Rise and Shine
By Duran the Gladiator
Prologue: Is it really a fairy tale?
*Excerpt from a diary found in a capsule.
I have been told the most remarkable fairy tale when I was a child. The tale of a race, the Saiyans... my race. Our planet, Vegeta, had been destroyed long before our timeline even began, and our race had been dispersed over the entire universe. But due to a common feeling of vengeance - how that did happen, I do not know - the surviving Saiyans re-united and tracked down the one that destroyed our home: the Terrible Frieza.
But, in order to defeat him, the strongest Saiyan had to fight him - and he was not known then. Only after a while was he brought to face the evil reigner over the universe, the man that would lead the Saiyans to victory. His living place had been the planet Earth, a peaceful realm where the humans dwell - a weak but fast-breeding race. His name: Goku. He was the first Super Saiyan, his powers were beyond measure back then. His unwanting helper, Vegeta, king of our race, was inferior to him in power, and this caused a rivalry that would never really end.
Anyway, I am straying. After Frieza was defeated, the Saiyans parted ways. Goku and his followers went back to Earth to live a life in peace and prosperity. King Vegeta and his followers went to a newly born planet and recreated the old planet Vegeta there. Never again did the two planets meet.
But now it is a different time. Our present King, named Vegeta after his ancestor, has been forced to sign treaties with other planets in the universe. And with the delegates that came from all across the galaxy, there was a young man, named Gohan, who was the direct descendant of one King Goku of a planet Earth. Is the fairy tale that was told to me true? Or is this just a coincidence and is Prince Gohan just a human being?
Also, there is still the matter of the Prince, the one who has disappeared many years ago. I think I might have seen him back then, but I'm still not sure. Is it really Torankusu that…? I do not know the answer right now… but I will someday…*
The capsule easily clicked open in the hands of the lavender-haired thug, who had found it near the landing site of a space ships that had landed a few days ago. The contents: a diary, probably from a wealthier Saiyan on the planet, and a pamphlet telling of a missing child.
Thursday after the second moon, Prince Torankusu has disappeared. He is nearly three, with purple hair and wearing a training suit for children in the royal colors. If anyone has seen him, please report to the Royal Garde.
The thug snorted as he put away the capsule. A prince, hah! But according to the date on the according page in the diary, the pamphlet was about seventeen years old. He shook his head as he shoved the capsule into one of the many pockets of his garb, suited excellently for his thieveries.
"Yow, T., you in or out?", shouted one of the other thugs as he saw nothing of the small item, and had probably not even noticed the man bending down to pick it up.
"Nah, think I'll sit this one out, F."
"Your loss…", replied the small but very skilled thief before heading out with a few others, leaving his lilac-haired partner behind.
"What the heck is wrong with me?", thought the lone man. "Worrying over some stupid diary, and some even more stupid pamphlet telling of a prince that ran away when I was two or so… But it all seems too familiar!" He closed his eyes: faintly, very faintly, he could hear someone say: "Keep out of trouble now, those delegates will occupy your mother and I have no intentions to get blamed for anything!" He shook his head again. "Must be the pressure getting to me. They want me to go to the castle in just a few days… Mad, all of the-"
His thoughts were abruptly ended by a vast mass of spaceships landing near the other ones. From them descended a few very important-looking people, including a dark-haired man with a girl that appeared to be his daughter, who both had tails, just like Saiyans… Involuntarily, the man remembered the tale that was told in the diary: a fork in the road of the Saiyan race… His own tail twitched as he saw the girl look his way, but he turned around and hid himself in the shadow of a tree. He could hear the voices of the two.
"Dad, I swear - I saw someone!"
"C'mon girl, we have no time to waste. King Vegeta gets very impatient when under pressure… and we're late already! Hurry now, we'll depart once this is over…"
"Heh, I could have sworn…", he could still catch before her voice dissipated.
The thug came out of the shadows to take a look at the spaceship the two Saiyan-like people had come out of. On the side, a huge logo read: "Capsule Corp.", under which stood a crest, consisting of a red-and-black banner, over which a rising sun shone proudly. It made the thug wonder if he hadn't seen it before. He sighed, went back to where he had been before the spaceships had startled him and resumed his stance amidst the shadows, making him invisible for anyone passing by.
It was going to be a very long day for princess Pan and Prince Gohan. King Goku, father of Gohan and thus grandfather of Pan, had gotten word of the treaties that needed to be closed with Vegeta, and decided to find out if the old tale of two roads in the race of Saiyans was true. He sent Gohan and Pan ahead as delegates and ordered his guards to find his youngest son, Prince Goten, who was nowhere to be found at the time, and to send him after the two. Pan sighed as they were led through the castle's gates and onto the grand place in front of the castle itself. Delegates from all over the universe stood crowded onto the square as the King appeared on the balcony, together with the Queen.
"Welcome, delegates, to planet Vegeta! As you all know, I have called you here for a reason: the need for proper trade and peace has arisen and I have decided to give in to the cries of distress from the smaller planets like Yardrak and Planaeria. But, since there is not enough time to start the discussions over the treaties today, I suggest we start tomorrow.", spoke Vegeta in a booming voice, proud of his newfound status as "savior of the universe".
"You will be directed to your quarters. Of course, we will make sure you only get the best of everything during your stay. I wish you all a pleasant day!", concluded the Queen, Bulma, and was answered with an applause. She smiled at her husband, who's tail had gently wrapped around her waist as soon as they had stepped out of sight. Her thoughts, however, were not where his were rapidly dwelling. But the remark she made, was enough to cool his desire for her.
"Did you notice the delegates from Earth? The girl had the cutest tail! Wasn't the man's name Son Gohan?"
"A tail?!"
"Yes, a tail. Just like the story tells.", stated Bulma plainly as she walked to the door. "I'm going to welcome them, are you coming?" Without waiting for his reply, she went outside and asked one of the servants where the delegates from Earth had been put up. Vegeta followed, grumbling but equally interested in the story's truth. When they reached the door, it opened up as if the occupants had sensed them.
"King Vegeta, Queen Bulma, what an honor.", said the princess before bowing graciously, showing her tail.
"So it IS true! There are Saiyans on Earth!", exclaimed Vegeta.
"Yes. Our ancestor, Goku, was worshipped as he returned to Earth and defeated many foes threatening to destroy it. He was offered rulership over the planet, and he accepted - on the condition that it would only be a representative title. We are a wealthy family, and very powerful too, but we leave Earth's government in the hands of more local institutions. Goku's followers were considered elite, but today humans and Saiyans are no longer divided."
"I can't believe it…", muttered Vegeta as he disappeared into the long hall again. Bulma followed him after wishing the prince and his daughter a pleasant stay.
Meanwhile, Princess Bra was lying on her bed once more, listening to the silence of the afternoon after the noise of the delegates landing and gathering had died away. She was bored, and searched for something to do. She heard another spaceship land and shivered, cursing the draft that came from the sudden breach in the atmosphere. She had often thrown stones bearing messages out into the forest. That day had been no different. A beautifully cut and shaped limestone was now bearing the message "Only you can save me now!". Its weight was nothing for the trained princess: she could easily throw it a hundred miles far if she put a little ki blast after it to propulse it… She threw it towards the landing site, however, and didn't even bother to look if it had hit something. Bra sighed once more as she resumed her place on the bed. It would certainly become a very long week…
AN: Hey! This is my very first attempt at a DBZ fic. Hope this pleases all you DBZ fans out there… oh, and I will not put a disclaimer on every chapter, Lord knows I can only dream of owning any of the DBZ characters J although I do own a Saiyan named Simon, who is a Trunks-clone. Oh, and for those who want to know, I have written before, about Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3. Greetings and muchos fun to you all!