The Training Begins

I don't own Digimon or Dragonball Z

"Hey down there," Krillin said as he and the others flew towards the battlefield in an airplane. "It's Goku, Piccolo, and Daisuke, and they're all still standing. Thank goodness."

"And I think I see Gohan and Azumi with them; I hope Daisuke doesn't kill us for letting her daughter go after them," Roshi said in worry before noticing Tien lying on the ground as they got closer. "Is that Tien Shinhan?" Krillin and Bulma both looked and saw he was right.

"You're right; oh man I hope he's okay," Bulma said in concern.

"It appears your friends are here," Piccolo said to Goku and Daisuke while walking over to his turban and cape.

"It sure does," Goku replied with a wince while swaying slightly.

"Good, now I can find out how Azumi managed to sneak away from Kame House and nearly get herself killed," Daisuke said.

Meanwhile, in a far corner of the galaxy, the events that were transpiring on Earth were being followed with great interest. On an alien planet, the other two remaining Saiyan's were resting amongst several corpses of aliens not far from a burning village.

"Raditz stinks," said a Saiyan who appeared to be the definition of muscle headed idiot. He was bald and baring a moustache on his face. He had onyx eyes that held a cruel look inside of them, and he, like his companion, had peach coloured skin. Covered in powerful muscles, he wore Saiyan Armor like Raditz did. Like his fallen comrade, he also had his tail wrapped around his waist. He appeared to be in his mid to late thirties in terms of appearance, and a blue scouter was on his face.

"He's a complete disgrace, Nappa," said his companion, who was eating one of the aliens who he had cooked over a fire. "How could he let himself be beaten by men with such low fighting power?"

This Saiyan was completely different from his partner. He was short and his hair was raven black and spiky in a flame like style. He wore a blue body suite with Saiyan Armor over it, and had his tail wrapped around his waist. The man appeared to be in his early twenties. Despite the differences from his companion, he possessed the same sadistic gleam in his black eyes. His face was handsome with angular features, but a scowl marred his face.

"I don't know Vegeta, maybe we should go teach those Earthlings a lesson." Nappa answered.

"It's not worth the time, nor the trouble," Vegeta said, spitting out the food in his mouth. "Then again…I am curious."

"Are you thinking about what Raditz said?" Nappa asked as Vegeta stood and walked away. Nappa followed.

"Exactly; those Dragonballs caught my interest. Just think of the possibilities Nappa, if we could get our hands on those Dragonballs then we could wish for anything we want, anything at all. Wouldn't you say that would be worth the trip?" he asked.

"Are you kidding, let's go," the Saiyan answered, laughing, and Vegeta smirked.

Back on Earth, Krillin was kneeling beside Tien.

"You're going to make it Tien, you can pull through," Krillin said to Tien.

"No Krillin, he can't," Roshi said sadly.

"Are you kidding, of course he can. Tell him Tien, say something. Anything!" Krillin shouted to Tien. The man's eyes were glazing over before he coughed.

"Are….are the children safe?" he asked, looking at Goku and Daisuke.

"Yeah they are, thanks to you Tien," Daisuke said, kneeling down beside her friend.

"That's good….I couldn't live with myself if they were caught in the crossfire. Daisuke, take care of Chiaotzu for me."

"Sure Tien, but it's not going to come to that; you're gonna make it, and that's all there is to it," Daisuke told him.

"Daisuke…" Goku said, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"No, not this time friend. This time…I can't," Tien said.

"We'll wish you back Tien, we've already got three of the Dragonballs," Krillin told him.

"I'll see you soon then," Tien replied before closing his eyes as the last of his life left him.

"He's gone," Roshi said, sadly bowing his head mournfully.

Meanwhile, back with Vegeta and Nappa, the two Saiyans walked towards their Space pods while discussing what to wish for with the Dragonballs. "Once we've forced Kakarot to tell us where the Dragonballs are, we'll eliminate every last one of them, along with anyone else who tries to stop us," Vegeta said.

"And then we can wish Raditz back to life?" Nappa asked.

"No, that would be a wasted wish. Raditz was a weakling and a fool; any Saiyan who could be defeated that easily doesn't deserve to live. I have something much grander in mind; tell me, how does the idea of eternal life sound to you?" Vegeta asked back.

"What, living forever? That sounds great, and if we can't die, that means nobody will be able to defeat us. Then what the heck would we need Raditz for?" Nappa asked, climbing into Space Pod with Vegeta copying him.

"What for indeed, we would be the greatest fighters in the universe, and we will ascend to our rightful place amongst the Saiyan warriors of legend," Vegeta said.

"Do you mean?" Nappa asked, and Vegeta nodded.

"That's right, we will become Super Saiyans!"

"Now I definitely like the sound of that," Nappa said as his space pod flew into space alongside Vegeta. Their destination? Earth.

"No, this can't be happening, I don't believe it," Bulma said, breaking down in tears as she looked at Tien's body. Some of the others had tears of their own to shed.

"Wait, something's happening," Roshi said, making everyone look at Tien's body. A moment later, it faded away.

"He's gone! But how!?" Krillin shouted, shocked even as Piccolo gained a small smirk.

"It was Kami. This is his work; no doubt he has something special in mind for Tien."

"Kami took him?" Bulma asked.

"Yes, that's right. The meddling old fool, I don't know why and honestly I don't care," Piccolo answered.

"What do you think, Roshi?" Daisuke asked, walking over to Gohan's hat which she picked up and placed on her son's head, causing a smile to pass over his face.

"Well, Kami is the guardian of the earth; whatever he is doing, we can at least take comfort in that his intentions are good," Roshi answered.

"Well, I'll take a lot more comfort when we find the other Dragonballs and wish Tien back," Krillin said.

"We could really use Yamcha's help right now, but as usual, he is never around," Bulma said in frustration.

"Cause you dumped him, right?" Krillin asked.

"Hey, how was this Raditz guy even able to find you guys in the first place?" Bulma asked, noticeably changing the subject. Goku walked over to his dead brother and pulled the Scouter off his face. He tossed it to Bulma who caught it.

"He was using that device; it's some kind of sensor," he told her.

"It can detect high power levels and tracks their locations," Piccolo added as Bulma looked through the scouter and turned it on.

"Does it work?" Krillin asked as she pulled out her miniature tool kit and opened the device.

"It must be damaged," she answered. "There's definitely a short in here, but I think I can fix it and I'll reprogram it to display numbers in our own language."

"Good work Bulma. You're a genius," Goku said, and Bulma smiled.

"Don't worry, I know. Now, let's get back to Master Roshi's and we can pick up the other Dragonballs from your place too," she said to Goku and Daisuke. The two nodded before hearing Piccolo give a shout. They turned just to see his severed arm regrow completely.

"Even though I've seen that before, it still freaks me out," Daisuke said, and Goku nodded.

"Before you leave, I have a strong suggestion," Piccolo said, massaging his new arm.

"What is it?" Goku asked.

"Your children," Piccolo answered.

"What about them? If you think that we'll let you do anything to them, you'll have another thing coming," Daisuke replied, holding Gohan tightly and Azumi hid behind her father's legs.

"That's not what I was suggesting. Your daughter showed signs of tremendous power; she could be the strongest fighter on this planet, and it is likely that your sun also possesses such potential. If, that is, they train to control their power."

"But they're just kids Piccolo, it's not worth the risk. Besides, Daisuke and I, along with you, can handle those other two Saiyans if we train for one year until they show up," Goku said.

"You saw how powerful your brother was, Goku, and he said the other two Saiyans are stronger than him. We might need all the help we can get in order to protect the Earth. But I'm not going to stay here and argue with you; if you don't train your children, that's fine. But when the Earth is destroyed, don't say I didn't warn you. One year until they show up, so you had better be ready," Piccolo said before flying off.

"I wonder where Tien is right now," Roshi wondered, looking to the sky. Speaking of Tien Shinhan, he was standing beside Kami and both were looking up at a giant of a man sitting behind a desk.

"And that's where we stand, Great King Yemma. The other two Saiyans are on their way to Earth right now. For this reason, we humbly ask that you allow Tien to seek training from King Kai himself, with your permission of course. There is no hope for our planet if Tien doesn't receive King Kai's training." Kami spoke as King Yemma looked at a notebook.

"Tien… hm says here you learned under Master Shen for many years and were a ruthless warrior who did not care if he killed his opponent or not. Cruel and cold, loyal only to your master and fellow student Chiaotzu, correct?" he asked, peering down at Tien who bowed his head in shame.

"Yes, sir."

"It also says here that you turned to the side of good and protected the Earth against King Piccolo alongside Daisuke, and since then you have been protecting those who are close to you, even sacrificing your life for two children you didn't know. You certainly have the record to at least try to reach King Kai, but will you be able to make it across Snake Way?"

"Yes King Yemma, he will," Kami answered for Tien.

"So, is this where everyone goes when they die?" Tien whispered to Kami who nodded. "So that person who killed me came through here?"

"Yes. Everyone who dies comes to this check-in station, and King Yemma decides what to do with them after that," Kami answered.

"Excuse me King Yemma, the one who killed me, did he come here as well?" Tien asked King Yemma who looked at his notebook.

"Oh, you must mean the brother of Goku," he said, causing Tien's eyes to widen.

"Goku had a brother?"

"Yes, I sent him below. What a case," King Yemma said.

"So, he fought you?" Tien asked.

"Indeed he did, but I overpowered him easily," answered King Yemma.

"I see. So why can I not train with you?" Tien asked, and Kami leaned closer and began whispering to him.

"Tien, King Kai is stronger than King Yemma, so it is a better idea to train with him. Besides, King Yemma is too busy to take pupils."

"Kami, I heard that you little weasel; I'll remember what you said when it is time for me to pass judgement on you. I will forgive you this one time. Tien can try to make it across Snake Way, but be warned, if he falls off there is no coming back," King Yemma told Kami and Tien.

"Don't worry, I won't fail, not when the Earth is depending on me," Tien said, running outside, past King Yemma and heading towards Snake Way.

Back on Earth, Daisuke and Goku, along with their children, had arrived back at their house in the mountains. "Okay Goku, let's think of what we could do to train. One year until those other two Saiyans your brother told us about arrive," Daisuke said.

"We could go to Kami's lookout and train there again," Goku suggested.

"But Kami said we exceeded him and Mr Popo in strength; us training there wouldn't help us get stronger."

"Remember the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Goku asked, causing Daisuke to look at her husband.

"Yeah….Now that you mention it, I do. Last time we trained in there we barely lasted a few weeks, but we are much stronger than before. It's worth a shot."

"Awesome! When you and daddy are done, you'll be able to kick those Saiyan's butts easily!" Azumi cheered, and Gohan nodded. The sight caused their parents to chuckle.

"That's right you two, your mommy and daddy will be super strong," Goku said, ruffling Azumi's hair.

"And we'll get to train too, right?" Azumi asked her father who looked at Daisuke. She had a serious look on her face.

"Azumi, it's too dangerous. We won't be training you to fight the Saiyans."

"But mom, you need to; you saw what I did to uncle Raditz. If I could control my power, I might be able to help Gohan too," Azumi said.

"Yeah mom, you don't need to train us a lot just enough so we can look after ourselves," Gohan added.

"What do you think, Goku?" Daisuke asked.

"Well, I think we could at least let them train a little bit," Goku answered, making his kids smile.

"Alright, fine. Maybe Kami can do what he did when we trained with him, or something," Daisuke said.

"Yeah, let's get going!" Azumi said, running out of the house with Gohan and her parents following. Daisuke grabbed Gohan and Goku grabbed Azumi, and they flew off towards Kami's Lookout.

Back in the otherworld, Tien surveyed a long, winding, white path. "So this is Snake Way huh?"

"It sure is." Next to him stood an ogre that had guided him to this place.

"How long is it?" Tien asked.

"Oh, it's roughly 625,000 miles," answered the ogre. "The last person to make it all the way down was King Yemma, many centuries ago,"

"625,000 miles, and King Yemma has been the only one to make it? Had I known that earlier, it still wouldn't have stopped me," Tien said with a confident smile. "Before you leave, can you send a message to Master Roshi and the others to not wish me back for one full year?"

"Sure can," the ogre answered, writing the message down in a small notebook.

"Thank you. Now, I'm off." And with that, Tien flew off down Snake Way.

"Here we are, kids," Daisuke said as she and Goku landed on Kami's Lookout.

"Whoa, so this is where you and papa trained to beat the mean old slug guy?" Azumi asked, both her and her brother's eyes wide in amazement.

"You could say that, sweetie," Daisuke answered. "And don't say that around Kami; he may be old, but he is strong."

"Ah Goku, Daisuke, it's good to see you both again," Mr Popo said, walking over with a smile.

"Hey Mr Popo, we wanted to ask you and Kami if we could train here for the year until those Saiyans arrive," Goku replied.

"But Goku, you and Daisuke already trained here before and exceeded both myself and Kami in power," Mr Popo said, confused.

"That is correct, Mr Popo." They all turned to see Kami walking towards them. "Both Goku and Daisuke have nothing to gain by training with us again."

"But what about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Daisuke asked them.

"Ah. Well, I suppose it could work, but the last time you two were here you barely lasted a few weeks inside."

"Well this time we're stronger. We can handle it," Goku said with confidence, and Daisuke nodded.

"It seems you are. Very well," Kami said before turning to Mr Popo. "Mr Popo, take Daisuke and Goku to the door which leads into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."

"Yes Kami," Mr Popo said, walking off with Daisuke and Goku following. They left their kids in front of Kami, and they stared at each other.

"Hi," Azumi chirped, waving her hand. "So you're Kami, that guy who made mama and papa super strong, huh?" she asked.

"I suppose you could say that," Kami answered. "Though I can't claim all the credit."

"Great, then you can train me and Gohan," Azumi chirped.

"I beg your pardon?" asked Kami, visibly confused at what Azumi said. "You wish for me to train you both?" The kids nodded. "But you are children; I know that the Saiyans are coming, but you shouldn't be risking your lives fighting them."

"We want to help our parents though," Gohan said. "We saw how strong daddy's brother was and how easily he beat our parents and Piccolo."

"So we want to get strong enough so that we can help our parents fight," Azumi finished.

"So you're gonna train us," both kids said in sync, making Kami sweatdrop slightly.

"They are definitely their parent's children." Meanwhile, Daisuke and Goku followed Mr Popo to a wooden door.

"I trust you remember what I told you the last time you entered here," Mr Popo said.

"Yeah, we do," Goku replied. "I just hope that we can handle it better than the last time we were in there."

"I am sure you will succeed," Mr Popo said, opening the door to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. "Good luck." Daisuke and Goku nodded as they walked through the door and found themselves in a building with two side wings. It contained housing, food supplies, bathing quarters, and sleeping quarters, while outside the building the surroundings were a bright, iridescent white ground and sky which seemed to stretch to infinity.

"Man, I will never get used to how different this place is," Daisuke said.

"I agree, but it'll help us both get stronger. Come on, let's get started," Goku said, walking out into the sea of white. He stumbled once he stepped over the threshold of the training area.

"Goku, are you alright?" Daisuke asked, heading to her husband's side before she too stumbled and struggled to stand.

"The gravity….I forgot how much stronger it is than on Earth," Goku answered.

"We'd better not stray too far away from the centre, we could end up being killed, and then we'd be in deeper trouble then what we already are," Daisuke said. "Alright let's start training."

Meanwhile, back at the Kame House, Krillin had just arrived and climbed out of a hovercar with the two Dragonballs Daisuke and Goku had gathered in his hands. "Hey Bulma, Master Roshi, I got the other two Dragonballs from Daisuke and Goku's place," he said, walking inside the house to see Bulma at the table working on the broken scouter from Raditz.

"That's good, Krillin, and I just finished fixing the device we took off of Goku's brother's corpse," Bulma replied, placing the scouter on her face before turning it on. "Alright, let's see what your power levels are." She looked at Roshi and got a power level. "One hundred and thirty nine!?" she asked in shock.

"Eh, a hundred and thirty nine? That seems low to me," Roshi replied.

"I'm sure it's a good rating for an old man like you," Bulma said, and Roshi didn't know what to be offended more by; the low power rating, or the commentary which went with it.

"Hey, do mine next," Krillin said, and Bulma looked at him with the Scouter active.

"206, not bad."

"Yeah, hear that Master Roshi? My power level is higher than yours," Krillin said happily, making Roshi slump in depression.

"Hello, is anyone in there?" a voice from outside asked, knocking on the door.

"I wonder who that could be, and who could be so rude," Krillin said, opening the door to see Yajirobe standing there. "Oh it's you…uh…what was your name again?"

"You know, I'm Yajirobe, you nearsighted cue ball head!" Yajirobe shouted. "I've had enough grief today from Korin and me having to find this place. You along with Yamcha and Chiaotzu are to head to Korin's tower for special training,"

"Not me?" Roshi asked, and Yajirobe shook his head and walked back to his hovercar.

"Oh yeah, don't wish Tien back for one year until the Saiyans arrive, he's getting special training from someone in Other World. A lady named Baba is supposed to come over and tell ya the rest," he told them before flying off in his hovercar.

"Well I guess I better go and find Yamcha and Chiaotzu," Krillin said before flying off away from the island.

"Wait, Baba is coming here!?" Roshi shouted in despair.

"Tien's doing what?" Bulma asked.

"No idea," Turtle answered.

"I wonder if Daisuke and Goku have begun their training yet," Roshi said, looking at the sky. Meanwhile, in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Daisuke and Goku were training intensely.

"Kamehameha!" Goku shouted, firing a blue Ki wave towards Daisuke. She held her hands out in front of her and caught the beam, causing her to skid back several feet. "Come on Daisuke, I thought you were tougher than this," Goku told his wife.

"Kamehadoken!" Daisuke shouted in reply, firing her signature attack from her hands and forcing Goku's Kamehameha wave back halfway before both beams exploded in a massive eruption of force, sending both to the ground, battered and bruised. "Ow."

"Good thing we stocked up on Senzu beans before we came here," Goku said, holding up a rather large bag.

"Toss me one, will you?" Daisuke asked, and Goku complied. She felt her energy and injuries heal as she ate the bean. "Thank you."

"No prob," Goku said, eating a Senzu bean as well. "I wonder how the kids are doing without us?" Unknown to both parents, Gohan and Azumi were now wearing outfits similar to their father and mother respectively, and were fighting Mr Popo who was easily dodging their attacks.

"Ah I love the flowers here," he said, moving back from a kick from Gohan which sent up flower petals.

"Quit your daydreaming!" Azumi shouted, increasing her efforts alongside her brother, making Mr Popo use his hands to block their punches. With a single motion, he leaned back, causing the kids to crash heads together.

"Hey, watch it sis!" Gohan exclaimed.

"Relax Gohan, it was an honest mistake!" Azumi shouted back.

"Oh my, siblings arguing. I'm disappointed," Mr Popo said with a smile.

"Grr…Gohan, stay out of this, he's mine!" Azumi shouted, charging Mr Popo. Gohan was left stunned as he watched his sister fight Popo on her own.

"Azumi, you can't beat him on your own," Gohan said, running off to aid his sister in their spar while Kami watched on.

"Both show great potential, but I am afraid they may be too young to master it completely." Azumi threw a punch at Popo who leaned to the side and poked her in the back of the neck, making her lose consciousness before falling to the ground.

"Azumi!" Gohan shouted, running to his sister.

"Don't worry she's just taking a nap; she'll be fine in a few minutes," Mr Popo reassured him. Sure enough, a few minutes later, Azumi groaned and got to her feet.

"That wasn't fun," she said.

"I told you not to fight him on your own, sis," Gohan said.

"Yeah, I know."

"You both showed great promise, but what you lack is skill and patience," Mr Popo told them, and they nodded. "Enthusiasm is no substitute for skill and mastery of self. But do not worry, you have many years to learn and grow." With a nod, the spar began anew. Twelve hours later, night was beginning to fall as the door to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber opened up.

"It's been a year inside there already?" Azumi asked, yawning as she rubbed her eye as did Gohan.

"No, it hasn't," Kami said, walking towards Daisuke and Goku who approached him. "Did something happen?"

"We did our best, but after six months it was beginning to get be too stressful on our bodies," Goku answered.

"But we did get a hell of a lot stronger. So for now, we will train on our own back home, Thank you for all your help Kami," Daisuke said, bowing slightly, and Goku did the same.

"I am glad I could be of help to you both again, you are the last hope for the Earth when the Saiyans arrive," Kami said.

"Hey, look! The moon is out tonight," Azumi said as she and Gohan looked up at the moon as it emerged from behind the clouds.

"Oh no," Goku said.

"Let's get them off the lookout!" Daisuke shouted, rushing towards Azumi and Gohan who had both began to breathe in deeper while their pupils shrank and turned red. Their tails stood on end. Daisuke and Goku grabbed their children and flew off the lookout as fast as they could as their children continued to change.

"Come on Azumi you can hold it in," Daisuke said to her daughter whose teeth had begun turning into sharp fangs and their muscles began to bulge and grow.

"What's going on?" Goku asked his wife.

"They're transforming." Azumi broke out of her mother's grip and dropped to the ground below followed by Gohan. Both of their bodies were now becoming covered in fur and began growing in size until they stood tall as mountains. Their transformations continued further, with Gohan turning into a giant ape while Azumi took the form of a blue furred bipedal wolf with yellow eyes like her mother. She howled at the moon while Gohan roared, pounding his fists against his chest.

"Oh man!" Goku exclaimed, watching as both kids began firing blasts of Ki from their mouths at the surrounding areas, destroying everything in sight.

"Good thing we got off the lookout; if they managed to kill Kami, the Dragonballs would be rendered useless," Daisuke said, jumping into the air and avoiding an energy blast from Azumi's mouth.

"How do we stop them?" Goku asked.

"We could cut off their tails," Daisuke answered, flying out of the way of a swipe of her daughter's claws.

"If we can reach their tails without being killed," Goku replied before looking at the moon. "The moon, remember what Raditz said when he saw I had lost my tail?"

"Yeah, you're right; he said that you lost the power to transform at the full moon," Daisuke answered before her eyes widened. "That must be their secret power, the ability to turn into giant apes."

"So what do we do then?" Goku asked.

"The only thing we can do without harming our kids," Daisuke answered before she cupped her hands. "Kamehadoken!" she shouted as a sphere of white Ki appeared in her hands. She thrusted them forward, firing a beam of white Ki towards the moon. Once the beam hit the moon, it glowed momentarily before it exploded violently into a million pieces, creating a bright flash of light. It blinded Goku and Daisuke, and caused Gohan and Azumi to roar before they began shrinking down to their regular size. The two immediately passed out.

"It worked, thank goodness," Goku said, floating down to his kids with Daisuke.

"Yeah. Now we've stopped the Saiyans from transforming, so at least we're on a more level playing field," Daisuke said, making Goku nod. "Come on, let's take the kids home and then we'll continue training." With that, the parents picked up their children and flew back to their home.

The end of the chapter

Read and review