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The last time in "The Lost Warrior":
Suddenly Cindy stopped laughing. "What did you just say?"
"Huh? I just said that the room was in a totally mess afterwards."
"No, not that. The thing before …" Jenny eyes grew suddenly wide with realization of what she'd just said. "What did she mean with just being human? It sounded almost so, as if she was… the only human in the room and you, Tom and Glenn were not…" Cindy saw Jenny's shocked face, "…human."
"Hey Cindy, one moment… Do you want to say that Jenny isn't human? What else should she be? An alien or something like that? Come on… Those things doesn't exist, or do they? And you are human, aren't you Jenny?"
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Chapter 28: "School starts again"Jenny hated herself for the situation she was now in. How could that happen? How could she be so careless? She didn't know what to do now. She hated to lie to her friends. But is that a lie? She is human, at least half, but she has human blood in her veins. "Jenny? Say something… You're scaring me." Cindy was getting nervous for her friend was so silent.
"Huh? Oh, sorry… To answer your question: Of course am I NOT human!" she said laughing, "I'm an alien from outer space and I'm so powerful that I can destroy this planet with ease!" Inka and Cindy stared at her for a moment, shocked, but then Cindy hit her playfully on the arm.
"Don't scare us like that ever again, understand?"
"Okay, okay…" Jenny laughed, "I don't know what you two want to do now, but I'm starving!" the half-Saiyan added and walked towards McDonalds. She was glad that her plan worked, because that was close, way too close.
The rest of the summer breaks nothing special happened. When Jenny wasn't training, she mostly hung out with her friends, enjoying the laziness holidays bring. At those times, she almost had a normal life. But the holidays also brought some disadvantages. When she was at home, Trunks couldn't spend all the nights with her and that meant that she was nagged by her dreams. As long as it just had been one, she could cope with it, because she could prepare herself a bit for the night, but since she had now two, she wasn't anymore able to do that. But she was now dreaming more often the new one, and her old nightmare did change. It was still the scene that the man grabbed her neck, but the students in the hall weren't dead, but they stood and watched him trying to kill her. Trying to kill, because she never got to see if she really dies or not. She always woke up before it could happen and Jenny was glad for it, because Alexandra once told her that if someone died in his dream, he would also die soon in reality or already in the same night while he was dreaming this. And that scared her. She didn't want to die, neither in her dream nor in reality.
The morning of the first school day Jenny woke up with a headache. She didn't get much sleep in that night because of the new dream and the words were still banging in her head. 'No weapons… No friends… No hope. Take all that away… and what's left?'
"Jenny? Are you okay, dear?" her mother asked her during breakfast.
"Yes, I think… I just didn't sleep well last night. Must be the thought of school."
"Okay dear, but when something's eating you, you know you can talk to us."
"Yes mom." Jenny faked a smile, "Bye!" With that she grabbed the keys of her car and left the house. 'Sorry mom, but I can't talk with you about THAT. You wouldn't understand.'
In school, Jenny stood looking at a wall, studying her new timetable for her last year in school, as Goten came through the entrance. He saw Jenny standing there and decided to say hello. She stood with her back to him and so he put a hand on her shoulder to gain her attention. And he got it, but otherwise than he hoped. Jenny was so startled by his action that she powered up, but enough not to transform, and hit her unprepared brother directly in his gut. "Ouch, Jenny… Chill out! It's just me! Oh boy, that actually hurts. I bet if you hit anyone else like this, he'll sure be in hospital by now."
Jenny's eyes went wide as she recognized him. "Oh, sorry… I didn't mean to… Are you okay?… Did I already say that I'm sorry?"
"I'm okay Jenny… But I could ask you the same question. You're so tensed…. Oh… The dream again?" Jenny nodded. "You want to talk about it?" She shook her head. "Okay, then… Let's see… How does our timetable for this last year look like?" Goten changed the subject.
"Not too bad. Never school till 4.30pm, many free periods, and the best thing, the Saturday is free," Jenny told him smiling.
"Cool. I think I'll like this year. And what do we have first today?"
"The projects, that means for us Martial Arts with Mr. Fieldner. And by the way… where did you lose my dear boyfriend?"
Goten laughed and looked around, making sure that no one was near. "As Vegeta heard that we normally should come to the third period today, he dragged him somewhere to train."
"Poor Trunks…" Jenny grinned, "okay, now we still have about one and a half hour time till our first class starts. What do we want to do?"
"Mmh… Let me think… Our first class is Martial Arts… So what do you think about a small warm-up somewhere where no one can watch us?"
"Sure… but let me bring my bag to my car first."
A few minutes later, Jenny teleported Goten and herself to a lonely field somewhere in the middle of nowhere, near the place where Vegeta and Trunks were training, because she orientated herself by their kis to get there. Jenny powered up and pushed the button at her watch. After a *poof* she was wearing her Saiyajin armor. "I like this thing… It's so much faster to change clothes than normal," she told her brother grinning.
"Wait… I can do the same thing." He also pushed a button at his watch and one second later he was also wearing an armor similar to Jenny's.
"Goten, do you have a few senzus with you?"
"Sure."
"Good, that means we'll go full out."
"Fine with me." They both powered up to Super Saiyan. "Ready little sis?"
"I'm ready! And don't call me little!" Jenny shouted and lunged forward. And with that, their "small" warm-up was running.
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Trunks noticed his girlfriend's ki rise not far away from them and for a second didn't pay attention to the fight he and his father were in. Vegeta used the chance and pinned his son to the ground. "Dad, did you feel that?"
Vegeta smirked. "The two spawns of Kakarotto are sparring somewhere near." 'The girl has the spirit. I like that at her. I just wonder why just the girls in Kakarotto's family seem to have the true Saiyajin spirit in their blood.' He shook his head and they continued the fight.
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After one hour, Jenny quit the fight. "I think that was a good warm-up, or what do you think Jenny?" But Jenny just ignored him. "Hey, did I do something wrong? Or why aren't you talking to me?" Silence. "Come on Jenny, say something."
"You lied. You didn't go full out."
"What?"
"How am I supposed to get stronger when the only persons who go full out on me are Vegeta and Goku."
"But I don't want to hu…"
"Hurt me? Stop treating me like that. You're sparing me because you don't want to hurt your sister. But in a fight you have to treat me like an opponent, like an enemy and not like your sister. What would happen if I change sides, if I suddenly decide that I could be evil? Huh?" Before Goten could answer she continued. "You won't be able to hurt me because of your feelings. Those feelings will make you weak, they will make you lose the fight." With that she turned around, ready to leave, but Goten quickly was by her side and grabbed her arm.
"Jenny… please, listen to me… I'm sorry about that, really… please… believe me…"
"Goten, it's okay… I'm sorry about this outburst… it's just the pressure and the dreams…. And the fear of not being strong enough… Just let's forget what just happened and go back to school. Okay?"
"Okay…, but here," he tossed her a senzu, "eat this first."
She caught it. "Thanx."
They arrived back in school just a few minutes later. Almost all of the gang was already gathered, just Trunks was still missing. They talked about their holidays and about the project classes until the bell rang. "I think we should go now Jenny."
"Okay… but I wonder where Tom is."
"I'm sure he'll come… Oh, there he is!" Goten said pointing to the door. Trunks stood there, looking around, searching for his friend. Vegeta must have given him quite a workout, because you could still see some sweat on his forehead. They walked up to him and Jenny hugged him.
"Hey Trunks," she whispered.
"Hey." He kissed her.
"So, you two lovebirds, let's go! Mr. Fieldner is already on his way to the gym."
"Wait, did you just say Mr. Fieldner? Does that mean we have the project class first? And I thought the worst thing for today was over."
"Stop complaining! Who's the one who has to face him the fourth year in a row?"
"Okay, okay, I give up!" Trunks shouted, hiding behind Goten.
"Hello everybody! Welcome to the project class Martial Arts!" Mr. Fieldner greeted the group of nine people in the gym, "I hope you all know what you're getting yourself into, because I won't go easy on anybody of you. In the next year, you'll learn more than just to defend yourself. But before you start, I guess that almost none of you have got the right clothes for fighting. That's why I ordered fighting gis for everyone. The school pays for it, don't worry. I'll call now your name and then you'll go changing after I gave you your clothes. Understand?" The students nodded and then he began calling the names.
"Wow, this material is really strong," Jenny said as she met Goten and Trunks back in the gym. The gi looked similar to the one Goku was always wearing, just that this one was black and had a red shirt and belt. The wrist pads were also red and the boots black. The three friends were the first ones back in the gym and they were also alone, since Mr. Fieldner had to change into his gi, too.
"Yeah, you're right… But did you notice that the clothes are weighted?" Trunks asked.
"Huh? Now that you mention that… that's right… I think I'm just used to high gravity than to notice this," Jenny answered grinning.
"But even this could be a problem," Goten said.
"What do you mean bro?"
"We're used to high gravity and weighted clothes… We're wearing this gi like our normal clothes… But for the others it sure will be difficult to train in them. The training will be easy for us, but it won't be a picnic for the others. I wonder how Mr. Fieldner manages to work out in this gi, if his is even weighted." Trunks and Jenny nodded thoughtful.
"Not that we have to hold back almost all our power, we also have to act as if the weights affect us. That will be hard," Jenny added.
As everyone was gathered, there was much moaning and complaining about the clothes. At this moment, Mr. Fieldner entered the gym jogging, as if the weights don't bother him. "So, I see you've already noticed that those aren't normal clothes. They're made out of special cloth. It's almost impossible for you to rip it off and it's weighted. The shirt weights 20 pounds, each wrist pad five and the boots ten pounds. Makes altogether 50 pounds." The students gasped.
"You really want us to train in those heavy clothes?" one student asked. Mr. Fieldner just nodded and the mumbling began anew.
"Mr. Fieldner?"
"Yes, Jenny?"
"Are your clothes weighted, too?"
"Yes, they are. But I don't notice them even more, because I'm training in those clothes as long as I can think of. But now let's begin. As warm-up I want you first to go one lap, then to jog one, then to go one again and the last one to jog. Go!"
'Trunks, this is boring!' Jenny whined mentally as she walked the first lap.
'I know love… But we have to get through this.'
'Do you think they will notice if I put my armor under this gi the next time?'
'I don't know. Why do you ask?'
'Because then I'll have at least a bit more weight to carry.'
Trunks stopped. 'Wait. Do you want to tell me, that your armor is weighted, too?'
'You didn't know? Your mother modified it after I told her, that 500 G is nothing for a Super Saiyajin. The armor weights now the same as I.'
"Hey, Jenny! Tom! Are you worn out already? The training didn't even begin!" Mr. Fieldner shouted as he jogged past them. They shrugged and started walking again. The rest of the two periods were also rather boring for the three half-Saiyajins. Instead of fighting techniques, Mr. Fieldner just did exercises to get used to the 50 pounds more on their bodies.
After the project class, the first school day found an end. Jenny went directly home, because she should help her parents, Goten went over to Shana and Trunks walked home, alone. He still was thinking about Jenny told him not even two hours ago. He shook his head. He asked himself, if his father and Goku knew about that, so was the first thing he did as he got home to ask them about this. Trunks found his father in the kitchen, devouring his lunch. "Hey dad." Vegeta looked up to acknowledge him and then put his gaze back to the plate. "Dad, did you know about Jenny wearing a weighted armor in her training."
"She does that because 500 G is no challenge for her in Super Saiyajin," Vegeta informed him.
"So you knew about it." Vegeta nodded. "Who else?"
"Just me, Kakarotto and your mother. But why did she tell you?" So Trunks told him about their Martial Arts class and about the weighted gis. "You should follow her example and also wear your armor underneath your gi."
"But I don't have one." "Wrong answer.
Your mother made one for you and the other brat, too."
"Okay dad… See ya!" Trunks said as he walked out of the kitchen.
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The same evening, Jenny was training in the gravity room on "her" field, as she felt the kis of Goku and Vegeta on the outside. As usual she put off the gravity and opened the door for them. "So brat, are you ready?"
"Sure."
"Good. But tonight it will be different. Kakarotto and I will fight against you. You're not allowed to turn Super Saiyajin and the gravity will be 150 G."
'Wow, the beating of the week already at the beginning? That's new.' "What are you waiting for?" she asked.
"Nothing." With that, the fight began. At the beginning, Jenny could block and dodge most of the attacks, but it was getting more difficult the higher they powered up. When she was at the ground, she had to get up again really fast, because one of them was always there to attack her, even if she was lying on the ground. Then both of them went Super Saiyajin. After a kick from Goku in her guts, she tasted blood in her mouth. Another kick came from Vegeta and she felt a bone snap.
'Hold on, damn it! Not now!' she thought, when the world around her began to spin. She managed one last time to get up, before Goku and Vegeta both loaded ki-blasts. Jenny decided as her last hope to create a Kamehameha, but she doubted it would be big enough to withstand a Big Bang Attack and another Kamehameha. All three fired their attacks at the same time and it caused an explosion. As she fell to the ground, Jenny felt that everything went black around her, but she smiled. At least they didn't handle her with kid gloves.
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That was the first school day for the three friends!I hope you liked it! But please tell me!
And I promise you this: They will find out who the bad guy is in one of the next chapters!!!
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