Chapter 3: Sensei's Advice and a Harder Way to Train
The day after Pearl and Kenshiro got the Interdimensional Cable Box found them and Barit looking at the literally infinite channels they now had. "It's…amazing. So many ways that things could have gone, it really makes you think about how lucky we are just to be here," Barit said as they watched Hellsing. After watching the horrific end of Luke Valentine, there was a knock on their door. Pearl answered the door and saw none other than her sensei, Soon. "Soon-sensei!" Pearl yelled in surprise. Both Kenshiro and Barit stood up quickly and said simultaneously, "Welcome to our home sir!" Soon chuckled as he walked in, "You can relax guys. I'm going on an assignment soon, and I wanted to see how my student was." "Just fine, Sensei, just checking out a gift someone gave us," Pearl said, and explained how she and Kenshiro got the Interdimensional Cable Box, and even played the DVD that came with it. "Amazing, it would seem that we have friends we didn't even know about," Soon said, "But I wonder, have you been keeping up with your training, Pearl?" "Yes, Sensei, and I'm really improving," Pearl told him.
"She is, sir. Just yesterday she almost beat me, I had to go Kaioken Times Three to win," Kenshiro chimed in. "I see, that's good," Soon said, "Now how about we go somewhere I can see that myself?" "Alright," Pearl said. Kenshiro and Barit tagged along as the Hero of Toki Toki City led his apprentice to the Time Machine Station. Fellow Time Patrollers watched them go and all lined up to watch the screen that would show their little spar. "Wow, that was fast," Barit commented. "Well what did you expect? We got the Greatest Hero Ever with us!" Kenshiro excitedly said. Soon went up to the robot and said, "Send us to the Mountains." "Enjoy your match sir, and madam," the robot said, and in a bright flash of light, Soon and Pearl were in the Mountains.
Pearl and Soon took their stances and a robot's voice yelled, "BEGIN!" Pearl flew at Soon and punched and kicked at him. Soon however had experience and a height advantage on Pearl and easily dodged and blocked her strikes. "That's good, but don't forget about-" Soon spun around and slammed his elbow into Pearl before blasting her with a ki ball, "Counterattacks." Soon then flew forward, forcing Pearl to quickly Instant Transmit behind him. Pearl hit Soon with a weak Majin Kamehameha and the Namekian jumped back from Pearl. Soon launched a Destructo-Disc and Pearl, forcing the Majin girl to fly around to avoid it. "KAA-MEE-HAA-MEE-HHHAAAAAAA!" Soon yelled, and his Super Kamehameha Wave hit Pearl hard, slamming her into one of the mountains. Pearl quickly jumped up and flew behind the mountain, wondering what she should do. Pearl quickly got an idea and stretched out her arm from behind the mountain and punched Soon in his stomach hard.
Before her teacher could recover, Pearl blasted him with a Full Power Energy Wave. But Soon was ready and blasted ki all around, disabling the blast and leaving Pearl wide open for a full power Light Grenade. Oh man, I'm losing badly to Soon-sensei. I gotta at least make it to the end of the match, or everyone will think that the Supreme Kai of Time choosing me was a fluke! Pearl dodged another Light Grenade from Soon and summoned up her ki. Soon charged at her, and when he was close, Pearl unleashed the Giant Storm on him. Soon was sent flying into the air, but he quickly recovered. And that's it, I just gotta survive the next thirty seconds, Pearl thought as she Instant Transmissioned behind Soon. But the Namekian was ready, and he slammed his elbow into Pearl's stomach before grabbing her and tossing her away.
"You did good, Pearl, now try to dodge this! Chain Destructo-Disc Barrage!" Soon yelled as he tossed five massive Destructo-Discs at Pearl. Pearl flew away from the discs of death as fast as she could, but they were starting to catch up. Pearl charged up more energy and Instant Transmissioned in front of Soon and yelled, "KAMEHAMEHA!" Pearl's Majin Kamehameha blast hit Soon point blank range, just as the timer ran out. Pearl looked at her teacher to see that he wasn't too badly hurt, unlike her. She felt like a single flick would knock her out. Then another flash of light, and they were back in Conton City, the Time Machine Station, and none the worse for wear. "That was awesome!" Kenshiro yelled. Other Time Patrollers cheered, most for Soon, but some cheered for Pearl as well with stuff like, "That was great, Rookie! You'll get him some day! You go goo girl!"
Soon put a hand on Pearl's shoulder and proudly said, "You're learning. Keep it up, and next time you might win. I suggest you train in those Parallel Quests for a little bit before you go on another mission." "Thank you, Soon-sensei. I will," Pearl said. Soon gave Pearl another smile and flew off to the Time Nest, Time Patrollers cheering below. "Hold on a minute, Pearly! I got something that should help you train!" Kenshiro said, and ran back to their apartment. He returned three minutes later holding some armbands and boots. "These are weighted, together they weigh about four hundred pounds! If these can't help get you stronger, nothing can!" Kenshiro said, and put them down with a loud thump. The armbands were white, like Pearl liked, and the boots were purple and black, and Pearl realized something, "Are these a present for me?" Kenshiro rubbed the back of his head and said, "Y-yeah, I was going to give them to ya two days ago to celebrate you being chosen for the mission…but then, we got…distracted and I forgot. Sorry." "It's okay Kenny," Pearl said, giving her boyfriend's cheek a little kiss, "Better late than never."
Pearl put on the new gear and could feel as it weighed her down. "Wow, this could really help me, thanks Kenny, wish me luck," Pearl said as she headed off for her Parallel Quest. "Good luck!" Kenshiro and Barit wished her as she went to 'A Deal?! The Saiyan Brothers'. "Please come back in one piece!" the robot said as Pearl was teleported to the site of Raditz's crash. Pearl watched as Raditz managed to convince Goku to join him, and was utterly amazed. Goku and Piccolo looked at Pearl, and were ready to fight her. "You have no idea who you're dealing with. But once you do, you'll regret this," Piccolo said as he and Goku charged at Pearl. Pearl quickly used Instant Transmission to get away and charged up her ki. Goku and Piccolo went at her again, and Pearl hit them both with an Ill Flash blast from her mouth.
She went at Piccolo first, grabbed him, pounded his head, and then stretched back and slammed her knees into his back to knock him away, just in time for Pearl to block Goku's punch. Pearl kicked Goku in his stomach and then kicked him back from her. Goku jumped up and said, "You're pretty good, that was one heck of a move!" Wow, these PQ's are amazing, Pearl thought as she ducked in time to avoid Piccolo's Light Grenade. "Now we're talking. This is starting to get interesting," Piccolo said. Pearl focused her power and quickly hit both PQ Piccolo and Goku with a Giant Storm, knocking them sky high. They were both defeated. Raditz spat on the ground and said, "Guess they were worthless after all. Now, prepare to face the might of the Saiyan race!" Pearl charged up her ki and blasted Raditz with a Full Power Energy Wave, sending him flying.
"Impossible! What's with this power!?" Raditz yelled, "Playtime is over! I'll destroy you in an instant!" Raditz charged up ki in his left and threw a massive ball of ki at her. Before she could Instant Transmit away, the ki ball exploded, and Pearl was paralyzed. "Ridiculous!" Raditz yelled as he blasted Pearl point blank with a massive Weekend blast. Pearl groaned as she tried to get up, but then rolled back and jumped up as Raditz tried to stomp her head. Pearl hit him with a powerful ki ball, then hit him full on with a Majin Kamehameha. Raditz was almost through, and Pearl squeezed herself into a ball and slammed into him as hard as she could, sending the PQ Saiyan head first into a mountain, breaking his neck. "I guess that's that," Pearl said, then sensed a great power coming. "What!?"
Pearl turned around and saw young Gohan, ready to fight. Pearl looked back and saw the unconscious Goku and Piccolo behind her, and saw as Gohan's power level shot up in fury. "Uh oh," Pearl said as Gohan slammed head first into her, sending her slamming into a mountain hard enough to squish into it. Gohan continued his assault with a barrage of ki balls, and finished with a large energy blast. Gohan went after Pearl again, and she barely managed to blast him back in time to use a healing capsule. "I gotta finish this fast," Pearl thought out loud. She quickly saw that Gohan had used up a lot of his power, and flew forward, kicking the little boy hard in his stomach. PQ Gohan was gasping for breath, and Pearl quickly knocked him out with a swift chop to his neck. The Parallel Quest ended, and Pearl was sent back to the Time Machine Station. The Robot said, "Good job, Time Patroller Pearl. You have attained a Z ranking, and earned a cash bonus, as well as One Time Patrol Medal."
"Thanks," Pearl said, and took out her debit card. The Robot scanned it, and transferred her rewards to it. "So, Pearl, what do you think?" Kenshiro asked. "I think that this is going to be a fast way to get stronger," she told him, "Just one more Parallel Quest, and I'll be ready to go on another mission." "Mind if we tag along?" Barit asked. "Sure thing," Pearl said. They went back to the Parallel Quest Station and selected 'World Tournament Tag Team'. And in a flash of light, they were at the World Tournament, facing Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha. "I'll face Krillin," Barit said. "I call Tien!" Pearl quickly declared. "Yamcha it is then," Kenshiro said.
Alright, time to use what I just figured out, Pearl thought as the three humans charged the Time Patrollers. Tien went for a kick that Pearl barely blocked in time while Barit landed a hard kick to Krillin and Yamcha and Kenshiro exchanged blows. Pearl jumped back and hit Tien with a Double Sunday, courtesy of fighting Raditz and charged up her ki. Barit was blasted with a Kamehameha Wave while Kenshiro was already raining down punches on poor Yamcha. Tien hit Pearl with a Tri Beam and in response she stretched out and started hitting him as hard as she could. Barit managed to get a good punch in on Krillin and Kenshiro knocked Yamcha out of the ring. Pearl powered up and hit Tien full on with a Weekend attack, and Tien could only say, "Pretty strong…no…This just mean's I'm still weak…" and passed out. "Tien! Yamcha!" Krillin yelled. The small human quickly jumped up and yelled, "Chain Destructo-Disc Barrage!"
The three Time Patrollers scattered to avoid the attacks, but they were in a small space, and Barit and Kenshiro were both hit, "GAH!" If it wasn't a Parallel Quest, they'd have both been sliced in half, as it was it only felt that way to them. Pearl quickly finished off Krillin with a Full Power Energy Wave, knocking him out. Kenshiro and Barit used healing capsules and Barit said, "Damn! I'd hate for that to happen to me in real life!" That was when they sensed the two ki signatures approaching. "Spoke too soon there, buddy," Kenshiro said as Piccolo and Gohan flew into the ring, "Not bad. But not for much longer!"
Piccolo immediately targeted Barit, and to their shock went right through him with a Special Beam Cannon, knocking him out instantly. "HOLY SHIT!" Kenshiro yelled. Before he could help their comrade, Piccolo grabbed him and tossed him back. Gohan charged at Pearl and Pearl barely dodged his headlong charge. He's stronger now, and tougher, I can sense it. But so am I! Pearl Instant Transmitted up to Gohan and kicked him back. The young half-Saiyan quickly flew up and blasted ki balls at Pearl, who nimbly dodged them. Kenshiro was having trouble with Piccolo though. Pearl saw this and hit PQ Piccolo with Double Sunday, giving Kenshiro time to power up, "Kaioken Times Three!" Kenshiro ran at Piccolo, but the experienced warrior was barely able to dodge Kenshiro's attacks. Gohan blasted Pearl to remind her he was still there and Pearl responded with a Majin Kamehameha that he dodged by a hair.
Pearl flew at Gohan, and the young half-Saiyan managed to block or dodge a lot of her blows. Pearl focused and quickly yelled out, "Kaioken!" The red aura surrounded her, and soon she knocked out Gohan with her increased power. She turned and saw as Kenshiro's own body gave out, leaving him wide open for Piccolo to slam into the ground and axe kick him in his head, knocking the Earthling out. "Kenshiro!" Pearl yelled, and rage filled her as she poured more power into the Kaioken. "Kaioken Times Three!" Pearl screamed, and gathered her power as she Instant Transmissioned up to Piccolo and blasted him point blank range with a Majin Kamehameha, tearing through the PQ Namekian. The Parallel Quest was over. Kenshiro, Pearl, and Barit were returned to the Time Machine Station, and given their rewards. "Damn, we really gotta train more," Kenshiro said. "Yeah, I didn't see that Special Beam Cannon coming," Barit said. Pearl quietly changed into her regular armbands and boots, "Thanks, Kenny. I'm ready to go on my mission now." "Good luck," Kenshiro said, and Pearl ran to the Time Nest.