Chapter 88: Hiatus

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"Hyperbolic Time Chamber? Do you want us to go to sleep in the middle of this disastrous situation?" 18 scolded him but Gohan smiled.

"Of course not, it's a place where you can spend a year but out here it will only take half a day" the little boy answered calmly.

"Such a place exists?!" Vegeta demanded.

"It's true, that's where we trained for the arrival of the Saiyans" Krillin recalled smiling. Both Yamcha and Tien were happy.

"Hey son, didn't a year equal a day?" Goku asked with his hand on his chin, "I trained there when I was little, I barely could"

"You were always a softie" Raditz scoffed.

"Before traveling to the future I asked Dende to do some repairs, and now the gravity is two hundred times increased" Gohan said.

Krillin was stunned, if it was almost impossible to survive the first time he entered, now it will be two hundred times worse than before.

Although all of them were already used to training with gravity. The same with the Saiyans, that was nothing serious for them.

"Great, you always think of everything" Goku said stroking his son's hair, "That explains why Piccolo increased his power so much"

Gohan nodded, if Piccolo faced Cell that meant he surpassed all Super Saiyans.

"Perfect, we'll go train there to defeat Cell. You said that noon here is a year there, right brat?" Raditz asked.

"One moment insects!" Vegeta exclaimed clenching his fists, "The first one to enter that place here is me, do you understand me?"

"You've been a bit confident since you went Super Saiyan, huh Raditz?" Nappa sneered with his arms crossed. Vegeta chuckled silently.

Raditz was going to protest but Goku gestured at him, "As you wish Vegeta, but you would have to quadruple your powers to beat Cell"

"So what? I'm the prince of the Saiyans" Vegeta answered confidently, "I'll take care of eliminating that Cell with my own hands"

"What a stubborn guy" Android 18 said with a sigh, "Don't you remember that you were embarrassed with a single attack?"

"What did you say?!" Vegeta turned angrily.

"I already like this girl better" Raditz smiled.

"Fine. Nappa will go in with you on that one, and we can go in later" Goku spoke looking at his older brother and Gohan.

"You're going in with Uncle Raditz dad, someone has to watch over the androids and besides I'm thinking about something" Gohan replied.

"I can take care of myself" 18 crossed her arms, and Gohan looked at her with a big smile.

"You're still weaker than me" Gohan replied and 18 glared at him, "And I already fought Cell a few hours ago. I'm your best option"

18 resigned himself and her brother snorted mockingly. "Okay, go train. I still don't want to be absorbed by a beast like Cell either"

"There's nothing more to say, Vegeta and Nappa will go in first, and then Raditz and I" commented Goku smiling, "And now we have to go"

Raditz approached his nephew, "A long year without seeing each other and a new enemy appears, you must tell me what you did in the future brat"

"Sure, as soon as Cell is killed we'll catch up" Gohan said happily, "You should still tell me what's up with Aunt Launch"

"N-nosy brat, shut up!" Raditz looked at him with a red face and his brother Goku snorted in mockery when he saw that scene.

"Well son, surely you have some plan in mind to beat Cell, right?" Goku asked trying to trust that Gohan had a plan.

"Cell has all our techniques... I want to think of all the ways to defend myself against his attacks, that's why I lost the fight earlier"

"But the important thing is to overcome his powers, so go ahead and give it your all in the time room" Gohan declared showing his thumb.

Goku smiled and made the same gesture, just like Raditz. And immediately they walked to where Prince Vegeta and Nappa were standing.

"Guys, are you coming?" Goku asked looking at his friends, "With the Instant Transmission we'll be at Kami-sama's lookout in an instant"

"You finally learned the technique dad, did you have time to learn more?" Gohan asked him.

"Unfortunately no, as soon as I felt Raditz's Ki I came here" Goku replied, "Maybe I'll come back when all this is over, it's a fantastic place"

"Stop talking nonsense, there's no time to waste!" Vegeta scolded them with a vein on his forehead and Goku smiled nervously at that.

"We're going too" added Tien smiling.

They all put their hand on Goku's shoulder. Vegeta did it disgusted, but he had no other, and at the moment they vanished from that place.

"Why haven't you gone to train with them? It seems you want Cell to beat you again brat" 18 asked crossing her arms.

But Gohan didn't answer her. He just sat on the ground and began to meditate, causing a little anger in 18. A dwarf ignored her!

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'Cell knows how to do Kaio-ken, does he have a limit? Overcoming his powers will not be easy, the more difficult it will be to anticipate his attacks. Damnit'

'It could have been worse, if I had my Yadrat techniques... I don't even want to think about it' Gohan kept pondering options in total silence.

18 was going around, he had gotten tired of waiting for so many hours. So she walked over to Gohan and stood in front of him with an annoyed face.

"What do you want?" Gohan asked with his eyes closed and 18 seemed a bit surprised by the fact that the dwarf detected her presence.

"Like what do I want? I'm so bored, aren't you?" asked 18 with his arms crossed but Gohan shook his head.

"No, this is not the time to have fun" Gohan replied, reluctant to be distracted, but then 18 grabbed his arm, "H-hey, what are you doing 18?!"

"Nothing, I want to have fun" replied the girl dragging him out of her. Gohan looked to 17 for help, who shrugged at her smiling.

They soon reached the street, which was quite busy. 18 released Gohan and the boy straightened up, "Where are you taking me?"

"I need new clothes, one that fits me well. This one is already outdated" 18 replied starting to walk and Gohan followed her.

"I think you're the only person who thinks about clothes in a situation like this" Gohan commented sighing at that and 18 looked at him.

"It looks like you should think a little more about your clothes" 18 gave a small smirk and Gohan turned to 18 with a frown.

"What's wrong with my clothes? They're better than yours" answered the boy. And this time it was 18 who was upset by his words and confronted him.

"I'd break up with you right now but for now I'd rather not. And besides, there's a clothing store here" 18 pointed to a building.

Gohan sighed and went in with 18. The girl went over to a shelf and started looking at the clothes she liked. She chose a blouse and jeans.

"I'll go try it on, wait for me here" 18 indicated and entered the fitting room. Gohan sat in the seat next to her, and rested his cheek on her hand.

'The strongest enemy to date is anywhere and I'm here shopping' Gohan thought with his hand on his forehead, thinking.

But 18 was right. The last time he could relax was before Raditz, what if he enjoyed a few minutes? Nothing bad for sure.

"I'm already..." 18's voice brought her out of her various thoughts of him and turning around he gaped, "Y-you... how does this outfit look on me? Good?"

"You look... perfect" Gohan replied totally captivated by the android's beauty, who smiled at his words. For the first time she smiled.

"I know, now we'll go get some clothes for you too" 18 took his arm and led him towards the boys' section. And Gohan cried internally.

18 took a couple of outfits for him without even asking him if he liked them or not, and they went to pay for them at the register. Gohan took the wallet out of him.

"How come you have so much money as a child?" 18 asked surprised and Gohan smiled.

"That's because I'm the emperor of the universe, I have hundreds of planets in my power" Gohan replied causing the girl to laugh lightly.

"Kids and their imaginations are beyond me!"

Once they paid Gohan took her hand and dragged her out of the store. He made sure that no one was there, and without further ado used Instant Transmission.

"What do you think...?" she was going to reprimand him 18 but she shut up when she saw a multitude of planets in front of her.

"This is the headquarters of my interplanetary empire, do you believe me now or not?" Gohan inquired smiling with an air of victory. 18 was silent.