"Okay, skimming over that," Gohan cleared his throat and moved to center stage. "Welcome to your first day of training at Son Gohan's martial arts academy." Seeing his teacher roll his eyes next to him, the demi-Saiyan snickered and continued on with his introduction, "As you've probably already guessed, Piccolo has given you a new set of weighted clothing. That entire ensemble, the wrist bands, boots and blue under shirt, weigh a total of eighty kilograms. Since you're probably only used to using weights sparingly during gym sessions, probably a lot more than that, we're going to get you accustomed to wearing this weight on a daily basis."
"Alright. Sounds fair," Videl murmured, lifting her arms and testing what she felt was twenty kilos on both arms.
"If you do well on your first day, we'll up the ante a bit tomorrow and increase your weight," Gohan said with an excited grin. "This is the training that my father and his best friend Krillin started out on, and it's the stuff that we still use even today." He gestured towards Piccolo and then himself, showing off his wristbands. "We wear these on a regular basis. My outfit has a low weight so I can still fight in it, but Piccolo ups his every time he's training or just moving around."
Immediately curious, Videl stared at her friend, "How much does yours weigh?"
"Oh, my clothes weigh around five hundred kilos altogether."
The girl appeared dumbstruck, "F-F-Five hundred kilos?" And he looked like he was barely even feeling it. Forget the fact he was in a transformed state, either way it still sounded crazy to her.
"Yep," Gohan nodded.
"H-How can you even fight with something like that?" Silly question. He was a superhuman/alien after all. Of course, like all normal people, Videl tended to forget a few important details when wallowing in shock. It was a trait she happened to pick up from her father's side, sadly enough.
"Pretty easily, actually," the half-Saiyan answered, but then paused for a moment. "Oh. Yeah. That reminds me. Hey Piccolo. Could you bump my weight up to two tons on my wrist bands and shoes, and three for my shirt? If we're going to be doing this, I might as well do this the right way." Since he was in Super Saiyan 2 it felt like he was wearing tissue paper and he couldn't even feel the weight. He needed to put on a new grade and get used to it when he eventually reverted back to his base state.
Complying with his student's request, Piccolo pointed at him and fired a golden beam that lit up his wrists, feet and shirt. When the glow inevitably faded, it left Gohan in the exact same style of dress with a weight increase that he barely felt. Testing it in his neutral, ascended Saiyan state, the Z-fighter nodded and turned to face his friend. Seeing that she was still staring at him in shock and disbelief, the youngster grinned and, slipping off an armband, gently set it on the ground and stepped away.
"Give it a try if you like," the transformed boy chirped.
Managing to shake herself out of her daze, Videl cautiously walked up to the band and reached down to pick it up. As soon as her fingers wrapped around the fabric, she was baffled by what she felt, "W-What in the?" Gritting her teeth, the girl attempted to lift at least one part of the material, only to find her fingers unable to pull it up on their own. She even tried with both hands. But after several seconds of futile struggling, the girl stood up, backed away, and panted heavily, "Okay… uhh… well that's… something."
Chuckling, the boy stepped over and casually picked it up. "Still don't believe me?" Tossing it up and down a few times, the young fighter then rolled his hand at chest height and dropped the band to the grass, which it hit with an earsplitting crack and punched a hole a foot deep into the ground. It was a sight that had Videl gawk until Gohan reached in and picked it up again. "See. Two tons." He then casually slipped it on like a watch and placed his hands on his hips. "So… still think you're up to it?"
Remaining silent for but a moment, Videl faced her friend with a serious look, "Will I eventually be able to lift that much?"
Gohan grinned, "If you work hard and keep at this every single day, yes." He then patted himself in the chest, "My dad started this at around the same age as you. So I'm sure that with enough practice and training, we'll be able to make some headway over the next few months… and maybe even the year if you want to-"
"YES!" was the immediate response from Videl's mouth, who didn't even need to wait for the boy to finish. Eyes shining with determination, the girl stepped towards the Saiyan with her fists clenched tightly, "I want to do this, Gohan-kun. I want to become strong… just like you and your friends." She then smiled sincerely in his direction when she spoke her next words, "And, if I do this… I'll be able to hang out with you every day." It was a series of words that had the girl momentarily avert her gaze and become a little red in the face.
Her statement nevertheless brought a flutter to Gohan's heart and a smile to his ever cheerful exterior. Ignoring the snicker from Zangya all the way from her log and the intrigued look from Piccolo, the half-Saiyan rolled his shoulder, cracked his knuckles and gestured over his back, "So… want to get this show on the road?"
"You bet," was Videl's enthusiastic reply.
"Alright then. For starters, we're going to go for a nice, brisk jog through the mountains and across the valley. While we're at it I'll fill you in on what else you're going to be doing for your training and what will be happening over the next couple of weeks," Gohan informed, beginning to skip on the spot before waving the girl into formation. When she fell in step, both of them turned and began running in the direction of the hills, the pair carrying their respective weights and establishing a fair yet fast pace.
Both Piccolo and Zangya watched the youngsters vanish into the distance, bearing the same looks of seriousness as they usually did. Eventually, after a couple minutes of sitting around, the most playful of the pair decided to stand and float up into the air. "You know what… this might actually be fun to watch." The Hera then flew after them.
Grunting, the Namekian followed, not just to keep an eye on her but also curious to see how his student handled the role of instructor for a change.
And so, as the group left on their early morning run through the mists, Videl's apprenticeship and tutelage under Son Gohan began…
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