Chapter 9: Time Chamber
"Dende...how is a day going to help? Aspar is much stronger than either of us. You need to come with us...", Zucca pleads.
"If you two wish, you can spend a day training in the hyperbolic time chamber. Inside, one year will pass while only a day passes in the outside world.", Dende says.
"Really?", Zucca asks in amazement.
"Yes. Two may enter at a time, and you must spend an entire year inside. The conditions are ideal for training."
"I may be able to get powerful enough to defeat Aspar if I do that...", Rekka says.
"I want to go with you...this seems like a prime opportunity to increase my power...", Zucca says.
"Then it is settled.", Dende says. "While you are training, I will get your space-pod repaired. I have not visited Capsule Corp. in nearly 100 years, but I'm sure they will know who I am."
The two Saiyans nod, then the three of them power up and fly back to Dende's place.
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Once they arrive, Dende shows them to the chamber. "Remember, once you are inside, you are to spend a whole year inside. This is your last chance to reconsider.", he says.
"We're ready!", Zucca says with assurance.
Dende opens the door to the time chamber, and the two Saiyans step inside.
Rekka looks around. "The air is so thin...", he says as the door shuts.
"Wow...there's enough food here for an entire year!", Zucca shouts.
Rekka looks over at the white void surrounding them. "It's endless...it seems to go on forever...but how?"
"It's so quiet...", Zucca mentions. "...and hot...it's kind of hard to breathe."
"Perfect conditions for some intensive training...", Rekka points out.
"When do we start?", Zucca asks.
"We start now."
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Dende stands outside Capsule Corp., the space-pod next to him. He knocks on the door.
A young woman, about the age of 20 answers the door. "May I help you...". She blinks in surprise as she looks at the tall Namek warrior. "...sir?"
"I need this space-pod repaired. I'm an old friend of the family here. You may have heard of me."
"Oh yeah! You must be Dende! Wow...when my grandfather told me that Nameks looked really weird...wow, he wasn't kidding. Um, anyway, my name is Syrell."
"I sense a fairly strong ki in you...do you fight?", Dende asks.
"It's a thing with my family to train their children how to fight.", she says.
"So...it is true...you are one of Vegeta's descendants."
"Yes...I've heard many stories about him. What was he like?", she asks.
"Irritable...headstrong...adversarial...and yet...a powerful warrior with determination like I had never seen before.", Dende says, trying to say as many nice things about Vegeta as he could.
"That's what I've heard...", she says with a laugh. "So...why do you need the capsule?"
Dende pauses and turns to her. He explains the story of all that had happened up to this point, and Syrell suddenly perked up.
"This is so exciting! I want to go with them!", she shouts.
"WHAT?! You wouldn't stand a chance against Aspar!"
"Not to fight Aspar, silly...to see the new planet Vegeta. I am technically a princess of the old planet Vegeta, you know..."
"You realize it will be dangerous...", Dende points out.
"I understand...but they're taking me, whether you like it or not. I refuse to fix this space-pod unless I go with them. Besides, I can hold my own in a fight..."
"Can you?", he asks.
"I know all of Vegeta's attacks...all of them...he had Bulma log them in our computer database so that all his descendants would know them."
Dende grumbles. "Fine...you can go with them...but you need to promise me you will be careful."
"Awesome!", Syrell shouts as she runs to get her tools.
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Gohan and Goten sat atop Dende's place. Goten had an angry look on his face as he looked back to the time chamber.
"You need to get over this, bro...", Gohan says. "She's a full Saiyan...of course she's going to be stronger than you."
Goten hadn't stopped thinking about their battle. "She humiliated me...I can't stop thinking about our battle...and right now she's in the chamber getting even stronger. It's not fair!", he yells. "I'll show her...I can be just as strong as she is!"
With that, Goten flies off.
~~Why is this eating me up so much? She beat me! That's why! I wish I was more of a Saiyan than I am...I wish I could transform into a Super Saiyan...that would show her. Too bad the Dragonballs are gone due to Dende's merger with Piccolo. I could have wished to be fully Saiyan. Now all I can do is train.~~
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Meanwhile, inside the time chamber, Rekka and Zucca were continuing their training. The two Saiyans were flying back and forth, exchanging and blocking punches at a high speed.
"You're doing quite well, Zucca. I'm impressed that you've been keeping up with me these past few weeks."
"Thanks, Rekka. I need to get stronger.", she says. She then stops and gets a serious look on her face. "I want you to teach me how to be a Super Saiyan."
Rekka looks at her. "You're certainly strong enough to do it...".
"Then why haven't I already?", she asks in annoyance.
"Dende explained it to me.", Rekka says. "Becoming a Super Saiyan is a physical change that's sparked by emotional reaction. You don't become a Super Saiyan through desire, but through necessity. You know what's going to happen to New Vegeta if Aspar takes power...use that to your advantage. I will show you how. You will become a Super Saiyan. I will see to that."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 10: The Training Continues. *=---
"Dende...how is a day going to help? Aspar is much stronger than either of us. You need to come with us...", Zucca pleads.
"If you two wish, you can spend a day training in the hyperbolic time chamber. Inside, one year will pass while only a day passes in the outside world.", Dende says.
"Really?", Zucca asks in amazement.
"Yes. Two may enter at a time, and you must spend an entire year inside. The conditions are ideal for training."
"I may be able to get powerful enough to defeat Aspar if I do that...", Rekka says.
"I want to go with you...this seems like a prime opportunity to increase my power...", Zucca says.
"Then it is settled.", Dende says. "While you are training, I will get your space-pod repaired. I have not visited Capsule Corp. in nearly 100 years, but I'm sure they will know who I am."
The two Saiyans nod, then the three of them power up and fly back to Dende's place.
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Once they arrive, Dende shows them to the chamber. "Remember, once you are inside, you are to spend a whole year inside. This is your last chance to reconsider.", he says.
"We're ready!", Zucca says with assurance.
Dende opens the door to the time chamber, and the two Saiyans step inside.
Rekka looks around. "The air is so thin...", he says as the door shuts.
"Wow...there's enough food here for an entire year!", Zucca shouts.
Rekka looks over at the white void surrounding them. "It's endless...it seems to go on forever...but how?"
"It's so quiet...", Zucca mentions. "...and hot...it's kind of hard to breathe."
"Perfect conditions for some intensive training...", Rekka points out.
"When do we start?", Zucca asks.
"We start now."
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Dende stands outside Capsule Corp., the space-pod next to him. He knocks on the door.
A young woman, about the age of 20 answers the door. "May I help you...". She blinks in surprise as she looks at the tall Namek warrior. "...sir?"
"I need this space-pod repaired. I'm an old friend of the family here. You may have heard of me."
"Oh yeah! You must be Dende! Wow...when my grandfather told me that Nameks looked really weird...wow, he wasn't kidding. Um, anyway, my name is Syrell."
"I sense a fairly strong ki in you...do you fight?", Dende asks.
"It's a thing with my family to train their children how to fight.", she says.
"So...it is true...you are one of Vegeta's descendants."
"Yes...I've heard many stories about him. What was he like?", she asks.
"Irritable...headstrong...adversarial...and yet...a powerful warrior with determination like I had never seen before.", Dende says, trying to say as many nice things about Vegeta as he could.
"That's what I've heard...", she says with a laugh. "So...why do you need the capsule?"
Dende pauses and turns to her. He explains the story of all that had happened up to this point, and Syrell suddenly perked up.
"This is so exciting! I want to go with them!", she shouts.
"WHAT?! You wouldn't stand a chance against Aspar!"
"Not to fight Aspar, silly...to see the new planet Vegeta. I am technically a princess of the old planet Vegeta, you know..."
"You realize it will be dangerous...", Dende points out.
"I understand...but they're taking me, whether you like it or not. I refuse to fix this space-pod unless I go with them. Besides, I can hold my own in a fight..."
"Can you?", he asks.
"I know all of Vegeta's attacks...all of them...he had Bulma log them in our computer database so that all his descendants would know them."
Dende grumbles. "Fine...you can go with them...but you need to promise me you will be careful."
"Awesome!", Syrell shouts as she runs to get her tools.
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Gohan and Goten sat atop Dende's place. Goten had an angry look on his face as he looked back to the time chamber.
"You need to get over this, bro...", Gohan says. "She's a full Saiyan...of course she's going to be stronger than you."
Goten hadn't stopped thinking about their battle. "She humiliated me...I can't stop thinking about our battle...and right now she's in the chamber getting even stronger. It's not fair!", he yells. "I'll show her...I can be just as strong as she is!"
With that, Goten flies off.
~~Why is this eating me up so much? She beat me! That's why! I wish I was more of a Saiyan than I am...I wish I could transform into a Super Saiyan...that would show her. Too bad the Dragonballs are gone due to Dende's merger with Piccolo. I could have wished to be fully Saiyan. Now all I can do is train.~~
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Meanwhile, inside the time chamber, Rekka and Zucca were continuing their training. The two Saiyans were flying back and forth, exchanging and blocking punches at a high speed.
"You're doing quite well, Zucca. I'm impressed that you've been keeping up with me these past few weeks."
"Thanks, Rekka. I need to get stronger.", she says. She then stops and gets a serious look on her face. "I want you to teach me how to be a Super Saiyan."
Rekka looks at her. "You're certainly strong enough to do it...".
"Then why haven't I already?", she asks in annoyance.
"Dende explained it to me.", Rekka says. "Becoming a Super Saiyan is a physical change that's sparked by emotional reaction. You don't become a Super Saiyan through desire, but through necessity. You know what's going to happen to New Vegeta if Aspar takes power...use that to your advantage. I will show you how. You will become a Super Saiyan. I will see to that."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 10: The Training Continues. *=---