Dragon Ball Nu
Volume 2: Chapter 10
After rigorous training our heroes have helped Goten, Trunks, and Cardoon to improve their skills and techniques. In just one week Goten and Trunks have seen great improvement, but not satisfied the boys want to continue their training. Vegeta still determined trains Cardoon alone, and Piccolo left for his next trip to New Namek to train Iolin, Batu, and Neris. What new adventures and challengers are coming on the horizon for our heroes? When will the evil wizard Babidi strike? Find out this time on Dragon Ball Nu.
"Gohan… if Piccolo is on a trip, Krillin is going to spend more time with his family, and Vegeta is training Cardoon still will we be training with you?" Goten sounding optimistic to continue their training.
"Sure I can train the two of you, but I probably don't have a lot of cool techniques to teach you guys yet." Gohan embarrassed to admit that but then pausing in thought. 'They aren't old enough to go Super Saiyan yet… I don't think they would understand Instant Transmission… and I don't think they are ready for Fusion.'
"Gohan, don't lie to us. Goten and I know you're the youngest Super Saiyan. We want to learn!" Trunks getting impatient about wanting to learn the state. "Everyone has said it Goten and I are way above what anyone else was at our age. We can handle it."
"I will train you two. If I feel you're ready for Super Saiyan then we will try it. Piccolo, Krillin, and I actually had another idea for the two of you when you get a little older." The boys' eyes growing very large with curiosity and excitement.
"Tell us Gohan!"
"Yeah! Come on Gohan! We want to know!" Trunks echoing Goten's reaction.
"Well, I don't know if you're quite old enough yet but… I suppose you two have great control over your energies. I could teach you the super-secret technique."
"Come on Gohan! What is it?" Goten clamoring over the information.
"It's a technique where two individuals must strike a series of poses in perfect unison to combine into one super strong single warrior."
"That sounds amazing Gohan!" Goten pausing and looking down with a puzzled look. "It's just… I don't know what unison means."
Gohan laughing with a slight embarrassment on his face. "Oh, well Goten basically you and Trunks would just do the opposite movements of one another and do them at the same exact time."
"That sounds pretty easy, right Goten?" Trunks pushing the matter to hopefully convince Gohan to teach the boys the secret technique.
"Maybe I will teach you boys. I do know Piccolo is actually trying to teach two people from New Namek to do the technique too." Gohan leading the way to the actual training location. "Come on boys we still need to get to training." The pair following close behind with excitement gleaming on their faces.
Meanwhile in the outskirts of West City Vegeta and Cardoon continue their own training within the living capsule made by Bulma which has now been modified to also be used for training.
"You've come far." Vegeta breathing with a slight heaviness to his words. "You are getting close to achieving Super Saiyan now."
"We have been training non-stop for this whole week." Cardoon watching beads of sweat plummet to the ground like spaceships violently crashing into a planet below. "I'm not there yet… soon." Cardoon standing back upright against the increased gravity of the room. 'I almost can't feel this level of gravity anymore.' Looking over to the console to read the gravity control reading a measurement of 50 times that of normal gravity. "A week and I am not training at 50 times gravity and it is starting to feel normal. This jump is incredible."
"Don't get cocky. Kakarot and I both have trained at well over 100 times that of Earth's gravity." Cracking his neck in preparation for their continuation.
"You keep mentioning this Saiyan, Kakarot. He must be someone you really want to get better than." Cardoon noticing Vegeta being thrown off by his statement and freezing for a moment.
"I don't wish to be better than Kakarot anymore. I wish to just grow stronger to protect my family without fear just as he was able to do." Clenching his fists. "The only regret I have is I was not able to test my true strength against Kakarot before he died."
"Well I may not be Kakarot, but I will put up one fight if that's what you want." Taking a fighting pose feeling ready to finally challenge Vegeta. 'I know this may be cocky, but maybe this will get Vegeta focused.'
"Hahahaha. You think you're ready for that challenge." Cracking his neck and taking his own stance. "Don't blink." Vegeta then blitzing in a flash slamming Cardoon into the ground without hesitation.
"Nice… shot." Cardoon lying on the ground in before using the brief relaxation of Vegeta to his advantage by taking down Vegeta by his legs. "Don't let your guard down." The two then exchanging a series of blocks and punches attempting to best the other.
"You have gotten faster and better." Vegeta slowly increasing his speed and strength he is sparring with. "Can you take on a Super Saiyan?" Without a flinch or moment of hesitation Vegeta transforms and begins pushing back Cardoon.
'At this rate I won't be able to hold out much longer…' Cardoon unable to make his own counter-attack and completely blocking. 'I… just… need… to… push… harder…' Cardoon experiencing a flashback of a suppressed memory.
"Stupid monkey! I told you not to touch anything! You're nothing, no, less than nothing! You're lucky we don't just kill you on the spot." A man seen in the flashback kicking a child Cardoon who is on the ground on his hands and knees.
"I… said… get… AWAAAAAY!" An explosion of energy coming off of Cardoon pushing back Vegeta with a blinding light filling the entire room.
"At long last." Vegeta smirking feeling a very familiar energy boiling out. "He's ascended." The light beginning to give way to Cardoon within it, transformed into a Super Saiyan.
"That… bastard." Cardoon still blinded by rage unable to notice it is Vegeta in the room with him and blitzing him for an attack. "AAAAAAAHHHHHH"
"Damn it! Focus!" Vegeta catching the wild frenzy of fists and holding back Cardoon trying to bring him out of his delusion. "WAKE UP!" Head-butting Cardoon which stuns the fighting Saiyan and snaps him back into reality.
"Vegeta? What happened?" Looking around to notice a golden aura surrounding him. "I… I'm a… Super Saiyan?" Dropping his arms and looking himself over with amazement.
"When you got pushed into a corner and had no way out all of our training pushed you into Super Saiyan." Commentating so Cardoon may understand what is happening.
'Even my tail is golden. This is incredible. I can't believe I finally did it.'
"Don't lose focus we have a lot of training to do before you're finished. Achieving the state is only the first step we need to make sure you can transform at will not just because of your emotion." Vegeta dropping his power to return to his base state.
"Oh, right." Cardoon shaking his head. "How do I return back to normal exactly?"
'This is going to take a while…' Vegeta shaking his head.
Meanwhile on New Namek Piccolo has been working through his second round of training with Iolin, Neris, and Batu under the watchful eye of Grand Elder Moori.
"Piccolo, what are we supposed to be doing today?" Batu standing beside Neris as the two Namekians await instruction.
Piccolo making a clone of himself and one of the two identical Piccolo's walking up to the duo. "You two will both be training with me, and we are going to be practicing Fusion again." The two Namekians looking less than thrilled by the orders.
"Look, Piccolo… we understand this technique is supposed to be strong and all, but isn't this a little ridiculous?" Neris speaking up feeling embarrassed he is being forced to use such a technique.
"No! We will continue this training if you two are successful in this technique there is no telling how strong your power will become. You may even surpass me, understood?!" Barking orders without lenience.
"Yes sir." The two snapping back into attention. The second Piccolo at this time stepping towards Iolin. "As for us, Iolin, we will be practicing the Kaio-ken again and also perfecting the Namekian Giant form."
"Right, yes sir Piccolo." Iolin bowing before his sensei then taking his own stance. "Are we picking up where we left off yesterday?"
"Yes, begin by focusing your energy within your body." Piccolo following suit. "Now if you think you're ready we will try again just remember what strain it will take on your body. Now while controlling and focusing your energy throughout the body say the enchantment."
Iolin attempting to achieve the technique. "KAIO- KEN!" The energy overflowing out of Iolin's body as he attempts to control his energy, but failing and collapsing on the ground. "I didn't… keep my energy intact." Iolin's muscles spasming on the ground awaiting for his Namekian body to heal from using the technique.
"It takes time, don't feel bad. Luckily our bodies adapt to this technique." Piccolo awaiting above his student. "Just watch and feel my energy as I show you." Widening his stance and elevating his power. "KAIO-KEN!" Suddenly a burst of power and energy overflows from Piccolo's body. "This is the normal state of Kaio-ken, but if one focuses you can push the form even further… AAAAAAAAAHH." The power spiking again. "Times ten!"
'What… what power… this is incredible. I can reach that?' Iolin looking on from the ground in amazement. The energy spiking to such heights it even causes Batu and Neris to freeze in their own training.
"Is that? Yes, Piccolo's power… and he is split in half." Batu looking at the spectacle in the distance. 'Just how strong is this Namekian?'
"Neris! Batu! I didn't say stop your training! Get back to practicing!" Piccolo snapping the two back into attention. The second Piccolo beginning to now power down back into his base state easing his way back down.
"Piccolo, you really think I'm capable of such power?" Iolin trying to slowly get back up from the ground, fighting his muscles the entire time.
"I think all three of you are capable of these feats. The Namekian race used to be strong yet peaceful long before the original Namek was destroyed. Elder Guru and my original body were the only two survivors of our race. He alone rebuilt the race while I left. It's our strength that runs through my veins and yours. Harness that strength."
'Harness that strength.' Iolin slowly rising from the ground. "I will become a strong warrior of our race like you." Finally making it back to his feet. "That's a promise." Iolin feeling a strange change in the air and energy from the others training.
"HA!" The voices of Batu and Neris carrying off in the distance as the two individuals begin to be engulfed by a blinding light. The light slowly beginning to fade to reveal a single warrior standing at its epicenter. "Yeah! We did it!"
"Not quite… your energies weren't perfectly matched." Piccolo making the observation as the Namekian Fusion turning out to be very overweight. "We will try again in thirty minutes after the fusion wears off." Turning away from the failed fusion attempt thinking to himself. 'At least he got the dance itself right. One step down at least.'
"So that's the technique you want to teach them, but why not just use Namekian Fusion at that point?" Iolin coughing and questioning Piccolo's methods.
"Namekian Fusion is nearly permanent in every way. Two warriors once combined may never be able to return to their original bodies no matter how strong the two were before." Thinking back to his own fusion with Nail and the inability to separate from him.
'Permanent?! How could I have not known that? Piccolo is a fused Namekian warrior… is that why he is so strong?' Iolin clearing his throat. "So this Nail guy you're fused with… did he give you a large power up?"
"At the time yes, but my largest power up was from when I combined my two halves that were once separated. Namekian Fission is very difficult and the recombining of my two halves made me much stronger. That's enough chit-chat for now! We need to get back to training you three have a long way to go and I only can stay on Namek for about a month."
"Right." Iolin looking determined and ready to train. 'I think if this Fusion Dance technique doesn't work I should ask Grand Elder about Namekian Fusion. It may serve Batu and Neris better.'
Meanwhile in the far side of the galaxy an evil force continues to work in the shadows.
"Babidi, why are we wasting our time trying to get this army you want so badly when I can summon an entire army of demons?" Dabura impatient with his partner as the two continue combing the galaxy.
"Patience Dabura… I know you have your army, but my magic is not strong enough to release them all so we have to be particular about which demons we bring into this world." Babidi thinking about his previous failures. "I won't fail this time. We do this correctly. After all I can sense an evil heart and once we find those they will come to our cause. With my magic we won't need a whole army just a handful of strong fighters."
"Very well." Dabura continuing Babidi's lead into the realm of the living.
Will our heroes gain the strength needed to stand up against this looming evil or will Babidi's plan prevail? Will darkness truly win? How will our heroes grow and continue to train? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Nu.