Wang Sheng

As spring gave way to autumn, five years had passed since the last World Martial Arts Tournament.

"Wang Yang, how come Goku hasn't come to see you lately?" Bulma asked curiously, watching Wang Yang step out of the Gravity Chamber, drenched in sweat.

As she spoke, Bulma took a towel and wiped the sweat from Wang Yang.

"That guy went off to train with King Kai," Wang Yang replied with a smile. In the original story, after Son Goku won the World Martial Arts Tournament, he considered himself the strongest in the world. Then he married Chi-Chi. Although he continued to train, the lack of pressure made him slack off considerably.

Five years later, when Raditz arrived, his power had grown very slowly, rising from just over two hundred to a little over four hundred.

Things were different now. Losing to Wang Yang at the tournament had given Goku a goal to chase, and he had trained hard over the years. Whenever he made progress, he would come to West City to fight Wang Yang. Every time, he fell just a little short.

Later, following Wang Yang's advice, Goku went to Kami and asked him to take him to train with King Kai.

It had been a year already.

After five years of hard training, and learning King Kai's Fist from King Kai, I wonder how much of my strength you can bring out of me now. Wang Yang mused.

"He went to train with King Kai?" Bulma murmured. Wang Yang had told her about the gods and their roles in the universe, so she wasn't completely in the dark.

"Time flies. Little Sheng's already so big." Bulma gazed fondly at the child running around the courtyard.

He looked about three or four years old, with soft, rosy cheeks and an adorable face.

His name was Wang Sheng, the son of Wang Yang and Bulma. After Yamcha left, and Wang Yang began deliberately pursuing her, Bulma eventually gave in to his "pleading" and "reluctantly" accepted his proposal. Their child was born the following year.

"Yeah, time really does fly. One moment I was a baby, and the next I had a child of my own." Looking at his son, Wang Yang remembered arriving in this world and escaping Planet Vegeta when all seemed lost.

"Goku went off to train with King Kai, so he hasn't brought Gohan over. Little Sheng hasn't seen him in ages." Seeing her son all alone, Bulma couldn't help grumbling about Goku.

Children this age were full of energy and needed friends their own age to play with, but Goku wasn't around.

"Then you can take Little Sheng to Mount Paozu to see Gohan. Or we could have another one," Wang Yang said with a laugh.

Bulma gave Wang Yang a coquettish glare.

"Chi-Chi's become so strict. Otherwise, with Goku's personality, he'd definitely have taken Gohan along to train with King Kai."

Wang Yang's power was extremely high, and as a result, Wang Sheng had been born with an astonishingly high power level, far surpassing Goku's.

When Goku found out, he was shocked. Wang Yang explained that the stronger a Saiyan was, the stronger his children would be, and that their potential was especially great when they had children with Earthlings.

Not wanting Gohan's talent to go to waste, Goku would come to Wang Yang's place every so often under the excuse of "bringing Gohan to play with Wang Sheng," secretly training Gohan along the way.

Then Chi-Chi found out, and the dormant volcano erupted...

"Come to think of it... I haven't been to Mount Paozu in years." Wang Yang's words made Bulma pause, as memories of her first encounter with Son Goku came to mind.

"Then it's settled. I'll take Little Sheng to see Gohan tomorrow."

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Oh, it's Master Roshi!"

"Tomorrow? Sure!"

"Master Roshi called. He said it's been ages since we all got together, so he invited everyone to his place tomorrow," Bulma said with a smile.

"You go ahead. I'll sit this one out." Wang Yang waved a hand.

"Suit yourself. I'll pick up Chi-Chi and Gohan first, then we'll all go to Kame House. I'll let them see just how wonderful our child is." Bulma's eyes nearly disappeared into her smile. As a mother, she felt proud whenever she got to tell people how wonderful her child was.

"Are you really not coming with me tomorrow?" Bulma slipped her arm around Wang Yang's strong one and leaned against him.

"Well, I'm heading out into space tomorrow to train for a while, so I won't be able to come with you," Wang Yang said with an awkward chuckle.

"Honestly, you disappear into space to train every so often. Tell me what kind of environment you need, and I'll see if I can simulate it for you. That way, you won't have to keep being away from home." Bulma sounded a little reproachful. If she didn't know how interested he was in training, she might have suspected he was sneaking off to meet a lover.

That evening, Bulma prepared a lavish meal, piling the table high with food.

She rested her chin in her hands and watched the two big eaters, one large and one small, with a smile.

Her gentle, caring partner and her innocent, adorable son filled her with warmth and happiness.

"Little Sheng, Daddy's going to be away for a while. Be good and listen to Mommy, and protect her, all right?" Wang Yang said to his son, whose mouth was smeared with grease.

"Mm-hmm!" Wang Sheng nodded repeatedly, answering through a mouthful. Then he swallowed the meat and patted his greasy little chest.

"Don't worry, Daddy! I'm really strong! I won't let any bad guys bully Mommy."

"Good! After dinner, take a break, and then Daddy will train you for a while." Wang Yang smiled faintly.

"Huh?" Wang Sheng's mouth fell open, and he cried out with a miserable little face.

Late that night, Wang Sheng was fast asleep in his room, having kicked his thin blanket onto the floor.

"Little Sheng's still so young. Why are you so strict with him? Look how exhausted he is." After her bath, Bulma came out in a low-cut robe that hugged her fair skin. She dried her damp hair as she complained to Wang Yang.

"If I'm not strict with him, I'm afraid he'll never become a true powerhouse." Wang Yang sighed.

Wang Sheng was still very young, living under his parents' care. He hadn't gone through hard times and didn't have the drive to improve. No matter how strong he became, he wouldn't be a true powerhouse without it.

"The world is at peace now. What's the point of becoming a powerhouse? It's better to live safely and do what you love." Bulma rolled her eyes at Wang Yang, not understanding his way of thinking.

"The universe is vast, and anything can happen. You never know whether an accident or tomorrow will come first. Becoming stronger is the only way to solve any problem." Wang Yang stood up and gently dried Bulma's hair.

The Earth would be destroyed many times in the future. Ordinary people were powerless to change anything and could only suffer through it.

To certain beings, even Wang Yang's power made no difference compared to that of ordinary people.

Bulma didn't argue with him. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she leaned against him, enjoying his affection.

He's handsome, the strongest warrior on Earth, gentle, and devoted to his family. You couldn't find someone like him even with a lantern. Bulma was filled with happiness.