The sequel to Vegeta's Nephew.

Sorry for the long absence. I needed a good break.

Test Drive

Vegeta, the Prince of All Saiyans and Second Lieutenant of Squad 10, was busy in the captain's office filling out some files that his fellow lieutenant Rangiku left for their captain to do. Whenever Rangiku did that, Toushiro Hitsugaya would always get angry that his first lieutenant wasn't doing her job and forcing it onto him. And when he got angry, the child prodigy had a mean set of lungs. So, in order to keep SOME level of peace around here, Vegeta was filling out as much as he could before Toushiro got back. Where the young captain was at the moment, Vegeta had no idea. For the last week or so, Toushiro's been leaving for and at random amounts of time. He'd leave when Vegeta wasn't paying attention or before he woke up. This behavior was very unusual for the Captain of Squad 10. It was a card normally played by Vegeta. All the saiyan knew was that it started about a week after Coge's last attack on them. That attack left the prince unable to fly. His flight ability would eventually return, but no one knew when. Not even Unohana or Urahara. And this, of course, did not sit well with Toushiro. So it was a safe bet that whatever Toushiro was doing, it had something to do with Vegeta's inability to fly at the moment. With nearly all of the files finished, Vegeta decided to track the child prodigy down. He figured that if he started, Toushiro would show up not long after that. And sure enough, just when Vegeta opened the door to begin his search, he found Toushiro standing right there.

Toushiro: "Hey, Vegeta!"

Vegeta: "And where have you been, captain?"

Toushiro: "... Out."

Vegeta: "Where?"

Toushiro: "Just out."

It was a good thing Vegeta liked Toushiro because he HATED this kind of game! Toushiro knew this and he did it a lot. He KNEW that Vegeta wouldn't really hurt him and also just how far he could push his luck. With that being said, there have been times where he almost pushed it a little TOO far.

Vegeta: "I know that look on your face, Toushiro... Spill it."

Toushiro: "Well, you know how you've been a little down lately because you can't fly right now?"

Vegeta: "Yeah... And it could be a while before my ability to fly returns."

Toushiro: "Well I've got a surprise for you!"

Vegeta just raised an eyebrow with a look of both confusion and surprise mixed in.

Toushiro: "Come on!"

Toushiro ran outside. He seemed pretty eager to show him something. After dwelling on it for a second, Vegeta followed him outside. He found Toushiro standing next to a tarp covered object.

Vegeta: "So what is it, captain?"

Toushiro just removed the tarp. Under it was his saddle atop a wooden sawhorse. About a year ago, Toushiro asked Gin to make him a saddle for Vegeta so that he could ride on the saiyan's back and not get sore afterward. Gin made him a saddle and, despite the fact that Vegeta hated saddles, the saiyan prince tried it on anyway. If he didn't like it, he had the final say. But the saiyan liked it. It was light, flexible, and comfortable for both him and Toushiro. It was basically a small leather pad with two loops of curved metal with leather padding in the front. The stirrups were flat and basically designed for Toushiro to fit his whole foot is it. A set of straps with one of them attached to a small clip with a button at the back. It was designed by Ulquiorra, who just happened to be there when Toushiro asked Gin, to be quick and easy to put on and take off by both Vegeta and Toushiro. It made things a lot easier for the young captain to ride on the saiyan prince. From time to time the prince had actually forgotten that he had a saddle on because it was so light and fitted him perfectly. The saddle in front of him was his and it looked the same.

Vegeta: "That's my old saddle."

Toushiro: "Actually, its your NEW saddle! I had Gin and Ulquiorra make some modifications to it."

Vegeta: "Like what?"

Toushiro reached over to the left side of the saddle and slid a small lever down. The moment he did, a pair of huge black wings came out from the sides! They looked like the wings of a bat, only thicker and stronger.

Vegeta: "W-What?"

Toushiro: "I asked Gin and Ulquiorra to come up with a way to help you fly again. And this is what they gave me! It's been tested out, I've sat on it while the wings moved and everything's a go. You control it with this little device."

Toushiro put a small device around Vegeta's left ear. It was basically like a clip-on headphone.

Toushiro: "That things reads your subconscious. All you have to do is think of flying and it does the rest. I tried it myself, it works!"

Vegeta: "Huh..."

Toushiro: "So what do you think, Vegeta? Do you like it?"

Vegeta: "... ... No."

Toushiro looked hurt.

Vegeta: "But then again... I haven't tried it yet either."

The saiyan just gave Toushiro a sly smile. Now he knew what Vegeta's game was and he liked it. The young captain just picked up the saddle.

Toushiro: "Well then why don't we fix that."

A few minutes later and Vegeta was in the air with Toushiro on his back. While he controlled the wings, Toushiro controlled another set that attached to Vegeta's tail. These smaller wing fins were to help with the steering and stabilize him. Most of Vegeta's weight was at his body which is what the main wings concentrated on. But that left his legs open to create drag so the tail fins solved that providing extra lift along with the steering solution. A set of ropes attached to the small tail fins were connected to Toushiro's stirrups. The young captain had a sheet of paper in front of him that told him what position of the fins did what. This was a new thing for them both. Vegeta normally did all of the steering. But the huge wings made tight turning impossible. So now Toushiro had to do it for him while Vegeta concentrated on the wings. The smaller fins on the tail made tight turning possible. Without them, Vegeta would have to make a huge circle in order to turn around. It was a good thing Toushiro had Gin make him a harness to attach to the saddle.

Toushiro: "Ok... Nice and easy, Vegeta. Let's see... Position 3, no 4."

Toushiro turned the fins to the position he wanted and Vegeta started to turn. It took some getting used to, but it seemed that after a few minutes, they had it although Toushiro was still having a little trouble. Now it was time to really test it out.

Toushiro: "Alright, Vegeta... Show me how a real saiyan flies!"

Vegeta: "Heh heh... Hold on."

And the test drive began. They soared like an eagle in the clouds and streamed above the canals like a hawk. Then, Vegeta started to climb into the heavens above.

Toushiro: "Yeah! Go, bud, go!"

Vegeta broke through the clouds and stopped in the air. But that was how Toushiro's harness got unhooked! As he fell, one of Toushiro's harness hooks hit the lever for the wings and they closed! In seconds they were both falling with tremendous speed! They had climbed so high up that with every second they fell, they gained more and more speed! Somehow, the young captain was able to grab hold of Vegeta's saddle and got himself back on just in time to release the wings again! He pulled the saddle head up and Vegeta opened the wings fully to try and slow them down. But they had already acquired too much speed! They weren't going to slow down anytime soon. But they soon had another problem. They were heading straight for the Soul Reaper Academy! They had to act fast or they'd crash into the academy and hurt or even kill, not only themselves, both many others too! Toushiro tried looking at the instructions, but the wind was blowing too fast! He looked back up. The academy was too close. Time was up! They had to do something! NOW!

Toushiro: "OH FUCK THIS!"

Toushiro tossed the paper away and started rotating the tail fins by pure instinct alone! With amazing speed, they both started bobbing and weaving through the outdoor corridors, people, and more! Most only saw a flash go by followed by a great gust of wind! It looked like Vegeta and Toushiro had done something like this before! Toushiro was making all the right moves in less than split second decisions and so was Vegeta. No one got hurt and nothing was broken as the Squad 10 captain and second lieutenant finally cleared the Soul Reaper Academy! Now in control again and at a slow and steady speed, Toushiro looked back towards the academy before shouting in excitement!

Toushiro: "WAHOO!"

Vegeta just roared with joy and excitement too. He was flying again.