7 a.m. sharp, Hana went to the Gravity Chamber. Vegeta was inside doing
one-armed push-ups. She knocked loudly, and Vegeta opened the door.
"You're late." He said.
"No, I'm not. You said 7, and here I am, at 7, to train." Hana said.
"A dedicated fighter is early to begin training." Vegeta said, growing impatient. "Come in. I don't have all day."
"Fine." Hana said, following him.
As soon as she walked in, Hana was floored- literally. The gravity here was intense. She powered up to Super Saiyan and got up. Vegeta transformed as well and went to the middle of the room. He got into a battle stance.
"Hit me." He said.
"What?" Hana said.
"I said try and hit me." Vegeta repeated. "If you can."
"You'll be sorry you said that." Hana replied.
Hana attacked Vegeta punching and kicking him from all sides. Vegeta seemed to stand still and block every punch. Hana stopped and panted, her hands on her knees.
"I thought you said you'd make me sorry." Vegeta replied. "Now I'm only sorry that I bothered trying to train you."
"Shut up!" Hana said, launching ki blasts at him.
She attacked again, only with more power. This time Vegeta ended up on the floor. He got up, apparently satisfied.
"That's more like it." He said, smirking.
Hana couldn't believe it. He had pissed her off purposely, just to get her mad. They continued sparring. Hana gained speed and accuracy, but remained in awe of Vegeta, surprised she even considered beating him at the tournament. Vegeta showed her the ki blast simulator, which allowed Hana to attacked robot modules as if they were real opponents. She had to admit her satisfaction with the session. It gave her a rush.
"You did better than I thought." Vegeta said. "For now, you have to get used to the gravity without becoming a Super Saiyan."
He motioned to leave, and she slowly followed. Once outside, he locked the chamber by code.
"Follow me." He said. "And keep up."
Vegeta took off with Hana right behind him. They flew over the city as it dissolved into countryside. They landed at an open clearing where Goku stood. "Hey, Vegeta. Took you long enough." Goku said.
"Don't worry, Kakarot. I'll pound you soon enough." Vegeta said. "I had a training session."
"Training session?" Goku asked. "Oh, Hana. Great to see you."
He pulled her aside.
"Don't let him get too hard on you. I'll knock him around for you if he's too mean to you." Goku said, winking.
"Thanks for the offer." Hana said, returning the gesture. "But I think I can knock him around without your help."
Goku started laughing. "Of course," He said.
"What are you two whispering about?" Vegeta said. "Are we going to spar or not, Kakarot!"
"I'm coming; I'm coming." Goku said. "You're so impatient, Vegeta."
The two Saiyans began sparring, attacking with a precision that amazed Hana. She had seen many warriors in her life, but these two were without peers. The moves, such as the Kamehameha Wave and Gallick Gun, were incredible. Vegeta fired a Final Flash attack at Goku, who used instant transmission to dodge it and fired another Kamehameha Wave. Vegeta barely dodged it and ki-blasted Goku. The smoke cleared. Vegeta stood, on guard, and Goku hovered, his hands in the formation of the Kamehameha. Goku landed, and Hana ran over.
"That was something." Hana said, addressing Goku. "How did you disappear like that?"
"You mean Instant transmission?" Goku said. "That's easy. You find the ki of a person and go there."
"Could you teach me how to do that?" Hana said.
"Sure." Goku said. "As long as your sensei agrees."
"Very funny, Kakarot. Teach her what you want. Just don't make her as soft as you." Vegeta huffed.
"Right." Goku, turning to Hana. "I have to train Uub tomorrow, but you're welcome to join us and learn a thing or two."
"I'll be there." Hana said. "Count on it."
"Well, I have to go." Goku said. "Lunch should be ready. See you guys later."
They watched him take off and fly away.
"I swear he thinks with his stomach, not his head." Vegeta muttered.
The pair flew back to Capsule Corp. When they got there, Bulma prepared lunch and went to the lab to finish a project. But not before she set a 'shopping date' for Hana and herself. Hana saw Vegeta cringe and leave thereafter. 'Men,' Bulma muttered. 'Maybe he has a weakness after all.' Hana thought, shaking her head.
A few days later...
"Come on, Hana. We haven't been to this store yet!" Bulma said a little too enthusiastically.
"Coming." Hana said, sighing. 'This is the fifth store we've been to.' She thought. 'And I thought training with Vegeta was tiring.'
"Come on, this is fun!" Bulma said.
"When does this start being fun?" Hana asked.
"You spend too much time with Vegeta." She said. "There's more to life than fighting and eating. Oh, here we are!"
"Who says?" Hana muttered.
Once inside, Bulma pulled more clothes off the rack and handed the pile to Hana, urging her into the dressing room. Hana tried on a blue sweater-knit grey skirt combo picked out by Bulma and walked out. 'Maybe now she'll let me leave.' Hana thought.
"Perfect!" Bulma exclaimed. "Now you look like a lady. Your problem is you don't think you can be a fighter and look nice. I think this is a big improvement."
Hana looked at her reflection. The clothes made her different, but a good different. She could see more vividly the resemblance to her mother.
"Thanks," Hana said. "But can we go now?"
"Fine." Bulma said, sighing. "Stubbornness must be genetic."
"Of course," Hana said. "Where do you think Trunks got his stubbornness, miss 'oh, just one more store and that's it.' "
"Very funny. One more comment like that and guess who's eating elsewhere tonight."
Hana just laughed and apologized, following a fuming Bulma out of the Mall.
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"You're late." He said.
"No, I'm not. You said 7, and here I am, at 7, to train." Hana said.
"A dedicated fighter is early to begin training." Vegeta said, growing impatient. "Come in. I don't have all day."
"Fine." Hana said, following him.
As soon as she walked in, Hana was floored- literally. The gravity here was intense. She powered up to Super Saiyan and got up. Vegeta transformed as well and went to the middle of the room. He got into a battle stance.
"Hit me." He said.
"What?" Hana said.
"I said try and hit me." Vegeta repeated. "If you can."
"You'll be sorry you said that." Hana replied.
Hana attacked Vegeta punching and kicking him from all sides. Vegeta seemed to stand still and block every punch. Hana stopped and panted, her hands on her knees.
"I thought you said you'd make me sorry." Vegeta replied. "Now I'm only sorry that I bothered trying to train you."
"Shut up!" Hana said, launching ki blasts at him.
She attacked again, only with more power. This time Vegeta ended up on the floor. He got up, apparently satisfied.
"That's more like it." He said, smirking.
Hana couldn't believe it. He had pissed her off purposely, just to get her mad. They continued sparring. Hana gained speed and accuracy, but remained in awe of Vegeta, surprised she even considered beating him at the tournament. Vegeta showed her the ki blast simulator, which allowed Hana to attacked robot modules as if they were real opponents. She had to admit her satisfaction with the session. It gave her a rush.
"You did better than I thought." Vegeta said. "For now, you have to get used to the gravity without becoming a Super Saiyan."
He motioned to leave, and she slowly followed. Once outside, he locked the chamber by code.
"Follow me." He said. "And keep up."
Vegeta took off with Hana right behind him. They flew over the city as it dissolved into countryside. They landed at an open clearing where Goku stood. "Hey, Vegeta. Took you long enough." Goku said.
"Don't worry, Kakarot. I'll pound you soon enough." Vegeta said. "I had a training session."
"Training session?" Goku asked. "Oh, Hana. Great to see you."
He pulled her aside.
"Don't let him get too hard on you. I'll knock him around for you if he's too mean to you." Goku said, winking.
"Thanks for the offer." Hana said, returning the gesture. "But I think I can knock him around without your help."
Goku started laughing. "Of course," He said.
"What are you two whispering about?" Vegeta said. "Are we going to spar or not, Kakarot!"
"I'm coming; I'm coming." Goku said. "You're so impatient, Vegeta."
The two Saiyans began sparring, attacking with a precision that amazed Hana. She had seen many warriors in her life, but these two were without peers. The moves, such as the Kamehameha Wave and Gallick Gun, were incredible. Vegeta fired a Final Flash attack at Goku, who used instant transmission to dodge it and fired another Kamehameha Wave. Vegeta barely dodged it and ki-blasted Goku. The smoke cleared. Vegeta stood, on guard, and Goku hovered, his hands in the formation of the Kamehameha. Goku landed, and Hana ran over.
"That was something." Hana said, addressing Goku. "How did you disappear like that?"
"You mean Instant transmission?" Goku said. "That's easy. You find the ki of a person and go there."
"Could you teach me how to do that?" Hana said.
"Sure." Goku said. "As long as your sensei agrees."
"Very funny, Kakarot. Teach her what you want. Just don't make her as soft as you." Vegeta huffed.
"Right." Goku, turning to Hana. "I have to train Uub tomorrow, but you're welcome to join us and learn a thing or two."
"I'll be there." Hana said. "Count on it."
"Well, I have to go." Goku said. "Lunch should be ready. See you guys later."
They watched him take off and fly away.
"I swear he thinks with his stomach, not his head." Vegeta muttered.
The pair flew back to Capsule Corp. When they got there, Bulma prepared lunch and went to the lab to finish a project. But not before she set a 'shopping date' for Hana and herself. Hana saw Vegeta cringe and leave thereafter. 'Men,' Bulma muttered. 'Maybe he has a weakness after all.' Hana thought, shaking her head.
A few days later...
"Come on, Hana. We haven't been to this store yet!" Bulma said a little too enthusiastically.
"Coming." Hana said, sighing. 'This is the fifth store we've been to.' She thought. 'And I thought training with Vegeta was tiring.'
"Come on, this is fun!" Bulma said.
"When does this start being fun?" Hana asked.
"You spend too much time with Vegeta." She said. "There's more to life than fighting and eating. Oh, here we are!"
"Who says?" Hana muttered.
Once inside, Bulma pulled more clothes off the rack and handed the pile to Hana, urging her into the dressing room. Hana tried on a blue sweater-knit grey skirt combo picked out by Bulma and walked out. 'Maybe now she'll let me leave.' Hana thought.
"Perfect!" Bulma exclaimed. "Now you look like a lady. Your problem is you don't think you can be a fighter and look nice. I think this is a big improvement."
Hana looked at her reflection. The clothes made her different, but a good different. She could see more vividly the resemblance to her mother.
"Thanks," Hana said. "But can we go now?"
"Fine." Bulma said, sighing. "Stubbornness must be genetic."
"Of course," Hana said. "Where do you think Trunks got his stubbornness, miss 'oh, just one more store and that's it.' "
"Very funny. One more comment like that and guess who's eating elsewhere tonight."
Hana just laughed and apologized, following a fuming Bulma out of the Mall.
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