Chapter 1- Warrior's Peace Too quiet, Vegeta thought. Ever since Kakaroto left with that damned lizard Shenlon, there's been no point to it. No villains, no threats to the Earth or my family.And no Kakaroto. Vegeta sighed and looked off into the sunset. No challenges. Finally, without dispute, I am the best. As it was meant to be. That one thought calmed him. But what he really wanted was a good fight. He sighed and looked off into the sunset again, and resumed his meditation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Videl gave a happy sigh as she washed the dishes that her husband and daughter always left so many of. Finally, peace. After all these years of fighting, things are peaceful again. She finished washing the dishes and wiped her hands. Gohan should be returning home from visiting Goten soon. Videl really gave no concern over the fact that her husband's favorite hobby was to go and kick his little brother through mountains. She had one disturbing thought however. Pan and Trunks have been spending a little too much time together these days. She may be in her 20s now, and saiyajins may age slowly, but he's so much older than her........She stopped her train of thought dismissively. They could get married alright, but who would be their cook? She laughed at the thought of Pan and Trunks ordering huge amounts of food every night. She threw her apron over a chair and went outside to practice her kata.
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"Gotta be better than that, little brother!" Gohan grinned at Goten across the small valley they had chosen as their arena. Gohan stood there, wiping a bit off sweat from his brow as he watched Goten pull himself up out of the small crater he had been hit into. Goten smirked and called out:
"Your lucky your an old man and I have to take it easy on you!"
Gohan laughed as his ki became visible and flared up around his body. "Ok little bro, well then, how about we stop messing around and go all out to see who really is feeble!"
Goten's only answer was to crouch low in a fighting stance reminiscent of his father's, and his ki flared up. His hair went from black to gold, and his eyes from black to green, as he reached Super Saiyajin Level 1. He smiled as he reared back and exploded with electricity, rocketing into Super-Saiyajin 2. Gohan mimicked his transformation exactly. Goten gave one more smile, and exploded with power once more...............and his hair grew down to his waist, his eyebrows disappearing. Gohan's eyes widened.
"Super Saiyajin 3?!"
Goten grinned and before Gohan could react, his brother's knee was in his face. Gohan was slammed back. As he tried to gain his balance again, he gasped as a fist slammed into his abdomen, followed by a flurry of punches to the upper torso area. Moments later, Gohan hit the dirt hard, in a daze. Goten smirked and let his aura diminish as he powered down. Gohan managed to voice out. .....
"Masaka......."
"Bet you weren't expecting that, huh bro? I have improved after all, ne?" He extended a hand toward his brother. Gohan smiled as he was helped up. Just like Dad........
Goten looked at his watch. And his eyes seemed to bulge out of his head.
"OH CRAP! I was supposed to pick up Bra for our date an hour ago!"
Gohan smiled and shook his head as he watched his brother race off into the sky.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trunks eyes opened slowly. He squinted against the onrush of light before he grew accustomed to it. He looked to his side to see the blanket-covered form of Pan lying next to him, her hand on his chest. What a night................
Trunks smiled as he remembered the events of last night. He had finally expressed his feelings to Pan, and she to him. He glanced down at the small ring on her finger. Otou-san is gonna be nuts when he finds out his son is marrying Gokou-san's granddaughter....... He grinned, anticipating the look on Vegeta's face. He took a small step out the bed and stretched, intending to go practice his kata. Instead, he felt a small hand cling to his arm.
"And just where are you going?"
Trunks blushed.
"Um..........just for a little morning practice........."
"Yeah...but not of your kata."
Trunks found himself with a stupid grin on his face as he was pulled back down on the bed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What am I going to do? Bulma thought as a sweat ran down her brow. She glared at all the paperwork stacked up on her desk. Boy, Trunks is going to hear it when he gets back.... ........ . He had, again, gone on one of his little escapes, not told anyone of where he was going, and left Capsule Corporation completely alone. So, as usual, Bulma had ended up running the place again. She was supposed to be retired. She sighed and started running through her computer files for the most urgent problems. And, without warning, Bra ran in at top speed, leaving a yelling secretary behind at the door.
"MOM!!!!!"
Bulma involuntarily flinched. Her daughter, while a full grown-adult, was still very immature at times. Much like Bulma herself.
"Yes, sweetheart?"
Bra grinned widely. And stuck out her fingers towards Bulma. On it was..........AN ENGAGEMENT RING?! I knew Goten and her were pretty serious, but......this?
"Goten asked me to marry him!"
Her daughter. Marrying her old best friend's son. Guess it makes sense.
"Honey, that's wonderful!"
The two women then began fussing over the ring....................
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Trunks and Goten laughed over the counter at Trunks' house. Trunks took a sip of his beer, then took another glance back to Goten.
"You asked her.......at the same time I asked Pan, Goten!"
"Not my fault! I didn't know!"
"Yeah well, man that's my sister!"
"That's my niece!"
They glared at each other across the small space. Then they cracked up again.
"We have had way too much to drink, Trunks."
"No such thing, Goten."
A small figure floated outside the window. My children.......married to Kakatott's descendants!!!!! My blood mixed with his!!!! And all of a sudden the anger Vegeta was building up simply disappeared. Yes.......the royal line of our planet.......and the line of the Super Saiyajin....mixed.......my blood......with my greatest rivals'.......and friends'........this is the way it should be. Vegeta smiled as he took off into the opposite direction of Capsule Corporation.
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Up on Kami's palace, Dende sat, watching recent events. He had recently been wished back by the Namekian Dragon Balls in order that Earth could continue to have a god. He remembered still very clearly when the elders had refused to let any others be wished back, talking about abusing the power of the Dragon Balls. He smiled a bit.......seeing his friends family's becoming united. He had just seen Gohan give Trunks the death threat to make sure his daughter remained happy and safe. Trunks, while stronger than Gohan nowadays, escaped with a few bruises and a fair warning of what would happen if he messed with Gohan's daughter. Dende smiled again........before he dropped on his knees. No...............It cant be..................not......................
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Deep in space, in the middle of the joyous celebrations on earth, at the edge of the solar system, a familiar shaped spaceship is seen rocketing towards the Earth. Inside, troops wearing battle armor working at terminals can be seen. And in the center, a small egg-shaped hovercraft, with a lone occupant........
"Tyrant-sama. ETA time to Earth, 24 hours."
The one known as Tyrant smiled. And gazed out the viewport. To the planet where it all began.
"Excellent. Soon, revenge will be mine."
The thought was enough to send a small chill down his spine.
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