The Three Legendary Saiyans

Chapter 6: Father and Son

A full day had passed before Trunks and his friends; Goten, Mai, Pilaf and Shu returned to Capsule Corp; Raijin, Bulma and Chichi all angrily waiting for the group to return and immediately taking the five children to the Briefs Family Apartment and seating them down on the couch before issuing their well-deserved punishments.

"What in god's name where you thinking?! Resurrecting a fiend like Frieza!" Raijin shouted in his son's face; anger had filled his eyes as the old memories of Frieza slaughtering The Namekians had returned to his mind's eye.

Trunks silently glared at his father; having dressed himself in his punk leather jacket and tattered jeans, Trunks had adopted a much more rebellious attitude since forming his little gang with Pilaf, Shi and Mai; though Goten had just been dragged along although he'd been willing to go after The Dragon Balls.

"Answer your father young man!" Bulma shouted; stood tall with her arms crossed.

Pilaf kept dodging Bulma's eyes; each time he was about to speak he was shushed up by the defiant look in Trunks' eyes.

Chichi radiated with a violent red flames that burned around her body; her arms crossed with her eyes solely focused on Goten, Raijin had never seen Chichi like this but he felt a primordial fear from being in the mere presence of the woman.

Goten sat on the edge of the couch; sucking on his bottom lip in a pout though he was nearly on the eve of his own thirteenth birthday. Goten was on the verge of tears when he broke and burst into a tear filled apology, "I'm sorry Mom… Uncle Raijin… Auntie Bulma… I'm sorry".

Goten crying out an apology forced both Bulma and Chichi to wrap their arms around him and embrace the young crying adolescent.

"Goten… we forgive you" Raijin spoke; reaching out with his left hand and patting Goten's black haired head, giving him an approving smile.

Chichi sung her words through a steady stream of tears flowing from her eyes, "Oh Goten; I thought I'd lost my sweet young man to a life of delinquency".

Trunks mouthed a single word under his breath; but Goten gave a guilty look as it was clear that Trunks had called his best friend a traitor.

Mai turned a sweeping glance over to her friends Pilaf and Shu; their selfish desire to use The Dragon Balls for something as petty as one million zeni in cash but their plan had been hijacked and their wish used to restore the life of a galactic tyrant, Mai felt a need to do the right thing and confess.

"I know what you're thinking Mai; don't you dare!" Pilaf muttered into Mai's ear; his snide voice making Mai recoil from his too-loud whisper.

Shu whimpered like the dog he was; muttering towards Pilaf under his breath, "I don't know Pilaf… maybe we should just confess".

"Shut up Shu; if we keep quiet then we'll get away scott-free!" Pilaf shouted out loud; realising what he'd said Pilaf covered his mouth with his small blue hands.

"Something you'd like to tell us Pilaf?" Raijin asked; his arms cross as his black hair suddenly ignited into its golden Super Saiyan State, Raijin knew the mere sight of him in his base Super Saiyan Form would be enough to terrify Pilaf into making him confess.

"Ok, we took that Radar thing so we could wish for some money! And some weird guys in armour like the sort that Vegeta always wears came and promised us we could make our wish as long as they got theirs first!" Pilaf confessed; Shu and Mai both sighing at their friend's lack of any backbone when in any kind of threatening situation.

Raijin smirked as his golden hair faded back to its normal black; uncrossing his arms and patting Pilaf on the head, "Well done; you did the right thing in telling me".

Pilaf's cheeks blushed pink at the unexpected praise; his tiny black eyes glistening with budding tears of joy, "Thank you… does this mean we won't be punished?".

"Not a chance; I'm sure we can find something you can do around here… maybe some cleaning tasks" Raijin smirked; though he appreciated the confession he still had to punish the three for the act of stealing The Dragon Radar.

"Good idea! Put them to work… maybe mopping the floors?" Chichi suggested; having finally stopped crying.

Trunks pouted; mouthing another word though his voice became a little more audible with how irritated the teen was become; "Kiss-ass"

"Good suggestion Chichi; but can you tell us anything else about these people that wished back Frieza?" Bulma asked; crouching down to her knees and asked Pilaf directly, Pilaf grew red in the face with Bulma sitting so close to him.

Pilaf nodded though the idea of mopping floors as a punishment seemed like he'd gotten off easy; glancing to Shu and Mai for only a moment to witness them nodding in agreement, "There were only two… a tall pale-skinned guy and a little blue-faced guy in a white cape and a red skirt… a can't remember their names".

"Sorbet and Tagoma" Goten suddenly spoke; having finished pouting and decided to be honest, much to the ire of Trunks of whom was glaring maliciously towards Goten.

Chichi slung her arms around her youngest son once again; crying out praises for Goten telling the truth and redeeming himself in her own eyes.

"Well done Goten; you did the right thing, Bulma… do you think that friend in The Galactic Patrol can help us track these two?" Raijin patting Goten on the shoulder; giving with a warm smile and then turning to Bulma for his question.

"You mean Jaco? I'm sure he'd be able to handle that" Bulma stood back up as she spoke; taking a Galactic Patrol Communicator from the coffee table and quickly making the call.

"As if that useless idiot could ever be useful" Trunks finally spoke out loud; displaying his distaste for Jaco as well as his heightened anger in waiting for a meaningless punishment.

Raijin shared a dislike for Jaco; he thought of the bumbling patrolman as an idiot who just stumbled into situations of which he'd come out of looking good, but Raijin had had enough of Trunks' attitude and decided that it was time to put the brat in his place himself.

"Trunks… meet me in The Gravity Room in one hour!" Raijin demanded; turning on his heels and marching towards the doorway though it was clear where he was going.

Trunks stared at his father's back with a look of dumbstruck obliviousness, "Are you being serious… I don't train anymore!".

Bulma and Chichi both stared at Raijin; the air around Raijin's body growing hotter with each passing second, "Trunks; do as your father says… this is your punishment for stealing The Dragon Radar, your attitude problem and causing trouble for your friends" Bulma spoke with a commanding tone while her eyes were fixed on Trunks.

An hour passed in almost no time at all; Raijin stood waiting inside The Gravity Room in a pair of shorts and a vest though his tail flicked about as Trunks entered the room.

Trunks silently glared at his father; having chosen to wear the same clothes as his father, "Why did you ask me to come here… missing your sparring matches with Vegeta?".

Raijin gave a mocking laugh; turned to face his son, "No; I'll make you a deal… you land a single punch on me within one hour and I'll forgive your actions, but if you fail; you will have to spend one hour with me every day in here… trying to land that one punch"

Trunks' stunned expression turned to one of smug self-importance, "Is that it? this'll be easy then".

Trunks launched off the red-tiled floor and swung a vicious punch/kick combo attack directly towards his father; Raijin merely smiled as he easily sidestepped Trunks' combo and countered with a swift kick to Trunks' outstretched leg, sending Trunks to the floor.

Little did Trunks know; but Bulma and Chichi were both watching the duel from a surveillance room.

"I expected better from my son; you are just wasting your energy in just charging me" Raijin scolded; turning on his heels to have his back to Trunks.

Trunks rose back to his feet; brushing a scrape of his face with his wrist, "you damned bastard!".

Raijin smirked again, "watch your mouth… and if you want so much as a chance against me; use all the power you can muster".

Trunks felt his anger bursting forth; his blue hair standing up on end as his power grew larger, igniting with an all-too-familiar golden glow and pale blue lightning crackling around his young body; Trunks had become a Super Saiyan 2.

"Impressive… I'm proud that you've achieved this level when you're so young" Raijin smiled; taking in a deep breath while sensing Trunks' powers as a Super Saiyan 2.

Trunks barely spoke a word; leaping upwards and charging head-first with both hands raised, lightning crackled around Trunks' hands in an unmistakable recreation of Raijin's own Zeus Storm Cannon.

Raijin waited until the last moment of Trunks' assault before reaching out with his arms and seizing Trunks by his vest and shoulder throwing Trunks into the control panel for The Gravity Room.

The entire room became dyed in a harsh red light as the control panel lit up with a four-hundred times gravity multiplier, a heavy tension weighted heavily on Raijin's and Trunks' shoulders as they glared at each other.

Trunks scowled; rubbing a bruise on his left elbow, "That hurt; Dad!".

Raijin smiled; a warm feeling passing through his heart upon being called dad, "That's the first time you've called me Dad in over a year".

Trunks looked flustered; clenching his small fists and charging Raijin again, "SHUT UP!".

Trunks brought his hands back in the motions for his Twin Buster Cannon; taking no time to charge at all and firing the blast directly at his father, Raijin had seen Trunks' beam attack many times and easily batting the blast away with the back of his left hand; causing the beam to ricochet and destroy a deflector robot entirely.

"Not bad; its not easy to destroy those things" Raijin whistled after watching the robot be turned to little more than debris.

"Why can't I hit you… you dodge, counter or deflect everything!" Trunks shouted; a look of fury filling his eyes as the high gravity was beginning to take a toll of his young body.

Raijin turned his sight back to his son; giving him a stern look, "Its simple; you're too direct".

Trunks screamed at the insult to his fighting style; kicking off the ground to engage in a flurry of fists; kicks and charges towards his father.

Raijin effortlessly dodged every attack Trunks made; sidestepped direct punches, kicks or body-blows; deflecting energy blasts into the floating robots that had been built with reflector panels, and countering any time Trunks got close to landing that one successful strike.

"DAMN IT! why don't you fight back? All you do is dodge and counter… and you're not even turning into a Super Saiyan!" Trunks screamed and bellowed; flying into a fit of rage as the hour wore down to only a few minutes.

Raijin's fatherly smile dropped upon hearing Trunks' words; deciding it was best to tell him, "Because I don't have to fight back; you are defeating yourself by acting in anger and rage… Vegeta does the same thing but he has learnt to better manage and channel that anger… as for my own power; I don't need it to defeat you".

Trunks stared aghast at Raijin; gritting his teeth as his anger kept bubbling just under the surface and reached his boiling point, a thunderous scream bellowed from Trunks' lungs just as Trunks' aura and pale blue lightning blazed out from his body and set fire to The Gravity Room's walls and control panels.

Raijin watched as Trunks' out-of-control energy threatened to destroy not only The Gravity Room but also cause great injury to his son; worried by his son's self-destructive actions Raijin ignited his own powers and changing into the white lightning charged Super Saiyan 2 Full Power.

Raijin flew a full circle around the circular chamber that was The Gravity Room; Trunks shattering the red tiled floor upon kicking off the ground and chasing after his father, Trunks' young teen body allowed him better mobility than Raijin's thin yet muscular physic and giving Trunks a much-needed upper-hand.

"Brace yourself old man!" Trunks yelled; using a degrading term for his father, Trunks brought back his right arm in a perfect imitation of Raijin's own fearsome right hook.

Raijin saw Trunks making the motion for one of his own moves; knowing his own right hook inside and out, Raijin shouted loudly and brought up his energy aura just as Trunks struck, much to Raijin's surprise; Trunks' right hook halted in mid-air between the two as if he'd punched a solid wall, even Trunks looked stunned by the unknown occurrence within his father's abilities.

Raijin snapped out of the stunned daze first; winding up his left arm and striking Trunks in the face with his own left hook, the impact of Raijin's fist sent Trunks hurtling into the curved walls and crashing into one of the floating robots and shredding the machine to debris on impact.

Trunks groaned after taking such a fierce and unrestrained punch; the impact of crashing into the wall and the robot's destruction had knocked the teen out cold.

Raijin panted as he crossed over to the machines and shut down the Gravity Multiplier; the light of the room returning to normal and the robots returning to their stations.

"Trunks… you surprised me by turning Super Saiyan 2; but you have much to learn" Raijin spoke; lifting his unconscious son onto his shoulders and returning the teenager to his bedroom.

Bulma along with Mai were waiting outside Trunks' bedroom door; Bulma had a concerned look on her face when Raijin came to a stop with Trunks over his shoulder.

"I watched the whole thing; Chichi, Mai and her friends tagged along to watch too… I'm glad you taught Trunks a lesson; but don't you think you were rather rough at the end?" Bulma spoke; her eyes full of concern as well as a hint of budding tears.

Mai merely stood twiddling her thumbs; her expression one of worry and guilt for what she's been involved in, "Mr Raijin… I'm sorry for what happened… it was never our intention".

Raijin cut off Mai's words with a pat to her head, "Don't worry; nothing bad will happen to you or Pilaf and Shu".

Mai nodded and bowed her head in a gesture of thanks for Raijin's mercy.

Bulma pushed the door open to Trunks' bedroom so Raijin could walk inside the leave Trunks to his bed so he could sleep off the fierce one-hour battle they'd had; though Trunks' room surprised Raijin.

Trunks' bedroom was decorated with a series of promotional posters for violent and/or horror movies adorning the navy-blue walls, a collection of figurines, novels, comic-books and combat video games lined the shelves beside Trunks' private widescreen television and gaming console, The Dragon Radar sat on the bedside table beside a lamp.

Raijin set Trunks down in his own bed; watching as Trunks laid there though Raijin only saw the child he once was rather than the teen-age wannabe gang leader he now was.

Raijin felt Bulma's warm hand touch his arm; turning to meet her eyes and smiling, "Hopefully… our son will learn from this defeat".

"He is Half-Saiyan… you might need to fight him a few more times" Bulma spoke; her voice soft and full of care for her husband and her son.

Raijin let out a sigh; knowing full well that Trunks will want to fight him again tomorrow, "You're right… if only Trunks had a sibling to be a positive example for".

Bulma stared at Raijin with wide eyes after his lament, "Are you saying we should have another child?".

Raijin's eyes widened as he realised the implications of his lament; he indeed had made it look like he wanted a second child, "Maybe… but let us deal with Trunks' attitude problem, and of course; we must defeat Frieza again".

Bulma closed her eyes and nodded, "Alright; do what you need to do… and then we'll talk about a second baby".

Raijin felt a compassionate smile cross his lips; leaning down and tenderly kissing Bulma goodnight before returning to The Gravity Room to train with his newest Transformation.

The next day Raijin stood alone within the red-dyed walls of a six hundred times gravity multiplier; his eyes closed in meditation with his tail swinging side-to-side while trying to recall how it felt to control The Great Ape's enormous power, unbeknownst to him that Trunks was watching his father from inside the observation room alongside Goten, Mai, Pilaf and Shu.

"He's been in there all night; turning up the gravity every hour" Trunks spoke; still nursing nasty bruises on his right cheek, back and left elbow.

"You got it easy… my Mom had me studying all night long while she watched over me with a riding crop in-hand" Goten spoke; shivering from the memory of an angry Chichi wielding a riding crop while looming over Goten to ensure he was studying.

"You two had it rough… Pilaf, Mai and I had to mop every floor in the building" Shu lamented on their punishment; though it seemed they got off easy when compared to the punishments given to Goten and Trunks.

Trunks pouted while watching his father effortlessly taking down training robots with a single strike from his fists or feet and even from his tail; flying around while under the pressure of a six-hundred times multiplier while he needed Super Saiyan 2 just to move freely inside a four-hundred times multiplier.

Raijin let out an animalistic yell as the red light of The Gravity Room became even harsher as the six hundred multiplier was raised to seven hundred; the bright red flashes became so bright that Trunks, Goten, Pilaf, Mai and Shu were almost blinded after staring directly at Raijin undergoing his transformation.

"What the hell was that?" Pilaf shouted; rubbing his eyes after being dazzled by that red flash.

Trunks though blinded too had been able to see a glimpse of his father's new form, "It was my dad… he just changed into something I've never seen before!"

Goten had also glimpsed Raijin's New Form; the sight had caused him to be in awe of Trunks' Father, "I saw it too… your dad looks so cool".

As much as it pained Trunks to admit it; he also thought his dad was cool.

Trunks and Goten upon regaining their sight took a pair of eye-protectors each and hovered in the air to observe Raijin's personal training; both wearing stunned expressions when witnessing what Raijin had transformed into.

Pilaf, Mai and Shu when regaining their sight all looked to each other; though not daring to look back into the bright red flashes within The Gravity Room even though they were curious as to what Raijin had become.