Chapter 57: Chapter Fifty-seven
You awaken a while later in the bed you were given by the Kanassan, wondering whether all of that was real or just a very, VERY weird dream. But as you groan and get up you feel something plop down on the bed. It's a small, pink flip phone with a sticker of the Supreme Kai of Time making a winky face on it.
"Of course it's pink... Why wouldn't it be?"
You assume this is your "passport".
Trying to recall the things that happened two things pop into your mind. First was the answer she gave you regarding the girls. Of course like everything else it has to be a fucking riddle. But given how she oversees the integrity of time you can kinda forgive her for not being straight with you.
"If you wish to appease them all you have to do is give them "something which was lost" and "something which they never had"."
"Greeeat... more cryptic BS."
But there was something else she said.
"Remember, Towa will not relent. She still has her eyes set on you. So return to Champas planet. She won't dare to attack you there.
And prepare... I have a feeling that she has something quite nasty planned. Be careful!"
"So appease the girls, fight evil demon lady.
Must be Tuesday..." Standing up you stretch your arms out and feel... well, fine. Incredibly fine in fact. All the fatigue, all the residual pain and all your injuries are... gone. And you've never felt more refreshed in your life.
"Right... Better get to it then-"
Cracking your neck you decide that the best course of action would be to fuck off as soon as possible. Maybe even get in some training with Vados IF this whole Towa situation is as bad as Chronoa makes it out to be. But first it's common courtesy to say hello and goodbye to your gracious hosts.
Getting a quick little shower before heading out you seek out the leader of the village who seems to be up and about already. Apparently their rather difficult lifestyles demands them to adopt a daily routine similar to poorer regions on Earth. That is to say, get up early, work your ass off for the entire day, go to sleep and start over again. But somehow he seems rather cheerful despite that.
"Oh good morning Earthling!"
"Mornin'." You take a quick look around, observing all the Kanassans tilling the fields.
"Are you usually this happy?"
"Oh no. No no no. But today is a good day.
It's rare to see everyone in the village well fed like this but thanks to you it may become a bit more common of a sight."
"Happy to help." Looking down on the ground you see the tiny little saplings they are tending. "By the way if you nurture the vegetables with your life energy they'll grow much quicker."
"Yes. We assumed so. It seems rather foolish now that we didn't consider it before. But you showed us the way stranger. We'll be eternally thankful."
"I don't need your gratitude. I'm just trying to help. By the way... We're planning on leaving soon. You sure you guys are gonna be alright?"
"Yes I'm sure, don't worry about it.
Our people are used to being chased and prosecuted due to our foresight ability.
But at the same time it saved us from certain doom many, many times."
"Hmmmmmm..." That got you thinking.
"So you DO see the future... Must be a neat ability."
"I... wouldn't recommend it. It's not how you imagine it. It's not a technique but a compulsion, wild images flashing in your mind when you look at certain things or get certain stimuli. You can't imagine how... disturbing it can get when you are minding your own business and suddenly you see things that will happen to you, your loved ones or anyone else. And in combat... it's more of a detriment than anything else."
"Well... I'm not saying I want YOUR version of it. But I'm pretty sure sooner or later I can figure out my own way of doing it."
The fish person seems to... smile. "I wish you the best in that. But do remember... sometimes you're better off not knowing."
Shortly afterwards the girls have awoken as well and they came out to greet you.
*YAAAAAAAAAWN* "Mornin'..."
"Good morning!"
"Where is breakfast?"
"Actually I don't think we should cripple the Kanassans economy right as it starts to stabilize. So no breakfast until we get back to Champas."
"Kay'."
Swiping with your hand you create a human sized portal leading back to your own little planet. It seems like no matter where you are in the universe, you can always pop back there. But it obviously requires a level of attention you can't really spare in a fighting situation. Waving goodbye the the friendly fishfolk you head back home. Almost instantly you get rushed by the Universe 9 folks, Sam and the Tuffles all asking questions like "where were you guys?" or "what took so long?".
The way you see it training is inevitable.
Whatever is coming your way you need to be ready for it. And for training you need fuel, components with which you can build a stronger body. Inviting everyone to the kitchen you tell them that you'll explain everything soon enough.
Quickly you throw together some stuff because you really can't be bothered with anything fancy right now you prepared a plentiful and nutritious breakfast for you and the girls. While in the kitchen Lyn approaches you toting a toy she built out of the Lego you bought her. "Daddy daddy! Look! I made this!"
Turning your head you see that it's a little robot which can wave on its own. "D'awww that's adorable!" You ruffle her hair. "Good job!"
Then as you get back to cooking reality dawns on you. The packs you bought did not contain any motorized parts... or really anything which would enable it to move. None of them did... NOTHING on this planet has complex electronics or mechanical parts like that...
Which means she either took some parts out of the kitchen appliances... or she fabricated her own. You don't know which is more terrifying.
But that's a matter you'll deal with later.
Serving breakfast you get to devouring the food with a Saiyan like zeal as you explain the situation the people there... omitting the fact that you died of course. It's bad enough that Caulifla and Kale had to experience that.
And judging by their silence they are in agreement.
"So... that's the gist of it. Some Demon named Towa is after my hide and... apparently she won't stop unless we MAKE her stop."
Sala seems to be lost in thought for a moment before responding. "Judging by your description she must be a formidable demon."
"I... can't say for sure. She seemed really adept at cloaking her power level. But despite the fact that she's clearly not a fighter she... felt incredibly dangerous to me. Like all the hair on my back stood up just from looking at her."
Caulifla and Kale, hearing about this for the first time as well don't seem to care.
"That bitch!" The smaller girl seems to curse under her breath while her tightening fist begins to knead and bend the fork in her hand.
But when Sala heard this she seemed to grow visibly more confused. "Strange... I never heard of a Demon named Towa before...
Odd. How did she look like?"
"Blue skin, white hair, blood colored and skin-tight bodysuit revealing her underboobs."
"That... doesn't sound right. From what I remember Abracas sister wears similarly... attention demanding outfits. But her favorite color is blue, not red. And her skin is yellow..."
"And she's apparently a sneaky bitch who prefers working in the shadows. She seems to excell at manipulating people. Is there any sort of magic that lets her do that?"
"Yeah. A lot actually. Demon Sorcerers have a plethora of mind control powers among other things. Illusions, seals, offensive magic, you name it."
"And are there any ways to protect myself from one?"
"Maybe... Maybe. But D! Magic is... not really your strong suit. And not much else will protect you from that. Unless you got enough willpower to straight up resist it. Which you might actually given your whole psionic stuff."
"Then... you're saying Majin?" She nods.
"Yeap... thoughts so. Damn."
"I don't see the point." Sam interjects. "I mean if she's a succubus just go and seduce her.
Once she's addicted to you and you alone, BOOM! No more problem!"
Sala then gives him an odd look. "You're a disgusting little creature, aren't you?"
"You know it baby!" Sala then casually slaps him over the back of his head and he starts apologizing. "OW! Okay I deserved that."
Meanwhile you're rubbing your head in frustration. "I need power, a means of resisting her aaand... what else? Of course a way to counter whatever nasty surprise she might have in store for me." Looking up you ask the Universe 9 folks. "Is Cabba or Hit here by any chance?" They shake their head.
"Darn... Fusion and Time-skip training are off the table then."
"Well... guess it's time to get back to brass tacks." Standing up from the table you start making your way to the door. "I'm gonna hit up Vados. See if she has anything for me. Don't blow up the planet or anything while I'm gone."
"OY!" Sam shouts.
"What?"
"Don't leave me here all alone!"
You snicker. "What? I thought you enjoy the company of cats..."
He quickly shuffles over to you nervously and starts whispering in your ear. "Dude cut it out! These guys are scary! And instead of sounding cool, every time I try to impress them spaghetti just flies out of my pockets."
"Eh... that's normal. You'll get used to it soon enough. But suuuure if you're really feeling like it I'll let you tag along. However you might regret it."
After grabbing hold of Sams hand and hearing how "gay" that is, you fly over to Champas planet where you seek out Vados. The blue angel is apparently having tea time all on her lonesome when you rudely interrupt her.
"Hello Vados! I'm back!"
"Oh..." She spots Sam. "Well hello."
"Errr.... hi."
Not letting Sam embarrass himself in front of your teacher you interrupt whatever he tries to do. "I'll cut to the chase. I assume you know what's going on."
"I only have a hunch."
"Okay then-" You explain the situation to her briefly. "So that's about it. Evil demon lady threatening me. Need some help with that."
She sighs. "Very well. I'll help you. But I need to know with what exactly. I have my ideas but I'd like to hear yours."
"Well you see... I got this... thing in my head.
He's... bad. Really bad. You might know him-"
"Are you speaking of the Majin?"
"Of course you're aware of it.... Anyway, yes! I've been trying to get him to cooperate with me, to teach him... something. Morality maybe? Consciousness? It's been... not very good. I think he'd be my best bet to protect my mind."
"Interesting... And how do you plan to do that?
Not getting it to cooperate I mean. I mean how do you think that'd help?"
"Well... either by accessing his near limitless magic reserves or..."
"Or?"
"Or by *ahem* tagging out when things get out of control. These are my only two ideas."
"Very interesting. I think it's an option worthy of exploring. Come. I think I got an idea."
Leading the two of you into the palace Vados guides you to Champas massive library which houses many tomes of both arcane and mundane subjects. Tomes about the sciences, philosophy, literature and art sit right next to volumes that'd make even the most seasoned and jaded sorcerers perk up and say "Holy shit". You of course have seen this already but Sam didn't and he gasps as his eyes run along the rows upon rows upon rows of books.
"H-Holy shit!"
"Impressive isn't it?"
"Honestly I don't like being here... Dusting off the books is a nightmare."
"It's "educational" Eric. Don't forget that."
"Flying up and down for hours, cleaning shelves is NOT training Vados! It's a chore!"
"Well then you'd hate to be taught by Whis..."
She steps over to one of the walls laden with all manner of written texts and pulls out tomes seemingly at random before putting them down on a table for you to see.
"Here. I think these will be of use."
Looking down you frown. "These are..."
"Childrens books." The two of you speak simultaneously.
Vados explains her reasoning behind her choice of literature and it... somewhat makes sense. By reading through all of them you could very easily impart a lot of "morality" (in as big quotation marks as you can imagine) onto Buu. However it still sounds INCREDIBLY silly.
But you've never been disappointed by Vados before so without question or doubt you sit down and begin flipping through the pages, making sure to pay a great amount of attention to the tales and their morals, least you impart some sort of apathy or boredom onto Buu. Sam obviously can not comprehend this.
"Hey hey hey! Are you serious? This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen!"
"Just shut up and watch! She's easily the wisest person I know and I respect her more than anyone!"
After flipping through the things you nod to the angel who aims her staff at you.
"Okay. I'll help you with entering your subconscious. But remember: I'll be keeping watch over you. If I see things going awry I'll pull you out immediately... In the best case scenario. In the worst-"
"Yeah yeah. Honestly if you didn't I'd ask you...
If I loose control just put me down."vThen you look her straight in the eye with as much determination as you can muster. "But I won't fail!"
Nodding Vados let out some sort of a wave from her wand which knocked you unconscious immediately. With just a little bit of effort on your part you manage to enter your subconscious from there rather easily.
Finding a strange figure there you decide to approach it.
"Ah... I see you finally made yourself home.
Or figured out how to manifest yourself. Hi Buu."
"GRRRRRRRR!" The figure growls at you.
*sigh* "Look... Buu. I know why you're angry. You didn't like dying, I get that. It wasn't a joyride for me either. But I promise I won't do that again. I... I guess I'm sorry."
You pause and then begin to focus. Suddenly several bubbles form in front of you which Buu begins to sniff intently. "Here... As an apology."
He walks over there and gives one a curious lick. Unlike the last time which was a bit "bitter" for his liking this one is just sweet enough. "Free?"
"Yes Buu. It's for free. You can eat it."
Not needing to be told twice the pinkish bubblegum like creature swiftly began to devour the memories you've given him.
Though their effects did not seem to kick in quite as spontaneously as last time, at least he seems to enjoy them. Which is shocking considering they are not memories of food or eating. Once he is done he burps with great satisfaction and grins while picking his teeth rather comically.
Seeing how he's done you conjure a pair of chairs and sit down in one of them while signaling at the other. Buu looks at it for a second and then blasts it into smithereens while giggling like a child. Every time you see him you start to understand him a bit more... He's like a child stomping on a sand castle, amused by the catharsis. So it's no surprise that when you casually wave your hand and undo his destruction he seems to loose interest in it.
"Look Buu... I don't really like our arrangement.
And I'm sure you don't like it either. So how about we become more... cordial?"
"Hmmmmm?"
You rub your head in frustration as your monstrous occupant doesn't seem to get what you're saying. "Urgh... Remember Towa? Blue lady? She was here. Or were you asleep?"
He shakes his head. "Well... she's the one that got me killed-" That seemingly got his attention as he starts gritting his teeth.
He seems to have the right idea.
He's pissed and wants to punish the one that's responsible. Damn it's good that he can't establish causality... yet. But now'd be the best time to give him a proposition.
Or fight him for control if he doesn't agree...
"Buu... When the mean blue lady comes back I'll need your help.bI need someone to protect me. Because she's tricksy. And in turn I'll protect you, okay? But I want you to agree to that. I'm not going to force you... Because we need to work together! So... what do you say? Will you stand by me? Please?"
The creature looks at you with its piercing black eyes. While he's been either floating around or squatting while you were conversing he stands upright. Despite not being taller than you at all he's still quite imposing. For a second he frowns at you in silence before letting out an ear piercing yell and powering up.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!"
As his power is rising your entire mindscape begins to quake under the pressure.
Just like before, he can't exactly get out but this display of strength is enough to terrify you. But only a little. Chuckling you flex and raise your own power, pouring every bit of psychic energy and Ki you can muster.
Your power is much lower than his but as he looks over you... he seems satisfied.
He gauged your power and just at one glance he could tell... you're worthy.. Reaching out he grins and attempts to... push himself into you. Obviously he can not do this under the current circumstances. Not without your consent.
So you let him.
Opening yourself up to Buu felt like opening the floodgates of a Dam that could BARELY hold back the gargantuan amount of water behind it. The force of it washing over you is so overwhelming that it immediately breaks your concentration and you awaken back in the real world. Gasping loudly you watch as Vados assumes what you can only guess to be an offensive stance, with her staff pointed at you and Sam behind her.
Extending your hand as your eyes turn black you shout. "NO!" Your voice reverberates like it's being distorted by the torrential amount of pink energy being ejected by your body.
"This is fine Vados!" Your eyes begin to focus as you let out a mad grin. "WATCH!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"W-w-w-what is he doing?"
"I'm... not sure-"
"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Squatting in exertion you keep shouting at full volume as Buus energy keeps coursing through you. Eventually you start feeling the physical changes that this enormous amount of very alien energy is bringing about.
Your muscles seem to be swelling with alien power, your blood pressure rises to the point that some of your veins begin to bulge out and your hair is going wild like when you awaken. And as this is going on the surging ki begins to twist and turn around you, taking shape...
Finally your back stops tingling as the waves of power stop washing over you and you straighten your posture. Tapping your forehead you grin at the parties present.
"See? Didn't I tell you?"
What you couldn't see however were the more... subtle changes. Alterations which Sam and Vados saw clearly. Your friend even started pointing his finger at you. "D-D-D-Dude... turn around!" Looking over your shoulder with your dark eyes you saw... a ghost.
A spectral outline of Buu, devoid of any features, a pink semi transparent mass of energy floating behind you mimicking your every action, including the tapping of the head. Your eyes begin to twinkle as you take a step back. "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK YES!"
You swing your arm and do an explosive handshake with the avatar of Buu floating behind you. Sparks fly off as you can feel both of you brimming with power. Letting go of Buus hand you turn back to face the two of them. "So... How do I look?" They are left speechless.
"Incredible... Is-Is that what I think it is?"
"YEEEEAP!"
"You... actually reined in the beast? I didn't think it was possible-"
"Well... I NEED a spar right now..." You crack your knuckles and the image of Buu behind you does the same. "So what do you say? Shall we test this out?"
"What an interesting proposition~!" She twirls her wand around. "Very well... I believe it's time to see what you're made of!"
Assuming your fighting stance you look at Sam for a brief moment. "Watch closely... if you can. Because after this we'll get onto you mate!"
"W-Wuh-"
"Go!"
You charge Vados with four arms cocked and ready to go. Swinging them one by one you unleash a barrage of unprecedented ferocity, the likes of which you could only do before through extreme effort. Now? They feel natural. Naturally Vados dances around them with elegance befitting of a ballet dancer.
But you don't mind.
She doesn't even feel the need to outright block your attacks, merely redirecting them is enough for her. However your punches fly so frequently and so fast that she doesn't appear to have any breathing room... You know better than that.
Exchanging a brief little smile you hear her out while continuing to throw punches in her general direction. "What excellent coordination. Does it act independently or do you share your senses?"
"THE LATTER!" You bring your fist down and manage to hit the ground hard enough to create a massive crevice. Pulling your hand out you jump up to where Vados is while continuing the conversation. "But you call this sparring? It feels like I'm being toyed with!"
"Are you perhaps angry?"
"No... QUITE THE OPPOSITE!" Spreading your four arms out you shout. "THE. FUCKING. WORLD!" Time then stops around you for a single second. But where you expected Vados to remain in place she instead moves around with the greatest of ease, like a fish in water.
"I'M GLAD! THAT THERE IS STILL ROOM TO GROW!"
As you rush in to hit her she jumps over you and while twirling in the air taps you on the head slightly. When she lands behind you time resumes and she seems to... laugh.
"Now that was a close call! Ohohoho!
But I wonder... where on earth did you learn that?"
"Someone who owed me a favor!" You respond, only barely noticing the hairband she used to style your hairdo into a short and comical ponytail like hers. Cracking up you start loosing it. *snicker* "Okay, I'll stop now. Before I embarrass myself further. Thanks Buu. I appreciate it!" The spirit nods before dispersing. Looking over your head you gave a quick glance to Sam. "You okay there buddy?"
"O-Okay? I didn't see shit! And stuff was breaking around me! I'm terrified bro!"
"That's fine! We'll just have to... close that gap a bit~!"
"Oh my-"
You cautiously look at Sam who honestly looks like he's been finding God ever since you whisked him away from home. And it would be funny if you didn't suspect you looked exactly like him when you started out.
Turning around you turn to face Buu and give him a thumbs up. "Thanks again! I'll be sure not to bother you too much. But I will call you when the blue lady comes, okay?"
The ephemeral figure nods and disappears back into you as a sort of pink vapor.
With a quick breath you then calm yourself down enough so you have ample amount of critical thinking available to you. "Okay Sam. I think it's about time we got you super powers."
"F-For real?"
"Yup. But it ain't gonna be easy. You'll need to learn the very basics first so don't expect being able to level a mountain right away.
And even when you can... before you reach that point you absolutely MUST undergo some serious training. With big power-"
"Comes big responsibility, yeah yeah. I read comics as well nerd! Come on and gimme!"
"Urgh... no you don't get it! If you point at the ground and accidentally shoot you could BLOW UP A PLANET! Do you understand that?!"
Sam nervously gulps. "You mean you could-"
"Yeah. Easily. Then I could probably bring you back and NOBODY would notice anything."
"Shit..."
"Yeaaaaah."
Vados then steps up to you and asks the obvious. "You sure you want to do this? I mean I could give him some... personal attention. And you could do your own thing on the side."
"I think I'll give it a shot. Do the Hit thing. Get some new perspective maybe. Aaaaand I think I got just the thing for him."
"As you wish."
Tapping your friend on the shoulder you turn him away from the nice angel lady and drag him away just a tad bit so you have ample space for what you wanna do.
"Okay!" He speaks up. "What'll it be? Shooting energy beams out of my eyes? Flying? SUPER BREATH?!"
"There is no such thing as superbreath.
Because it's dumb."
"Don't you ever say that again!"
"And no. I got something else in mind."
You strike a pose and a cloud of energy envelops you. "You see... we gotta get the lore out of the way first. How I do the things I do."
"With your mind right? You're like a Vulcan."
"First: You know I don't watch Star Trek.
And Second: A vulcan doesn't have shit on me. Heck the entire bunch of space commies doesn't." You shake your head. "No. Well yes, technically I can do that. BUT! There is something important which I learned. That even if you are the mightiest of psions you'll get fucking pancaked if your body isn't at least superhuman. So we gotta work on that."
"How? Aren't you supposed to be BORN superhuman? Or at least with good genetics?"
"No. Not even close. You see all living organisms have this bio energy called Ki. Like in asian culture. By learning how to use it you can boost your body to ridiculous extents and perform all sorts of wacky things with it."
"Soooo... the Force?"
"Kinda. But not present in non living organisms... I think."
"Cool. So I gotta learn that first and then... branch out?"
"Yeah. That'd be a good foundation.
Having a good body would let you learn more difficult and dangerous stuff relatively safe."
"Okay. How I do?"
Sitting down you prompt Sam to do the same and you assume a lotus sit. "Gay." He quips and you hit him over the head and toss his beanie to the ground.
"Focus." You close your eyes to demonstrate the method to Sam. "There is a bedrock inside your body, the very foundation on which all else is built. That is the energy which drives you, which makes you alive. Some... you can't access without a ritual. But you can draw it to the surface." Your body slowly starts emanating a glow and before long tongues of blue-ish purple flames start licking your body.
"The energy stirs within you and either through extreme emotion or even stronger control you can bring it to the surface.
Once you experience it you can recall the sensation and that will allow you easier access to it."
"Errr...." He doesn't get it.
"Think of it like lighting a bong. It takes a while to get going but after? You're gonna see some crazy shit."
"Now you're making sense! How do I do?"
"I just told you. Extreme... control..."
Pointing at his gut you speak. "Focus on your body, try to get a feeling for it and when you find it... imagine something which pumps you up, something that makes your blood boil!
Shouting also helps!"
Sam clutches his fists and begins to exert himself, so much so that you feel the need to stop him least he shits himself. But after a while, with the knowledge that such a thing even exists he presses on until you start sensing something bubbling up.
"Aaaah! YES! THERE IT IS! KEEP GOING! Feel that shiver running along your spine! Fuel its fire so the sensation spreads through your entire body."
Finally Sam manages to work through his inhibitions and begins to shout with raw fury, looking halfway between a jackass and a a badass.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
HA!"
With a final push he manages to make his body explode as the power hidden within him awakens. A small and barely visible blue aura glows around him faintly. Looking down at his hands he lets out a solemn little: "Whoa"
Whoa is right. The lessons took root VERY quickly. Surprising even you. Maybe there is something about Earth being bullshit... and we just don't know it yet. But by the grace of the Emperor of Man-fucking-kind you'll figure it out.
"Okay... Do you feel that energy flowing around you?"
"Y-Yeah! This is awesome! Seriously awesome!"
"Good. Now remember that sensation... and let go." He pauses for a brief moment in confusion but eventually nods and when he relinquishes control the air around him disperses, letting his ki fly away from him.
"Now... recall it!"
"Haaaaaaaa-" He starts out small this time.
"HA!" And boom, he's done it again. It's obvious that he's quickly taking to it.
"ALRIGHT!"
"Good." You nod. "But now we're gonna get into the more advanced parts of the "basics".
First, you'll quickly learn that sensing the energy of others is just as easy as feeling yours. I don't know why but I think we have a sixth sense which is dormant well... because we have no use for it yet. But never mind that yet. For now I got a task for you."
"Okay! I'm ready! Come on mate!"
"First... is to control the energy around you perfectly. Do not let a single drop of it leak out. EVER! Dial it back if you have to but keep it inside your body."
"Why?"
"Because otherwise you're wasting it.
It's enough that you "use up" energy when you shoot it out as beams. Adding to that the constant drain it'd have on you and it'd be too much to sustain."
"Right! I'll try!" He focuses a bit and just like you told him to his aura retracts, leaving him... a bit weaker than when he was not regulating it but not by much. However the fact that his Ki is barely sensible now is... weird. Is this how others feel you? "Okay! What next?"
"Heh... I wonder."
You generate a ball of ki in your hand which you begin to move around by waving your finger. The glowing orb of energy sways around like it's a living creature, making Sam nervous. "Errrrrr... What's that?"
"Basically? The same energy inside of you but expelled from the body and shaped into an orb." Giving him a rather menacing look you continue to move the thing around. "You'll close your eyes... and you'll dodge this."
"Like Luke?"
"Yeeees... And you remember what happened when he fucked up."
"Oh no."
You point at him and the ball flies at him faster than he can react to it. And as the orb makes contact his face contorts as if someone gave him a mighty slap.
"OWWWWW! ASSHOLE!"
"I told you to close your eyes. They'll only distract you."
"My foot will distract you when I shove it up your ass!"
*sigh* "Your eyes are too slow. If you close your eyes and let this sixth sense guide you it'll be much easier to dodge."
Waving your hand around you orchestrate a little performance of pain for Sam who quickly throws away his reservations and closes his eyes. To his credit he DOES make a lot of progress rather quickly, after all you DID pour enough energy into that ball so that even a blind, deaf, comatose lobotomy patient could feel it coming. But he still gets slapped quite a few times.
However after a while his face twitches and suddenly he jumps out of the way of the incoming ball. "HAH! GOT I-" Then it comes around and bashes him into the ground.
"BITCH!"
"Heh... don't get too cocky. I had to learn that lesson as well."
"Ow-ow-ow... That doesn't mean you can be an asshole about it!"
"Okay... Let's give your new sense a little test.
Hah!" With a quick flex you relinquish hold over your ki and it hits Sam who promptly goes:
"Holy shit!" He starts trembling. "I-Is that how Frost felt like?"
"Yeeeeah... Except he had more volume but less control. That's why we were roughly equal."
"Fuuuuuuck..."
"Don't worry. The fact that you feel this means you got it figured out. And in my experience it's like riding a bike. You don't really forget it."
"Pretty sure that's just urban legend...
Anyway. Am I done? How did I do?"
"Splendid! Honestly you figured things out at first try basically!"
"Sweet. Was it the same for you?"
"Kinda..."
"Hmmmmm... something seems fishy about this."
"I doubt it... We're probably overthinking it.""
"Yeah. Probably. What's next?"
"Okay... I think it's time to try something a bit more... advanced! Just to see how far we can push you."
"AWRIGHT! Now you're speaking my language!"
Walking over to him you spread your legs apart as well as your arms. Drawing a circle with both arms before bringing them together and pulling them behind yourself. "That looks gay." Sam observes.
"That's too bad. Because it's your turn.
Follow my motions."
"Ugh... why?"
"Just shut up and follow." You start over and repeat the motions. "This is a technique developed in our twin universe-"
"TWIN UNIVERSE?"
"Yeah. There are multiple ones. Twelve exactly, each paired up with another. Our twin is like a... distorted mirror image of ours. A human from there developed this. It's called the Kamehameha-"
"Like the emperor?!"
"Who?"
"You need to learn more."
"Maybe but now it's your turn! Get your ass here and follow. ME!"
Your friend walks over to you and starts mimicking your motions. Over and over you do the same thing until you feel confident about performing it. Letting out a deep sigh you speak up. "Okay... Now with feeling.
You got the motions?"
"I... can follow you?"
"Good enough. Now say it with me. I don't know... if the techniques have an actual verbal component or if their names are just a way to hype yourself up and get you in the right mood... But they are usually a key. So say it with me. With feeling! Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha..."
You perform the motions as you say its name.
"And remember to pour your energy into it."
Finally Sam nods and surprisingly he does it without you. In fact he seems so confident in himself that he skips a few motions simply because... well it feels more natural for him.
He skips the majority of the useless things and simply cups his hands together while chanting.
"Kaaaaaaaa-" His hands begin to glow and small, spirit like bits flow from his hand and coalesce into an ever growing ball. "Meeeeeeee-" Sam pulls his arms back and leans backwards. "HAAAAAAA-" The attack now grows big enough to barely fit in his hands and starts letting out beams of pure light between his fingers. "MEEEEEEE-" And he lets go of it.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The pillar of energy erupts from his hand and shoots up into the sky, turning it blue for a moment. He unleashed such a vast amount of energy that it almost started pushing him back. But he regains his footing and just KEEPS pumping out more and more energy.
His attack easily eclipses him and starts shattering the ground under his feet.
When the thing fades Sam looks up at the sky as his beam attack slowly shrinks into a small star and eventually fades. "Heh... hehehe...
I did it!"
He raises his thumb while his attack still shines and then proceeds to fall unconscious.
Vados slowly walks over him and starts fanning the young man with her hand.
"Dear oh dear. Looks like he's all tuckered out!"
A drop of sweat trickles down your forehead as you stifle a cough. "Phew... Was I... like that? That's scary-"
"And now you know~!"
"C-Can I ask you to take care of him?"
"Sure... What? Are you jealous?"
"You already know what I'm gonna try?"
"It's as plain as day."
Well... she's already aware of what you want to do. Sam did it. But you won't be outdone. Not yet. Now it's your turn. But how to do it?
You perform the thing the same way Sam did.
Turns out that, yeah there are a lot of superfluous motions in there. Just cupping your hands together and pulling them back is sufficient.
Creating the Kamehameha you hold the ball out and keep it there. "Hmmmm... Let's see-"
First you try something... simple.
The Universe 7 guys clearly demonstrated that they can manipulate it, such as making it bend or splitting it into several smaller ones which rain down on your opponent... Or make it BIG AND STRONK! But let's see if you can put a little spin on it.
For starters you split it in two and make the two halves spiral around each other.
When shooting it at the sky the two halves keep revolving around one another creating a structure like an excavator. Their spiraling flight was almost... beautiful. And you imagine the two forces moving like that could rip someone up REAL good, much better than the simple "beam" ever could. It's very fitting really.
Vados looks up and whistles. "Elegant."
But you frown. "Not good enough..."
"Hmmmm?"
"It's good... but not good enough. It feels like it's missing something. And I can't just keep chucking it out or it drains me dry... So how about this?"
Returning to form you assume the stance Master Roshi showed you and perform the old motions again. They feel superfluous but... Closing your eyes you focus as you charge up the Original Kamehameha. And there it is. You feel it. The power of it.
All that concentrated energy. Its power far exceeds that of the ki that makes it up.
It's this focus, this density that gives it strength. That's how Sam could exhibit such power even though he's so weak. Charging it even further beyond, you pump a frightening amount of energy into it until the thing radiates in your hand like a small star.
Then... you pull it back. Back IN. And wrap it around your body.
Opening your eyes you see wispy strands of raw ki flowing out of your body and arcing back into you like solar flares. This superconducting loop wraps around your body and just by looking at the ground you see the effect it's having on the environment.
Sizzling and burning the ground is slowly being eroded as you sink into it. Kicking off from the ground you start floating and swing your arm once. It makes a lightsaber noise.
"Yes!"
You see Vados approaching you, her mouth moving, however all sound is muffled by the constant buzzing and crackling of the energy wrapped around your body. So you stop clutching the energy so hard and it expands into a much bigger but completely harmless bubble around you which you then suck back in. Taking a deep breath you speak up.
"Sorry I didn't quite catch that. Couldn't even breathe..."
"I was just saying that you keep surprising me." She then shoots a glance at Sam.
"Your entire race does." Then Vados returns her attention to you. "But a technique that's equally viable both offensively and defensively. Not bad at all."
Panting and sweating a bit, because the temperature also got quite high in your little barrier you respond with a grin. "Yeah... Only it's difficult as shit. Even those few seconds drained me more than I thought... And I still don't know how to breathe in it. But it's pretty awesome!"
"Then... I assume you're tapped out. Correct?"
"Nah. I think I'm good. Made some good progress today." You say, cracking your neck.
"I think I'll take Sam back to my planet. Cook him something he can eat cold when he wakes up. He'll probably be mad hungry."
"Like a saiyan almost?"
"Kinda. Sometimes I get crazy hunger pangs like that as well when I exert myself.
Buuut a good nutritional support can help with those."
"Actually I'll help. Since you did so good, I'll carry him!" She says in a cheerful tone.
"Oy! Don't think about ditching me for the first human that shows promise!"
"Oh dear oh dear! Why would you say such a thing? Now you hurt my feelings!" She starts shedding crocodile tears.
"Urgh... Just... lift him up and let's go."
Swiping your hand you create a quick little portal. "By the way, did you do this? Linking the portals to my planet?"
"I thought you'd like the feature. That planet is yours after all. So you are bound to it."
"Well it IS useful so I won't complain."
Stepping through you raise your hand.
"HEY everyone! I'm back."
"Oh? That was quick." Hop looks up from her magazines. "You really went nuts there too."
"Actually one of those was Sam. So it's not all my fault!"
Hop and Sorrel then give you a look that just screams "Are you shitting me". Because you just told them that he's a weakling. And they learned how to put two and two together.
You even hear them exchange a hushed whisper. "What the fuck is Earth?"
"I don't know!"
"Anyway Vados, could you take him inside? Put him on a couch or something?"
"My my... I like what you did with the place.
Feels very homey~!"
"Thanks Lady Vados!" Sorrel responds.
You chuckle a little before looking at the house itself, pondering what to do next.
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