Chapter 3 Whis-full thinking
A smug grin fills the light teal colored face of Berrus' attendant, as everyone in the room becomes silent. And though his respect is returned with a simple display of his anger, his point is yet to be made.
"I am not here for my health, gentlemen, as I was given this job by some very important people..." Whis says with a now remarkably calm voice, striding slowly to the shuddering trio from the northern section of this universe. "...and though you may believe this sounds trivial, Beerus is not to leave this place unless I give him permission."
"But, Whis!"
The attendant gives his student a sour stare, as he can hear disappointment in his voice.
"But nothing, Beerus." he replies, still with a soft voice, though more stressed in his convictions. "You have not been putting in any training, and it is the reason this mortal man was able to push you to seventy percent the last time you fought."
Whis then turns his attention to Goku, and shows a slight look of depression.
"I would have liked an opportunity to sample more of that tempura, but I must make sure my student is ready for any job he is asked to perform." Whis remarks, looking back at the only person he has ever had feelings for. "The coming future is never fully known, even to us Gods, and I will not have my only friend unable to defend himself or this Universe."
Beerus smiles, as some of his depression is taken by the kind comment of his only friend.
"Vegeta..." the large cat says with a still somewhat depressed voice. "...please inform you lovely wife, that I will be unable to attend. I have been putting off my training, and should not be enjoying myself at a party...seriously, I am the God of Destruction."
"I understand, Lord Beerus. And I mean no disrespect to you or your teacher, but I was quiet a bringer of destruction at one point. Ask him," he says, then looks at his best friend Kakarot. A smile fills Vegeta's face, as without Goku, he would not be who he is, nor would he have the drive that now fills his heart.
That drive affirms itself with a vision of the blueish green eyes he now wakes up to, and with that intense feeling of his love, Vegeta speaks of where he draws his newest strength.
"But the power I had then pales in comparison to the power I draw upon now..." Vegeta looks up at Whis, showing a smug little grin. "...and that comes from my friends and my family."
"So what are you saying, Vegeta?" Whis asks, as the Saiyan Prince holds the invitation up again.
"Allow him to make more friends, and you will see that his training will be easier to complete."
Beerus shows complete shock, as Vegeta speaks eliquently about the one who tormented his race, and disrupted his wife's thirty-eighth birthday.
"You consider me a friend?!"
Whis stays quiet, waiting for answer from the Saiyan Prince, which comes quickly. But it also shocks him to the core, as Vegeta gives a response he did not expect.
"Of course I don't!" he barks quickly, then shows a very wry grin. "You slapped my wife across the face, you jerk, don't think I've forgotten about that. It will take some time and some serious attention to her needs before I even think of speaking to you as a friend."
Beerus shows his slightly angered look which only makes Vegeta smile wider. The Saiyan Prince then strides directly up to the God of Destruction, literally getting nose to nose with one who could end his life with a single blow, and showing no fear in his eyes.
"But my wife is more forgiving than I..." he continues, placing the invitation back in Beerus' hand, and placing his other hand upon the stoic cat's shoulder. "...and if she wants you as a friend, then I will keep my mouth shut and allow her to be happy."
Beerus looks down at the invitation again, then turns to his attendant, whom shows a very indifferent expression now.
"Please, Whis, I promise I will not go back to sleep when we get back," he remarks with a near begging tone in his voice. "I will do nothing but train under your supervision for the entire year I have left, if you let me go this one time and just enjoy a party."
Whis lowers his head, knowing he must disappoint his student.
"You would never be able to keep a level head without your rest, Lord Beerus. You know that," he says a bit somberly, watching as his friend's ears droop down with depression.
"Wait a minute!" Goku suddenly barks out. "I know how you can get a year of training done in one day!"
Both Whis and Beerus look at Goku as if he has two heads, and both ask the same question.
"Earth still has it's hyperbolic time chamber?!"
Goku now does a double take with surprise, as Whis and Beerus had already known about this special room within Kami's Lookout, and more so hearing they knew it was destroyed.
"I thought that pink moron, who ate all the pudding, wrecked the place," Whis adds, as he knows all about the history of Majin Buu's assault a few years back, and the destruction of Kami's Place.
Goku scratches his head, looking at Vegeta with complete astonishment, then turns his eyes back to Whis.
"You are remarkably well versed in our history, but I guess you didn't see what happened in the last few weeks, huh?" he continues with his normal charming Goku tone, showing a smile that almost annoys everyone. "Piccolo fixed the door to the chamber, and it seems to back in working condition now."
Goku smirks as Whis and Beerus show great interest again, but as the juvenile Saiyan usually does, Goku voices an issue.
"But we can't tell for sure if it works, because neither myself, Vegeta, or Piccolo can enter the chamber any more."
The God of Destruction and his attendant smile, knowing exactly what that means, as both have experience with the benefits of a hyperbolic time chamber, and on more then two occasions.
"Well it's not the only one in this universe, but..." Beerus looks at his attendant again, and smirks as his teacher shakes his head at a bad memory. "...since Whis destroyed the last one we were in, roughly twenty five hundred years ago. No one will allow us to use theirs any more."
"You destroyed a time chamber?!" Both Vegeta and Goku retort with shock, while staring at the now blushing attendant, and the God of Destruction just gives a little smile.
"Three of them!"
Whis lowers his head, knowing all three were his fault, then returns his eyes to the two Saiyans and King Kai, showing the embarrassment he feels with just a simple grin.
"I didn't mean to, but after eight months we ran out of food, and I couldn't get the door open, so I had no choice but to destroyed it."
"Instead of knocking, as they asked us!" Beerus adds very smugly, as this is what they were told to do in order to leave early. "And the other two times...was for the same damn reason!"
Goku smirks, then looks at Vegeta.
"How the hell did you guys run out of food?" the Saiyan Prince remarks a bit sarcastically, knowing the time chamber on Earth is always stocked to the rafters, and able to withstand the feasting habits of Goku, himself, and their sons for a two whole years, before it needed to be restocked.
"I really don't think that would be an issue on Earth..."Goku remarks, looking at Vegeta whom shakes his head no emphatically, and finishes his friend's point.
"...not with the way Mr. Po Po keeps that place packed with provisions. My son and I barely made a dent in the pantry."
Beerus's ears perk up, seeing the smile return to his attendant's face, and with a single look, the big cat knows he is heading for a party.
"If we promise not to destroy it, would you allow us to use this chamber?" Whis asks, and Beerus adds his own promise.
"I won't eat!" he barks out sarcastically, then looks at his master with a wide smile. "And I will make sure he knocks on the door before destroying it."
Goku and Vegeta knowing they have the final invitation sealed with a yes, nod their heads to accept.
"WOO HOO! We're going to party!" Beerus barks out, spinning around on his feet, then dropping down on the ground to break out his best new moves.
"Wait a minute Lord Beerus..." Whis suddenly says, taking the wind from his student's sails, and crushing his spirit with the sound of his voice. "...I didn't say we would be going today, or even in the next hundred years. I was just asking if we could use it!"
"You're killing me, Whis..." The younger god remarks with a bit of rage, knowing his attendant is now playing with his head. "...you're going to make me beg now, aren't you?"
Whis smugly smiles, then shakes his head no. He turns his eyes to the group of three visitors, showing them the same smug grin.
"I would never embarrass you in front of anyone, Lord Beerus, you know that! You need to keep your reputation of course."
The sarcasm pours from Whis' mouth, and it only gets thicker as he continues.
"However, if you can prove to me that you have improved your skills in the last fifty years...I may decide to go today and teach you something new."
Beerus, showing a complete look of disgust, already knows the task he is going to be given, and only lowers his head further as Whis tell him.
"Hit me in the chest or face, with any attack, and we are on our way to Earth!"
"Well, I guess you can head back now, guys..." Beerus remarks, climbing back up to his bed. "...I'm not gonna waste my time when I could just go back to sleep."
"Are you serious?!" Vegeta barks looking over at Whis. "It's one quick punch to the chest or face and you're done! You are the fastest fighter I've ever seen, how hard could that be!?"
Beerus stops climbing up to his sleeping podium, and looks back at the Saiyan Prince with a smug grin.
"You think you can do it?" he remarks, gesturing his hand towards his attendant, knowing Whis would take on all challenges. "Be my guest!"
Vegeta is stunned when he returns his eyes to the teal-skinned humanoid, and sees an almost inviting smile. Then his mind is blown as Whis gestures his hand to come.
"I'm not stupid! I won't survive a single blow from someone more powerful then the God of Destruction himself." he replies, and Whis shows a little disappointment in his face, which again shocks Vegeta.
"I'm sure Kakarot would be a better choice to hit you, sir!"
"HEY!" Goku barks out, slapping Vegeta in the back of the head. "Why are you throwing me to the wolves?"
"I wasn't the one given a God's power!" Vegeta barks back, cracking his hand across Goku's chest in retaliation.
"Stop bickering!"
Both Saiyans stop their arguing as Whis raises his voice. He then points a finger at Vegeta and tells him to come by turning it down to the ground before him.
Vegeta, very hesitantly, steps slowly to the much taller god, and lowers his head.
"Please remember, when you go to take my head off, that my wife is turning forty in three days!" He pauses, looks up at the fighter he knows far exceeds his power, and yet still gives that genuine Vegeta sarcasm. "I'm sure she would be upset to mourn her husband at the same time."
Whis returns a grin, and gets into a defensive posture, however, before he starts this contest, he lays down one single rule.
"I will not fight back for five minutes...then I will end it!"
"Well, that doesn't sound good!" Goku remarks, drawing a very hard stare from his friend.
"YOU THINK?!" Vegeta retorts, then returns his attention to Whis. His nerves shake his body violently inside, like anticipating the launch of a roller coaster. But yet the proud Saiyan prince doesn't show it on the outside.
"Remind me to kill Bulma when I get back, Kakarot..." he says, then with no warning, Vegeta fires a quick jab at Whis' chest.
Whis catches the punch, shows Vegeta a smirk, than simply tosses him to the ground without using his power.
The Saiyan prince tumbles several times, coming to rest on his back at the feet his best friend. An odd grin suddenly filling his face as he looks up at Goku.
"... if I get back!"
Vegeta powers to Super Saiyan, and quickly returns to his task. His punches now coming with speed and accuracy, using his skills as a martial artist, and not just trying a childish surprise attack. This quickly backs Whis up, as he needs space to avoid a more strategic attack, but still he easily defends the two targets he told Vegeta to hit.
"Not bad for a mortal..." Whis says with an actual praising tone, pumping Vegeta up so he comes at him faster and stronger. "...you could teach my student a few things about the Martial Arts."
"Nice try, Whis!" Beerus replies from his bed, showing no interest in a display of his master's talents, knowing the outcome of this contest will conclude the same way it always does.
"I truly don't feel like getting knocked unconscious..." he pauses for a good yawn and stretch. "...if I can just go back to sleep."
"You chicken!"
Beerus's eyes open wide, hearing the taunt come from the fight, but not from his teacher.
"Are you saying the God of Destruction is nothing more than a pussycat!" Vegeta shouts, as he presses his attack to another level against Whis.
"That's not very funny!" Beerus remarks, yet rolls over to the side of his bed and looks down.
He can feel his attendant's power level begin to climb, as Vegeta continues getting close to doing something never accomplished in thousands of years by the big cat. However, he can see his master is still holding back, so not to hurt the Saiyan Prince with his countering attacks.
"Why don't you try showing him how hard you defend against me, Master Whis, and he will see that I am just a cat, and he is the...well I am not going there!"
Vegeta gets fired up, realizing what he was called, and takes his advance to yet another level. Hoping only to make Beerus look bad, the Saiyan prince draws upon the knowledge he has learned from his best friend, as both have trained hard together over the last two years.
You stepped on my father's back, forcing his face to the ground... he recalls from his youth, focusing that rage to his hands and feet.
...you unleashed that bastard Fresia on my race... he continues pumping himself, seeing the small white creature that forced him to serve under his strong-armed control. This only increases his power, and his adds it to the force of his punches.
"AND YOU HIT MY WIFE!"
Whis balks, as Vegeta suddenly yells this line with anger, having no clue that the Saiyan prince was powering himself while keeping up a very strategic attack. His hair lengthens to the ground, showing the Super Sayian three form of this warrior, as Vegeta has found the way to finally break this barrier with the help of the other SS3.
His punches now come feral in power, but accurate as a marksman, and Whis realizes he is going to be in for a fight.
Vegeta unleashes a flurry of punches, faster than Goku or King Kai can follow, but not Beerus or Whis.
"I didn't hit your wife!" Whis remarks with a bit of surprise in his voice, but also strain.
Beerus sits up suddenly, as Vegeta sweeps a leg under Whis, who never saw it coming.
Quickly taken from his balance, Vegeta plots the assault needed to win in less then the blink of an eye. Like a chess game, the Saiyan Prince throws several punches to set up the better fighter for check mate, and Whis notices fast. In complete desperation, seeing the impact of Vegeta's elbow to the side of his jaw coming, Whis decides to cheat, an drives a fist into the ribs of his foe.
Vegeta drops in an instant, his hair returning to normal, and he falls to the ground nearly unconscious.
"BOOOOOO!" Beerus hisses from the edge of his bed, sitting there anxiously waiting to see the loss of his smug master, whom enjoys proving his superiority to his student. However, before he can even voice his next disapproval, Vegeta rises up with a fist.
Looking at his student, and not at the powerless Saiyan below him, Vegeta completely surprises Whis with a solid impact to his jaw. It does nothing but break Vegeta's hand, however, he cannot help but yell out with joy.
"I can't believe you fell for that!" he barks out exuberantly, laughing in the face of the one who just lost, and quickly Whis' hand is across the Saiyan's neck, knocking him cold this time.
Beerus is off his bunk, and by the motionless Saiyan's side in a second, as is Goku.
"Why'd you do that?" Beerus asks with a tone of anger, and gets only angrier seeing the look in his master's eyes. The smugness. The arrogance. And it all quickly gets under the angry cat's hairless skin.
"I hate people who gloat after getting lucky." Whis remarks coldly, and The God of Destruction rises back to his feet, getting face to face with his master.
"You, of all people, have the nerve to say that!"
The smug grin remains upon Whis' face, and he only lowers his head down to show it off to his student with more arrogance.
"And what are you going to do about it, pussycat?"
Beerus becomes irate, but holds his temper. He knows if he takes a single swing, he will have a fight on his hands. A fight he knows he will no doubt lose. However, a voice calls from behind, spurring him on to take the punch.
"Kick his butt for me...Friend."
Vegeta passes out again after his motivational speech, and something inside the large cat snaps. He is actually upset to see the Saiyan Prince unconscious, now seeing this warrior who came to invite him to a party as a friend.
His only friend beside the one he now returns his eyes to.
"Oh...I plan on it!"
Whis smiles, seeing a fire in his student's eye used only for destruction, an knows he is in for a good training session.
Beerus starts the match with a right cross that almost hits the mark, but Whis' speed is remarkable, and he moves from the path. A precise elbow is returned to his student's chest, removing a vast amount of oxygen from the purplish colored cat's lungs.
Believing the fight is over as quick as it started, Whis lowers his smug grin down to the doubled over Beerus.
"I didn't say I wouldn't hit back in this session..." he remarks sarcastically, however, Beerus takes a trick from Vegeta's book.
Playing opossum, the large cat pounces at the right moment, striking his master several times in the chest with his fists, then spinning a swift foot around to connect on the point of Whis's chin.
Again, the only thing that comes from and impact to this god's iron jaw, is the breaking of another few bones, and Beerus grasp his hind paw in excruciating pain. However, just as Vegeta did, a very loud cackle of laughter comes from deep inside the God of Destruction's soul.
"I finally got you, Master!" he cries out with excitement and pain. Showing a smile to his teacher from ear to ear.
Whis quickly lowers a elbow down upon his student's head, leaving him the same way as his Saiyan friend.
"I really hate gloating!"
Goku coughs very dramatically, drawing Whis' eyes to him.
"Yeah! I hate that too!" he quickly agrees, not wanting to even chance a challenge, as both Vegeta and Beerus remain out cold from a single blow each.
"I thought they totally deserved it, sir!"