~~Room of Time and Spirit~~
Two more months passed with the small warriors training for the day in which the androids would arrive. Goku wasn't the least bit worried. With Usagi's power at it's current level there was no reason too. Plus, the other girls' power had grown at an oddly fast rate. He was not alt all worried about leaving them either. He wouldn't have to worry about leaving them all alone for he would ask Chi-Chi to come in and train with them. She was a fine fighter and could help them. It was time for them to learn how to fight with other people besides him. Who knows, they could even learn something from her. He walked out of the living area into the giant fighting field where the girls were sparring with each other. He had lately only been watching their fights. He wanted them to learn each other's fighting style and skill inside and out. It would prove to help them in the final battle. He was happy that they had stopped their combined attack too. Though they were quite fond of it, it really was a drawback. They could get hurt had they tried to use it.
He sighed as he gazed upon their spar. So many months had past since he had arrived. There were only about three months left before they would have to leave the room. But he himself only had a few minutes left. Ten to be exact. He hated to have to leave. "Hey guys. Lookin' good."
The girls stopped their assault on each other and turned to Goku. They all had the look of disappointment on their faces for they knew what was going to happen in just a few minutes. Minako waved to the Saiyan. "Hey Goku! How's it goin?" She grunted as she was punched in the cheek, which she grabbed immediately after and frowned. She turned her head to her attacker. "Hey! What was that for?"
Makoto quietly giggled to herself. "Well, you were just standing there. You should have been able to sense that."
Minako fully turned her body towards Makoto. "You're just jealous that I'm a better fighter than you are."
Makoto snorted. "You wish."
"You want a piece of me?!" Minako positioned her body to look more intimidating, though she was really only joking.
Ami buried her face in her hand. She hated it when they went at it like this. "You guys. Don't do this right now."
Goku laughed as he walked towards the group. "They're always going at it. It's just in their nature to do so."
Usagi turned to her father from watching her friends. She hadn't been happy at all. The only way that she would be happy is if he were allowed to stay or if she were allowed to go home. But she knew that would never happen. Not until the Guardian of Time saw fit, would she go home. "Do you really have to leave now?"
Goku nodded. "Yes. I COULD stay just a bit longer but I have someone I have to talk to first. I'm sorry." Goku could see Usagi's sadness in her eyes. It was quite obvious how she was feeling. There was no way to help it either. He would only be able to stay another month in the room for a maximum of one month. They wouldn't get that much done in just one month. "Don't worry. You'll be home before you know it."
'Yeah and then I have to face mom.' "But that's not fair. I want you to stay here. Isn't there a way for us to talk to the guardian of time?"
Goku shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Come on don't be so down. Smile Usagi. You've accomplished a lot in just a short time. You should be proud of yourself. All of you should be proud. You have all come a long way."
Usagi tried to put on a smile but it wasn't working. Her heart just wasn't in it. She knew that her father probably knew it was fake. There was no feeling behind it. There was no way that she could possibly be happy at a time like this. "I know. But…" She looked up to the clock. He only had five minutes left.
Rei put her hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Hey look at things this way Usagi. The Goku of this time can't hurt you anymore thanks to your dad. Now if he tries anything again, you can show him your new power."
That brought a hint of a smile on Usagi's face. She hadn't thought of that. He would be surprised by how much her power had grown. "Hehe, yeah. That's right huh."
"Yeah, now we can wipe that smirk off of his face." Everyone turned and looked at Ami in awe. They had never heard her say anything like that. "What? It's true. We've all gotten stronger." She frowned when Minako burst out laughing. "And what is so funny?"
"What you just said. That's the funniest thing that has EVER come out of your mouth. Normally you're totally calm and now…now…" She couldn't go on. She found this whole situation very humorous.
Ami smiled. "Yeah. I guess so."
Usagi found that kind of odd. Ami had changed so much since she started fighting. Though she never gave up on her studying, she had become a bit more carefree. But not too much. Usagi still found her to be too much of a bookworm. "Cool Ami." She put her arm around her. "You're turning over to the dark side."
Ami giggled. "Not quite."
"Ami…" Goku still had something that he needed to ask her. "What will your mom think of you fighting? I'm probably going to see her when I get back. What shall I tell her?"
Ami stopped giggling and got serious again. That was one subject in which she had given much thought too. She knew her mother wouldn't agree with it, but her mother had not been there to stop her. "Don't tell her that I'm fighting Goku. I want to be the one to tell her."
Goku nodded. "Alright." He turned his head to the room behind him where he heard the noise of a door opening up behind him. "I think Popo is here to get me guys." He turned back to the young fighters and smiled. He was so proud of their progress. "I guess I'll be seeing you guys in the future then. I'll be waiting for a detailed explanation of everything that happened ok?" They still looked quite glum. "Don't worry you guys. You'll do fine."
Usagi walked to her father and hugged him as hard as she could. "I'll miss you." She enjoyed feeling him once again and made a memory of it. She didn't know how long it would be before she could be that close to him again. It could have been a matter of days or it could be years before she would see him again.
Goku hugged back. He wouldn't have to be without her for too long. She would only be gone for a few days in his time. "I'll be waiting for your return." He turned his head when he heard footsteps. "I'll be there in a minute Popo." He looked back down to his daughter and then to her friends. "Don't worry. Fear is the worst emotion felt when you're in a fight. Just remember what you have learned and you will do fine."
Usagi looked up. "Bye daddy. I love you."
Goku smiled. "I know. I love you too babe." He reluctantly pulled away from his daughter. "See you later."
"Bye Goku! Have fun in the future!" Shouted all the girls.
Goku waved over his shoulder as he turned around. "Bye." He walked to Popo, who then led him out of the room of Spirit and Time. He grabbed the bag of Senzu beans off of the table before he left.
~*~*~
Usagi turned to her friends once her father was totally out of the room. Though she felt bad that he had to leave her, she knew that it had to be done. There was no way to keep him there and she had to continue with her fighting. "I think we should start working on our combined attacks."
"Didn't your dad tell us that we shouldn't do those kinds of attacks? He said that they don't work." Although Rei had wanted to use the attacks, she agreed with Goku on this one. It did leave them wide open for an attack from the enemy. "We should work on gaining more strength."
"No, Usagi's right."
Usagi looked to Ami. "I am?" She had rarely ever been right about anything.
Ami nodded. "Yes. I think that if we work on them long enough then we may be able to use them successfully. It's just a matter of determination."
"Thank you Ami. That's exactly what I was thinking."
Rei sighed. There was no way that she would be able to convince Ami otherwise. Once she had her mind set there was usually no way to change it. "Fine. I guess we can try."
~*~*~
Goku arrived back on earth with two hours left before he had to return home. He hoped that that was enough time to do what he had to do. He remembered what Chi-Chi was like when she was younger. She could be very difficult and VERY demanding. He hoped that she would agree. If she had not, then he would have to ask someone else to go in and train with the girls. He would avoid asking Goku and Gohan. He didn't think that they would try anything but they liked to train rough. The girls had their own special way of fighting. He didn't think that it would be good to mix the two types. "Better not waste any time trying to fly there. That could take up to an hour. Then I wouldn't have any time left to convince Chi-Chi to go in with the girls." He pressed his fingers to his forehead and concentrated is energy to his wife's.
~*~*~
Within seconds, he appeared in front of his house. He had made sure not to teleport himself inside for fear of scaring Chi-Chi if he had just appeared inside the house. He grinned as he got an idea. She probably wouldn't see any difference between him and her real husband unless he was home, which he didn't think he was since it was getting close to the time that the androids would be attacking. 'Maybe I should have some fun.'
He walked to the door and slowly turned the handle. He poked his head in the house once he got in to take a look around. The house looked totally different from what it looked like in the future. 'I remember this.'
"GOKU! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?"
Goku jumped back out of the house. "What?!" That voice, the voice of his wife, was all too familiar for comfort. "What are you talking about Chi-Chi?"
Chi-Chi frowned. "You know I want you home for meals! You weren't here for breakfast!" She crossed her arms as she frowned at her husband. "I hope what you were doing was more important than eating with your family!" She cocked her head to the side to look behind him. "Where the hell is Gohan!? Why isn't he with you?!"
After the initial shock of his wife's attitude and appearance wore off, Goku proceeded to walk into the house. 'I remember a day somewhat like this.' "I left him with Piccolo. He wanted to train some more." Goku smirked as he walked past his wife without looking at her.
If Chi-Chi could have frowned harder, she would have. "What did you do that for?! Are you an idiot!? Gohan is supposed to study today! First you nearly kill a man's kid and now you leave your own with that monster!"
Goku walked to a chair that sat by the opening of the hallway and sat down completely relaxed. "Nothing is wrong with the kids. You need to stop worrying so much. Piccolo is not going to harm Gohan either. And I never tried to kill a man's daughter. Never will I ever do that either."
Chi-Chi turned to look at her husband. "You did too nearly kill her! Don't even try to talk your way out of this one!" She looked at his face. He was completely calm, which was peculiar. "Why are you acting differently all of a sudden. You're acting more…grown up. Like you actually know what you're talking about."
Goku snickered. "That's because I do know what I'm talking about."
Chi-Chi opened her mouth to yell some more, but was startled by the front door slamming behind her. "That better be you Gohan or else…" She turned around and nearly screamed at what she saw. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!"
The man was a little shocked at Chi-Chi's response. "It's me Chi-Chi, Goku. You know the guy who lives here too. Sorry I didn't come home earlier. We were in the middle of sparring and I got caught up in the fight. I left Gohan with Piccolo because he wanted to continue." He was puzzled by his wife's unusual silence. "What's wrong?"
Chi-Chi was speechless. Two men who claimed to be her husband were in the same room as her. Only one of them could have been the real thing. There weren't two Gokus. But, both of them knew of Gohan and Piccolo. But this Goku immediately came in and apologized and explained about Gohan, while the other seemed confused when he first walked in. She turned to the other man who claimed to be her husband. "Who are you?!"
Goku smiled. "I'm Goku. Don't you recognize me?" Again with the P and F titles
P. Goku leaned to his right to get a look at the man in the chair in front of his wife. "Hello Goku. Nice to see you again."
F. Goku looked up to himself. "The pleasure is all mine." He looked back to Chi-Chi. "In case you haven't realized yet, I'm Usagi's dad, from the future."
Chi-Chi's mouth dropped with shock. "You're not kidding are you?" She could see that he very well was not. "You're the Goku from the future who made the threat to my husband?" F. Goku nodded. "WHY YOU LITTLE…" She jumped at him, clasping her hands firmly around his GI, and furiously shook him over and over. "It's your own fault Usagi got hurt! If you hadn't been stupid enough to teach her how to fight then she wouldn't be in this mess! You need to push her into studying more instead of fighting!"
F. Goku slowly and calmly put his hands around Chi-Chi's tiny wrists and pulled her hands off of him. He looked into her eyes. "Are you finished yet? Or would you like to continue?" He wouldn't normally do that, but this was a special circumstance. He didn't have much time before he had to leave.
Chi-Chi gasped as she pulled away from this Goku. He was a lot different from the Goku she knew. The Goku she knew was sweet and would never act that way. The Goku she knew would never threaten anybody like this one had just the day before. "I…I guess so." She didn't quite know how to reply to something like that. It had never happened before.
F. Goku stood up. "Good. I have something I need to ask of you."
"What is it?" She had a pretty big hunch about what he would ask her. She remembered her dream quite well. It still stuck very clearly in her mind.
"Would you mind going into the room of time and spirit to train with the girls for the remainder of the time that they are in there?" He moved away just in case she decided to lash out at him like she usually did.
Chi-Chi had given that a lot of thought since she returned home. She didn't really want to, but that angel had asked her to. She said that Usagi was supposed to fight. That she should continue training for the rest of the time that she was there. She had wanted to, but then again, didn't really want to. She didn't want Usagi to get the idea that she supported fighting. The fact of the matter was that she didn't support it at all. But because the angel had asked her to, she couldn't really turn it down. She did seem to know what she was talking about. "I guess I can give it a try. But I'm not up at their level."
P. Goku widened his eyes to their farthest extent. "What?! You'll let Usagi train, you'll even train with her, yet you won't let Gohan train?"
Chi-Chi frowned as she turned to her husband. "Shut up Goku!"
F. Goku smiled. He hadn't expected her to agree to it so easily. But he wasn't complaining. He was glad that he wouldn't have to beg her to go. "You will?" Chi-Chi nodded. "That's great. And don't worry about not being at their level. I know you can fight. The girls won't do anything to you that will hurt you. Believe me, I know they won't."
Chi-Chi knew that they wouldn't intentionally hurt her, but accidents do happen and she didn't really want to have any. "I know that. How much time is left?"
"Oh, about six hours maybe. But that's for this time, that leaves about three months in the room." He handed her the bag of Senzu beans. "Use these only in emergencies ONLY." He looked to P. Goku and frowned. He was still very angry about what he had done to his daughter. "Shall we be leaving then?"
'Goku.'
F. Goku looked around. It was the voice of the time guardian again. She was early. 'Yes?'
'You are finished here, yes?'
'Yes.'
'You have no purpose for being her anymore. You have taught Usagi to reach her true power. It is time for you to return to your own time. Let the Goku of this time take Chi-Chi to the girls. He is very capable of doing so.'
'What? I still have about an hour and a half. What are you talking about?'
'There is no reason for you to be here. I brought you here to train Usagi and you did.'
F. Goku sighed. 'Fine.' He looked to his younger self. "Looks like you have to take Chi-Chi yourself. I have to go back to the future." He turned his attention to his wife and smiled. Seeing her young again brought back great memories of his life. "Take care of the girls and make sure they don't over work their bodies."
Chi-Chi nodded. "Don't worry about that. I've got everything under control. From what I hear from Usagi, I know how to raise kids."
~*~*~
The guardian of time watched as Goku stepped through the giant doors that controlled the different time pathways. She couldn't help but smile. He had actually pulled off his job like he said he would. "Welcome back to this space Goku."
Goku looked up, startled. "I have a few questions for you before I go back home, if you don't mind."
"By all means, go ahead."
"Why is it so important that Usagi stay in the past?"
"I can't answer that Goku. You should know that. I haven't told Usagi and I can't tell you. But don't worry, you will know, in time."
Goku was expecting that answer but he still hoped that there was a chance that she would tell him. "Will she ever be able to come home again?"
"Why Goku, you doubt me? You think that I would do such a horrible thing to little Usagi by tearing her away from her home? I'll tell you the same thing I told Usagi. Things usually work out for the best."
"Usually? What do you mean by that? You ARE the guardian of time, are you not? You know what happens in the future."
"I am in fact the guardian of time. But, things are not going as Usagi's future was supposed to. You were not supposed to come into the past like this. Usagi's body was supposed to be able to handle its new power."
"What are you saying?" Goku wasn't sure if she could be trusted. He wasn't sure who COULD be trusted anymore.
"Don't worry about anything though. This did not alter anything of her future from what I can tell. I can not tell you much more than that. I am sorry. Goku, you really should go now."
Goku was beginning to get suspicious of this woman. She seemed to be hiding something. He could hear the uncertainty in her voice. "Something bigger is going to happen than just the androids attacking isn't it?"
"Uh…no."
Goku frowned. 'She's lying to me. I know when someone is lying to me. I can sense their nervousness. Their power levels rise when they lie. Why would she be lying to me though? What could possibly attack here that didn't attack us?' "Ok." He didn't want to create controversy between himself and the guardian of time. Not until his daughter was at home safe and sound. "I guess I'll be leaving now." 'Damn, what's going on?'
"Right." The woman stepped forward and waved her time rod out at the door.
Goku squinted to get a better look at the woman. She came out of her shadows just enough to make out a basic outline of her body. But he couldn't make out any details except that her hair was long and silky. It was pitch black with a hint of green in it. But that's about all he could make out. 'Who is she?'
"Please step through the doors Goku."
Goku sighed. He would have to. He had already said that he would. "Good bye. Don't let anything happen to Usagi." He turned around and walked slowly to the doors.
"I wouldn't dream of it. That's why I brought you here."
Goku didn't reply to that. He was a little mad at the guardian of time for she wouldn't tell him the importance of his daughter. She wouldn't tell him what was really happening. Instead, he just picked up his pace and left her behind in her realm of time.
She didn't mind that he didn't say anything. She felt that he had a right to. She hadn't told him anything. She knew he was worried out of his mind. 'Don't worry Goku. I would never let anything happen to your daughter, the little princess.'
~*~*~
~~Room of Time and Spirit~~
About twenty days later…
Ami stood off to the side of her friends as she watched them create a combined attack. They had been practicing it off an on for the past couple of weeks or so on and off. The first two weeks that Goku was gone the girls pretty much took it easy. They had been training for so many months with barely any breaks and felt that they had earned it. Usagi had even allowed herself to power down to her normal, low level.
Ami was currently timing the attack. They were trying to get it to the point where they could get it built up and fired in as much time as it takes to build up a normal Ki blast. Though they weren't doing a very good job of it. It always took too long to do. They had tested the time it takes to build a normal energy attack. It had taken less then a second that was with using Usagi since she was as fast as the androids. "No good you guys. That still took about thirty seconds."
Minako released her tension in her muscles and dropped to the ground. "This is hopeless. We're never going to get this thing to work."
Usagi kneeled down next to her friend. "Hey, come on. You're sounding like me. I person who gives up. Dad says you shouldn't just give up. So I'm trying extra hard to not give up. Even though this doesn't seem like it will ever work. But before it took us almost a whole minute to do." Usagi didn't want to scrap the attack like her father had suggested. She knew it could be done. It was just a matter of technique. They had to find the perfect way to do it. "Team work is all it takes you guys."
"That's right Usagi." Chi-Chi walked into the training area and looked at the girls. They looked worn out, like they had been training hard for all day long. "Team work is always a good thing to have." She stopped just as she reached the group of girls who stared at her like she was nuts. "What? What is it? Is there something on my face?"
Usagi just stared up at her mother. "Mom, you do realize what we do in here right?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Of course I do. Do you think I'm an idiot?"
Usagi violently shook her head. She didn't want her mother to become angry with her. "Umm…well, why are you here then?"
Chi-Chi frowned. Her own daughter didn't know that she could fight. "It just so happens to be that I can fight young lady. Your father asked me to come in here and train with you guys for the remainder of the time that you will be in here."
"Dad told you to come in here? Which one?"
"YOUR dad. He told me that you still have three months left so I decided to come and help you guys." 'With a little push from an angel.' "On one condition."
Usagi groaned. "Let me guess. You want me to study more?" That was always the case. More so with this Chi-Chi then her own.
"Of course. You will promise me that you will bring up your grades before you leave. As soon as we get out of this room your training will go down to a minimum of four hours a day. The rest will be study time. You need to turn that mush inside of your head into a brain." 'Plus, it's not healthy for a girl her age to be fighting all the time. She needs to let her girl instincts develop.' She put her hand into her pocket and pulled out the bag of Senzu beans that Goku had given to her. "These are for emergencies only. That's what Goku said. So don't let me catch you eating them."
"Yes mom." Though she found out how she could study easier, she still hated to study. But if it was the only way that her mother would train with them then she would do it.
Chi-Chi felt something poking against her leg. It felt like it was coming from inside her pocket. She put her hand in and felt around for what ever it was. Her fingers ran across a small smooth surface. 'What's this?' She quickly clasped her fingers around the item and pulled her hand out to reveal two silver pieces. 'The crescent moon earrings. I forgot about these. I went right to sleep when I got back last night.' She looked to her daughter, who was now in a conversation with her friends. 'They came from that angel who knew all about Usagi.' "Usagi."
Usagi turned around, as did all of her friends. "Yes?"
Chi-Chi looked at the earrings and then to her daughter. "Here." She held out the earrings to her. Usagi just stared blankly at her mother, which made Chi-Chi angry. Here she was offering her something spectacular from a great angel and her daughter was ungrateful enough to not accept it. 'I was right. This fighting has gone to her head. She has no girl in her. She's just a rugged fighter like the rest of her family.'
A smile slowly began to appear on Usagi's face as she looked into her mother's hands. "For me? You mean I can have them?" She walked closer to her mother's hands to get a better look. They were like nothing she had ever seen. They sparkled in the light as did her eyes.
Chi-Chi smiled. 'Maybe I was wrong. Maybe there is some girl left in her after all.' "Yes. You can have them."
Usagi took the earrings out of her mother's hands and brought them up to her face. "Wow, these are really pretty mom." She looked up. "Thanks. But, I don't have my ears pierced. Would you want me to get them pierced?"
Chi-Chi hadn't thought about that. Though, they were too beautiful to just let go to waste. "I don't think I'd mind too much." The other Chi-Chi would understand once she saw them.
"REALLY! COOL!" Usagi turned around. "Look what mom gave me!" She held her hands out for everyone to see.
Minako was the first to see them. "Wow. Those are awesome Usagi."
Makoto pushed her aside. "Let me se…Whoa, I want some."
"They are beautiful. They are the color of your hair when you turn Super Saiyan Usagi. They are that same brightness." Ami's eyes dazzled with curiosity. It was strange. When in the light, the earrings had the same intensity of light as Usagi's super Saiyan. It gave off the same feeling too. Like they were somehow connected.
Chi-Chi watched as all the girls were in awe over the gift she had just given her daughter. She was surprised to see them this way. Lately, they had been so interested in fighting you would have thought that they were tomboys. But here they were, fussing over something only a female could appreciate.
~*~*~
"My gift to you, daughter."
(Ok, that's it for this part. This is a long chapter isn't it? I'm trying to wrap it up as soon as possible, but not exactly rush either. Hehehe, guess what? Only three weeks left of school, then hopefully I can get a chapter out every night again. So, what did you think of this part? Was it good or bad?)
Two more months passed with the small warriors training for the day in which the androids would arrive. Goku wasn't the least bit worried. With Usagi's power at it's current level there was no reason too. Plus, the other girls' power had grown at an oddly fast rate. He was not alt all worried about leaving them either. He wouldn't have to worry about leaving them all alone for he would ask Chi-Chi to come in and train with them. She was a fine fighter and could help them. It was time for them to learn how to fight with other people besides him. Who knows, they could even learn something from her. He walked out of the living area into the giant fighting field where the girls were sparring with each other. He had lately only been watching their fights. He wanted them to learn each other's fighting style and skill inside and out. It would prove to help them in the final battle. He was happy that they had stopped their combined attack too. Though they were quite fond of it, it really was a drawback. They could get hurt had they tried to use it.
He sighed as he gazed upon their spar. So many months had past since he had arrived. There were only about three months left before they would have to leave the room. But he himself only had a few minutes left. Ten to be exact. He hated to have to leave. "Hey guys. Lookin' good."
The girls stopped their assault on each other and turned to Goku. They all had the look of disappointment on their faces for they knew what was going to happen in just a few minutes. Minako waved to the Saiyan. "Hey Goku! How's it goin?" She grunted as she was punched in the cheek, which she grabbed immediately after and frowned. She turned her head to her attacker. "Hey! What was that for?"
Makoto quietly giggled to herself. "Well, you were just standing there. You should have been able to sense that."
Minako fully turned her body towards Makoto. "You're just jealous that I'm a better fighter than you are."
Makoto snorted. "You wish."
"You want a piece of me?!" Minako positioned her body to look more intimidating, though she was really only joking.
Ami buried her face in her hand. She hated it when they went at it like this. "You guys. Don't do this right now."
Goku laughed as he walked towards the group. "They're always going at it. It's just in their nature to do so."
Usagi turned to her father from watching her friends. She hadn't been happy at all. The only way that she would be happy is if he were allowed to stay or if she were allowed to go home. But she knew that would never happen. Not until the Guardian of Time saw fit, would she go home. "Do you really have to leave now?"
Goku nodded. "Yes. I COULD stay just a bit longer but I have someone I have to talk to first. I'm sorry." Goku could see Usagi's sadness in her eyes. It was quite obvious how she was feeling. There was no way to help it either. He would only be able to stay another month in the room for a maximum of one month. They wouldn't get that much done in just one month. "Don't worry. You'll be home before you know it."
'Yeah and then I have to face mom.' "But that's not fair. I want you to stay here. Isn't there a way for us to talk to the guardian of time?"
Goku shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Come on don't be so down. Smile Usagi. You've accomplished a lot in just a short time. You should be proud of yourself. All of you should be proud. You have all come a long way."
Usagi tried to put on a smile but it wasn't working. Her heart just wasn't in it. She knew that her father probably knew it was fake. There was no feeling behind it. There was no way that she could possibly be happy at a time like this. "I know. But…" She looked up to the clock. He only had five minutes left.
Rei put her hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Hey look at things this way Usagi. The Goku of this time can't hurt you anymore thanks to your dad. Now if he tries anything again, you can show him your new power."
That brought a hint of a smile on Usagi's face. She hadn't thought of that. He would be surprised by how much her power had grown. "Hehe, yeah. That's right huh."
"Yeah, now we can wipe that smirk off of his face." Everyone turned and looked at Ami in awe. They had never heard her say anything like that. "What? It's true. We've all gotten stronger." She frowned when Minako burst out laughing. "And what is so funny?"
"What you just said. That's the funniest thing that has EVER come out of your mouth. Normally you're totally calm and now…now…" She couldn't go on. She found this whole situation very humorous.
Ami smiled. "Yeah. I guess so."
Usagi found that kind of odd. Ami had changed so much since she started fighting. Though she never gave up on her studying, she had become a bit more carefree. But not too much. Usagi still found her to be too much of a bookworm. "Cool Ami." She put her arm around her. "You're turning over to the dark side."
Ami giggled. "Not quite."
"Ami…" Goku still had something that he needed to ask her. "What will your mom think of you fighting? I'm probably going to see her when I get back. What shall I tell her?"
Ami stopped giggling and got serious again. That was one subject in which she had given much thought too. She knew her mother wouldn't agree with it, but her mother had not been there to stop her. "Don't tell her that I'm fighting Goku. I want to be the one to tell her."
Goku nodded. "Alright." He turned his head to the room behind him where he heard the noise of a door opening up behind him. "I think Popo is here to get me guys." He turned back to the young fighters and smiled. He was so proud of their progress. "I guess I'll be seeing you guys in the future then. I'll be waiting for a detailed explanation of everything that happened ok?" They still looked quite glum. "Don't worry you guys. You'll do fine."
Usagi walked to her father and hugged him as hard as she could. "I'll miss you." She enjoyed feeling him once again and made a memory of it. She didn't know how long it would be before she could be that close to him again. It could have been a matter of days or it could be years before she would see him again.
Goku hugged back. He wouldn't have to be without her for too long. She would only be gone for a few days in his time. "I'll be waiting for your return." He turned his head when he heard footsteps. "I'll be there in a minute Popo." He looked back down to his daughter and then to her friends. "Don't worry. Fear is the worst emotion felt when you're in a fight. Just remember what you have learned and you will do fine."
Usagi looked up. "Bye daddy. I love you."
Goku smiled. "I know. I love you too babe." He reluctantly pulled away from his daughter. "See you later."
"Bye Goku! Have fun in the future!" Shouted all the girls.
Goku waved over his shoulder as he turned around. "Bye." He walked to Popo, who then led him out of the room of Spirit and Time. He grabbed the bag of Senzu beans off of the table before he left.
~*~*~
Usagi turned to her friends once her father was totally out of the room. Though she felt bad that he had to leave her, she knew that it had to be done. There was no way to keep him there and she had to continue with her fighting. "I think we should start working on our combined attacks."
"Didn't your dad tell us that we shouldn't do those kinds of attacks? He said that they don't work." Although Rei had wanted to use the attacks, she agreed with Goku on this one. It did leave them wide open for an attack from the enemy. "We should work on gaining more strength."
"No, Usagi's right."
Usagi looked to Ami. "I am?" She had rarely ever been right about anything.
Ami nodded. "Yes. I think that if we work on them long enough then we may be able to use them successfully. It's just a matter of determination."
"Thank you Ami. That's exactly what I was thinking."
Rei sighed. There was no way that she would be able to convince Ami otherwise. Once she had her mind set there was usually no way to change it. "Fine. I guess we can try."
~*~*~
Goku arrived back on earth with two hours left before he had to return home. He hoped that that was enough time to do what he had to do. He remembered what Chi-Chi was like when she was younger. She could be very difficult and VERY demanding. He hoped that she would agree. If she had not, then he would have to ask someone else to go in and train with the girls. He would avoid asking Goku and Gohan. He didn't think that they would try anything but they liked to train rough. The girls had their own special way of fighting. He didn't think that it would be good to mix the two types. "Better not waste any time trying to fly there. That could take up to an hour. Then I wouldn't have any time left to convince Chi-Chi to go in with the girls." He pressed his fingers to his forehead and concentrated is energy to his wife's.
~*~*~
Within seconds, he appeared in front of his house. He had made sure not to teleport himself inside for fear of scaring Chi-Chi if he had just appeared inside the house. He grinned as he got an idea. She probably wouldn't see any difference between him and her real husband unless he was home, which he didn't think he was since it was getting close to the time that the androids would be attacking. 'Maybe I should have some fun.'
He walked to the door and slowly turned the handle. He poked his head in the house once he got in to take a look around. The house looked totally different from what it looked like in the future. 'I remember this.'
"GOKU! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?"
Goku jumped back out of the house. "What?!" That voice, the voice of his wife, was all too familiar for comfort. "What are you talking about Chi-Chi?"
Chi-Chi frowned. "You know I want you home for meals! You weren't here for breakfast!" She crossed her arms as she frowned at her husband. "I hope what you were doing was more important than eating with your family!" She cocked her head to the side to look behind him. "Where the hell is Gohan!? Why isn't he with you?!"
After the initial shock of his wife's attitude and appearance wore off, Goku proceeded to walk into the house. 'I remember a day somewhat like this.' "I left him with Piccolo. He wanted to train some more." Goku smirked as he walked past his wife without looking at her.
If Chi-Chi could have frowned harder, she would have. "What did you do that for?! Are you an idiot!? Gohan is supposed to study today! First you nearly kill a man's kid and now you leave your own with that monster!"
Goku walked to a chair that sat by the opening of the hallway and sat down completely relaxed. "Nothing is wrong with the kids. You need to stop worrying so much. Piccolo is not going to harm Gohan either. And I never tried to kill a man's daughter. Never will I ever do that either."
Chi-Chi turned to look at her husband. "You did too nearly kill her! Don't even try to talk your way out of this one!" She looked at his face. He was completely calm, which was peculiar. "Why are you acting differently all of a sudden. You're acting more…grown up. Like you actually know what you're talking about."
Goku snickered. "That's because I do know what I'm talking about."
Chi-Chi opened her mouth to yell some more, but was startled by the front door slamming behind her. "That better be you Gohan or else…" She turned around and nearly screamed at what she saw. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!"
The man was a little shocked at Chi-Chi's response. "It's me Chi-Chi, Goku. You know the guy who lives here too. Sorry I didn't come home earlier. We were in the middle of sparring and I got caught up in the fight. I left Gohan with Piccolo because he wanted to continue." He was puzzled by his wife's unusual silence. "What's wrong?"
Chi-Chi was speechless. Two men who claimed to be her husband were in the same room as her. Only one of them could have been the real thing. There weren't two Gokus. But, both of them knew of Gohan and Piccolo. But this Goku immediately came in and apologized and explained about Gohan, while the other seemed confused when he first walked in. She turned to the other man who claimed to be her husband. "Who are you?!"
Goku smiled. "I'm Goku. Don't you recognize me?" Again with the P and F titles
P. Goku leaned to his right to get a look at the man in the chair in front of his wife. "Hello Goku. Nice to see you again."
F. Goku looked up to himself. "The pleasure is all mine." He looked back to Chi-Chi. "In case you haven't realized yet, I'm Usagi's dad, from the future."
Chi-Chi's mouth dropped with shock. "You're not kidding are you?" She could see that he very well was not. "You're the Goku from the future who made the threat to my husband?" F. Goku nodded. "WHY YOU LITTLE…" She jumped at him, clasping her hands firmly around his GI, and furiously shook him over and over. "It's your own fault Usagi got hurt! If you hadn't been stupid enough to teach her how to fight then she wouldn't be in this mess! You need to push her into studying more instead of fighting!"
F. Goku slowly and calmly put his hands around Chi-Chi's tiny wrists and pulled her hands off of him. He looked into her eyes. "Are you finished yet? Or would you like to continue?" He wouldn't normally do that, but this was a special circumstance. He didn't have much time before he had to leave.
Chi-Chi gasped as she pulled away from this Goku. He was a lot different from the Goku she knew. The Goku she knew was sweet and would never act that way. The Goku she knew would never threaten anybody like this one had just the day before. "I…I guess so." She didn't quite know how to reply to something like that. It had never happened before.
F. Goku stood up. "Good. I have something I need to ask of you."
"What is it?" She had a pretty big hunch about what he would ask her. She remembered her dream quite well. It still stuck very clearly in her mind.
"Would you mind going into the room of time and spirit to train with the girls for the remainder of the time that they are in there?" He moved away just in case she decided to lash out at him like she usually did.
Chi-Chi had given that a lot of thought since she returned home. She didn't really want to, but that angel had asked her to. She said that Usagi was supposed to fight. That she should continue training for the rest of the time that she was there. She had wanted to, but then again, didn't really want to. She didn't want Usagi to get the idea that she supported fighting. The fact of the matter was that she didn't support it at all. But because the angel had asked her to, she couldn't really turn it down. She did seem to know what she was talking about. "I guess I can give it a try. But I'm not up at their level."
P. Goku widened his eyes to their farthest extent. "What?! You'll let Usagi train, you'll even train with her, yet you won't let Gohan train?"
Chi-Chi frowned as she turned to her husband. "Shut up Goku!"
F. Goku smiled. He hadn't expected her to agree to it so easily. But he wasn't complaining. He was glad that he wouldn't have to beg her to go. "You will?" Chi-Chi nodded. "That's great. And don't worry about not being at their level. I know you can fight. The girls won't do anything to you that will hurt you. Believe me, I know they won't."
Chi-Chi knew that they wouldn't intentionally hurt her, but accidents do happen and she didn't really want to have any. "I know that. How much time is left?"
"Oh, about six hours maybe. But that's for this time, that leaves about three months in the room." He handed her the bag of Senzu beans. "Use these only in emergencies ONLY." He looked to P. Goku and frowned. He was still very angry about what he had done to his daughter. "Shall we be leaving then?"
'Goku.'
F. Goku looked around. It was the voice of the time guardian again. She was early. 'Yes?'
'You are finished here, yes?'
'Yes.'
'You have no purpose for being her anymore. You have taught Usagi to reach her true power. It is time for you to return to your own time. Let the Goku of this time take Chi-Chi to the girls. He is very capable of doing so.'
'What? I still have about an hour and a half. What are you talking about?'
'There is no reason for you to be here. I brought you here to train Usagi and you did.'
F. Goku sighed. 'Fine.' He looked to his younger self. "Looks like you have to take Chi-Chi yourself. I have to go back to the future." He turned his attention to his wife and smiled. Seeing her young again brought back great memories of his life. "Take care of the girls and make sure they don't over work their bodies."
Chi-Chi nodded. "Don't worry about that. I've got everything under control. From what I hear from Usagi, I know how to raise kids."
~*~*~
The guardian of time watched as Goku stepped through the giant doors that controlled the different time pathways. She couldn't help but smile. He had actually pulled off his job like he said he would. "Welcome back to this space Goku."
Goku looked up, startled. "I have a few questions for you before I go back home, if you don't mind."
"By all means, go ahead."
"Why is it so important that Usagi stay in the past?"
"I can't answer that Goku. You should know that. I haven't told Usagi and I can't tell you. But don't worry, you will know, in time."
Goku was expecting that answer but he still hoped that there was a chance that she would tell him. "Will she ever be able to come home again?"
"Why Goku, you doubt me? You think that I would do such a horrible thing to little Usagi by tearing her away from her home? I'll tell you the same thing I told Usagi. Things usually work out for the best."
"Usually? What do you mean by that? You ARE the guardian of time, are you not? You know what happens in the future."
"I am in fact the guardian of time. But, things are not going as Usagi's future was supposed to. You were not supposed to come into the past like this. Usagi's body was supposed to be able to handle its new power."
"What are you saying?" Goku wasn't sure if she could be trusted. He wasn't sure who COULD be trusted anymore.
"Don't worry about anything though. This did not alter anything of her future from what I can tell. I can not tell you much more than that. I am sorry. Goku, you really should go now."
Goku was beginning to get suspicious of this woman. She seemed to be hiding something. He could hear the uncertainty in her voice. "Something bigger is going to happen than just the androids attacking isn't it?"
"Uh…no."
Goku frowned. 'She's lying to me. I know when someone is lying to me. I can sense their nervousness. Their power levels rise when they lie. Why would she be lying to me though? What could possibly attack here that didn't attack us?' "Ok." He didn't want to create controversy between himself and the guardian of time. Not until his daughter was at home safe and sound. "I guess I'll be leaving now." 'Damn, what's going on?'
"Right." The woman stepped forward and waved her time rod out at the door.
Goku squinted to get a better look at the woman. She came out of her shadows just enough to make out a basic outline of her body. But he couldn't make out any details except that her hair was long and silky. It was pitch black with a hint of green in it. But that's about all he could make out. 'Who is she?'
"Please step through the doors Goku."
Goku sighed. He would have to. He had already said that he would. "Good bye. Don't let anything happen to Usagi." He turned around and walked slowly to the doors.
"I wouldn't dream of it. That's why I brought you here."
Goku didn't reply to that. He was a little mad at the guardian of time for she wouldn't tell him the importance of his daughter. She wouldn't tell him what was really happening. Instead, he just picked up his pace and left her behind in her realm of time.
She didn't mind that he didn't say anything. She felt that he had a right to. She hadn't told him anything. She knew he was worried out of his mind. 'Don't worry Goku. I would never let anything happen to your daughter, the little princess.'
~*~*~
~~Room of Time and Spirit~~
About twenty days later…
Ami stood off to the side of her friends as she watched them create a combined attack. They had been practicing it off an on for the past couple of weeks or so on and off. The first two weeks that Goku was gone the girls pretty much took it easy. They had been training for so many months with barely any breaks and felt that they had earned it. Usagi had even allowed herself to power down to her normal, low level.
Ami was currently timing the attack. They were trying to get it to the point where they could get it built up and fired in as much time as it takes to build up a normal Ki blast. Though they weren't doing a very good job of it. It always took too long to do. They had tested the time it takes to build a normal energy attack. It had taken less then a second that was with using Usagi since she was as fast as the androids. "No good you guys. That still took about thirty seconds."
Minako released her tension in her muscles and dropped to the ground. "This is hopeless. We're never going to get this thing to work."
Usagi kneeled down next to her friend. "Hey, come on. You're sounding like me. I person who gives up. Dad says you shouldn't just give up. So I'm trying extra hard to not give up. Even though this doesn't seem like it will ever work. But before it took us almost a whole minute to do." Usagi didn't want to scrap the attack like her father had suggested. She knew it could be done. It was just a matter of technique. They had to find the perfect way to do it. "Team work is all it takes you guys."
"That's right Usagi." Chi-Chi walked into the training area and looked at the girls. They looked worn out, like they had been training hard for all day long. "Team work is always a good thing to have." She stopped just as she reached the group of girls who stared at her like she was nuts. "What? What is it? Is there something on my face?"
Usagi just stared up at her mother. "Mom, you do realize what we do in here right?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Of course I do. Do you think I'm an idiot?"
Usagi violently shook her head. She didn't want her mother to become angry with her. "Umm…well, why are you here then?"
Chi-Chi frowned. Her own daughter didn't know that she could fight. "It just so happens to be that I can fight young lady. Your father asked me to come in here and train with you guys for the remainder of the time that you will be in here."
"Dad told you to come in here? Which one?"
"YOUR dad. He told me that you still have three months left so I decided to come and help you guys." 'With a little push from an angel.' "On one condition."
Usagi groaned. "Let me guess. You want me to study more?" That was always the case. More so with this Chi-Chi then her own.
"Of course. You will promise me that you will bring up your grades before you leave. As soon as we get out of this room your training will go down to a minimum of four hours a day. The rest will be study time. You need to turn that mush inside of your head into a brain." 'Plus, it's not healthy for a girl her age to be fighting all the time. She needs to let her girl instincts develop.' She put her hand into her pocket and pulled out the bag of Senzu beans that Goku had given to her. "These are for emergencies only. That's what Goku said. So don't let me catch you eating them."
"Yes mom." Though she found out how she could study easier, she still hated to study. But if it was the only way that her mother would train with them then she would do it.
Chi-Chi felt something poking against her leg. It felt like it was coming from inside her pocket. She put her hand in and felt around for what ever it was. Her fingers ran across a small smooth surface. 'What's this?' She quickly clasped her fingers around the item and pulled her hand out to reveal two silver pieces. 'The crescent moon earrings. I forgot about these. I went right to sleep when I got back last night.' She looked to her daughter, who was now in a conversation with her friends. 'They came from that angel who knew all about Usagi.' "Usagi."
Usagi turned around, as did all of her friends. "Yes?"
Chi-Chi looked at the earrings and then to her daughter. "Here." She held out the earrings to her. Usagi just stared blankly at her mother, which made Chi-Chi angry. Here she was offering her something spectacular from a great angel and her daughter was ungrateful enough to not accept it. 'I was right. This fighting has gone to her head. She has no girl in her. She's just a rugged fighter like the rest of her family.'
A smile slowly began to appear on Usagi's face as she looked into her mother's hands. "For me? You mean I can have them?" She walked closer to her mother's hands to get a better look. They were like nothing she had ever seen. They sparkled in the light as did her eyes.
Chi-Chi smiled. 'Maybe I was wrong. Maybe there is some girl left in her after all.' "Yes. You can have them."
Usagi took the earrings out of her mother's hands and brought them up to her face. "Wow, these are really pretty mom." She looked up. "Thanks. But, I don't have my ears pierced. Would you want me to get them pierced?"
Chi-Chi hadn't thought about that. Though, they were too beautiful to just let go to waste. "I don't think I'd mind too much." The other Chi-Chi would understand once she saw them.
"REALLY! COOL!" Usagi turned around. "Look what mom gave me!" She held her hands out for everyone to see.
Minako was the first to see them. "Wow. Those are awesome Usagi."
Makoto pushed her aside. "Let me se…Whoa, I want some."
"They are beautiful. They are the color of your hair when you turn Super Saiyan Usagi. They are that same brightness." Ami's eyes dazzled with curiosity. It was strange. When in the light, the earrings had the same intensity of light as Usagi's super Saiyan. It gave off the same feeling too. Like they were somehow connected.
Chi-Chi watched as all the girls were in awe over the gift she had just given her daughter. She was surprised to see them this way. Lately, they had been so interested in fighting you would have thought that they were tomboys. But here they were, fussing over something only a female could appreciate.
~*~*~
"My gift to you, daughter."
(Ok, that's it for this part. This is a long chapter isn't it? I'm trying to wrap it up as soon as possible, but not exactly rush either. Hehehe, guess what? Only three weeks left of school, then hopefully I can get a chapter out every night again. So, what did you think of this part? Was it good or bad?)