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Chapter 2.
Four months have passed since that strange morning in the Capsule Corps. Laboratories. Sure our heroes went back to their routine pretending nothing happened (mainly because of Bulma's threat to kill them if they spoke of what they saw to anyone), but they were still curious about what kind of experiment required they had to use their powers.
"Dad…look what's on TV! Mom and Gohan are talking to the press. I think it's kinda important…" – said Trunks on the video intercom that the Briefs have on the GR.
Vegeta pressed some buttons and the image on the screen quickly changed to what seemed a very important press conference where his wife was the protagonist. He turned the volume up and listened.
"At Capsule Corp. We believe that everyday life can be improved with our technological advances. We also believe these advances cannot be for an elite, but for everyone because our main goal is not to contribute with other enterprises to make money, but to contribute to the mankind. If we make money in the process, the better. Therefore, right now, I'm announcing our latest invention: the teleport pads."
Soon after she said the name of the invention, 4 people in white coats unveiled 2 round pads that looked similar to what Vegeta saw four months ago, only this time they were bigger, had less wires and looked quite sleek.
"These teleport pads allows us to transport anything within seconds to anywhere in the world where another pad is mounted. Right now, we have pads in each mayor city where a Capsule Corp headquarter is located, such as New York, Berlin, Santiago, Sydney, Capetown and of course here, the West Capital City."
After she said that, a 60 inch flat TV came up from the ground with 5 different faces, showing the 5 different locations mentioned before.
"Now, let me demonstrate you how it works. What you see on this screen is a live video feed we have from our five headquarters around the world. Right now, I'm going to step on this pad…(she stepped on the first pad on her left) and I will go to each one of those locations. Carl, if you please…"
Then, a tall man came to the screen and explained.
"What we will do now is tell the computer where we want the subject to go (in this case, Mrs. Bulma Briefs). My associate will send her now to Santiago in our South America headquarter as soon as she gives him the signal".
What happened next left speechless all of the people (yes, including Vegeta). In a blink of an eye, Bulma disappeared from there the exact same way Goku disappears when he uses the instant transmission technique. The same blur, the same sound…everything was the same!
A fraction of a second later, she was on the video feed that read "Santiago" on the bottom.
"Hola chicos. Solo pasaba a saludar para probar el sistema. Ahora al siguiente destino"
Having said that, she stepped on the other pad on that location to instantly disappear from there and appear on the feed that said "New York".
"Hey guys…just checking the system. Keep up the good work. Now to the next location!" – the blue-haired CEO happily said.
And the exact same thing that happened on South America, happened in each location she visited: the blur, the disappearance and the appearance on the next feed. It went all that way until she finally, after going around the world in less than five minutes, returned to where she was giving the press conference: Capsule Corp main headquarter in West Capital city.
"This invention wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of our highly skilled scientists and technicians….and of course without the help from my family and friends which gave me the idea. That's all for now. Thank you".
Bulma stepped down the podium and left the place going directly to her home. Vegeta turned off the screen and kept training as usual. True, he was very proud of her woman, but he couldn't see the use of the woman's invention on a true battlefield….but how wrong was he….
As soon as the woman returned home, she called Vegeta through the intercom to his GR.
"I expect that you've seen the announcement I made because I have another announcement to make you…but I rather do it personally." – flirted the blue haired scientist - "Can I go in?"
"Whatever…"
A few minutes later, Bulma came into the GR with something on her hands. It looked like a watch, although it was thicker and wider than a regular one, but one could hide it very well under any sleeve.
"You do know that I love you, right my prince?" – asked playfully the woman.
"Of course, onna…" – replied Vegeta with a smirk.
"Then let me make you this present from me to you. First, drink this"- and Bulma handled him what looked like a big fat pill along with a glass of water.
Vegeta trusted her woman with his own life and being no one around, he obeyed her and drank the pill. At first, nothing happened, then his stomach ached like he got a kick from Goku, next he felt like his head was spinning around and just going to leave his neck and finally, all of a sudden, he felt absolutely nothing. All pain and dizziness was swept away and he felt just like before taking the pill.
"What the hell did you do to me, woman!" – asked furiously the prince while checking his senses and his physical and mental abilities.
"That was the first part of my latest invention…just for you. The pill you took contained millions of nanobots that built an organic computer on your brain and neural system. I programmed it to not interfere with you and to only interface with this (showing the device that looked like a watch)"
Vegeta thought she found the ultimate control over him and didn't like the idea of having an organic-whatever computer on his brain. He was just about to prepare a ki ball when his mate continued:
"What you see here, honey, is a miniaturized version of our commercial teleport pads, only this works only with you and responds only to the brainwave amplifier and decoder you just ate. In simple terms, it will grant you the instant transmission ability that Goku has, but with some improvements."
The prince looked at his wife and putted on his left arm the strange contraption. Suddenly, he felt like he was pinched and a small voice coming from his head said "identity confirmed".
"Woman…you know this is an insult for me! I will never wear this and let alone keep this thing in my brain! Remove them now!"
"Oh…but I haven't finished yet. This device I made specifically for you has some advantages over Goku's technique. For example, you don't need to feel a person's ki to teleport there. You just simply think of that person and it will transport you there in an instant. If you practice more, this device can even transport you to every location in the universe where you have ever been and in the case of people, you can choose if you appear in front of, behind of or besides of anyone you think. Oh! And by the way, it learns what you mean with your thoughts. Come on…give it a try…if you don't like it, I will remove it this instant"
Vegeta fell silent for a moment. What he just received was the best gift anyone could think for him. Sure it hurt saiyan's pride because it uses a machine to do the job of a technique, but on the other hand, the device was so advanced and so much more useful than Kakarot's technique that it surely gave him a great advantage in any battlefield he could possibly imagine. Without thinking it twice, he decided to test the gadget to teleport himself behind Trunks, wherever his son was. In a fraction of a second, the prince disappeared and appeared behind his son, in the exact position he thought of (which was 3 feet behind him).
Trunks only noticed his father when he was already behind him. He just said hi to his father when he suddenly saw him disappear into thin air.
"Weird…." Was all Trunks said after he saw his father disappear.
Moments later, Vegeta appeared back into the GR with Bulma waiting there for him. She wasn't angry, but she wasn't happy either. Let's just say she was…impatient.
"Well…will you keep it or not?"
"I need to test it more, woman. Until further notice, I'll keep it".
"Ok..I'm gonna go to my lab to finish my last research…which has to do with what you have in your arm". – She giggled as she exited the GR. She knew her husband so well to tell that was his way of thanking.