Chapter one: Dimensional tear

"Aaaaaahhhhhh!" Vegeta yelled out as he trained. At 1,200 times Earth's gravity, even his super saiyan 2 strength was being pushed beyond it's limits.

"Vegeta!" Bulma's voice came over the intercom. "You're going to die if you don't knock this off! And if you don't you're going to wish you had when I get my hands on you!" She threatened.

"Shut up and leave me be!" He called back as his battered body collapsed to the floor. "It'll take more than this to get the better of me." Vegeta pulled himself up too his hands and knees.

"Will you AT LEAST tell me why you're doing this!?" Bulma could feel her self getting red as her frustration with her husband grew.

"Because," Vegeta looked away from Bulma. "I failed to protect you from that freak of nature, Buu." He stood, seemingly with ease. "I will NOT lose you again!" He let out another thunderous yell as he powered up even further.

The training capsule shook violently. "What good am I if I can't even protect my wife?!" Vegeta said; his voice carried an anger Bulma had never before heard.

The sound of tearing brought Vegeta from his rage induced trance; he'd managed to cause some kind of tear in the dimension. He was drug towards the singularity as if it were a small black hole. "What the hell is that thing?" Vegeta strained to pull away from the pitch black meter wide singularity. "I've wasted too much energy." Vegeta admitted solemnly as he slowly slid backwards.

Finally losing his fight with the pull of the singularity, Vegeta was sucked into the seemingly endless rip in space and time.

"Vegeta!" Bulma's voice trailed off as he was drug further and further into the darkness and the tear closed behind him.

Before he even knew what was happpening he was lying flat on his back. Vegeta opened his eyes, the sun was hot on his face and blinding. He could feel sand underneath him and waves lapping against the shore. "Where am I?" He questioned. Standing and stumbling slightly but catching himself before he could fall. Turning and taking in his surroundings he was met by a dozen, very confused humans.

"Sir? Are you alright?" A mans voice grabbed Vegeta's attention. A police officer eyed him suspiciously. Without a word Vegeta began to walk away. "Hold it, I need to have a word with you, sir!" The police officer sounded irritated with him.

He grabbed Vegeta by the arm in an attempt to stop. "Release me, fool!" Vegeta snapped tossing the man like a rag-doll across the sand.

"Hold it right there." A very large, reddish-violet skinned woman landed in front of Vegeta. "Identify yourself." She ordered, giant gauntlets appearing on her hands.

Vegeta didn't respond as he stared at her 3 companions and sized each one of them up. A short purple skinned girl who brandished a whip, a taller and slimmer one with pale white skin and a spear, and finally, a human child?

"Answer her!" The short purple one yelled cracking her whip in an effort to intimidate him.

"I'm Vegeta. Now, I suggest you three stand aside." He warned them.

"No way, dude!" Amethyst took a step towards him. "We're not going anywhere!" Amethyst lunged at Vegeta in a haste.

"Amethyst! No!" Garnet yelled out, but it was too late; she had engaged a foe they knew nothing about.

"You are a fool." Vegeta frowned in irritation, meeting Amethyst with a knee to the gut and an elbow to the back of her head. She slammed down to the sandy beach, writhing in pain.

The beach was silent as Garnet, pearl and Steven looked on in horror.

"Ame-" Steven tried to run to her aid but was stopped when Pearl wrapped her arms around his waste and picked him up.

"Stand back, Steven. Let me handle this." Garnet stepped forward calmly, readying her Gauntlets. Garnet and Vegeta stood across from each other; both of them ready to pounce at any moment.

"We don't have to do this." Vegeta spoke first, his voice unusually calm.

"The time for diplomacy has come and gone." Garnet said, narrowing her sights on Vegeta and sliding gracefully into her stance.

"Hmph. So be it." Vegeta sighed, raising his hands and readying himself for a fight.

Garnet leaped forward, slamming her fist into the left side of his face. Sending him sliding across the beach. Standing and wiping the blood from his lip, Vegeta let out a small chuckle. "This should finish you!" Garnet yelled as she dove in with another powerful punch.

With a swift dodge, Vegeta flattened out on the sand and slammed his foot into Garnet's stomach. Appearing seemingly instantly behind Garnet, Vegeta locked his hands together and slammed them down on the back of her head. Letting out an audible yelp as she hit the beach.

Vegeta panted as he landed down back on the beach. "I'm running out of energy; I need to finish this fight." Vegeta concluded silently.

"Garnet!" Steven struggled against Pearl's grip.

"No, Steven!" Pearl held onto Steven, despite wanting to jump in an assist her comrade. "You can't get involved in this fight." Pearl gripped Steven's shirt tightly; silently praying for Garnet to get back up.

"What are you?" Garnet struggled too her feet, purple blood dripping from a cut on her cheek and her split lip. "You are no gem, but you are CERTAINLY not human." Finally finding the strength to stand upright.

With speed none of the Gems had ever seen, Vegeta latched onto the back Garnet's head and drug her face downwards and into knee after knee. Shock waves erupted from each blow with a loud Pow, shaking the Earth. Garnet's gauntlets disappeared as her body went limp and she collapsed to her hands and knees. Coughing as blood dripped off her nose and chin.

"Garnet!" Steven called out in horror as he accidentally elbowed Pearl in the nose and finally slipped her grip.

Vegeta let out an audible sigh as he extended his right arm and flattened his hand. "Stop!" Steven jumped in between the two of them, his extended arms visibly trembling. "Please, don't hurt her anymore!" Tears began to drip down his cheeks as Vegeta lowered his hand slowly. "Can't we just, talk instead?" Steven shrugged slightly as he lowered his arms.

Seemingly on queue the ocean erupted, revealing the monstrous fusion, Malachite. Making landfall, the behemoth shook the very Earth with each step. "What is that creature?" Vegeta had a look of disgust and curiosity on his face.

"Malachite.." Pearl drew her spear.

"How long did you all really the water wench could keep me trapped at the bottom of the Ocean for?" Jasper's voice came out as she glared down at the Crystal gems. Jerking violently for a minute as Lapis momentarily gained control.

"Get away, Steven... Please!" Lapis' voice came out as the gem contorted; the battle for control raged on. The near by ocean turned into a violent whirlpool.

Malachite threw an enormous hand towards Steven and Garnet. Vegeta scooped up Steven by his waist and grabbed Garnet by her arm before leaping from it's path. Another powerful strike landed directly on them; Vegeta did his best to shield Steven as they were sent flying. "Damn. If I wasn't so exhausted I'd have blown that disgusting thing away by now." Vegeta thought as he stood, though his body protested.

"Stop this!" Lapis took control of the fusion again.

"Shut up, brat!" Jasper forced her down again. Swinging another attack, at Steven!

"NO!"

Bang

"STEVEN?!" Lapis sat up quickly, regretting that decision immediately but she was to frantic to care about her injuries. Her eyes scanned the beach as she looked for the boy. Finally finding him she jumped to her feet and limped as fast as her battered body would let her. Collapsing next to him, she could feel tears streaming down her face as Steven didn't respond. "Steven...?" Her voice trailed off.

"Lapis?" Steven's tired voice finally responded. "I'm dizzy." Without a word Lapis pulled him into a her chest in a tight hug, laughing through her tears of joy.

"The brats more powerful than she looks." The large gem said under her breath as she finally stood completely upright. "You're a traitor!" Jasper shouted in anger taking a step towards the two gems. Lapis' arms curled defensively around Steven. "You think your treason will go unpunished?" Jasper continued to walk towards them, gripping her left arm as she went. "Home world may have forgotten about this pathetic little rock but I am going to crush all of you!" She barked out threat after threat.

"That's enough." Vegeta landed in between them. "There's been enough violence for one day." Vegeta tried to hide his exhaustion as he felt himself power down.

Jasper knew this being must be incredibly powerful to take a direct hit from Malachite and survive. "Hmph. Don't think this is over, Crystal Gems!" Jasper turned on her heel and took off away from the beach.
Finally exhaling Vegeta turned and walked over towards Garnet who sat on her hands and knees. Garnet looked up at the man, his gloved hand was extended towards her. Taking it he pulled her up to her feet. "Are you alright?" Garnet nodded, she was suspicious of him

"If she finds Peridot, they'll contact home world." Pearl said aloud as she helped Amethyst to her feet, she was still wobbly and still in extreme pain. "You know that." Garnet looked down at Vegeta, she tried to hide her pain, and for a split second she contemplated cold clocking his as he looked over at Lapis and Steven.

"We'll be ready, for whatever comes next." Garnet answered, though there was a feeling of fear and uncertainty between them.

The walk back to the temple was quite, Vegeta and Garnet lagged behind, their aching bodies would only allow them. Pearl carried Lapis and Amethyst on her back; despite Lapis' protests. Finally making it into the everyone made exaggerated sighs of relief; Pearl laid the sleeping Steven into his bed and Lapis on the dingy sofa next to Vegeta.

"Can we trust him?" Pearl chewed her nails as she watched Vegeta sleep from the kitchen. "You've seen what he's capable of, do you think it's safe to have him near Steven?" Garnet dropped her shattered glasses on the counter and materialized another pair.

"Only time will tell, Pearl."

So that's the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed reading it! Constructive criticism is always helpful so please drop a review.

I have a pretty good idea of where I'm going with this so Ill post chapters as often as possible!