The Monke King: Ch.20

Grunting as I swung the Power Pole upwards, I threw it forward before reaching forward and wrapping my energy around it, pulling it back and catching it before the air around me sparked as I felt my energy surged.

A second later, the familiar energy of Super Saiyan 2 rippled across the landscape as I spun the Power Pole around me, slamming it into the ground and making it bounce away.

It didn't stay away for long as it bounced back into my grasp and I tossed it into the air with a flourish, stretching my arms out wide as I took a deep breath before raising my hand right as the Power Pole fell back onto it.

“Well done~!” Pybara clapped with a happy smile, which I returned as I retracted the Power Pole back to its usual size while taking off my blindfold and looking around at the small crater I was standing in.

“Thank you. Did I cause any significant damage?” I asked as I looked around before my smile widened as the Yardrat Elder chuckled and shook his head.

“Not at all. A much better change compared to what happened the first time you trained.” He said and I winced as I remembered the deep gorges that stretched for kilometers or the craters that could fit a mountain inside of them.

“It's a good thing I'm all about training control, huh?”

“It is, indeed. Also, it appears that the training with the others is going quite well.” At his words, I looked over to where the others were meditating and smiled as all four of them were seated silently while balancing on top of the tall spiky rock formations.

“How far are they?”

“They have the sensory and suppression aspects worked out, but it is the ki dispersion part that is throwing them off as they're not used to just discarding their ki for a second before trying to take back control.”

“All except Trunks, I see.” I spoke with a smirk as I stared at my fellow half-breed, who had his eyes closed and his breathing slow as he sat peacefully at the top of his spiky rock formation.

“Indeed. He's quite the capable young man, but I feel as if he may be forcing himself to try and keep up with you.”

“He is, but he doesn't listen to me when I tell him to take it easy. In his eyes, I'm the target that he needs to surpass to ensure he's capable of fighting at my side.”

“Hmm, that sounds quite a lot like the Saiyan Goku spoke of.” Pybara spoke with a hum and I chuckled as I remembered the arrogant Saiyan prince.

“That is Vegeta, his father.”

“Ah, that makes much more sense. However, we have to focus less on them now and more on you. How is your control over your ki?” He asked and I responded by placing the Power Pole back into my ear before taking a deep breath as I called my ki forward.

The ground under me cracked as a pillar of pure white energy exuded from my body, but I ignored the burst of power as I took another deep breath and began to pull it back in.

It took me a quick few seconds, but I smiled as I looked at Pybara who looked impressed as the area around us was undisturbed despite the pillar of golden energy surging from my body.

“How does your ki feel now?”

“Surreal. It's like it's there and yet…it doesn't feel like something this powerful should be this easy to control.” I whispered as I clenched my fists, unable to even believe the drastic boost Super Saiyan 2 had undergone after just the first step.

Not just that, but my base form and by extesion Super Saiyan had both also received a drastic boost in strength which was ridiculous for me to even believe considering that I thought it would take me a while before I was able to even get this much of a boost.

'I guess this Spirit Control thing is far more valuable than I was expecting.'

“I am glad to hear it as that means we can now move on to step 2 for you.”

“And that would be?” I asked and the Yardratian chuckled before gesturing to his back, his tailbone to be more specific.

“It's time for you to learn to control your Oozaru powers without transforming into one or needing to transform into an ape.”

“…Is that even possible?” I mean, I remember Father doing the Great Ape Fist or a similar name against King Piccolo, but I don't remember whether he had used the powers of the Oozaru to do so.

“It is quite indeed. Your Oozaru transformation is simply forcing a tremendous influx of ki to yield to your control and utilizing it without losing yourself to your rage. Here, you are essentially just going to be doing the same thing and without losing yourself to that rage.”

“Can I try?” Trunks asked as he floated down and Pybara hummed while I raised an eyebrow as I saw the potent ki radiating from his form.

“That depends. Can you suppress your ki while still keeping the same output?” Pybara asked and Trunks frowned as I felt his ki slightly fluctuating while it began to dim from my senses.

Unlike my few seconds, it took him nearly twenty before I finally felt his energy be at an all-time low from my senses, but I smirked as I could still feel the pressure from his energy while Pybara hummed as he nodded.

“It's acceptable. Have you done the training to control your Oozaru form yet?”

“Somewhat, but he tends to lose himself if he gets the slightest bit too emotional.” I answered and the Yardrat Elder nodded as he gestured for Trunks to stand besides me before he raised a hand towards me.

The next moment, my eyes widened as I felt something growing from my tailbone, turning my head and grinning at the sight of my tail swaying happily behind me even as I grabbed it in a firm grip.

The feeling of weakness rippled through my form before it swiftly vanished and I felt ecstatic as my tail flexed and slipped out of my grasp.

“Was it really that bad?” Trunks asked as he looked at me and I chuckled while watching my tail sway through the air with a smile.

“Not at all. It just felt weird after having it back for so long. Ah, sorry for taking the attention.” I apologized with a smile and Pybara chuckled as he shook his head and sat down.

“Nonsense, it's not every day one can welcome back something they lost. Now, if I may ask, do you perhaps have any methods of transforming other than using the moon?”

“I could make a Power Ball. It's a ball of ki that unleashes blutz waves and forces the transformation.

“Hmm, that sounds perfect. I want you to create one of these Power Balls and I want you to hold it in front of you both. Then, I want you to force the transformation to not happen while letting the ki flow through your body. It will be easy for you, Gohan, since your body is already used to the influx of ki that comes from Super Saiyan. Trunks, you on the other hand will be in pain for the first test so I must ask you to not focus on the pain. Focus only on keeping calm and keeping the transformation back.”

“I understand. You ready?” He asked and I snorted as we both sat down cross-legged while I held my hand in between us.

“Remember, keep calm and don't let it take over.”

“Sure, sure~! Now, come on. I'm ready to get this done.” He spoke with a grin and I rolled my eyes even as my ki gathered on top of my hand, the air beginning to vibrate as the Power Ball took form in between us.

“You good so far?” I asked as I pushed my emotions back, frowning slightly as Trunks was taking deep breaths while giving me a shaky nod.

“G-Good! Just…had to rail it in a bit.”

“Good, because here comes step 2. Power Ball: Expand!” With a grunt and a flex of my ki, the Power Ball floated a few meters away before expanding to nearly triple its size and I gritted my teeth as I looked at it.

Feeling the bulging and pulsating muscles of my body trying to expand to take the form of the Oozaru, I forced myself to remain still before letting out a raspy breath, my body shaking as I slowly forced it to stop trying to grow.

“T-T-Trunks?”

“D-D-Doi-Hurgh! D-Doing…g-greath!” He snarled as he slammed a fist onto his skull and I just nodded before feeling the pain increase as the Power Ball sent out another pulse of blutz waves.

My tail was ramrod straight and smacking against the ground with heavy thuds while I watched the hair beginning to grow around my body, a powerful and menacing growl escaping my lips as I bit down on my teeth hard enough to make my gums bleed.

“Good work! Now, dispel the Power Ball and relax.” Pybara's voice was barely audible over my heartbeat, but I nodded as I took a deep breath and dispersed the Power Ball.

Letting out a groan as the adrenaline rush left my body, a thud to my side had me turning my back before I shook it with a chuckle as I saw Trunks lying on his back and wheezing for air as his body twitched constantly.

“Well done to you both, especially you, Trunks. I did not expect you to stay that calm.”

“Y-Yeah…Well, I couldn't…let Gohan beat me in everything.”

“You were struggling to keep up.” I spoke with a grin as I laid back on my hands before looking up as a shadow covered me from behind, blinking at the amused look Videl gave me while Erasa plopped down onto my lap.

“Did we disturb you?”

“Kind of considering one can't train with all the ki being thrown around, but we were done anyway so we just decided to jump down. Speaking of done, Master Pybara! 801 kilometers south-east!” Videl said to the Yardrat Elder, who simply smirked before looking at the other two.

“812 kilometers north-east./ 823 north north west.” Erasa and Vomi answered respectively and I smiled as the Yardratian chuckled and clapped his hands.

“Correct to all three. Well done on passing your sensory test, ladies. Why don't you get some rest and we'll continue with everyone later today?”

“Actually, a bit of your time before you go, master Pybara?” I asked and the Elder nodded with a smile before I stood up, Erasa groaning as I picked her off and placed her down next to a smirking Videl.

“I'll be back. I just need to go check something out with the master.”

“You better.” She grumbled and I rolled my eyes before walking with Pybara for a few meters.

“I can feel that there is indecisiveness and hesitance on your mind, Gohan. Speak freely as you please.”

“You know of Vomi's unique condition, yes?”

“You mean the separate personality that lives on inside of her? I do.”

“Well, it's less of a separate personality and more of a separate entity that was given form by her hunger pangs for human bio-energy and I wished to know if you perhaps…”

“Have a way to remove it from her?” He asked and I sighed as I nodded.

“You seem to have extensive knowledge of how to separate ki from one's body so I thought you perhaps might have a way to pull that same ki from someone else's body.”

“Well, to answer you question, I am capable of doing so. However, if I do, that will bring said hunger forward and will result in a battle, something I do not wish to see happen on Yardrat.”

“What if you taught me Instant Transmission and how to lock onto ki signatures? I can already sense them so it would be easy and this way, I can teleport us both away the moment this entity is released from her.”

“And in doing so, Vomi would be free and you would be left to face off against this entity on your own, yes?”

“Not alone. I'm helping.” Trunks spoke up as he walked over and I frowned at him while noting how the girls seem to be caught in their own discussion.

“No, this is not something you can't help with.”

“I want to, Gohan. I have not contributed much to ensure that everyone knows Vomi is a good person and this may be my chance to do so. Please, let me help.”

“You know that your mother would kill me if something were to happen to you on my watch, right?”

“Then it's a burden I'll carry with you.”

“You'd be dead. There's no burden other than stressing over whether you're going to Heaven or Hell.” I spoke with a smirk and chuckled as he rolled his eyes.

“You know what I mean?”

“Hah, I do. Master Pybara, can you get us both to a level where we can beat this entity and set Vomi free?”

“…I can, but that would require me to speed up your training? Are you both sure of this?” He asked and Trunks and I looked at each other before we smiled and nodded in unison.

“Then forget about the break. It's time for training.”

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“So, you two really wish to help me?” Vomi asked and I nodded with a smile while Trunks shrugged as the five of us sat on the spaceship.

“We do. You've been doing your best for the betterment of mankind. Let us now do our best for the betterment of your mental peace.”

“But what if it doesn't work? I don't want you all to risk your lives simply to make mine better.” She spoke with a frown and I walked over before placing a hand on her shoulder.

“The day you arrived at West City was the day you became an honorary citizen of what's left of humanity and like any of its citizens, I am to protect and care for you as your king. Let us do this.”

“Besides, it's either you let them do this or you don't and they keep hounding you until you do.”

“I wouldn't do that, but him on the other hand…” I trailed off while looking at Trunks, Videl hiding her smirk while Vomi and Erasa giggled as Trunks glared at me with a slight blush.

“That is so not true.”

“You wanna tell the tale of how you turned West City upside down in search of your blue sportscar toy or should I?”

“Firstly, it was a collectible and secondly, I've had that thing since I can remember that I had anything. There was no way I was going to lose it.”

“That and your collection missing a car would have sent you off the deep end.” I agreed with a shrug as Trunks swung at me, chuckling as I shot out of the ship with him trailing quickly after me.

“Come back here and let me punch you!”

“You'll have to earn it, Trunks! Now be a good Saiyan and hit me!”

A/N: I am bone-tired right about now. Work has got me coming home later than usual for the past week so that's why i've been uploading so late.

Anyway, another short chapter of training and yapping, but next chapter, we kick it off with Trunks and Gohan going all out as they take on Vomi's evil side.

But will it actually be Android #21(Evil) or is there a twist?

Who knows, we'll have to find out next time.

Or, I could start the fight this chapter and we finish it off in the next one? Let me know.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!