Vegeta's Ambition

"Mr. Sun Wukong, you're a martial artist worthy of my respect. I hope we'll have the chance to meet in person someday."

Shi Tianwu held out his hand to Sun Wukong.

Shaking hands with Sun Wukong while using Son Gohan's body felt a little strange to him.

"Uh, okay..."

Shi Tianwu shook hands with Sun Wukong, then left Son Gohan's body.

"..., Dad."

"Oh, Gohan, you're back."

"Do you feel all right, Gohan?!" Sun Wukong asked with concern.

"I feel fine," Gohan replied.

"Dad, let's gather the Dragon Balls~! We can wish for you not to die of a heart attack."

"Yeah, I don't want to die from something like that either." Goku nodded.

"Old Son, do you need the Dragon Ball Radar?" Bulma asked.

"Sorry to trouble you again, Bulma." Goku raised a hand and scratched the back of his head.

"Come to think of it, if the Androids won't show up for another three years, we can just take out Dr. Gero now. Then there won't be an Android crisis in the future." Bulma continued, "Even if we can't find Dr. Gero, we can just ask the Dragon Balls where he is."

"Bulma..." Piccolo looked at her.

"Earth's Dragon Balls need a year to recover after they're used."

"Let's gather them now and deal with Old Son's health problem first."

"We won't be able to make another wish until a year from now."

"Absolutely not!!" Vegeta suddenly shouted at Bulma.

"If you dare stick your nose into this, I'll kill you first!!"

"Do you hear me?!"

"What do you mean, sticking my nose into it?!" Bulma immediately shouted back even louder than Vegeta.

"This isn't a game! The lives of everyone on Earth are at stake!"

"Old Son, you agree with me, don't you? Answer me! Don't you?!" Bulma grabbed Kakarot by the shoulders and demanded.

"Well... Heh, actually, I'd like to fight those Androids before we decide." Kakarot awkwardly turned his face away, unable to meet Bulma's sharp gaze.

"Sorry."

"A-and besides, that scientist hasn't even built the Androids yet. Killing him just like that would be a little... haha." Old Son said.

"What about the rest of you?" Bulma turned to look at everyone present.

"Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, you've all died once or twice already. If you get killed again, you won't be able to come back to life."

"These two guys are battle-crazed Saiyans to begin with. You don't have to risk your lives alongside them, do you?" Bulma asked the others.

"I... choose to fight," Tien Shinhan said.

"Now that I've got a chance to catch up with Goku, I'm going to give it everything I've got." Tien Shinhan smiled.

"Me too." Yamcha clenched his fist.

"When things get desperate, we're always praying for Goku to hurry up and save us. I want Goku to count on me for a change." Krillin put his hands on his hips and looked at Sun Wukong.

"Ha, Krillin, that's how you feel?" Goku laughed.

"So what?" Krillin said, lifting his chin.

"Do whatever you want, then! Honestly." Bulma crossed her arms, looking annoyed at all these battle fanatics.

"What can ordinary people like us even do?" Bulma muttered. "The future of Earth is in your hands."

"We'll definitely win."

"For the sake of peace on Earth, we have to win this fight!!" Sun Wukong raised his right hand and shouted.

"Yeah!!" Sun Gohan, Krillin, and Yamcha cheered along, fired up.

"All right... Three years from now, on May 12 at nine in the morning, let's meet at that place. Anyone who believes in themselves can come." Sun Wukong said.

"Kakarot..."

"Yeah." Sun Wukong turned to look at Vegeta.

"Don't get too full of yourself. Don't think that just because you've become the Legendary Super Saiyan... I won't defeat you one day."

"Don't forget, I'm the strongest Saiyan..."

"I know."

Vegeta powered up and flew into the sky. He was the first to leave, heading for West City.

Magnetic Rotation or not, Vegeta didn't need it at all. If Kakarot could transform into a Super Saiyan, then so could he.

With the power of a Saiyan, he would wipe out every threat!!

"Then we'll be going, too." Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu also left.

"Piccolo, what about you? I'd like someone to train with me in real combat." Sun Wukong asked him.

"Sure. That's just what I wanted."

"Krillin, Yamcha, do you want to come along?" Goku asked.

"I... I'm planning to train with Master Mutaito at my own pace," Krillin replied.

"As for me, honestly, I don't think I can keep up with your training..." Yamcha answered, lacking confidence. He'd suffered many setbacks in martial arts, and even after receiving Shi Tianwu's gift, Yamcha still hesitated.

"Then that settles it~!"

Goku raised a hand to say goodbye to Bulma, Yamcha, and Krillin. He was going back to his home at Mount Paozu.

He would return home with Gohan and Piccolo.

West City,

Vegeta was discussing something with Bulma's father.

"What did you say? You want a training room with three hundred times Earth's gravity?"

"Are you joking?" Dr. Brief asked Vegeta slowly.

"Kakarot trained under a hundred times Earth's gravity. Three hundred times is only three times that." Vegeta replied.

"That's far too reckless..." Dr. Brief said with concern.

"I have to surpass Kakarot."

"I have to change my future."

"I won't die at the hands of the Androids."

"Okay, okay, I understand. Vegeta, you need to take care of your body. Otherwise, you won't be able to endure three hundred times gravity." Dr. Brief gestured as he spoke.

"..., hm. I'll have the computer put together a scientific training regimen for you," Dr. Brief said.

"The new computer Bulma built a few months ago has a very advanced Evolutionary Algorithm that can significantly improve someone's ability to learn. Training is a kind of learning, too, so it should work for you."

"..., thank you." Vegeta rarely expressed his gratitude to Dr. Brief.

"It's nothing." Dr. Brief smiled.

He was a little pleased to sense the respect Vegeta felt for him, since Vegeta was usually so cold toward others.

Dr. Brief had heard from Vegeta about the crisis they would face in the future, three years from now, and he was somewhat worried.

Actually, Dr. Gero was an old friend of Dr. Brief's. They used to meet at every scientific conference and discuss various scientific problems.

As Earth's foremost scientist, Dr. Brief drew the attention of the entire scientific community with everything he did.