Two years later
Being eating with the other children, Paprika grimaced, while her face was again covered with bandages.
"Damn it." She roared, while eating. "DAMN IT!"
"What's wrong with her?" A girl asked, approaching Saka.
"Today, she suffered her 700th defeat against Yada." The cat-child replied.
" Grrrrrr ! "
Paprika didn't understand. Since the day Daira gave her the opportunity to train with adults, she had continued to become stronger in order to surpass Yada. But, no matter what she did, Yada always won against her. And today, like yesterday, Paprika lost again.
Still, her defeat didn't dampen her appetite, as a pile of plates formed in front of her. Eating heavily, but quickly, she eventually stood up, her cheeks full, and she grabbed Saka's tail, before forcing her to follow her.
" We're going to train. " Affirmed the saiyan.
" Hey, I haven't finished eating. " Saka retorted, gripping the table. "And stop pulling my tail."
However, it was by being pulled by Paprika that Saka left her place, while holding her plate in her hands. However, before leaving the dining room where she was, Paprika saw an adult positioned in front of her.
"Paprika, you can take your time to eat! And above all, let your classmates eat quietly."
Swallowing what was left in her mouth, Paprika retorted to her trainer.
"Mita-sensei, I don't have time to rest! I need to practice more so I can defeat Yada tomorrow."
Sighing, the woman-minotaur declared.
"Sometimes I wonder how someone who has lost almost 1000 times can have so much energy.
"I've only lost 700 times." Paprika retorted.
"Including twelve fights where Yada only used her right hand to defend herself." Saka asserted, straining to finish what was on her plate.
" SHUT UP ! "
Heaving another sigh, Mita finally declared.
"I think it's no longer worth your while to hope to defeat Yada."
Surprised, Paprika stared at her, while her trainer affirmed.
"My goal in training you is to build you a strong body that can withstand the power of the techniques you will learn once you enter adult training."
Staring at Paprika, she declared.
"After the last training you did, I think you are fit to join adult training."
Staring at her in surprise, Paprika remained silent. For a long time, she had dreamed of this moment. This moment when she could finally learn the same techniques as the warriors of this world and be able to know the true limits of her body. Normally, she would have been happy with this news. Nevertheless ...
" I refuse. "
"Huh?" Mita and Saka wondered.
"I made a promise to Daira-san." Paprika affirmed. "She has already given me the opportunity to join the adult training, on the condition that I beat Yada in combat."
Closing her fist, she declared.
"Until I do that, I'll never be satisfied to get what I want."
Then, while still holding Saka's tail in her hand, she left the cafeteria, while declaring.
"I will leave the children's training when I defeat Yada."
Hearing it Mita heaved a third sigh, while declaring.
"I would never understand children."
However, as Paprika walked away from the building she was in, she didn't see Daira, staring at her, while the matriarch was sitting on a roof, with a bottle of alcohol in her hand. Knowing perfectly well where Paprika was going and what she intended to do, she declared.
"One day she will truly be able to surpass my expectations."
"But I will stay stronger than her."
Standing behind Daira, while she also had bandages on her face, Yada performed a series of movements, while weights were attached to her ankles and wrists. Having also quickly finished her meal, she was back to training, and already a film of sweat was visible on her forehead. Even after her daily training, the young child continued to train because she noticed how Paprika was getting stronger.
Paprika was a fighting genius who seemed to learn after each defeat. And the next day, she would come back to fight, while looking stronger and more experienced than the day before. And even though she had won several hundred times against her, Yada refused to give her the slightest victory. She was the child that Daira had adopted. She was the one Daira had personally trained. She was the child who was destined to defeat Frieza.
Continuing to train, Yada suddenly had the unpleasant surprise of seeing her eyesight blur. Then, suddenly feeling unable to move, her body began to fall backwards. However, before she could collapse against the hard surface of the roof, Daira's arm appeared behind her and caught her in time.
"Training is over." Her adoptive mother assured her. "Go and rest."
Breathing hard as she was exhausted, Yada tried to protest.
"Paprika is still training! I can't rest! Because otherwise she will become stronger than me."
"Yada-chan…you're already very strong." Daira affirmed.
"But Paprika is getting strong faster than me." Yada retorted.
"It's because Paprika is destined to be stronger than you." Daira affirmed.
" What ? "
Straightening up a little, Yada stared at her adoptive mother to find out if she was joking or not.
"But… I'm the one who has to defeat Frieza! I'm the one who has to be the strongest! I… you trained me! You saved me! I… I don't understand. "
Just staring at her, Daira declared.
"Yes! The day I found you on this barren planet, where you had been abandoned, I thought you would become the strongest warrior I could find! But I was wrong! Paprika will become stronger than you."
Hearing this, Yada jumped to her feet, roaring.
"THIS IS NOT TRUE."
Showing anger on her face, she couldn't hide her sadness in her eyes, as she affirmed.
"I trained for you! If I wanted to defeat Frieza, it was to make you proud of me."
"I'm already proud of you." Daira asserted. "At your age, I wasn't as strong as you."
"Then why?" Yada asked. "I'm the one who's become your new daughter ! Did… Did Paprika become your favorite? Do you want to abandon me like my parents did?"
A slap suddenly sounded. Face turned somewhat to the side, Yada didn't even touch her aching cheek, while Daira roared.
"What dare you say? Who told you that I wanted to give up you?"
"But you...I..."
Lowering her gaze, while wanting to sob, Yada asked.
"If Paprika is going to be the strongest warrior on our planet... then I'm not going to be of any use to you anymore."
Suddenly, Daira's hands went to her face, as the adult forced her to look into her eyes.
"Yada...stop comparing yourself to an object so only to please me! You made me proud of you and no matter if Paprika or other girls become stronger than you, you are already a powerful warrior And there's no doubt that you'll become an elite soldier."
"But...if I'm not the one to kill Frieza, what am I going to do?"
Sighing, Daira looked up at the sky, before declaring.
"In a few days it will be the full moon."
" Huh ? "
"Yada! I'll show you why I consider Paprika our future best warrior."
Six days later
Stepping back, Yada was surprised to see the enormous Oozaru sitting not far from her. She had already heard her mother tell her about Paprika's transformation. But her imagination could never have matched the vision she now had.
"Her Oozaru form has almost reached the size of an adult." Daira affirmed. "Now all that's left for her is to control her form perfectly."
Being on the huge ape's head, Kamiko serenely sat, as she ordered.
"Paprika, get up."
Immediately, the monkey complied, while roaring. Then, pointing to a mountain, Kamiko ordered her.
"Destroy this mountain."
Opening her mouth, Paprika created a powerful beam that struck the rocky surface and created a deafening explosion.
"Su…Sugoi." Yada shouted, feeling the shockwave of the explosion.
"In her Oozaru form, Paprika's power level is equal to 5000." Daira told her. "Which means she's way stronger than you, in this form."
"Yes, but... to transform, she needs the full moon." Yada affirmed. "She can't transform as she wants, during a fight."
"It's true." Daira confessed. "I'm still trying to find a technique to allow her to transform whenever she wants! But in the meantime, I would especially like her to be perfectly controllable when she transforms!
The oozaru suddenly started walking, while Kamiko was still on her head and continued to give her simple commands.
"At the moment, she only obeys Kamiko! But hearing her voice is enough to keep her calm! When she was younger, this was impossible! Her self-control has improved a lot."
Seeing Kamiko patting the giant gorilla's head, Daira affirmed.
"I'm glad we've been able to train her since she was a baby! Because controlling her now would have been a lot harder, now that she's getting more and more powerful."
Remaining silent now, Yada finally understood what her mother wanted to tell her. If Paprika found a way to transform when she wanted, then it was obvious that she would become ten times more powerful than Yada.
"But then...what I did to be the best was for naught."
"On the contrary, if Paprika is so powerful, it's thanks to you." Daira assured her.
" What ? "
"For two years, you didn't give her a chance and your performances allowed you to always win against her! And that's what motivated her to train more! I know how saiyans are! They hate defeat and will do everything to become stronger than the others! Paprika must have felt humiliated to constantly lose against you and it is to make this humiliation disappear that she continues to fight you. "
Looking back at the oozaru, Daira affirmed.
"Her oozaru form gives Paprika tenfold power! Which means the more powerful she becomes in her base form, the more powerful her oozaru form will be! Yada...you are the perfect rival Paprika needed so that she keeps training! And as long as you keep it up, it's you and you alone that will allow her to become the person who can defeat Frieza."
Hearing this, her daughter didn't know what to say.
Two days later
Being beaten by Paprika, Saka collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
"I…I can't take it anymore." The cat-child affirmed, struggling to catch her breath. "Paprika, it's been a long time since you surpassed me."
Unhappy with that, Paprika knew that it was true. In front of her sparring partner, Saka had also increased her fighting power over the years. Nevertheless, Paprika had progressed much faster than her.
If Paprika wanted to continue training properly to defeat Yada, she had to find another solution.
" Hey, saiyan. "
Startled, the duo turned to see Yada walking towards them. Then, getting into position, Yada smirked, as she affirmed.
"I'm not going to wait until the end of the day to kick your ass again! And you'll see that in a few days I'll have won enough fights against you to have 1000 victories under my belt."
Hearing this, an angry vein appeared on Paprika's forehead. Then, she rushed towards Yada and started to fight against her.
Being able to see this, Daira was proud of Yada's maturity, as she behaved in whatever way to allow Paprika to improve further.
14 years later, in another sector of the universe
Being angry, Nappa punched the wall of a corridor while he roared.
"FRIEZA...how dare he humiliate us like that?"
Behind him, Raditz was also struggling to hide his anger, while Vegeta maintained a surprisingly calm demeanor.
Having just finished a report in front Frieza, the trio had once again been humiliated by the bully, who had only constantly put them down.
"How can he tell us that after all we've done for him?" Nappa roared. "He destroyed our planet! He killed our king! And he dares to do what he wants with us! DAMN IT!"
"Nappa, calm down." Vegeta ordered him.
Even though he hid it, Vegeta felt as humiliated as his comrade. However, not wanting to show any sign of betrayal towards Frieza, he forced himself to hide his hatred towards her.
"At the moment, even fighting him with three, it's obvious that he greatly outclasses us! But, regardless, I'm in no rush."
Starting to walk, he continued.
"We saiyans have the ability to improve after each fight and become even more powerful each time we come close to death! Compared to someone like Frieza who never trains, we see our level of power increase every day."
Clenching his fist, Vegeta affirmed.
"Frieza is right to laugh at us! Because one day he won't be able to! And when that day comes, it will mean that I can finally take his place and lead his empire."
Hearing this, Nappa eventually calmed down and even regained his smile.
"Yes! And thanks to you, the Saiyan race will regain its former prestige! I can't wait for that day to come."
Suddenly, a foot hit Raditz's back and propelled him forward before knocking him to the ground. Startled Vegeta and Nappa turned around to see some soldiers behind them. Then, Vegeta groaned, seeing a familiar face among them.
"Vegeta…I knew you were stupid." Cui affirmed. "But not to this extent."
Can only groan, Vegeta saw him walk towards him, before putting his hand on his head.
"Vegeta...do you honestly think you have a chance of defeating Frieza-sama! Stop dreaming."
Using his scouter, he proceeded to scan Vegeta's power, as well as those of Nappa and Raditz.
"1200! 3500! 15,000! HAHAHA! Vegeta, your power level can't even match mine! What do you hope you can do?"
Behind him, the soldiers who accompanied Cui laughed at the saiyans. Hearing this, Nappa clenched his fists, as he desperately wanted to pay for this humiliation.
Still calm, Vegeta only slapped Cui's hand, making him back down, before finally walking away.
"Let's go." He ordered.
Seeing him do so, Raditz finally got up, and followed him at the same time as Nappa. However, finding the perfect situation to further humiliate them, Cui declared.
"Vegeta, you're like your father! You're just a coward with no courage in your veins! The saiyans are nothing but a bunch of primates incapable of being considered anything other than Frieza's pets.
This time it was too much. Unable to hold back his anger any longer, Nappa turned, before creating an energy sphere in his hand.
" Motherfucker. "
"NAPPA! STOP!" Vegeta ordered.
Too late. The bald launched his attack which rushed towards Cui and his subordinates. The soldiers cried out in fear while Cui smiled as he saw the attack coming his way. However, instead of taking it, he dodged it at the last moment and let it hit another soldier, before exploding.
In an instant, the stricken soldier and a few other people were killed by Nappa's attack. And seeing their bodies fall to the ground, Cui lengthened his smile, while declaring.
"I see one of you still has some warrior blood in you."
"Nappa, what did you do?" Raditz gasped, knowing that was what Cui wanted him to do.
Indeed, turning to them, Cui declared.
"You attacked me first! So whatever I do will remain self-defense."
Then, he also created an energy sphere in his hand.
"I've always dreamed of this moment."
However, faster than him, Vegeta attacked him with a ki-blast which exploded upon hitting Cui. Screaming, he felt himself thrown back, as his last underlings died in the explosion of the attack. Deteriorating the corridor, Vegeta's attack hit the electric cables that were in the walls, which led to other explosions. Then quickly, the generator that was in the hallway was hit by the flames.
Immediately many alarms were heard, while a fire broke out. Being in his office, Frieza was surprised and frustrated to hear this, and asked.
" What is happening ? "
Being unable to answer him, Zarbon rushed to the door of the room. But no sooner did he open it than a new explosion took place while flames appeared in his field of vision.
" What ? "
"We're under attack?" Dodoria wondered.
For his part, Frieza growled in displeasure.
"SHIT!" Vegeta roared, seeing the fire spiral out of control.
"Vegeta! What are we doing?" Raditz questioned him.
In response, the prince of the saiyans ran away, rushing to the take-off area.
"We're leaving here."
" WHAT ? "
"Because of that fool Nappa, we got into a bad situation! Frieza will quickly find out what happened and will name us as the culprits! If we don't want him to take our heads, we have to leave . "
Fleeing like this, Vegeta ran from corridor to corridor, while exterminating the soldiers who found themselves on his way. Then, quickly, he found himself in front of the landing zone, where several Attack Balls were. Rushing to one of them, Vegeta jumped inside, before closing it.
"What?" Several soldiers wondered when they saw her doing it.
Another explosion took place, while the fire seemed to have followed Vegeta here. Guessing how furious Frieza must have been seeing one of his bases being damaged like this, the saiyan hastened to operate the spaceship to make him leave the launch area.
Then, a few seconds later, the soldiers present in the area saw the ship go into space, before being followed by two more Attack Balls. Inside one, Raditz tried to communicate with Vegeta.
"Vegeta...where are we going?"
"For now, just follow me." Vegeta growled. "I will decide our destination."
"But Vegeta..." Nappa began. "Where do you want us to go? No matter where we can run, Frieza is bound to find us."
"I know it, asshole." Vegeta roared. "And it's precisely to avoid this kind of situation that I have always known how to control my anger in front of him! Look at the mess you got us into because of your stupidity. "
Hearing the anger in his voice, Nappa preferred not to answer and just connected his ship's computer to Vegeta's so that he could follow him through space.
As the fire began to be brought under control, Frieza could see the three Attack Balls disappearing into space.
"Vegeta..." he growled.