Bulma had been wor
king in her lab for about seventeen hours straight analyzing the oracle and
testing out different music patterns trying to find the sequence that would
open it. Trunks had given up waiting with her after about four hours. He
just didn't have the same tolerance for science that she had. His mother
kept telling him that he had too much of his father in him, the saiyan
blood preventing him from doing anything except fighting and eating for
extended periods of time.
Trunks of course had no memory of his father, just the stories that his mother and Gohan had told him, which werent very many. He could tell that talking about Vegeta still bothered Bulma even so many years after the incident, so he could understand her reluctance to talk. Gohan on the other hand said even less. It probably reminded him of the friends that he had lost as well.
Vegeta, Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, Tien, Yamtcha, Krillan. They had all died; died frighting for their world. for their family and friends. And now that responsibility fell to Trunks. A title he had yet to claim. Something that he didn't feel he would really earn until he had beaten the androids that terrorized the entire planet.
He left his mother in her lab and headed to the gravity chamber. His mother had told him that both Vegeta and Goku had trained in these chambers and he could tell why. When the aftificial gravity was ramped up even the smallest action became a viciuos struggle as he fought against the pressures of his body. Gohan hadn't used the gravity chambers, he felt that they weren't natural enough. He prefered to trian in the open wilderness. Remanents from his early days training with Piccolo trunks guessed.
Trunks entered the room and activated the panel on the wall. He set the gravity to fifty times normal gravity; a normally low level for him but he was planning on a new exercise today. He may not have had all hte technical expertise that Bulma did but he was still his mother's son. He had enough mechanical aptitude to program new sparring drones. Without anyone of a similar power level left on the planet he had to improvise. There was only so powerful that he could get by trianing on his own.
So he had developed some very basic robots that he could practise against. They were based on early designs of robots that his grandfather had designed for Vegeta to train with. They were a simple spherical design that were equipped with a small laser and sensors that could track even the fastest fighter.
In one of the few training sessions Gohan had taken with the drones at four- hundred times normal gravity, Trunks had been amazed when one of the drones had actually managed to hit Gohan. Gohan had been shocked too, and Trunks secretly believed that was the reason that Gohan had never trained with the drones anymore. A hurt Saiyan's pride was a dangerous thing.
Trunks had remodelled the drones with a body structure and had programmed them with as many fighting techniques that he could find. They wouldn't prove as difficult as the androids, not by a long shot; but with the gravity increased they were good at keeping Trunks on his toes. He activated two of the five drones and took off his jacket.
The first drone dashed stroght at his and Trunks barely had enough time to move out of its way to avoid its punch. He sped up and reappeared behind the drone to kick it in the back when suddenly its head whipped around and blasted him with one of its laser. Trunks was caught off guard and was sent hurling backwards right towards the other drone that drove its elbow into his back.
Trunks shook off the hit and spun around and kicked the second drone in the side, sending it careening into the wall on the far side of the chamber. He turned his attention to the first drone just in time to throw up a block from the its punch. Trunks let loose with a flurrry of punches at the robot, who suprisingly managed to block all of them. Changing strategies quickly he drove his knee up to catch the drone in the chest and then it blocked the attack Trunks drove both his hands downwards into the drone's head.
Just then Trunks heard the second drone start letting loose with its blaster in attempt to hit him in the back. Thinking quickly, Trunks flared his 'ki' and shot straight up to avoid the blasts. He let loose a energy wave of his own to try and hit the drone but it avoided the blast. He tried a few more shots but the drone was able to avoid each one.
Something was wrong, Trunks could tell. The drones were moving master and hitting harder then the ever had before. He hadn't programmed them for some of the tactics that they were using. His moment of distraction left Trunks open and before he could act one of the drones had moved behind him and grappled him. Trunks strugled against both the drone's grip and the increased gravity but the strain was becoming to much for him to handle. the second drone flew up to join its robotic comerade and began to punch Trunks in the stomach.
In a flash trunks let loose with both his feet and nailed the second drone in hte head sending back towards the ground. Then before the first drone could react Trunks flashed into Super Saiyan mode and broke the grip of the robot. Without turning around Trunks grabbed the drone by the head and tossed it into its accomplice who had just recovered from the kick. Tunks then began to whip his hands in different directions as he gathered energy for his finshing attack. after a few seconds he brought his hands forward with his palms open and his thumbs and forefingers touching.
"Buning attack!" he shouted as he let loose a power force of energy that incinerated the two drones. Overkill he knew, but he hadn't even allowed the attack to come to it's full power before he unleashed it. He was getting stronger, he could feel it. it wouldn't be long before he was able to take on the androids.
applause began to fill hte gravity room, and Trunks became aware that the gravity had returned to its normal state. he dropped out of being a super Saiyan, his hair falling perfectly back into place. he hen lowered himself from the ceiling and came to a rest beside the source of the clapping. His mother stood in the open entryway.
"Good job," she said. "I'm glad that they weren't too tough for you."
"You upgraded them didn't you?" he asked.
"That's right. I had just finished when you came flying in with Hoi."
"Where is Hoi anyway?"
"Resting," she replied. "So did you like the upgrades, I used the recordings on Vegeta's old training sessions to program them with new combat techniques."
"Father's?" trunks said with shock. His mother was always managing to suprise him. He knew that she wasn't always the most pleased person when it came to him following in his father's footsteps and training, but she still supported his choice and helped him in any way she could.
"I've got another surprise for you."
"You mean...?"
"I think I found the sequence. I was just about to wake up Hoi when i saw that your trainign session in progress, and forgive my motherly pride but i had to watch my son."
"Let's not keep you waiting any longer then. We'll go get Hoi and release this Tabion."
Trunks of course had no memory of his father, just the stories that his mother and Gohan had told him, which werent very many. He could tell that talking about Vegeta still bothered Bulma even so many years after the incident, so he could understand her reluctance to talk. Gohan on the other hand said even less. It probably reminded him of the friends that he had lost as well.
Vegeta, Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, Tien, Yamtcha, Krillan. They had all died; died frighting for their world. for their family and friends. And now that responsibility fell to Trunks. A title he had yet to claim. Something that he didn't feel he would really earn until he had beaten the androids that terrorized the entire planet.
He left his mother in her lab and headed to the gravity chamber. His mother had told him that both Vegeta and Goku had trained in these chambers and he could tell why. When the aftificial gravity was ramped up even the smallest action became a viciuos struggle as he fought against the pressures of his body. Gohan hadn't used the gravity chambers, he felt that they weren't natural enough. He prefered to trian in the open wilderness. Remanents from his early days training with Piccolo trunks guessed.
Trunks entered the room and activated the panel on the wall. He set the gravity to fifty times normal gravity; a normally low level for him but he was planning on a new exercise today. He may not have had all hte technical expertise that Bulma did but he was still his mother's son. He had enough mechanical aptitude to program new sparring drones. Without anyone of a similar power level left on the planet he had to improvise. There was only so powerful that he could get by trianing on his own.
So he had developed some very basic robots that he could practise against. They were based on early designs of robots that his grandfather had designed for Vegeta to train with. They were a simple spherical design that were equipped with a small laser and sensors that could track even the fastest fighter.
In one of the few training sessions Gohan had taken with the drones at four- hundred times normal gravity, Trunks had been amazed when one of the drones had actually managed to hit Gohan. Gohan had been shocked too, and Trunks secretly believed that was the reason that Gohan had never trained with the drones anymore. A hurt Saiyan's pride was a dangerous thing.
Trunks had remodelled the drones with a body structure and had programmed them with as many fighting techniques that he could find. They wouldn't prove as difficult as the androids, not by a long shot; but with the gravity increased they were good at keeping Trunks on his toes. He activated two of the five drones and took off his jacket.
The first drone dashed stroght at his and Trunks barely had enough time to move out of its way to avoid its punch. He sped up and reappeared behind the drone to kick it in the back when suddenly its head whipped around and blasted him with one of its laser. Trunks was caught off guard and was sent hurling backwards right towards the other drone that drove its elbow into his back.
Trunks shook off the hit and spun around and kicked the second drone in the side, sending it careening into the wall on the far side of the chamber. He turned his attention to the first drone just in time to throw up a block from the its punch. Trunks let loose with a flurrry of punches at the robot, who suprisingly managed to block all of them. Changing strategies quickly he drove his knee up to catch the drone in the chest and then it blocked the attack Trunks drove both his hands downwards into the drone's head.
Just then Trunks heard the second drone start letting loose with its blaster in attempt to hit him in the back. Thinking quickly, Trunks flared his 'ki' and shot straight up to avoid the blasts. He let loose a energy wave of his own to try and hit the drone but it avoided the blast. He tried a few more shots but the drone was able to avoid each one.
Something was wrong, Trunks could tell. The drones were moving master and hitting harder then the ever had before. He hadn't programmed them for some of the tactics that they were using. His moment of distraction left Trunks open and before he could act one of the drones had moved behind him and grappled him. Trunks strugled against both the drone's grip and the increased gravity but the strain was becoming to much for him to handle. the second drone flew up to join its robotic comerade and began to punch Trunks in the stomach.
In a flash trunks let loose with both his feet and nailed the second drone in hte head sending back towards the ground. Then before the first drone could react Trunks flashed into Super Saiyan mode and broke the grip of the robot. Without turning around Trunks grabbed the drone by the head and tossed it into its accomplice who had just recovered from the kick. Tunks then began to whip his hands in different directions as he gathered energy for his finshing attack. after a few seconds he brought his hands forward with his palms open and his thumbs and forefingers touching.
"Buning attack!" he shouted as he let loose a power force of energy that incinerated the two drones. Overkill he knew, but he hadn't even allowed the attack to come to it's full power before he unleashed it. He was getting stronger, he could feel it. it wouldn't be long before he was able to take on the androids.
applause began to fill hte gravity room, and Trunks became aware that the gravity had returned to its normal state. he dropped out of being a super Saiyan, his hair falling perfectly back into place. he hen lowered himself from the ceiling and came to a rest beside the source of the clapping. His mother stood in the open entryway.
"Good job," she said. "I'm glad that they weren't too tough for you."
"You upgraded them didn't you?" he asked.
"That's right. I had just finished when you came flying in with Hoi."
"Where is Hoi anyway?"
"Resting," she replied. "So did you like the upgrades, I used the recordings on Vegeta's old training sessions to program them with new combat techniques."
"Father's?" trunks said with shock. His mother was always managing to suprise him. He knew that she wasn't always the most pleased person when it came to him following in his father's footsteps and training, but she still supported his choice and helped him in any way she could.
"I've got another surprise for you."
"You mean...?"
"I think I found the sequence. I was just about to wake up Hoi when i saw that your trainign session in progress, and forgive my motherly pride but i had to watch my son."
"Let's not keep you waiting any longer then. We'll go get Hoi and release this Tabion."