Dragon Ball Z: Dynasty
By Feraligreater328
Chapter 18: Training for Namek
In the Gravity Chamber of the Capsule Corp. Ship...
Goku and Raditz both crashed into each other hard before bouncing back. Raditz shouted as loud as he could and fired a Saturday Crush, but Goku obliterated the mighty blast with a ki'ai. Each other the brothers took a deep breath and a sigh, and then they took a moment to adjust their heavy training weights. These two-ton weights, combined with the ridiculous gravity they were training under, were helping Goku and Raditz to become much stronger, much quicker. And, adding onto that the fact that they had each other to use as a punching bag meant that Goku and Raditz were quickly scaling up the power ladder. At the moment, they were both easily above 30,000 in power and the only direction either of them saw was up.
Raditz smirked. "Again, Kakarot?"
Goku nodded. "Yeah! Let's do it!"
The two charged at one another again and quickly grappled onto each other. Goku got his hand under Raditz arm and swung his brother into the air. But Raditz, thinking quickly, hook his leg around Kakarot's throat and dragged his brother to the ground. The two of them wrestled each other on the floor for several minutes before Chi-Chi called to them from the kitchen area. "Goku! Raditz! It's dinner time! Stop training for a bit and wash up so that you can eat!"
Raditz kicked Goku in the stomach and sent his brother sliding across the floor. Goku very quickly sprung up and smashed his fist into his chest with a chuckle. Raditz stood as well and sighed. "Your wife is such a nag, Kakarot! Doesn't she realize that we're training? The food should be ready when we demand it, not the other way around!"
Goku chuckled and scratched the back of his head. "She can be a bit strict, but Chi-Chi only cares about us! Plus, we have been training for at least 8 hours. I could go for some of her-"
Raditz charged with a confident smirk on his face. "She can wait until we reach 40,000!"
The older brother threw a punch at his younger brother which was handily blocked. Goku grabbed Raditz's arm and twisted him around, tossing him directly above and preparing a blast. "Fine! But once we get there, we take a break!"
Raditz laughed out loud and summoned a blast of his own. He was having such a good time training with Kakarot. Raditz kicked off of the ceiling and shot back towards Goku, preparing to fling the blast, but was surprised at how quickly he was intercepted.
On the floor, Goku also stared in shock and worry as Chi-Chi suddenly appeared right between the two brothers. Raditz screamed in shock and came to a screeching halt just before colliding into Chi-Chi. Silently, the Saiyan cowered as Chi-Chi glared a hole right through him. The two of them hovered in the air, both silent, until Chi-Chi finally sighed. "I swear...the only time I can't convince Goku to come to the table is when I can't get him to stop training..."
Raditz swallowed the lump in his throat and mustered up a bit of courage. "Well, of course! Saiyan men are-"
Chi-Chi snapped her fingers in Raditz's face and quickly shut him up. She glared at him with all of the vitriol she could muster and pointed to the bathroom. "Wash up! Now! It's time for dinner!"
Raditz's face went pale and he shuddered. He thought to say something back to Chi-Chi, but very quickly decided against it. The older brother immediately turned tail and flew towards the bathroom. In the ground, Goku chuckled at his brother. "Haha! You got yelled at!"
But, this moment of haughty laughter was quickly sent off by Chi-Chi snapping at Goku. "You wash up too! Now!"
Goku shuddered and nodded. "Y-yes ma'am!"
The two brothers ran over to the bathroom door and fought against each other to get in and wash up. Chi-Chi shook her head as they eventually tumbled in and flew back towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen...
Chi-Chi flew into the kitchen and landed with a bit of a stumble in her step. She quickly adjusted herself and walked over the counter where Gine was chopping up pork. Chi-Chi poured another ladle of pork broth into her wok and fluffed the rice with her spatula. "I still have to work on landing. It's hard to suddenly have all of your weight dropped on your ankles like that."
Gine chuckled. "Yeah, it's just a thing you have to get used to. But I think that you've taken pretty well to it~"
Gine reached over into Chi-Chi's other wok and picked out a piece of broccoli. She popped it into her mouth and crunched it down. "I think the vegetables are ready to be added to the rice."
Chi-Chi nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
As Chi-Chi scooped the crisp veggies into the rice and stirred them in with a hefty spoon of butter and a couple of eggs, Gine smiled again. "But, seriously, you're a very fast learner Chi-Chi. You've learned ki control quite rapidly for someone who admits it's not a natural skill to her!"
Chi-Chi blushed and raised the heat on the stove. "I-I'm still trying to learn the basics, Gine. I'm certainly no master..."
Gine nodded. "Indeed, but you could be. And that's the important thing to keep in mind. The only direction a person has to go with any skill, be it fighting or womanly duties or what have you, it up! You just have to keep trying to be the best you that you can be!"
Chi-Chi fluffed the rice some more, mixing everything into one mighty feast. "Well...I appreciate your confidence in me."
As the two women talked, the freshly washed Goku sneaked into the kitchen area. Hoping that neither of the two cooks noticed him, the Saiyan from Earth crept towards the table and reached towards the massive plate of chopped pork that Gine has sat on it. His hand slid towards the succulent meat, looking for a little preview taste, but was quickly scared off by two ki blasts flying towards it.
Goku fell onto his ass and glanced over at Gine and Chi-Chi, each of whom had the hand extended towards him. Chi-Chi quickly scolded her husband. "The rice is nearly done, Goku! Control yourself!"
Gine giggled as she chopped up the last of the roasted pork. "See? Improvements! Now you can convince your husband to control himself at long-range!"
Chi-Chi giggled so hard she snorted at that suggestion and began to empty the rice into a large dish.
Meanwhile, Raditz walked into the room with a sigh and sat down on the floor next to Goku. Bewildered, the older brother turned to his sibling. "How has life devolved into us being henpecked in such a short time...?"
A few moments later, everyone was sat down at the table for their meal. Chi-Chi was stunned as she sat there holding her bowl of rice. The hand that gripped her chopsticks was trembling as she watched what she could only describe as three Gokus bulldoze their way through a full table of food. It was a simple meal, roasted pork and fried rice, but it was also enough to feed 20 people. And yet, after only four minutes, two-thirds of it was gone!
Gine picked up a handful of pork and shoved it into her face as Goku and Raditz seemed to be racing to stack bowls. As she watched this apocalyptic scene, Chi-Chi thought of the horrific scene of these three, plus Goku's father, plus the growing Gohan all under one roof. Chi-Chi's face went pale. "We're going to be in the poor house in less than a month..."
Gine turned to Chi-Chi with juice from the pork running down her chin. "Whuh wush aht?"
Chi-Chi swallowed a lump in her throat and, rather than respond, she began to shovel rice into her mouth. Gine shrugged and continued eating as well.
As the meal slowly began to wind down, Raditz and Goku leaning back and Gine and Chi-Chi finishing their bowls of rice, a familiar voice suddenly called out to the four of them. "Goku, Gine, Raditz!"
At the sudden intrusion of this strange voice, Chi-Chi began to choke on her food. She leaned forward, coughing and punching herself in chest. Gine rubbed Chi-Chi's back to help her stop choking while Goku responded with cheer. "Hey King Kai! How ya doing?"
King Kai sounded cheerful in turn. "I'm doing good. It's nice to see that you and Raditz and Gine are all doing well and keeping up with your training!"
Goku and Raditz both looked confused and looked over to their mother. Gine handed the suffocating Chi-Chi a glass of water and shrugged. "Chi-Chi and I have been training with each other. I've taught her how to fly and she's been teaching me some stuff..."
King Kai chuckled. "And I'm proud of you for it. Teaching a person how to fly and manipulate ki takes practice, but learning martial arts takes dedication! You're doing well, Gine!"
Gine happily smiled. "Thank you, King Kai!"
King Kai sighed. "But, the best part is, you aren't the only ones who have been training all this time!"
Raditz cocked his head. "Oh really? Have you been spying on Dad's group as well?"
King Kai nodded. "Well...yes. But that's not what I meant. You see...your friends Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo have all been on my planet for a solid while now. And Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu have all passed the first test! So, I am letting them train their bodies to learn the Kaioken!"
Goku cheered at this news. "That's awesome! Everyone is getting stronger and stronger! I'm gonna have so many training partners when all of this is over!"
Goku sounded giddy as he thought about all of his friends getting stronger with King Kai, but then confusion crossed his face. "Wait a minute...Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu all passed the first test...but what about Piccolo?"
On King Kai's Planet...
King Kai turned and looked back at his newest guests. Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu were all working hard, together, to get ready for the rigors of the Kaioken. Chiaotzu was chasing after Bubbles as fast as he could, Yamcha was swinging the hammer non-stop at Gregory, and Tien, who had already passed both of those tests, was sparring with two of his Multi-Form Clones.
Piccolo, however, was sitting off in the distance, under King Kai's apple tree. The Namekian was deep within his own mind, meditating and mentally sparring with himself. Yamcha had written Piccolo off as being a lazy ass, but King Kai could tell that he was training harder than anyone else. The son of the Demon King was standoffish to the extreme, but the power that was currently pouring from him brought beads of sweat to King Kai's face.
King Kai cleared his throat and spoke to Goku again. "Piccolo is being...difficult..."
Back on the Capsule Corp. Ship...
Goku chuckled as he leaned back in his chair. "That sounds like Piccolo all right..."
Chi-Chi sneered. "Yeah, being lazy and unhelpful and rude...sounds exactly like a no good, two-bit kidnapper!"
Raditz glanced away, looking embarrassed. Gine, meanwhile, was silently reflective upon the mention of Piccolo's name. That Namekian had...left an impression on her with what he did. His actions seemed to match the feeling that Gine had gotten from her brief interaction with him and that made her smile. But, more than anything deep down, Gine couldn't wait to bring him back to life so that she could talk to him. After what he had done, willingly giving up his life to make sure that Gohan was safe...Gine wanted to get to know him better.
After a moment, King Kai spoke again. "Goku...there is something that I must warn you all of. A grave danger is right in the middle of the path you are traveling on. He is on Namek, right as we speak. His name is F-"
Raditz cut King Kai off. "We are aware that Frieza is on Namek and that we're flying right towards our own graves. Thanks for the info. But we don't need your rambling freaking us out any more than we already are..."
King Kai was speechless upon hearing this. He couldn't process that Gine and Raditz would be dumb enough to cross Frieza like this. Goku and Bardock, maybe, but not the two of them. King Kai shouted. "Are you all aware of how foolish this is?!"
Gine flinched at King Kai raising his voice, but she sighed and nodded. "It's a foolish move, yes. But, what choice do we have? It's now or never, unfortunately. If we were to just wait for Frieza to get what he wants...then there is a solid chance that Planet Namek won't be there anymore..."
Goku nodded in agreement with his mother. "Yeah! We need to get there so that we can wish Piccolo back and restore the Earth's Dragon Balls! We'll just have to do our best to stay out of trouble and, if Frieza and us cross paths...then we'll just have to kick his butt!"
King Kai was astounded at how flippant Goku was. He was nervous for his students, but he swallowed the lump in his throat. "O-okay...that's...certainly...an attitude to take towards this..."
The deity shook his head. "G-good luck on your training and just...be careful, okay?"
Goku chuckled. "Sure thing, King Kai!"
Once King Kai was gone, Goku stood up and burped very loudly. The younger brother wiped his mouth and turned to Raditz. "So, what's say we train some more, Bro?"
Raditz stood from the table and stretched his back. "Yes. We need to get all of the training done that we can before we get to Namek. Might as well have Frieza execute us all at our best, right?"
Raditz turned to Chi-Chi and Gine and politely bowed his head. "Thank you both for the meal."
He left the room and Goku followed behind him. Goku turned to Gine and Chi-Chi and smiled. "Hey Mom, Chi-Chi! Thanks for the food!"
Once Goku was out of the room, Gine went over and closed the door. Once she heard the gravity chamber fire up, she turned and smiled at Chi-Chi and the two of them quickly cleared the table. Chi-Chi began to rinse the dishes with a concerned look on her face. As Gine wiped down the counter, she noticed this and nudged Chi-Chi with her elbow. "What's wrong, girl? Talk to me."
Chi-Chi rinsed the residue from the food down the drain and sighed. "Is this Frieza guy really...really as bad as you all say he is?"
Gine looked a bit trepidatious, but she chose to not sugarcoat things. "He's a ruthless, hateful tyrant that often kills before even taking the time to speak. Frieza really is as much of a monster as we say..."
Chi-Chi gently set the bowl down in the sink. "Oh..."
Gine quickly tried to perk Chi-Chi up. "But, that's not important right now! What's really important is...I believe you were going to show me some advanced Ox-Style Martial Techniques?"
Cheering up, Chi-Chi got a look of determination on her face. She quickly marched over to the table and flipped it against a nearby wall. "Why yes! Yes, I was! But once I teach you a few combos, you have to teach me more about Ki Control!"
Gine chuckled and took a fighting stance. "Of course!"
The smiles faded from the faces of both women and they glared at one another. Gine tightened her stance and Chi-Chi focused hard on channeling Ki into her muscles to increase her strength. And then, with a roar, the two women charged at each other and clashed.
Proofreading: StevenBodner
