Cosmic Crisis
Chapter 6 - Training

	Natalie brushed her straight, silky brown hair.  She was reminiscing
on the day's events, when there was a knock at her door.  
	"Come in." she said, putting the brush down.  Trunks entered with a
bag.  
	"I brought you some stuff." He said, handing her the sac.  She
emptied the contents onto the bed.  There was shampoo, toothpaste, a
toothbrush, a bar of soap, and some clothes to sleep in.
	"Thanks!" she said, putting the things away.  "Trunks?" she asked.
	"Yeah?" he replied, looking up into her green eyes.
	"Thanks for all you've done for me today." She said.  "It really
means a lot to me." 
	"No problem." He said.  "Sleep well." He said, and then left,
shutting the door softly behind him.  Natalie finished brushing her hair
and then pulled out her nightclothes, consisting of a white tank top and
a pair of boxers, probably Trunks'.  She slipped into the clothes, and
then went to the bathroom to brush her teeth.  When she had finished,
she pulled back the covers on the bed.  
	"I hope I'm doing the right thing." She thought to herself, as she
settled into bed.  She turned off the lamp next to hr bed, and allowed
her thoughts to wander.  Soon, she was fast asleep.
	The next morning, she awoke to the commotion coming from downstairs.
 She just flipped the covers over her head and attempted to go back to
sleep.  Suddenly, her door swung open and her covers were jerked off of
her.  She sat up, preparing to deliver a serious tongue lashing to the
person who disturbed her sleep, when she came face to face with Vegita. 

	"Could you explain your motive for interrupting my sleep?" she
asked, sitting back away from his body.
	"You wanted to train, didn't you?" he asked with his arms crossed in
the familiar fashion.   
	"Well..." she broke off.
	"Then I suggest you get out of bed."
	"Just give me five more minutes..." she said groggily, settling back
under the covers.  Before she could take another breath, Vegita grabbed
her by the back of her shirt, and carried the struggling girl
downstairs.  He placed her on a chair at the breakfast table, where
Trunks was already pouring his cereal.  
	"So he got you too, huh?" he asked the groggy teenage girl.  
	"Uh-huh." She said, resting her head on the table.  She glanced over
at the clock.  It was only 5:00 in the morning.
	"Well if you're gonna train with us, you'd better get used to this
kind of treatment." Trunks said, taking a bite of his breakfast.
	"Yeah yeah." She mumbled.  She decided to get some food into her
stomach.  
	"Do you guys have any orange juice?" she asked, rubbing her eyes. 
Before she could blink, Trunks' hand zipped across the table and grabbed
a carton of juice that was out of her sight.  "Uh...thanks." She said,
pouring a glass.  While she was sipping away, thinking about her dream,
Vegita returned to the table and dropped a pile of clothing in front of
her.  
	"This is what you'll be wearing." He said, and then turned and
walked away.  Natalie got up and went upstairs to change.  She examined
the clothes when she reached her room.  
	"A sports bra and exercise pants.  Paris runways, here I come." She
said sarcastically as she changed.  
	"I heard that." Natalie was startled as she heard Trunks' voice from
behind her.  She was about to scream when she realized it was just an
intercom.  
	"Oh, god Trunks you scared me." She said, relieved.  
	"I just wanted to let you know that we start in 15 minutes, so you
should do some stretching."
	"Got it." She said, and walked out into the sitting room of her
suite.  She sat on the floor and spread her legs almost to a split, and
then lowered her torso so that her chin reached just below her left
knee, stretching her hamstrings.  She alternated legs for a couple of
minutes, and then began to stretch her arms.  When she was finished, she
pulled her hair into a tight ponytail, and walked out towards Trunks'
room.  She knocked on the door, and Trunks opened the door, wearing his
traditional outfit, without the Capsule Corp. jacket.  They both walked
down the stairs towards the training room.  Suddenly, Vegita stopped
them.  
	"We're going outside to train today." He grumbled.
	"But isn't it too wet from the previous night's storm?" Natalie
asked.
	"Not if you can elevate."
	"But I - " before she could say more, he dashed downstairs and out
the door.  "Great." She said, rolling her eyes.  
	"You just have to get used to him." Trunks said with a crooked smile
on his face.  Natalie rubbed her sore shoulder.  Hopefully the wound
would be healed in a couple of weeks.  They both walked out into the
damp backyard.  The skies were still grey, and there was a cool breeze
blowing.  Natalie shivered.
	"Don't worry, you'll heat up." Trunks said.  He ran out into the
yard and shot into the air.  He then did a somersault and landed on his
feet.
	"Show-off!" she shouted across the field.  She did a running
cartwheel, followed by a series of somersaults and backflips.  She
finished on her feet, and blew a piece of hair out of her face.  Vegita
then entered the backyard and shouted for the two to come to him.  He
explained the "rules".
	"Since this girl is a beginner, and obviously not skilled in this
type of training, I suggest you take it easy on her Trunks.  And you,
Natalie..." he said, turning to the girl, "You will have to work your
ass off for a couple of weeks, until your body gets used to the work. 
Until then, I don't want to hear ANY complaining." He finished.  
	"Uh - okay." She replied, looking rather frightened at the towering
saiyan.  
	"Come on, I'll show you how it's done." Trunks said, grabbing
Natalie's waist and flying to a spot in the far end of the yard.  
	"Okay.  First, never take your eyes off the person who you're
fighting with.  
	"Yeah, yeah.  I know all that stuff." She said.  "Get to the good
part." She said, getting into a fighting position.  Trunks laughed to
himself.
	"Okay, then show me what you know." He said, getting into position
as well.  The both bowed in respect.  Then the fighting began.  Trunks
was quite amazed at her speed and agility.  
	"You aren't bad." He said.  "For a human."
	"Stop it!  You sound like your dad." She giggled.  The two continued
to spar while Vegita watched from a distance.
	"Perhaps I was wrong about that human.  She may need harder training
than I estimated." He thought to himself.
	The two teens continued to fight.  Natalie was getting in a few hits
every now and then.  Trunks was trying his best not to actually hit her,
but rather to block her own attacks.  
	"I think you can do better.  You're holding back." She said with a
smirk on her face.  Trunks just laughed.  
	"So you want more, huh?" he said, speeding up.  Natalie retaliated
and began to pick up the pace as well, but was struggling to stay as
fast as Trunks.  Occasionally, her ki would flare.  "Where did you learn
to fight like this?" he asked, dodging a blow to the face.
	"It just comes naturally." She replied casually.
	"That kind of ability doesn't come naturally to just anyone. 
There's something special about that girl." Trunks thought to himself.  
Meanwhile,
	Goten laid in bed, wide awake.  
	"What am I doing awake?  This is summer vacation!  I'm supposed to
be sleeping until noon!" he thought, as he rolled onto his back.  He
looked out the window and into the grey sky.  He thought about Natalie,
and the dream that she had.  He also thought about the strong power on
its way to earth.  
	"Oh no.  I need to train hard today.  Ugh." He thought.  He'd just
sleep a little bit longer...
	Natalie's hand whizzed by Trunks' face.  He dodged, and attempted to
punch Natalie in the arm, but she dodged as well.  Her ki flared again. 

	"What's happening to me?" she thought as she dodged and attacked her
opponent.  "Is it because of that dream?" She suddenly began to get very
tired.  Trunks noticed that her moves were getting sloppier and she
wasn't dodging his attacks very well. 
	"Are you okay?" he asked.
	"Yeah...I'm just a little sleepy." She replied.  Her ki flared
again, and her energy was restored.  She began to attack with full force
again.  
	"Odd..." Vegita thought as he watched the two.