A/N: Well, here I am with another fanfic, one with an idea that I attempted a few years ago under the title of Aegyptus, but I didn't it write too well. However, I liked the idea, so now I plan to re-write it, in a much more intricate way than the previous. Please note, that this fanfic is strictly Alternate Universe, and I do not own a bit of DragonballZ aside from my really really old video-tapes.
Just one more thing to remember...
Juuhachigou Android 18
Juunanagou Android 17
Juurokugou Android 16.
I am merely using their Japanese names.
Mine
By Hisoka B
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One: Promise
The sky appeared like a wreath of rye behind the clustering soft clouds when Princess Juuhachigou raced down the narrow sandy corridors, her long blonde hair trailing behind her. She had to find her brother. A small pebble in her path caused the twelve year old to suddenly trip as she fell onto the dusty desert pavement. She narrowed her eyes, feeling the short pain subside as she glanced at her grimy robes. She hastily raised herself onto her feet. She didn't have time. The treaty with the bloodthirsty Saiyans would doom not only her and her brother but also their Planet Aegyptus.
What had the Pharaoh Juurokugou been thinking? The child thought irritably to herself as she moved quickly down the path. She found the person she had been looking for at the end where the path paused to overlook an oasis.
Her twin brother was sitting serenely against the papyrus reeds, dipping his trembling hands into the water of the oasis. He needed to relax from his morning schedule as it had been insanely filled with the usual undesirables, even for him.
"Juunana!" he turned when a voice called out from behind him. His sister ran towards him and clutched his shoulders wildly. She shook him desperately as Juunanagou paused to realize the horror which seemed to burn in Juuhachigou's eyes.
"What's wrong?" he asked her stoically but concerned enough.
"Juunana," Juuhachi took a while to catch her breath, "The Pharaoh... he has decided… to sign a treaty with the Saiyans."
"Saiyans?" Juunana's bemused face suggested he could not remember hearing such a race. Juuhachi sighed impatiently. She had always been the more scholarly one, even though she was not much of a student herself.
"You idiot, the Saiyans are a blood thirsty race who inhabit Planet Vegeta! Do you remember now? Oh brother... We must do something about this..."
"The what race?" Juunana gently released himself from his sister's desperate grip. Yes, now he remembered what the Saiyans were, but he was too tired to care, but not exhausted enough to stop him from shouting. "Do stop worrying! I'm sure the Pharaoh knows what he is doing."
"Really? Do you think so? Does he himself know what he's doing now?" Juuhachi became alarmed with her brother's indifference. "The Saiyan race, for all the gods, the Saiyans!" Her words were emphasized but Juunana was still not convinced that the matter was of such high importance.
"Juuhachigou, it's probably for the sake of the Planet's combined fight against the tyrant Frieza. If the two sides want to be rid of one other side, then it is possible for negotiations like these to happen." His voice remained unenthusiastic and he watched, with some amusement I might add, as Juuhachigou continued to fume.
"Are you stupid? Negotiations with those 'things' of Frieza? I want to see no such thing happen. You must come with me; you're the only one who's even close to capable of stopping the pharaoh from agreeing to such a treaty." Her voice was raised and her tight grip on her brother's shoulder returned.
Juunana tried to ignore her, but the now, dreadful and serious look on his young sister's face was enough to awaken him out of his nonchalance and reproach the situation with newfound and disturbed contemplation.
"You know that Juuroku does not always concede to everything I say." Juunana still tried to reason with her, only to receive a hard punch to his chest.
Juuhachi felt like breaking apart, she had not yet told her brother the whole story. "Juunana, the negotiations, the whole treaty..." she breathed out, "They are about us." She paused, slightly savoring his astonished reaction. "Brother, the treaty is about us." She repeated. Her brother's eyes tensed.
She moved in to grab him as small tears begun to form in her light blue eyes. "Remember when Juuroku said that we were both unnaturally strong? And how you… especially you, is exceptionally powerful?" She hurriedly brushed away her tears.
"I believed no such things when they told me." Juunana answered, ignoring his sister's tears. He did not want to recall the tests the Aegyptian doctors had performed on him. That was all in the past. Why would Juuroku want to dig up the past now?
"Juunana," Juuhachi sighed angrily, "The pharaoh still thinks our powers are asleep… dormant… He believes we are strong warriors inside, and he believes this with … intensely." She closed her eyes before she could spit out the first of her worries, "He wants us to go to Planet Vegeta to begin our training, as in training with the Saiyans… so we are able to fight Frieza himself."
Juunana's small hands flung his sister off him, yet he still grasped her hands. What had she just told him? His young face finally twisted with horror, "Where did you hear this?"
"My slave overheard it, but now everyone's talking about it. The only people who never knew anything about this were you and me!"
"But then... Wait, Juuroku agreed to sign such a treaty? And what does he expect to get in return? What does the Planet Aegyptus get in return?"
"An alliance with the Saiyans as well as some protection against other planets…" She watched her brother's face change colour.
"I've heard enough now. I will come with you immediately to see the Pharaoh," Juunana answered austerely as Juuhachi nodded her answer, face now lighting up with momentary appreciation.
"Then we must hurry," she began to tug Juunana away from the papyrus reeds and his beloved oasis. If nothing were done, the twins would soon be finding themselves missing Planet Aegyptus for a long time.
Juuhachi did not need to recall from all the experiments performed on Juunanagou in the past, because sure, they had found that the little boy possessed myriads of power, but they also had discovered something else. They confirmed there was something in Juunana's system; a demon that if the Saiyans were to manage and awake it, Juunanagou would be… Juuhachigou cut off her trail of thought.
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The siblings, lead by the now determined Juunanagou, stormed into the palace's courtyard. Glancing around at their paradoxically peaceful surroundings, Juunana grabbed the attention of a passing servant. "Where is the Pharaoh?" He spoke hastily as the servant, shocked by the look on Juunana's face, straight away directed them to the customary throne room. Juunana grunted. Of course Juuroku would be in that room. Juunanagou ignored his own foolishness as he and Juuhachi raced in the named direction. On their way, the twins passed two large grey spheres roughly shrouded by the sands, and Juunana took no notice of them, but Juuhachi glanced at them with curiosity before her brother dragged her into the room.
They met with two, heavily muscled aliens towered before them, both wearing unsympathetic and expressions of displeasure. Juuhachi knew what creatures they were as she noticed the tails wrapped around their waists. She looked nervously at the one with the beard and the drape. She suddenly clung onto her brother's arm, as she noticed this particular Saiyan also wore the royal pendant and carried the royal insignia on his breastplate.
Their King was here. The other Saiyan who standing beside the King, appeared much younger with his triangular face and short dark tanned hair, although he was nearly twice the age of Juuhachigou.
"Oh, I see you now meet the two precious children of Aegyptus," a familiar voice spoke out gently from behind them. Juunana and Juuhachi turned to face Juuroku sitting a few lengths behind the Saiyans on his throne. His eyes were gleaming, and he seemed oddly to be at peace. "They are the ones I've promised you, King Vegeta."
The Saiyan beside the King of Saiyans snorted his reply, "Pharaoh Juurokugou, these two children have the appearance of weak slaves! Are you sure you claim them to be as powerful as they are?"
Juunana narrowed his eyebrows. Even he knew it was rude to speak to the Pharaoh in such a way. His fist clenched, but he knew he could do nothing now. He had been relying on getting to the palace before the Saiyans' arrival, but it was too late.
The Saiyan King chuckled deeply. "The Pharaoh here would not lie to us," he told the other saiyan who was named Chilt. "He can not; for he does what he believes is best for his country."
Clever. Juunana picked up the snippet of mockery in King Vegeta's voice.
"Of course." Juuroku raised himself up from his throne. "This boy and girl are the best our country has. They both have that dormant power which I believe is what you have… traveled halfway around the galaxy searching for."
Juuhachi stood back a little, reaching for her brother's hand. This did not seem to be in Juuroku's personality. He would have never given them away to monkeys. Was this an imposter? No. The sincere and genuine gaze he hovered over Juuhachi when he looked at her was enough evidence to confirm that this Juuroku was the real one.
The Saiyan King nearly smiled. "They seem very dear to you. Are you sure you are willing to offer them to Planet Vegeta?"
Juuroku smiled carefully as he answered this question, "Under such circumstances, I am afraid so. I know you Saiyans are conspiring against Frieza. And right now in Aegyptus, Frieza's sole word is stronger than law and more powerful than the gods. Unfortunately, our race does not have the physical power to compare with your race let alone Frieza, but if it's true that Saiyans can only grow stronger as they fight…" Juuroku paused as if he needed to grasp onto his certainty before he attempted to answer the question again. "Aegyptus needs to be free of Frieza as well. We are a peaceful race, and it is true most of our men are physically feeble in battle. That is why when it was testified that Juunana and Juuhachi had immense but dormant power, we were afraid we could not unleash them, yet alone harness them. That is why we ask you Saiyans to do so."
Chilt's face at once expressed a look of disgust, but the Saiyan King's face was emotionless before he answered. "My apologies, Pharaoh, but it is difficult for us Saiyans to respect anyone less powerful than ourselves, however… I have already agreed to this and I am a Saiyan of my word."
"Then it is settled. My dear guests, the remaining hours of your afternoon is at your own leisure. Please however, allow my servants to escort you around Aegyptus if you wish. I only ask of you to please attend tonight's banquet before we finish this treaty." By finishing the treaty, Juuroku meant signing.
The Saiyan's nodded slowly before bowing, although the King had already warned Juuroku that he did not respect him. As the Saiyans left, Juunana heard King Vegeta say to his henchman Chilt, "Contact Headquarters and ask them to send two more space pods. We shall not be leaving this planet alone."
As soon as they left, Juuhachigou raced towards Juuroku and threw herself upon him, roaring almost in tears. "Why?! Why, my Pharaoh, why did you do this?"
Juuroku tried ineffectively to ignore the girl's tears and centred his attention on Juuhachigou's younger twin. Juunana was still standing in the same position when he and Juuhachi had entered moments before. The boy's light iced coloured eyes were now looking face down, his dark raven hair was tied neatly behind him but Juunana was biting his lip. Juuroku noticed the boy's clenched fists.
Finally the Pharaoh could not ignore the young girl any longer as he spoke sternly, "Juuhachigou, stop this, childishness. It is for the best."
"But I AM A CHILD!" she shouted in return, "And so is Juunanagou! We are both still children, why now do you give us away?"
"It is for the best." Juuroku repeated firmly. "You and your bother are also Planet Aegyptus' saviours. Think of this, for this purpose, your names will be revered like gods in the temples."
"What are you trying to tell us?" Juuhachigou pleaded, she couldn't understand a thing Juuroku was trying to get across. "All that I know is that by agreeing with this treaty, you have hurt us. I don't want to be taken away."
"Then you must forgive me. The two of you should go now, you must prepare yourselves. Saiyan training is brutal, and the Saiyans themselves are difficult. Once the King signs that treaty tonight, you two are no longer in my custody."
"Juuroku," Juuhachi stammered, unable to believe what she was actually hearing. They were family, family.
"It is for the best." Juuroku repeated again but in monotone as Juuhachi helplessly searched for any signs of regrets on his face.
"Stop it." It was Juunanagou who spoke these words. The boy looked at his sister. "Enough, Juuhachi… that will be enough." His voice was cold as it was directed at her, and in a tone that did not belong to the child. Juunana turned his back and strode out of the room.
Juuhachi stared after him. Her brother spoke true, and she wiped away her silly tears. She shifted herself off Juuroku and bowed quickly in apology. "You have hurt us deeply, my pharaoh." She then closed her eyes in pain and walked out, following the only other family she had left.
Juuroku knew the pain the girl was feeling. He was feeling it too as he now sat lonely and troubled on his throne. He knew this would not be the last day he would feel like this. Every single day after the departure of the twins and until his death, Juuroku would feel the guilt. The hurtful face of Juuhachigou crying replayed in his mind as Juuroku clutched his forehead.
"It had been for the best," he repeated, but this time it was to assure himself he had done the right thing.
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"Brother…" Juuhachigou had found Juunana sitting in his room, his face buried in the pillow on his bed. "Juunana, why did you leave like that?"
He didn't answer her as Juuhachi felt her panic rise. "Juunana… you didn't even bow to the pharaoh when you stormed out… even those Saiyans had bowed,"
"Who am I again, Juuhachigou?" Juunana interrupted her with an unusual tone.
"I'm sorry?" The girl now stood patiently at her brother's bedside, "You're Juunanagou, and you're my twin brother." She spoke confidently, without a doubt in the world.
"Who am I, really?" He turned to face her and smiled an almost wry smile.
"Who are you really? Juunanagou, you're the heir to Aegyptus' throne. The Prince of Planet Aegyptus!"
"Do you really believe that?"
"What are you saying? Of course I do believe that." This was not like her brother. Even though Juunana was the younger twin … in this situation, actually in every situation, Juunana seemed the eldest.
"I'm saying, that while you were wailing at Juuroku, I was thinking. Maybe there is more to us and maybe there is more to me. Would Juurokogou give up the heir to the throne unless it was for such an important purpose?"
Juuhachigou paused before she could answer her brother. The girl couldn't find the words, but she knew something Juunana did not. There was a demon residing in her brother, a demon which when awoken could unleash such destructible fury that it was possible, no, definite of consuming him. She possessed no such power, and the demon was the only explanation her brother had that much more dormant power than her. But the question that bothered her was why it was Juunanagou and not her who carried the burden of the demon?
"Juunanagou," she reached out for his hand, "Whatever you may think, I know that you're my brother."
Now he really did smile wryly. "I'm sorry Juuhachigou; your words offer no comfort to me. But are you really okay about this? Being sent to Planet Vegeta to train in as a weapon to destroy Frieza? Are you really ready for that? Just a moment ago you were crying." He lifted himself off his bed as he looked at his sister.
Juuhachi turned away briefly, "No, I am not okay. You know that, so why do you even to bother to ask the question? But I have no choice, Juunana. I must accept it. Juuroku said it was for the best, and he said it repeatedly. The pharaoh has looked after us all these years; surely wouldn't he want the very best for us? He loves us doesn't he?"
Juunana had lost his idealism. "I thought he loved us, but apparently that is not so."
"I can't believe you said that! I'm sure Juuroku will regret it, he'll make the Saiyans return us to Aegyptus… he loves us!"
"Juuhachi," His voice was now soft, "He loves Aegyptus more than us. I'm certain of that."
There was a knock and a slave entered the room. The slave was quickly followed by a few servants with robes in their arms. "My Prince Juunanagou, I'm afraid we must attend to your…" the slave hesitated for a moment, "appearance." The slave eyed Juuhachigou as the young girl's mouth formed an 'o'.
"Then I better be going brother," she blushed at Juunana, "I'm sure my servants are also about to attend to me as well."
He nodded at her as she left before Juunanagou gave away to allow the servants to dress him lavishly.
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The twins entered the royal dining room unceremoniously even though they were dressed in their finest outfits. Juunana had his lavish blue and pallid robe on, one which signified his importance and rank and the sister at his side wore a pure white dress beaded with chipped rubies. Their eyes ignored the large amounts of food their final Aegyptian dinner offered them as well as the other dinner guests. They were walking towards the end of the dining table when they caught sight of Juuroku feasting with the two Saiyans.
The large amount of empty plates in front of the Saiyans suggested their race consumed large quantities of food and Juuhachi found herself wincing in disgust.
"I don't think I will be able to live with pigs…" she whispered softly to her brother as Juunana suppressed a laugh.
"Then you will need to learn to," he advised as Juuhachi gave him a frown. "Just like you also need to learn to become one of them." Juunana laughed at his own joke as Juuhachi glared at him horrifically. "Don't worry, I will too." He assured her as he watched her horrified expression grow more appalled.
"Don't look at me like that. It's rather frightening."
"Then don't say such strange things!" Juuhachi argued out loud as the awareness of the crowd turned onto her. She blushed fiercely as she tried to avoid their attention. When they returned back to themselves, Juuhachi jabbed her brother painfully in the stomach.
"Don't do that again." She warned him.
"Do what again?" he smiled innocently as she sighed in irritancy. Years later, Juuhachigou would realize she would come to miss her brother's perverse humour as it had been replaced by something much more malicious.
Juuhachigou did not notice the Saiyan King's lingering glance upon her twin brother. What their future held for them, she was afraid to know. "What do you really think is going to happen to us? Will the Saiyans treat us as their equals?" Juuhachi couldn't ignore the new thought that crossed her mind.
"The Saiyan King himself claimed that no Saiyan respects one who is weaker than him. I'm afraid we shall fit into that category, so no, the Saiyans will probably treat us as lesser individuals."
"But what if we are stronger than they are? What if, with our awakened powers, we were able to be stronger than them?" Her curiosity was almost contagious.
"I'm afraid that probably will not happen. The Saiyan race is a warrior race after all. I studied their species in last remaining hours of the afternoon."
Juuhachigou could nearly laugh. Her brother being studious? That was new.
Juunana ignored her amused expression as he continued, "their new prince is suspected to be the most powerful Saiyan in many years. They probably hope he will be the one that will defeat Lord Frieza."
"Don't we all hope so…" Juuhachi murmured. Although the tyrant Frieza had left Aegyptus insanely untouched, his corruption had started to spread. All the Aegyptians were aware of the tyrant who loomed above their heads. They knew, that at any time on the word of Frieza, his henchmen would come and attack their planet and destroy their race. Juuroku's treaty with the main space pirates of Frieza could offer the Aegyptians some small, but much needed comfort.
"Brother," Juuhachi spoke quietly, "When we get to Planet Vegeta, can you please stay with me?"
"If they Saiyans will allow us." Juunana smiled back at her as the Pharaoh Juuroku beckoned them over. The twins shuffled quickly to stand in front of the pharaoh and his Saiyan guests.
"Please look after them." Juuroku asked of the Saiyan King who looked at the twins with a bemused expression.
"They are not used to hardship are they?" Chilt sniggered as Juuhachi glared. At this, Juuroku merely smiled.
"They are used to as much hardship a royal Aegyptian can have."
"Then they are used to none, at least not physically." Chilt spoke coldly, "that will have to change when we train them." He studied the twins for a moment as Juuhachi reached to hold her brother's hand. Chilt smirked. "They seem to have a close sort of bond."
Juuroku smiled again, "They have a bond as close as that of any twin brother and sister."
"But any strong relationship with another being is a sign of weakness on Planet Vegeta," Chilt spoke as the King interrupted him.
"That is enough, Master Chilt." The King demanded as Chilt nodded in submission. The King's gaze turned back on Juunanagou. The boy shifted uneasily and the King half smiled at the boy's immaturity.
"The boy is the older, is he?"
"No." Juuroku spoke sternly, "Juuhachigou is older. The boy is younger."
"Interesting." The king folded his hand on his chin as if to stroke his beard. "The scouter says the boy is stronger. Usually it is the eldest, but this does not seem the case."
Juuhachi suppressed her thoughts even though she was getting agitated. She could not burst out here in front of the Pharaoh and his guests, it would not be tolerated. She stepped back and spoke in a frightened but sweet voice, "May we leave now?"
The Saiyan King nodded slowly as Juuroku sighed painfully. "If you wish. A servant will come to each of you later and help you pack your belongings."
"That would not be necessary Pharaoh, I'm sure we on Planet Vegeta will be able to provide them with the necessaries." The King said.
To this, Juuroku smiled, "Then allow them to bring one possession that reminds them of Planet Aegyptus, in hope they will never come to forget the planet they where they were born."
The Saiyan King could not find the words polite enough to refuse such a request. Although clearly annoyed, he agreed.
The twins bowed at them before they hurried away to the other side of the entire room.
"Juunana…they are going to separate us!" Juuhachigou grumbled angrily as soon as they where out of earshot.
"Perhaps," Juunana answered as he took a gold platter from a stand. "But I'm more worried about having to wear Saiyan clothing."
"You idiot!" she said, annoyed at her brother's priorities as she watched him gulp down the food on the platter.
"What will you bring to Planet Vegeta?" Juunana quickly changed the subject.
"I don't know." She admitted, "Anything here reminds me of Aegyptus. I can't think of something important enough."
"Then," Juunana grabbed her hand, "There is still time to pay one last trip to my oasis. I know what I want to bring with me. It can only be found on Aegyptus, so whenever I look at it, I will be reminded."
"Can I bring the same thing then?"
Juunana paused, narrowing his eyebrows, "We shall split one in half then."
"But if we go to that oasis, we won't have enough time to get there and back again to say our goodbyes to Juurokugou."
To this, Juunanagou looked at his sister frostily. "We've already said them."
"When? Not officially anyway…"
He pretended he hadn't heard her, "Perhaps Planet Vegeta can answer my question."
They started hurrying themselves along the sandy pavements as Juuhachi noticed a disturbing glint in her brother's eyes. Her dress was getting torn from the branches of the shrubs on the sides of the pavement, but something told her it didn't matter. What was this new side to her brother?
"What question?" She whispered, not expecting her brother to hear her. He did as he smirked.
"The question of who I really am."
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It was early the next day when Juuhachigou felt the space pod descend into her new surroundings, and her new home. She glanced at the papyrus reed in hands before allowing her left hand to stroke across the half cut reed. She knew her brother had the other half of the symbolic reed and she allowed that information to quietly calm her.
How she hated this, but it was too late now. Juuhachi knew she was about to be landing on a different planet soon, a planet inhabited with overgrown and mutated monkeys. Yet there was nothing the girl could do any longer. She felt tears beginning to swell around her eyes as she started to remember what happened.
No, she would not try. Crying had proved useless. When they had returned from the oasis, the Saiyans had already signed the treaty with the pharaoh and the twins were then quickly boarded into separate space pods.
Juunanagou had been exact. They had already said their last goodbye to Juurokugou at the banquet. The hardest part was trying to believe that her goodbye was actually meant.
"Juunanagou," she whispered slowly as she clutched the reed, "What is to become of us?"
The landing was swift as the space pod rapidly descended onto Planet Vegeta soil. Juuhachigou heard a large whoosh from the outside as she glanced out of her space pod window.
The surroundings were so very different. There was not a visible grain of sand, and technology reigned supreme. The pod door opened automatically as she lifted herself out. The King stood in front of her and spoke in a loud voice, "Welcome to Planet Vegeta." It was hardly meant.
Juuhachi ignored his menacing gaze as she looked around for her brother. All she saw instead was the King's space pod in the surrounding vicinity.
"Where's my brother?" Juuhachi asked slowly.
"In the other landing area. You two are to be given separate training. In simpler words, you two are no longer allowed to have contact. First, a physical examination is required."
She glanced at him horribly. So, they were to be separated after all. "But…"
The King paid no more attention to her. His eyes drifted off into the distance to land on a small Saiyan party who were strolling over towards them, probably to welcome their King's return.
Juuhachigou's eyed the ground, her thoughts beginning to writhe in turmoil. No sand. She glared at the hard concrete as she thought of Juunanagou. No Aegyptus and no brother. It's as she had just entered hell.
"Welcome to hell," a gruff voice spoke her thoughts out from behind her. Juuhachigou turned and saw what seemed to be an identical copy of the Saiyan King, only beardless and shorter. They both had the same fire like hair, dark coloured like Juunanagou's and a perfect contrast to her own blonde shades. The Saiyan had arrived with the party to greet his father, but obviously, his interest was currently on her. His tail was wrapped protectively around his waist and an inward smirk was planted carefully on his face. She looked at him curiously; the Saiyan appeared only to be a few years older than her, add to the fact that he was also a few inches taller than her.
"Don't give me that expression," the Saiyan boy grunted, becoming aware of Juuhachigou's shocked face.
"Sorry…" she began but he interrupted her.
"Apologies won't do here, that you will learn the hard way."
He was difficult indeed. Juuhachigou nodded gravely as she noticed the royal insignia imprinted on the Saiyan's breast plate. A Prince. She found herself turn slightly red and she could not bring herself to notice the disgusted expression on the boy's face.
"Prince Vegeta." The Saiyan King turned to his son. The Prince slowly turned away from Juuhachigou to look up at his father.
"Yes father?" He spoke coldly.
"I have not yet heard your greeting." The King spoke sternly, although nowhere close to feeling hurt.
"Ah… But I have no greeting to give you, father." Vegeta half smiled as the other Saiyans bowed at their king.
"King Vegeta," one spoke, "Congratulations on your treaty. The Saiyan Chilt has also reported they have now landed."
King Vegeta nodded solemnly. "Good." He waved his arm in Juuhachigou's direction. "Escort her to the treatment centre. I want a detailed physical check-up."
The Saiyans glanced at Juuhachi almost in suspicion before they bowed their head to their king.
"Yes sire." Then one grabbed Juuhachigou's arm, pulling her along as they started walking towards the Saiyan building, leaving Vegeta and his father behind.
"She appears to be a weakling." Vegeta directed at his father while he stared at Juuhachigou's exiting figure. Vegeta had been amused by the whole treaty with Aegyptus from the beginning. "Perhaps you were swindled." Vegeta chuckled wickedly, "If so, wouldn't that make you foolish, father?"
The King looked in his son direction and spoke nothing for a few seconds. Finally, "The girl is nowhere near as strong as her brother. But if you remember, Planet Aegyptus is also a very gold plentiful country. Alliance with them could prove to be useful in the long run."
"How you lie to yourself." Vegeta spoke darkly, "It is unlike you to agree to such trivial things. Your attempt to justify your actions is even more unlike you."
"Don't question me son. You are still too young to be a King yet." King Vegeta answered firmly as he begun follow in the path the other Saiyans were leading Juuhachigou.
"Indeed," Vegeta smirked as he folded his powerful adolescent arms across his chest. "That is what you wish to believe, father."
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A/N: After the very first chapter, I'm not entirely sure I want to continue. Writing this is quite difficult, and editing it will, no doubt be a challenge on its own. I like to think that I'm the only one who has contemplated with such an insane idea as this. For this sole reason, I wish to continue. I still have doubts on publishing this, but I still want to continue. Also I would like to laugh to myself, how I finally got a chapter to stretch out longer than four pages. Ten pages for one chapter, is an achievement for me on its own.
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A/N: About now you should have realized some settings are different and King Vegeta's character is also different. You might complain the characters are out of character (OOC), although as viewers, we were never given much time to observe and contemplate King Vegeta's personality. The only character traits I can accumulate from watching 15 minutes of footage is that King Vegeta wanted the best for his son, and refused to give him up to Frieza. The other characters, on the other hand, there's their current ages to consider. People at 12 act different when they are 18 years old. Vegeta at 15 acts different from when he is 29. Currently, they are mischievous adolescents, not the characters you know from the show when they are introduced. Also, Planet Vegeta itself has a different feel from all the other Alternate Universes you probably have read, but this is… my own invention. What I mean by this is that, although some might find it strange that Planet Vegeta is fighting two battles, one against Frieza and one from the inside, this is my interpretation and it would do you, as the reader, a lot of good if you simply forget all the other Dragonball fanfics you have read for this one. It's completely different, I guarantee you.
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