Chapter 17: A Busy Day With Time Rifts, Unlocking the Pure Form, and Sparring Mama
Pearl was having a nice dream involving Kenshiro smothered in chocolate and caramel, when all of a sudden something smelly hit her in the head. The dream ended and Pearl realized that her brother Jasper's foot was in her face. Pearl took a quick breath with her mouth, after turning away from Jasper's stinking foot, and got up. "Sheesh, Jasper! When's the last time you washed!?" she finally said as she stood up. Pearl looked down and remembered that she forgot to wear pajamas, and was still wearing her Buu-gi Gravity. "…I'm one to talk." Jasper yawned loudly, waking everyone else up, they were all in a tangle of limbs, with Kenshiro and Barit practically spooning, with Barit as the big spoon. "Huh…" Barit said when he realized his position. "Um…Bud, you got something to admit?" Kenshiro asked. "Nope," Barit said as they got up. That was when Barit, Kenshiro, and Pearl's cell phones got a group text message. "Enjoy the day, I sure will. 😉 Love, Shurayuki," Barit read out loud, then turned to Kenshiro, "You realize-" "Zip it!" Kenshiro said. "Your ex is doing your Mom!" Barit laughed before quickly running into his room and locking the door before Kenshiro could go after him.
Kenshiro punched Barit's door and angrily muttered, "One of these days." "Huh…your ex is doing your Mom?" Jade asked, "What's that mean?" "Don't worry about it, just drop it Sis," Pearl told her. "Jeeze, so, who gets the shower first?" Amber asked. "Jasper! Seriously! Get some new clothes, then wash your feet, for real!" Pearl immediately said, "Then, everyone else, me and Kenny can be last." "Together!" Amber and Jade said with scandalized looks on their faces, not even trying to hide their giggling.
"Really?" Everyone turned and saw Glutto and Buudikka coming out of Pearl and Kenshiro's room. Pearl and Kenshiro both blushed and couldn't think of anything to say that wouldn't make things any more awkward. "Still though," Glutto said, "Jasper, get a shower, then your younger sisters, Silver, then Mama and me, Pearl, Barit, and Kenshiro can take showers last, if that's alright?" "Sure thing, Papa," Pearl said. "Just save us some hot water," Kenshiro said. While everyone else took their showers, Pearl, Barit, and Kenshiro got their clothes ready, with Pearl deciding to go with her classic Buu-gi along with her weighted clothes, and Glutto made everyone a breakfast of waffles and maple chicken sausages. Everyone not showering ate, and in about two hours later everyone was ready, and Pearl's Scouter went off. Pearl went to check it and said, "Looks like I gotta work. Sorry." "We understand, sweetheart," Glutto said, "Besides, I've been wanting to learn a little about Kenshiro here." Glutto wrapped an arm on Kenshiro's shoulders then opened his eyes wide to let Kenshiro see they were purple like Pearl's, with black sclera. "Don't…break him…Papa," Pearl said as she put her Scouter on and headed out.
"Alright…Guru's House first," Pearl muttered as she spotted a robot and had him send her to the platform. She touched the glass dome containing the Time Rift and was teleported to Guru's House. Nail ran to her, looking more agitated than usual. "My Friend, Frieza's Forces are attacking again. This time I sense four powerful energy signatures. The enemy is attacking in a team this time. Let's repay the compliment and combine our strength!" "Will do, Nail-san! And I think I know who it is we'll fight," Pearl told the Time Rift Nail. "Let's go then," Nail yelled, and they flew off to face their foes. Pearl saw immediately just who it was, the GInyu Force, or at least most of them, minus Guldo. Nail powered up to his full strength and flew right at Burter, kicking him in the stomach and then knocking away Jeice with a spinning back fist. Pearl saw her own chance and quickly blasted Time Rift Ginyu with a fully charged Light Grenade, then grabbed Recoome and pounded on his head before stretching back and slamming her knees into his back.
Nail finished off Jeice with a Full Power Energy Wave, while Pearl dodged Ginyu's own Energy Blast Volley and got an idea in her head when she saw Recoome getting up. "Recoome Ultra Fighting…" "Wha?" Time Rift Recoome said as Pearl unleashed all her power, "BOMBER!" Recoome was wiped out by his own attack, while Ginyu was sent flying. Pearl lifted her hand and yelled, "Destructo-Disc!" The powerful disc flew after Ginyu, decapitating him and finishing him off. Pearl turned around and saw as Nail finished off Jeice with a kick to his throat. "Well done, Nail-san!" Pearl complimented the Namekian Warrior. "I will do what has to be done to protect my people, and the Grand Elder," Nail responded. The two of them flew around Time Rift Namek and secured the Dragon Balls in the Time Machine then headed back to Guru's House. "Thank you, my Friend, we managed to stop them once again, all thanks to you," Time Rift Nail told Pearl. "I was just doing my job, I'll always be ready to fight evil," Pearl told him, then left the Time Rift.
Pearl's Scouter went off and she saw another Time Rift, and groaned, "Frieza's Spaceship… I think I should put Dodoria in his place." Pearl saw the robot on the platform and had him teleport her to Frieza's Spaceship and touched the glass dome to go in. Pearl went into the Time Rift Spaceship and marched up to Dodoria. "Dodoria, I'm through taking orders from a weakling like you," she told him, and crossed her arms. Dodoria looked shocked at first, but then chuckled, "I'm gonna crush you! Bring it on! On that planet, we'll fight." Dodoria pointed to another Time Rift version of Namek. Pearl nodded, "Agreed." The spaceship landed on this other Namek, and Pearl and Dodoria got out, soldiers cheering for whichever one they wanted to win. Pearl flew straight at Dodoria and struck first, landing a hard kick to his stomach before blasting him in his face with a ki ball.
Dodoria tried a palm strike and a ki blast, but Pearl dodged his attacks and stretched out her arm to land a hard punch on his chin before blasting him back with a fully charged Light Grenade. "Don't just stand there!" Dodoria screamed at some soldiers, "Fight!" Only three of Frieza's foot soldiers dared to fly to attack Pearl. "Stand down," Pearl told the soldiers, "This is between Dodoria and me. I don't want to hurt anyone else if I don't have to." The soldiers looked between Dodoria and Pearl and Dodoria yelled, "Damn it! Whoever kills her will get a million Zeni bonus!" The three soldiers looked at Pearl, and then Dodoria again, before aiming their ki rifles at Pearl. "Sorry about this, but that's just too good to pass up!" one foot soldier said. "I understand," Pearl said, then dodged their blasts before knocking them all out with three swift punches.
"You monster!" Dodoria yelled, "My precious underlings… I give you everything, and this is your response!?" "Don't lie to me! You don't care at all about these soldiers," Pearl yelled back, then raised her right hand, summoning a Super Vanishing Ball. "WH-What is that!?" Dodoria screamed as Pearl threw the Super Vanishing Ball right at him. Dodoria screamed in pain before the Super Vanishing Ball exploded, knocking him right into a mountain. "I-I can't believe it! I can't lose to someone like you!" Dodoria yelled as Pearl flew to him. "Yeah," Pearl said. Dodoria than looked thoughtful, "But still, losing to you…doesn't feel so bad." "Huh?" Pearl wondered. "You win, that means you're the Boss now. I'll do whatever you say," Dodoria said. "Um…Okay…" Pearl said, "Help up the soldiers and get them to the Medical Bay…then get into a Healing Chamber yourself." "Got it!" Dodoria said as he weakly flew over and he and Pearl helped the three footsoldiers into the Spaceship and got them into Healing Chambers, before Dodoria went in one himself.
"How compassionate," Time Rift Frieza said on his throne as he floated behind Pearl. "Well, it saves us the cost of hiring new soldiers…Frieza-sama," Pearl said, trying not to vomit. It's only a Time Rift, not real. Time Rift, not real. Not real. Pearl left Frieza's Spaceship as her Scouter sounded off again. "Alright, Hercule's House," Pearl said and got the robot on the platform to send her there. She touched the third glass dome and was teleported to Hercule's House. Great Saiyaman, Great Saiyawoman, and Jaco were waiting for her. "Saiyanoob! We've been waiting for you!" Saiyaman said, "Well, you certainly haven't taken your foot off the gas when it comes to training! You're really living up to my expectations!" "Thank you!" Pearl responded. Saiyawoman said, "The justice in your heart is real! You've really done us proud!" "To kick things up a gear, we've devised a special training regime just for you!" Saiyaman said. Saiyawoman continued, "If you can complete this special session, it means you've made great progress on the way to becoming a hero!" "I'm ready!" Pearl excitedly said. "Then let's go!" Saiyaman said, and they all flew off.
When they reached the city, they spotted some Time Patrollers waiting for them, a short Saiyan male with pink hair and eyes wearing Piccolo's outfit without the cape, a tall, skinny, Frost Demon with black armor, blue skin, and large horns with all green eyes, and someone Pearl didn't expect. "Bage!?" Pearl yelled when she saw the tall Saiyan. Bage saw her and grinned, "I'm a lot stronger now than I was before." Pearl checked her Scouter and saw that he was indeed a lot stronger, from 5000 to now 75000. Still no match for Pearl though. "Alright, let's spar!" Saiyaman declared. "Alright!" The three Time Patrollers declared. Bage flew right at Pearl and Pearl dodged his punch while Saiyaman and Saiyawoman sparred the Frost Demon and other Saiyan respectively. "Sorry, Bage," Pearl said as she easily dodged his attacks, "But I'm still a lot stronger than you." "I've learned a few new tricks," Bage said, "SOLAR FLARE!" "GAH!" Pearl yelled as she rubbed her eyes, leaving her wide open for a Tri-Beam, knocking her down. Pearl jumped up and raised up her hands to summon energy above her. This would be her first time using this technique.
The energy pooled into Pearl's right hand, and right as Bage charged at her again, she hit him full on with a Spirit Bomb! Bage was sent flying through the air, and Pearl saw that he was out cold. She quickly flew up and caught him before gently putting him down. Pearl looked up and saw Saiyawoman struggling against her opponent. Pearl quickly flew to her and grabbed the pink haired Saiyan from behind before stretching back and slamming her knees into his back, sending him away from her. "Thanks," Saiyawoman said. Pearl checked the Saiyan's Power Level and saw it was 25000000. Pearl cracked her knuckles as the Saiyan switched targets to her. She easily avoided his punches and kicks and landed a hard punch to his nose before kicking his stomach, then finishing him with a Light Grenade. Pearl then checked on Saiyaman and saw him go Super Saiyan, before ending his fight with the Frost Demon with a Full Powered Energy Blast Volley at point blank range. "So, how was sparring?" Saiyawoman asked Pearl as they healed the Time Patrollers. "It was fun, but a little challenging," Pearl said. "Keep that up, and I'm sure we'll win again!" Saiyaman told her. "Thank you!" Pearl said when the other Time Patrollers were fully healed.
"Man, we really gotta train more, Caul," the Frost Demon said. "I know, Slush," the pink haired Saiyan said. "I think I know who can help with that," Bage said, "But she's…extremely difficult." "I'll take it," Caul said. "Same here," Slush said. "Alright, let's head back to Conton City," Bage said, and the Time Patrollers pulled out Scrolls to head back to Conton City. Pearl, Saiyaman, and Saiyawoman returned to Hercule's House. "Congratulations," Saiyaman and Saiyawoman told Pearl. Wow… I wonder if Kenny and I can get that in synch… "Way to go! We always knew you had it in you!" Saiyaman continued. "I believed in you from the beginning," Saiyawoman stated. Jaco butted in as well, "I more or less thought you'd do it…" Great Saiyaman continued, "Without a doubt, you've proven yourself a worthy defender of justice! But we don't want you to stop here. We want you to get even stronger. You need to defend peace in our absence." "Absolutely," Saiyawoman said, "There's no guarantee we'll always be around to fight alongside you."
"You can't rely on a super-elite forever. Who knows? I could even be dispatched to a distant planet at short notice," Jaco said. You didn't even fight this time… Pearl kept that thought to herself and told the three of them, "I understand." "For the time being," Saiyaman said, "we'll get to work devising your next training session! So no slacking until then!" "I'll be ready!" Pearl assured him, then left the Time Rift as her Scouter went off again. "No breaks for me today, I guess," Pearl said, "Huh…Capsule Corp. Haven't been there for a while." Pearl had the robot send her there and touched the glass dome waiting for her. She saw Vegeta glaring at Time Patrollers talking to Bulma in the Time Rift. Time Rift Vegeta grumbled, "They might have come here to see Bulma's inventions, but why do they have to be so damned noisy!? It seems some of them can use ki, but none of them are worth fighting." Vegeta then saw Pearl arrive and said, "Still, you're a marginal improvement on this rabble. A Majin?! There were others besides Buu…? Well, I guess this should help kill some time.
"Hey, come and train with me if you have a minute," Vegeta demanded. "I can manage that, Vegeta-sama," Pearl told the Prince of Saiyans. Vegeta was surprised at Pearl's use of the appropriate honorific, but quickly said, "You don't need to worry. I'll go easy on you this time. You're not ready to face me at full power just yet! Consider this a little warm up. But don't let that stop you from going all out!" "Understood!" Pearl said. "Then get ready," Vegeta said as he took his fighting stance. Pearl assumed her own stance and before she knew it, Vegeta was at her. Pearl barely dodged his punch, and he caught her counterattack easily. "Come on then!" Vegeta yelled as Pearl just blocked his knee from striking her stomach. Pearl blasted him back with a ki ball and sent a Destructo-Disc his way. Vegeta easily dodged the attack and hit Pearl with Galick Gun in response.
Pearl quickly got up after taking the hit and answered with a volley of ki balls right into Vegeta's face before landing a hard uppercut to his chin then an axe kick to his head. Vegeta jumped back from Pearl and smiled, "You're pretty good, for a Majin." Pearl flew at him and for the next five minutes the two of them blocked and parried each other's blows, neither of them landing a hit. At last Vegeta kicked Pearl back then flew behind her and blasted her with Finish Breaker. "Alright then, I'd say that's enough of that," Vegeta said. "I never imagined you'd last this long… I guess I underestimated you Majin. That was fun," Vegeta said, then laughed in his proud way, "I'll have to keep an eye on you. We should do this again soon. Until then, keep up with the training!" "Understood, Vegeta-sama," Pearl said as she stood up. Seeing there was nothing else for her to do, Pearl left the Time Rift, only to see she was being called back to Hercule's House again. She saw Hercule and went up to him. "Good job on that last mission, here's your reward, with a little extra," Hercule said as he gave her 16000 Zeni. "Alright then, now, you need to go on ten quests, then you'll prove you're worthy of being my bodyguard. Think you can handle it?" Time Rift Hercule asked. "Sure thing," Pearl said.
Seeing that that was all, Pearl left Hercule's House again, and her Scouter went off again, telling her she was needed back at Guru's House. Pearl asked the robot to send her back there, and touched the glass dome to Guru's House again. She went to Nail and asked, "What's going on?" Time Rift Nail answered, "One of Frieza's Saiyan underlings is searching for the Dragon Balls. They seem to be burying something odd in the ground and 'growing' these freakish soldiers. And, since it's nighttime, visibility will be poor, so be extra careful. Are you ready?" Nail asked. WHAT!? NIGHT ON NAMEK!? These Time Rifts are SUPER screwed up! "Yes, Nail-san, I'm ready," Pearl answered, and they flew off, until they reached the night side of Namek, in a more mountainous region. That's when Pearl saw who was waiting for them. "Raditz!?" Pearl yelled in surprise as the Saiyan smiled cruelly, and said, "This planet will be conquered by the Saiyans, the greatest fighters in the Universe!" as six Saibamen popped out of the ground around him. Pearl checked their Power Levels on her Scouter, and got yet another surprise, Raditz's Power Level was a whopping 40000000, and each Saibaman had a Power Level of 37000!
"I'll handle the Saiyan," Pearl told Nail as she summoned up her power as did he. "I'll take on those… things!" Nail replied as he made them scatter with a Full Power Energy Wave. Pearl flew at the Time Rift Raditz and he blocked her kick, only for her to avoid his punch. Raditz blasted Pearl back with Double Sunday, and she answered with Light Grenade. Raditz shot ki balls at Pearl as she dodged them, then hit her with Saturday Crash, paralyzing her and allowing him to then blast her with Weekend. Pearl was sent crashing into a mountain, but avoided Raditz's follow-up attack. Pearl got angry then, and yelled out, "Futten!" Steam shot out of her as her skin turned yellow and the purple marks on her cheeks turned black. Pearl then attacked Raditz with even greater speed, allowing her to dominate the Saiyan. She kicked him to the ground and finished him with a Super Vanishing Ball. Pearl deactivated Futten and saw Nail kill one Saibaman with a large ki ball then kick another in its throat, as the last two Saibamen tried to attack from behind. Nail destroyed them with Mystic Flash and looked to Pearl. "That was amazing!" Time Rift Nail complimented. "No, you were! You took out all six of them by yourself!" Pearl told him as they collected the Dragon Balls. Once they were again safe, Nail and Pearl returned to Guru's House.
"We succeeded once again, thanks to you," Time Rift Nail said. "Anytime," Pearl responded. As soon as she returned to Conton City, she went down to the Shopping District and bought a gallon of water to drink, then her Scouter went off yet again, "Majin Buu's House." Pearl sighed before cracking her neck and running throughout Conton City, looking for anyone who had some food they could spare, catching fish and crabs where she could, picking mushrooms, and even spending 8000 of the Zeni Hercule gave her to buy more food. As soon as she gathered all the food she wanted, she found a robot and had it send her to Buu's House, touched the glass dome, and was in the Time Rift. She spotted Time Rift Majin Buu playing Hide-and-Seek with his three children and yelled, "Hello!" Sanma, Ichigo, and Niboshi all ran to greet her, "Hello! Did you bring more food?" "Sure did," Pearl said as she laid all the food she gathered out. "Here's presents for you!" the three little Majins said. Niboshi gave her a set of Chiaotzu's clothes, Sanma gave her an Energy Capsule, and Ichigo gave her a Power Capsule. "Thank you so much," Pearl said. "Thank you for the food!" the little Majins said and then dug in.
Majin Buu however looked curiously at Pearl. "Yes, Buu-san?" Pearl asked. "Hmmm… You have strange power inside you, right?" Majin Buu said.
He's talking about me, The Voice said, He can help me make you stronger, for your mission.
"Yes, that's right," Pearl responded. "Buu know that power… Feels kinda familiar!" Majin Buu said, "It same power Buu had a looooooong time ago!" "Can I use it?" Pearl asked. "What?" Majin Buu said, "You want use that power?" Pearl nodded. "You want be like mini Buu?" Majin Buu said, "But mini Buu real ugly… But you help Buu make family, so Buu help you! Follow Buu!" Majin Buu said, then turned to Ichigo, Niboshi, and Sanma, "Be good while Papa helps our friend, okay?" "Yes Papa!" the three Mini-Majins said, and Majin Buu and Pearl flew off until they reached the Archipelago. When they arrived Majin Buu warned Pearl, "Buu help you, but you should know, if you're not good, your heart might disappear… Still, you try anyway?" Pearl stopped after hearing this. And she had to think hard about it. Is it worth the risk…
There is no risk… The Voice said, I am a part of you. Without you I cannot exist. We can work together to protect everyone… Your enemies are strong…Only if you are stronger can you succeed…
Pearl said, "I'm ready, Buu-san." "Okay!" Majin Buu said, and immediately attacked Pearl. Pearl took a quick punch to her stomach and then Buu pounded her into the ground. Pearl jumped up and blasted Buu back with Light Grenade, then Buu blew her away, literally, sending her crashing into a Mountain. Pearl landed on all fours and spat out blood. "You're gonna die soon," Buu darkly said as he walked over to her.
USE MY POWER! The Voice said as energy flowed into Pearl, and she immediately launched a furious counterattack, slamming her fists and kicks into Majin Buu. "Ow ow ow ow! You're good!" Majin Buu said as he tried a Candy Beam. Pearl avoided it only for Majin Buu to lift up his hand and slam it into Pearl like a flyswatter. Pearl was surprised at the strength of the attack, and the Voice furiously said, Give me control! I can save us!
Pearl reluctantly replied, Okay.
Pearl jumped away from Majin Buu, and steam shot out of her arms as she felt her body changing, becoming smaller, and more masculine as everything that made her…herself was expunged…purified. When the steam cleared Pearl saw her reflection in the waters of the Archipelago, she looked almost exactly like Kid Buu, except for keeping her dark grey skin. Now then, let's win… The Voice said.
Yes, Pearl agreed. "Yay! You're a lot stronger now! Fight Buu!" Majin Buu yelled. The Purified Pearl flew straight at Majin Buu and kicked him right in his face before jumping back and slamming a Vanishing Ball into him. Majin Buu tried to blast ki balls at Purified Pearl, but she easily manipulated her body to avoid all the attacks then charged up her power and slammed into him with Pearl Flash. "Amazing!" Majin Buu said as he jumped up, "You're fun!" Buu then blasted steam out of his arms and head, and the steam reformed into six Mini-Buu's! Purified Pearl smiled wide as she summoned a Teleporting Vanishing Ball and destroyed one Mini-Buu instantly with it. She quickly turned around and kicked another away before slamming into it with Pearl Flash. She turned around and saw another one coming, and hit it with Super Vanishing Ball, destroying it. She looked at the one she kicked away, and teleported her leg to kick it seven more times before destroying it with Vanishing Ball. The last three Mini-Buu's reformed into Majin Buu and he blasted a Kamehameha at Pearl.
Purified Pearl stretched her stomach to the side to avoid it and stuck her tongue out at Buu before summoning another Teleporting Vanishing Ball and slamming it into Time Rift Buu's face, then summoning another Super Vanishing Ball and hitting him with it. That's enough! Pearl declared, and turned back into her original form. A badly battered Buu flew up to Pearl and smiled, "That was fun! We've both gotten stronger because of this!" "Let's head back to your home, so you can eat lots of good food, and rest," Pearl suggested. "Okay," Buu said, and they flew back to his house to see his kids were already napping in the field around his house, leaving plenty of food for Buu. Majin Buu ate his fill, and then joined Ichigo, Niboshi, and Sanma in their nap. This is getting out of hand… I'm not letting you take over me again unless it's completely necessary! Pearl told The Voice. The Voice didn't respond, and Pearl chose to just leave it at that as she left the Time Rift.
Pearl checked her Scouter and sighed in relief that there was no more work with Time Rifts she needed to do. "What a day," she said as she walked back to her apartment. "There you are!" Buudikka immediately said when she saw her, "You're just in time for lunch!" At the mention of food, Pearl's stomach grumbled loudly for everyone to hear. That's when the smell hit her, "Is that…Papa's Spicy Beef Stew?" "Oh yes!" Silver immediately yelled, "I helped! It's extra spicy!" "Huh…" Kenshiro said, he was playing Street Fighter with Jade and Amber, and winning with Sagat against their M. Bison and Akuma respectively, "Mom loves spicy stuff… Do you mind if she comes over, Glutto-san?" Glutto smiled and said, "Sure, bring whoever you like! Any friend of Pearl's is invited!" "I'll go get her," Pearl said as she searched for Shurayuki with her ki sense. Pearl found her and used Instant Transmission to appear in the middle of Shurayuki's apartment.
The smell hit her instantly, the apartment smelled very much of sex…and tea. Beate and Rachel were in green and black bathrobes respectively, and laying down on Shurayuki's couch, looking like they had just gone through a week of training with no breaks whatsoever. "Hey," Rachel managed at least. "Hello, Pearl," Shurayuki said, she was in a white bathrobe and carrying two cups of steaming hot tea. "Here you go girls," Shurayuki said as Beate and Rachel sat up to take their cups. "Thank you, Yuki-sama…" Rachel moaned. Shurayuki gave them both a peck on the lips and sat down between them. "So then, to what do we owe the honor?" Shurayuki asked Pearl. "Well, Papa made his famous Spicy Beef Stew for lunch, and Kenny said that you liked spicy food, so he asked if you could come. Papa says that all my friends can come, so I guess there's plenty for everyone," Pearl explained as Beate and Rachel sipped their tea. Shurayuki licked her lips and asked Beate and Rachel, "Well girls, feels like having Spicy Beef Stew for lunch?" "Oh yeah," Beate said as she finished her cup and jumped up and out of her bathrobe, "We just gotta get cleaned up." Shurayuki patted Rachel's head before getting up and saying, "Tell your Papa that we'll be there in…half an hour." "Sure," Pearl said as she Instant Transmitted back to her apartment.
"Shurayuki, Beate, and Rachel are going to be here in half an hour," Pearl announced as soon as she arrived. She then took off her armbands and boots and rubbed her wrists and ankles. "We can wait for a little while," Buudikka said, "While we wait, Pearl, why don't you tell us about your adventures?" Pearl fixed herself a glass of lemonade from the fridge before sitting down and telling her family all about her adventures at the Time Patroller Academy, training with Soon and Shurayuki, and especially helping to protect Time itself from Mira and Towa. Everyone listened closely, while Kenshiro and Barit sat back and blushed a little when Pearl talked about how strong they were, and how much they helped her get stronger.
Shurayuki, Beate, and Rachel arrived just as Pearl finished telling her family about how she easily destroyed the Ginyu Force. Shurayuki had her hair down and was wearing her qipao, while Beate wore regular jeans and tennis shoes with a green shirt, and Rachel wore Chi-Chi's Outfit. "Wow, Nee-san, you're awesome!" Silver declared when Pearl was done. "No, I wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for everyone's help training me," a blushing Pearl replied. "Don't sell yourself short," Glutto said, "You're the one who did all those amazing things. The Supreme Kai of Time chose you for a reason, and it looks like she made the right choice to me. Now, everyone's here, let's eat!" Everyone dug into Glutto's Spicy Beef Stew, to various results.
"HOOOOOTTT!" Barit yelled as his yellow skin started turning red, but kept on eating.
"Sooo gooooooddd…" Shurayuki said as tears ran down her eyes and snot out her nose.
Kenshiro was sweating heavily and didn't say anything, though Pearl was sure he wouldn't have a second helping.
"My mouth is on fire! I need milk!" Beate yelled, and Amber gave her a gallon of milk from the fridge, the Saiyan chugged half of it down before continuing eating the Stew.
Rachel had a big smile on her face as she quietly ate, while Pearl and her family enjoyed the Stew without saying much, except asking for a drink here or if someone could pass the salt or pepper. All of Pearl's family had three bowls each, Barit, Kenshiro, and Beate were satisfied with one, while both Shurayuki and Rachel had another bowl of Stew. Once it was done there was still a third of the pot left that was put in the fridge for later. "Oh, that is some good stew," Shurayuki said, fanning herself and sipping some milk. "Definitely," Rachel agreed. "How can you stand that spiciness!? I thought my tongue was going to fall out!" Barit asked. Rachel smirked and said, "You forget, I'm a dhampir. Regular food is only about…half as flavorful for me, unless it's a rare steak or something equally bloody." "Shit," Barit said, "That's…cheating!" "Not really, I can barely taste a lot of stuff, it kind of sucks," Rachel replied.
Buudikka sighed and Pearl saw her Mama was dressed in her green and black Buu-gi as she stood up and said, "Pearl, I think we should work off lunch, with a little spar. What do you think?" "Huh?!" Pearl managed, her, sparring against her Mama?! Kenshiro put a hand on her shoulder and said, "I think you can handle it. You're a lot stronger than you think you are." "Just…let me get my gloves and shoes on," Pearl said as she went to hers and Kenshiro's room to get her black Buu-gi gloves and purple and black shoes. Pearl put on her Scouter and stepped out of her room, without her weighted clothes she felt a lot stronger. Everyone headed to the Time Machine Station, the whole time Pearl wondered what techniques she should use, thinking back on all the times she watched her Mama fight. Buudikka was experienced, and powerful. Pearl was sure her Mama was at her strongest now, since she had been training for the last year to prepare for the Tenkaichi Budokai, and take back her Title as World Champion.
Mama preferred techniques inherent to Majins as a point of pride, her only real point of pride when it came to fighting, but she would use any technique that could help her if she was in a bind. Pearl however had a lot more techniques to choose from, and decided what she would need to win. "What are you thinking, Sis?" Jade asked as they reached the Time Machine Station. Pearl smiled and cracked her neck while Buudikka rolled her shoulders, "I think I might win this." "Huh!?" Jasper, Amber, Jade, and Silver all said at that as Pearl and Buudikka went up to the robot at the Time Machine Station. "Send us to the Wasteland," Buudikka requested. "Enjoy your match," the robot said, and in a flash of light, Pearl and Buudikka were at the Wasteland. Mother and Daughter assumed their stances and got ready to give it their all. "BEGIN!"
Pearl immediately used Instant Transmission and punched Buudikka hard in her solar plexus before kicking her back. Buudikka was surprised, but quickly smiled as she avoided Pearl's follow up kick. Buudikka blasted a giant ki ball at Pearl and Pearl blocked it, but it gave Buudikka time to get to Pearl and go for a kick. Pearl blocked the kick and went for a counter punch, but Buudikka caught it, then tried her own only for Pearl to catch her punch as well. The two Majins auras glowed bright pink all around them as they struggled against each other. Pearl was genuinely surprised as she continued to struggle, while Buudikka had a proud smile on her face, before she blasted Pearl away from her with an Ill Blast from her mouth. Pearl was blinded for a minute, and that gave Buudikka time to fly over and land a volley of punches from afar before kicking Pearl back. Buudikka tried for a Majin Kamehamaha, but Pearl managed to dodge this attack and answered with a Galick Gun that Buudikka barely dodged.
Pearl stretched out her arm, Buudikka made as if to block, she didn't expect Pearl to instead grab her arm and pull her into an uppercut to the face, and then follow up with a powerful round kick to her side. Buudikka fought the pain and grabbed Pearl's leg. Before Pearl could dodge, Buudikka blasted her point blank with a Vanishing Ball. Buudikka lifted Pearl up by her leg and slammed her into the ground, but Pearl wasn't beaten yet as she blasted Buudikka in her face with a volley of ki balls to make her let go, and then summoned ki to her hands. "Kaa-Mee-Haa-Mee-HAAAAAAA!" Pearl unleashed a Super Kamehamaha Wave that sent Buudikka flying back, and bouncing all the way to the other side of the Wasteland. Buudikka slowly stood up and both Pearl and her Mama looked at each other, breathing hard from the fight already. Both of them screamed as hard as they could as they summoned up as much ki as their bodies could handle, then flew straight at each other. When they met in the middle of the Wasteland, the ground around them was reduced to a crater from the power of their first punch.
Pearl and Buudikka rained down blows on each other, neither one giving up no matter how many times they were punched or kicked by the other. Buudikka tried the Ill Flash again, only for Pearl to jump over her to avoid it. Pearl realized that she was running out of time, and thought about what she would do, she considered surrendering to her Pure Majin form again, but decided a spar wasn't worth it. "Futten!" Pearl yelled as her skin turned yellow and the purple marks on her face turned black. "Such power!" Buudikka yelled in shock as Pearl went at her. Buudikka barely blocked Pearl's first ten strikes, but the next thirty landed hard on her stomach, making her cough up blood. Ki surrounded Buudikka as she blew up all around, reduced to a few blobs of flesh. Ill Bomber… and if I know Mama… She should appear behind me, right… about… NOW! Buudikka reformed behind Pearl, only for Pearl to shove her right hand behind her and yell, "Mystic Flash!" Nail's Ultimate Technique blasted out, taking Buudikka completely by surprise, and knocking her out for good, just as there were three seconds left on the clock. Pearl deactivated Futten form, and in a flash of light they were returned to Conton City.
Buudikka wrapped Pearl in a hug before she knew what was happening and yelled, "I'm so proud of you! My little girl has turned into such a mighty warrior! What more could I ask for!?" Pearl hugged her back and said, "You told me I could get stronger if I joined the Time Patrol. You were right." "My two oldest are surpassing me, my dojo's future is secure," Buudikka proudly said as she let Pearl go. "Huh? Jasper, you beat Mama!?" Pearl said. Jasper stuck his muscular chest out proudly and said, "I sure did. I trained for a whole month to get ready, and it paid off." "Wow…" Pearl said as they headed back to the apartment. Pearl was feeling confident now, she could take on anything Mira and Towa could throw at her.