It's set the next morning (so assume that nothing happened after the meeting yesterday until now) just before the others get here to wait for the saiyan-jins and as he assumed that the pendulum room was the hyperbolic time chamber that's were this is set.
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NoName sure but I think you missed chap 13.
Z you thought the same as lynx at first I was actually referring to the second one good to see you like the way I'm portraying Videl's mum and I like the explosions section could you send me an email with the ingredients, failing that just get you science teacher to put a metal sharpener in a Bunsen burner flame it will explode and create a metre fireball (the metal ones are magnesium alloy) or you can always just put them in some hydrochloric acid that makes them fizz good.
DEE the saiyan-jins WILL be here next chapter considering lynx made this one nice and long.
Druth good to see you still around unfortunately lotus has a mind of its own with placing capitals the full stops I'll try to remember, and i'll see if I can add a bit more description, though that won't happen until ch 15 I'm not editing lynx work that much.
Repentance Chapter 14: Videl vs Vanessa
Dende was walking around groaning and holding his head, the last 40 hours had been rough; the drink had dried up and now he was having to face the facts that the saiyan-jins were on their way.
Plus he had a constant companion that was trying to convince him that he was dead and was pounding on the inside of his skull trying to get out.
"HEY SNOTBALL!"
"Vegeta, not so loud. I've got a headache here big enough for both of us."
Vegeta was patting the kiwi, which cackled maniacally (as maniacally as a kiwi can ).
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that, I'll just have to keep QUIET!!"
Dende grabbed his head as Mr Popo came out to see what all the noise was about.
"Oh Vegeta, it's you. You're here early."
"I thought that daybreak was as good a time as any to start. Besides, the earlier that we start the longer we get to train. Vanessa and Videl will be here shortly."
"I'll just go and finish preparing the hyperbolic chamber."
"Good."
Mr Popo walked off in the direction of the pendulum chamber, whilst Vegeta nonchalantly leaned against the nearest wall whilst waiting for the rest of his family to show up.
Dende had curled up into a foetal position on the ground. The kiwi squawked and tried to get down, before walking over to Dende and squawking loudly in his ear, which prompted a cackle from Vegeta.
"Hey Snotball. Too bad you drank all your booze already, I bet that you could really use a drink right now."
"Please kill me."
" Ok. "
Vegeta raised his hand and pointed it at Dende, just as Vanessa and Videl showed up.
"So, you're finally here are you? Took you long enough."
"Hi Vegeta. What's wrong with Dende, he's looking kinda green."
All three glanced over at the snotball as the kiwi was busy trying to make a nest in his ear.
Mr Popo finally returned, "Alright you three, the chambers ready."
Vegeta led the way in holding the kiwi. Vanessa and Videl followed closely behind
"Gee, it's big."
"Of course it's big. The training gets harder the farther out that you get. I doubt that you two will get much farther than a hundred meters from the entrance."
"How far can you get uncle?"
Vegeta sweatdropped, "Don't call me uncle. The rest of us can get past the horizon."
The two females glanced off to the distance, which stretched infinitely, before looking back at Vegeta incredulously.
"Are you sure it's wise that the kiwi is in here?"
"Don't worry; I won't let him out of my sight. Enough chat, let's begin. You two start fighting, whilst I'll watch and correct you as I see fit."
Videl and Vanessa took up positions roughly fifty meters from the gate while Vegeta looked on.
"That's good. Vanessa, keep your left arm up about five inches higher; that's the side that you'll take most of your attacks on. Your current stance is all right if your opponent is aiming low, or if they're using their legs more, but not if they aim higher. Videl, widen your stance more, you'll overbalance if you have to dodge a hit standing like that."
Both the females did as they were told, finding the positions slightly more awkward than what they were used to.
"Begin when you're ready."
Videl dove at Vanessa, pirouetting around to try and catch her across the face with her elbow.
Vanessa flipped over backward, catching Videl a glancing blow with her left leg as she went.
"Videl, try and forget what your father taught you; you're fighting with a males tactics. Females are more agile but can't put the same power behind the blows. Try and vary your techniques to be more like your mothers; sacrifice strength for manoeuvrability."
Vanessa carried the first flip through into two more, putting a good ten meters between them. As she landed she shot forward, before taking a flying leap and trying to come down on Videl.
Videl dodged sideways, before sweeping out a foot and catching Vanessa in the leg just as she landed.
Vanessa overbalanced and landed heavily on her back, Videl offered her a hand up.
"That was good, but Vanessa, try and anticipate your opponents move before they make it. Videl knew that you'd come down and was ready for it."
Vanessa nodded and wiped the sweat off her brow before again taking up a fighting stance.
Videl dove at her mother, before fainting to the left, only to aim a connecting blow with her right.
Vanessa stumbled backwards, before aiming low and catching Videl in the stomach.
"You should have been ready for that Videl, that was your own fault."
Vanessa waited until her daughter recovered, before aiming a kick at her head.
Videl dodged the knee, but Vanessa flicked the leg out, catching her across the collarbone with her shin.
Videl stumbled, recovered, and than ran at her mother with a fist drawn back.
Vanessa easily spun to the inside of the fist before continuing the spin and hitting Videl at close range with her elbow.
"Very good Vanessa. I would have thought that you'd be out of practice. Videl, now you're doing the opposite of before; I don't care about the punks that you've fought before; you're not at school now. It'll take more than a light tap to put a real fighter down."
Videl was panting and holding the side of her head, where a large bruise was forming around a very red ear.
"Right you two, we'll stop for a snack and then we'll try some aerial combat."
Mr Popo had slipped in at some stage during the training and had left a large platter of food, which was hungrily devoured by the two saiyan-jins and one half saiyan-jin.
The Kiwi began to hungrily peck at an apple that had rolled off the table, before Vegeta picked him up and put him on the table next to the birdseed.
The platter was quickly picked clean and the fighters headed back out to the training area.
"Videl, I hope that Kakkabrat has been keeping up with flying techniques lately?"
Videl nodded.
"And what about you dear sister?"
"I haven't had much practice lately, but I still remember how to fly."
"Good, that means that Videl should have the advantage here. That's the first lesson for the both of you, always fight where you have the advantage."
Both femmes nodded, before flying up about five meters off the ground.
"Ok you two, now whilst you might not think it, stance is just as important in the air as it is on the ground. If you leave yourself open, you die, it's as simple as that."
"Now then, in the air you can use your legs a lot more, but I'd advise that you try hitting with the knee more, since it has a lot more power behind it. It does mean that you have to get in closer, but that's the whole point of fighting. If you can't press the attack, then be sure that the other person will. Begin at your discretion."
Videl dropped down to ground level before springing back up and hitting her mother under the chin with an uppercut. Before Vanessa recovered, Videl had ducked around behind her and had driven a fist into her mother's kidneys, before hammering her in the head with a hit from her elbow that sent her crashing into the ground.
Vegeta ran over to help his sister up as Videl landed, looking ashamed.
"I'm sorry mother."
Vegeta shot a glare at his niece, "Don't ever apologise, only weak-minded warriors like Kakkarot show compassion to an enemy. Keep in mind that his mercy towards Frieza nearly got him killed. There can only be one winner in a battle, if you're not prepared to accept that then I can't teach you any more."
Vanessa coughed and stood up, the sweat pouring off her face and soaking her collar.
"Your uncle's right. Whilst it's noble to give an enemy another chance, and it earns points with others to know that you won't kill a defeated opponent, keep in mind that a lot of warriors won't just let you walk away. There are a lot of people out there who earn a profitable living carrying out a dishonoured fighters vengeance."
Videl nodded, "Are we ready to continue?"
The Saiyan-jin female nodded, before flying up again and taking a fighting stance.
Vegeta shot another glance at Videl, "Whilst it's good to press an attack like that and not give your opponent an opening, you need to work on your speed. If your first blow didn't stun your mother, then she would have been able to break your combo easily."
Videl nodded, before flying up again to face Vanessa.
The kiwi squawked, wanting to be picked up, Vegeta bent down and picked up the bird, before again returning his attention to the fighters.
Vanessa shot straight up. Videl followed her with her eyes as Vanessa let out a massive flare, temporarily blinding her daughter. She then dove down full speed and hit Videl full-force, snapping her neck around violently before pile-driving her into the ground.
Videl stood up, holding her whiplashed neck.
"You can call that payback, now we're even."
"That was good Vanessa, remember that when you're fighting in the air that it's important to remember that you've got an extra dimension to manoever in. Quite often it's important to attack out of the sun, as the few seconds of blindness is all that you need to press the attack home. I think that it's time to start working on ki blasting. Do either of you to know any special attacks?"
Videl shook her head, but Vanessa nodded.
"Father taught me Tornado Spin ( A/n ( jay, lynx couldn't think of one so this is mine) one big bad lightning attack)
"Good, well, since you've got the advantage, I suggest that you stick with standard blasting for now. Both of you should keep in mind here that Vanessa is almost four times stronger that you Videl, and this is where it'll really show."
To demonstrate, Vegeta fired off a blast as powerful as he was able to manage without going SS. All three watched it fly off into the distance for a good five seconds, before the white light from the titanic blast forced them to turn away. A few seconds later, the concussion rocked the place and was quickly followed by the heat from the blast.
Vanessa looked at her brother in a new light; she'd been slightly disbelieving when she'd been told just how much of a power difference there was between the two siblings. Now she believed everything.
And Vegeta hadn't even transformed, Gohan had told her that his power level was in the billions.
Suddenly she felt very small; all her life she'd believed that as a princess of a warrior race that she was powerful and could hold her own against any opponent.
Now she began to realise that even the two kids could probably beat her easily if they wanted to. It made here feel very insignificant. If Frieza was capable of destroying the entire race back then, then what chance did she have against the likes of Cell, Buu, or Frieza.
"Brother, how hard is it to reach Super Saiyan-jin status?"
"It requires a lot of discipline, and years of training."
Vanessa looked crestfallen.
"But, with the time chamber it can be achieved in a matter of weeks. Mirai Trunks wasn't even well trained when he arrived here, and yet he left more advanced than me."
"So then, there is a chance?"
"There's always a chance, but you have to be willing to put in the dedication," he shot a glance at Videl, "both of you."
"Well, there's no point in beginning the training now, we'll be required to devote almost all our time to diplomatic relations over the next few weeks." Vegeta sneered, clearly showing his disdain for what he saw as bureaucratic time wasting fit for those who couldn't fight.
"So, we'll begin in a few weeks then?"
"Whenever you're ready. If you want, we could probably even spend nights in here training. It'll make the road to SS a lot shorter."
By this time the three of them had slowly made their way to the entrance and were standing beside the door. Vegeta opened it and the three of them headed out to find Mr Popo waiting patiently for them.
"Good to see that you're finished. The rest of the earth delegates will be here shortly for any final preparations. I was coming to tell you, but now I don't need to."
"Good, I have some things to discuss with Kakkarot before they arrive."
So, what'd you think? Is lynx any good do I have to get him doing more, more often (most probably yes) anyway plz R&R