Fight for the Future
Intense Training
Disclaimer:I don't own Dragonball Z or it's charactersClaimer:I own Emily, Jake, Alexis and anyone else mentioned in this chapter.
The days surprisingly flew by for Jake and Alex and they had for the first time in their lives, adjusted to the peace and quiet of the past. They had got to know the family that they grew up without and was now ready to face their training. Jake and Alex woke up that morning in the spare bedroom and yawned as they saw the sun shining through the window.
"I can't remember the last time the sun woke us up." Jake said, sitting up and stretching.
"I don't think it ever did, explosions always woke us up. They had great timing for attacking places." Alex replied, also sitting up. The pair quickly changed and made their way downstairs for breakfast. They both grinned at their present selves in highchairs throwing food about, and Alex quickly dodged a spoonful of porridge heading her way.
"Sorry about that guys. I'm hoping they'll stop doing it soon. You couldn't tell me when you two stopped it could you." Emily laughed, carrying a couple of plates over to the table, then Mirai Trunks sauntered in, also dodging a spoonful of porridge from the twins who both giggled.
"Pack it in you two. You'd better not be like this for your grandmother." He said firmly, sitting down.
"Uh, no. Don't remember doing it to be honest. You'll just have to hope, maybe Grandma ChiChi stops them for you." Alex said.
"Yeah, maybe she could. But I really don't want to give my mother the impression that I can't handle you two, I can its just I barely have the energy anymore." Emily sighed, sitting down herself now, the twins sat down too at the table and began slowly helping themselves to the food.
"Are you sure you'll be alright for training then?" Mirai Trunks asked frowning at her, Emily smiled at this.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Don't worry about it, since when have I let any training down. I could do with it actually I haven't trained for ages." She replied waving her hand. A short while later, everyone had their fighting gi on and had met up outside. Emily and Mirai Trunks handed baby Jake and baby Alex over to ChiChi and stepped back.
"Be careful up there, all of you." ChiChi said, everyone nodded.
"Don't worry, we'll be back before you know it." Goku said.
"I'm sure the twins will make sure time flies for you." Emily laughed, ChiChi laughed at this too.
"We'll have fun won't we kids, whilst your parents train to save the world again." She cooed.
"Don't tell them that, they'll want to come with us." Mirai Trunks joked pulling a face, Jake and Alex just stayed quiet, listening in on the conversation, Goku turned to them.
"So do you know where the lookout is?" He asked.
"Nope, we've heard of it though." Alex replied.
"They destroyed it as soon as they killed everyone. So they know a lot about us." Jake added.
"Come on, let's go." Gohan sighed, shooting the twins an apologetic look as he took off, nodding everyone took off after him.
"Their not around us, do you want your sword now Jake?" Alex asked suddenly, producing a box, Jake just nodded and smirked at her.
"I knew you'd bring them. Alright then, hey who said you could have mine anyway." He said, staring at her.
"Well, you wouldn't have been able to possess it leaving it behind would you. It's a good job you've got me." She stated, tossing her brother a capsule. Opening it, Jake strapped the sheath to his chest, whilst Emily and Mirai Trunks gaped at it.
"Isn't that mine?" Mirai Trunks asked.
"Yeah, you instructed Grandma to give it to me as soon as I was old enough to use it. Alex has moms sword." Jake explained as Alex uncapsuled her one and strapped it around her chest.
"It suits you." Emily said recognising her sword immediately.
"I'd prefer it to be yours, I'll return it when we wish you back." Alex said quietly as they reached the edge of the lookout.
"Hey everyone. What's the matter? Who are they?" Dende asked as he rushed over to them.
"This is Jake and Alex, Emily and Trunks's future children. They're warning us about two aliens that will be heading towards earth in eight months time. Apparently they wipe us out, they're the only two left." Goku explained.
"Jake? Alex? Wow, I can't believe it. You look so much like your parents. Except the other way around." Dende cried.
"So we've heard." Alex muttered, whilst getting a glare shot at her from Jake, who she conveniently ignored.
"So you want to use the hyperbolic time chamber to train then. It's all set up, who wants to go first?" Dende asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence, Emily stepped forward.
"Could me, Trunks and the twins go first? They need to be sorted as soon as they can. We may have the time but every day that passes must mean more casualties for them." She asked looking around.
"Sure, go on ahead, we'll probably just spar out here for a bit." Goku said nodding at his daughter. Emily nodded then turned to her husband.
"Are you ok with that Trunks?" She asked.
"Yeah, we can go first then. Come on you two." He said, Jake and Alex just nodded as they followed them up the long stairs. Emily stopped outside a door and opened it up, as she guided everyone in.
"I've not been in here for ages. We'll give you a quick tour then we will get started. There is sensu beans in here this time isn't there Trunks?" She asked, looking at her husband who nodded and smirked.
"No one's been in here before so we should be ok." He laughed.
"Well, I've brought spares anyway, especially with the training we'll be doing, we'll probably need them." She replied. Together she and Mirai Trunks showed the twins around then stepped out into the fighting area.
"It's so hot." Alex said.
"I can barely breathe." Jake gasped.
"Well, we are messing with time you two, it's just something you'll have to get used to. If you get used to this, then I'll start you with the gravity. But not until you've got used to this, I don't want you two getting hurt over all this." Emily said firmly as she stepped out.
"You guy's can go to level four then. So can we, let's just have a spar see how you two can fight, then we can work from then." Mirai Trunks said powering up to level four, Emily doing the same.
"Woah, I didn't know you two can do it too. Alright then." Alex gasped as she and Jake powered up.
"I'll take Alex, you can fight Jake Trunks." Emily said, as she lunged at her future daughter, whilst Trunks lunged at his future son. They both went at it for a good four hours, just throwing lightning speed punches and kicks at each other. Suddenly both twins just powered down as they dropped to the floor, both of them taking deep breaths.
"It's too much." Alex said.
"Yeah, can't take it anymore." Jake added, Emily frowned at this.
"Now come on you two. If you want to beat these aliens then you can't quit after four hours. I've fought your father for a whole day before. I told you, if you go by my rules, you'll see some improvement. Now get up!" She commanded folding her arms, Alex glared up at her mother.
"You have no idea what we've gone through. How dare you order us about like that. Don't you have any respect for us?" She demanded.
"Emily…" Mirai Trunks started, only to be cut off by her holding her hand up at him, as she stared down at her daughter.
"I don't care, what I do care about is making sure our timelines are safe. Regardless of anything, I am still your mother and I am telling you to get up." She said firmly, Alex stood up, fire in her eyes now as she lunged at her mother. Emily dodged her to the best as she could, whilst Mirai Trunks finally worked out what his wife was doing.
"What does she think she's doing? How could she talk to us like that." Jake demanded, also making his way over to his father.
"She is ensuring that she is doing her job, and that's training you to beat these aliens. I don't know about you but I'm sure that's what she's doing." Mirai Trunks said.
"So that's what this is. Just a job to you. You have no idea what we've gone through. This is reality, it stinks, and your just saying it's a job? I'll teach you!" Jake yelled lunging at his father, Mirai Trunks just smirked as his son began throwing furious blocks at him. Meanwhile outside, Gohan and Gotenks was training whilst Goku and Vegeta was training too.
"This is ridiculous, I'll beat these aliens all by myself." Vegeta huffed.
"I don't know Vegeta, they killed you with one blow according to the twins." Goku said, throwing a punch at the saiyan prince.
"Those brats over exaggerate probably. They are your brats after all." He snapped, blocking the punch and aiming a kick at Goku.
"They're your Trunks's too, even if it is Trunks from the future. He's still your son, therefore your grandchildren." Goku sighed.
"And their not exaggerating either, if it wasn't as bad as it was, why would Bulma build a time machine enabling them to go back in time." Gohan argued as he sent Gotenks off the lookout, only to float back up angrily.
"That's a cheap trick Gohan. Super Kamikaze Ghosts!" Gotenks spat as he produced three blobs from his mouth.
"Not that stupid attack again? When will you learn?" Gohan sighed as he fired small ki blasts blowing the ghosts up.
"How dare you!" Gotenks cried as he lunged at Gohan. Meanwhile in the hyperbolic time chamber, a couple of months had flown by.
"Sorry to work you up like that. But you two run on anger, that was how I was going to get somewhere with you." Emily said, whilst gulping a bottle of water, Alex looked at her.
"So, you really do care about what we went through?" She asked.
"Of course we do. I can't believe our children are destined for such a terrible future. Trust me, we are doing all we can to prevent it from happening again." Mirai Trunks replied firmly, Alex smiled weakly.
"Thanks. We really appreciate all your help." She said.
"We're gonna need all the help we can get." Jake added.
"We all will Jake. We're talking major power levels to become to enable us to defeat these power levels. Level four is strong enough for me, how is it we even know we can control further levels?" Emily pondered.
"It'll be instinct. They'll be strong, but with the training we do in our minds as well as our bodies, I'm sure we can train ourselves to control it mentally as well as physically." Mirai Trunks said, staring at his wife.
"I hope so. I don't want to find that I can easily destroy these aliens and then lose it with the power and destroy the world myself." Emily sighed.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you won't do that." Mirai Trunks laughed.
"Don't even think of doing such thing. I know in my heart you wouldn't do that." Alex said, Emily just smiled at this.
"It's doubtful, but I can get pretty power mad if I get the chance. Or if I'm determined to do something, I'll stick to it until it's done, not caring what happens in the process." She laughed.
"Sounds like Alex." Jake teased, Alex just glared at him.
"Shut up Jake." She snapped.
"So how good are you two with your swords?" Mirai Trunks asked.
"Were not too bad with them actually. Uncle Goten and Trunks trained with us and we used our swords some of the times so we've come a long way since Grandma Bulma only gave them to us about a month ago." Jake said.
"You guy's have only had yours for a month? Wow that is incredible improvement, it took me absolutely ages to work mine properly. I think Trunks nearly gave up on me at some point." Emily laughed.
"I made it seem like I did, but I never." Mirai Trunks argued.
"Why do you ask?" Alex interjected, sensing they were going to break out into a mini fight, both Emily and Mirai Trunks looked at the twins and smirked as they glanced at each other then turned to her.
"How do you fancy a sword spar." Emily asked.
"I dunno, you've had yours for years and we've only had ours a month." Jake started but Mirai Trunks held his hands up at this.
"Nonsense. They might be the key to defeating these guys. If that will be the case, we'd better train you immediately. I've had my sword for years now, I can show you a couple of moves. So when you do eventually wish for your parents back, you can show them off to them." He laughed.
"You'll teach us to fight with them properly? Since uncle Goten and Trunks never used swords before, they didn't know how to train us with them." Alex asked hopefully.
"You bet. The sword is a pretty powerful weapon when used properly." Emily said, Mirai Trunks shook his head.
"The weapon doesn't make the fighter." He argued.
"Yeah, well it makes me a lot stronger. That quote isn't true at all, where did you hear that from?" She asked.
"Can't remember, my mom probably told me." Mirai Trunks laughed.
"Oh right. And remember, it can be dangerous if found in the wrong hands. So make sure you don't give it to your enemies, unless you can fully handle your sword, which I don't know how to cover, unless you can honey." Emily suggested, looking at her husband.
"I'll see how long we have." Mirai Trunks replied. After the break they finally hit the training with the sword and began a very long intense training scheme…