Author's Note: Hey, just here to make a few notes before I start my story. Things will start off kind of slow, but they're simply leading into my strongest storyline. Also note that my writing skills sometimes slack off a bit like anyone's. I try to go back over it and make everything more detailed and sensible, but sometimes I instead make it make less sense. If something doesn't make sense in the fic, e-mail me ( nayr@gsrc.org) and I will not only fix it, but make sure that the said error won't occur again. If you'd like I'll even credit you. I would also like to point out a few things. First of all, my stories contain material that younger viewers probably shouldn't look at. While this one is fairly mild, the rest won't necessarily be that way. You can find an age rating after the title to find out what I think the appropriate age level should be to read the story. You've been warned. Secondly, I used the power level guides on Saiyan Chronicles (http://dbzsc.com) as a reference for the power levels in this fic. Thirdly and finally, this is a separate universe from the GT one. This is simply because I haven't seen enough of the episodes from it and I felt trying to compensate for its continuity would interfere with my storytelling. I've also used the names from the Funimation dubbing to avoid any confusion that may arise (minus Celipa, who is also known as Fasha or Celipa. I hate the Funimation name). Thank you for understanding and enjoy the fic!
"The Darkest Sapphire"
"Passion chokes the flower until she cries no more. Posessing all the beauty, hungry still for more." - "Silence" by Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan
By J. R. Grant
Prologue
Saiyans. In the entire universe, they were the single most powerful beings. A race capable of raising their power level simply by fighting... and maintain that power level without any work. A race like this could easily dominate the universe if given the chance. A chance that Freiza didn't feel like taking. The planet Vegeta and the race of Saiyans on it were wiped from existence in a single blast. There were four documented Saiyan survivors, all male. The prince of the Saiyans, Vegeta, his ally, Nappa and two lower class soldiers that were brothers. Raditz and Kakkarot. During the course of time, Raditz and Nappa were killed, leaving Vegeta and Kakkarot to carry on the line of the Saiyans.
"Hmph... last time I checked two males couldn't carry on a race." Celipa said to herself as her pod crashed into a greek style pond on the planet Lucifer. She was one of the undocumented survivors of the explosion... in fact, she didn't survive it at all. She wasn't there. Or at least she couldn't have been. Her past was unknown to her for some reason. Perhaps a jolt to the head or a traumatic experience, all she remembered was waking up on some planet, remembering that she was supposed to be intercepting something...
The pod door opened and Celipa stepped out onto the dry land. The impact had forced the water in the pond out and any remaining water had long since turned to steam and evaporated from the capsule's heat. Two beings appeared in a pillar of flame in front of her, one male and the other female. The male one spoke.
"I am Nayr and this is my sister and wife, Samantha. We are the current rulers of the planet Lucifer. I take it you are the Saiya-jin called Celipa?" he asked calmly and softly, his dark red eyes piercing anything they looked at. Samantha stood just behind Nayr, smiling softly, then tilted her head, her huge ball earrings jingling to the side.
"Yes. I came because I heard a rumor that your race had a technology that could diffuse someone into separate male and female versions of themselves." the Saiyan said coldly, as if she had no further intentions than to grab what she needed and leave the planet. Nayr glanced back at Samantha and Samantha closed her sequin eyes giving a nod.
"It is true. The demon race does not have any males. All children are born female, however we use a device that we modeled after... an alien artifact that diffuses the child into a male and a female." Nayr reached for an earring and took it off of his ear. A field of dark energy surrounded the demons, but they didn't refuse. Nayr held the gold earring out to show Celipa. It was a golden sphere with a symbol engraved into it. "The Aratop Earrings. Beautiful craftsmenship, no? It is the key to the survival of the demons..." Celipa reached out to hold it and Nayr dropped the earring into the saiyan's hand. The metal was cold as ice and it's material almost weightless. Celipa handed it back to Nayr.
"Well, I will need one of these to start with... we'll come back for more as we have demand for them..." Celipa said nonchalantly. Nayr replaced the earring back on his ear and the dark energy field vanished. His eyes began to glow a dark red.
"This was never something that was covered in our agreement to meet. The demon race has trouble producing enough for themselves. We couldn't do the same for your Saiya-jin race." Nayr commented coldly. Samantha leaned forward and whispered something in Nayr's ear. "Samantha has a good point here... aren't there two other males of your species still living?" Celipa's eyes flared at the denial of her request. Power level 10,000... admirable, but still quite inferior compared to me...
"I know only what I've learend from others. Enough to know that they are traitors to the Saiyan race and are therefore of no concern to me." Celipa responded coldly back. Nayr raised an eyebrow.
"Well I'm afraid that seems to be your only option at the moment. I cannot allow you to use our technology. Only the strong survive. Your race has not. If you want it to, get the technology on your own." Nayr told her. Celipa had had enough.
"Fine. I'll take your earrings on my own." Celipa said and dashed at Nayr's head. Nayr disappeared in a pillar of flame as Celipa passed through the immense heat. She winced in slight discomfort and turned around to see Nayr and Samantha standing side by side. Samantha stepped forward and smiled.
"You have made a serious error in judgement, Celipa." Samantha said with a suprisingly cold and evil smile on her face.
"Howso? I know for a fact that you only have a power level of 100... which pales in comparison to your brother's of 10,000." Celipa commented, then grinned. "And that simply means nothing against me."
"You Saiya-jin truly did know nothing. No wonder you were destroyed so easily. Check this with your 'scouter'!!!" Samantha yelled and smiled insanely as she stretched her hands into the air. She uncoiled a long demonic tail from behind herself and stretched it forth as well. Celipa's eyes went wide as her Scouter jumped from 100 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 to 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 to 100,000,000. She was now just under her own power level. "And that's just the start of it." Samantha finished, the same smile seemingly engraved on her face. Celipa began to sweat. This was not something she was expecting... however this meant that the demon race was incredibly powerful. Destroying this planet would add to her own power by a great deal. Celipa grinned.
"I don't have time to play around with you're stupid race. I suppose I could use those Earth infatuated fools. After all, it doesn't mean my children have to be influenced by their stupidity." Celipa commented and pointed a finger to the ground. "Goodbye, Lucifer." she formed a great ammount of ki in her finger and shot it into the ground. Nayr tried to dash after the Saiyan, but Samantha held him back with a dark smile on her lips. Celipa stepped back into her pod and took off back into space as the planet Lucifer exploded in the background. Celipa looked at her scouter. The Saiyan Kakkarot was sent to the planet Ee-arth, meaning that's where the remaining Saiyans were if she recalled her history correctly. She entered some info into her pod and it changed course for Earth...
Meanwhile, however, in the ruins of planet Lucifer, a great deal of dark energy flickered out. Samantha's eyes narrowed watching the pod leave into the dark reaches of space. Nayr put both hands in front of him and began charging a ki blast.
"No, brother. Let us have revenge on her by playing with her own feelings... we will follow her to this..." Samantha closed her eyes momentarily. "...Ee-arth and destroy the last of the Saiyans, then leave her be until she goes insane from the pressure of her own mind." Nayr nodded and they both disappeared in a pillar of flame to lie in wait for their oppurtunity to strike...
Chapter 1
Trunks laid back happily on his bed, arms folded behind his head enjoying the beat of the music from his stereo. It had been a decade since Goku and Uub began training and the Z fighers had certainly enjoyed the break... minus his dad of course. In fact, Vegeta still insisted that he train with him the first half of the day. Well, there were certainly worse fates and the training probably wasn't a bad idea. It was at this moment that the doors to Trunks room slid open and Vegeta came striding through the door in his normal arrogant fashion.
"Come son, we're going to Kakkarot's campout." Vegeta said in an almost pleasant manner. Trunks almost died in fright. His dad was never pleasant. In fact, his dad's good mood could probably be compared to most people's bad moods. Trunks raised an eyebrow.
"You feeling okay?" Trunks asked suspiciously. Had another freak tried putting a spell on his dad?
"Of course I feel okay! Do I look SICK to you?!" Vegeta boomed, his personality back to normal in an instant. "Now pack your things! We're leaving in thirty minutes..." Why was Vegeta so adamant about this? There must be some reason behind his decision... and it certainly wasn't to relax. Vegeta never relaxed. At one point he felt he was stronger than Goku, but never got the chance to prove it... and his dad had never let that fact get him down since. Training under several thousand times Earth's gravity, his dad hardly ever stopped training. Actually, no, his dad never stopped training. Trunks walked over to his drawer and began to pack...
* * *
Vegeta continued to train for the last fifteen minutes before their departure. Surely Kakkarot must have felt this ki as well... it was a Saiyan ki and the only reason he would have specifically asked for Vegeta to be there. But how?! He and Kakkarot were the last of the Saiyans after Brolly was finally killed. Perhaps it was just a ki that was similar... that had to be it. There was no other way. Vegeta finished his 1,000th one handed pushup on 4,000 times earth gravity and shut the training capsule down. The prince walked out and went straight to Trunks' room. Vegeta stomped through the door, where Trunks was standing at the door.
"Ready, dad?" he asked smiling. He never went on campouts... literally. Vegeta was not into that sort of thing. The only time they ever did anything fun is when his mom gave Vegeta a reason to... like refusing to make dinner for him unless he gave into her wishes.
"I was coming here to see if you were. Stop dragging along and let's go!" Vegeta said in his unfeeling voice and ran outside where he took off into the air in the direction of Goku's home. Trunks followed suit, following his dad off into the distance.
* * *
Goku and Goten were outside in a feild training while Uub watched from the sidelines. Goten really didn't understand why... his dad said they were more powerful than this ki that was travelling toward Earth. Why worry then? Goten dodged a punch and threw his weight to the side in an attempt to shove his dad to the ground. Goku ducked and Goten tripped over Goku. Goku flew into the air and started firing ki energy at him. Goten didn't have time to move, but did the next best thing by creating a shield around his body to block the blows. Goten kept them off with little difficulty and then used instant transmission behind Goku in the air and through a ki powered punch. Goku spun around and countered the attack where they both went into a fury of punches and kicks in mid-air. Goku finally caught Goten square in the stomach and the boy went crashing into the ground right in front of Gohan, Pan and Videl. Pan leaned over Goten's face with a concerned look.
"You okay, Uncle Goten?" Pan asked in a worried tone. Goten winced in both pain and embarassment at getting floored right as his brother and neice walked up.
"Yeah, just a little short of breath." Goten said shallowly, his chest heaving in and out from the short but intense workout that he had just done. Pan held out a hand and helped Goten to his feet. Goku landed just behind Goten and walked up to greet everyone.
"Hey, Gohan! And how are you, Videl?" Goku greeted cheerfully and then looked down at Pan. She was thirteen now and had grown quite a bit. "Wow, Pan! You sure have grown a lot!" Pan beamed at her grandfather, but didn't make any further comment on the compliment.
"Hey, dad, and how have you been, Goten?" Gohan replied, then snuck closer to his brother. "Better yet, how did you get away from mom?" Goten heaved a sigh and Gohan laughed, knowing all too well the miracle that must have occured to make it happen.
"Well... that's why I planned this little outing..." Goku said, a little bit of anxiety in his voice. "But we should wait a little longer and see if Vegeta shows up." Goten's eyes lit up.
"You think Trunks is coming, too?" Goten asked brightly. It had been awhile since he had hung around with Trunks and they were pretty good friends.
"I wouldn't be that surprised." Gohan replied.
"Hey, Goku. Look who else is here!" Uub called out. Goku turned around to see Krillin, Yamucha and Tien walking up to them.
"Hey guys! Glad you all could make it!" Goku greeted everyone. "If you just wait a little longer I'm sure Vegeta will be here!" They all moaned and as if cued, everyone turned sensing the same ki that had just mentioned. Vegeta and Trunks flew side by side, both in deep concentration. It seemed they were racing... then Vegeta smiled and brought a fist out to the side and caught Trunks in the rib cage. A large crack could be heard followed by a grunt from Trunks. Trunks fell to the side, but went into a backwards posistion and fired a KI ball at Vegeta. Vegeta flew forward and Trunks, straight through the KI and caught Trunks in another punch to the stomach. Trunks flew into the ground, making a crater about twenty feet across from Goten's. Vegeta charged into the crater, but was met with a scream and a huge beam of energy. Vegeta's eyes widened and he took the blow full force. As the smoke cleared, Vegeta stood there, his arms crossed to block the attack. It was too late, however. Vegeta fell to the ground on his hands and knees and then stood up. Trunks floated out of the crater and waved to Goten. No one said a word nor made a move. Trunks blinked.
"Umm... something wrong?" he asked. Goten managed to break the silence.
"What was that?" Goten asked. Trunks laughed weakly.
"I told my dad that it was odd that he agreed to this camping trip and he got a little angry..."
"I only agreed to it so I could speak with Kakkarot! I know there is something more going on than this outdoor escapade and I intend to find out what." Vegeta snapped his arms folded defensively across his chest.
* * *
All this bickering had distracted the fighters from the real problem, however. Celipa's capsule soon fell straight through a skyscraper, then another building and a third before finally coming to rest in the middle of someone's car. As people gathered stupidly around the fallen pod, it's hatch opened and the Saiyan stepped out. Celipa smirked.
"So it's true.." she said to herself. She pointed a pinky finger at the ground and the whole city went up in smoke in an instant. They really had turned soft... the most desired piece of real-estate in the universe and the fools couldn't kill the stupid beings on it. The highest power level in that whole city was about 14, most about three... what a waste of a perfectly good planet. She scanned the planet for power readings before she came across a high one. She had modified her scouter to read up to 256,000,000 and this was beyond it. Celipa tapped the scouter a couple times. Perhaps she had messed it up a little somehow... The saiyan shrugged and flew off in that ki's direction, curious as to what it could be.
* * *
"How could this be a Saiyan ki? Aren't you and Vegeta the last of the Saiyans?" Videl asked astonished. Goku nodded seriously.
"I'm not sure how this is possible, either. Still, we have to remember that we thought this exact same thing when Brolly showed up. It's not entirely impossible, just very unlikely..." Goku responded. "Whoever this guy is, his ki is pretty high for even a Saiyan. It's almost comparable to Brol--" Everyone gasped in unison as they felt the ki from Celipa's attack. Vegeta just smiled. About time something happened. The Z fighters took off in the direction of the explosion, not realizing that Celipa was coming straight for them.
* * *
Celipa continued on her path to the more powerful fighters that her scouter was showing. It wouldn't be long now. Celipa soared through the sky, enjoying picking off farmhouses on the fly. It had been such a long time since she had actually enjoyed something... she couldn't even really remember the last time that she had.
All this had worked up an appetite. One thing that she couldn't keep from doing no matter how much she wanted to was eating when she had used a lot of energy. Celipa landed on one of the farms she had blown up and walked out into the field of vegetables that were out there and pulled out a carrot. She popped the entire thing into her mouth and smiled. She put her hand out and all the carrots in the immediate vicinity flew out from the ground. She gestured toward herself and they made a pile in front of her and she began to eat.
"Excuse me, is that yours?" a deep voice asked from behind Celipa. The saiyan smiled and turned around ready to blast a hole through the man's torso when she saw that this person wasn't human. He was green with pointy ears... a Namek. She remembered something about Nameks and "dragon balls", but didn't really dwell on it.
"It is now." Celipa replied with an arrogant smirk as she checked his power on her scouter. It was ten. No big deal at all... "Tell you what... I'll make your death painless when I run into you again if you leave now. Otherwise I'll make your death long and painful now." The namek simply chuckled, irritating Celipa to know end. No one mocked her...
"Fine! I'll enjoy this!" Celipa yelled in anger and spun around ready to make a strike to the namek's stomache. Piccolo grinned and caught the punch with ease. Celipa's eyes widened. Her scouter showed a jump to 5,000; just enough to counter her punch. Somehow this namek was able to adjust his power level without a scouter... she had encountered this with the demons on Lucifer as well. No matter, that was purposely weak.
"This is pointless. I know that Saiyans don't know how to control their ki. You're weaker than me." Piccolo said confidently. "And when Goku gets here... you won't stand a chance." Celipa scoffed.
"I doubt your 'Goku' could even stand a chance against me. No earth person can. Saiyans are the most powerful beings in the universe and no one can stand against us!" Celipa yelled, her pride in her race taking control as she powered up and flew into the air, firing a blast of ki down at Piccolo. The namek simply knocked the blast aside as if it was nothing. Celipa's mouth fell open. He had met the blast at 300,000 without breaking a sweat. This would take tactics... Celipa charged at Piccolo, but dodged to his back at the last second and threw a kick. Piccolo caught the kick and flew into the air with her, using his own momentum to bring her around and toss her into the ground. Celipa hit the ground at break neck speed and landed making a huge crater in the field. Celipa brushed herself off. No more playing around. This namek would pay the price for mocking this saiyan.
"Tunnel of light!" Celipa yelled sending out a huge ki beam at the namek. Piccolo easily dodged to the side to avoid it, but with the flick of the wrist, the beam turned around and opened itself into a tunnel that surrounded the namek, then closed up. The ki blast, along with Piccolo collided into the ground in a smouldering crater. 50,000,000... not that bad. However, she didn't take mercy on anyone. Celipa walked to the edge of the crater and raised her hands into the air, gathering all of her ki together into her hands.
"HAAA!!!!" she yelled and through a huge beam of ki into the crater. The crater itself exploded, demolishing the feild and catching Celipa in her own attack. Celipa barely made a shield to block the attack. Celipa fell to her knees... 80,000,000. That had surely killed him, but that was no walk in the park... he had to still be alive before that attack for the attack not to destroy the planet. Celipa fell to the ground. She had to find somewhere to rest... to recover. She fiddled with her scouter and set it to disguise her ki, then, using the last ounce of energy she had left after blocking her own attack, she took off to find a place to rest...
"The Darkest Sapphire"
"Passion chokes the flower until she cries no more. Posessing all the beauty, hungry still for more." - "Silence" by Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan
By J. R. Grant
Prologue
Saiyans. In the entire universe, they were the single most powerful beings. A race capable of raising their power level simply by fighting... and maintain that power level without any work. A race like this could easily dominate the universe if given the chance. A chance that Freiza didn't feel like taking. The planet Vegeta and the race of Saiyans on it were wiped from existence in a single blast. There were four documented Saiyan survivors, all male. The prince of the Saiyans, Vegeta, his ally, Nappa and two lower class soldiers that were brothers. Raditz and Kakkarot. During the course of time, Raditz and Nappa were killed, leaving Vegeta and Kakkarot to carry on the line of the Saiyans.
"Hmph... last time I checked two males couldn't carry on a race." Celipa said to herself as her pod crashed into a greek style pond on the planet Lucifer. She was one of the undocumented survivors of the explosion... in fact, she didn't survive it at all. She wasn't there. Or at least she couldn't have been. Her past was unknown to her for some reason. Perhaps a jolt to the head or a traumatic experience, all she remembered was waking up on some planet, remembering that she was supposed to be intercepting something...
The pod door opened and Celipa stepped out onto the dry land. The impact had forced the water in the pond out and any remaining water had long since turned to steam and evaporated from the capsule's heat. Two beings appeared in a pillar of flame in front of her, one male and the other female. The male one spoke.
"I am Nayr and this is my sister and wife, Samantha. We are the current rulers of the planet Lucifer. I take it you are the Saiya-jin called Celipa?" he asked calmly and softly, his dark red eyes piercing anything they looked at. Samantha stood just behind Nayr, smiling softly, then tilted her head, her huge ball earrings jingling to the side.
"Yes. I came because I heard a rumor that your race had a technology that could diffuse someone into separate male and female versions of themselves." the Saiyan said coldly, as if she had no further intentions than to grab what she needed and leave the planet. Nayr glanced back at Samantha and Samantha closed her sequin eyes giving a nod.
"It is true. The demon race does not have any males. All children are born female, however we use a device that we modeled after... an alien artifact that diffuses the child into a male and a female." Nayr reached for an earring and took it off of his ear. A field of dark energy surrounded the demons, but they didn't refuse. Nayr held the gold earring out to show Celipa. It was a golden sphere with a symbol engraved into it. "The Aratop Earrings. Beautiful craftsmenship, no? It is the key to the survival of the demons..." Celipa reached out to hold it and Nayr dropped the earring into the saiyan's hand. The metal was cold as ice and it's material almost weightless. Celipa handed it back to Nayr.
"Well, I will need one of these to start with... we'll come back for more as we have demand for them..." Celipa said nonchalantly. Nayr replaced the earring back on his ear and the dark energy field vanished. His eyes began to glow a dark red.
"This was never something that was covered in our agreement to meet. The demon race has trouble producing enough for themselves. We couldn't do the same for your Saiya-jin race." Nayr commented coldly. Samantha leaned forward and whispered something in Nayr's ear. "Samantha has a good point here... aren't there two other males of your species still living?" Celipa's eyes flared at the denial of her request. Power level 10,000... admirable, but still quite inferior compared to me...
"I know only what I've learend from others. Enough to know that they are traitors to the Saiyan race and are therefore of no concern to me." Celipa responded coldly back. Nayr raised an eyebrow.
"Well I'm afraid that seems to be your only option at the moment. I cannot allow you to use our technology. Only the strong survive. Your race has not. If you want it to, get the technology on your own." Nayr told her. Celipa had had enough.
"Fine. I'll take your earrings on my own." Celipa said and dashed at Nayr's head. Nayr disappeared in a pillar of flame as Celipa passed through the immense heat. She winced in slight discomfort and turned around to see Nayr and Samantha standing side by side. Samantha stepped forward and smiled.
"You have made a serious error in judgement, Celipa." Samantha said with a suprisingly cold and evil smile on her face.
"Howso? I know for a fact that you only have a power level of 100... which pales in comparison to your brother's of 10,000." Celipa commented, then grinned. "And that simply means nothing against me."
"You Saiya-jin truly did know nothing. No wonder you were destroyed so easily. Check this with your 'scouter'!!!" Samantha yelled and smiled insanely as she stretched her hands into the air. She uncoiled a long demonic tail from behind herself and stretched it forth as well. Celipa's eyes went wide as her Scouter jumped from 100 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 to 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 to 100,000,000. She was now just under her own power level. "And that's just the start of it." Samantha finished, the same smile seemingly engraved on her face. Celipa began to sweat. This was not something she was expecting... however this meant that the demon race was incredibly powerful. Destroying this planet would add to her own power by a great deal. Celipa grinned.
"I don't have time to play around with you're stupid race. I suppose I could use those Earth infatuated fools. After all, it doesn't mean my children have to be influenced by their stupidity." Celipa commented and pointed a finger to the ground. "Goodbye, Lucifer." she formed a great ammount of ki in her finger and shot it into the ground. Nayr tried to dash after the Saiyan, but Samantha held him back with a dark smile on her lips. Celipa stepped back into her pod and took off back into space as the planet Lucifer exploded in the background. Celipa looked at her scouter. The Saiyan Kakkarot was sent to the planet Ee-arth, meaning that's where the remaining Saiyans were if she recalled her history correctly. She entered some info into her pod and it changed course for Earth...
Meanwhile, however, in the ruins of planet Lucifer, a great deal of dark energy flickered out. Samantha's eyes narrowed watching the pod leave into the dark reaches of space. Nayr put both hands in front of him and began charging a ki blast.
"No, brother. Let us have revenge on her by playing with her own feelings... we will follow her to this..." Samantha closed her eyes momentarily. "...Ee-arth and destroy the last of the Saiyans, then leave her be until she goes insane from the pressure of her own mind." Nayr nodded and they both disappeared in a pillar of flame to lie in wait for their oppurtunity to strike...
Chapter 1
Trunks laid back happily on his bed, arms folded behind his head enjoying the beat of the music from his stereo. It had been a decade since Goku and Uub began training and the Z fighers had certainly enjoyed the break... minus his dad of course. In fact, Vegeta still insisted that he train with him the first half of the day. Well, there were certainly worse fates and the training probably wasn't a bad idea. It was at this moment that the doors to Trunks room slid open and Vegeta came striding through the door in his normal arrogant fashion.
"Come son, we're going to Kakkarot's campout." Vegeta said in an almost pleasant manner. Trunks almost died in fright. His dad was never pleasant. In fact, his dad's good mood could probably be compared to most people's bad moods. Trunks raised an eyebrow.
"You feeling okay?" Trunks asked suspiciously. Had another freak tried putting a spell on his dad?
"Of course I feel okay! Do I look SICK to you?!" Vegeta boomed, his personality back to normal in an instant. "Now pack your things! We're leaving in thirty minutes..." Why was Vegeta so adamant about this? There must be some reason behind his decision... and it certainly wasn't to relax. Vegeta never relaxed. At one point he felt he was stronger than Goku, but never got the chance to prove it... and his dad had never let that fact get him down since. Training under several thousand times Earth's gravity, his dad hardly ever stopped training. Actually, no, his dad never stopped training. Trunks walked over to his drawer and began to pack...
* * *
Vegeta continued to train for the last fifteen minutes before their departure. Surely Kakkarot must have felt this ki as well... it was a Saiyan ki and the only reason he would have specifically asked for Vegeta to be there. But how?! He and Kakkarot were the last of the Saiyans after Brolly was finally killed. Perhaps it was just a ki that was similar... that had to be it. There was no other way. Vegeta finished his 1,000th one handed pushup on 4,000 times earth gravity and shut the training capsule down. The prince walked out and went straight to Trunks' room. Vegeta stomped through the door, where Trunks was standing at the door.
"Ready, dad?" he asked smiling. He never went on campouts... literally. Vegeta was not into that sort of thing. The only time they ever did anything fun is when his mom gave Vegeta a reason to... like refusing to make dinner for him unless he gave into her wishes.
"I was coming here to see if you were. Stop dragging along and let's go!" Vegeta said in his unfeeling voice and ran outside where he took off into the air in the direction of Goku's home. Trunks followed suit, following his dad off into the distance.
* * *
Goku and Goten were outside in a feild training while Uub watched from the sidelines. Goten really didn't understand why... his dad said they were more powerful than this ki that was travelling toward Earth. Why worry then? Goten dodged a punch and threw his weight to the side in an attempt to shove his dad to the ground. Goku ducked and Goten tripped over Goku. Goku flew into the air and started firing ki energy at him. Goten didn't have time to move, but did the next best thing by creating a shield around his body to block the blows. Goten kept them off with little difficulty and then used instant transmission behind Goku in the air and through a ki powered punch. Goku spun around and countered the attack where they both went into a fury of punches and kicks in mid-air. Goku finally caught Goten square in the stomach and the boy went crashing into the ground right in front of Gohan, Pan and Videl. Pan leaned over Goten's face with a concerned look.
"You okay, Uncle Goten?" Pan asked in a worried tone. Goten winced in both pain and embarassment at getting floored right as his brother and neice walked up.
"Yeah, just a little short of breath." Goten said shallowly, his chest heaving in and out from the short but intense workout that he had just done. Pan held out a hand and helped Goten to his feet. Goku landed just behind Goten and walked up to greet everyone.
"Hey, Gohan! And how are you, Videl?" Goku greeted cheerfully and then looked down at Pan. She was thirteen now and had grown quite a bit. "Wow, Pan! You sure have grown a lot!" Pan beamed at her grandfather, but didn't make any further comment on the compliment.
"Hey, dad, and how have you been, Goten?" Gohan replied, then snuck closer to his brother. "Better yet, how did you get away from mom?" Goten heaved a sigh and Gohan laughed, knowing all too well the miracle that must have occured to make it happen.
"Well... that's why I planned this little outing..." Goku said, a little bit of anxiety in his voice. "But we should wait a little longer and see if Vegeta shows up." Goten's eyes lit up.
"You think Trunks is coming, too?" Goten asked brightly. It had been awhile since he had hung around with Trunks and they were pretty good friends.
"I wouldn't be that surprised." Gohan replied.
"Hey, Goku. Look who else is here!" Uub called out. Goku turned around to see Krillin, Yamucha and Tien walking up to them.
"Hey guys! Glad you all could make it!" Goku greeted everyone. "If you just wait a little longer I'm sure Vegeta will be here!" They all moaned and as if cued, everyone turned sensing the same ki that had just mentioned. Vegeta and Trunks flew side by side, both in deep concentration. It seemed they were racing... then Vegeta smiled and brought a fist out to the side and caught Trunks in the rib cage. A large crack could be heard followed by a grunt from Trunks. Trunks fell to the side, but went into a backwards posistion and fired a KI ball at Vegeta. Vegeta flew forward and Trunks, straight through the KI and caught Trunks in another punch to the stomach. Trunks flew into the ground, making a crater about twenty feet across from Goten's. Vegeta charged into the crater, but was met with a scream and a huge beam of energy. Vegeta's eyes widened and he took the blow full force. As the smoke cleared, Vegeta stood there, his arms crossed to block the attack. It was too late, however. Vegeta fell to the ground on his hands and knees and then stood up. Trunks floated out of the crater and waved to Goten. No one said a word nor made a move. Trunks blinked.
"Umm... something wrong?" he asked. Goten managed to break the silence.
"What was that?" Goten asked. Trunks laughed weakly.
"I told my dad that it was odd that he agreed to this camping trip and he got a little angry..."
"I only agreed to it so I could speak with Kakkarot! I know there is something more going on than this outdoor escapade and I intend to find out what." Vegeta snapped his arms folded defensively across his chest.
* * *
All this bickering had distracted the fighters from the real problem, however. Celipa's capsule soon fell straight through a skyscraper, then another building and a third before finally coming to rest in the middle of someone's car. As people gathered stupidly around the fallen pod, it's hatch opened and the Saiyan stepped out. Celipa smirked.
"So it's true.." she said to herself. She pointed a pinky finger at the ground and the whole city went up in smoke in an instant. They really had turned soft... the most desired piece of real-estate in the universe and the fools couldn't kill the stupid beings on it. The highest power level in that whole city was about 14, most about three... what a waste of a perfectly good planet. She scanned the planet for power readings before she came across a high one. She had modified her scouter to read up to 256,000,000 and this was beyond it. Celipa tapped the scouter a couple times. Perhaps she had messed it up a little somehow... The saiyan shrugged and flew off in that ki's direction, curious as to what it could be.
* * *
"How could this be a Saiyan ki? Aren't you and Vegeta the last of the Saiyans?" Videl asked astonished. Goku nodded seriously.
"I'm not sure how this is possible, either. Still, we have to remember that we thought this exact same thing when Brolly showed up. It's not entirely impossible, just very unlikely..." Goku responded. "Whoever this guy is, his ki is pretty high for even a Saiyan. It's almost comparable to Brol--" Everyone gasped in unison as they felt the ki from Celipa's attack. Vegeta just smiled. About time something happened. The Z fighters took off in the direction of the explosion, not realizing that Celipa was coming straight for them.
* * *
Celipa continued on her path to the more powerful fighters that her scouter was showing. It wouldn't be long now. Celipa soared through the sky, enjoying picking off farmhouses on the fly. It had been such a long time since she had actually enjoyed something... she couldn't even really remember the last time that she had.
All this had worked up an appetite. One thing that she couldn't keep from doing no matter how much she wanted to was eating when she had used a lot of energy. Celipa landed on one of the farms she had blown up and walked out into the field of vegetables that were out there and pulled out a carrot. She popped the entire thing into her mouth and smiled. She put her hand out and all the carrots in the immediate vicinity flew out from the ground. She gestured toward herself and they made a pile in front of her and she began to eat.
"Excuse me, is that yours?" a deep voice asked from behind Celipa. The saiyan smiled and turned around ready to blast a hole through the man's torso when she saw that this person wasn't human. He was green with pointy ears... a Namek. She remembered something about Nameks and "dragon balls", but didn't really dwell on it.
"It is now." Celipa replied with an arrogant smirk as she checked his power on her scouter. It was ten. No big deal at all... "Tell you what... I'll make your death painless when I run into you again if you leave now. Otherwise I'll make your death long and painful now." The namek simply chuckled, irritating Celipa to know end. No one mocked her...
"Fine! I'll enjoy this!" Celipa yelled in anger and spun around ready to make a strike to the namek's stomache. Piccolo grinned and caught the punch with ease. Celipa's eyes widened. Her scouter showed a jump to 5,000; just enough to counter her punch. Somehow this namek was able to adjust his power level without a scouter... she had encountered this with the demons on Lucifer as well. No matter, that was purposely weak.
"This is pointless. I know that Saiyans don't know how to control their ki. You're weaker than me." Piccolo said confidently. "And when Goku gets here... you won't stand a chance." Celipa scoffed.
"I doubt your 'Goku' could even stand a chance against me. No earth person can. Saiyans are the most powerful beings in the universe and no one can stand against us!" Celipa yelled, her pride in her race taking control as she powered up and flew into the air, firing a blast of ki down at Piccolo. The namek simply knocked the blast aside as if it was nothing. Celipa's mouth fell open. He had met the blast at 300,000 without breaking a sweat. This would take tactics... Celipa charged at Piccolo, but dodged to his back at the last second and threw a kick. Piccolo caught the kick and flew into the air with her, using his own momentum to bring her around and toss her into the ground. Celipa hit the ground at break neck speed and landed making a huge crater in the field. Celipa brushed herself off. No more playing around. This namek would pay the price for mocking this saiyan.
"Tunnel of light!" Celipa yelled sending out a huge ki beam at the namek. Piccolo easily dodged to the side to avoid it, but with the flick of the wrist, the beam turned around and opened itself into a tunnel that surrounded the namek, then closed up. The ki blast, along with Piccolo collided into the ground in a smouldering crater. 50,000,000... not that bad. However, she didn't take mercy on anyone. Celipa walked to the edge of the crater and raised her hands into the air, gathering all of her ki together into her hands.
"HAAA!!!!" she yelled and through a huge beam of ki into the crater. The crater itself exploded, demolishing the feild and catching Celipa in her own attack. Celipa barely made a shield to block the attack. Celipa fell to her knees... 80,000,000. That had surely killed him, but that was no walk in the park... he had to still be alive before that attack for the attack not to destroy the planet. Celipa fell to the ground. She had to find somewhere to rest... to recover. She fiddled with her scouter and set it to disguise her ki, then, using the last ounce of energy she had left after blocking her own attack, she took off to find a place to rest...