Light slips into the room as sunrise came. Two figures are now laying in the bed, not wanting to be disturbed for eternity. But unfortunately fate had other plans as one of them began to awaken from it's slumber. The male opened his eyes slowly, wondering where he was and what had happened. He then felt something shift from under him. There he saw the sleeping majin, all curled up from under his arms. He smiled as the memories of yesterday reoccurred bit by bit. He couldn't help but feel a strange warmth inside him. He's finally found someone that he cares for, someone who he'd want to protect with all his life. Don't get me wrong he does consider the Z fighters as family and cares deeply about his friends but that was more of sibling affection. The affection he felt for 21 was a lot stronger and to be absolutely honest. It felt good. He decided that he would hold still for a few more moments as he didn't want to disturb her sleep. He then began to think about what to do now. He's never been in this kind of relationship before. The typical thing would be to simply go out on dates and be all lovey lovey about it, but that didn't suit his style. He then quickly thought that it would be best to simply act himself around her and would show affection from time to time. His thoughts were halted when he noticed 21 was starting to wake up. She was unaware of her surroundings for a moment until Kuzuku brought her close and kissed her on the forehead. She looked up in surprise which made him smile.
"Good morning sleepy head. Had a nice sleep."
"Uh yes thank you. Good morning to you to Kuzuku" she stammered. Kuzuku chuckled at how easy it was to make her nervous. 21 then muttered as she calmed herself down.
"So does this mean..." her voice trailed off.
"Yeah I guess this means we are a couple now." He confirmed. She smiled genuinely.
"This feels nice. So what do you we do now?" she noted
"I guess the best thing is for us to simply be ourselves but be more open with our feelings"
"I agree, so how about breakfast?"
"Alright sounds good" Kuzuku said as he got out of bed and stretched.
"Hmmm but I'm gonna need a shower first."
"Ok I'll head to my room so I can take mine as well. By the way there are some clothes in the draw for you." she insisted as she got out of bed. She stretched her arms out and walked towards the door.
"You should probably take a long shower so that I have time to make breakfast." she said as she exited. Kuzuku took her advice and took at long shower. He got dress as he put on a black shirt and sweats. He walked to the kitchen as he smelt a aroma that would draw any hungry man to it's scent. At the table were several omelets on the table, sweats such as cookies and cake, and pancakes to go with it. Kuzuku sat down and admired 21's work at the stove. He couldn't imagine how much work she put into making this food for the two of them. When 21 was finished with the rest of the food she sat down and the two began to dig in.
"So you said you didn't kiss her?" 21 said in between chewing.
"Well yeah, I was trying to get away until the earthquake you caused saved me."
"Oh I guess that good" she said with a bit of relief.
"So what happened with the girl then."
"Well to put it simply, she noticed that I wasn't really that into the date and accepted it. So we remained as friends. That's pretty much it as she took off in her limo." Kuzuku explained
"So your still friends with her?
"Pretty much, we used to be enemies at school with her now ex boyfriend in the mix. Oh man that guy was nuts. He tried to blow up the school just to defend her honor." Kuzuku joked
"Kuzuku that's not funny. What if someone disrespected me in front of you?"
"Then I simply blast him into oblivion with no regrets". 21 was nervous at that statement
"Don't worry I was joking. But to be real though, we are going to have a problem if they do." Kuzuku assured her.
"But your right, I guess now that I have someone, I can get where Glade was coming from."
"Maybe you should apologize to him" 21 suggested
"Yeah maybe I should when he gets out of jail. Besides I already apologized to his ex-girlfriend so I should be fine."
The two finished eating and were getting ready to head out. 21 was about to head over to Bulma's to help her out with one of her inventions. Kuzuku said that he was going to train more so he was going to head home to get his Combat Gi.
"Kuzuku are you going to take it easy during training. I know you said you were fully recovered but I just want to make sure." 21 concerned.
"Yeah besides I got a gift from Korin yesterday. He sent me a bunch of Senzu beans so I could train with no restraints."
"Alright but what are you exactly training to achieve? You are already strong as you are now?"
"Well 21, I want to try and catch up with Gohan and the others, that way I can protect what I have. Plus since I recently unlocked Super Saiyan 3, I wanted to try and master it to the point where it's controllable and doesn't drain so much energy. Goku has high endurance because of his extended use of the form but he still feels the draining effects. That and it sort of became a hobby of mine." Kuzuku explained.
"Okay I guess that's fair enough but I still want you to be careful."
"Don't worry, I will," Kuzuku said as he leaned in to give her a quick kiss on the cheek. She flushed at that and as she watched him take off towards his place. When he arrived, he grabbed his Gi and his bag that contained the senzu beans he needed. He then felt an oncoming Ki signature fly towards him. He went outside to check out who it was and found that it was Goku.
"Hey Goku!" Kuzuku greeted
"Howdy! I have an idea to help you get way stronger in a day." Goku responded
"Get stronger in a day?! How!"
"Whoa Whoa slow down there and let me explain.". Kuzuku got into his combat Gi and listened intently.
"Back when we were fighting Cell and the Androids, we had no choice but to get stronger and fast. We estimated that we needed a year worth of training to get stronger. But we didn't have time to wait for a whole year to train."
"Wait so if you needed a years worth of training but you didn't have time to wait, how did you guys get strong enough to defeat them?"
"Well, at the lookout, there is a room that is separated from this dimension. It allows us to get a years worth of training with in one day."
"Are you for real!" Kuzuku said in disbelief. Goku nodded.
"Totally real and I was hoping that I could send you in there with Piccolo and Gohan so you three could get stronger. At the moment you three are closer to each other in power so it makes perfect sense."
"Sure I accept besides this is a perfect opportunity!"
"Great then lets go and be warned the room is rather intense. When I was a kid I couldn't even last a month in there" Goku said as the two took off to the lookout.
Bulma's Place
21 and Bulma were out in the back, working on a invention that would provide a special fluid for Jaco's spaceship. As they were working they heard the door open. Out came Videl with Pan and Chi Chi.
"Oh hey gals what bring you here?" Bulma said as she wrenched in another bolt.
"Nothing much, just thought that we can chat for the day." Chi Chi said
"Videl came since Gohan wasn't gonna be around for the day." Chi Chi added
"Huh why not? Is he at work again?" 21 asked
"No nothing like that. He actually finished all of his assignments way before the deadline so he has a ton of free time." She explained
"Then why is he not with you?"
"My Goku had a grand idea to make Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuzuku stronger today. He already got Piccolo and Gohan hook on it, so he defiantly got Kuzuku by now." Chi Chi said with irritation
"How is he gonna do that? And is it safe?" 21 asked.
"I don't know but he said something about Hyperbolic Time whatever its called!"Chi Chi shouted.
"He must be talking about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber." Vegeta said with a towel over his face as he walked towards the group of girls.
"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber? What is that?" Videl asked
"Oh was it that room that you guys went into, so you can train to fight Cell?" Bulma asked
"Yes, the room is a separated dimension from this one. One day out here is the equivalent of one day in there. That's not all but the conditions and gravity may vary from time to time. Sometimes it may be scorching hot as the sun or as cold as space. If I'd say its the perfect training environment." Vegeta explained
"Will they be okay in there?" Videl asked
"Oh they will be fine. Unless they blow up the door, then they might as well kill themselves" Vegeta said with a laugh that would designate him as a jerk.
"Vegeta that is not funny!" Bulma yelled
"Oh don't worry, Gohan and Piccolo have been inside once and Kuzuku is a pure blood prodigy that could potentially have a bloodline of Saiyan elite."
"You still should show a bit of concern." 21 noted. Vegeta looked over at 21 and stared for a moment.
"Huh what is it. Was it something I said."
"Tell me, has Kuzuku considered you his mate yet? I can smell his scent on you."
"Wha...What!". She was flabbergasted by his statement.
"21 are you and Kuzuku..." Chi Chi started.
"I don't know what you guys are talking about!" she said
"21 I think you've been busted." Bulma said as her hand covered her forehead
"What do you mean by that?"
"21 here is a thing about Saiyans that you should know. When a Saiyan finds his soulmate he unconsciously leaves his scent onto them. Of course you could wash it off but once on, it becomes easy to distinguish from a Saiyans perspective." Vegeta explained. 21 was now thinking back when Kuzuku kissed her goodbye and blushed.
"So you two are together! Congratulations!" Chi Chi exclaimed with excitement
"So much for keeping it a secret" 21 thought while she was hugged rather tightly.
At the Lookout
Kuzuku and Goku made it to the lookout, where they saw Gohan and Piccolo waiting for him. They landed on the circular structure that was floating above the world. The two walked over to them to let them know that he was ready when they are.
"Yo, we're here!" Goku called out
"About time you got here." Piccolo stated
"So are you guys ready?" Kuzuku asked. The nod he received verified his question. As the three who will be training with each other walk towards the room, Goku informed Kuzuku how the room was like. He also noted that the food supply was sufficient enough for the amount of time they are spending.
"So how long will we be in there?" Kuzuku asked as the thought came to mind
"Two years or in this world two days" Piccolo answered.
"Whoa, good thing I am a straight A student. Looks like I am skipping out on school."
"Hmph I always thought school was overrated anyways." he scuffed
"I'll say" Goku added as they finally approached the door.
"Well here it is, I wish you guys the best of luck. For now I got to go tend to those radish fields before Chi Chi get angry. See ya". Goku instant transmission from them.
"Well lets waste no more time then" Gohan said as he opened the door and entered. The other two followed as soot as they embark on there two year training.
Inside The Hyperbolic Time Chamber
As the door closed behind them, Kuzuku couldn't help but noticed a distinct pressure that was weighing against his body. He felt a slight struggle to breath as well but ignored it. He looked around to see the necessities that are needed to live here.
"So this is the place huh? Where do you we train?" he questioned.
"Follow us and you'll find out." Piccolo smirked as he walked in the direction that lead to the training area. Kuzuku followed as he let his stuff down on the bed that he claimed his. What he saw was not only breath taking but also intimidating. Nothing was there other than a endless void. He couldn't believe his eyes on how an endless space could be on the other side of the door they entered. Gohan patted his shoulder to knock him out of his trance and smirked at the young Saiyan.
"Don't worry, when I entered for the first time, I was a bit overwhelm as well." he said as he made his way to stretch. Kuzuku gulp and followed suite and began to stretch as well.
"Now Kuzuku since you've been training at a high gravity for quite sometime, we are going to head out deeper into the void okay. I left behind a bottle that contains a bit of my energy so we can get back." Piccolo added.
"Wait how does going deeper into the void help us?" Kuzuku asked
"The deeper we go, the more intense the gravity is and not only that but the frequent change in temperature combined with the air getting thinner by the minute, makes things more difficult."
"I see, I guess that make sense". They then finished up their stretching and moved deeper into the void. Kuzuku then immediately understood where they were coming from as the sudden shift in gravity grew more intense each step. The group eventually stopped.
"Alright I think the routine should be for us to work on individual training, then do some one on one sparring once per day. We will two on one sparring some days as well." Gohan suggested
"Good, by the end of things we will become stronger than ever before." Piccolo agreed.
"Then what are we waiting for, lets do this" Kuzuku said with determination. The three then gave each other enough space and proceeded to train. The training began seconds later. Kuzuku made sure to wear the bracelets again. He was starting off with the typical minimum of two hundred times Earth's gravity. He was focusing on body movement while trying to leak out the less amount of Ki. Over time he increased the gravity to where he used Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2. This made thing a lot harder as his body would have to keep up with the constant Ki drain. The goal for today was to try and reduce the power outage of his two more stable forms. Gohan on the other hand was performing shadow boxing while the frequent weather changes were happening. He needed to focus his mind on what attack patterns would deliver the most damage through imagining a person in front of him. When he goes into a real battle he would have pin point all of the persons vitals points making it easier to take down his enemies. Piccolo was self sparing with his clones. He hopes to try and increase his level of power through constantly defeating himself over and over. He was to simply trying to increase his level of power from what it was before. Eventually one on one sparing came around. The first match was Kuzuku vs Gohan. Kuzuku was not going to use Super Saiyan 3 since that would be suicide if he did. The two got into position as they felt confidant in their training, Kuzuku specifically as he felt that he lost against Gohan because of lack of stamina. The fight would then commence as Piccolo commanded.
Gohan charged at Kuzuku, making him instantly go Super Saiyan 2. Kuzuku caught the on coming fist and went in for an elbow. Gohan saw it coming, catching with his free hand. The two were now in a struggle to gain ground. Inevitably the two separated knowing it would take them no where. Dashing at heightened speeds, Kuzuku charged at Gohan with a series of heavy hitting punches. The two then started to clash, shaking the ground beneath them. Gohan then ducked from a high hook that was aimed towards his face and uppercut Kuzuku in the jaw. As he was flying backwards due to such a shifty maneuver, Kuzuku launched knee that caught Gohan by surprise. The attack landed and caused Gohan to be stunned for a bit. Kuzuku then did a flip to regain ground and charged at Gohan once again. Gohan was now put onto the defensive as Kuzuku was now gaining the upper-hand. Eventually he broke through his guard, land a punch to the chest, followed up with a barrage of kicks to the face and stomach. He went on to end his assault with a reverse elbow to the face but was taken back when he struck nothing but air. He look down to see Gohan was under him. Gohan proceeded to put his hand on Kuzuku stomach and applied a certain amount of force into it, creating a shock-wave of energy that passed through his body. Kuzuku was shot back and tumbled across the ground. He quickly recovered and got up as he clutched his stomach.
"What in the hell was that?! It felt like he hit one of my vital areas with some sort of energy blast but all he did was placed his palm on my stomach!" Kuzuku thought. But Kuzuku was worried but smirked as his plan was being set in motion. He charged at Gohan at insane speeds and kicked him in the side of his ribs. Gohan flew in the same direction the kick was launched in and caught himself in mid air.
"Not bad Kuzuku. Your speed and endurance has improved this much." Gohan said
"Yeah and it seems you came up with a new technique yourself" he responded
"Are you implying that you came up with something as well?"
"Something like that and it seems you are gonna see it very soon" Kuzuku said as he pointed to the ground. Gohan looked down and grimaced at what he saw. Tiny lights of energy were surrounding him from all directions. Gohan couldn't believe that he fell for a trap this easy to read. He began to think that Kuzuku must of set this up during their exchanges.
"Well looks like I win this one Sensei." Kuzuku said as he snapped his finger for the mini bombs to detonate. The attack then exploded in a nuclear fashion as Gohan was engulf by the blast. The dust cleared and Kuzuku was getting ready to help Gohan up until he saw nothing was there.
"What! There's no way he dodged that! Unless..." Kuzuku mentally cursed as he looked up . Gohan was floating above him now.
"I must say that was a neat trick. So I think it's about time I got serious a bit." Gohan stated as he powered up. His white aura was raging with blue electricity around it as he charged. Kuzuku had no choice as well and powered up to Super Saiyan 3. In mere moment the two speed blitzed each other, causing a shock-wave that extended to the resting area. The clash of pure hand to hand combat broke out, both not gaining any ground over the other. Kuzuku land a kick to his ribs that launched him backwards. Kuzuku chased after him not letting up on his pursuit. Before Kuzuku's punch could land, Gohan vanishes and reappears behind Kuzuku. He then launched a punched to the back of Kuzuku head but he vanishes as well. This continued until both vanished and kicked each other in the chin. Not even a second later, the flurry of punches and kicks broke out once again. Kuzuku felt something was off and no it wasn't his stamina. He felt that he was taking in more damage than Gohan. He pushed harder, trying to overwhelm him before he out damages him. Kuzuku could tell what was going on. Gohan was focusing the majority of his attacks on Kuzuku's weakest areas on his body. While Kuzuku was playing the more prominent offensive, Gohan was focusing his attacks on those specified areas. Gohan then broke through Kuzuku's onslaught and held a Ki blast at Kuzuku stomach. The blast enveloped Kuzuku as it turned into a wave of energy that exploded. Kuzuku was once again laid flat on the ground by Gohan. Gohan walked over to Kuzuku and carried him back with Piccolo following suite. The young Saiyan was laid down and covered with the blanket. Piccolo decided to meditate and allow Gohan to rest for tomorrow.
Day 2 In The Time Chamber
Kuzuku woke up and decided to meditate in his SSJ3 state. He was concentrating on trying to lower the amount of energy he was emitting. Nearby was the raging sparing match that was going on between Piccolo and Gohan. Piccolo elbowed Gohan across the face causing him to fly backwards. Piccolo then fired a few blasts as Gohan recovered. Gohan dodge them all but realized that they were homing blasts. He was flying around trying to avoid them at all costs. Gohan eventually maneuvered around the blasts, causing them to collide into themselves and explode. To his misfortune, it was all a distraction so Piccolo can deliver a flying drop kick that sent him crashing int the ground. The dust was blocking Piccolo's vision so he kept his guard up. Just as he anticipated a Kamehameha was fired out of the smoke where Piccolo countered with he Demon Explosive Wave. The clash ended in a draw as the two beams exploded, causing a blinding light to cover the void. Piccolo then felt a sharp pain at his side as Gohan's fist embedded itself into it. Piccolo cringed a bit in pain while Gohan was preparing to target one of Piccolo's weak points, his lungs. Setting up his devastating attack he lands another punch at Piccolo's stomach causing him to keel over a bit. It escalated into a barrage of punches aimed at the same spot and ended with a reverse cartwheel kick to his chin. This opened up Piccolo's upper body, allowing Gohan to firmly place his palm at Piccolo chest. Wasting no time Gohan sent a shock-wave of energy through that area causing Piccolo to gasp for air. To gain some distance Piccolo used his namekian biology to grab Gohan's throat firmly and extended his arm a great distance. He then slammed Gohan to the ground causing him to cough bit. When he finally recovered, he extracted his arm and began to charge. He then charged his punch to meet with Gohan's face. Gohan took notice of this when he tried to get up and crossed his forearms to take the oncoming punch. When it connected, Gohan was skidding backwards as Piccolo drove his punch into him. Gohan broke through his momentum and punched Piccolo square in the face. Piccolo did a full flip and stop himself with one hand. The other hand fired a Ki blast at Gohan in which it was easily deflected. Piccolo then jumped back and fired a barrage of blasts at him. Gohan was deflecting each one at incredible speeds. It wasn't until he realized that his shadow was showing a bit too much. He looked around to see that the orbs were floating around him. Piccolo smirked at this and shouted.
"Hell Zone Grenade!"
The orbs began to enclose themselves onto Gohan, exploding one by one due to chain reaction. The dust cleared and revealed that Gohan had shielded himself but was still damaged by the attack. Gohan then powered up even more and charged at Piccolo with immeasurable speeds. Piccolo braced himself for what was about to happen next. In mere nanoseconds Piccolo found himself defending against Gohan revenge attack. Gohan then found a gap in Piccolo defenses and took advantage of it by feigning a punch to his gut while in reality he delivered a back hand to his face. He launched a punch at his now exposed gut and kicked him in the face to follow. Piccolo was now flying in the air but was soon knocked back down with a chop to the back of the head. Piccolo was struggling to get up and get back into the fight. To his unbeknownst, the fight was about to be ended as a orb that was being formed with various tiny strains of energy was being charged in between Gohan's palm. It even had a slight rainbow around it as blue electricity raged in a wild dance.
"Kaaaaaaaa...Meeeeeeeee...Haaaaaaa...Meeeeeeee...". Piccolo instantly looked up with fear as he thought.
"Oh crap I should of foresaw this!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gohan fired the large wave at Piccolo. The wave engulfed Piccolo with little effort and extended across the clear ground. When the wave disappeared, Piccolo was revealed to be on his knees in defeat. One of his arms were missing and his Gi was pretty much torn. Gohan landed and threw Piccolo a senzu bean for him to eat. Piccolo gladly accepted and was healed instantly. Piccolo then screamed out in agony as he regenerated a new arm.
"Gonna take some time to break in. Anyways looks like you win this one. I should of been more aware towards the end" Piccolo stated
"Yeah but I can't believe how much stronger you've gotten from just yesterday alone. Looks like you are not messing around." Gohan complimented. Piccolo nodded.
"We should probably grab Kuzuku and head back.". Gohan agreed and walked over to where Kuzuku was. He found him doing shadow boxing in his Super Saiyan 2 + Kaioken form.
"Hey Kuzuku we are heading back!" Gohan said as he caught his attention. Kuzuku then powered down and flew towards Gohan.
"Oh okay."
"Seems you also been working hard." Gohan noted as he examined his power level
"Yeah, I am getting a hang of Kaioken combined with Super Saiyan. But I still can't get Super Saiyan 3's power output to where I wanted to be. Good news is that I am making progress" Kuzuku explained.
"Well that's good to hear maybe you may defeat me in a spar the next time."
"Speaking of sparing how did you two do?"
"Oh well I won, but Piccolo was close though, maybe even closer than you." Gohan said
"Damn your 2-0 right now. We gotta step up or you may be kicking our butts for two years straight.". Gohan laughed at this.
"We'll see but we better get back so we can eat.". The two then proceeded to walk back to the resting area to eat."
On Earth
Goku just got done tending to the field and was taking a nice flight to Bulma's. He enjoyed flying to his destinations as it allowed him to take in the scenery. On his way, King Kai called out to him.
"Goku, what about the fighters you promised me?"
"Oh I have them training right now. Don't worry, they will be ready for the universal tournament in no time." Goku assured
"You better be right, I can't take you or Vegeta since Beerus is holding it."
"I know, I was kinda disappointed cause I wanted to fight to."
"Hey not my fault that he banned you guys. Technically it'd be unfair since you two are the strongest in Universe 7 right now."
"Yeah well see ya later King Kai, I am almost at Bulma's."
"Alright Goku but don't forget" King Kai said as he cut the telepathic call. Goku landed in front of the grand building. There was Bulma's mom Panchy watering her flowers. She took notice of Goku and said her hello's.
"Hey , where are Bulma and the others?"
"Oh well there out in the back. There are some snacks as well so you are welcome to have some if you like."
"Oh really, gee thanks." Goku smiled. He quickly made his way to where the others are. As he entered the backyard, he spotted what he had been looking for.
"Chi Chi, I'm here!" Goku called out as he walked towards the group. They were sitting around a table as they chatted about trivial things.
"Oh Goku about time you got here. Have you taken care of the field" Chi Chi said
"Yeah I just got done."
"Good and now why are you having Gohan and the others train? Its not like any new threat would come around." Chi Chi asked. Goku then began to scratch his head and smile nervously.
"Well you see, King Kai called to ask me for a favor. Granted I was about to deny until he made me remembered what I did to his planet." Goku explained
"Okay now what does that have to do with this" Bulma asked
"Well he asked for fighters that could participate in a tournament that is coming up. It's being host by Beerus-Sama. He needed only three more fighters to fill his slots."
"So you chose Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuzuku? Why are you not entering? You not wanting to participate in a tournament, goes against all logic." Bulma asked
"I wanted to enter and was going to ask Vegeta to enter as well but Beerus banned us from the tournament because he said it would be unfair. Besides us those three are the strongest fighters we got."
"Makes sense. So what is the prize?"
"Well if they win, they will be paid with twenty million zeni" Goku answered
"Twenty Million!" Chi Chi shouted
"GOHAN AND THE OTHERS GOT THIS! WERE GOING TO CHEER THEM ON!" she continued to yell. The others were now stunned by her sudden outburst. Goku laughed at her excitement.
"That nice Chi Chi, but you got to calm down. You nearly made everyone go deaf"
"Oh sorry, where's my manners" Chi Chi apologized
"It's okay, so whens the tournament?" Bulma asked
"In about four days."
"Great, I think a tournament would lift everyone's spirits" 21 said.
"21...why do you smell like Kuzuku?" Goku asked which caused her to groan.