Chapter 16: Pearl Gets Even Harder Training and Her Family Finally Arrives

Pearl and Kenshiro woke up to the sound of Shurayuki knocking on the door, much louder than before. "WAKE UP! YOU'RE TEN MINUTES LATE!" the kunoichi was yelling. "Oh shit," Kenshiro groaned as he and Pearl hurried to get dressed, Pearl got dressed in a purple Buu-gi Gravity with white obi along with her weighted armbands and boots. Then Pearl remembered that her family was coming when she opened the door to see Shurayuki wearing Vegeta's Training Outfit and angrily fanning herself. "You have fifteen minutes to eat. I won't tolerate any excuses barring physical injury. I'm going to have the three of you working your asses off," she said. "Um…Shurayuki-sensei, my family is coming to visit and-" "I don't give a shit," Shurayuki said, "Write them a note and stick it to your door. We'll be training at the waterfall near the Bamboo District. Hurry up!" With that, Shurayuki left, and Kenshiro groaned at the sight of how tight the training suit was on his mother.

"What crawled up her butt and bit her?" Barit asked as he quickly made some tea and toast. "Mom is very strict when it comes to training," Kenshiro explained, "She used to have me do extra exercises, one hundred for every minute I was late, so…we'd better hurry." The three roommates quickly got ready in ten minutes and Pearl wrote a quick note for her family and they were off. Shurayuki was waiting outside and quickly shut her fan and whacked them all upside the head, "Twenty laps around the city! Go!" The took off as fast as they could, none of them wanting to risk anymore of her wrath. "Sheesh! You think something happened with Bage!?" Barit asked as they ran. "No, it's just that Mom hates it when people don't hold to their commitments. We asked for training, and we're getting it. There's a reason why Beate and Rachel are the only ones that made it through that test the other day, because they listened and didn't give up. Mom doesn't care about your power, only that once you start something you see it through to the end. Trust me, we'll get stronger from all this! If we survive!" Kenshiro explained as they ran.

Halfway through Pearl looked around and didn't see Beate or Rachel. Shurayuki ran up beside her and said, "Hurry up! Beate and Rachel are already doing super burpees. The last person to run this time is going to do double what everyone else does!" "You can't be serious!" Pearl yelled. Kenshiro sped up and yelled to Pearl and Barit, "SHE MEANS IT!" "KENNY YOU GET BACK HERE!" Pearl yelled as she ran faster as did Barit. Pearl and Kenshiro were neck and neck with Barit making steady progress in catching up. "Your Mom turned into a drill sergeant!" Pearl yelled as she got a foot in front of Kenshiro. Kenshiro caught up and yelled back, "This is how she was the other day! How do you think I managed to be so strong!? When it comes to training, Mom tosses out the 'love' part of 'tough love'!" Kenshiro got in front of Pearl, but she and Barit managed to catch up to him in time for the last lap. "I'm not going to be last!" Pearl yelled as she got in front of them and pushed herself even harder. Kenshiro and Barit both screamed at the top of their lungs as they struggled to keep up. With one last mighty effort, they finished their lap and Shurayuki declared, "Kenshiro, it seems that you've grown soft. You spend too much time with Pearl last night?"

"No," Kenshiro groaned, "We were cleaning up the apartment extra hard." "Ah, that explains why I could see my reflection on the counter," Shurayuki said, then switched back to Drill Sergeant Mode, "Get to the waterfall and give me 20000 pushups! 40000 for Kenshiro!" The three roommates quickly got to the waterfall and started doing pushups, and saw that Rachel and Beate were wearing a black and gold schoolgirl's outfit with biker shorts under the skirt and red and green Saiyan armor respectively, doing squats under the pounding waterfall. "Get under here quick!" Beate yelled. Pearl, Kenshiro, and Barit got under the waterfall and let the water pound on their backs as they restarted their pushups. "What are we going to do?" Pearl asked them as she did her pushups.

"Pushups, situps, leg lifts, super burpees, and then squats," Rachel explained, "This is ruining my skirt!" "Why are you wearing that anyway?" Barit asked as he struggled to keep up with Pearl while Kenshiro was going at it as fast as he could. Shurayuki then arrived and splashed down into the water of the lake and said, "Alright then, once all your exercises are completed, we're going to do one of my favorite exercises. Take a wild guess at what it is." "An orgy," Barit sarcastically said. "Not even. Sex doesn't burn that many calories, though its good cardio," Shurayuki said, "We're going to be toughening up your bones and killing your nerves." "Huh?" Rachel asked. "We're going to be punching and kicking each other a lot!" Kenshiro explained. "Exactly!" Shurayuki declared, then saw a nearby boulder and punched it hard enough to split it in half, "I'm going to make your bones harder than steel!" She then dug her fingers into the rock, and pulled out a small chunk of it before crushing it, "Until you can do that, we're doing this kind of training every day we train!"

Everyone was in shock, but were too afraid to stop training as they all finally finished the pushups and were ordered to do 20000 sit ups next, 40000 for Kenshiro. "Shurayuki-sensei, are you sure that the training you described will work for me?" Pearl asked. The kunoichi shrugged as she started practicing a form with her fan, "I don't know. But I do know that you can feel pain, which means you have nerves. This training will numb those nerves, allowing you to push yourself even further when you fight! Keep going! You still have squats, and then calf raises, super burpees, leg lifts, and squats after this, then the real training will begin." Everyone groaned at the thought as the waterfall pounded down on them all, but no one was brave enough to make a complaint. After several hours they were all done, and Shurayuki had them drink from the waterfall before saying, "Now, climb up this cliff face, like this." Shurayuki then dug her fingers until they left indentations in the rock face and started climbing. "Once you all reach the top, then things will get interesting."

Kenshiro went first and made quick progress, prompting Rachel and Barit to go next, followed by Pearl and Beate. "Ugh, thank Kami for ki!" Rachel groaned. "Yeah, this would be impossible without it," Barit agreed as they all climbed, fingernails were ruined, and Pearl's hands were numbed halfway up. Pearl struggled on, pushing herself to keep going, and thanking every god she could name that she didn't have any bones that could be broken. When they finally reached the top, Shurayuki said, "Pearl, with me. Kenshiro and Rachel, Beate and Barit. For thirty minutes Pearl, Barit, and Rachel will only block punches and kicks with their shins and forearms, like this." Shurayuki then made a blocking motion with her left arm, then her right leg, followed by her right arm and finished with her left leg. "That's the order. Try to control yourselves, I don't want any broken bones," Shurayuki said as everyone paired up. "BEGIN!"

Pearl quickly blocked Shurayuki's punch, and then her kick, another punch, and another kick. "That's it! Keep going!" Shurayuki said as she picked up speed. Pearl had no time to pay attention to the others, Shurayuki's attacks were so fast that she could barely block. Her body was aching after five minutes, the weights she wore mixed with the speed and ferocity of Shurayuki's attacks were pushing her to the limit. "If any of you give up before I say to stop, I'll personally beat you until you're purple! AND IF YOU GIVE UP FIRST KENSHIRO, I'LL BEAT THE PURPLE OUT OF YOU!" Shurayuki yelled as everyone started to slow down. That was all the motivation they needed to keep going until the thirty minutes were up. "STOP!" Shurayuki yelled, and everyone collapsed. "OOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!" Pearl groaned. "I can't feel my arms!" Rachel yelled. "I think my legs are broken," Barit sighed.

"Five minutes, then I expect you all to get up and do it again, only Rachel, Barit, and Pearl will be attacking while I, Kenshiro, and Beate will be blocking," Shurayuki said. "This is crazy," Beate said, then saw Shurayuki bend over and stretch until her forehead touched her shins then stood up and lifted her left leg straight up into the air. "But so worth it." "PEEEAAAARRRRLLLLLL!" A chorus of six voices called out. Pearl jumped up and was tackled back into the ground by her whole family, Papa Glutto, Mama Buudikka, Jasper, Jade, Amber, and Silver. "We missed you so much!" Buudikka yelled as she hugged her oldest child tightly. "We can't wait to hear about everything you've done!" Glutto proudly said. "How strong are you, Onee-san?" Silver asked. "Can't breathe!" Pearl yelled as her family got off of her and helped her up. "Silver, you've grown!" Pearl said first, her little white skinned brother stood up proudly in his chef outfit and said, "I'm Papa's assistant now!" "Amber, Jade, those outfits look beautiful on you two," Pearl complimented her sisters, Amber was wearing a red kimono with blue sash that went well with her orange skin, while Jade was wearing an all blue and black dress. "Jasper…is that you!?" Pearl yelled when she finally got a look at her first brother.

Jasper was as muscular as Super Buu, and dressed in the Original Majin Buu's outfit, flexing his muscles and declaring, "Oh yeah! I'm gonna be the strongest Majin ever!" Pearl wrapped her parents in a hug and said, "Mama, Papa! It's so good to see you again. I'm sorry I forgot to call, but…" "It's okay, dear," Glutto said, he was dressed in a blue Hawaiian shirt with shorts and flip flops while Buudikka wore a green gi with red shoes that matched her skin, along with a silver bracelet with a black pearl, orange jasper, green jade, and amber stone in it. Buudikka said, "We understand, from what we saw, you've been hard at work training and keeping everyone safe." "Ahem," Shurayuki said, fanning herself imperiously, "While I understand that you're all excited to reunite, we are not done with training yet. Please get out of the way and watch for the next half-hour, and I will be done with Pearl."

"And who are you?" Jasper challenged, flexing his muscles as he walked up to the kunoichi. "Right now, I'm the one training your sister," Shurayuki answered, "And I'm not in the best of moods today. Please stand aside, or be moved." Jasper quit flexing and looked right in Shurayuki's eyes. She stared back at him, as if daring him to try something. "Jasper! She's right! Let's just sit back and watch," Buudikka said as she pulled him away. "And, who are you? Are you a strong fighter?" Buudikka asked Shurayuki. "I am Oroshi Shurayuki, though some prefer to call me 'Yuki'. I am Kenshiro's mother, and currently sensei to everyone here," Shurayuki replied, pointing out to Pearl, Barit, Beate, Rachel, and Kenshiro. "Thank you for helping my daughter. When training is over, could we spar?" Buudikka asked. "I have nothing else better to do today," the kunoichi replied as Pearl's family all got out of the way.

"Begin!" Shurayuki yelled and Pearl started throwing punches and kicks as fast as she could Shurayuki however blocked all of them, her eyes never straying from Pearl's face. Oh jeez! Mama wants to fight her now! Of course, Mama always wants to spar strong fighters, and Shurayuki is REALLY strong! I gotta keep going! I gotta show them how strong I am now! Pearl thought as she attacked faster and faster. Her body felt exhausted, but Pearl refused to give up, her family was watching her, she had to show them how much stronger she was, no matter what! By the last five minutes Pearl had let go of all conscious thought, only focusing on attacking as fast and hard as she could, ignoring the sweat that was dripping off of her. "STOP!" Shurayuki yelled, just as Pearl let fly one last kick that she quickly blocked with her shin.

Pearl fell on all fours, breathing heavily and wishing for water. "Pearl! That was awesome!" Jade yelled as she and Amber helped their older sister up. "Ugh, why are you so heavy?" Amber asked as they helped her over to their Papa, who was handing out gallons of water to everyone. "Armbands… boots… heavy weights…" Pearl managed to say as her Father handed her water. "Onii-san! Onee-san! Mama! My family strongest!" Silver cheered as he jumped up in the air. Pearl chugged down her water and said, "Sorry, Silver, but I'm not the strongest Time Patroller here. I can think of at least one who's stronger." Pearl looked over at Kenshiro and Pearl's little brother ran right up to him and looked at him. "Who are you?" Silver asked. "I'm Kenshiro, it's nice to meet you, Silver-chan," Kenshiro said as he presented his hand to Silver, "I'm your big sister's boyfriend." "Hello!" Silver said as he shook hands with Kenshiro, "I'm Silver! I'm gonna be the best chef in the world when I grow up!" "Hell-lo!" Amber and Jade both said as they got up to Kenshiro, Pearl could tell that they were checking out her boyfriend.

"I'm Amber," Amber said, "I'm Jade," Jade said. "Hello, I'm Kenshiro, this is mine and Pearl's roommate, Barit," Kenshiro introduced himself, and pulled Barit over to introduce him. The Namekian awkwardly waved and Pearl's sisters introduced themselves. "And these are my two new friends," Pearl introduced Beate and Rachel, "Rachel and Beate." "Hello, ladies," Jasper said, flexing out his muscles for all to see. One passing female Time Patroller's nose started to bleed when she saw the muscular Majin. "Hi, we're gay," Beate monotonously said. "Oh…" Jasper said, then rubbed the back of his head as his sisters and brother all laughed, Jade declaring, "Shot down again!" "Wait a minute," Beate said, and walked up to Buudikka, "You're Buudikka! THE BUUDIKKA! Three time World Champion and founder of the Bouncing Way School!" "Yep," Buudikka said with a smile. "OHMYGODOHMYGOD! You're the reason I became a martial artist in the first place!" Beate screamed, "Sign my armor! PLEASE!" Buudikka chuckled as she materialized a marker in her hand and signed Beate's armor. "I gotta go hang this up!" Beate yelled, and ran straight for hers and Rachel's apartment.

"Well, it seems she doesn't lack a Saiyan's energy, does she have the appetite too?" Glutto asked. "Definitely," Rachel answered, "Hello, Glutto-san. I'm a pretty big fan of your cookbooks, I have all three of them, though I've only gotten through the first one." "It's always nice to meet someone who enjoys good food, and to meet a new friend of my daughter's," Glutto answered and shook hands with Rachel. "You might want to get your friend and tell her to be at Pearl's apartment by seven, Silver and me are going to make a feast for everyone!" Pearl went wide eyed at that then hers, Kenshiro, Barit, and Rachel's stomachs all grumbled. Glutto and Buudikka laughed at this and Glutto said, "Oh my Precious Pearl, you should take us to your apartment now so I can cook up a nice big meal for you all." "Right this way, Papa," Pearl said, and led her family to her apartment while Rachel went to go fetch Beate. As soon as they reached the apartment, Glutto and Silver made a beeline for the kitchen and checked everywhere for ingredients. "Yes, this is perfect!" Silver excitedly said, "Are you ready to cook, Chef Papa?" GLutto used Majin Materialization and his clothes instantly transformed into a chef's outfit. "I'm ready, Chef Silver. We are going to make the best Glutto Special that anyone has ever tasted!"

With that said, Glutto and Silver went to work, leaving Kenshiro, Shurayuki, and Barit's jaws to drop at the sheer speed and expertise the father and son chef duo displayed. "Well, it should be a while before they're done, Pearl, why don't you show us around, I heard that Tokitoki City was now called Conton City, I hardly recognize the place now," Buudikka said. "Sure thing, Mama. Kenny, Barit, you want to come with us?" Pearl asked. "Sure," Kenshiro answered. "Count me out. I gotta record this," Barit said as he pulled out his phone and started recording Glutto and Silver in the kitchen. "Well, let's go then," Pearl said, and led her Mom, brother, and sisters back out to Conton City. She showed them all the sites that were there to see, and all the shops. "Wow, this place really is huge, I bet it's a great exercise to jog around here," Amber said. "Oh yes, we usually run laps around the City, just this morning I had them run ten laps around Conton City, same thing yesterday," Shurayuki said. They reached the Time Machine Station and Buudikka checked the time. "Shurayuki-san, you are clearly a great warrior, would you spar me now, before my dear Glutto and Silver have dinner ready?"

Shurayuk folded up her fan and tossed it to Kenshiro, "Very well then. I've been in a foul mood all day, a little spar might help relieve my temper." The two of them saw the robot that would send them to their destination for their spar. "So then, may I choose?" Shurayuki asked. "Please do," Buudikka said. "Send us to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Shurayuki ordered the robot. "Enjoy your match, Madame and Madame," the robot said, and in a flash of light the two women warriors were out of Conton City, and appeared on the screen above the robot. "Hey, is that Buudikka?" one short female Earthling with grey hair wearing a copy of Bardock's outfit asked. "Yep, our Mom's are gonna spar," Kenshiro said as they took their stances. "BEGIN!" appeared on screen and the two of them charged straight at each other.

"What in the world!? Kenshiro, just how strong is Shurayuki!? Only a few days ago your Mom's Power Level was 3 million, but now, she's fighting toe-to-toe with Mama!" Pearl said as she watched. Shurayuki and Buudikka were evenly matched, neither one allowing the other to land a blow, blocking and counterattacking with the speed and skill that comes from decades of fighting experience. "I have no idea! Mom says that a shinobi that wants to live never shows their true power! She could still be holding back, or this could be her true power!" Kenshiro answered. Pearl, Kenshiro, and other Time Patrollers watched as Buudikka managed to avoid one of Shurayuki's kicks and grab her from behind before bashing her head four times then stretching back and slamming her feet into the kunoichi's back. Shurayuki quickly turned around and blasted Buudikka with three rapid Death Beams. She then seized her chance and hit Buudikka with a Special Beam Cannon.

The hole Shurayuki put into Buudikka quickly filled and she stretched out her leg and landed a hard kick to Shurayuki's stomach. Buudikka lifted a hand up and sent hundreds of pink ki blasts into the sky. The attack quickly rained down, but Shurayuki was running as fast as she could, and barely managed to avoid all of them before sending a ki ball at Buudikka. Buudikka moved to deflect the ki ball, only for it to explode in her face, giving Shurayuki the opportunity to land two punches to her face before vanishing and reappearing behind her and kicking the former World Champion to the ground. "Try this on for size!" Shurayuki declared as she summoned a Spirit Ball to her hand and threw it at Buudikka. Buudikka however sucked in air to her lungs and unleashed a loud scream, dispelling the Spirit Ball and leaving Shurayuki wide open for a quick ki wave. Buudikka flew after Shurayuki, but the kunoichi managed to dodge her kick and block a punch before punching at Buudikka, who quickly grabbed her fist and tried for a kick, only for Shurayuki to block it with her shin. Shurayuki then surprised Buudikka with a head butt that stunned her long enough for Shurayuki to jump back.

Buudikka stared at Shurayuki, and then the two women grinned. "This is the best fight I've had in years," Shurayuki said. "I wish I could say the same, but this is definitely one of my top three," Buudikka responded. With that said, they flew right back at each other, their bodies glowing with ki as they traded blows without thought of defense, only seeking to inflict as much damage on the other as possible. With each kick landed, another was given, every punch looking like it could knock them out at any moment. "Holy shit! These women are insane!" the pink Namekian, Bass, said. "That's my Mom/Mama you're talking about!" Kenshiro and Pearl both yelled back at him. "Look!" another Time Patroller said. They quickly turned back to the screen and watched as Shurayuki and Buudikka landed simultaneous kicks to each other's heads, knocking each other out! Time Patrollers cheered as the two women returned to Conton City. "Heh, we've got to do this more often," Shurayuki said as she offered her hand to Buudikka. "Definitely," Buudikka answered as she took her hand.

"Whew," Shurayuki said, and checked the time, "I think I should go change before dinner. Come get me, Kenshi, when it's almost ready," Shurayuki said. "Alright, Mom," Kenshiro said, then turned to Pearl's family, "Alright, I guess we can go to the Shops around here and look around a bit, and that'll be the tour." "Alright, let's go, girls," Buudikka said as she led her daughters through the various shops. After another hour Buudikka got a call from Glutto, "Five minutes until it's ready." "Alright, we've got five minutes until dinner's ready! Let's double time it!" Buudikka said as Jasper, Jade, and Amber ran to Pearl, Barit, and Kenshiro's apartment. "Pearl, can you Instant Transmit us to my Mom's apartment?" Kenshiro asked. "Sure," Pearl said, and sensed for Shurayuki's energy, "Huh, Rachel and Beate are with her." "Probably wanted some more training tips, let's go," Kenshiro said, and in a second they were inside Shurayuki's apartment. They saw Beate, and Rachel there, and they weren't doing any training.

Beate was sitting on a chair at a table, her nose bleeding as she watched Rachel and Shurayuki Frenching! Kenshiro's jaw dropped open at the sight and Pearl's was struck speechless as they finished. That's when the women noticed Kenshiro and Pearl finally and Rachel blushed as she asked, "How much did you see?" Pearl needed five seconds before she answered, "We watched you use tongue." Kenshiro was still standing there with his jaw wide open. "Kenny?" Pearl asked, and waved her hand in front of his face, no reaction. "Oh dear," Shurayuki said as she stood up, Pearl saw that she was dressed in her white and red qipao as she walked up to Kenshiro and flicked him on his nose. Kenshiro grabbed his nose, then said, "MOM! SHE ALREADY HAS A- SHE'S MY- NOT EVEN HALF YOUR AGE!" Shurayuki only said, "We're all consenting adults. And I'd say they're both very willing." Beate and Rachel's noses both had a small trickle coming out as they started to blush and rub their heads. Kenshiro face palmed and said, "Let's just…go. Dinner's ready. And I hope your family brought wine, Pearl."

"Um…maybe?" Pearl said as Shurayuki, Kenshiro, Rachel, and Beate all grabbed onto her shoulders and Pearl Instant Transmissioned them all to hers, Kenshiro, and Barit's apartment. "Ah! Perfect timing sweetie," Glutto said as he and Silver passed out portions. The apartment was filled with the smell of roasted chicken, seasoned with lemon and pepper, as well as baked potatoes with leeks and cheese. "Come and get it. It's a shame that we can't all eat at a table though, there's no room here," Glutto said as everyone made their plate. For the first ten minutes no one talked, only quietly enjoyed the delicious food as the chicken almost melted in their mouths, and the baked potatoes hit the spot. "Oh my God!" Beate moaned at last, "This is the best food I've ever had!" "Thank you!" Silver and Glutto stood up and bowed. "I made the potatoes," Silver said. "It's all delicious, Silver-chan," Rachel said, making the Majin child blush. "Oh, by the way, we found a package for you, Pearl," Jade said as she presented a box to Pearl. "Huh…Well, it's from Ryo," Pearl said when she saw it.

"Whose 'Ryo'?" Rachel asked. "He's a Time Patroller…from an Alternate Universe, he's part Saiyan, part warper," Pearl explained, then explained about the Interdimensional Cable Box, and the adventures she had watched of Ryo and interactions with Praxtic and Merch, editing out the parts not appropriate for children. By the time she was done, Silver was fast asleep. Buudikka lifted her youngest child up and asked, "Pearl, can I put him in your bed?" "Go ahead Mama, just make sure you shut the door, then I can show you Ryo's Adventures," Pearl said as she turned on the TV and Interdimensional Cable Box. She turned it on and listened to a new theme song for it. Everyone watched as Ryo drew art of Pearl and Company, and then sparred against the Alternate Soon, who had unlocked a new level of Futten, Futten Blue. "Wow! Can you do that?" Amber asked Pearl. "Not Futten 2… but I might consider it now," Pearl answered as they watched the fight. When they saw how the Alternate Soon ended up Jasper commented, "It looks like it isn't worth it if you ask me."

After that, everyone watched Ryo battle against Frieza alongside Goku, and defeat the Galactic Tyrant. Afterwards, everyone was shocked when they saw Ryo had actually came to their Universe in person! Ryo easily dispatched a shinobi hiding in wait for Shurayuki, and bribed the Elder Kai with X-Ray goggles, and the Supreme Kai of Time with a doujin of Goku's Father, Bardock. They watched Ryo return to his own Universe, and Pearl opened the package. "Oh wow," Pearl said as she pulled out a poster of herself, Barit, Kenshiro, Shurayuki, Rachel, and Beate, all standing in their fighting poses together, surrounded by an entire army they had just defeated! "I'll admit, the guy's one Hell of an artist," Barit said as Pearl passed the poster around. "Whoa, we look so badass!" Beate pointed out. Pearl pulled out a message and read it aloud for everyone:

"Dear Pearl,

The bonds you have with your friends and loved ones are the source of true strength along with hard work and a bit of unbreakable willpower! Never give up.

Your friend across the Dimensions,

Ryoshiro."

"Looks like that man-whore is actually sentimental after all," Kenshiro said. After all this, Buudikka and Glutto were given Kenshiro and Pearl's bed to share with Silver, while Jasper, Jade, Amber, Pearl, and Kenshiro took the couch and whatever spots on the floor felt comfortable, while Shurayuki, Beate, and Rachel said their goodbyes. "Let's go, girls. I'm in the mood for some fun," Shurayuki said as she licked her lips on the way out. "Oh brother," Kenshiro said as everyone still in the apartment went to sleep.