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Chapter 3
Gohan and Goten moved over the fields like stones skimming across a lake. Goten launched himself at Gohan, aiming a punch to his head. Gohan blocked and countered with a punch of his own. Goten ducked under it and attempted to head-butt Gohan in the stomach, but Gohan flipped over his head and landed on the ground. That little scuffle had lasted about two seconds.
Most onlookers would've gawked at the speed with which the two brothers were fighting, but Goten was quickly starting to get bored. As they broke apart after another two second blitz at each other, Goten said,
"It's too bad we can't train as super saiyans any more. That was a lot more fun."
"Sorry, Squirt." Replied Gohan. "But you know what'll happen if I go super saiyan again."
Thanks to Gohan's mystic ability, he now had the power to transcend even his father and Vegeta in strength. That is, if he were to go super saiyan. But, the problem was, while the old kai had given him the power that he had locked inside of him, he hadn't had time to train Gohan on how to fully control it. So Gohan was able to unlock his hidden potential, but only as far as it would go in his normal form. If he were to try and increase his power by transforming into a super saiyan, the resulting energy given off could possibly destroy the Earth! That was why Gohan had not turned super saiyan during his fight against Majin Buu, even when the tables had turned on him.
Goku had gotten in contact with King Kai and asked him if the old kai would help Gohan control his mystic power so that he could safely go super saiyan again. The old kai had said he would be glad to, as long as Gohan didn't mind spending the next century in perpetual deep meditation!
So he and Goten continued to train in their normal forms. The fight escalated to the point where the two brothers punched each other in the face, not only knocking each other to the ground, but causing the land around them to be leveled out in a 50 metre radius.
As they picked themselves up, the boys became aware of a sound not to far off from them. They turned to the direction it came from and their eyes widened in surprise. Sitting on a large boulder, just outside the circle of land they'd flattened, a being was clapping his hands. Noticing the green skin, antenna and fangs, it was obvious where this stranger was from.
The namek hopped down off of the boulder, still applauding the half-saiyans.
"Bravo!" He said. His voice had a very refined tone to it. "That was an incredible display of power. And you boys weren't even fighting at your fullest! What amazing creatures you saiyans are!"
Gohan blinked at the newcomer and then straightened up. He felt that he should say something.
"Err, thanks. Mr. um…"
"Oh," The namek gave a little laugh. "Of course. Where are my manners? My name's Snail. I happen to know your friend Dende."
"You're a friend of Dende's?" Goten said with a smile on his face. He walked up to Snail. "Are there any other nameks with you?" He looked around, as if expecting to see more green men pop out from behind rocks.
"No, no one from Namek. But I did come with some friends. In fact, we came here looking for you."
Gohan looked up at this.
"Us? Why?" His face suddenly turned serious. "Has something happened on Namek!"
"Oh no, no." Snail waved his hands reassuringly. "Everyone on Namek is just fine. I came here because I thought I could perhaps help you."
"Help us?" Said Gohan. "To do what?"
"To reach your full potential." Snail cleared his throat, as if he were about to give a speech. "Now, as a namek, I am reasonably skilled in the art of ki manipulation. But I've always considered myself as something of an intellectual. Much like yourself Gohan." He nodded in the young saiyan's direction. "I feel that it is not enough to simply know how to use ki. In order to use it at its' maximum efficiency, one must be able to understand how ki, itself, works. Now you saiyans are able to raise your ki levels to exceptional heights. But, as you've experienced, this level of power does have its' drawbacks. For example, your father's ability to transform into a super saiyan 3. In this form, he is able to achieve much higher levels of power, but using it puts a strain on his body and so drains his stamina."
Snail put his hands behind his back and gave Gohan and Goten a fanged grin.
"But I believe I have found a solution to that problem!"
Gohan's eyes widened.
"You can help my father become a super saiyan 3 without losing his energy?"
"Not just your father. You, and all of your friends, will be able to achieve your full potential, once I've shown you my discovery."
"Wow!" Goten started jumping up and down. "This is gonna be great! Gohan, you'll be able to go super saiyan again and we can train for real! Come on!" He grabbed his brother's hand. "Let's go tell Dad!"
"No need for that." Said Snail. "My friends are already meeting up with your father and the others, and they should meet us on the ship."
"You came in a spaceship!" Goten's eyes were now shining.
"Well, of course." Snail smiled down at Goten. "You think we walked here, all the way from Namek?"
Having said that, Snail lifted his arm and pressed a button on his wristband. Gohan and Goten looked up as clouds suddenly started to form overhead. Suddenly, a bright blue beam appeared and covered the three of them. Before Gohan or Goten had time to even question what was going on, they disappeared, and the landscape was left quiet and empty.
(Scene Change)
"Where are those boys?" Chichi stood outside the house, her eyes searching the horizon for any sign of Gohan or Goten. "I told Gohan not to be too long!"
"Maybe they just lost track of time." Goku joined her, that carefree smile still on his face. "I'll just go bring them back."
He placed his index and middle finger on his forehead and closed his eyes. Suddenly, the smile on his face disappeared.
"That's strange." He said. "I can't sense Gohan or Goten's energy."
"What?" Chichi instantly switched to 'concerned mother' mode.
"This is weird!" Goku started turning round, as if trying to sense in every direction. "If they were attacked, I would've picked up the raised power levels for certain! Something strange is going on here!"
"Oh, you have no idea!"
Goku looked up just in time to see a beam of energy falling from the sky, towards him! Grabbing Chichi, he leapt away from the blast and cast his eyes to the sky, to try and locate his attacker.
"I'm right behind you." Goku turned to see a wolf-like creature standing before him with his arms crossed. He had brown fur, blue eyes and a fully mechanical tail that, for now, rested on the ground behind him.
"Oh, I get it." Goku put Chichi down and faced the alien, a confident smile on his face. "You're a cyborg, aren't you? That's why I couldn't sense you coming. And I'm guessing that tail of yours isn't the only enhancement you've had."
The wolf cocked an eyebrow and smiled at Goku.
"You're smarter than you look. This fight might just be interesting after all." He got into a fighting stance. "Oh, and by the way, my name's Vyborg."
Goku motioned for Chichi to step back, and then got into his own fighting stance.
"And I'm Goku!" He then screamed as he became surrounded by a golden aura. His hair stood up on end and turned gold. His eyes turned turquoise. It was almost like a whole new fighter had appeared in Goku's place.
"And now that we know each other…"
Goku didn't need to finish that sentence. The two warriors launched themselves at each other; their fists clenched, their muscles tensed and their eyes alight with the fire of battle.
