With all the new arrivals in the household, the amount of sparring had jumped dramatically, to even higher levels than usual. The gravity room was in use practically 24 hours a day.
***
Mirai was engaged in combat with Trunks and Goten.
*These kids are TOUGH,* he thought to himself. *They're about as strong as I am!*
He suddenly had to duck as Goten aimed a kick straight at his head.
*That's it! I'm going to have to upgrade.*
He somersaulted away from them. Then, before they could follow, he went to Super Saiyan level 2. The small boys halted in mid-air. They gaped. He smiled.
"Come now, you didn't think I would be able to beat Babidi and Darbura by myself at that level of power I was operating at just now, did you? Thankfully, I managed to achieve this level just before they arrived. Now...still ready to fight?"
The kids' actions answered for them, as they resumed their rush at Mirai.
***
Some time later.
Raditz, Nappa, and Turles had just finished a three-way spar. They had just deactivated the artificial gravitic forces, and had stepped out.
It took all of two seconds, if that, for Iroke to latch on to Raditz.
"Away from me, woman," the long-haired Saiyan growled, but his heart didn't sound in it, and Turles swore he saw a small smile flash temporarily on his face. He and Nappa watched as they walked off.
"Damn that Raditz!" said Nappa once the other two were out of earshot. "He's becoming as bad as Vegeta! Look at him and that woman!"
"Hmm..." Turles muttered to himself as Nappa continued ranting.
"It must be something about this planet! Not just Raditz and Vegeta, but look at that fool Kakarot! That mate of his is so much weaker than he and yet she terrifies him! And then Kakarot's offspring, that 'Gohan!' He thinks that these humans are worth going out of his way to save! He even made himself a ridiculous costume so he won't be recognized when he does it!"
Nappa stormed off, muttering. Turles, however, simply stood there for a moment.
*Yes...Nappa may actually be right about something...perhaps there is something about this planet, indeed...but what? I need to find out...*
Then we went back to his room. Well, eventually; he took a few unwanted detours along the way.
***
Some time later.
Yamcha was training by himself in the gravity chamber.
*This should really impress Maron. Of course, butterflies impress Maron, so it's not really that big of a deal.*
***
Some time later.
Most everyone else had gone to bed. Vegeta and Bulma, however, had just entered the gravity chamber.
"Are you certain you wish to go through with this, woman?" asked the king. The queen nodded.
"Then let us begin. We will start out at 10 times the normal gravity of this planet."
Vegeta walked over to the control panel and made the proper adjustments.
"Now, woman, I want you to walk over here to me."
Bulma grinned. This would be a piece of cake. She took a small step ahead.
And suddenly she found that she was almost halfway to her husband. As Bulma tried to recover her balance, Vegeta smirked slightly, and spoke up.
"Now do you understand what I am talking about? With your amount of power, ten times gravity is as nothing. But you thought it would be difficult, so you overcompensated. You put more power in that step than you had to."
Bulma cursed. She could see that this would take a bit of work.
"Sure you just can't teach me how to fly, instead?"
***
Dr. Briefs looked up from his newspaper and to his wife.
"Have you ever heard Vegeta laugh that loud before?"
***
Mirai was engaged in combat with Trunks and Goten.
*These kids are TOUGH,* he thought to himself. *They're about as strong as I am!*
He suddenly had to duck as Goten aimed a kick straight at his head.
*That's it! I'm going to have to upgrade.*
He somersaulted away from them. Then, before they could follow, he went to Super Saiyan level 2. The small boys halted in mid-air. They gaped. He smiled.
"Come now, you didn't think I would be able to beat Babidi and Darbura by myself at that level of power I was operating at just now, did you? Thankfully, I managed to achieve this level just before they arrived. Now...still ready to fight?"
The kids' actions answered for them, as they resumed their rush at Mirai.
***
Some time later.
Raditz, Nappa, and Turles had just finished a three-way spar. They had just deactivated the artificial gravitic forces, and had stepped out.
It took all of two seconds, if that, for Iroke to latch on to Raditz.
"Away from me, woman," the long-haired Saiyan growled, but his heart didn't sound in it, and Turles swore he saw a small smile flash temporarily on his face. He and Nappa watched as they walked off.
"Damn that Raditz!" said Nappa once the other two were out of earshot. "He's becoming as bad as Vegeta! Look at him and that woman!"
"Hmm..." Turles muttered to himself as Nappa continued ranting.
"It must be something about this planet! Not just Raditz and Vegeta, but look at that fool Kakarot! That mate of his is so much weaker than he and yet she terrifies him! And then Kakarot's offspring, that 'Gohan!' He thinks that these humans are worth going out of his way to save! He even made himself a ridiculous costume so he won't be recognized when he does it!"
Nappa stormed off, muttering. Turles, however, simply stood there for a moment.
*Yes...Nappa may actually be right about something...perhaps there is something about this planet, indeed...but what? I need to find out...*
Then we went back to his room. Well, eventually; he took a few unwanted detours along the way.
***
Some time later.
Yamcha was training by himself in the gravity chamber.
*This should really impress Maron. Of course, butterflies impress Maron, so it's not really that big of a deal.*
***
Some time later.
Most everyone else had gone to bed. Vegeta and Bulma, however, had just entered the gravity chamber.
"Are you certain you wish to go through with this, woman?" asked the king. The queen nodded.
"Then let us begin. We will start out at 10 times the normal gravity of this planet."
Vegeta walked over to the control panel and made the proper adjustments.
"Now, woman, I want you to walk over here to me."
Bulma grinned. This would be a piece of cake. She took a small step ahead.
And suddenly she found that she was almost halfway to her husband. As Bulma tried to recover her balance, Vegeta smirked slightly, and spoke up.
"Now do you understand what I am talking about? With your amount of power, ten times gravity is as nothing. But you thought it would be difficult, so you overcompensated. You put more power in that step than you had to."
Bulma cursed. She could see that this would take a bit of work.
"Sure you just can't teach me how to fly, instead?"
***
Dr. Briefs looked up from his newspaper and to his wife.
"Have you ever heard Vegeta laugh that loud before?"