-Goku and Gohan- (ten days start)
"Whoa." Gohan called out into the void as he was amazed by the emptiness of the chamber. "How far does it go?" He turned back to his father who closed the door behind him. Goku just smiled as he stepped next to his son. He remembered the feeling of the room, his body seemed to adjust to it after even this long.
"Kami once said it stretches to the distance of earth, but the father in the more intense it gets. This area acts like a safe area. Only about ten times gravity, a quarter of the air, and finally an ever-shifting temperature from extreme high and extreme low." Goku said as he looked to his son already growing use to the room. "When we trained for the androids, I purposely took you to cold and hot places to train for this purpose. If we ever ran into a threat that we could not deal with, I figured you would need to have learned to adjust to such changes. I just wish I could have teleported us at the same random occurrence."
Gohan just laughed a bit as he rubbed the back of his head. "I guess that makes sense. Because of the gravity training it does not feel to bad in here. But it gets worse further out, should we stress test first?"
"No, we will go out only a little ways. I know you had achieved super saiyan, but you're still working on bringing it out at will. So, you and I are going to train to make that happen. Then we work on moving beyond super saiyan." Goku said ruffling his son's hair.
"I am not holding you back am I? Would Tarble have been a better partner?" Gohan said a bit nervous on his response.
"Only for a short bit. Once you can go Super Saiyan, you will be the best partner. Tarble… he never liked fighting. He will train but I can feel his plan is to leave it to me." Goku remarked as he stepped away from the platform and felt the gravity shift.
"I can't see Tarble doing that. With Freeza, he seemed so intense in doing what was needed." Gohan said as he joined his father.
"Your right. But we cannot rely on him to keep that mindset. Like I said, he never liked fighting. He prefers training, but he might be hoping we can save the world without him. He might have planned to use this room with Garic when he was older as well. Me and him only have this one chance to use the room."
"Then I better not hold you back any longer then necessary. Let's get to training, and let Tarble sit this one out." Gohan grinned, running out deeper to the chamber and allowing his body to feel the intensity grow, before summoning his Ki and trying to pull out his most angry moment to try and become super saiyan for his father. His mind focused on helping him get strong enough to defeat Cell, unaware Goku's plan was for Gohan to get stronger then himself.
The two began to train, at first pushing and training Gohan's body to get to manage the Super Saiyan state. Once able to enter it at will, the two began to spar deeper and deeper into the chamber. Resting only when absolutely needed, Goku in meditation finds the ascended form. Gohan ecstatic on the improvement that his father showed, only for Goku to progress to grade 3 and bulking up massively. Goku then discovers just the weakness of the form, and instead speaks for his son and him to focus on the basics and try to make the Super Saiyan their new base form through training. The two then worked to master their super saiyan form into the grade 4, full power. Able to live as if maintaining the super saiyan state was no problem even as they slept. Goku the whole time pushing his son and could sense the hidden power still dwelling inside his own child.
The time came when the two had found that training in the chamber seemed to not be assisting in their progress, able to maintain the super saiyan form even in intense training. Instead of taking the full day, they left with six hours left over. The two left the room and were met with amazed looks by their friends, Gohan went to his mother and hugged her after almost not seeing her for a full year. Bulma just laughing as she comments it is time for Gohan to have a haircut but glad he didn't look to different, giving Goku a kiss as he came close.
Piccolo did not ask Gohan to join him, instead went to head for the chamber. He was stopped by a sudden grab by his cape. Turning he looked and saw Gohan. "Hey, before you head in. I was wondering if I could… get cloths like yours." The young boy smiled as he looked up to Piccolo. The Namekian just smiled, glad that his pupil had not forgotten him. He gave the hybrid a nod and motioned his hand over him and created Gohan a Gi matching his own style.
"Let us go, we still only have nine days and six hours to prepare." 16's voice sudden joined in, stepping forward as Gohan had not realized he was there.
"What? Is that one of the…" Gohan questioned as he turned to Piccolo.
"He is, ask the others. I will take the time I can get to train. I will see you tomorrow, and we will see if I obtained the strength to match you." Piccolo shifted as he continued into the chamber, 16 followed.
"Don't worry, I will be watching him." Yurin said patting Gohan's shoulder as she entered as well. With the chamber having enough supplies for two, and 16 not needing supplies himself, 16 could act as an extra training partner.
She did warn 16 of the risk of him being trapped in the chamber, when he offered to train with everyone. 16 had remarked that the benefit of getting everyone stronger would increase the chance of success for his goal, greater then his own attempt at the moment. And if there was a chance he might still be able to leave, it only would increase the efforts greater.
-Piccolo, 16, Yurin- (Nine days)
The three enter the room, 16 attempting to calculate the difference in power he needed to keep standing. The android stepping out as he turned to the other, motioning for the two to come at him. "Tell you both overwhelm me as a team, it is not recommended to fight me on one on one fights. Please be aware, I have an Infinite Power Generator. I will not lose stamina and will continue to be able to fight even as you weaken. Do not push yourselves to hard, but also try not to destroy me by accident… I need to be active for the others." 16 smiled as the two entered a fighting stance.
"What, your going to fight and not use magic?" Piccolo smirked as he mocked his once long-ago nemesis. "I figured you would try to keep him at distance."
"I need to grow physically stronger as well, developing my body will help with mastering my magic. Plus, I brought my own project to work on… I need a heartier body to complete it though." She said softly motioning her head to a pack she brought in. "Now stop your belly aching, because Cell wont wait like 16."
"Right." Piccolo answered as the two charged forward, attempting to out match the far superior robotic warrior.
Months pass as Yurin still needs assistance in battling 16 alone, but piccolo showed growing progress that put him just below 16's strength. 16 stopped one fight early, only to ask Yurin to use her magic in combination of her fighting. She limits her strength by using one or the other, combining the two would help her overwhelm her opponents. Yurin agreeing to do so, and while it was not a easy task as the concentration needed to cast magic while fighting was often her downfall, it did provide her enough of a edge to start training against 16 alone and allowing Piccolo to properly rest.
A few months followed as Piccolo began to train Yurin in the old Namekian ways to manage her Ki, helping her to work on control her magic as second nature as well. But then Yurin stopped her physical training, allowing Piccolo and 16 to focus on each other more. Yurin opened her pack, and pulled from it four objects. A ring, mirror, knife, and doll… the Artifacts of the Penta Poisons, her long ago sisterhood of witches. She remembered how she stole and sealed their powers away, and could only manage to control a small portion of their power normally. The remainder of the time for the time chamber was used by her to absorb and make the stolen power part of her own. Placing one magic artifact in her lap, and slowly allowed her magical power wrap around it and pull it into her, she felt the power well up each moment the magical energies flowed more and more into, Chineel's Mirror providing the most time as she had the greatest amount of magical power.
Piccolo and Yurin leaving after the full years training, having greatly increased their power. Vegeta demanding his time in, which Nappa was fine giving up. Raditz was against it as Vegeta already had his turn in the chamber and should allow them their chance. The argument between them only ended when Ashe remarked that they are wasting time. Yurin used her magic to hold Vegeta's legs to the ground, stopping the prince as she warned him that it was her chamber and she is the one who is chosen to enter. Motioning Nappa and Raditz to enter, before releasing him again to his fury. Yurin instead asking where Tarble went, which Yamcha informed that he went with Goku and Gohan home. Tarble had left to see if Goku, having gotten interested in Goku and Gohan's continued super saiyan state.
-Raditz, Nappa, 16- (eight days)
"Is it not strange to be training with the android that beat you so badly." Nappa said grinning. "You better watch your temper, otherwise you might break him."
"Quiet Nappa. What was with your rolling over to Vegeta's demand?" Raditz yelled in annoyance. "You act like training is not even something you want to do."
"Raditz… I am a little over sixty now. I am at the end of my training days." Nappa said with no hint of regret. "I am joining because it was recommended, but I am going to be old very soon. I much rather… rather enjoy life while I have time. Not spend it training for some legendary form, not to become some savior of a planet."
"What about the girl you like, what's her name? The blonde." Raditz snapped his finger as he tried to remember but it just did not come to his mind. "Anyway, if Cell is not defeated then she will die."
"So will I." Nappa said in an almost surreal tone. "After this, I will have eight days to cherish every moment I have with her. My job is to care for the prince's kids, grow food to keep everyone healthy, and enjoy life… like a retired warrior. You will understand when your older."
"If I get older." Raditz Retorted.
"Enough talk." 16 interrupted. "Our goal is to get you both strong enough to defeat me. Now come." 16 motioned for the two to begin.
"Know this Raditz… Because I have decided to come train with you, I will give it my all. But do not expect it to change who I have become." Nappa said as he straightened his stance.
"I just never expected the fearsome Nappa, to become an old dog." Raditz said as his illusion of Nappa's endless aggression seemed to fade. Raditz shook this off though and charged to Ascended form and with Nappa charged the android.
The two saiyans found that they were consistently defeated, beaten by the android again and again. Nappa still not going super saiyan, even after months of his base form growing more and more powerful. Raditz showed steady growth as he obtained the grade 3 super saiyan, but found its limitation quickly when 16 began to easily evade him. Raditz moved to the same thinking Goku had, and worked to master the super saiyan state in grade 4. But he finds it much harder to do then he originally thought, and wished to have Nappa to help him learn where he was doing wrong.
Nine months into training Nappa still had not obtained the form, and 16 began to take a more drastic method. Raditz had shown the ability to start overwhelming the android, but one day 16 did not give Raditz time to transform. Instead bested the saiyan while he was in base form and quickly knocking the saiyan out, surprising Nappa. 16 then spoke of a reprogram in progress, new targets obtained, residence of Pleasant Valley, Specific target Launch and the offspring of Vegeta.
Nappa's eyes flashed at this, as he yelled for the robot to leave them out of this. 16 instead headed toward the door, Nappa moved to get in his way but was smacked away. Nappa tried again and again, but in his base form he could not beat 16. Nappa roared out for him to leave them alone, he could feel his blood begin to boil as he continued to rush the heartless machine. His eyes flashed teal, but would not transform. Every moment brought 16 closer to the door, again and again Nappa was thrown like a doll. Nappa could feel that he was too weak, and screamed out for one more burst of power. 16's hand touched to the door, when a Super Saiyan Nappa grabbed his wrist and pulled him away from the door. Nappa then tossed 16 away, and in anger charged the robot. Nappa, unused to the form, soon began to feel the strain and drain overwhelm him. Nappa passed out, gripping 16's leg. "Confirmed, desperation with emotional outbursts are required to become a super saiyan. Good to know for the future." 16 commented, waiting for both to awaken for their next of training session.
The last months were used to catch Nappa up to become a super saiyan himself, unable to obtain Ascended like Raditz, and Raditz not having full mastery of Super Saiyan. The two of them leaving as 16 notices the door vanish before his eyes, finding out that he would not be able to assist them any other way now then to train. He knew at some point he would become obsolete, and could only hope tell he was that he could make the others stronger. Nappa and Raditz instead head to their respective homes still to prepare for the Cell Games. The humans allow Vegeta and Ashe to enter in before them, not wishing to get in the way of am angry Vegeta.
-The next few uses- (I am thinking there is not much to say for the next few trains myself)
(seven – three days left)
Vegeta and Ashe enter into the training, knowing their plan already. 16 stands ready to assist but Vegeta tells the robot to not interrupt his training, able to overwhelm already as a super saiyan. Ashe on the other hand does allow 16 to help her, wanting the training in how to fight an android. Her super saiyan state is able to overwhelm him as well, but 16 soon recommended that she instead train her base form against him and work on mastering Super Saiyan state when alone. Months begin to pass and Vegeta takes notice that Ashe's strength is growing much more then his. It would be 8 months before he would take notice of this though and another month before he would accept 16's help. The android able to increase their second year of training to almost grasp grade 4 super saiyan as well, but just out of reach for the two of them.
Tien and Yamcha enter in next, 16 recognizing that he would have to go easy on them. Tien remarks that before they start any heavy training, that he needed to train Yamcha the Kaio-ken. This requires them to take a month or two for the proper control and stead increasing of multipliers. Yamcha's teaching of proper Ki control actually helping him catch up to Tien quickly as the two can got to Kaio-ken times ten and even hold the power up for a short time. 16 then used as a testing for their strength as they continued to grow. Unfortunately, the humans are not able to gain the same increase in battle strength but they are far more powerful then they were originally after the year's time.
Chiaotzu and Chichi are the next to come in. Chichi is more willing to start training right away, Chiaotzu having to teach Chichi slower in the Kaio-ken, but in combination with her own style it increases her power greatly at risk of draining her quickly. Chiaotzu remarking that Yamcha might be a good partner next. But instead the two continued to progress their own training with 16, Chichi asking at the end of the year if she kept up with Vegeta at all, the android informing her that she had no chance to keep up with him before she left. He remarks that she did grow greatly, but she would need far more intense training if she wished to keep up with Vegeta.
Do to this, Chichi demands to take the chamber once more. Tarble informs her to go ahead if she feels she can take the stress, but advised to rest at least a day mentally as they could fix her body but not her mind if she does break. Chichi then calls for Yamcha, and demanding he join as per Chiaotzu's suggestion. Yamcha declines at first, but she remarks that she will just go in alone. Yamcha sighs as this and joins her in the chamber a second time. With the extra year, Chichi is able to grow stronger. Yamcha also forces her to settle down and stop acting so aggressive, and manages to get her to focus on Ki training. Allowing her to get proper focus on her inner strength and manage her technique to not have such a major drain as well as master higher levels of the Kaio-ken.
Next in was Tien once more, wishing to not be outclassed by his fellow humans too much. He asks Tarble to join him, but Tarble refuses. He had other plans as he currently joining Goku and Gohan in light training, and was watching them manage their Ki in the Super Saiyan state. Slowly realizing methods he could use to master the super saiyan form in such a way. Chiaotzu offers to go in with him, and the two crane students enter once Chichi and Yamcha leave their second time.
With this, we have a majority of everyone having taken the option of preparing for the Cell games. Time draws closer to the Cell games, and everyone is trying their best to prepare. What will be the future of the story? Will Tarble truly leave the fate of the world to the others?