(Two months later)
In the enormous, dome-shaped structure that was Capsule Corp's main building, in a private wing reserved entirely for the Brief family's use, Goten and Trunks could be seen sitting in a quiet observation area behind a pane of specially made, reinforced glass.
The reason for their being in that vicinity was simple.
The viewing window in front of them was the only thing standing between them and the circular white chamber that was the company's primary Gravity Room, which was currently reading four hundred and fifty times on the control panel. Because of the ridiculously high setting the training center had been switched to, the kids had been forced to sit out for the time being so that they could watch as their two primary role models battled it out beyond the thick panel of shock-proof material.
Moving about in the form of two indiscernible blurs, the flame-haired form of Vegeta and the now taller Son Gohan could be seen darting about the tight bubble at ludicrous speeds. While not being able to move as fast as they normally did due to the harsh conditions they were being put under, the pair were still putting on one hell of a show for their audience as they danced through the airspace and engaged one another in one of their most intense sparring routines yet.
Having agreed to keep their fighting states at base form, both Prince and hybrid crisscrossed through the air like bullets, attacking one another with reckless abandon before deciding to gain some much needed space.
Reappearing out of super speed in a blur of motion, the shirtless Vegeta, sporting only a pair of tight blue spandex shorts, training shoes and a series of old battle scars, shimmered into view several meters above the ground in a kicking motion.
"Damn it!" Missing the flash of his foe darting past him, the Saiyan Prince felt his body begin to drop under the gravity before he shot off at an untraceable speed once again.
The ground shook when another figure phased into view on the other side of the chamber. Performing a series of acrobatic back flips, Gohan, also dressed in a pair of tight blue shorts and training shoes, sprang from hand to foot across the floor before landing in a crouched position and, with a pained shout, vanished in a flicker. He took off just in time to avoid Vegeta appearing directly in front of him with a wild hook, the Saiyan cursing before giving chase to his opponent.
Air filling with the sounds of shouting and wind breaking, the two warriors eventually remerged from their light speed travel spinning down from the ceiling. When they plummeted to midlevel in front of one another, Gohan used that opportunity to throw a wicked right straight. A battle cry echoed out when his attack shot towards the prince, only to miss his target when the flame-haired Saiyan dodged it by an inch. The instant their sweat clouded the air from their respective actions, they disappeared once again.
As their sparring match raged on, a five year old Trunks, adorned in a green gi with orange belt and wrist bands, gave an exclamation of surprise when he saw his father receive an elbow to the face before retaliating with a kick to his opponent's side. The impacts were marked by two deafening shockwaves, "Whoa. Look at them go."
"Yeah. Man, that's so awesome," Goten remarked in amazement, watching with wide eyes as his brother vanished in a blur and came at his opponent from behind with a knee, slamming it into Vegeta's face and sending him spinning to the floor. After bouncing off of it, the man sprang up and leapt back into super speed travel. "I wish I could do that."
Frowning miserably, Trunks curled up a little in his seat and glared enviously through the window, "All of the adults in our group are so strong. How long will it take before you or I can fight like that?"
"I don't know," Goten replied with a puzzled expression, only to quickly switch back to a cheerful visage moments later. "But I bet with enough training I'll become just as strong as any one of them. That's what Gohan told me when he sparred with me the other day."
"My dad said the exact same thing to me when I was sparring with him," Trunks responded with a smile, earning a grin from his best friend. "What are the odds?"
As the kids talked, Gohan and Vegeta continued their battle.
Teleporting out of thin air, the Saiyan Prince arced around the circular chamber and dove in with a flying spin kick, only to miss the blur that shot past him. Growling in frustration, the scarred warrior dropped down to the durable tiled surface and slammed his feet into the floor. With a heavy thud, Vegeta then spun around and jabbed out, feeling his attack get parried and watching as his opponent shimmered into view directly in front of him.
With a shout Gohan threw a hook at the older fighter, who blocked it and attempted to retaliate with a punch of his own. Reacting quickly, the spiky haired Saiyan deflected the man's shot, at the same time jabbing out with a counter that struck his opponent across the face. Knocking spit out of Vegeta's mouth, the half-Saiyan parried a flick kick in the side, upon which the Saiyan Prince hiked off of his opponent's forward leg and back flipped into the air. He then came down at Gohan with an elbow, only for the teen to summersault out of the way and leap into the air.
Blasting back in a blur, the boy slammed his feet against the wall and shot forward, slamming into the man's side with a glorified body check and knocking him off his feet. Vegeta gave a shout as he was sent flying, before he swiftly spun into a recovery and kicked off of the wall as well. Both opponents flew off again, darting from left to right until they finally remerged above the ground.
Trading blows, the pair then collided with simultaneous kicks, which they both parried before eventually springing off of their opponents. Upon which the pair curled up into balls, spun through the air, and dropped altitude. Both touched down with a solid thud, covered in sweat, bruises, and showing signs of serious fatigue against the crushing forces of increased mass.
Panting heavily and noticing the teen glaring back at him fiercely, Vegeta huffed and marched over to the control panel. With a quick press of a button, he shut off the artificial field weighing them down. "Training Session: Complete. Gravity Simulation: Deactivated. Normal Environmental Settings Restored," the computer's voice spoke up as the hum of the engines faded away, and the two Saiyans felt the extra mass lift free from their bodies. "Time: one hour, twelve minutes and thirty-two seconds."
"Good spar, brat," the Saiyan Prince said, marching towards the exit with the half-Saiyan falling in step alongside him.
Gohan smiled when they exited the room and entered the lockers, "I see you've learned a few new moves, Vegeta. Been working hard?"
Gathering up a couple of towels hanging from the rack, the shorter fighter then tossed one over to the teen and began drying himself down. "If I plan on ascending to the next level like you have, I'm going to need every single second I can clock to get me there." He then hung the cloth from his shoulder and frowned, "I don't care how long it takes me. Sooner or later, I'm going to catch up to you."
"I'm sure you will," the demi-Saiyan chuckled, wiping his face and smirking at the man who'd become one of his most frequent sparring partners over the last few years. "Until then, you can expect to see my face around here a lot more often."
Grunting, Vegeta turned his back on his former opponent and went over to his locker, where he opened it up and began fishing around for his regular clothes. During which time he heard Gohan shuffle over to his and, after fishing out a water bottle, uncorked it and took a big swig from its contents.
"You've been jumping over to Otherworld to visit Kakarot, haven't you?" Vegeta asked, glancing over his shoulder to see the teen glance back at him in response.
"Yeah. Every chance I can," Gohan answered, before a smile formed across his face once again. "I took mum up there today so that she could spend some time with him while I looked after Goten down here." He then nodded to the Prince in acknowledgement. "If you like, I can say 'hi' to him for you when I pop back over to pick her up."
"Hmph. Whatever," the flame-haired warrior replied, shutting his locker and moving to the showers, leaving the teen in the locker room to his own devices. "You can kick that clown in the shin for all I care."
Smiling after the Saiyan, the young warrior sat himself down on the bench and took another sip from his bottle. When he lowered it, he was almost immediately blind-sided when two similarly sized blurs crashed into him from the entrance. Looking down in surprise, he saw Trunks and Goten grinning up at him.
"Oh. Hey there you two. Where've you been hiding this whole time?" Even though he knew they'd been watching his spar with Vegeta, he still wanted to take the chance to humor the little rascals.
"That was awesome, big brother," Goten exclaimed happily. "You really gave Trunks' dad a hard time in there."
"Yeah! The way the two of you were zooming around and beating the heck out of each other, it was so cool!" the lavender haired hybrid also spoke up loudly, looking just as thrilled as his friend. "You and dad are, like, the two strongest guys in the universe."
"You think so," Gohan asked before grinning brightly. "You may be right on that one, Trunks."
Rocking back and forth while grabbing his brother's towel, Goten beamed at his sibling eagerly, "Can we have a go as well, Gohan? Me and Trunks want to fight with you too."
"Heh. Sure. Why not?" the teen replied, upon which he then set his drink aside and nodded across the room. "If you like, I can take both of you in for a quick session at an easy ten. What do you say?" Since they were both still young and in training, he had to be considerate of their strengths.
His little brother especially. Even though the kid was super talented and packed quite a punch for his age, Goten still had quite a ways to go before he could tackle anything of a significantly high level.
Regardless, that didn't stop the twin terrors from expressing their enthusiasm.
"Yeah!" the pair answered at the same time, throwing their fists into the air excitedly. A split second later, both of them then laughed when Gohan stood up, tossed his brother over his shoulder and picked Trunks up and slipped the squirming child underneath his arm.
Once he'd hoisted them onto his person, the demi-Saiyan began his march, "Alright then. If that's what you fellas want, then let's get this show on the road!" He then dragged the laughing pair back into the Gravity Room, all the while not knowing that Vegeta had been standing behind the corner listening in the entire time.
After hearing the youngsters enter the training area, the Prince of all Saiyans returned to his own business and continued on for the showers. After the amount of heat he'd burned up in that damn simulation against Kakarot's ridiculously strong brat, he definitely needed a good soak to wash away his fatigue.
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