The Third Saiyan

Training with Reina

A week after being saved by her husband Thorn Reina immediately asked for him to train her once again. The thoughts that Thorn had were many but he simply said to her "Alright we can start our training...let's head to the HTC and we can start there."

[TIMESKIP-HTC INTERIOR]

After the couple entered the HTC Thorn looked at his wife and said to her while stretching out like he usually did "The last time we trained was around the Cell Games...can you still go Super Saiyan?" Reina thought about this and she already knew the answer which was a no, since the birth of their son Tora Reina had devoted all of her time to raising him while Thorn was off training or off working for Bulma. She didn't want to admit she had lost the power and ability to become a super saiyan however she finally told Thorn that she couldn't and this made him realize how much he was going to work for her to reach the level he was currently at. Thorn then said to her while taking a combat stance "you may be my wife but I'm not going to go easy on you. You'd best bring your best in order to damage me." Reina took her own stance for combat and that was difficult for her, mentally she was ready for the training but physically her body had grown softer thanks to the lack of training, she observed Thorn's stance and body only to note that his stance was second nature to him along with his muscles that were hardened over the course of his many hours of training and dedication to protecting Earth from those that would mean to destroy it. Thorn charged at Reina which made her want to block however she wasn't expecting him to vanish and appear behind her and grabbing her in a full Nelson hold, Reina struggled against his power and overwhelming physical frame. Reina tried everything until finally she powered herself up to her maximum only for Thorn to match her with relative ease, Reina then heard from her husband "I told you...give me your best. This isn't your best and now you're going to suffer for it." Reina was about to ask what he meant by that however she finally knew what the answer was when Thorn released her only for her to see his hand extended in front of her with him saying "Take this!" She then felt a force of energy send her flying backwards and sliding on the ground inside the HTC, this angered her slightly as she charged at him and delivered an attack that caught him off guard. She landed away from the blast panting as Reina discovered she may gave used a bit too much energy in her attack however that was the least of her worries, Thorn emerged from the smoke in his Super Saiyan form while saying "Guess there's no need to play games.."
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Thorn charged at Reina who was able to dodge or block a few of his attacks however due to his increased strength as well as his skill in combat Reina began to feel the effects of her lack of training, Thorn then kicked her away and as he charged up a Kamehameha Reina's eyes showed what he was after and that was fear. He continued to charge his attack until he finally disappeared causing panic to set in for Reina, she knew about his speed after talking to Vegeta and Goku about his fighting style during the Cell Games but what she didn't know was that Thorn was much sharper and much more faster than he ever could've imagined being. He appeared in front of her with his green eyes staring into her brown ones, the panic and fear in her eyes to him what he needed to know; Reina had given up that fight. Thorn growled and said in his lowered yet intense voice "You failed that fight...if you were the enemy you would've died then and there." Reina knew this and she couldn't believe how right he was, she knew she was weak but to be at the point where her husband could beat her with just speed. Reina then threw a punch which would've worked however she had punched an Afterimage of her husband, she gasped and said while scanning the area "How the hell did he do that?" Thorn appeared behind her and said while grabbing her in another Full Nelson "Because I'm faster than you. Surrender you have no chance of beating me Reina." She never wanted to quit but she almost had no chance when she chose to fight Thorn however what Thorn had no clue about was that Reina was starting to get very angry and her power began to rise, Thorn then said while smirking "Come on now...you know my power is greater than yours by a country mile." Reina ignored her husband's words but her anger increased and finally after a small search for her dormant power, Reina powered up to Super Saiyan and was able to break the hold that Thorn had on her. Thorn slid on the ground a few feet and said while looking at Reina "Good. Now bring it on and show me your power." Reina charged at Thorn almost like how Cabba did against Vegeta during their encounter at the exhibition match, Thorn knew about the hand to hand training she had with Vegeta however what Thorn didn't know was that while Reina was a good fighter she was also very cunning and she knew about pressure points thanks to her learning about the medical trade. She moved around behind Thorn and went to attack a pressure point in his shoulder that would knock him out and in theory it was a good move however Thorn being much faster thanks to the training he had with Whis, Thorn was able to sense this attack and dodge it even if only just. Reina moved away while saying to her husband "How did you know I would do that?" Thorn powered up to a Super Saiyan 2 and said "Training with Whis made me realize my true speed...right now I'm only operating at half speed thanks to the weighted vest that Bulma put in this outfit." Reina growled and charged once again and this time Thorn was able to dodge and say to her "Like I said....half speed." He was then able to tear off the weighted shirt and when he did Reina was unable to even see let alone sense Thorn! Her mind raced as she was fighting someone with about 20 years of combat experience while she had only about 5 years of the same training with a lower scale of intensity. Thorn then appeared in front of her and said "Time to end this." He then rushed to her at his full speed which in Reina's eyes was so fast that the dust on the ground was still setting down when Thorn appeared in front of her, he then used a wave of energy that sent Reina flying before finally launching a scatter blast. He had seen Krillin use that move before so he figured he would try it out and this time it worked like he planned it to as Reina was surrounded by smoke. As she scanned the area using her senses like Thorn along with Goku and Vegeta taught her, Reina tried her best to find Thorn but in the end he found her as she could see him staring her down with what appeared to be a red colored Kamehameha. The other thing she noticed was that while she scanned the area looking for him Thorn raised his power level at such a high rate of speed that he went beyond his Super Saiyan 3 form and skipped to his Super Saiyan 4 form! She noted that in this form Thorn at least in her eyes was a bit hotter in that form, Reina powered up to her maximum and said while taking a defensive stance "You may be stronger but I'm not giving up Thorn!" This caused her husband to smile and say to her in a low and rough voice "Good...it would be a shame if you quit now." Thorn pulled the Kamehameha back and as he did Reina felt his energy charge up thanks to him bringing the energy from the Kamehameha into his body again, she looked at Thorn and felt nothing more than anger as she was running out of energy faster than she could learn to master it. Thorn noticed it as well and said to her with his arms crossed "You're about out of energy...at this rate you will lose, I'd suggest you surrender now before you get hurt." Reina being a full blooded saiyan didn't have the desire to quit but after the many times she had trained with Thorn, Goku and Vegeta she learned to take them seriously whenever they mentioned energy at any point. She powered down and said while looking defeated "I really have grown soft haven't I? Why did I let this happen to me?" Thorn appeared in front of her still in his SS4 form while saying to her "You were concerned with raising Tora...even i would feel the effects of not training Reina." As he spoke to her Thorn saw that his wife had tears in her eyes as her eyes met his, he said to her in a soft manner even though his voice was still rough "Why don't we start with getting you used to your Super Saiyan form first? Then we can attempt getting you to Super Saiyan 2." Reina nodded at her husband and after she did Thorn used his thumb to wipe the tears away and then he gave her a kiss to help her relax which usually worked however after the kiss he said to her "From here on out this training will be intense...I'm no longer going to take it easy on you." Again she nodded only this time Thorn saw determination in her eyes as well as a spark of her drive to get stronger so she could defend herself and Tora.

[One month later]

After a long an grueling month of training Reina not only regained her old strength but she also managed to achieve Super Saiyan 3 even if she could only use it for about thirty minutes, as for Thorn he was able to master all of his forms excluding his God and blue forms but in exchange he had gained total control of all of his usual Super Saiyan forms while making sure he had no passive energy drain. They trained one more time before leaving the HTC and this time instead of Thorn usually winning their battles Reina had been giving Thorn all that he could handle while she was in her Super Saiyan 2 form, Thorn matched her power in his base form and he finally had no choice but to jump to Super Saiyan which ended up making him lose as the rule they had was if Thorn ever jumped to any Super Saiyan form that meant that Reina would have pushed him to a transformation. He smirked and said while still a Super Saiyan "Looks like you can easily handle my base form Reina...I'm proud of the amount of work you put into this strength, this time let's make sure you keep it." She nodded and agreed with her husband who powered down and hugged her while saying in her ear "What do you say we get out of here and go to a lake for a bit?" Reina smiled and said while lightly pushing Thorn "Is that an excuse to see me naked again?" This made Thorn chuckle and say while walking out of the HTC "Maybe so...but I'm not going to tell you." Once they exited the HTC almost immediately Thorn sensed a presence that he wished he didn't feel and that presence belonged to Frieza! Thorn growled slightly and said to himself "Dammit....Frieza is back? But how could he..." just then it dawned on him in a mere instant, the Frieza force had gathered the Dragonballs and revived Frieza allowing him to get his revenge on Thorn and the rest of the Saiyans. Thorn looked at his wife and said to her "I'm going to the battlefield...I want you to bring Tora as well as the others here." Reina kissed Thorn and said before heading off "Good luck...and don't you dare think of dying on me." Thorn nodded and said while standing at the edge of the lookout "Wouldnt dream of it babe...I'll see you later I promise." It was then that he jumped from the lookout and flew to where he sensed the large amount of energy however he wasn't alone as Goku and Vegeta followed behind while holding a spare snow jacket, Thorn took it and said to them both "What's with the jacket?" Vegeta said while flying as close as possible to Thorn "Bulma said that she checked where the area where we sensed the energy is in the mountains that you crashed at after Namek, these jackets should keep us warm enough to fight however I'm not betting my life on it." Thorn smiled and said as they flew to the area "Let's get this done boys!" Goku nodded while Vegeta simply said "Sounds like a plan only a Saiyan would ever make but...I agree completely."

[To be Continued..]