Highness now?"


"Nonsense! We're friends!" grinned the boy.




"Do you want to show us what fighting techniques you have mastered?" asked Tarok.


"Sure! You will be amazed! Our showpiece is the fusion!" answered Goten.


"Fusion?"


"That means we both merge into a new warrior and are therefore a lot stronger! It can be maintained for a maximum of half an hour and the two fighters who want to merge must be about the same!" explained Trunks.

"I've never heard of a technique like this! Would you show us?"


"No problem! But don't laugh, the beginning is a little silly!" noted Son-Goten.


"Yeah, we have to do a pretty stupid dance!" growled Trunks.




The two friends went to the starting position, stretched their arms outwards and briefly concentrated.


"FUUUU ........"


Both danced towards each other, one lunge step and the index fingers of Goten and Trunks touched.


"..... SION !!" YAAH! "


There was a bright flash of light and seconds later a single new person stood where the two boys had recently been.


An astonished murmur went through the crowd.


"Unbelievable! A new warrior has emerged from the two! And this one has become much stronger!" marveled Tarok.


"Allow me, Gotenks! The fusion of Goths and Trunks! Normally it lasts 30 minutes!But that is not all! The best always comes at the end, they say so beautifully! "


Gotenks let out a loud roar and increased his energy level! The whole room shook, plaster trickled from the ceiling! And again an amazing transformation took place! The transformation to the third level Super Sayajin!


"At Alp'noi! I've never seen anything like it! Not even our princess can reach this level!"


"It only works because we have merged! This stage needs a lot of strength and our fusion time is also shortened!"


"Would you teach us how to merge?" asked Tarok.


"Agreed! But you need two fighters who have roughly the same energy level! First you have to adjust it exactly!"


"I have understood!"


"If you make a mistake, you get the weird funny characters!"


"Joke Figures?"


"Yes! Either you get fat like a balloon, or you get skinny and wrinkled!Then you have to wait half an hour until the merger is canceled! "


"Thanks for the warning! Jula! Orloin! You're about the same energy level! Let's try it with you!"


Tarok wave to a female Sayajin of about ten years and a somewhat younger Outerworlder.


"Then we can start!"


"We are all very excited!"




Later in the evening...


"Well, finished training again? How did it go?" asked Vegatta.


"Grrmm ...... quite good. As always, we didn't give each other anything for free!"


"I see!" The Sayajin nodded and pointed to a bleeding scratch on his right arm. "You should get dressed up so that your mate doesn't get scared."


"She's used to such sights! But I don't like running around so sweaty either. So excuse me."


"Of course, brother." Vegatta nodded with a smile.


When Vegeta entered the bathroom, he found Trunks already sitting in the large basin set in the floor.

"Aha, already occupied! But I can keep you company, we have enough space! The thing is even bigger than the tub at home!" he grinned.


"No problem, papa! Jump in!"


Vegeta didn't have to be told that twice. Like lightning he was out of his clothes and landed in one leap in the water, so that it made good waves!


"And? What have you been doing all day?" asked he.


"I went to the training camp with Goten! There is also a class there with students our age! We showed them a few of our tricks!"


Suddenly a small black-haired head shot out of the water next to Trunks and gasped for air!


"And how long?" snorted Goten, because it was no other.


"Twenty-three! Sorry, three seconds less! I won!" replied Trunks and smiled.


"That was only because suddenly the water started to make waves!Otherwise I would have been much longer .... wuah, that's your father! "


"Hey! What is he doing here! Does your father not have his own bathroom, Goten?" Vegeta exclaimed angrily. Goten backed away to the edge of the pool.


"We only played diving competitions! And swimming alone is completely boring!" returned Trunks.


"You could at least have warned me, son!" Vegeta grumbled and crossed her arms over her chest.


"Oh, don't be angry, Papa! It's even more fun with three people!"


And the two boys splashed Vegeta with water.


"Stop the nonsense!"


"Oooh ..." the two friends grumbled.


Then Goten asked: "How long can you hold out underwater without taking a breath, Vegeta?"


"I can swim a whole lake without surfacing once! I had to go to Namek to escape my enemies!"


"Really? Will you show us that? Oh, please, papa!"


"All right!" Vegeta growled and dived.



After over sixty seconds, Trunks stopped counting.


"Man, he doesn't show up anymore!" marveled Goten.


"Bööh! I'm getting bored!"


"I'm hungry!" complained Goten.


"Then let's go eat something!"


"Oh yes!"


"Let my papa keep playing the submarine! Come on, Goten!"


The two boys climbed out of the pool, each grabbed a towel and ran outside. In the meantime Bulma had also returned.


"Are you finished yet?" she asked.


"Yes, only papa is still in there!"


"You were all three in the bathroom together?"


"Yes, and now he's submerged!" called Goten.


"Submerged? -Well, dry yourself off first and then you put something on."


"Will you make us something to eat then, mom?" asked Trunks.


"I don't need that here. Just go down to the great palace kitchen. There are enough staff there to serve you."


"Class!!"



At the same time Vegeta reappeared.


So what? That was a masterpiece, wasn't it? "


Only now did he notice that Trunks and Goten were gone.


"That doesn't exist! The little ones just cut off! Once again I won't let you fool me! -Well, at least I have my peace now!"




"Wait for me, Trunks! I'm not ready yet!" called Goten, struggling with his shoelaces.


"Wait, I'll help you. -So. And now off with you!" Bulma smiled.


As the two boys stormed out the door, she opened the bathroom door and looked inside. So it was inevitable that she discovered her partner who had got up in the pool and reached for the sponge.


Vegeta made a startled sound and dropped back into the water!


Bulma blushed a little, then she called: "What is it? I've seen you often enough without"! Are you suddenly becoming a prude? "

"Damn it, Bulma! Knock next time! It could have been Kakarott or someone else!" the sayajin cursed.


"It's okay. How about it? Shall I keep you company now?"


"Give it up! One time with company is enough for me!"


"Really not?"


Bulma knelt by the basin and put her hands on his shoulders.


"Or should I scrub your back?"


"No - I'll do that alone!" fended off Vegeta. Bulma felt that under her touch it was difficult for him to stay cool.


"Just leave me alone, okay? I don't need anyone to lather up! I can do it myself!" he growled and moved to the other side of the pool.


"As you wish."


"Come on! Get out of here, woman!" Vegeta was getting more and more angry.


Bulma rose again and left the bathroom.


"Huff, finally!"


"Great! Now he's turned the tables and won't let me get to him!But it was damn hard for him, I noticed that! "Grinned Bulma." He probably still hasn't forgiven me for the last kick! And now, so close to this important fight, he's easily irritable! There is a lot at stake for him ... and not just for him ... "




"In five days it will be ready! But why am I so afraid of this day? Of course! I will embarrass myself in front of the whole Sayajin if I lose to my sister! Hrrmm ... I know that Vegatta actually belongs to the throne." ! She helped build this empire! But the old traditions now demand this duel! There is no way around it! And if I win, she is just unlucky and is then just Vice-Queen! And I would be the supreme regent- but a very lonely regent with no mate and child! I know that Bulma loves me and overlooks many of my quirks, but will this love be enough to leave earth and stay by my side on Burai? "



After dinner, the two friends Trunks and Goten walked around the hallways of the palace and looked around. In a quiet, somewhat secluded corridor, there were a number of small pillars on the wall with busts of various people on them. And at the end of the corridor there was a life-size statue. Curiously, the two boys paced the lined up busts.


"Who are they?" asked Goten.


"That could be an ancestral gallery. Look, he looks like my papa! They are definitely my ancestors!" explained Trunks. "And the big one here ...- oooh!"


The boy did not continue to speak, but stared at the life-size stone figure in front of him.


"He looks even more like your father, Trunks! Only he has a beard!"


"Maybe this is my grandpa ..."


"You mean your papa's papa?"




"Your friend is right, Son-Goten. This is my father and the father of my brother, King Vegeta. My mother had this statue made, as well as these busts of our ancestors." explained Vegatta, who suddenly appeared behind the two of them."Your mother asked me to look for you, Trunks. It's getting late ..."


"Son-Goths?"


Goku's voice echoed through the corridors.


"Here I am, papa!"


When he appeared at the end of the