I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the right to any of the music pieces you may see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.
Chapter 9: Surprise Surprise
Over the next two weeks I learned how to fly and properly fight from Vegeta. Of course listening to him belittle me for what he deemed a sloppy punch or kick was enough to polish things. His main focus was where I was striking at, basic weak points and such. Flight was easy after the first two crash landings. The phasing trick was pretty neat as well, even if it was only moving really fast. It was almost as if you're entering a different dimension of time and space, except you're just moving faster than the normal world. The view changes colors slightly, various colors depending on the environment, and even the air seems to slow itself. In the phasing world, you can pick up things with your senses much better, like a certain Saiyan swirling around you trying to kick your ass. Another cool thing about it was that you could be at nearly any speed in that world and it would change to your point of view until you left it to attack. Basically the same as your perception changes when going faster in a vehicle, only at a much higher rate. Fighting was mostly easy too, until the real sparring matches started. Vegeta didn't really have what I would call a martial arts style. His style seemed to be do whatever you can to win, end of story. That was how he trained me too, which was fine, I really didn't have a preference or art form I wanted to follow. I was also taught how to power up and combine ki blasting with fighting, though most of that was pretty obvious through Vegeta's brash example.
In about a month's time I was able to take Vegeta on in a sparring match...and get creamed every time. I lasted awhile if he wasn't trying, somewhere in the ten to twenty minute range. My daily routine started then, my exercises, then ki blasts, then sparring. Every day I got stronger than the day before, probably because he would beat me silly before letting me eat and then sleep. He said it built strength and skills quickly, though I wasn't sure about that. Ki sensing was one nasty lesson. He blindfolded me and then I had to take him on in a sparring match, without my eyes. Three days and three Senzu beans later, I got it down.
One day, about three or four months in, Vegeta relentlessly beat the shit out of me to an extreme, and then started taunting me about my planet.
"I'll bet Frieza took everyone's life all at once, he should have killed them all one at a time to savor the blood. Did he rape your mother in front of your father before killing them both? That's how pathetic your planet was right? Every one was weak and had no desire to fight back. Just take their beatings like good little slaves. I can't believe I'm even training such a weakling, hahahahahaaha..." the laughing continued. That's when my anger built up and I powered up inadvertently, just from being angry. What he said really didn't make a whole lot of sense, but just dropping Frieza's name was enough.
"Stop laughing!" I screamed as I lashed out at him, only to get punched back, my recklessness messed up my focus.
"That's it boy, get angry. You know what I should do, just say screw it and blow up this planet. Maybe get one more good screw out of my mate, then just blow it all up, her too! You're all just one big pain in the ass! Muhahahaha!" he laughed some more. My anger turned into pure rage as I tried to summon power to shut him up. My power stopped flowing, as I was at my absolute maximum, and I knew it wasn't enough to scratch him. That's when I saw felt sort of gate in my head, the power I wanted just behind it, and the answer to his cruelty today.
"That's why you're saying it, you're trying to get me to turn super saiyan aren't you?" I asked, still mad.
"Don't stop now boy, you're close!" he shouted. I let certain pictures regarding death and anger enter my head, and I saw the gate begin to sway. But soon the energy supply I was putting out decreased and I collapsed in a heap, the gate disappearing.
"Well you were damn close, now you know the secret. You'll complete the goal when the time is right. Remember, you have tremendous hidden powers that you must release yourself. Trust in your abilities and they will reveal themselves," Vegeta said, going back to the palace for something to eat. I followed, but went to bed instead, worn out from trying to transform. As I tried to fall asleep, I noticed Vegeta glancing over at me with that came concerned and confused glance.
I opened my eyes soon after falling asleep, only to see the lookout from above. I saw the Z gang there, well some of them, Krillin, Yamcha, and Eighteen, along with Mom, Chichi, and Videl, with shorter hair. Then I saw a bright pink beam appear in the air, along with a glowing hole. Then a pink rope of some kind came out, and fell on the ground, turning into a puddle, the hole vanished. I tried to move, but discovered I couldn't, I couldn't even blink my eyes. The puddle started moving, and then it rose up and formed a large pink figure with white pants.
"He's back, its Majin Buu!" screamed an old man.
"How about we eat now?" Buu said, "Chocolate sounds good!" Then a bright pink light came from his tentacle and started zapping everyone. I saw Videl, and Mom enveloped in the light, and then they disappeared. I tried to struggle and move out to stop him, but I was paralyzed and forced to watch him eat the chocolate bars.
"No!" I screamed aloud.
"I'm coming little worm, and there's nothing you can do about it!" Buu yelled at me. As he ate the two chocolate bars, he fended off the attacks from Krillin and Yamcha before giving them the same sugary treatment.
"NOOOOOOOO!" I screamed, suddenly sitting up. I was still in the chamber, in the bed.
"Have a nightmare boy?" Vegeta asked, he was at the table munching on burnt ham. I nodded, laying back. Should I tell him...that could screw up the timeline, but will it even matter? No I'll wait until I have to, won't do any good to go after Buu and Babidi if I can't stop them. And they wont believe me anyway, not until it actually happens. Just me being here changes the timeline, maybe Buu wont come after all, or maybe we can stop it from happening should we get the chance, I thought to myself, slipping back into a dreamless sleep.
The next day, Vegeta woke me.
"Listen boy, I'll be gone for a little while. Train as you like, just don't kill yourself. I've got to go get the Namek and Chef Lardass; we're out of food and senzu beans. I won't be gone long, but it'll be several hours for you."
"Okay," I mumbled as I rubbed sleep from my eyes.
With that said he exited, yelling for Piccolo as the door shut. I got up and did my early morning exercises. The Buu dream was still fresh in my mind, and anger pumped through me, fueling my training. The Super Saiyan form comes as a response to a need, not a desire, you have to create that need. Wishing for it and desiring it does jack shit, you have to create the need on your own, Vegeta's words rang clearly. Finally, after the morning workout, I powered up and let the Buu dream get to me again. Buu popped out of the hole again. I heard Videl scream as he formed into Buu again. Chichi rushed at him with a broom and hit him in the head, no effect. He reached out and grabbed her neck, snapping it like a twig. She slumped to the ground and lay motionless. I tried to reach out to her and help, but I was paralyzed again, unable to do anything but watch. Buu cackled and his forelock tentacle reached down over Chichi.
"No use wasting food," he said, the bright pink beam reached her again and transformed her into an egg. He grabbed it with his forelock, and brought it up to his mouth. "On second thought, eggs aren't too tasty!" With that said he dropped the egg and squashed it under his foot.
Mom screamed, "Verto! Help!" I discovered I could move again, but an invisible wall kept me back from the lookout.
"Try all you want boy, you can't save them!" Buu laughed, shooting another beam at Mom, and she vanished, a chocolate bar took her place.
"NO! Turn her back!" I yelled at him, full of rage. Instead he grabbed the bar and ate it, chewing slowly. Rage filled me and the wall began to falter.
"Ahh, I could feel her chocolaty bones crush! So tasty, I love nuts in my chocolate!" he laughed. That did it, my rage overcame me and I felt a huge amount of energy erupt. I screamed in agony as I latched onto it and felt it surge through me like a tidal wave, I felt my hair stick up a little bit, mostly from my power-up, my muscles bulged a bit more. I screamed loudly in pain and anger, before realizing that I saw nothing but black again. Then I opened my eyes and looked around.
The chamber was quiet, it seemed to be a bit lighter today, like a golden sun had finally appeared. I walked back to the palace and paced, a little calmer now but impatiently waiting for Vegeta to come back so I would know if I was doing it right, or had a target to take out some aggression I had at the moment. That's when I glanced at the mirror by the tub. My hair was blond and my eyes were green. My tail was still brown but emitted a golden hue while wrapped around my waist.
"What the?" I asked nobody. I shot up and ran over to the mirror and looked myself over. I was a Super Saiyan, I could feel the power flowing through me now. At first I was ecstatic, I finally reached the level. Then an odd thought hit me, wait a second, shouldn't I be going ape shit or something right about now? I felt incredibly energetic, but I also felt in control. I assumed that it might have been because there was no one there to take out any aggression on. Then I went into the field again for a test drive. I fired a really big blast from my hand, and was amazed how much energy it released, and how much it didn't take out of me. Any other time it would've left me at least a little drained, but not this time.
"I've got to learn how to transform at will," I said, not that anyone was there to hear me.
Over the day, I practiced the change. At first I could only get it to happen every so often when I powered up and got angry, after the fourth or fifth time I got it down to a science. Powering down wasn't much of a problem as Vegeta had already taught me, it just took a little more to do it. After mastering the switch to Super Saiyan, I rummaged though the kitchen, only to find nothing in the fridge or pantry. I had learned quickly that Saiyans tend to be more tired when they haven't eaten anything, and that's what began happening to me. I laid down on the bed and drifted off while my stomach protested, smiling over the day's events, and thinking about the heart attack Vegeta was going to get when he saw me change.
The next morning, I woke up to a wonderful smell. I wandered to its source, only to see Popo cooking in the kitchen.
"That smells good!" I said, letting my stomach talk.
"Oh good, you're awake. Piccolo and Vegeta went way out to spar while I cooked a meal. Have a seat, it'll be ready in a few minutes."
"Good, I'm starving here!" I said, taking a seat at the table as my stomach growled like crazy. He wasn't kidding about the sparring match, I sensed two huge power levels duking it out. One was Vegeta at his Super level, and the other slightly weaker one had to be Piccolo.
"So how is the training?" came a voice. I turned to a tall, built man, with three eyes. "Hi, I'm Tien," he said, putting his hand forward.
I took it in a handshake, "Verto, Pleasure to meet you. The training is going good, all those years and I never knew what I was capable of," I said with a slight smile.
"I know what you mean, that and I never thought I'd ever trust Piccolo or Vegeta, well it happened," Tien grinned.
"Hey three eyes!" came Vegeta's voice, "Wanna have a match, I say you can't even take the kid!"
Tien's eyes lowered, "Well kind of trusted," he said in a low voice, "Vegeta, give it a rest, I would like nothing more than to tear your head off. But I don't want to hurt the boy thinking he was you!"
"Ha! You are scared! You know the boy would rip you apart!" Vegeta pressed on.
"You want to have a match anyway?" Tien asked, "I promise to go easy on you."
"Don't you dare go easy on me, 'cause I sure won't on you. Besides I need a weaker target for a little while!" I challenged back with a smirk.
"You're on! Don't say I didn't warn you," he snorted. Tien and I took our positions out on the field, Piccolo and Vegeta took watch, and Vegeta had a big smirk on his face today.
"Tien is going to beat him Vegeta, accept it. He's no where near Tien's level of power nor experience," Piccolo said, catching my attention. I reached out with my senses to get a feel of Tien's power, he was just below me at my new maximum. And that was nowhere near where I was as a Super Saiyan. Either Vegeta knew something, or he was just eager to give me a test run. It didn't matter, I wanted to make him proud today.
"You ready kid?" Tien shouted.
"Bring it on!" I shouted. The instant I said it, I felt him come up behind me, I blocked his fist toward my head, then his kick. He attacked relentlessly, but I blocked every one of his blows with ease. I felt him put more energy into his effort, but not enough to get past my defense. Punch, punch, kick, punch, and it continued in a similar pattern. It might have been his martial art pattern I was seeing, but I really couldn't tell. I saw the strain on his face, obviously wanting to win easily and quickly just to prove Vegeta wrong. It didn't seem like he was really trying though.
"Come on kid, at least attack me!" Tien dared. Well he asked for it. In a flash, I grounded him with one punch to his gut.
"Ha! What did I tell you Namek!" Vegeta gloated. Piccolo was surprised, but remained calm.
"Lets see how he does against Tien's techniques, that wasn't much of a try," Piccolo replied. Right after punching him the first time, I took off in pursuit of his flailing form, sending a weak blast at him. He came to just in time to dodge it before phasing out. Then I saw what looked like four Tiens coming at me. They surrounded me in the air and attacked. I was able to defend all four of them, but far from easily. I sensed he was about a fourth as powerful like this though, and quickly phased out to take advantage. He lost track of me, giving me a chance to nail each of the four from behind. All four landed uneasily, becoming one again.
He placed his hands over his face and shouted, "Solar FLARE!" The light blinded me and I immediately got kicked and punched to the ground. I hit kind of hard, but was back on my feet in an instant, still blinded. My vision began to return, but still blurry, so I shut my eyes and relied on my ki sense. I felt him behind me and blocked his kick. He flew back a few feet. I opened my eyes to see his hands together to form a triangle.
"TRI-BEAM!" he screamed as the blast came forth and hit me, pushing me back quite far away before knocking me down. I got back up quickly, and saw Tien's eyes widen, and he was out of breath. That's when I decided to spring it on him.
"Okay, that's enough warming up for you Tien! Ahhhhhhhhhh," I screamed as I began letting the pent up energy out and letting it flow once again. My muscles bulged up everywhere and the golden aura surrounded me once again as I flashed into Super Saiyan. Tien's eyes went wider then I thought anyone's could go. Piccolo's jaw had dropped to the floor, but Vegeta, he had a proud smile displayed on his face. While Tien was still gawking, I phased out and kicked him from behind, as he flew forward I rushed him again and caught him across the face. When he hit the ground, he barely budged. At first I was wondering if he was just done with the match, or done for a month.
But he soon got up, "Thanks for waking me up kid, remind me to never take on another Saiyan. Every time I do, I get my ass kicked." Tien then stumbled forward and exited the chamber.
"Muhahahaha, I think you scared him boy. Good job achieving the legendary status of the Saiyan race," Vegeta said, his voice full of pride. I kind of wanted to see more surprise out of him to be honest, but since I wasn't all that good at hiding my power yet, he might have noticed.
"I'm curious, when did he change?" Piccolo asked as I walked up to them.
"Yesterday, I spent the most of the day mastering the change," I said confidently.
"Impressive, you mean you transformed on your own?" Piccolo sounded shocked.
"Yeah I had a nightmare the previous night and I used some of those visions and let them get to me. Must've done it right huh?" I asked, probably sounding as innocent as Goten.
"Dinner time!" Popo announced to a wonderful looking supply of food on the table. I powered down to normal and raced off, hungrier than hell, and began scarfing away.
Power levels
Verto (vs. Tien): 10,000,000; Super Saiyan: 40,000,000
Tien: 9,000,000
Vegeta: 55,000,000, Super Saiyan: 170,000,000
Piccolo: 55,000,000, Maximum: 160,000,000