"Your opponent won't take it easy on you! Don't expect me to either! If you want to get faster you need to do better than that." Standing over a hunched over Cardoon who is gripping his gut.
'I can't give up.' Slowly standing back up. "Where… does… your power come from?" Preparing for his second round with Vegeta.
"My power comes from hard work, dedication, my pride, my family, and my friends. Where does your strength come from?" Vegeta throwing another punch and halting it just short of connecting with Cardoon.
"Hard work… dedication… I will rise from my own ashes." Dormant energy beginning to rise up from within the depths of Cardoon. "I can… dig deeper. I can keep going." Throwing his own punch at Vegeta.
Without hesitation taking Cardoon's punch full-force and not moving. "Good, that's the way. Keep digging deeper." Then pushes Cardoon's arm to the side. "Get up."
Cardoon spitting out some mouth and standing up then the two exchanging some small punches. 'They are all so strong.' Feeling Goten and Trunks energy rising during their own training. 'Even these children are almost as strong as me.' Vegeta clearly holding back so Cardoon can start to try to fight back.
Meanwhile on New Namek Iolin, Batu, and Neris are continuing their own training. Elder Moori also watching over their training and now keeping in contact with their own planet's Guardian.
"Neris, Batu, Iolin come here please." Moori calling on his children who come as he calls them. "Piccolo and Dende have made contact with our home. Our Guardian is in contact with Dende and now we have open communication with Earth. They wanted to warn us about an evil force in the universe."
"We were lucky not to have to deal with Bojack and his men, but we are stronger now. We can defend New Namek." Batu speaking up in defense of the team.
"We were fortune and we can't afford to get arrogant. You three are extremely strong and I'm thankful for that, but Piccolo wants to help aide in your training more. He has something to tend to on Earth first, but he plans on coming home once more." Moori revealing his conversations and knowledge.
"Piccolo is coming back to train us further?!" Iolin sounding almost excited to train under Piccolo more.
"That is the plan. Piccolo wants to return here to help train further soon. Now before he gets here we need to complete one task. If there truly is an evil force on the rise we need to spread the Dragon Balls again. They cannot all afford to be in one location anymore. It's too risky." Revealing that since returning to New Namek they have been keeping all of the balls together.
"Yes, Grand Elder." Neris answering and the three taking a quick bow before taking off to complete the mission the three were given.
How will the training of all of our heroes turn out? Will the Namekians be strong enough to defend their home should they need too? When will Babidi strike? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Nu.
Author's Note: To those of you whom read this when it was posted in the wrong order
I greatly apologize. I hope this makes more sense now.