Chapter Four – Sparring
Of course, Gee had to come out of her quarters regularly to get herself meals. The reason Vegeta never noticed her is because she couldn't be sensed by him. But now that he knows she's there, he seems to feel her presence all the time. He is determined to find out more about Magicians, the knowledge he gathers could be useful in the future…
One night he wants to go out for a walk. He had another nightmare and can't sleep anymore. His sensitive Saiyan ears pick up a sound from inside the kitchen and he goes in to see who it is.
"Hi there. Couldn't sleep either?" Gee sits at the kitchen table and is just digging into her midnight snack.
He shakes his head. "No." He sits down at the table as well.
"What's eating you?" She looks at him concerned. He looks pretty upset, considering he is known as a coldblooded and emotionless bastard.
"Things from the past."
"Wanna talk about it?"
He grits his teeth. "No. Tell me about the Magicians. What do you know?"
"The word 'subtle' doesn't mean anything to you, does it?" She smiles. "I'm not sure where to begin… Magicians, I mean the purebloods, have awesome powers from the day they are born. They spend most of their life trying to control these powers. And that's a long time, because they live about a thousand years. Because I'm only human, I don't have as much time as they do. I study every single day, but I don't think I'll ever be as strong as a real one."
"Have you ever met a real Magician?"
"Good Kami, no! And if I did, I'd probably run like mad! I'm nothing compared to them… not yet."
"What's going to happen in four months?"
"To be honest, I don't know. It'll probably hurt like hell like most rituals. But you already know that."
Vegeta almost smiles genuinely. "It was worth it." Then he looks her in the eye and asks her: "How strong are you exactly?"
"Depends on your perspective. For you, I'm more than an even match. For a pureblood Magician, I'm a punching bag. But if you are so determined to find out about my powers, how about we spar tomorrow morning?"
"Forget it. You're human, I would snap you in two."
"Are you scared of me, Vegeta?" she teases.
"Just afraid I might be forced to hold back on you."
"Well, don't be afraid. I'll see you at dawn, alright?"
He stares at her, considering her offer. "Alright."
She smiles at him. "You're going to be so sorry! Good night, Vegeta."
Dawn is breaking as Gee walks out. She senses Vegeta's ki immediately; he's meditating a few miles away. She makes a couple of gestures and teleports.
Something changed in the atmosphere. Vegeta opens his eyes and looks at her.
"You couldn't sense me, could you?" she asks surprised.
"I couldn't. But the fact that I knew you were here proves my senses don't need 'sharpening' like you suggested."
"Did you sleep at all?"
"Does it matter? Let's begin."
He gets up and into a fighting stance. Gee doesn't even bother to move.
"Bring it on, Vegeta. I'm very curious to see what you can do."
"I have to admit that I never hit a woman before, but I intend to change that today," he smirks.
"Good luck. You'll need it." She vanishes into thin air.
"What the…" He closes his eyes and tries to monitor any changes in the environment. A squirrel leaps from one tree to another. The wind blows through the treetops… Nothing suspicious. He opens his eyes and visually scans everything around him. Suddenly he hears a strange noise and swirls around to see a tree disappear. It forms into Gee in a nanosecond and she throws two small energy balls at him. He tries to use superspeed, but he can't move an inch. The energy hits him full frontal and a huge amount of electricity flows through him, paralyzing him. He falls to the ground helplessly, his muscles still contracting from the blast. She walks over to him and looks down.
"Afraid you might hurt me… Stop flattering yourself, Vegeta. I won't let you come near me."
He tries to form a ki ball in his hand, but it dies instantly as Gee sees what he's trying to do.
"You make a quick recovery, Vegeta. Most warriors would be out for at least fifteen minutes from an attack like that."
"Well I'm not 'most warriors'," he growls and kicks at her. His leg stops an inch from her head. Suddenly he realizes what she's doing: she uses his own power against him! The harder he pushes his leg, the harder she pushes back. He pulls back quickly and uses superspeed to disappear from her sight. She crosses her arms and waits, seemingly in a deep trance. Meanwhile, Vegeta powers up to his maximum and fires a Big Bang Attack at her. 'Let's see if you can control this,' he thinks.
