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Vegeta silently wondered why Kakarott seemed to be getting over the loss of his old friend so easily. No reproaches, no tears, almost as if he just wouldn't admit it.Kakarott had never turned his heart into a murderous pit. Vegeta was beginning to feel uncomfortable in his presence. Why was Kakarott holding back so?
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"Why are you here anyway?" He asked directly.
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"Chichi wanted me to stop by again because she hadn't heard from Bulma for a long time. Piccolo and Gohan did it a little too bad during training, in any case Gohan has a pulled tendon in his right leg and can only hobble . Piccolo has ducked into the desert to meditate until Gohan is fit again. "He approached the gravity converter. "Mind if I practice a round with you?"
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Curious as to which attitude Kakarott might be able to do, Vegeta nodded and took up position. Kakarott's broad back prevented a look at the controls and display, but Vegeta knew every nuance of the feeling when gravity tugged at his body. "One hundred," he muttered, slightly surprised.Kakarott turned and hopped easily on the spot. "Great feeling to be really difficult again."
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Side by side, they completed the basic exercises, the punch and kick combinations, although Vegeta was not really into it. From the corner of his eye he tried to gauge the shape of his rival. But they both sweat and gasp equally, making it difficult to determine who was hurting most by the 100G.
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"Ah! That was good!" Said Kakarott when they were through with all the exercises. "At some point I'll ask Prof. Briefs to build something like this for me, too, so Chichi can whine as much as she likes."
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As they stepped out of the chamber, Kakarott looked out through the window in the hallway. "Fancy a little fight, Vegeta? It must be boring to always have yourself as an opponent."
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Vegeta was sure that he was in better shape than Kakarott, so he nodded confident of victory. "Where and when?"
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"I would say in three hours, then we'll be rested again. Do you know a good place around here?"
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Vegeta reluctantly nodded.
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"So it's a deal!"
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One by one, they showered, had another snack, and spent the rest of the time doing light stretching exercises to loosen up their stiff muscles. Punctually three hours after the end of their joint training session, Vegeta flew ahead to the cliff where he had always trained his energy attacks.
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The deserted plain in front of it was just right.
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Kakarott posed, and so did Vegeta. The air between them began to crackle.
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Suddenly Kakarott straightened up again. "One more thing, if I win, you will grant me a wish, okay?"
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"Just keep dreaming," Etched Vegeta. "You and you never win! I'm in much better shape than you!"
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"That may well be," Kakarott admitted frankly, "but it always depends on the effort.If you win, you can ask me what you want, that's only fair. "
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"Hmm ..", Vegeta didn't really trust the thing. Usually, Kakarott fought without making long speeches and setting conditions. Something was up. But given the prospect of a quick, easy victory and the idea that Kakarott would be at his mercy, Vegeta agreed after a few moments.
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"Then go ahead and attack!", Kakarott spurred him on and the fire in his eyes flickered brightly.
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Vegeta didn't have to be told twice and lunged at him. He was Kakarott over, definitely. His punches and kicks were bursting with strength that Kakarott could only dodge. It almost seemed as if Kakarott had already discarded the idea of ​​a counterattack, when he cleverly ducked under one of Vegeta's blows and his hand hissed faster than a thought through the air to hit Vegeta's neck with full force.The prince of the Saiyan immediately moved away and rubbed the painful area. Scanning his opponent with narrow eyes, Vegeta decided to switch to energy attacks. Thought, done and already he shot up, stretched out his arms and covered Kakarott with a row of golden energy balls so that the noise of the explosions could still be heard from a long distance. But when the blown dust had cleared, there was no trace of Kakarott to be seen.
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“Where was that coward hiding?” Vegeta turned in circles, but he couldn't feel the familiar aura anywhere anymore. "Please come out of your hole and fight like a man!" He shouted loudly.
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Somebody tapped him on the shoulder from behind. Before he could jump around, Kakarott had wrapped his arm around his neck and blew his breath away. Vegeta reared up and grabbed Kakarott's arm with both hands, but Kakarott was using his still free hand, wrapping it around Veta's chest so that his palm came to rest over his heart.Blue energy shimmered on his fingertips "And you're dead!" He heard Kakarott's voice.
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"Nonsense! If you let go of a kamehameha from that position, we'll both go on it."
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"You forget that I can do instant teleportation. I've practiced and I'm gone faster than the energy beam, believe me."
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Vegeta gritted his teeth and gave up his resistance. "Well, you won, this time. I wasn't serious about it, that's all."
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"Oh?" Kakerott sank to the floor and pulled Vegeta down with him. He let go of his opponent's neck and the two faced each other again. "Vegeta," Kakerott began to speak in a tone that Vegeta had never heard before, "Vegeta, can we count on you when the cyborgs attack?"
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“What's the stupid question?” Vegeta glared at Kakerott. "Do you think I'll sit back and let them down me?"
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"Why not? The Vegeta I know would have broken my grip in no time and just laughed at my threat. You should be seen in the mirror, without the fire in your soul you are not even as strong as Muten Roshi."
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The last syllable was still in the air when Vegeta almost exploded and covered Kakerott with a hail of kicks and blows that made this step backward. Kakerott didn't lift a finger to defend himself, he let Vegeta capapult him with a huge blow through the air, that his back hit a rock wall and was literally pressed into the rock. He just shook his head to get rid of the momentary numbness and freed himself from the rock. "Are you waking up, Vegeta?" His face and body full of bruises, he easily stood in front of Vegeta again. "Another lap? Or has that little bit cost you all your strength? Even Kuririn has a harder hit on it."<br />
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Vegeta's aura flickered ominously. Vegea shot at him so quickly that even Kakarott was surprised. Too late, Kakerott noticed the yellow energy balls in Vegeta's hands. He arched his back, crossed his arms and held his breath, yet the impact of the double hit was enormous. Kararott fought the energies with all his might, but his cover was simply swept away by the force of Vegeta's anger. Heat and light enveloped him, primeval forces tore at him, but as if by a miracle he was still standing on his feet when the light of the explosion went out.
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Vegeta hovered less than ten paces in front of him, breathing heavily, but his stance did not indicate another attack.
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Kakerott didn't really dare to breathe a sigh of relief. Every bone and muscle in his body ached, his body was covered with blisters and his stomach announced that it was long time for lunch.<br />
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"Have ... have you let off steam enough, Vegeta?" He asked hesitantly and searched the other person's eyes. The milky sheen was gone from it. A flame burned in it again, even if it was small. "I really didn't mean to offend you, but ..."
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Vegeta landed, drew back and smacked his fist on his chin that drove him a few steps back.
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"Ouch! What's that, weren't we finished?" Kakarott forced his pain down and prepared for the next attack. Another swinger, aimed at his stomach, not his face. Kakarott took a deep breath and collapsed on his knees. Vegeta struck another violent blow, but then, Kakarott was about to throw himself to the side, he dropped his arm.
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"Why?"
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Vegeta walked past Kakarott to the edge of the cliff and stared out at the sea. "Why did she do that?"
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Kakarott struggled to his feet and rubbed his stomach.He didn't pretend he didn't know what it was about, after all, Frau Briefs had told him everything.
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"She wanted to keep her promise, that's all," he squeezed out between his teeth. Vegeta's last punch really had it. Two broken ribs, at least ...
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Vegeta didn't turn to him. "I know that myself, you idiot!" Came it harshly from Vegeta. "Why didn't she take me with her?"
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“After everything you've been through lately?” Kakarott felt his chin to see if it was broken. No, it didn't seem like it and no tooth was looser than before. "Bulma saw how excited you were about your training room and you wouldn't have been of great help to her outside, would you?"
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Vegeta clenched his fists so tight that the bones cracked. "Still, she shouldn't have left just like that, not after we ..."<br />
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"After you what?", Asked Kakerott, "hey, Vegeta, why are you blushing all of a sudden? Do you have a fever?"
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Vegeta started to reply, but then he just waved it off. “It doesn't matter, Kakarott.” His gaze wandered back out onto the billowing blue-green. "I only know one thing ...", he tensed his muscles and the tendons on his fists emerged, "... I will never again allow anyone to come too close to me. Love," he spat out the word as if it were something repulsive, "Love is only an invitation to fate to do its worst."
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With a tremendous scream, in which all his