A Sayians Bond

She woke up the next morning early, before anyone else and got an idea. She dressed that day in blue shorts, the same color and fabric as her normal clothing and something resembling a sports bra, also the same color and fabric. She pulled her hair back into a high pony-tail to keep it out of her face.

She grabbed breakfast then stepped into the Gravity Chamber. Closing the door behind her, she walked up to the controls and took a deep breath. She turned the machine up to 100G and prepared herself. She struggled to keep her footing as the machine kicked on. She fought as hard as she could to keep standing.

"I... Can't... Give up!" She clenched her fists. "I have to... TRY!" She screamed as energy burst from her body. She felt alive and ready to go. She walked until she could run. She ran for hours until she had the strength to jump and train. She threw hard punches and kicks to the air for hours until she fell to her hands and knees, nearly gasping for air. Sweat poured from every inch of her as she tried to regain her strength and breath.

"Dad?" Trunks began as he walked to his father. "Do you happen to know where Zephyra is?"

"Probably still asleep." He he rolled his eyes then turned his eyes to his lavender haired son. "Why?"

"You should come see this." Vegeta stood and followed his son to the gravity room. "Look." Vegeta looked through the glass and saw Zephyra back to training. "She's been in there for hours at one hundred times gravity. She was there when I woke up three hours ago." He cocked his head as he saw the bruises on her shoulders and hips. "Are those from training?"

Vegeta nodded and there was a pause before Trunks spoke again. "I can't believe how hard she's pushing herself. Her power level is more then double what it was just two days ago." He paused again. "Dad?"

"What is it?" Vegeta asked as he continued to watch Zephyra.

"Do you think Zephyra really wouldn't want to be with me because I'm half human? I tried once to talk to her about it." Vegeta's jealousy raged once again but he hid it from Trunks. "But she wouldn't talk about it and completely dropped the subject."

"She told me herself she thinks it would be an insult to her race to even be with a half Sayian."

Trunks looked somewhat disappointed. He had something of a crush on her since they'd met. She was young, beautiful, strong and kind and he knew it.However, he knew he could be there for her as a friend, and he grew to accept that.

Around noon, she emerged from the room, fighting to stay on her feet. She spoke to no one as she headed to the front door and flew away to train with Goku.

"Goku." She smiled big as she landed. "Are you ready to train?"

"Actually, I was just about to have lunch. Would you care to join me?" He smiled as he motioned for her to come into his house.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you since the day before yesterday." Goku asked her as they began to eat lunch with his family.

"Vegeta locked me in the Gravity Chamber until I could get up and turn it off myself. I couldn't believe how hard it was to move. But this morning when I woke up I put it to what he had it set at and stayed in there until I could train normally."

"What did he have it set at?" Gohan asked, taking a break from his food to satisfy his curiousity. "Just curious."

"One hundred times gravity." Everyone's face instantly turned to shock as the sweat on her face had begun to dry. "What?"

Goku cleared his throat. "Uhm... Zephyra... Do you know how long it took for me to reach 100 times gravity?" She shook her head no. "About a week. How on earth did you manage?"

She smiled, proud of herself. "It wasn't easy. It was probably the most exausting thing I've ever done. I started by walking. Then moved on to running until I could finally train."

"I'm proud of you. To go up that high so fast is practically unheard of." Goku said, astonished.

They finished their lunch and headed outside to train. Several hours into their training, Vegeta showed up. "Zephyra." She stopped what she was doing as her and Goku both looked his way. "It's time to go." He crossed his arms and impatiently waited for her.

"I guess I have to go now, Goku." She smiled at him. "Thank you for today."

"Don't mention it. I'm happy to help. Please, come back anytime." He smiled big.

"I will. Thank you, Goku!" She waved then ran to Vegeta, following him towards home. "Vegeta?" She began about half way home.

"What?" His tone as emotionless as always.

"Are you mad at me for wanting to train with Goku as well?"

Vegeta stopped and lowered himself to the ground. She followed him down, nervous. "No, I'm not mad at you." She cocked her head to the side confused. She was sure he'd be furious. He faced away from her with his arms to his side, his eyes facing the ground. "I know you're probably wondering why I'm not mad at you." She made an 'Mmhmm' noise to confirm his statement as his eyes moved up. "There are things I can teach you that Kakarot can't." He turned to face her. "However, there are things he can teach you that I can not."

"So training with you both would benifit me?" She asked, keeping her distance in case it was a trick. Vegeta nodded and she spoke again. "I have your permission to train with Goku then?"

Vegeta nodded. "Yes." After a short pause he spoke again. "I saw you in the Gravity Chamber this morning. Trunks told me you were in there before he woke up."

She nodded. "I woke up at about 4 AM. It drives me crazy that I'm not strong enough for you. I was determined to try."

"You did very well."

Her eyes sparkled as her tail flicked happily behind her. "You mean it?"

He nodded. "Yes. I mean it. And with myself and Kakarot both training you there is no limit to what you can learn. Who knows... Maybe one day you'll be stronger then me and Kakarot both... From now on you will train with me in the gravity chamber for the first part of the day then train with Kakarot the second half of the day if he'll let you. But if he doesn't, you come back to me. Am I being clear enough for you?"

"Perfectly." She paused for a moment. "Thank you, Vegeta. You truely are a noble Sayian. I promise I won't give up."