13's Message
Chi-Chi bit her lips, trying to muffle her cries as she made another attempt to crawl forward. Her side was killing her, making it difficult for her to breath properly. She took short breathes trying not to let the pain overcome her. Although the pain in her ribs wouldn't have been so bad if she didn't also have the burn on her thigh to deal with. It was a bad burn that felt fresh every time she moved her leg so much as even an inch.
What frustrated her the most though was the fact that despite all her effort, she had only moved a couple spaces from where she was last at. She never thought this plan of her was going to be easy with her current injuries, but she hadn't expect it to be this difficult either. The journey in itself was already hard since every time she moved she was in excruciating pain, but with Vegeta and 13 fighting so close to her, she was constantly worried about being hit.
If she had the option of cutting through the middle of the room, it wouldn't have been so bad, but the fight going on there prevented her from doing so, forcing her to instead go the longer route. The crawling wasn't helping her that much either.
Dragging her whole body across the floor was too much effort for her in her current condition. She had to take breaks between every attempt just to keep herself from passing out from the pain. It was getting her no where. She was going to have to stand up if she wanted some results. Getting up was going to be hell, but it beat dying just because she was slow. Placing one hand on the wall, she closed her eyes, preparing herself for the pain she was going to go through right now.
Vegeta moved his head to the side, avoiding the punch aimed for him. Gripping his hand, he returned the favor landing a punch on the side of Android 13's cheek. Instead of having the desired effect though the Android stayed in place with an annoying grin. Gritting his teeth, Vegeta tried kicking him, only to have almost the same result as his punch.
"Is that the best you can do?" Android 13 asked. Lowering his arm he released a small Ki blast, hitting Vegeta's stomach.
The blast caused Vegeta to skid backwards until he landed on his knees with his hands holding his stomach in pain. He wiped the corner of his mouth, trying to ignore how heavy his breathing was starting to get. That particular blast didn't have all that much power behind it, but the toll of the fight was starting to get to him.
13, on the other hand, hardly looked tired. No matter what Vegeta threw at him, it barely effected the massive Android. At this point, it felt like 13 was just playing around with him instead of finishing him off. It made him feel pathetic.
He took noticed that the Android had slowed down compared to the way he was fighting in the beginning of the match though. The Final Flash had effected him. How much it had effected him though he had no idea.
"You stopped fighting recklessly since you threw that big blast at me." 13 pointed out, interrupting Vegeta's thoughts. "Its like you're trying to calculate your every move.
"So what if I was." Vegeta returned with a scowl. He wasn't in the mood for chit-chatting with a robot who had more than a few screws loose in his head.
"Its annoying." 13 stated. He lifted his hand aiming it towards Vegeta. "So why don't I give you something to be angry about again." He moved his hand to the direction of the two innocently sleeping victims, before firing off.
"Kuh." Vegeta let out as he raced towards the ki blast. It felt like all the exhaustion he was feeling before had vanished, but it he knew it wasn't going to be enough. The damn thing was going to reach them! Forming an energy blast of his own, he threw it hoping it'd be powerful enough to deflect the other one.
Vegeta watched as his energy blast collided with 13's successfully pushing it towards a different direction. Curling his fist tightly he turned his sights back to Android 13.
"You coward!" He shouted as his fist met 13's defensive arms. If his blast hadn't made it, or been powerful enough – they would have been killed! With that thought in mind, he connected with 13's cheek.
Android 13 laughed, wiping the blood at the corner of his mouth. That had definitely done the trick. He gladly returned the punch, smiling when Vegeta slid across the floor from the force. Vegeta was fighting a lot more harder than before thanks to his rage, but the Android still had the upper hand.
Chi-Chi rested her cheek on the side of the wall, taking a slight break after finally managing to stand up. Her legs were slightly shaking, but she was supporting most of her body against the wall, so her legs wouldn't have to bare most of the burden. Her boomerang was only a few feet away, tempting her with its glint. Normally, it would have only taken 5 seconds out of her life to go get it, but with her broken down state, she was afraid it was going to take a lot longer than that.
Squeezing her eyes shut, she forced herself to take the first step with her injured leg. Letting out a hiss, she tried not to focus on the pain shooting up and down her leg as she began to move it. Sweat dripped from her forehead, but she ignored it as she began her next step.
"What's wrong, you're starting to slow down again!" 13 taunted. "Do you need some more moti-"
Vegeta's anger lessened only slightly when his fist hit 13's mouth before he could even finish his sentence.
Android 13 blocked Vegeta's second attempt to hit him. "You get riled up whenever that blue haired girl is mentioned." He noted, with a smirk. "It'd be a shame if something accidentally happened to her."
Android 13 laughed when he blocked a predictable hit from Vegeta. His laugh was cut short though when Vegeta unexpectedly hit his side causing him to buckle over. Before he had time to recover Vegeta kicked his back, pushing him onto his knees. Turning around, 13 formed a small energy ball in his hands, tossing it towards Vegeta to gain some space back.
Vegeta easily dodged the energy ball, charging towards 13's way once again. The Android pulled his arms up in a cross, defending himself from Vegeta's hits. Android 13 grinned at the effort Vegeta was trying to put into his punches, as his body shook from each impact. They were stronger hits than before, but not enough to inflict terrible damage to him.
Vegeta pulled back, flying up to the air, as he held his two hands out. Aiming for 13, he shot out dozens of small energy blasts. Vegeta did not have to wait for the small amount of smoke to clear out, for him to figure out his blasts did little to no damage.
Tsking, he prepared a stronger ki blast. It was probably going to suck up the little energy he had, but at the moment he wasn't aiming so much as to winning this impossible fight, but more getting the Android to shut up for a few seconds.
Gritting his teeth, he focused on another blast, pouring all of his energy into it. Android 13 calmly stared up at him with a smug smile. They both knew he was going to deflect this. Just as he has done all the other ones. It was a final attempt to injure him in someway to lessen the blow his ego had taken throughout this whole fight.
Letting a sharp cry out, he pushed his hands forward releasing his energy blast. The bright blue ki ball flew in the air like a firework, before Android 13 caught it in between his hands. The blast managed to push him back a couple spaces, as if it was in tune with Vegeta's need to do some damage to the Android, but 13 managed to keep a good stance as he fought against the blast.
Android 13 began to struggle against it for awhile, rising the little hope Vegeta had for this fight, but then he began to push it forward, letting out a laugh as he moved it back.
Vegeta balled his fist in frustration. It was useless! They were all going to die out here. His father would probably be too ashamed in his loss to even grieve his death. He was ashamed of himself. Once he was gone, there was no one left to protect Bulma… which meant even she would—Dammit.
In anger, Vegeta threw another ki blast onto his existing one. A useless effort, since he was completely drained of energy. It was like shooting off blank bullets.
Android 13 threw his head back in laughter, when the small energy blast did little to nothing. The most it did do was push the Android back a little, knocking his balance off a bit. He had been so consumed by his glory though he had failed to notice the pieces of helmet and other rubble on the floor.
The Androids eyes widen when the back of his foot touched a large piece of helmet on the ground causing him to stumbled backwards. His hands slipped off the energy blast allowing it to hit him directly on the chest.
"Vegeta catch!" Chi-Chi shouted, sounding very much still in pain.
Vegeta watched as the glint of the blade winked at him as he easily caught it with one hand. Seeing the Android directly beneath him with his back to the ground, it was almost a reflex to him. In a quick blur, Vegeta flew down with the blade leading him, as he hit Android 13 in the center of his stomach. Before he could even realize what he had done, Vegeta was already being sent back by an explosion. His body smashing into the cave, creating a large dent into it, before he fell back onto the ground.
He stayed on the ground unable to move, feeling too drained after that hit. There was also a ringing in his ear thanks to the volume of the explosion. He knew from past experience what had just occurred, but he couldn't bring himself to believe it.
"D-Did we do it?" Chi-Chi shakily asked, bringing his attention to her. She was in as much shock as he was. Looking around, there was no trace of Android 13 beside the pieces of mechanical parts around.
Placing a hand on her mouth, Chi-Chi tried suppressing the sob that overcame her. "Thank god. Thank god." She repeated to herself, wiping the tears that escaped her.
Vegeta watched as Chi-Chi broke down in front of him. An appropriate reaction to what they just went through. They were suppose to die here today, and somehow they were still living. All over a slight accident from the Android. Placing an arm above his eyes, he let the relief flood through him.
"Its over."
Chi-Chi squeezed her eyes shut, as Vegeta slowly set her down after helping her walk over to where Bulma and Goku were laying. She had finally managed to calm herself down after letting the reality of the situation sink in. They had defeated 13. Against all odds, they had made it out alive.
They still had the problem of figuring out a way to get home, but this was a lot more welcomed compared to the dilemma they had just escaped. "So, how are we planning on getting out of here?" Chi-Chi asked. "Not only are these two still unconscious, but I can barely walk with my injuries. And you don't even look well enough to fly yourself back home, let alone with three other people on your back."
Vegeta crouched down to Goku, slapping him on the cheek. "Wake up." He demanded.
"Hey! What are you doing? That guy said they wouldn't wake up till tomorrow." Chi-Chi reminded him.
Vegeta ignored her, and violently shook Goku. "That might be true to humans, but a Saiyan's body is built differently. Since our bodies are adapted to fighting, our bodies are more immune to things. A spoon full of poison that'd be able to kill a regular human, would take gallons of the same poison to kill of a Saiyan. This should work the same way."
Chi-Chi was still worried about Vegeta's rough treatment towards Goku, as he continued to slap and shake him, but they did desperately need his help right now. Chi-Chi's brows creased when Vegeta suddenly stopped hitting Goku, to look off at the side in alert. "What's wron-?"
Vegeta held up his finger to her signaling her to be quiet. He stayed still a couple more seconds before he pushed Goku and Bulma behind a big machine. Once they were completely hidden, he then shoved Chi-Chi back, causing her to cry out in pain, before he quickly silenced her by covering her mouth with his hand. "Don't make a sound." He stressed in a low voice. "Someone is coming in here."
Chi-Chi's face had gone white as she tried to listen for whatever was telling Vegeta someone was on there way here. It took awhile, but she could hear a faint sound, similar to when Goku, or Vegeta were flying.
They had just escaped hell, they didn't need something like this right now. Who could it even be? They were in the middle of nowhere. It couldn't be just anyone if they were ff they were flying though it couldn't be just anybody. This wasn't good.
Chi-Chi felt her heart stop when she heard feet landing on the floor of the cave. She squeezed her eyes shut when she began to hear footstep inside the cave. She was pretty sure that wasn't just one set of footsteps either….
"What is the report, 19." A voice rang out across the cave.
19? Another numbered name. That couldn't be a good sign.
"Androids 13, 14, and 15 have all been eliminated, Dr. Gero." A robotic sounding voice replied back.
"Hm, so they were defeated?" Dr. Gero said to himself. "Replay the message Android 13 left."
"Yes, Dr. Gero."
"Dr. Gero, our mission to retrieve the other Androids failed, but we did run into the hero known as Lady Anonymous. 14 was able to easily take care of her, she was nothing to worry about. Unexpectedly though she was working with someone else. He managed to defeat 15, but 14 and I can get rid of him whenever we want. We did capture a girl, who claimed to be Dr. Briefs daughter." Android 13 said. "I wasn't able to confirm her words, but judging by the expensive clothes she was wearing, there should be some truth to her words."
"In exchange for her freedom, she was willing to get us anything through her fathers connections, but if you wish to stay anonymous we can just kill the girl, and try the tournament she mentioned. She called it the World's Martial Artists Tournament. The prize includes an invention made by Dr. Brief and a good amount of cash." Android 13 paused as Bulma's shouts could be heard. "Come to your hidden lab in East City's mountains. We will wait for your arrival until then."
"End of message." 19 stated.
"A tournament, huh?" Dr. Gero said. "A request from a great scientist, and enough money to start a whole life over. I think our search for 16, 17, and 18 will soon come to a close, 19."
Android 19 chuckled alongside his master. "Yes, Dr. Gero."
"The loss of these three is a pity, but with the capture of the other three almost being a guarantee, it is not a huge loss. Let us make the preparation to enter this tournament." Dr. Gero ordered as he begun to leave the cave.
Android 19 nodded. "Yes, Dr. Gero." He began to follow him until he suddenly stopped and swiftly looked to his left.
Dr. Gero took notice. "What is it, 19?"
Meanwhile, Chi-Chi felt like punching herself in the face. With Vegeta squishing all of them into a corner, her leg had started to cramp up. As soon as she tried adjusting herself, pain shot through her from her thigh injury causing her to let out a slight hiss.
She had automatically pressed her hands to her mouth hoping that could somehow heal her mistake, but it was useless. Feeling her heart accelerate in fear for the umpteenth time today, she had just hoped things would end quickly this time. Whether that meant their freedom, or death, she was too exhausted to care at this point.
"I thought I heard something, but I was mistaken. It was the rocks dropping from the cave." Android 19 replied.
"I see." Dr. Gero said. "Yes, the foundation of the cave seems to have weakened from whatever fight took place here. We can take care of whoever beat 13 and the rest, later, since I have an idea of who it was. No doubt the hero girl and her partner had something to do with it. The tournament takes top priority currently."
Android 19 nodded, before both of them took off in the air.
After a few good minutes, Chi-Chi felt it safe to breath again. If she was standing up, she probably would have collapsed. "T-That was too close."
"We need to get out of here. If those two decide to come back here, we won't be lucky a second time." Vegeta warned.
"You're right," She agreed. "But we're still stuck with our previous problem. I can't move, and you can't take all three of us with you."
Vegeta turned to Goku, shaking him by the shoulders once more. "Kakarot, wake up, you idiot!" He shouted.
Chi-Chi placed a hand on Vegeta's shoulder. "Vegeta, that's not helping!"
Vegeta released Goku. "Then how about this: Kakarot, you're late for training, and Raditz is making his way up here!"
Chi-Chi watched in amazement as Goku flailed his arms around as he quickly sat up. "No! No! I'm up! I was just closing my eyes-!" He blinked as he finally noticed his surroundings. "Whoa, what happened here?"
He then took noticed to Chi-Chi. He let out a sound of surprise. "Chi-Chi, what happened to you! Are you okay?!"
"I'm fine, Goku." She reassured with a smile, suddenly feeling very drained. "Just fine…."
Goku caught her as she suddenly fell forward, into his arms. "Chi-Chi? Chi-Chi!" He exclaimed as he lightly shook her.
"She's fine, she just fainted from exhaustion." Vegeta explained to him. "Look, there's no time for this right now. We need to get out of here while we still can."
Goku's brows creased in confusion. There was too much happening at once for him to really process anything. Looking down at Chi-Chi, who was still slumped against him, he noticed the helmet missing, and the fact that he had just accidentally used her real name. "Vegeta, you know about-"
"Yes!" Vegeta angrily cut him off. "We have no time for this now! If those guys come back again, we really might die this time!"
"This time?!" Goku exclaimed.
"Kakarot! I swear, I will shove my foot so far up your ass, if you don't get moving now!" Vegeta shouted, losing the last of his patience. "I'll explain the rest to you on the way."
Starting to understand the urgency of the situation, Goku scooped Chi-Chi up being careful not to touch more of her serious injuries. The injury on her thigh was already bringing a frown to his face, forcing him to tear his eyes away from it. "What about Bulma, should I take her too?" Goku offered, noticing how Vegeta looked like he was going to drop any second.
"I can take her myself." Vegeta gruffly replied, picking her up with a small grunt.
The two of them quickly took off, heading in the direction back to West City. Keeping his word, Vegeta filled Goku in on what took place while he was asleep.
Krillin flew as fast as he could, heading towards the direction of the strong ki signals, and away from the Androids hideout. It wasn't long till he noticed two familiar figures. "I knew it!" Krillin said to himself in relief. "Hey guys! Wait up for me!" He called out to them, interrupting their talk.
"Krillin?" Goku said in surprise. "What are you doing all the way here?"
"Long story." Krillin replied. He noticed the two girls on each of his friend's backs. "Awesome, you guys got Bulma back! I was worried something might of went wrong. Who's the girl on your back though Goku?" He asked in confusion. Had Bulma been kidnapped for one of those sick human trafficking things, and this girl was just another victim?
Goku floated back a little, pushing Chi-Chi deeper into his back. She would kill him if he let Krillin find out her identity too. He let out a nervous laugh. "No one important…."
Krillin noticed the trademark pink and blue outfit. "I-Is that who I think it is?" He asked, feeling particularly more interested than usual because of the talk with the Androids he just had. "And her helmet is missing…." He trailed off.
Goku backed up more, preparing for a way to get Krillin to back off, when Vegeta beat him to it.
"Drop it. She barely made it out with her life in our fight against the guys that took Bulma. We're still in East City too. We should get out of here before we run into even bigger trouble." Vegeta stated.
"Whoa," Krillin said, taken aback. "I didn't know it was that serious." He looked around suddenly feeling more on guard.
Goku looked down frowning at Vegeta's words. From the little Vegeta got to explain to him, before Krillin interrupted them, he knew Vegeta wasn't exaggerating. He looked down at Chi-Chi's sleeping face in guilt. It was so frustrating to know all of this happened while he was asleep. Pushing it aside for now, he followed behind Vegeta and Krillin, holding tightly to Chi-Chi.
"So, what exactly happened with you guys? I figured since you and Goku were there it was going to be an easy win." Krillin asked, unaware as to how his words were adding on to Goku's guilt.
"They… sort of knocked me out early in the fight." Goku answered, with a heavy sigh.
Krillin seem to realize he might of said something he shouldn't have. "Well I'm sure it wasn't that bad, Vegeta was there after all…." Krillin trailed off noticing he was doing the same thing, only to Vegeta this time.
"It makes no sense that we are alive right now. We should be dead." Vegeta said with a heavy scowl, looking ahead. He turned away, irritated in himself for even having to say something so pathetic out loud.
Krillin continued to fly, unsure of what else to say. He was afraid if he said something else, he was going to dig himself in a deeper hole. "There's something I have to talk about with you guys too." Krillin said, trying to stay on safer topics. "But just so I'm sure about it, what were the names of the guys you fought against again?"
"I think their names were 13, 14, and 15, right Vegeta?" Goku said, turning to him.
Vegeta nodded. "They also called themselves Androids."
"I knew it!" Krillin shouted. Feeling very smug about figuring it all out on his own. "Wait, did you say 13? That guy was there too?"
"He's the reason we almost died up there." Vegeta stated. "In the beginning he wasn't anything special. He was strong, but it wasn't enough to defeat me. That is until he went through some kind of power up using some left over parts from the other Androids."
"Sounds kind of morbid." Krillin mentioned, feeling a bit sickened at the description.
"After he powered up, we were just entertainment for him." Vegeta said, balling his fist. "At any moment he choose, he had the power to end all of us. If it wasn't for the simple mistake of him slipping up…."
Krillin gulped at his words. Vegeta didn't even have to finish his sentence for them to understand just how lucky it was that they managed to escape the situation. On the bright side though Vegeta completely defeated Android 13 which meant there was no chance of him coming back for revenge.
Thanks to the information he got from the Androids though he knew they weren't completely in the safe yet. There was still one more guy even more dangerous than Android 13. "Uh, Vegeta, during the fight, did any of the Androids mention a guy by the name of Dr. Gero?"
Vegeta frowned in confusion. "How do you know about him?"
"There's some things you guys should know…."
Vegeta carefully listen to what Krillin had to say as he explained his side of his story. "That's why he wants to enter the tournament." Vegeta said to himself.
"What?" Krillin questioned.
Vegeta shook his head. "We'll talk more about it, once she wakes up tomorrow." Vegeta said, referring to Chi-Chi. "We're close to our homes anyways. We should rest up."
"You're probably right." Krillin agreed. "They did want me to talk to her. What do you think the chances of her willing to help them out are?" Krillin asked.
Goku shrugged not really sure himself. He knew Chi-Chi's whole thing was helping people out, but he wasn't sure if the same applied to her enemies.
"That's what I figured." Krillin sighed as he received mostly silence.
"So now they're asking for my help?" Chi-Chi questioned, after Goku finished explaining everything she missed yesterday.
"That's what Krillin said." He replied. They were both currently outside his house, waiting for Vegeta to meet up with them.
She was still wearing her Lady Anonymous costume minus the cape and helmet. The fight yesterday had almost destroyed her whole costume. Her body armor had made it through the fight, but it too suffered some damage.
She was grateful Goku had brought her at his house to stay for the night. She had checked in with her father, earlier with a call, and gave him some excuse about Bulma needing her help with something in the middle of the night. He hadn't even realized she never returned home though.
The Senzu bean he had given her sometime during the night, had also helped her tremendously. Just remembering the pain she was in... Instinctively, she rubbed the part of her thigh where the horrible injury she received was.
"What's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Goku asked, standing up to check it out himself.
"No!" Chi-Chi answered in surprise at how fast he was suddenly hovering above her. "I'm fine Goku. The Senzu bean healed everything up remember?"
"Right." He said, sitting back down.
Chi-Chi couldn't help, but noticed how strange Goku was acting. Instead of the usual lighthearted attitude he had, he was more tense, and serious. Did the fight from yesterday really shake him up? Maybe he was actually worried about the enemies for once?
She couldn't decide if that was actually a positive thing though….
"17 and 18 have been nothing, but trouble since they got here." Chi-Chi continued. "Even if I wanted to help them, how do I know this isn't a trap? For all we know they could be working with Dr. Gero."
"The part about Dr. Gero is true." A voice said from above them. Vegeta landed on the ground with ease, before walking up to the two of them. "Dr. Gero admitted it himself when we overheard his conversation yesterday."
"He could have just said that to throw us off." Chi-Chi pointed out. "Maybe he knew we were listening?"
"If he knew we were hiding he would have finished us off right then and there. What's the point of going to the trouble of fabricating this whole lie?" Vegeta said.
Chi-Chi crossed her arms in defeat. "So you're saying we should trust them?"
"Of course not, that would be stupid." He replied. "If those Androids want to get out of their own mess, they should take care of it on their own."
"Still, we should at least warn them about Dr. Gero entering the tournament." Goku suggested.
Chi-Chi nodded. "I don't see the harm in that."
"Are the two of you stupid?" Vegeta shouted. "If we warn them about Dr. Gero, they might not enter the thing, and Dr. Gero might not end up showing up. We need them as bait."
The two of partners looked a little wearily of Vegeta's plan. "I want to catch Dr. Gero too, but I don't think endangering someone's life for it is worth it. Even if those someones happen to be them." Chi-Chi said.
"Do I have to spell it out for you guys? If we don't get Dr. Gero at the tournament he'll go into hiding again until he's good and ready to pop in on us again. He knows about all of us now. Including Bulma. What if he builds some other Androids and decides to kidnap Bulma again? Those Androids can blend in with regular people." Vegeta stated. "We can either get rid of him once and for all at the tournament, or live like cowards constantly looking over our shoulders for the rest of our lives."
Silence befall the two partners as they digested Vegeta's words. Goku was the first to speak up. "Vegeta's right. The tournament is our only chance in getting this guy."
Chi-Chi looked at Goku in shock. She hadn't expect him to agree so fast with this plan. "There's no choice then. I'll have to enter the tournament as Lady Anonymous, and we'll take care of him there."
Vegeta shook his head. "He's a coward, and if he isn't a hundred percent certain he'll win, he won't show up." Vegeta explained. "Besides its against the rules to enter with any protective gear, so your armor and helmet are out."
Chi-Chi let out a sound of frustration. "This is just great. How am I suppose to enter the competition now? I could always just attend as a regular audience member, but what if you guys don't find him until its too late, or something?"
"Why don't you just enter the tournament as yourself?" Goku suggested.
"Be serious Goku." Chi-Chi replied.
"I am being serious. Your father already knows you know some basic skills in fighting, and Bulma supports you in whatever you do. They won't find it suspicious. Plus its not like you have to win the whole thing. You can lose whenever you want."
Chi-Chi tried to think of a response for that, but she could not find one. "That… might work."
Vegeta let out a huff of irritation. He stood up, gaining both of their attention. "This whole talk has already wasted enough of my time. I still have training to do for today."
"Wait." Chi-Chi exclaimed, getting him to stop. "What about my secret? I mean – you're not – with Bulma… are you?" She stumbled out.
"I can care less what you choose to do with your spare time." Vegeta proclaimed. With that said, he flew off, without even looking back.
"Geez, not even a goodbye?" Chi-Chi noted with a dry expression. She turned to Goku. "More importantly, we only have a month until the tournament starts. Will that even be enough time for us?"
Goku thought about it for a good second. "Vegeta told me when you guys were overhearing Dr. Gero's conversation, there was somebody else with him."
Chi-Chi nodded. "Android 19. We didn't get to see him though so we have no idea what he looks like." She pointed out.
"So beside Dr. Gero, we only have to take care of him." Goku pointed out. "Even if Dr. Gero, or Android 19 got passed us somehow, we still have Vegeta, my brother, and the other three Androids that are after him too."
"Don't sound so confident this early, Goku." Chi-Chi scolded him. "We might have the better odds, but what if he uses some underhanded tricks like his Androids used on you? Or worse, use one of our friends attending the thing. We have to be ready for anything, or we'll be in the same position we we're in our last fight."
Goku sat back with his arms crossed. He hadn't thought about any of that happening. Was he being to careless again? He knew his brother wouldn't have fallen for any of Dr. Gero's tricks. Chi-Chi was right, they had to prepare for anything.
"We have exactly one month to prepare for him." Chi-Chi said, pulling Goku out of his thoughts. "If we want to get rid of him before everything gets out of hand, we'll have to try our hardest to get him at the tournament."
She looked up at Goku, making sure she had his attention. "Goku, I know I probably have no right asking you of this, but I want – no I need you to train me. If I want to stand a chance against Dr. Gero and his Android, I'll need to know about this whole Ki thing." She continued to hold his gaze despite fearing the possible rejection from her partner.
"Sure, I can help you." Goku answered her, blinking her out of the tense bubble she was in.
"You can?" She asked in disbelief.
"Sure." Goku repeated. "Well – I can't exactly train you since I don't really know how to train somebody."
"Oh." Chi-Chi said in a dejected voice.
"But I can get my brother to do it."
"Oh." She said in a slightly higher tone. Goku's brother? Training her? How was she suppose to feel about that one? "Raditz, right?"
Goku nodded with a grin. "He's the one who trained me, so he should be able to help you." Goku paused as he remembered something. "But the only human he trained was Krillin, and it took him a couple years to learn it. I'm not sure if you'll be ready on time for the tournament."
"I'll master it." Chi-Chi declared in a confident voice. "Its nice to have you around to help me when I'm in a tight spot, but if a situation happens again, where you're not around, or you're unable to help me, I'd like to be confident with just myself too."
"You're right," Goku said in support. "But let's hope something like that doesn't happen again." He grabbed her hand, making her to look up at him in surprise. "Listen Chi-Chi, I'm really sorry you had to go through that whole ordeal, and I was useless to you throughout the whole thing."
Chi-Chi could feel her cheeks heating up. She wasn't expecting the contact, or the intensity in which he was looking at her with. "N-No, I've been useless at times too. Our fight against Dabura almost got you killed because of me."
"But you tried your hardest to fight. I fell for a simple trick because I was too careless." Goku said, looking away from her.
Chi-Chi knitted her brows. She placed her hand on his shoulder, momentarily forgetting about her embarrassment. "Goku that wasn't you fault. So stop blaming yourself. If you really feel like you have some kind of fault in this though – correct your past through your future. Which means, just focus on defeating Dr. Gero."
Goku nodded back at her, before putting his arms behind his head, and leaning back on his bench. "But still, one month is still awhile away."
"Speak for yourself. I have a lot of training to do before then." Chi-Chi replied. "One month is too short. Before we know it, It'll already be here…."
1 Month later….
"Ladies, and Gentleman! Welcome to the 24th World's Martial Artist Tournament!" The Announcer shouted into the microphone. "I've been doing this job for 7 years already, and I can tell you, I have a feeling this will be the best one yet! The question is… are you ready?"
The crowd roared in excitement.
"Well lets get this thing started, shall we?"
So in case you didn't read the update on my profile, my laptop wouldn't turn on, and I was afraid the problem was going to be a lot longer, but it actually fixed up pretty quick. Besides that keeping me from updating, life also got in the way. I have three younger sisters that I take care of, and I'm also the one that does most of the chores around my house since my mom is busy working, so I'm basically a stay at home mom. Which is not cool at all. I just thought I owed you guys a bit of explanation after not updating for awhile. Hopefully I didn't test too much of your guys patience! I know a lot of my reviewer are very loyal and understanding though so I really appreciate that!
Anyways, I did finish the next chapter already too, so as soon as I edit it too, I'll be updating again. I don't have to write everything word from word anymore though so it should be a lot faster. Hopefully I get it up tomorrow, or even within a few hours? I wanted to get this out fast though so I didn't take that much time editing! Sorry if there's some mistakes!
Gokuu the Carrot: I was starting to think no one looked at my bio for updates lol I feel so bad for leaving for such a long time again! D: Hopefully I make it up to you guys with two new long chapters! Lol better than my fingers, which are fat only on the part where rings usually go :c
Rinfantasy: Haha you're so funny! You're reviews always make me actually laugh out loud. Me neither, but I actually really liked the scene with them. I think they're becoming my brotp. Same! My fav type of girls are ones that fight despite not having the traditional strength, forcing them to find other ways to win. My fault for it being a month, and my reply being like two months later xD Thank you! :DD
Son-AbyGC: Thanks! For some reason I enjoy torturing the girls in my story haha For some reason its difficult to write romance in this story? I tried to add a little at the end. The next chapters should have more c:
SuperSaiyanKnight: I know, her willpower in these chapters were so fun to write! Lol my mouth dropped when I read your review! That's so crazy! Happy late late birthday btw haha I'm so glad to hear I'm one of your favorite authors too! ;-; Comments like those make me glad I write :DD Haha thank you! I did have an awesome day! I spent it with dogs and some great food! I'm happy you had a good time! You certainly deserve it!
Generala: Haha, its that good? I considered going with that too, but the situation seem to lit a fire within her. I wonder if she'll still feel like that after this last fight though?