Taking the two fingers away from his forehead, Goku and the crew opened their eyes to a true sight to see. There were tables of food as far as the eye could see. Several different people in white were outside helping get things ready. The smells coming from the trays were all too familiar to the orange clad Saiyan.
Chi-Chi decided to cook for the army once again.
"Look who's back!" Jean waved to the new members of the party. She just finished setting out the last of the food. "We've been waiting for you guys! Come on and dig in."
Stomachs growling, the Z-fighters all run to the buffet. Goku was the first in line, nearly shoving everyone else out of the way to get his mountain of food on his plate. Vegeta wasn't too far behind him, having an equal amount. The two warriors sat close to each other.
Ellery could feel her stomach clench, however she needed to make sure her little one was taken care of. Instead of going to the line, the Saiyan woman looks around for any sign of someone holding a baby. Ellery snuck inside, sensing Tarro's energy in the kitchen.
The young mother tried to sneak in. However, the little warrior sensed her before she could.
"MAAA!" Tarro yelled, startling her and the other two in the kitchen.
The young mother's eyes widened, before she smiled brightly. "Were you good for the girls, little man?"
Tarro reached for Ellery from his bouncy seat. She quickly goes to him and picks him up, holding the little one close.
"He's going to be a handful as he gets older." A chuckle came from behind the young mother. She turned around to find Bulma and Chi-Chi sitting at the island with some of the food. Each of them were picking at the plates in front of them. Having made most of the food, they tasted everything while it was being cooked. This led to them being full before getting to actually eat.
"Why do you say that? Did something happen?" Ellery looked at Tarro, seeing his eyes closed as he clung to her. The little Saiyan's tail was tightly wrapped around her wrist. Looking at the two women, the young mother noticed they both had worried looks on their faces. It almost felt like she walked into an intervention.
"We don't want you to be alarmed." Bulma reassured her. "He is an angel."
"However, the fact can't be ignored that he's also a little daredevil like his father." The grandmother chuckled. Chi-Chi looked at Ellery with kind eyes. "Pan was the same when she was younger. The difference is she was a little older, and I never actually witnessed her fly. I only specu-"
"HE CAN WHAT?!" Ellery screamed, startling the baby in her arms.
Bulma could sense her friend beginning to panic. "El, please don't freak out!"
"How?! He's not even six months old!"
"Is everything okay here, ladies?" Goku peaked his head in the door from outside. The Saiyan felt how anxious his partner was, and he thought he heard screaming.
Chi-Chi knew her ex-husband could easily help diffuse this situation. "Goku, can we ask you something?"
"Sure! Is there food in there?"
"Yep."
"Awesome!" Goku walked into the kitchen to see his anxious partner clinging to their son. The Saiyan looked to the other women in the room, hoping to get this cleared up as quickly as possible. The warrior could feel himself becoming agitated at her state. Ellery didn't need to be feeling this way. "What's going on?"
"Do you remember the time we babysat Pan, and she disappeared on us for some time?" Chi-Chi asked calmly.
"Oh boy, do I." Goku rubbed the back of his head with a sigh. "I was starting to think she flew away!" The Saiyan walked up to the island, beginning to pick at the food that was there.
"Well.." Bulma looked at her life-long friend. "The same incident sort of happened here. Except we actually witnessed Tarro fly. Jean went to check on him during his nap. She alerted us that he was missing, and we looked for a second before realizing he'd crawled onto the balcony and flew to the girls playing in the yard. He was in the grass with the girls, and he flew into my arms after some encouragement from Pan and Bulla."
"Really?" Goku was shocked to say the least, now understanding his partner's state. The two ladies nodded with serious looks on their faces. "Wow… I can't believe it." Looking at his youngest son, he couldn't help but smile. "He's gonna be stronger than I imagined!"
"I don't think that's the point, Kakarot.." Ellery stated simply, unable to take her eyes off of her little boy. "Knowing he can fly changes a lot of things. He's going to be getting around the house a lot easier, and he can get outside with ease. We're going to have to take so many precautions in order to keep him safe-"
"Princess…" The Saiyan walked towards his partner, keeping his thoughts calm. Goku walks behind Ellery and begins massaging her shoulders. "I know you're worried about Tarro, but he's a full-blooded Saiyan. I think it's only natural that he's this way, especially considering how strong his parents are." A bright smile lit up Goku's face.
"That reminds me!" Chi-Chi interjected. "How did the Tournament go?"
"Yeah! Who made it to the second round?" Bulma questioned.
Goku chuckled. "There were so many people, they had to split it up into two different arenas. Gohan, Seventeen, and I made it off the first. Ellery and Vegeta were the finalists from the second." The warrior beamed. He was elated that his partner made it through.
"Amazing!" The older women both said in unison.
The sound of Ellery's stomach filled the kitchen, causing all of them to turn towards her. She smiled as her cheeks began to redden. "I guess I'm a little hungry."
"Let's fix that." Goku mentioned, wrapping an arm around her waist. The warrior led his partner outside where all the delicious food was.
Over the next few days, Bulma's home became a training center for Saiyan's. Even though Trunks and Goten weren't moving on, they wanted to take every chance to train that they could. All of their ruckus was about to drive the bluenette insane. It wouldn't have been so bad, if Vegeta wasn't making ten times as much noise in the Gravity Chamber.
"These Saiyan's are going to be the death of me.." Bulma mentioned with a sigh. As she decided to get Bulla ready to go shopping, there was a knock at her door. Walking to the front door, the bluenette was surprised to see her friend by herself.
"Hey El!" Bulma smiled happily. "Come on in!"
After the young woman entered the home, the bluenette offered her something to drink.
"What brings you over here?" She asked as they headed towards the kitchen.
"I actually came to see Vegeta." Ellery chuckled at her friend's shocked expression. Explaining to her the reason for her visit.
With her stomach satiated for the time being, Ellery leaned back against her chair. Goku was holding their son as she ate. After the young mother finished, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking up, Ellery noticed her brother, Vegeta, standing there next to her. Although she was a little surprised he was there, she still greeted him with a smile.
"It was great getting to spar against you today!"
"You are much stronger than I expected you to be, Ellery." The Prince had a small grin on his features. "I'd love to see who would win if we battled until the end."
"Name a time and place." The Saiyan woman looked at her older brother, the challenge in her eyes. She felt herself becoming very excited about the prospect of fighting Vegeta once again. "I'd love to get some extra training in before the second round. Think you could help me with that?"
"Meet me here whenever you're ready." The Prince walked towards Capsule Corp, disappearing into the darkness.
"I figured today would be as good of a time as any." Ellery smiled. "Kakarot promised to watch Tarro while I was here, so I'm taking advantage of the time."
"I'm surprised he isn't trailing right behind you." Bulma said with a chuckle.
"If I'm gone too long, I'm sure he'll come over and 'check on me'." The young woman laughed.
The two ladies chat for a few minutes, listening to the younger boys outside. The loud noises caused Ellery to smile. Tarro was beginning to get more vocal at home, filling the house with different coos and shouts. The sound was music to her ears. It made the Saiyan woman wish there were more of it around.
"My home used to be so quiet." The young mother mentioned with a smile. "Now that Tarro's getting more vocal, it's not that way anymore.."
"I miss the days when my home was quiet." Bulma laughed. "I love my Saiyan's, but they sure do know how to cause a racket. Most of the time I can still hear them in my lab, and it's supposed to be soundproof. "
"I don't know…" Ellery giggled. "I wouldn't mind maybe one more, you know? It'd give Tarro a chance to be a big brother."
"I'm sure he would love that." The bluenette grinned. "What if it was a girl? Another female Saiyan in the world!"
"That would be nice." The young mother nodded. "I've always imagined having a girl that I could dress up in cute outfits."
A laugh escaped Bulma's lips, knowing full well that wouldn't be how it went. "With how her father would be, she'll be training and trying on gi's instead of dresses."
"Mama!" Bulla ran down the stairs towards the kitchen. "I thought we were going shopping?" She rounded the corner quickly, nearly running into a barstool. Once the tiny bluenette saw Ellery, she smiled and waved. "Hi Elly! Are you going with us?"
"She's here to see daddy." Bulma handed the little half-Saiyan a snack. "After your snack, we can go shopping."
"Yay!"
Bulma looked at her friend once again. "You're more than welcome to come though? I'd love it if you'd join us!"
"I appreciate the offer." Ellery nodded. "However, this is something I need to do. With the second round of the Tournament coming up, I need as much training as I can fit in."
The bluenette nodded in agreement, a smirk coming to her face. "You really are a Saiyan." As Bulla finished the snack her mother gave her, Bulma looked at her friend. "Looks like we're off! You have fun with your training!"
"I'll try.." A shaky laugh escaped the young mother's lips.
Walking down the hall towards the Gravity Chamber, Ellery's heart began to race. How many varying factors would there be, training with Vegeta versus Goku? Knowing how much their personalities differed, the Saiyan woman could feel herself becoming anxious. Was she making a big mistake?
As she neared the big metal door, the young woman's hands began to shake. Looking into the small window, Ellery observed her older brother doing pushups. However, these weren't average exercises. As she watched him, she noticed he was using only one fingertip to push himself up. Vegeta's other hand was behind his back.
Damn… That's really impressive… Ellery thought as she tapped on the door, alerting him that she was there. Her brother's initial look was one of irritation. One he realized who was interrupting his training however, the Prince quickly powered the Gravity Chamber down.
Vegeta opened the door with a smirk. "Did you finally decide your training with Kakarot wasn't cutting it?"
The young woman couldn't help but chuckle. "I came to see what my older brother could teach me. During the tournament, we didn't get to finish our one on one match. I was curious to see how that was going to turn out."
It was the Prince's turn to laugh. "It'll end how it should've, with me as the victor." Vegeta motioned for Ellery to follow him into the Gravity Chamber, shutting the door behind him.
