Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, so can't make money off of 'em.

Warnings: slight cursing and bratty teenagers.

Summary: Goku and Vegeta are given a chance to step into an alternate timeline – one where Frieza never destroyed the Saiyans. But is it really a good thing, or will they soon be begging to go back to their own time? As Vegeta gets involved in politics, Goku learns what a little monster he might have turned out to be. And then there's Raditz…

Notes: Saiyan family time! Well, I just kept thinking about what Vegetasei would be like if there wasn't a war going on, and about how that would affect our heroes. Also, I thought the idea of a bratty teenaged Raditz was too funny to pass up. This fic takes place after the Cell saga, but Goku didn't die (so really, it's Goku and Vegeta from an alternate timeline exploring an alternate ALTERNATE timeline). Enjoy! ^_^

Chapter One: Bulma Does It Again

It was early in the morning when Vegeta, Prince of All (count 'em, 4) Saiyans entered Bulma's laboratory with a scowl on his face and his fists balled tightly. Walking into the brightly-lit area, he could see that Goku was already there, looking sleepy but curious. The orange-clad man smiled brightly and waved as Vegeta came near.

"This had better be good, Woman," Vegeta grumbled, leaning against a large computer and crossing his arms, "It's too damn early for any of your nonsense."

"Oh, shut up," Bulma snapped, looking over her shoulder as she messed with a computer console next to something large beneath a tarp. "This'll be worth your while, princey-boy."

"I told you not to call me that!" Vegeta glared at his mate and glanced covertly at Goku, who didn't seem to be paying much attention.

"You didn't mind it when I called you that the other night," Bulma taunted.

"Shut it!"

"What're you two talking about?" Goku asked, looking from Vegeta's bright red face to Bulma's back as the woman continued to tweak with buttons and nobs.

"Nothing," she said, finally turning around to face them, "OK, so you're both probably wondering why I called you here…"

"Spit it out already!" came Vegeta's command, which Bulma answered by sticking out her tongue.

"I'll get to it!" she huffed, "Anyway, I've been working on a replica of Trunks' time capsule. Remember?"

"Oh, yeah!" Goku said, "The big, yellow thing. Is that what's under that sheet?"

"Yep!" Bulma nodded proudly, "Only it's not an exact replica of his. This one, by my calculations, is more advanced!"

"In what way?" Vegeta asked, though he looked away as if in boredom.

"Well, Trunks' time machine could go back and forth in time. This baby can take you sideways! That means it can take you not only to an alternate timeline before something happened; it can also take you to a timeline before something happened, and then instantly take you to a little bit in the future in that timeline!"

There was silence in the lab. Vegeta and Goku exchanged confused glances.

"It means that instead of just going, say, a year in the past before that coffee place down the street closed, you could go to that point and then travel into the future to see what that future would be like if it hadn't closed!"

Silence and more confused looks.

"Ugh… Look, it works better, alright?"

"Cool," Goku said.

"Hmph," Vegeta muttered.

"Not only that," Bulma continued her explanation, "it can also take you anywhere in the universe!"

"OK…"

"So what, woman?"

"UGH! You two are so dense!" Bulma stomped her foot, "That means that you two could go back to a timeline where Planet Vegeta was never destroyed!"

There was a moment of shocked silence, and then Vegeta stepped forward. "Do you mean that?" he asked somewhat quietly, "Can that thing really take us there?"

"Absolutely! I thought that you two might want to see what it would be like. After all, I know how homesick you get, Vegeta." Bulma's tone was a bit tender as she looked at her husband's hopeful expression. "And you, Goku. You've never even seen your home world. Wouldn't you want to see what you'd be like if you'd never come to Earth and hit your head?"

"Well, kinda," Goku scratched at the place where his scar was hidden beneath his hair, "I guess it would be kinda neat!"

"So how about it? Want me to send you into the past?"

"Fine," Vegeta spoke up quickly, and he seemed almost happy beneath his stoic expression, "Kakarot, hurry up and get ready. Go tell your woman so she won't tear the city apart looking for you."

"That won't be necessary," Bulma said, "No matter how long you're in that other world, you'll only be gone a second in this world."

"Then let's go!" Vegeta leapt onto the platform and ripped off the tarp. This machine did resemble Trunks', but it was larger and painted white.

"Oh, boy!" Goku jumped up beside Vegeta, "I wonder what they eat on Vegetasei? I hope they have lots!"

"Kakarot, it's a planet full of Saiyans!" Vegeta scoffed, "There was always plenty of food! In the palace, at least. Woman, how do you open this infernal machine?"

"Like this," Bulma joined them on the platform, and pressed a red button next to the top. The glass dome lifted up, and Goku was the first to jump into one of the four seats.

"Neat-o!" he said, looking around.

"Don't touch anything!" Vegeta hopped into the machine and sat in one of the front seats.

"Don't you touch anything, either, Vegeta," Bulma said, and began typing into a keyboard on the machine. "OK, it's set," she said, "When you're ready to come back, get into the machine and hit the big, red button. Don't let anyone see this, OK? Oh, and whatever you do, do NOT let anyone know you're from a different timeline!"

"Yeah, woman, we won't. Now let's get going!" Vegeta waved off her warnings, gripping the dashboard in front of him eagerly.

"All right, you boys have fun!" she said, and pressed the button to close the hatch. It came down and sealed, and Bulma walked back to the computer terminal at the base of the platform. With another press of a button, Vegeta and Goku saw the lab disappear. There was a bright flash of light, a feeling of flying through air, and then…

Vegeta gasped as he looked outside the window to see a sight he hadn't seen in years; the red sky of Vegetasei.

TBC

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