As terrifying as it is to see something as massive like the Great Ape to be charging at you, the fact I can detect that his power level is just barely over half of mine fills me with a fair bit reassurance. Although threatening, his hits shouldn't do much damage against me.
That was my initial thought until he slammed both of his fists down on me. Even though I reached up and blocked his fists, it broke the rocky terrain beneath my feet and sunk me into the ground.
"Hrrrrgh...?!" I groaned as I tried pushing back against him, "What the hell?!"
The amount of pressure that my arms were under was a lot more immense than I expected.
How can he be this strong?!
It took me a few seconds to realize that I forgot to add the weight and size of his new form into the mix. Doesn't matter if his power level is lower than mine when he's got the added weight and size of the Great Ape behind those hits to make up for it.
"RAAAAHHH!!!"
I raised my power level as high as possible and pushed him back, making him stumble backwards. I quickly fly into the air and get out of his reach.
"Broly, I'm gonna need you to wake up now!" I shouted, hoping that the sound of voice might help him gain consciousness.
"ROOOOAAAAAR!!!"
A green ball of energy started to form in his mouth and I quickly use Kai Kai to get away. Teleporting behind him, I watch as the blast attack meant for me was instead shot off into distant space before exploding, making it look as if there was a green sun in the sky for a few brief moments.
"Come on, Broly, know you're in there somewhere!" I shouted again.
He turned around and roared again, this time jumping up to try and catch me.
"Okay then, good cop clearly isn't working." I muttered as he grabbed me in both of his hands. "Guess it's time for bad cop..."
I power up and manage to pry his hands off of me before charging in, punching him right in his oversized jaw... snout...? Whatever.
He stumbled back in pain and I quickly flew away from him again before he had a chance to recover and try to grab me.
"Ready to listen to me now?!" I shouted.
"ROOOAAAR!!!"
"Guess not..."
I continue this game of keep away with him, tagging him once, flying away, and yelling out to see if he was under control. This went on for quite a while as I while I was constantly at full power, I didn't hit him with full force.
I didn't need to hurt him, nor did I need to beat him, I just needed to get him under control.
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"I suppose it was too much to hope that you would get it under control in just a day..." I muttered as I knelt down beside a now untransformed and unconscious Broly.
I place my hand on his chest and used Kekkai to repair his armor, while also giving him a small bit of my energy. After a few moments, Broly finally opened his eyes and slowly sat up, his head looking around at the destroyed landscape around us.
"Did I do it?" He asked, looking up at me with hopeful eyes.
I shook my head softly, which caused him to look down in sadness.
I tried to get Broly under control for almost two hours before I decided that it was enough and subsequently knocked him out with a full powered assault. While I wanted to keep the training going longer, two hours was the arbitrary amount of time I gave myself so that my absence at home wouldn't look too suspicious.
While I know Paragus wouldn't question his son as he usually wasn't at home in the first place, my family definitely would. But as long as Broly is there to back up my excuse of training ran late, I should be in the clear.
Besides, it's not technically a lie.
Training did run late, after all.
"Sorry, buddy, no luck. But you did really good for your first time transforming." I told him, trying to at least lift his spirits.
"Really?" He asked, looking back up at me with rejuvenated hope.
"Mhm." I hummed and ruffled his hair a bit before I stood up, holding out my hand for him to grab, "Come on, let's go home and get you something to eat."
He smiled and nodded his head before grabbing my hand. I pull him up off the ground and use Kai Kai to teleport us back into the alcove that we teleported from.
I peek out to see if the coast is clear and once I see that no one was around, I grab Broly by his hand and lead him outside.
"Can we get juice too?" He asked, happily walking alongside me.
"You really like juice, huh?" I asked back with a wry smile.
The walk back to my house was uneventful, the only interesting thing that happened was that I learned Broly like to hum while he's walking. When we finally arrived at my house, I see that the ship I had requested from Paragus was finally there, waiting on the freshly constructed landing pad built onto the side of the house.
It took a fair bit longer as Paragus conscripted a few Saiyans scientists to upgrade it, having them work day and night to finish it. I told him that the upgrade and the fast time that he was pushing for was unnecessary, but he really didn't seem to want to listen to me.
With both the pad and ship now complete, they honestly fit together perfectly with the rest of the house.
It was a basic landing pad that was built into the ground with a ramp leading up to the ship, but considering that the average landing zone on Planet Vegeta was white paint on dirt, it was actually a pretty nice upgrade.
The ship still pretty much looked the same in the outside, but the grey underbelly was now a dark black. The inside was a more drastic change than the outside. The bunks were more spacious and comfortable, the main console was more streamlined, and the pilot's seat now reclined.
Okay, that last one was a bit pedestrian, but a reclining seat on a Saiyan military ship? Come on, that's a damn good upgrade.
All things considered, I'm pretty happy with everything Paragus had done to repay me. Especially since I never really wanted him to repay me in the first place....
"Bro!" I hear the familiar voice of my little brother calling out from behind me. "Did you see what--"
Radizt stops mid-sentence when he sees that I'm not alone. His eyes gravitate towards Broly, more specifically at our joined hands, and his eyes immediately narrowing.
God-fucking-damnit...
"Who're you?" Raditz asks, crossing his arms and staring directly into Broly's eyes with a challenging gaze.
Broly lets go of my hand and hides behind my back.
"Raditz, this is Broly." I tell him before looking towards the hiding Broly, "Broly, this is my little brother, Raditz."
He looks at me for reassurance before hesitantly walking towards Raditz with his hand outstretched.
"Nice to meet you..." Broly greeted him with a soft voice.
Raditz looks at Broly's outstretched hand, letting out a quick "hmph" before walking toward the house, ignoring the both of us as he went, and slamming the door as he entered.
"Well, this is just great..." I muttered to myself before I let out a deep sigh and facepalm at this sudden turn of events.
I honestly should've expected this. I knew everything going on today was turning out suspiciously well....
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