Chapter 2: Piccolo's Training
"I can never get used to this." the Namekian said as he watched Ling devour large portions of food in front of her. He noticed other girls in the cafeteria eyeing the female Saiyan with jealousy. It might be because Ling is a Saiyan, and can eat a lot without getting fat. "That makes two of us. What are you doing here anyways?" Ying asked, taking a sip of her soda.
"Trunks asked me to train Ling." Piccolo said bluntly.
"Are the next enemies tough?"
"Yes. Two other Saiyans arrived on earth, and they are ten times stronger than Raditz. Don't worry, I'll train your sister so she's strong enough to face them." As Piccolo done explaining, Ling let a satisfied sigh. "That hit the spot." she had a wide smile and patted her belly full of delicious food. But it was not near as good as her human sister's. Ying's food had a heavenly flavor to it.
Piccolo got up, his arms folded on his massive chest "Good. Now, remember this as I won t repeat myself: My training is harsh. I might kill by mistake." Ling grin at Piccolo's warning. "Sounds like fun." she cockily said wiping some crumbs off her lips.
The Namkeian warrior scowled at her. She talked like Vegeta and was relaxed like Goku. Ling was a Saiyan alright "You think I'm kidding? There was a time I was a demon. Now Choose. Do you want to be my student?" Ling meet Piccolo's glare and still kept her cocky grin. "If you think that's enough to scare me, your wrong. Teach me demon." She said picking up a toothpick and picked the food stuck in her teeth.
"All right. Then I'll test your determination. Fight me and show me your strength. I'll fight seriously. You can't quit now. This what you wanted. In exchange, I'll teach you a special skill. Grow or death. Now do you feel motivated?" Ling spits her toothpick out and stood up. "Very well motivated." Ling Night doesn't back down from a challenge.
"Fight me with all you got. Don't make this boring."
"It won t be." Piccolo can see the fiery determination in the young Saiyan's eyes. He'll test that determination. "Now... Let's go!" before they left for their first training session. Ling hugged her sister "I'll back."
"Good luck." Ying said with a smile. Ling took off her scouter and placed it in Ying's hands "Mind holding my scouter for me?" Ling kissed her sister on the forehead and nuzzled her. Piccolo was stunned, he hadn't seen a Saiyan this affectionate before. Not even Goku was this affectionate. Piccolo can easily tell these sisters are very close and have a strong bond. Making their way to the Time Machine Station and Piccolo picked a place to train at the Battle Registration.
When the location was set Piccolo and Ling took a Time Machine there. As they got there, Ling looked around and saw there at a rocky wasteland. A good place to fight. No one to get in the way, or to have to worry of breaking anything "Now, show me your power!" Piccolo immediately rushed at her. Ling narrowly dodges his strikes.
Ling retaliated with a hard kick to the stomach, that send Piccolo flying. The Saiyan gathered green light energy in her palm and threw it at Piccolo. See the glowing green sphere headed right at him, the Namkeian caught it and with all his strength, toss it away. The sphere made a large exploded as it hit the ground.
The female Saiyan wasn't done. She rushed at Piccolo again. She threw a fury of punches and kicks at him. They were blocked however, but her blows had strength. Seeing an opening, Piccolo punched her in the cheek. To his shock, she tanked the blow and uppercut him in the chin. Blood trickled down both their mouths.
Piccolo spat it out while Ling licked it off. That disturb him a bit but quickly ready himself as Ling was upon him again. Evaded her punches, he grab her by the arm and tossed her to a nearby rock pillar, Piccolo then fired an energy blast. He knew that wasn't enough to kill, so he keep his guard up.
What he didn't expect was a blue light shining in the dust "Kame...HAME...HAAA!" a giant blue energy beam shot towards his with great speed. Putting his hands together, he charged is own move. "LIGHT GRENADE!" as soon the sphere and beam collided. They explode with great force, leaving a giant crater.
As the dust settled, Piccolo saw Ling panting, she was a bit bloodied and her Gi was a little torn. She was about to fight him again, but Piccolo raised his hand and stopped her. "Hold it! I know strong you are already." he said panting. Impressed by the power she displayed. She knows how to take a hit and know who to dish it. His arms and chin still sting from her punches.
"That's enough! Just like Trunks said, you do have potential."
Ling relaxed "Did you mean it?"
"What? Do you want to know if I was really trying to kill you? That's a bluff. I gotta make sure you don't drag down Supreme Kai of Time. I tested your strength. You pass for now." after he was done explaining, he taught Ling how to do one of his skills: Evil Explosion.
"You're my student starting today, I'll be training you hard! The Evil Explosion you learned gets stronger the more you charge it. But remember this. Learning a skill doesn't make you stronger." Ling nodded in understanding what he meant. "Listen! No matter how strong a skill is, if it misses, it's useless! Next lesson is using Evil Explosion in battle. You have to finish with Evil Explosion. Do it well and I'll teach you another new skill." Ling like this liked of training.
Piccolo removed his turban and cape. Ling can tell they were weighted clothing as they fell with are a thud and the ground cracked "Are you ready?" he asked cracking his neck. The young Saiyan respond by taking off her orange over-shirt and tossed it over the shoulder. It too landed with the loud thud. Ling stretched her shoulder and back. Relieved to her rid of that 100-kilo shirt.
Once she was done, Ling got to her fighting pose "Good! Then start!" Piccolo shouted with a smile. The two vanished and loud booms were heard in the sky. Ling and Piccolo's fists collided with a loud bang "I'm not going to go easy on you. Come at with all you've got! Let's go." with that said, the air battle continued.
It was obvious to Ling that this Piccolo was much stronger then the Piccolo she meet before. As his moves was more precise and had more weight to it. Piccolo suddenly grab her tail tight, making her wince in pain "You let you guard down." he said with a smug grin. He knows a Saiyan's weakness is the tail. If grab, that Saiyan losses power.
Ling too has this weakness as her arm and power dropped. But then, a smile cross her face "Did I?" before Piccolo could register what she said. With her strong tail, threw him high in the sky then teleported to his location, and drop-kicked him. Recovering, Piccolo looked as his new student impressed. "Good! She worked out her weakness." he thought.
Not letting him a chance to breath, she rushed at him again. Piccolo was ready for this and fired a Super Explosive Wave, sending the Saiyan into a tailspin. Breaking out of it, Ling rethought her strategy. Piccolo was an experienced fighter. Going in recklessly would be foolish, she knows that now. She threw a volley of energy blast at Piccolo.
He deflected them and Ling vanished and reappear behind him and smashed her knee behind the Namkeian's head. Fallowed up with a flash kick. Piccolo recovered and starched out his arm grabbed the young Saiyan by the throat "Stop wasting time! Defeat me with the move I taught you!" he growled. Piccolo then pulled her in and prepared a Ki powered punch.
Using this as an opportunity, Ling charged her new move. Once she was in range, she let lose. "EVIL EXPLOSION!" the large blast sent Piccolo flying. "Good! Don't forget that!" he said with a smile, wiping the blood from his mouth. Impressed the strength behind the blast. It tore a bit of his Gi and his head was ringing from Ling's latest kick.
"All right. That wasn't bad at all. You mastered Evil Explosion. But don't let it get to your head. This is still just the basics."
"The Basics?!" this was hard training indeed. Back at her time, the basics was never this harsh. Landing back on the ground, Piccolo taught Ling the Super Explosive Wave "The Super Explosive Wave you learned interrupts enemy movements and stops attacks."
"That the move you used in the last fight?"
"Yes. We're heading back." the two went to the Time Machine that was hidden in a far location because they don't want it be accidentally destroy it on there training sessions. As they got back, Ling looked at new teacher with confusion. "Why are we back?"
"It's for your next lesson. Battles are not only determined by one's strength. Items can also play a huge role. The next training is to look for items. Bring me an All-Energy Capsule S. I won't tell you where to get it. The hint is to use the Mixture Shop. Now Go! " as his new student left, Piccolo let out a breath. Training a full blooded Saiyan will be tricky. It wasn't surprising that fighting a full blooded Saiyan was difficult.
As they get stronger with each battle. Ling did a good job in hiding it, but Piccolo can tell the female Saiyan was at her limit and even near death. Which is why her send her to get an All-Energy Capsule S not only to heal her, but so she can get a Zenkai boost. As he waited for his student's return, Piccolo thought it best to tend to his wounds.
He's going to need it. That fight took a lot out of him.
Knowing she got a few distance from her new teacher, Ling hunch a bit and held her stomach. She staggered and support herself a near by post "Sis?! Are you okay?!" Ling turned and saw Ying rushing towards her with a worried expression.
The young human girl took her Saiyan sister arm and put it over her shoulder. This was typical of Ling.
Always hid any kind of pain deep inside. Whether it physical or emotionally. Because of her Saiyan pride, Ling doesn't allow herself to show it.
"Piccolo wasn't kidding was he said he's going train me hard." Ling chuckled weakly.
"What dose Piccolo want you to do this time?"
"To give him an All-Energy Capsule S." Ling said. Ying help her sister to the Mixture Shop. Looking over the list, Ling frowned when she saw she didn't have the stuff need to make an All-Energy Capsule S. Luck would have it, Ying has them and happily handed over to her. The human sibling wipe some of the blood off the Saiyan sister's cheek.
"I don't like seeing like this Ling." Ying look at the Saiyan with sorrowful eyes. The female Saiyan just looked deeply in Ying's eyes. Though her body is damaged, Ling's light blue eyes still had, strength, courage, and Saiyan pride. Ying learn from Trunks that if Saiyan use the pain of loss, the power of a Super Saiyan will be there's.
However, that transformation has some side effects to the Saiyan's personality. Like turning Goku from a kind person, to a vengeful one. Once Ling's training with Piccolo is done, Ling would be strong enough to become a Super Saiyan. With all the villains of the past getting stronger then they should be, Ling getting the ability to turn into a Super Saiyan is going to be helpful.
But can Ling control it? The first transformation is always the hardest and wildest.
With what she can for in hand, Ling was about to go back to her teacher when Ying stopped her. "You need to be healed, sis." she then cupped Ling's face and pulled her closer so there foreheads touched. Ling realized what Ying was doing. "No, Ying! I know what you-?!" Ling's protest was cut off when Ying began healing the injured Saiyan. Their blue Ki radiated and sparkled from there bodies. The cuts and bruises disappeared from Ling's body. After Ying was done, collapsed in Ling's arms. This is why Ling was opposed to this.
Ling picked up Ying in her arms and walked back to Piccolo. Along the way Ying regain her strength. "Why did you do that? You know I don't like that healing technique." Ling said with unamused tone.
Her faces is between angry and worried.
"Sorry my dear Saiyan, but that capsule is not enough to heal you completely. And Piccolo's next lesson is going to be tougher right?"
Ling let out a reluctant sigh "Yeah." the young Saiyan's gaze went to the capsule in her hand. "I'm going to get more of these to you have to hurt yourself to heal me. I promised to protect you. So, how can I if you use that technique?"
The human sister blushed as Ling made that promise when they were kids. "W-well I want to do some thing to help you. I'm not much of a fighter. So-" Ying felt Ling's hand on her check. "Just being here is more then enough. With you by my side I already feel like a Super Saiyan." Ying's heart skip a beat as her Saiyan protector said that.
Realizing what she just said, blushed and awkwardly coughed. "Let's not keep Piccolo waiting." Ling couldn't believe she said some so cheesy. She hopes that Piccolo did hear their conversation. He did, but kept that to himself. When his new student came in to view, he saw Ling hold up the capsule he told her to find.
"Oh? Seems like you got it." his gaze turned to the human "Did you help her?"
"Nope. I just tag a long." Ying said, shaking her head.
Ling handed the capsule to Piccolo. "Think of all possibilities and find necessary things. Finding items is like fighting. My father overestimated his powers and lost to Evil Containment Wave. on the other hand, even if you're weaker, how you fight can help you win. Items and skills. use everything at your disposal to win. Take that to heart, then this yours. How you use it is completely up to you."
Piccolo then gave a case of capsules to Ling. She opened it and saw they were healing capsules ranging from S to Z. The pink haired Saiyan closed it and put it in her pocket that was surprisingly not ripped. Piccolo nudged his head to the Time Machine that he got ready. Before they left, Ying gave her Saiyan sister a good luck kiss on the cheek.
Arriving to the training location which is at a mountain region at night time "Now it's time for the next step. Battles aren't always duels! You sometimes have to fight groups! What do you then? Turn tail and run?"
"Hell no! I'm not afraid to fight multiple opponents!"
He expected that resonance from a Saiyan and expects no less. "That's I like to hear. I won't allow a student of mine be a coward. I will test you for that determination in the next training. Are you ready?" Piccolo the began to roar and to Ling surprise, splits himself to three. Ling now understands. She'll have to fight all three of them at once.
Not wanting anything to slow her down, took off her weighted shirt and ready herself. "Now then, let's start! If I see your guards down, I'll smack you. Prepare yourself!" the three Piccolos rushed at Ling and attacked her at all angles. Thanks to the Zankai boost, she was able to block the blows. She realized that when Piccolo split into three, his power was divided as well.
But, they made up for it with their will coordinated attacks. One Piccolo suddenly appeared above her and elbowed dropped her, smashing the Saiyan hard to the ground. Not letting her breathing room the other two fired a masenko. Ling fired a Ki blast to the ground to evade the blast. Using the momentum, Ling did three hit Super Dragon fist attack. The last blow send one of the Piccolo careening to the rocky ground. One down. Two to go.
The two fired a combined Ki blast. Ling meet the beam with a quick Kamehameha. Piccolo was stud by how fast Ling did a Kamehameha. Needing to win the beam struggle, Ling put more power in her Kamehameha. Seeing his beam getting over taken, got out of the way and let his clone take the blast.
"Not bad. That's it for training!" his copes then glowed and went into his body. "You managed to survive. I didn't know you've grown so much."
As they took the time to rest Piccolo taught Ling the Light Grenade. "You learned Light Grenade. Charge for more powerful attack. It's a strong attack, but you'll be left defenceless when charging. So be careful. Let your guard down and you lose. Hone your skills and become stronger." Ling nodded understanding the meaning of his words.
With some of his strength back, Piccolo removed his turban and cape. "The time has finally come. You did well keeping up with training. This is your last trial. Fight me and win... But this time, I'll fight seriously. However, use Light Grenade to beat me and I'll teach you my most powerful skill. I'm ready. Are you ready?"
Ling went to her fighting stance and shouted. "Let's go!"
"Now then! Let's see what you've taken away from this training. Use the moves you've learned, and then try to make them your own. Focus on controlling your power! Fight like your life depends on it!"
the student and teacher dashed to each other, meeting each other a fist. Making the ground beneath them crack.
"You should be able to do more! Use ever last drop of your power! Now! come at me with all you've got!" to show he's not fooling around, powered up to maximum. Ling did the same and went Kaioken x 3. The two flew up and strikes of red and purple bashed and collided. Punching and kicking each other ineradicable speeds.
Ling got one good punch in the jaw. While Piccolo got one good kick in the stomach. This didn't stop them and continued there battle. Sending each other through a number of rock pillars. Piccolo fired a Ki blast, but Ling dodged it and grabbed him head and tossed him. Before he hit the rock, disappeared and appeared behind Ling.
She was ready for this and did a Super Explosive Wave. As he was in a tailspin, flew and did a Evil Explosion. Rocketing him to the ground. Ling noticed that he was dazed and charged up her new move "LIGHT GRENADE!" her move hit it's mark and victory was her. "Good! Good! That's was quite an attack! You've become quite strong." Piccolo said proudly. He hadn't a fight like that in years. While they heal their wounds.
Piccolo taught Ling his strongest move "Well done. This completes your training with me. You learned Special Beam Cannon. It can penetrate anything in this world. It can go through obstacles, too." he placed a hand on the female Saiyan's shoulder. "I'm sure you can master it."
"Thank you Piccolo." She said with a smile. Though she only just meet him, Ling grew fond of Piccolo. As he looked Ling, her figure was replaced by Goku's then Vageta's. Piccolo blinked his eyes and saw Ling again. He knows why this happened. Ling will one day be as strong as those two. He can sense it.
"From here on, become stronger on your own. Hone your skills or learn form others. I look forward to seeing you become stronger. Good luck."
Ling gave Piccolo a respectable bow "It's all thanks to you. It's unbelievable how much powerful I am." she look her body and felt great power flowing through her body. "And you'll gown even more stronger." Piccolo said proudly.
"My Gi wasn't been this wrecked before." Ling chuckled. Her fighting garb was in rags. The shirt was ripped that she can see her sports bra. And her pants was now shorts. "Let me fix that." Piccolo put a hand on her pink hair and she has covered in a bright light. Once it faded, her Gi was fully repaired. Ling noticed they feel lighter. Piccolo must of though she no longer needs weighted clothing.
Not only that, the symbol was different. "That symbol shows that your from my camp. And I made them very stretchy. So if you became a Great Ape, they wont rip. "
"I wear it with pride. And thanks." with the Training finally done, Piccolo and Ling went back to the city.
When they returned, Ying was there to great them. "Welcome back! wow sis?! Look at you!" she said astonished. Ling was now ten times stronger them she was before. She felt proud of her dear sister. Another thing she noticed that Ling's muscles has gotten bigger. She stop herself for thinking of Ling's muscles and remember what she needs to say. "It's a good thing your done with training. Trunks just told me another scroll has acted up."
Piccolo patted his former student on the back. "Go get em." as he saw Ling leave to take on the invading evil Saiyans. He felt sad for her, as she grew to like him and now she'll see his death.
A/N; If you are worried if Ling will turn Super Saiyan after the Saiyan Saga. She won t until Frieza.