//------------------------------// // One Does Not Simply Train At A Higher Gravity // Story: Journey of Saiyans (Raze Version) // by Roarin Thunder //------------------------------// ~Journey of Saiyans Chapter 6~ “Well... I was thinking that maybe you both would want to train?” Raze asked them, they walked down the dirt road to Lyra's home, nearby ponies still working they're next few hours before the sun starts setting. “Really! You wanna train us?!” the two twins exclaimed in sync, their voices in perfect coordination with each other. “Yeah, I have the extra Gravity chamber and everything!” Raze said, patting an area in his pants where a capsule containing his capsule box was. 'Wow, I'm glad I remembered to bring a Gravity chamber after all.' He mentally thought. Kira's tail wiggled in curiosity at the mention of this... Gravity chamber. “What's a gravity chamber?” the little saiyan questioned. “A gravity chamber is a place where you can train at different weights, like the weighted clothing you wear!” Raze replied as they continued to walk through Ponyville. "What's gravity?" Ken asked. 'Oh crap, how do I explain it...' Raze thought. "Gravity is... It's like what pulls you down when you fall, and it helps keep you on the ground and not float into space when your not using your Ki, you get it?" "So it helps us stay on the ground?" Ken questioned. "Yeah, it's... it's like weight too, the more Gravity, the more your heavy you are." "So gravity is just weight then?" Kira asked, looking up to him as she walked alongside her twin brother. “Yeah except it's based on the planet you're on. The gravity on this planet is the same as Earth's gravity, so we'll probably start at three times this gravity.” Raze said as they neared their destination. “Three times this gravity? I wonder what that will be like...” Ken trailed off in through, they walked towards the door only to see Bon Bon standing on the porch with the key in her hoof. Bon Bon turned around waved at the three Saiyan... Human... you get it, as they walked towards her. The twins ran forward and gave her a hug. Raze however, decided to stand at a comfortable distance. “You picked up the twins today Raze?” Bon Bon asked him to which he nodded. “Yep! I thought it was the least I could do considering you both let me, Derpy, and the Doctor stay here.” Raze said to Bon Bon. “Well, I'll open the house for you three and then I'll go tell Lyra that you picked them so she doesn't worry.” With that, Bon Bon opened the door and then let them inside. “I'll be back soon with Lyra, so get into any trouble alright?” Bon Bon asked them. “I'm responsible! I'll make sure they're both alright!” Raze said, Bon Bon looked at the twins expectantly. “Bye Bon Bon! We'll stay out of trouble!” Ken and Kira said in unison, their innocent childish faces making it easy to believe. “Okay then...” with that, Bon Bon closed the door behind herself leaving the three by themselves. At least the twins thought so. The spirit of chaos, Discord, flew next to Raze saying... 'Well, let's see your 'brilliant' training methods at work! I just can't wait to see you fail!' Discord thought tauntingly to Raze. 'Alright, I'll show you!' Raze thought back to Discord, determined to prove himself a sensei to the two twins. “Raze, do we get to see the gravity chamber soon?” Ken asked in excitement, his fist to his chest and elbows bent in a manner that would only make a child look cuter. “Come on! In the backyard I'll be able to set it down and show you just how much both fun and difficult training in gravity will be!” Raze exclaimed as he went through the back door. Closely the two twins followed their new supposed sensei, ecstatic to learn about new techniques and a chance to train with someone new. When Raze opened the door, he bumped into Derpy whom had saddlebags tied around her. “Hey Derpy!” He said in minor surprise. “Hey Raze!” She looked around to see the twins behind Raze and said “Hey Ken and Kira!” “Hi Derpy!” The twins both said together as walked right next to Raze outside. “What are you three up to?” Derpy curiously asked. Ken, being Ken, spoke up first “Me and sis are going to train with Raze!” Kira cheerfully added “Yeah!” the little hybrid's tail wagged behind her in excitement. “I was about to set down the gravity chamber, do wanna watch Derpy?” Raze asked. Raze dug into his pocket and pulled out a capsule, he pressed it and with some smoke a colored box appeared labeled G-SET 6770-90. Our Saiyan hero rummaged through the case for the correct capsule. Derpy then replied. “I guess... Only for a minute though! The Doctor needs more butter! And I need muffin mix!” She sat down on her haunches and watched as Raze finally pulled out the Capsule he needed. The capsule was a gray colored one with G-6787 written on the side. “You make muffins? I love muffins!” Ken said cheerfully. “Sis likes muffins too!” He added on. “Really! I love muffins too! Tell you what, I'll make you a batch for tomorrow's school, okay?” “Kay!” The two twins replied. “Ah, here we go!” Raze clicked the top of the capsule and threw it into onto a nice sized patch of land. A loud booming sound could be heard and then a large sphere shaped building popped up. “It's pretty big isn't it?” Raze said, he looked toward the two munchkins- 'Wait, did I just call them munchkins?' 'Ha, it's getting to you isn't it!' Discord took this time to comment. 'I blame you for this.' The saiyan thoughtfully replied. Derpy then smiled and said “I've got stuff to get! I'll be back later!” Derpy finished with a wave of her hoof, she set off on an adventurous quest for muffins and butter. Ken went up to Raze's Gravity Chamber, the little child stared at the door, then turned around and looked at Raze “Can we go in?” He asked nicely to which Raze nodded. Kira ran up to the door when Ken opened it. The small saiyan female looked inside with wonder and human curiosity “It's really dark in here!” She exclaimed. Raze followed them inside and looked around a bit “I think the light switch is right around- Ah-hah! Here it is.” Raze then flipped the switch and the lights cut on. The room was large and the tiles were light purple. In the middle of the room was a machine that connected to the floor and the top of the building. “What is that?” Kira questioned, she made her way to the center of the room and pointed at the machine curiously, her small saiyan tail shaping into a semi-question mark. “That is the gravity control mechanism-” Raze noticed the blank stares of the twins at the word of mechanism. “It means machine, anyhow it's the object you will be using to train with for your time in here. We'll be in here for at least an hour, I think, just so we know how much gravity you can train at in the beginning.” Raze said, he made his way to the center console. “I'm not going to start the process until you two think you're ready.” The saiyan told them as he began to press buttons that Ken and Kira had no understanding of, and possibly never will if they stick to pony education. A few minutes passed by while Ken and Kira had began to play a game of ole' Rock Paper Scissors. Ken kept losing to Kira for some reason, and they had already reached the tenth round. “Best 11 out of... Uh... 13!” Ken exclaimed. Kira smiled, her tail wiggling mischievously “Okay!” “I'm done setting it up!” Raze said to the two twin hybrids. They both forgot about their game immediately at those words. They gathered themselves up and stood before Raze whom had his index finger on a single button. “Both of you should stretch beforehand, okay?” Raze asked them as they both nodded. Ken stretched his arms out and then began to stretch his legs. He then cracked his knuckles and then put his body level to the floor and did some quick push-ups. Kira began to run around the machine, she jumped into the air doing several front flips as her feet touched the ground. She then stretched her arms and legs out and continued to run. Within a few minutes they both stopped, their blood and muscles warmed up. They stood before Raze with excitement and childish joy at what the training could hold for them. Raze smiled down at them and said “This will not be actual learning for today. The only thing you will have to do is walk. There is a catch of course and you can probably guess it, you will walk at the maximum gravity that you can take, good luck and steel yourselves.” Raze finished as he looked at them seriously. Ken looked determined and Kira looked a little apprehensive, her tail wiggled in wait. Raze then pressed the button on the console once. The twins demeanor changed a little bit “This isn't so bad! See Kira! There was nothing to be worried about!” Ken said as he smiled triumphantly. “You're right! I can run all day like this!” Kira said as she ran around the console while her tail flew behind her. “That's perfect because this is only two times this planet's normal gravity.” Raze said to them which made them stop running around. “Times? Like a cloak” Kira asked. “No, as in multiplication.” Ken and Kira tilted their heads in confusion. “Uh... it's advanced math.” Raze tried to explain, “Oh okay!” Ken said. “Anyway, your training is just beginning and since I know that you will do just fine at this level, we'll increase it to five! Get ready.” Raze said as the twins both stood ready for what was to come. Raze nodded at them and then pressed the button three more times. The two half saiyan twins immediately felt the new weight hit them all at once, causing them to nearly slam into the ground as they felt like their weighted clothing increased ten-fold. “Whoa!” Ken yelled, he struggled to stand up and he did, if only barely. Kira struggled just as much with it as she tried to lift a leg to walk forward. “It's hard to move!” Kira said, she continued her attempt at moving. Even her tail was in a limping position, facing the floor and was unable to twitch. Raze looked at them and watched them struggle to move, it reminded it of himself when he first began to do gravity training. Now for the catch, he will see if they can handle the gravity while attacking himself. “You're being tested! Attack me and no Super Saiyan! I won't attack either of you offensively but in self-defense I will!” Raze said to them, using the same words he had heard from before. 'Hey Raze, give them some sort of reward, they are kids after all! Like, promise them to go to the park or something!' Discord suggested. “If you manage to hit me in the face, we'll all go to the Park on Friday.” Raze finished, he moved to different side of the room away from the control panel. Raze then stood there, in his martial arts stance, waiting for them to make their move. “Just one attack? Alrighty!” Ken exclaimed. The little saiyan hybrid powered up, the child yelled out “Kaio-ken Times 2!” as a fiery red aura burst to life, causing the child's muscles to tense and buff. Ken charged at Raze with fist ready, through still slow from the gravity, the technique allowed him to bypass most of the weight. Raze saw Ken's fists and dodged around each one. 'Left, Right, Left, Left, Right, and a kick!' Raze thought, dodging all of Ken's punches, he used a small bit of ki to knock the hybrid child back. “Wha!” Ken gasped out as the Ki reinforced air hit him and knocked him toward the tile flooring. Raze looked in Ken's direction and at this moment, he noticed that Kira had disappeared. The full-blooded saiyan looked around before sensing a familiar energy... 'She's right behind me!' he felt the air off her fist nearly hit the back of his head only for Raze to disappear. “Aww! You used afterimage! No fair!” Kira exclaimed, she then attempted to whip around and attack him further, but the strain of the gravity prevented her from doing it quickly. “All's fair in this training session!” Raze countered, as he quickly made his way away from the human hybrid girl. Ken went by his sister's side, and in only a brief moment of a glance to each other, they raised their fist in the tradition power up, a fiery red aura powered up from Ken while Kira's aura remained in a white hue. “Let's do this nii-san!” Kira exclaimed. 'Now the real show begins.' Discord said as he ate on his cotton candy. 'Wha-' Raze was stopped from asking as both the twins advanced on him quickly. Their fists blazed as Raze blocked them. In perfect coordination with the each others twin, Raze found himself more on the defensive then he predicted he would be in. 'Wow their getting the hang of this gravity rather quickly!' The saiyan thought. Ken and Kira were both fighting as hard as they could manage in the heavy gravity. The two twins were determined that Raze would hold to his promise of a day at the park if they managed to hit him. Earning that was still proving to be a challenge for them both as Raze had the advantage of already training in these conditions. But the twins had sparred with each other and had worked together many times, thus making it easy for them to follow in each others attacks. 'They're tenacious, they're perfect coordination is giving me a slight challenge, but with their inexperience, lack of a proper physical teacher, and the heavy gravity, they are just throwing wild attacks, they won't get any advantage here.' Raze thought to himself as he continued to block the ferocious onslaught. Just as suddenly as they had attacked, the onslaught stopped as the twins backed off away from Raze. The two saiyan human hybrids didn't seem to speak a single word, yet... They looked to be planning something. 'They stopped? Wonder what they're planning...' Raze thought to himself as Discord chuckled. 'Wouldn't you like to know Raze?' Discord asked him sarcastically. 'Yes, yes I would.' Raze thought to Discord. 'That would be cheating also.' Discord said yet again. 'Fine, I don't need your help!' Raze thought back as he looked back at where the twins were. They looked back at Raze with a determined fire in their eyes. Raze got into his fighting stance “Well? You two aren't tired now, are you?” Ken and Kira smiled and then ran at him from different sides “That won't work!” Raze exclaimed as he pushed air at them with Ki. But the two twins dodged to different sides and ran at him 'So they're trying at the same time from different sides.' Raze thought. Raze moved out, he ran off and then turned around to find the twins had disappeared 'Where did they go?!' He felt around for their Ki 'There!' The two twins were found on the ceiling running at him. Raze blasted more Ki reinforced air at them and they dodged it and flew down at him. The heavy gravity made them come down at him a lot faster than normal as at this moment Raze figured they had used it to their advantage. 'They got used to this gravity too fast!' Raze made a move to go back, but found himself hitting a wall 'Oh-no!' he thought as he turned back around to meet two fists of the twins to the face. Raze hit the wall, thankfully it was reinforced with Katchin, and the saiyan bounced off it without destroying it. “Oof!” Raze grunted as he slid down the wall. “YEAH! We did it! We did it! We did it!” Ken and Kira exclaimed, jumping up and down in joy as they grabbed each others hands. 'They sure did get you good!' Discord said as he laughed at Raze. 'Shut-up and eat your cotton candy!' Raze said as he tried to ignore the taunting laughs of the spirit of disharmony. “Yes, you both did great! I guess that I owe you both a trip to the park...” Raze said to the twins. “Yeah!” They both exclaimed. Suddenly the door opened from an outside force. “I just got back from the studio and I-aah!” Lyra's words turned into a yell as gravity pressed her down into the floor. “Mommy!” yelled the twins as they went over to her. Raze walked over to the main console and turned off the gravity. Raze walked over to the twins and knelt down next to Lyra. “You alright?” He asked her. “What was that?!” She yelled at Raze. Raze fell backwards and put his hands over his ears 'Ow... What is with all this yelling?' He thought to himself. “Oops, I didn't mean to yell, but what was that?” She asked Raze as his hearing returned. “That was gravity that pulled you down and the floor caught you!” Raze said all to honestly. Lyra gave him a confusing look “So, is it some sort of saiyan technology?” She asked him. “Umm... No, it's human technology.” Raze said. Lyra passed it off. “Well, Okay then. Dinner will be done soon, so go and get the Doctor and Derpy so we can all eat!” Lyra exclaimed as she walked away with the twins following her at the mention of food. Raze was left with Discord floating beside him 'She's got a fire in her eye!' Discord thought to Raze. 'You sound scared Discord.' Raze thought back to Discord. 'No master of Chaos can be scared by a pony!' Discord exclaimed back to Raze. 'One does not simply say they cannot be scared by a pony' Raze thought back to Discord. 'That's a cheap reference and you know it Raze!' Discord huffed out as he crossed his arms and turned away. 'Totally worth it!' Raze said as he walked up to the TARDIS. Raze faced the door and then it opened on it's own. The Doctor walked straight into Raze. Raze hadn't moved an inch, but the Doctor had been unprepared and was knocked back onto his haunches “Raze you've got to watch where you stand! You're like a statue!” the Doctor exclaimed as he pushed himself back up. “I was coming to get you and Derpy because dinner is almost done.” Raze said as Derpy's head popped out from behind the Doctor. “I only just got back fifteen minutes ago and dinners nearly done? Lyra must be a good cook!” Derpy exclaimed as she walked out and made her way towards the house. “See all of you inside!” Derpy exclaimed as a door opened and then shut behind her leaving Raze and the Doctor alone. Raze was curious about the progress of the TARDIS and so he asked “How's the TARDIS coming along?” “It's coming along great! She'll be up and running in no time and by that I mean a lot of time!” The Doctor exclaimed as he began to walk off towards the backdoor of the house “You should enjoy yourself! Who knows what will happen tomorrow!” the Doctor said in delight as he opened the door and shut it behind him. Discord smile and thought 'He seems quite happy with himself, I wonder what he does for a living....' 'He hasn't even told me yet, but one day he will! I hope....' Raze thought as he walked up and did the same thing as the Doctor and disappeared into the house with Discord following him. ~After Dinner~ “I didn't think they had fish here!” Raze exclaimed as he pat his stomach while sitting on the couch. “Yeah, most ponies don't eat fish. But well, Ken and Kira require it for nutrients.” Lyra said. “Oh yeah.....” Raze sweat dropped, guess eating apples all the time can get you sick. But they were so good! “You're a really good cook Lyra!” Derpy exclaimed as she flapped her wings. “Thanks, I've practiced a lot.” Lyra replied happily. “Where's Ken and Kira at?” Raze asked Lyra. “I've sent them to bed, they looked awfully tired and exhausted.” Lyra said as she put her hoof on her chin “Speaking of that, isn't that chamber thing dangerous for them?” “They're tough little half Saiyans! I'm sure they'll be able to take it!” Raze said confidently. Lyra got up and walked over to Raze and looked him in the eye “Well, if they are hurt while you are supposed to be watching them... I'll make sure you end up worse than Ken or Kira! Got it?” she said as she glared at him. Raze scratched the back of his head and said “I got it!” 'Best not incur the wrath of a mother.' “Good, now I think you should be off to bed.” Lyra said as she made her way up the stairs. Raze looked at the couch and realized something. He turned to Derpy and asked “Where's the Doctor?” “Oh, he went back to the TARDIS right after eating” Derpy said as she reclined on the chair she was about to sleep on. “I guess that makes sense... Well, good night Derpy” Raze said as he found himself under a blanket and on the couch. “Night Raze” Derpy said as she cut off the lamp. ~Dream World~ “OH BOY! We're going to Ken's mind-scape tonight!” Discord exclaimed as soon as he had found Raze whom was driving a Ferrari with a nice pair of shades at the time. At the instance of Discord appearing inside the car, Raze ended up turning off the side of a cliff and ripping his door out and then flying into the air whilst the car exploded on the ground. “Aw man... That car was a classic of the ages.....” Raze said as he bemoaned the fate of the once beautiful hover car. “I didn't think you cared about cars Raze.” Discord said while floating beside Raze. “That's because you never asked.” Raze said with a blank look on his face. “I don't really like cars Raze, but motorcycles on the other hand fascinate me!” Discord said as he began to eat some cotton candy. “Well, okay then.... What were you saying before I crashed?” Raze asked him as Discord smiled. “I want to try to go to the mind-scape of Ken, I think I got the spell right.” Discord said to Raze. “Alright! Let's go!” Raze said as Discord snapped his fingers. ~Seal-scape~ Discord and Raze popped into existence in front of Goku's house and saw Chris splitting wood. “I think you got the spell wrong Discord.” Raze said as Chris turned to see them. “I think you're absolutely right Raze...” Discord mumbled. Chris put down the axe, turned around, and walked over to them. “So, what are you two doing here again?” Chris asked them as they hesitated. “Uh... Visiting! Right Raze?” Discord said as he gave him a glare that said 'play along!'. “Well, yeah! That's what we were doing, how are you?” Raze asked as he smiled big. Chris smiled “Just fine. But let's talk about you two instead. You weren't planning on visiting some other dream or mind of any sort... Were you?” The Z-fighter gave them calculating stare. “That depends... Let's say, hypothetically if we were... What would your reaction be?” Discord asked as he floated above the ground. “Probably angry... A little disappointed, and might have the incentive to help you learn a lesson of trust.” Chris said to them. “It's a good thing were not visiting any other places, this just so happens to be where we meant to go isn't that right Raze?” Discord asked Raze. “Of course! See? We're so happy to see you and I know you had to be watching during the training session! What do you think of that?” Raze said quickly trying to change the subject, however the look on Chris's face told him that he failed, it was hard to trick a smart person with such apparent lies. “You're just trying to change the subject. You were trying to get into Ken's mind!” Chris accused Raze. “Maybe! But that is just fine because it didn't work!” Raze exclaimed back as Chris cracked his knuckles. “Um... Guys? Saiyans?” Discord was trying to say as Raze also began to crack his knuckles. “If you think I'm not going to fight when your blatantly cracking your knuckles at me then your mistaken!” Raze exclaimed as he stood his ground. “This area is a little unfitting to have a fight on, so let's take it to an open area.” Chris said, the landscape changed into a desert area with high plateaus all around. “Is this good Raze? Or would you prefer somewhere else?” Chris asked with a smile, a smile that was easily known to saiyans as a challenge. “No, I think this is just fine! I'll show you not to take me lightly!” Raze exclaimed as he stretched a bit. “You two are seriously going to fight now? As much as I really want to see this, I don't think it's appropr-” Discord was cut off by Raze. “I've been to out of it lately, I need a serious fight and here it is on a silver platter! I will not waste my chance! Especially with a famous Z-fighter!” Raze exclaimed as he stood up. “You make the first move Raze!” Chris said confidently, sliding into a stance that Raze was unfamiliar with. “Here I come!” Raze yelled as he charged forward. Chris smiled, he muscles tensed and his feet placed in a firm balanced position. His eyes looked over at the charging Raze with the experience of a warrior. “I'm going to love this!” Discord exclaimed in excitement. ~Abrupt Ending!~