to get Vegeta first." And she was gone.
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"I wish I could do it that fast too," said Gokou enviously, "I always have to concentrate much longer."
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"She also has a few decades more experience," said Master Kaio, comforting him. "Better look into the ball so you don't miss anything."
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Gokou did that too and so he missed Master Kaio Piccolo waving to the side. "Not a word to Gokou about Goten, right? Otherwise it will be all the harder for him to be stuck here while life goes on in the world.Usually Gokou is sensible enough not to ask about it, but you might slip a comment that arouses his curiosity. "
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Piccolo nodded. "Roger that."
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Meanwhile, Uranai Baba had arrived in front of Bulma's family home. In general she didn't bother with trivialities like knocking, but with Vegeta a certain caution didn't seem inappropriate. She pressed the doorbell.
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Mrs. Briefs was amazed when she saw the little old woman on the floating ball. "I am Muten Roshi's sister, Uranai Baba," she introduced herself.
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"I am happy to meet you," replied Ms. Briefs politely. "Wouldn't you like to come in? I'll serve you tea in a moment."
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Uranai Baba shook his head regretfully. "With pleasure another time, but today I urgently need to speak to Vegeta."
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"He's in the gravity room," Ms. Briefs explained. "Please come in.I'll get him right away. "
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As Uranai Baba floated after Ms. Briefs to the living room, Trunks stumbled out of the practice room his father had set up for him. He was six years old now, and yet he already had a strength that could scare a boy three times his age.
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"Please go to the bathroom right away, Trunks," Bulma called to her son from the kitchen. "And don't even try to cheat, you'll be lathering yourself everywhere, or I'll come and scrub you from head to toe!"
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"It's okay, mom," Trunks shouted, making a face. “I'm old enough to wash myself.” Then he saw Uranai Baba and his face lit up. Maybe he was able to escape the "Did you wash your neck and ears well - control" today. "Mom, there's a visitor, a strange grandma on a ball."
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Uranai Baba glared at Trunks. "I'm not a 'weird grandma' kid. I'm Uranai Baba."
<br />“What?” Bulma shot out of the kitchen. "Uranai Baba ?! What brings you here?"
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"I need to speak to Vegeta urgently," she said.
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"It's not going to be easy, he's in the middle of training and it's still three hours according to his plan for today." Bulma gave her son a stern look. "Shouldn't you be in the bathroom by now, Trunks?"
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"Oh, I just want to know what grandma wants from my papa."
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"You will find out too," Bulma saw his hopeful grin and added mercilessly, "after you are spotlessly clean. The way you smell, you can't be expected of a guest."
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"But mom ..."
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"But nothing. Take you to the bathroom!"
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Trunks saw when he had lost and left with an offended expression. You could hear him splashing and rumbling loudly on purpose.
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"Sorry for his manners, Uranai Baba," Bulma said quickly with an embarrassed smile.
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"He's Vegeta's son," she waved off."Isn't there a way to shorten Vegeta's training?"
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"Yes, but he won't be very pleased ..." Bulma hesitated. "I only use it when there is a fire on the roof."
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"Then do it now! I can handle his mood."
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"Good, if you mean ..." Bulma rubbed her hands on her apron and walked down the hall to the entrance to the gravity chamber. There was a small box next to the door. She fished a key out of her pocket and opened the box. Uranai Baba, who had followed her, hovered a few steps in front of the door, waiting. Bulma gave her a questioning look and she nodded.
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With a sigh, Bulma reached for a switch and pushed it down. Immediately the light went out in the hallway and the radio in the kitchen went silent too. "
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Not two breaths later the door was thrown open and an angry Vegeta stormed out. "Why did you unscrew the fuse, Bulma!"he hissed sullenly.
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Only then did he notice Uranai Baba and his anger subsided a little. "I suppose you are the reason, right?"
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Uranai Baba motioned Bulma to step back and floated over to Vegeta.
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"I have an important job and it just happens," she said and hopped off the ball. "Someone wants to talk to you. Take a close look!"
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The ball floated up, right in front of Vegeta's face.
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"What am I supposed to do with ...", he began, but then the fog in the ball cleared and Kakerott grinned at him.
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"It's great that you're in such good shape, Vegeta," came Gokou's voice from the sphere. Bulma, who saw from the side what had appeared in the sphere, swallowed and tears came to her eyes.
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"Hello Bulma," Gokou greeted her too. "You and the little Trunks are fine too, as I've seen."
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"Yes, thank you," she said and swallowed the lump of emotion. "Do you already know that you are a ...", she began, but Uranai Baba pulled on her skirt and vigorously shook her head."That you are damn lucky to still look so young," Bulma changed her sentence.
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"Well, Piccolo told me that too," grinned Gokou.
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"Piccolo?" Vegeta perked up. "I didn't even know that it hit him too. His aura ...", he concentrated and paused, "his aura is actually gone!"
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"At least he's down here with me," said Gokou, but quickly added. "He's not dead, we're just going to look for some really tough opponents together."
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"And where to?", Vegeta asked suspiciously. "Nobody's been there since Gohan took down Cell."
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"Not in this reality," Gokou confirmed.
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"I said do ...", Vegta paused. "In ... this ... reality?" He slowly repeated Gokou's words. "Now don't say you want to travel to the alternative future to the older Trunks."
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Gokou looked surprised. "THAT would be another idea. But no, that wouldn't work because I'm dead.What I mean is the following ... "And again he summed up Koenma's problem and concerns." ... and so I and Piccolo go into this other hereafter, because there are obviously some very bad demons to be found that are not so easy are to be defeated. How is it, do you want to come with us? "
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As always when Kakerott made an offer, Vegeta was initially completely rejected. "I don't need this to get stronger, I have my own methods."
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"Don't be like that, Vegeta," Gokou pretended to be thinking. "Or could it be that in truth you haven't gotten any stronger since you ran out of opponents? Could it be that you have been out of practice for too long when it comes to a real fight? Vegeta. Piccolo and I will protect you when the going gets tough ... "
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Bulma and Uranai Baba hurried back. The air around Vegeta began to crackle menacingly and the vein on his forehead swelled. "For this ... for this I will ..."<br />
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Behind his back, without Vegeta seeing it, Gokou made the victory sign in the direction of Koenma. "... but only after we are back, okay? Then I am at your disposal."
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Bang. Vegeta heard the trap snap, but it was beneath his dignity to back down now. "Alright, Gokou. You won. But woe if you avoid this fight!"
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"I won't, big word of honor," Gokou assured and put his right hand on his heart.
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"I want to defeat you, Gokou and only you. Write that behind your ears, this other world beyond can remain stolen from me, but I want my revenge!"
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Gokou repeated his promise and added with a sideways glance at the impatient Konema: "Can you come here with Uranai Baba right away?"
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"No problem. I only need a few seconds."
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Bulma wanted to say something else, but Vegeta quickly pulled her around the corner."Say goodbye to Trunks for me. It won't be long."
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Her eyes shimmered suspiciously. "You will take care of yourself?"
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"Don't worry, I don't plan to die until I show Kakerott who the better Saiyan is here."
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To his surprise, Bulma pressed him against the wall and pressed her lips hard against his. He wanted to push her away, but then he tasted the salt of her tears that mingled with the hot sweetness of her kiss and wrapped his arms around her trembling shoulders. A little later, Bulma broke away from Vegeta, a little out of breath. She winked away her tears with a half smile. "That you come back safely to me, I don't feel like starting a club of grieving widows with Chichi."
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“Are you leaving, Papa?” ​​Trunks had just come out of the bathroom. His purple hair still shimmered damp and there was a suspicious shine in his children's eyes.
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"Yes, Trunks," said Bulma, kneeling down and hugging her little son."Your papa has to do something for a moment."
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“Why are you so sad, mom?” Trunks tried to wriggle out of her embrace, he was really too old for so much squeezing and cuddling.
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"Trunks, my son, take good care of your mother while I'm gone, promise?" Vegeta had stepped up to him and put his hand on his son's head. "You're the man in the family now until I get back."
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Half proud of the trust his father had, half insecure because his father and mother made such a fuss about "doing something for a minute", Trunks nodded to his father as seriously as he could.
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Vegeta gave his son a rare, warm smile and lovingly tousled his hair. "When I'm back and you've been good, we'll all go to the beach, I promise."
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All uncertainty gave way to a beam. "You can rely on me, papa."
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Vegeta gave a jerk and went back to Uranai Baba."We can," he said, putting his hand on her sleeve. One last look back, Trunks and Bulma waved goodbye and the scene