Chapter 17: Dragon balls

"So how strong have you gotten?" Kami asked seeing how the young boy devoured several plates of food that Mr Popo brought him.

"So to speak, my maximum power has increased six times in the hyperbolic time chamber" replied the boy with a smile.

Kami opened his eyes surprised by that, he would never have imagined that the hyperbolic time chamber would give such fruitful results.

'There is no doubt that the Saiyan threat will liven up with this child and Piccolo' inquired the guardian, 'With Goku the battle is won'

Kami-sama turned around noticing that Piccolo was in a corner meditating. He didn't know why, but he felt something strange in him...

"But despite all that, I don't think he has surpassed the power of the Saiyans" Gohan asserted, surprising the Namekian guardian.

"Then... you shouldn't be so calm little one" Kami answered, it was quite strange that he was so calm saying that.

"I trust that I will become more powerful and on the other hand, there is dad and Piccolo" Gohan replied, "Besides, I have some tricks just in case"

Kami decided not to say anything else, this boy was too intriguing. He now he had left his wondering what tricks or aces Gohan was holding.

Of course, Gohan spent a good deal of his time perfecting his techniques. And furthermore, he had created his own attack…

'When I master my technique to the fullest, I should even be able to surpass Vegeta's power! I have to train' Gohan reasoned enthusiastically.

There were eleven months left, and two months before the Z fighters arrived. He had to train to reach at least 6000 units.

Then, he got up and noticed that he still had three seeds left, he ate one in the hyperbolic time chamber after a hard fight.

He should save some for the future battle. The Senzu seeds would become very essential in the upcoming battles on Earth.

"Hey Piccolo, are you going to sleep all day or come train with me?!" asked the boy crossing his arms, "Or are you afraid of me?"

"Don't be so arrogant kid" Piccolo snorted as he got up from the ground, although he was still sorry he still had time to spare.

'It seems that he has become close to this boy...' Kami mused in a state of perplexity at the interactions between Piccolo and Gohan, 'Unbelievable'

It was already very good that the two of them had become this strong. But if Piccolo changed his ways it would be great.

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In the blink of an eye, two months passed in Kami-sama's watchtower. Gohan and Piccolo didn't stop training.

While they didn't grow as fast as they did in the time room, their power levels had increased moderately.

Gohan concentrated on perfecting his secret technique. He now he could do it without losing almost all of his energy instantly, but he consumed a lot of Ki.

Thanks to his great Ki's mastery he was able to regulate that a bit. And then he opted to upgrade both Masenkō and Kamehameha, his main attacks.

He also honed his fighting style, creating multiple fighting moves using his memories of the manga and anime.

He had done a fairly complete training with Piccolo, who had also achieved great power in these months.

But Gohan knew that he should take advantage of his stay in this place even more. So he got up and went looking for Kami, he had something on his mind.

"Hey Kami-sama, it's true that you created the dragon balls, right?" the boy asked and Kami nodded slowly, "Could you gather them here?"

"Do you mean to move the seven spheres to this place?" Kami asked curious about the question, "Yeah... I guess something like that is possible."

The Namekian moved to the edge of the watchtower and once there extended his staff downwards, pointing to the Earth below the platform.

Gohan watched this curiously, and his eyes widened in astonishment as within seconds the seven dragon balls appeared on the watchtower.

"Here are the dragon balls, do you want to make a wish to Shenron?" Kami asked intrigued and Gohan nodded, "Fine... now I'm going to summon him."

"No, not yet," Gohan stopped him, "Don't you have a model or the base you used to create the dragon balls? I just... I need to see it."

Kami was surprised by such an unusual request, but if he had learned anything, it was that this child had unusual insight for his age.

"Mister Popo, go get Shenron's model" Kami ordered his assistant, who nodded going into the place.

The minor closely observed the seven dragon balls, and to think that these small orbs were so desired by most living beings.

'If I had had them in my previous life, I would have resurrected my mother without hesitation' Gohan thought with a wistful smile on his features.

He stopped investigating when he saw Mr Popo come with a small stone dragon that he was inside of a glass dome. It was the mockup.

"Here you have it" Kami extended the dome to Gohan, "I created Shenron with this statue a few centuries ago, why do you want it little one?"

"To empower Shenron, it would be great if instead of one he could fulfill three wishes and have fewer limitations" replied the boy.

In the original series when Dende restored the spheres using the Mr Popo model, a lot of limitations disappeared.

"It would be impossible for you to do something like that... and my power is not high enough to give Shenron new abilities" Kami refuted.

He had to admit that the idea was good, but impossible to execute at this point. A good part of his powers were already gone.

"I will not do it, but Piccolo" added the little boy smiling, "After all, he was born from you and therefore his powers should not be so different"

Piccolo Junior is the reincarnation of Piccolo Daimaō, who in turn was the embodiment of Kami's evil... and his powers were the same.

The guardian widened his eyes at Gohan's words, that had never occurred to him! This child was simply too amazing. Cool.

"You heard that... didn't you? I'd appreciate it if you'd help us" Gohan turned around seeing Piccolo sitting under the shade of a tree.

"What are you planning to do brat?" Piccolo asked with his arms crossed and he didn't bother to look at Kami, "Why would you use the dragon balls?"

"You just put your hand on this statue and try to infuse your power into it" Gohan spoke up showing Piccolo what he had to do.

The Namekian grunted and placed his left hand on the dome. And immediately, the dragon began to release a yellow light.

"W-what is this?" Piccolo asked stunned and Kami was very shocked by what was happening. Gohan just watched satisfied.

The dragon balls began to glow and Piccolo moved his hand away from the model, the transfer of power having been completed.

"Get out of there Shenron and fulfill my wish!" Gohan exclaimed raising his arms at the astonished look Kami gave him.

'What do you intend to do?' wondered the guardian curious about Gohan's intentions and noticed that the sky suddenly turned dark, "Here it comes"

Soon the figure of the big green dragon was present and Gohan felt some panic, seeing him up close was something very different from seeing him on TV.

"Tell me what are your three wishes" Shenron asked in his usual deep voice and both Kami and Piccolo widened their eyes.

"Three?! What's happeping?" Piccolo demanded turning to Gohan, who kept a calm smile on his face.

"It was you who empowered Shenron, and thanks to that his capacity has been increased" Gohan replied already thinking about the wishes.

He knew that Shenron couldn't grant wishes beyond his ability. That is, he couldn't wish for a higher power than the saiyans.

He wasn't interested in immortality or eternal life. He didn't have anything on his mind either... except for something that had just occurred to him right now!

"My first wish will be that you bring back my father Son Goku as long as he feels ready to come back" declared the little boy smiling.

Gohan was certain that this wish would be granted; Kami could cross over from this world to the other, therefore Shenron could bring Goku.

'That's smart, so Goku would save himself from crossing the snake's path for his return' thought Kami, more and more intrigued by this little boy.

"That... is a possible wish" Shenron's eyes shone for a moment, "What is the second wish?" he asked glancing at Gohan intently.

Gohan put his hand to his chin, thinking what he could ask for. It would have to be something useful that would be of help in the future, near or far...

'Asking for that would be quite ironic, but I'm sure it will be a good thing' Gohan thought announcing his second wish to the dragon.

"Are you crazy kid?! Why ask for something like that?" Piccolo demanded angrily at the boy. Kami was also feeling rather bewildered.

'For what reason has he asked for something so risky? I guess he has something on his mind' Kami decided to put his vote of confidence in the little Son.

"Please trust me" Gohan told them with a condescending look, "That would be all Shenron, you can back off! Thank you very much!"

"So, until next time" the voice of the great dragon sounded for the last time before he left and next to him the dragon balls rose to the sky.

"You guys aren't going anywhere!" shouted the lesser Son and suddenly seven copies of him appeared, scattering across the sky.

Flush!

With breakneck speed Gohan's clones managed to catch the seven spheres, which were now just round white stones.

"They will return to normal in a very short time, between three and six months now that Shenron has more capacity" commented the minor smiling.

Gohan didn't know if these spheres possessed the same power as when Dende restored them in the anime, but at least they had a fantastic advantage that would undoubtedly help them.

The Namekian prepared to claim his second wish, but just then, the Z Fighters arrived at the watchtower of the Guardian of Earth.