Prologue
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"In the beginning of time, a selected group of individuals were brought together and made immortal. They were the "Chosen": six elite warriors, on whose shoulders rested the weight of the Universe. They alone had the responsibility of keeping the evils about them at bay. These Chosen ensured order in the Universe and peace reigned everywhere. Many millenniums passed and peace still dominated until one fateful day when an evil being, by the name of Pathos, arose and proceeded to bring chaos to the Universe. Together, the Chosen tried to destroy him, but failed. Pathos knew that in order for him to claim his "rightful" place as the Supreme Ruler, he would need to destroy the Chosen. He then constructed a sword with enough power to destroy an immortal, and bring anyone who defied him to his or her death. Many battles ensued, but the Chosen never gained a single foothold.
In a last attempt to destroy their greatest enemy, the Chosen called upon the heart of the Universe, asking It to help them rid the Universe of this evil. It complied and gave them an ancient spell that would encase Pathos forever in stone chest made from enchanted black opal. The spell succeeded and trapped Pathos in the stone chest. But their success came at a terrible price. Their lives. The Chosen gave up their life's energy, and therefore their lives, to the spell which it needed in order to trap Pathos. Their souls now gaurd him, keeping the chest safe from those who would use it for their own wicked purpose. Even with this great evil gone, chaos and violence continued to spread. Some warriors remembered the Chosen and vowed to carry on the immortals' deeds. To this day, the great evil hasn't been released, but the Universe is falling deeper and deeper into despair from the evils that plauge it.
Now the Chosens' mentor, Apophus, waits with despair fpr the day when the great evil might be released. Then, he will call upon the spirits of the Chosen to select a new group of warriors who will continue the Chosens' work Should Pathos ever be released, those selected will be taught the old ways of the Chosen, and trained to bring down the great evil once and for all."
This was a passage from a book written by an ancient Saiyan prophet named Hogath. When I read this, I was at first very skeptical that it had really happened. But the day I learned who I truly was and of my destiny, I skeptical no more.
My name is Raydias, and I'm one of the Chosen. Myself and the other Chosen were faced with the task of returning Pathos back to his chest, or else destroy him completely. But why am I telling you this? Someone has to know; not many people even know I'm a Saiyan, much less of protector of the Universe. By telling you this, everyone will know what has transpired, and what we went through to save their lives. This is my story, with the others cutting in once in awhile to give their own piece of the tale. I guess one could say that it all started right after I was born, before my home planet was destroyed.....
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My mother's eyes widened as she read the report. 'I can't belive he did this! And to his own neice, no less! Wait, he would do this no matter who it was.but I'll kill him all the same!' After shoving the clipboard back into the med tech's face, she stormed out of the "nursery." Lexey sprinted down the corridor, quickly picking up speed and shoving anyone who was in her path. Thankfully, the guards by the throne room picked up her ki on their scouters before she arrived and opened the doors; Lexey gave a curt nod to them as she rounded the corner, tore into the throne room, and headed right for the dais where her older brother, King Vegeta, was perched. She leaped up the steps, grabbed the front of his chest plate and slammed him against the back of the throne.
"Damnit, VEGETA! Who in Kami's name gave you permission to send my daughter, on a purging mission!" my mother yelled in his face. "The inhabitants on Natoon will be too much for her to handle even as an oozaru. You should have sent the Elites."
King Vegeta frowned. "It's not my fault, Lexey. I didn't want her sent just as much as you didn't. Your daughter was sent on Freeza's orders as soo as she was ready. Theat was nearly three weeks ago. We would have contacted you but for some reason communications were down. And you know very well that if I had turned him down, I wouldn't be standing here arguing with you right now!"
"What?" Lexey let him go and stepped back in shock. "Freeza sent her?" There was not a chance I would be coming back now. If it was on Freeza's orders, then there was no way I'd live through the mission.
Vegeta stood and led his younger sister to the window over-looking the capital. "Listen, I was able to convince Freeza to let me send one of my men along with her to make sure she is safe the entire time. He'll watch over her until her mission is complete. In any case, even if Freeza didn't order me to send her, I would have sent your daughter to another planet anyway, so we could keep her away and safe from that tyrant. Don't worry, she comes from a long line of the greatest warriors. But if it turns out that she cannot handle the inhabitants, then my warrior will bring her back. With only minor injuries of course, but she'll live."
Suddenly the doors burst open and a warrior hurried into the room. In a flash he was down on his knee with a clenched fist over his heart in respect for Vegeta. "Your majesty," he panted, trying to catch his breath. He was gasping for breath so much, Lexey was only able to hear about every other word.
King Vegeta growled. "Breath, baka! I can't understand a word you're saying!"
After a few minutes when the solider had caught his breath, he stood and cleared his throat, clearly unsure of how to continue.
"Well?!" the King yelled. "What so important?"
"It's your neice, Raydias, your majesty. We just received word from King Florian of the planet Cronos; his people were monitoring your neice's ship like you requested them to. Raydias and Kalt were only a day away from the planet Natoon when an asteroid intercepted them, well the size of one of our fleet ships. Kalt's sip was destroyed upon impact with the asteroid, and Raydias's ship was clipped by it and sent of course. They then lost her when . when she was pulled into a worm hole. I am sorry your Highnesses."
My mother froze with shock, fazed out of sight and reappeared in front of the solider and grabbed him by the neck. "Where the hell is my daughter?!" Lexey growled in the warrior's face. "What happened to Raydias!?" Before Lexey could cause any damage to the solider, she felt two strong hands grab her arms gently and pull her back.
King Vegeta turned to the frightened warrior, whose face had become pale. "You may go," he said roughly. The warrior nodded and hurried out. My mother didn't have the strength to struggle against Vegeta, so she just threw her arms around his neck and began to sob. Vegeta paled. He was not used to having women throw their arms around him and cry. The last time this happened was when his mate told him she was pregnant with the Prince. But she was killed by Freeza and he did not want to dwell on that subject. The King of the Saiyans looked down at his younger sister and patted her lightly on the back. He gulped, not knowing what to do. He normally didn't have to comfort someone. Just as he was beginning to panic my father, Raddock, entered the throne room.
My father stiffled a snicker when he saw his King trying to comfort my mother. He walked over to the two siblings and tapped his mate lightly on the shoulder. Lexey looked over her shoulder at him, release her brother, and instead threw her arms around her mate. Raddock said softly, "I take it she heard about Raydias, huh?"
King Vegeta nodded. "She seems to be taking it fairly well, doesn't she?"
Lexey frowned and punched his shoulder. "Not funny, jerk," she muttered.
Raddock turned her face toward his and wiped her tears with his thumb. "Are you ready to leave?" he asked softly.
"Leave? What do you mean?"
"Remember that trip we planned a few months back?" She nodded. "Come on, then. Misha and Lita are already on the shuttle."
"Alright, one moment though." My mother turned toward King Vegeta and gave him one last hug. "Vege, I may not forgive you for what just happened, but I want you to take care or yourself. You're my only brother, I don't want to loose you." He grunted. "I'm serious Vegeta. Watch over our people and bring them to victory in whatever war or battle you decide to shove them into." She smiled at Vegeta with more tears running down her face. He grunted again and smirked back. As she turned to leave, she looked over her shoulder and said, "See you in two months Vegetable breath!" The king smirked and resumed his position on his throne.
Raddock placed a hand on her shoulder and led her out of the room. Unfortunately, when they reached the bay where their ship was being held, they ran into Freeza. ::What's he doing here?:: Lexey asked her mate telepathically.
::I don't know Lexey. But don't do anything extreme. We already have enough of our people rebelling against him and dying by his hands; we can't afford to have a member of the royal family getting in a tangle with Freeza. Just ignore him.:: Freeza smiled at them and continued down the hall.
"But I don't trust him! He sent our newborn daughter on practically a suicide mission! Wait, let me refrase that. She's not on a suicide mission, she's already dead!" She whispered furiously. Raddock just frowned slightly and pushed her into their ship where their two other offspring sat waiting for them.
Their oldest son, Misha, looked up at his father. "What's happened to Ray-chan? Where is she?" His father said nothing. He activated the ship's engines, and guided it out of the hanger. It didn't take long for the ship to leave the atmosphere and enter the darkness of space. After half an hour of slicene, Misha looked to his mother. She turned her head away; Lexey couldn't let him see her cry. "'Kaasan?"
"She's gone," my mother whispered softly. "Raydias is gone." The King of Vejiitasei's sister gazed out the window and down at her home which was slowly getting farther and farther away. Raddock and Lexey's other daughter, Lita, climbed into her father's lap. She pointed at the distant planet.
"Papa?" she asked, "What's that?"
My father looked to where she was pointing and quickly rose out of his chair, causing Lita to tumble to the ground. Out of nowhere, an enormous yellow orb appeared and raced toward Vejiitasei. Oh Kami, no. Lexey raced to the main console. "Computer!" she yelled. "All weapons on the energy sphere, now!" she waited a few seconds. "Fire!" The ship jerked back from the force of the guns. The four Saiyans watched anxiously as their guns fired upon the orb. And to their horror, it absorbed them. "Fire!" my mother yelled again in despair. And again, the orb absorbed their fire. They could only watch as it engulfed the planet, destroying it.
"What's going on?!" yelled Misha, terror overcoming his voice.
Suddenly, my father grabbed the controls and fired up the engines. "We have to get out of here before the shockwave hits us!" He turned the ship sharply. "Get in your seats and hold on!" Activating the hyper drive, Raddock shot the ship into space. But they neither strong nor fast enough; the shockwave from the decimated planet moved in so close it shook the ship. "Since when were these things so powerful?" he growled. The air around them grew warm as the shock engulfed the ship, shaking it so violently that the Saiyans were thrown to the floor. Unexpectedly, everything quickly became still and the air cooled. My father picked himself up, and looked around. "Is everyone all right?" he called.
"Yes," answered Lexey. She gathered a crying Lita in her arms and stood next to her mate. She looked out the window to where their home was, or used to be. Nothing but empty space. "I can't believe it." She said. "Our home, it's gone. All of it."
Struggling to withhold his emotions, my brother, Misha, took hold of his father's hand. "What now, Otousan?"
Smiling weakly, Raddock took his family into his arms and gazed out the window in to space. "Computer," he said aloud, "take us to Dellaria." Lexey frowned inwardly to herself. They were the only surviving Saiyans, save for the Prince, Commander Nappa, and Radditz, who were in Freeza's hands. She could only hope that they would all hold out.
Twenty-five years later....
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"In the beginning of time, a selected group of individuals were brought together and made immortal. They were the "Chosen": six elite warriors, on whose shoulders rested the weight of the Universe. They alone had the responsibility of keeping the evils about them at bay. These Chosen ensured order in the Universe and peace reigned everywhere. Many millenniums passed and peace still dominated until one fateful day when an evil being, by the name of Pathos, arose and proceeded to bring chaos to the Universe. Together, the Chosen tried to destroy him, but failed. Pathos knew that in order for him to claim his "rightful" place as the Supreme Ruler, he would need to destroy the Chosen. He then constructed a sword with enough power to destroy an immortal, and bring anyone who defied him to his or her death. Many battles ensued, but the Chosen never gained a single foothold.
In a last attempt to destroy their greatest enemy, the Chosen called upon the heart of the Universe, asking It to help them rid the Universe of this evil. It complied and gave them an ancient spell that would encase Pathos forever in stone chest made from enchanted black opal. The spell succeeded and trapped Pathos in the stone chest. But their success came at a terrible price. Their lives. The Chosen gave up their life's energy, and therefore their lives, to the spell which it needed in order to trap Pathos. Their souls now gaurd him, keeping the chest safe from those who would use it for their own wicked purpose. Even with this great evil gone, chaos and violence continued to spread. Some warriors remembered the Chosen and vowed to carry on the immortals' deeds. To this day, the great evil hasn't been released, but the Universe is falling deeper and deeper into despair from the evils that plauge it.
Now the Chosens' mentor, Apophus, waits with despair fpr the day when the great evil might be released. Then, he will call upon the spirits of the Chosen to select a new group of warriors who will continue the Chosens' work Should Pathos ever be released, those selected will be taught the old ways of the Chosen, and trained to bring down the great evil once and for all."
This was a passage from a book written by an ancient Saiyan prophet named Hogath. When I read this, I was at first very skeptical that it had really happened. But the day I learned who I truly was and of my destiny, I skeptical no more.
My name is Raydias, and I'm one of the Chosen. Myself and the other Chosen were faced with the task of returning Pathos back to his chest, or else destroy him completely. But why am I telling you this? Someone has to know; not many people even know I'm a Saiyan, much less of protector of the Universe. By telling you this, everyone will know what has transpired, and what we went through to save their lives. This is my story, with the others cutting in once in awhile to give their own piece of the tale. I guess one could say that it all started right after I was born, before my home planet was destroyed.....
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My mother's eyes widened as she read the report. 'I can't belive he did this! And to his own neice, no less! Wait, he would do this no matter who it was.but I'll kill him all the same!' After shoving the clipboard back into the med tech's face, she stormed out of the "nursery." Lexey sprinted down the corridor, quickly picking up speed and shoving anyone who was in her path. Thankfully, the guards by the throne room picked up her ki on their scouters before she arrived and opened the doors; Lexey gave a curt nod to them as she rounded the corner, tore into the throne room, and headed right for the dais where her older brother, King Vegeta, was perched. She leaped up the steps, grabbed the front of his chest plate and slammed him against the back of the throne.
"Damnit, VEGETA! Who in Kami's name gave you permission to send my daughter, on a purging mission!" my mother yelled in his face. "The inhabitants on Natoon will be too much for her to handle even as an oozaru. You should have sent the Elites."
King Vegeta frowned. "It's not my fault, Lexey. I didn't want her sent just as much as you didn't. Your daughter was sent on Freeza's orders as soo as she was ready. Theat was nearly three weeks ago. We would have contacted you but for some reason communications were down. And you know very well that if I had turned him down, I wouldn't be standing here arguing with you right now!"
"What?" Lexey let him go and stepped back in shock. "Freeza sent her?" There was not a chance I would be coming back now. If it was on Freeza's orders, then there was no way I'd live through the mission.
Vegeta stood and led his younger sister to the window over-looking the capital. "Listen, I was able to convince Freeza to let me send one of my men along with her to make sure she is safe the entire time. He'll watch over her until her mission is complete. In any case, even if Freeza didn't order me to send her, I would have sent your daughter to another planet anyway, so we could keep her away and safe from that tyrant. Don't worry, she comes from a long line of the greatest warriors. But if it turns out that she cannot handle the inhabitants, then my warrior will bring her back. With only minor injuries of course, but she'll live."
Suddenly the doors burst open and a warrior hurried into the room. In a flash he was down on his knee with a clenched fist over his heart in respect for Vegeta. "Your majesty," he panted, trying to catch his breath. He was gasping for breath so much, Lexey was only able to hear about every other word.
King Vegeta growled. "Breath, baka! I can't understand a word you're saying!"
After a few minutes when the solider had caught his breath, he stood and cleared his throat, clearly unsure of how to continue.
"Well?!" the King yelled. "What so important?"
"It's your neice, Raydias, your majesty. We just received word from King Florian of the planet Cronos; his people were monitoring your neice's ship like you requested them to. Raydias and Kalt were only a day away from the planet Natoon when an asteroid intercepted them, well the size of one of our fleet ships. Kalt's sip was destroyed upon impact with the asteroid, and Raydias's ship was clipped by it and sent of course. They then lost her when . when she was pulled into a worm hole. I am sorry your Highnesses."
My mother froze with shock, fazed out of sight and reappeared in front of the solider and grabbed him by the neck. "Where the hell is my daughter?!" Lexey growled in the warrior's face. "What happened to Raydias!?" Before Lexey could cause any damage to the solider, she felt two strong hands grab her arms gently and pull her back.
King Vegeta turned to the frightened warrior, whose face had become pale. "You may go," he said roughly. The warrior nodded and hurried out. My mother didn't have the strength to struggle against Vegeta, so she just threw her arms around his neck and began to sob. Vegeta paled. He was not used to having women throw their arms around him and cry. The last time this happened was when his mate told him she was pregnant with the Prince. But she was killed by Freeza and he did not want to dwell on that subject. The King of the Saiyans looked down at his younger sister and patted her lightly on the back. He gulped, not knowing what to do. He normally didn't have to comfort someone. Just as he was beginning to panic my father, Raddock, entered the throne room.
My father stiffled a snicker when he saw his King trying to comfort my mother. He walked over to the two siblings and tapped his mate lightly on the shoulder. Lexey looked over her shoulder at him, release her brother, and instead threw her arms around her mate. Raddock said softly, "I take it she heard about Raydias, huh?"
King Vegeta nodded. "She seems to be taking it fairly well, doesn't she?"
Lexey frowned and punched his shoulder. "Not funny, jerk," she muttered.
Raddock turned her face toward his and wiped her tears with his thumb. "Are you ready to leave?" he asked softly.
"Leave? What do you mean?"
"Remember that trip we planned a few months back?" She nodded. "Come on, then. Misha and Lita are already on the shuttle."
"Alright, one moment though." My mother turned toward King Vegeta and gave him one last hug. "Vege, I may not forgive you for what just happened, but I want you to take care or yourself. You're my only brother, I don't want to loose you." He grunted. "I'm serious Vegeta. Watch over our people and bring them to victory in whatever war or battle you decide to shove them into." She smiled at Vegeta with more tears running down her face. He grunted again and smirked back. As she turned to leave, she looked over her shoulder and said, "See you in two months Vegetable breath!" The king smirked and resumed his position on his throne.
Raddock placed a hand on her shoulder and led her out of the room. Unfortunately, when they reached the bay where their ship was being held, they ran into Freeza. ::What's he doing here?:: Lexey asked her mate telepathically.
::I don't know Lexey. But don't do anything extreme. We already have enough of our people rebelling against him and dying by his hands; we can't afford to have a member of the royal family getting in a tangle with Freeza. Just ignore him.:: Freeza smiled at them and continued down the hall.
"But I don't trust him! He sent our newborn daughter on practically a suicide mission! Wait, let me refrase that. She's not on a suicide mission, she's already dead!" She whispered furiously. Raddock just frowned slightly and pushed her into their ship where their two other offspring sat waiting for them.
Their oldest son, Misha, looked up at his father. "What's happened to Ray-chan? Where is she?" His father said nothing. He activated the ship's engines, and guided it out of the hanger. It didn't take long for the ship to leave the atmosphere and enter the darkness of space. After half an hour of slicene, Misha looked to his mother. She turned her head away; Lexey couldn't let him see her cry. "'Kaasan?"
"She's gone," my mother whispered softly. "Raydias is gone." The King of Vejiitasei's sister gazed out the window and down at her home which was slowly getting farther and farther away. Raddock and Lexey's other daughter, Lita, climbed into her father's lap. She pointed at the distant planet.
"Papa?" she asked, "What's that?"
My father looked to where she was pointing and quickly rose out of his chair, causing Lita to tumble to the ground. Out of nowhere, an enormous yellow orb appeared and raced toward Vejiitasei. Oh Kami, no. Lexey raced to the main console. "Computer!" she yelled. "All weapons on the energy sphere, now!" she waited a few seconds. "Fire!" The ship jerked back from the force of the guns. The four Saiyans watched anxiously as their guns fired upon the orb. And to their horror, it absorbed them. "Fire!" my mother yelled again in despair. And again, the orb absorbed their fire. They could only watch as it engulfed the planet, destroying it.
"What's going on?!" yelled Misha, terror overcoming his voice.
Suddenly, my father grabbed the controls and fired up the engines. "We have to get out of here before the shockwave hits us!" He turned the ship sharply. "Get in your seats and hold on!" Activating the hyper drive, Raddock shot the ship into space. But they neither strong nor fast enough; the shockwave from the decimated planet moved in so close it shook the ship. "Since when were these things so powerful?" he growled. The air around them grew warm as the shock engulfed the ship, shaking it so violently that the Saiyans were thrown to the floor. Unexpectedly, everything quickly became still and the air cooled. My father picked himself up, and looked around. "Is everyone all right?" he called.
"Yes," answered Lexey. She gathered a crying Lita in her arms and stood next to her mate. She looked out the window to where their home was, or used to be. Nothing but empty space. "I can't believe it." She said. "Our home, it's gone. All of it."
Struggling to withhold his emotions, my brother, Misha, took hold of his father's hand. "What now, Otousan?"
Smiling weakly, Raddock took his family into his arms and gazed out the window in to space. "Computer," he said aloud, "take us to Dellaria." Lexey frowned inwardly to herself. They were the only surviving Saiyans, save for the Prince, Commander Nappa, and Radditz, who were in Freeza's hands. She could only hope that they would all hold out.
Twenty-five years later....