Don't Crack Under Pressure (10G)

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The Hero simply rested in a very simple apartment, laying on the ground while puffing out air from his cheek out of boredom. It had been quite a bit since anything happened and he had no idea of what was happening on Earth right now, things were taking up much longer than what he was expecting even if he was getting used to living there. Still he didn’t really like it on Natto as much as he did on Earth. Plus, there was literally nothing to fight and it felt really awkward just asking people around to spar with him, an Earthling. All of a sudden, a Saiyan came into his apartment hurriedly as if he had something to tell him.

“T-the Hero? Your presence is requested-- immediately.” - the Saiyan stated, looking at the man in yellow firmly.

The Hero let his eyes set on the newcomer, staring at him blankly as if he had barely taken note of his presence. He hadn’t really seen him before, nor did he take him too seriously. He just shrugged and replied bluntly. “Ah. Okay.”

The Saiyan didn’t move at all but stood there to check if the Earthling would have actually followed him, but the Hero didn’t seem interested at all. “..So, are you coming?” - the Saiyan asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Absolutely not.”

The Saiyan’s eye twitched briefly, really annoyed by the response given by the Earthling. “..I believe it’s important. It’s Counselor Shan.” - he said, much to the Hero’s surprise as his brow rose, his gaze shifted towards the soldier. “Oh, is it? Hm, well I guess I’ll go check then.” - he said before he suddenly took off and burst out of the building through the ceiling, flying away.

It didn’t take him long to arrive there, he didn’t even need to ask for directions, he had been there already after all. He entered in, no one really questioning him as the bald man just took a stroll through the halls until he found Jie Shan, watching from a spectator room of some sorts. He decided to join him but as soon as he left the spectator area and entered into the actual chamber, his body felt heavier than easier, the gravity almost pushing him down onto the floor.

“T-the hell is going on here..” - he muttered, clenching his fist as he made the effort to at least sustain himself onto his knees while trying to stand up.

The Hero had no idea of what was happening, at first at least. That feeling was somewhat familiar even if he had never experienced it directly, perhaps it was the force that had made him lose his hair? Unlikely. Either way the Hero listened to his words attentively and in silence until he mumbled something to himself and nodded. “Right. Gravity chambers.. I think I remember those.” - he said as soon as he stood up, slowly but he did. Letting his shoulder loosen up as he simply took in the gravity, it was not really easy to move in there but at least he could stand.

He tilted his head slightly, folding his arms on his chest as if nothing was happening as he wondered. “It’s somewhat difficult but eh, really it’s low if it’s only ten times. I believe Natto used to train at.. erm.. definitely higher than that? I don’t remember. I was barely taller than a dog at the time. Then there was Cornatto but he never asked me to train with him in the chamber, heh.” - he said nonchalantly before he grunted, his expression showing off a small sign of annoyance at the gravity.

His foot rose and moved forward, placing onto the ground as he made the effort to step forward and begin walking around the chamber. “I could get used to this after all.” - he muttered, his arms following his legs’ pace as he continued to walk. He suddenly looked up to Jie Shan with his usual dull expression and spoke up as if the two were just chatting. “Anyway, good to see you dude. What have you been up to?” - he asked.

The Earthling some times really was someone you wouldn't expect to meet around, mostly because he didn't really take anything seriously unless it was really worth his attention-- and so far only the Saiyan's strength had made him go serious for once, and yet he lost. Although, he didn't mind. He had been looking for someone to fight for quite a while, and he couldn't find anyone among the Humans one could meet on Earth while there was quite the bunch on Natto.

He didn’t really know how difficult being a Counselor could be, but he was thankful he was not. After all he hated that kind of ‘duty’, he didn’t mind superhero duties as long as it didn’t get to paperwork which was really boring. Then Jie Shan even spoke of meetings, readings.. bleh. That wasn’t definitely the Hero’s thing, he was more into fighting after all, not as much as Saiyans were but still.

”I see.. that isn’t really something I see myself fit to do. Then I guess that’s how alliance like these work. Perhaps you’d find yourself a hobby or something like that for a change of pace.” - he said, scratching his bald head briefly as he was already managing to catch up the pace with the gravity force pressing onto him.

He looked up to him once more with a confused expression before he just shrugged. “Nothing much. Just the usual going around, a few punches here and there.. heh. I was supposed to be on Earth now but I haven’t heard anything from Cabba, nor is Nasu around apparently. I’ve looked for him left and right but he’s nowhere to be found apparently. So, here I am.. just chilling.” - he said. The Hero obviously trained as well, but he was not probably as much focused as others, he'd still grow stronger just as much as others did. Although, it had nothing to do with him. As a matter of fact, Earthlings were oddly enough fast learners and had more potential than other species-- too bad not many focused on combat as much as he did, or at least as much as others.

He couldn’t really tell what Jie Shan was good at-- except fighting of course, but a hobby didn’t really have to be something to dwell over, one would just pick several things and try them out. Perhaps dancing would have really been a good chance, ridiculous but funny at least. “Then again not like I’ve got a hobby myself.. Oh wait. I am a hero for hobby.” - he muttered, nodding to himself before he grunted and managed to pick up the pace and run around the chamber. His steps were heavy but he was slowly catching up with the gravity setting.

All of a sudden, the Hero halted and looked at Jie with a curious expression on his face. His head tilted slightly to the side. “Are you for real? I mean, hey.. if you can arrange that, sure. I kinda miss the place and I’d really show up. I am technically a.. uh.. how are they called again..” - he said, mumbling as he tried to come up with the name of the Earth’s Special Forces.

“..Oh! Z-Fighters stuff. Not sure what it means, a certain Tau just got me in and I am kinda supposed to defend the planet. Meh, not like I didn’t do that kind of stuff before.”

He didn’t really know if Jie Shan knew anything of the Z-Fighters but it didn’t really matter, he just felt like mentioning them. After all he had been missing from the planet for quite a lot, even if it was unlikely that someone had noticed. “Yeah, nothing impressive really.. just a bunch of people I guess.” - he said nonchalantly, grimacing slightly as he managed to hop here and there. Even if he did, it was still somewhat painful and stressing but he could handle it.

“Uh? Well, feel free to meet them if you wish.. and sure you can fly me there.” - he told him, even if he seemed more focused in his small training session.

He looked at him once more, offering a friendly smile as he nodded. “Yeah sure. That’s fine to me. I mean, at least I won’t travel alone this time. Natto is dead, Cornatto is not around here.. yeah we can leave at any time. No reason for me to stay here to be honest.”

“And aren’t there like more counse-something of those like yourself? I guess they could cover your stuff.”

The Hero had never been someone easy to read, perhaps because he could be fined as a socially awkward person but he was like nothing one would ever imagine to find on Earth, he had never met anyone like himself. It might have been because of his origins; being raised by Saiyans or the circumstances he lived with as a teen-- it could be anything really. It was as if he never even tried to take anything seriously, there he was.. just chilling like most days.

He wasn’t even taking it seriously right there, in the gravity. It almost felt like a game to him, to walk and jump around until he would have beaten the gravity force upon himself. He had never experienced it before but he seemed to be getting the hang of it pretty quickly, it was not that easy; his muscles were pretty tense after all. He nodded in agreement with Jie Shan’s statement. “Yeah, I guess so. Then I’ll attend our departure, just call me and I’ll be there in a few minutes.” - he said.

The Hero blinked for a moment or two, the Saiyan wanted to fight? Well, now that was something he was looking forward to. Their latest fight had left him with tons of doubts, especially what he had seen a few moments before he lost but even more important was.. did he actually release some kind of inner power? He didn’t even notice it, but he could tell how curious is it was that he was capable of hurting Jie Shan with his Hero Punch-- minorly but still.

He knew this was going to be some good fun. He grinned and nodded, adjusting his stance to face him. “Yeah sure. It’s been quite a bit and I have not seen you in your Super Saiyan form yet.” - he told him before he clenched his fist tightly but instead of punching him like usual, he’d sprint towards him and begin the spar with a roundhouse kick.

The two had finally begun their fight and the Hero decided to engage first, and even more surprising was that he didn’t try to punch him-- either way, he succeeded in delivering a blow which was more than good to him but it was nowhere enough. The Earthling grinned, nodding in agreement. “Yeah, it won’t be that easy but I can definitely pack a punch or two.” - he said before he was suddenly pushed back from the Saiyan’s punch. "Until he turns Super Saiyan at least.. I doubt I'd be capable of doing that much in that case." - he thought to himself.

The Hero didn’t even see that one coming, it happened so fast. “With.. everything I’ve got? Am I not doing that already?” - he mumbled under his breath, folding his arms on his chest. He glanced upwards, remembering their last spar before he closed his eyes and concentrated, and as soon as he did, a tense energy unleashed from his core. Somehow, just like last time, he couldn’t really feel anything but a breeze of wind.




He stared at him with his usual blank expression, he was aware of his inner power but he couldn’t pick up on its source at all. “Is this better?” - he asked. “I guess this is what I did last time, or something like that. Not sure but I guess I learned to control this Ki. Took me a bit but it wasn’t really that difficult.” - he said.

A moment later, he clenched his fist and retreated his dominant side slightly before he threw his fist forward in a punch-like motion, releasing a good amount of his energy into an energy wave towards Jie. The end of the wave had the Hero’s very same shape, looking like as if it was about to punch Jie. "Serious Series: Serious Human Fist." - he said with an ordinary tone of voice.


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