Chapter 2
Krillin
Krillin returned home, still troubled by what he had seen. He heard the sound of fighting in the backyard and went to see Marron and Eighteen sparring. Ever since she was ten, Marron begged Krillin to teach her how to be as strong as him and all his friends, and he couldn't refuse her. He taught her everything he had learned in thirty years of martial arts experience, taught her about how to tap into her ki, to use it to make herself stronger, how to sense it, how to use and when to use it for offense and defense, and even how to fly. Marron supplemented his training by joining the swim team and judo club in Orange Star High School. Needless to say, thanks to his training, she was dominating in both pursuits. The result was that Marron had one of the most muscular bodies Krillin had seen on a woman, similar to the fusion warrior from Universe 6, Kefla in her Super Saiyan Form. Krillin arrived in time to see Marron already wearing her orange gi while Eighteen wore her pink tracksuit, Marron was already sweating greatly while Eighteen was hardly winded.
Marron threw a kick that Eighteen easily blocked and countered by sweeping Marron's other foot. Marron however quickly slapped the ground and jumped up before Eighteen could attack again. Eighteen dodged Marron's first punch then caught a second one before Marron managed to land a kick to her stomach. Eighteen went back a few steps but didn't fall, instead smirking proudly at Marron, "You're improving." Marron smirked back, and Krillin saw how much Marron now looked like her Mother. The only real differences were Marron had inherited the rounder shape of his eyes and her nose wasn't as pointed as Eighteen's. "Care to go a round with your old man?" Krillin finally said. "Dad!? When'd you get here!?" Marron said in surprise. "About two minutes ago," Krillin told her. "Alright, I can go a few more minutes," Marron said, that's when Krillin noticed that she was wearing a dark blue shirt under her orange gi, her wrist bands were dark blue instead of pink, and she was wearing boots that looked suspiciously like Goku's.
"Where'd you get the new threads?" Krillin asked as he took off his outer coat and started stretching. "Piccolo-san came over and handed them to me. He forgot that my birthday is tomorrow, not today," Marron said as she cracked her neck. Krillin barely kept his shock out of his face, but Eighteen caught his reaction and gave him a look. "You mean, those are weighted?" Krillin asked, "How much?" Marron rolled her shoulders some and said, "Piccolo-san told me that all combined they should weigh about eight hundred pounds. Man, I didn't realize how strong I really was until now, I think I might have to ask him or Dende-san to make them heavier." Krillin felt a sweat drop on the back of his head when he heard Marron say that, "Don't push yourself too hard, sweetie. Maybe see how they suit you now and wait until next year to get heavier stuff." "If you say so, Dad," Marron said, sounding unconvinced as they took their stances.
Krillin had taught Marron most of what he knew, he was deliberately holding back, only teaching her little by little as she got older. That said, she was an extremely determined fighter and student. She proved it as she went on the attack first. Krillin blocked ten punches and kicks from her before landing a kick to Marron's stomach, then followed up with a punch. Marron ducked under the punch and went for an uppercut that Krillin blocked, then she jumped up and tried an axe kick from above him. Krillin quickly formed an X-block above his head, the strength of Marron combined with the extra weight formed a small crater around Krillin, but he nonetheless was uninjured before he grabbed Marron's ankle and tossed her behind him. Marron managed to land on her feet, only for Krillin to go on the offensive and land a hard punch to her stomach. Marron tried a kick and Krillin jumped back to avoid her kick and bounced on the balls of his feet. "You've got plenty of power, sweetie. And you're probably one of the most skilled folks of your generation, but I still got a whole lot more experience," Krillin said as Marron tried to punch him.
Krillin blocked all her punches easily, the weighted clothes were slowing her down, and she was already exhausted from sparring with Eighteen. Krillin saw an opportunity and grabbed first one fist and then another, and then tried to jump up for a kick to Marron's chin. Marron however surprised him by jumping back and then pointing her palms at him. "HAAAAAAA!" Marron yelled as she blasted a yellow ki beam out of her hands. "Kamehamehaaaaa!" Krillin quickly countered his daughter's attack. Krillin felt as Marron poured more of her power into her basic ki blast, she was really giving it her all. Krillin's heart swelled with pride as he poured more energy into his own Kamehameha Wave, making sure not to pour too much power into it. Marron was quickly at her limit, but she persisted nonetheless as she yelled out as loud as she could, while Krillin's Kamehameha Wave pushed back her own ki blast, before at last with a quick burst of power, Krillin's Kamehameha Wave hit Marron head on, knocking her on her back.
Krillin went to her and helped her sit up. Marron was breathing heavily and smiled, "I did it, Dad, all on my own, I finally figured out how to really use ki." "Yeah, you sure caught me by surprise," Krillin admitted. "I need a shower now; really bad," Marron said as Krillin helped her stand up. She took off her armbands and boots and Eighteen picked them up for her as they all went inside. Marron headed for her room and Eighteen left her weighted armbands and boots there before coming back to Krillin, who was getting a drink from the fridge. When they heard the shower start Eighteen said, "You forgot her birthday…again." "…yeah…The party's after I get off, right? Think I can get her that band's CD for her…those N-D-GO guys?" Eighteen shook her head. "Bulma decided to get them to perform for her birthday. After that, a CD wouldn't really stack up," Eighteen said.
"Crap…Bulma always has to go big with the parties. Should have known not to let her plan it," Krillin said as he refilled his cup. "Look, Krillin, you know what she really wants. You saw what she just did. She's on her way to surpassing you, maybe even me, in time. She wants to be like you so much, she might not be as enthusiastic as she was when she was seven, but you're still her hero. I don't know why you're holding back with her," Eighteen told him. Krillin took a deep breath and sighed, "I know. She's already a lot stronger than I was at her age and judging by how she treats 800 pounds I'd say she's almost as strong as Goku was when Vegeta and Nappa first showed. It's just… I'm worried. I sugarcoated stuff too much for her, and I just don't want her to get into a fight, and… I don't want to see her get hurt." "Marron's smart enough to know not to go looking for trouble. And come on, it's been eight years since any trouble really showed up, I think she'll be fine," Eighteen told him. Krillin nodded, "Alright…I just need to think about which techniques to teach her."
Videl
The second day on the job for Videl played out a lot like the first, quickly making breakfast and lunch, shower, changing into her uniform, kissing Gohan and Pan goodbye, and heading to the Station. She arrived early enough to change into her workout clothes and do some quick exercises, weightlifting mostly, when Krillin arrived as well. He was looking pretty distracted. "Hey, Sarge, what's wrong?" she asked as she put the weights away. "I forgot about Marron's birthday today..." Krillin admitted before heading to the men's locker to change. He came out and they took their stances again. "Dang…Pan bought her a new gi, Gohan and I got her this new makeup kit she should like, that help give you some ideas?" Videl asked as they started trading blows. "Not really," Krillin said as he blocked a kick and threw a punch Videl redirected. "Eighteen thinks I should teach her some of my special techniques. I'm just not sure if I want her to know them yet," Krillin said.
Videl threw three jabs and a kick at Krillin before asking, "Is this because she's a girl, or your daughter?" "Because she's my daughter," Krillin said as he blocked her blows and feinted a punch. Videl didn't take the bait so he tried a low kick that she ably jumped over. "Videl, you weren't there, you didn't see the things me, Goku, Tien, Yamcha, Piccolo, Gohan, and Master Roshi went through. The martial world is brutal, and if you go out in it thinking that you can take it on, you will get lucky if you're only chewed up and spat out. Marron's strong, real strong, she'll be better than I could ever hope to be, and she knows it. But she's not there yet," Krillin said as he and Videl continued trading punches and kicks. "I'm worried that if I teach her, she'll start thinking that she's better than she actually is, that kind of cockiness could get her killed, or worse," Krillin said as he deflected a kick from Videl, spinning her around to show her back. Krillin saw his chance and kicked her so she landed on her face.
Videl jumped up then and saw that it was time to head out. After they changed back into their uniforms Videl and Krillin headed out. Nothing exciting happened, while they worked Videl thought about what she could tell Krillin, what advice to give him. They had just helped a group of tourists find their way to the Hercule Museum when she finally figured out what to say. "Hey, Krillin, you don't want to teach Marron anything because you're worried about her, right? Then, teach her the most useful moves you know, the ones that will work out best for her the most," she suggested, "So, what are your best moves, ones that will work on almost any opponent, no matter how much stronger they are?" Krillin thought about that as they sat in their patrol car before figuring it out, "Well…I guess that would be Solar Flare, Destructo-Disc, and the Kamehameha Wave, she'd like that one…" "Perfect! Gohan told me all about those, they'd be perfect if you're worried about Marron's safety," Videl told him.
"Thanks…" Krillin said, then looked around, "Speaking of ki techniques, you still got that pamphlet that Master Flying Stork guy gave you?" "Crap, I forgot it at home…But I remember the address of his dojo, take the next left, then the second right and we'll see it down Red Star Road," Videl told him. "Alright, let's go check them out," Krillin said, and started driving the way she directed. "What's wrong, Krillin? I admit that it was surprising to see other people who can use ki, but wasn't it common knowledge at one point?" Videl asked. "That's just it, it was never 'common knowledge', sure people knew that you could use it, but not how to make it grow, how to harness it, it took us all years to unlock its secrets, Hell, it took me almost two years to learn how to fly. Videl, you're a prodigy, honestly, if Master Roshi had trained you back in the day, you'd have probably become strong enough to beat almost anyone we fought before Frieza. You don't realize how hard it actually is, it took me and Goku years of tough training to really master it. I wanna know how this Flying Stork guy mastered it, and how come he's only now showing himself," Krillin explained.
"I see," Videl said, focusing. She hadn't quite gotten back into the shape she was when she fought in the Tenkaichi Budokai, but she was getting there. She was hoping to get Gohan to start seriously training her, she had a feeling she needed to get stronger than ever, really fast. They finally arrived at the dojo, it was hard to miss, what with the two statues of storks in flight that adorned the sides of the door. The windows were very large and unobscured by any curtains, allowing everyone to look inside. Videl saw a lot of people of different ages and sex from teens to elderly folk all practicing kicks in a group as the one in the grey qipao directed them, while Master Flying Stork himself watched them silently.
Krillin and Videl went inside and the bald man in the grey qipao said, "Students, rest!" "YES SIR!" the students all yelled as they brought their feet together and their hands to their sides. "How may we help you, officers?" Master Flying Stork asked, "Would you like our free introductory lesson?" "Actually, I just wanted to look around the place," Krillin said, "I was something of a martial artist myself, back in the day. My Master taught me about ki, I wasn't very good at it though. Still, he said that it was really difficult to master. I was just curious, where did you learn about it?" Videl looked around the dojo, it looked like any other one as far as she could tell. Some weapons on the walls, weights and other exercise equipment here and there, a picture of the Head Master overlooking everyone, and a restroom in the corner. "Ah, well, the fact is that it is indeed very difficult, quite difficult, to master ki," Flying Stork said. "When I first started, I was only a lad of fifteen, when I found my Master, Musado Shinta-sensei.
"The training he put me through was brutal, punching trees and boulders, running through the woods barefoot with heavy sandbags on my back, sleeping out in the open with the animals. They were the worst years of my life I confess, however, Musado-sensei's methods worked, and gave me power, helped me push myself far past human limits. Sadly, he died after training me for only seven years. I spent the next seventy years traveling around the world, to learn and hone my power, until finally, I have opened up my own school," Flying Stork explained, "The martial arts have stagnated since, a massive buffoon is declared a hero, while true masters and heroes lie spinning in their graves. I am going to remedy that." "What is that supposed to mean?" Videl asked, stepping forward. The students all started talking when they saw who she was. "Ah, you are Videl Satan, daughter of Hercule Satan. I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but your Father is an utter imbecile when it comes to martial arts, decades ago, he would have been ripped to shreds by a true martial artist," Flying Stork told Videl.
The students all gasped as Videl felt a twinge of anger. Even though she knew that her Father wasn't the great hero people thought he was, he was still her Father. "Oh, really? Well then, Master Flying Stork, why don't we see how good you really are," Videl said as she took off her hat and started unbuttoning her uniform's shirt. "Excuse me? Is that a challenge?" Master Flying Stork said. He had a leer on his face like Master Roshi's as Videl took off her uniform's shirt to reveal her undershirt. "That's right," Videl said. She had multiple reasons for this fight, not just to defend her Father's 'honor', she wanted to test herself, and maybe see if she could discover something about Master Flying Stork. He was giving her a weird feeling. "Very well then," Master Flying Stork said as he motioned for his students to make space for him and Videl. Videl took off her shoes and socks and stood three feet away from Master Flying Stork.
His assistant instructor in the grey qipao raised his right hand, Videl noticed his qipao go down to his elbow, and show that the gloves he wore extended past it as he chopped down and yelled, "BEGIN!" Videl charged forward with a kick that Flying Stork sidestepped, then quickly turned to block his own kick. It felt like she had been hit with a metal baseball bat, but Videl stood her ground and grabbed his leg, only for Flying Stork to kick the back of her head with his other leg, slamming her face-down. "Videl!" Krillin yelled, but Videl jumped back up anyway. Damn it! This guy IS the real deal alright! I can't hold back, if I do he might kill me! Videl focused inside herself and looked for that power she had. The amazing power her family possessed, that all living beings could tap into if they had the courage and determination. With a loud kiai, Videl's ki aura flared around her, surprising everyone. Everyone that is except for Master Flying Stork and his Assistant.
"I see that you already know about ki," the Assistant said as he adjusted his red sunglasses. Videl smirked and renewed her attack. She threw punches and kicks that no untrained human could possibly follow, let alone dodge. Yet dodge is what Flying Stork did, avoiding all her blows easily with the skill that could only come from decades of experience. Then, before Videl knew what happened, Flying Stork kicked her hard in her stomach, driving the air out of her lungs and sending her flying towards a wall. Before she could stop herself, Flying Stork was behind her, and landed a hard slap on her bottom before grabbing her leg and slamming her into the floor again. Videl was thankful that the floor was covered in mats as she got up, realizing how strong Flying Stork really was. Videl bowed to the Master saying, "I apologize. Thank you for the match." "Thank you for the match. I hope to see you again here, possibly. You have much potential," Flying Stork responded.
"Thank you," Videl said, bowing again before getting dressed again. "He beat her easily!" "I guess she was all hype after all." "Maybe Hercule's really nothing, if his daughter could be beaten so easily." Videl ignored the comments, before she looked out to see many people on their phones, having recorded the fight from outside the dojo windows. Videl hid her face as she and Krillin got back into their patrol car and drove off. "Man, that was brutal, are you okay?" Krillin asked. "Nothing that'll kill me," Videl said. "Why'd you let him bait you like that?!" Krillin asked her. "I wanted to see if he was all talk. I knew he might beat me, but still, I had to know," Videl admitted, "I'm going to have to get Gohan to start training me, for real." "Yeah," Krillin agreed. "That guy's story was a load of crap. His moves looked familiar too, but I don't remember when I last saw them. Something really fishy is going on," Krillin said as they drove on. Nothing important happened for the rest of their Patrol, and as soon as they were off the clock, they headed for Capsule Corp. Marron was in for a special birthday party.
Author's Note: I messed up with Chapter 1 and got Marron's age wrong. She was 9 in DBS, this story takes place eight years later. She's turning 17 next chapter. I fixed the mistake, though it wasn't huge. Also, I'm not being malicious with Videl, just realistic. She'll be getting a lot better in later chapters, I promise.