Here is Part II of the History of Vegetasei. Again I extend all disclaimers,
I do not own and will never own the copyrights to DBZ. So begins the
second part:


Fighting was a common occurrence on Vegetasei, due to this
favorite past time of Saiyans, Vegetasei had specialized buildings where
all types of fighting would take place. There were court arenas, justice
arenas, and training arenas. In each of these arenas the art of fighting
was taken to new levels by the Saiyan race. And although women held a
lower status in the society, they were not excluded from participating in
the art of fighting, and even contributed to many new styles. They
brought to the art not only the fundamentals of a particular style, but
added a certain amount of beauty and grace. Though Saiyan women were
not as strong as the men, they often were quicker, and more capable of
finer movements that the bulkier massed men. Each Family-House had
their own fighting styles and members of the house were trained in that
particular style at family training arenas. There were the basic fighting
techniques that all members learned, but the court elite females were also
trained in the more refined choreographed steps that had been handed
down by tradition from one elite female member to the next.

The elite Saiyan women of the court were unique in a number of
ways. These women were known not only for their high power levels and
genetic parentage, but also for their beauty and grace. They were the gems
of the Saiyan culture. While all Saiyans have a the drive to fight, these
women were especially trained in a more precise and graceful form of
fighting, closer to the intricate steps of a dance. Although decorative, this
style was also quite deadly, as was proved in many justice arenas, where
two opponents worked out their differences as the law provided. When a
court elite female reached womanhood, it was tradition on Vegetasei to
hold a special coming out event for that woman held at her Family-
House's court arena. The elite flocked to these events to of course view
the new candidate for mate-pairing, but also to solidify existing alliances.
The main attraction at this event was the performance put on by the new
candidate which would not only exhibit her own grace and charm, but
also show the strength of her Family-House by how well the performance
was executed. There were two parts to the performance, the first was the
intricate hand, foot and aerial work that exhibited the candidate's ability
at exacting fine coordination techniques. The second was an actual fight
between the candidate and the saibamen creatures that the Saiyans were
particularly fond of using in every part of their fighting culture, whether a
coming out event, a training session, or in battle. This second show was
to highlight the candidates power level and natural ability to fight. After
the exhibition was over, either ending in the candidates victory or death,
the negotiations for mate-pairing would begin among the different Family
Houses. The current King Vegeta had a particular passion for these
coming out events, and of course attended as many as he could, often
participating as a mediator between negotiating houses trying to strike an
alliance, however he usually had his own greedy motives in mind rather
than the interests of the houses.

The busiest arenas on Vegetasei were of course the training
arenas. For the most part, this was where a Saiyan would typically be
found in the course of an average day on Vegetasei. As soon as a Saiyan
could walk, that Saiyan would begin training. Training arenas were used
primarily by warrior and elite class Saiyans, where as the third-class
warriors used ordinary fields unless being taught by one of the warrior or
elite class. This was predominantly due to the fact that besides being the
warriors the third-class also performed some of the more mundane and
necessary tasks on Vegetasei. Things like building, creating new devices,
and of course cooking. Bardock, for example, was of course a third-class
warrior but he was also a scientist. Other chores that were necessary daily
requirements were accomplished by servants made up of a different beings
from conquered planets, or robots.

When a Saiyan was not training, they were normally eating.
This was where the chefs of the third-class exercised their other expertise,
the culinary arts. Although the cuisine on Vegetasei was just as diverse as
any found on Earth or any other planet, quantity as well as quality was
important. Saiyans needed enormous quantities of food to maintain their
power levels, unlike humans, digestion was not a long a tedious process
that would deplete energy from the body. Instead food was immediately
broken down into its basic components, as it reached the stomach, and
upon entering the intestines was absorbed as nutrients and energy that
could be used almost immediately. Sleep occurred because of long
exhausting work-outs, not because Saiyans needed to metabolize their
meals. Saiyans ate their main meals before training sessions, once in the
mornings and again in the afternoon before the second half of training.

Training facilities were enormous and each Family-House had
their own multiple facilities, but there were also public ones as well. It
was in these that different Houses and warrior-class soldiers would meet
and train for particular missions. Also, it was mostly in these public
training arenas, where insults were made and injury sustained between
Saiyans. For this reason there existed the justice arenas. The justice
arenas were where the judicial requirements on Vegetasei were met.
Disagreements and insults were settled in these arenas, with an appointed
committee of elite Saiyans to oversee the proceedings. It was here that the
laws of Vegetasei were upheld, and it was generally through blood shed
that accounts were settled. Both male and female Saiyans of all ranks
settled their differences and accounts in the justice arenas.

The economy of Vegetasei was dominated by the Planet Trade
Order. Due to the Saiyans innate ability and desire to fight, the profession
of choice for all Saiyans was the purging and acquirement of desirable
planets for sale on the market of the Planet Trade Order. The Planet
Trade Order was not the conception of the Saiyans, but rather the Saiyans
got into in by default. The true Overlord of the Planet Trade Order was
King Cold, a changeling of the race known as Icejins. The Icejin were
known all over the Universe for their abundant power and adeptness at
organizing large armadas to do as they commanded, with these skills they
cornered the market in the Planet Trade Order and forced their way to the
top by defeating any one who opposed them. King Cold was for the
longest time the foremost tyrant of the Order, that was until his sons
Frieza and Coola were born. But that story is for another time, let us
return to how the Saiyans became prominent members of the Order.

The Arkozians of the planet Arkoza, were a people of
extraordinary wealth and technology. It was them that enlisted the
Saiyans into finding them a new planet to live on, as pollution had
completely destroyed the planet Arkoza and made it uninhabitable without
life support systems. After appealing to the Planet Trade Order for a new
planet, they were told that they would have to wait for several years before
they would receive a new one to colonize. Although wealthy and
technologically savvy, there were more powerful buyers that came ahead
of the Arkozians in the search for new planets according to King Cold, so
the Arkozians were placed at the bottom of the list. The Arkozians did
not take kindly to this shrug off by King Cold and so they began scheming
and looking for a way around the mighty Planet Trade Order. That was
when they found out about the Saiyans.

After the Saiyans overpowered the Tuffels and gained the Tuffels
new technology through forced slavery, one of the technologies the Tuffels
introduced to the Saiyans was not only genetic reproduction via nurseries
but also space travel. The Saiyans at first cautious of such a new
technology, began to do their own space exploration on a small scale.
Finding other planets and space ports, the Saiyans also became more
acquainted with other beings from other worlds, and because of their
tendency to pick fights, also made new enemies. Eventually finding out
that they were for the most part more powerful than any being they
encountered, they readily overcame their new enemies, and in the
meantime found a new source of income to Vegetasei, stealing their
enemies technology. This new source of income became the principal
source of economy for the Saiyans in their infant new empire, but once
they met the Arkozians this infant empire grew in leaps and bounds.

The Arkozians through their own trading of technology business,
caught wind of these new surly beings, known as the Saiyans, causing all
kinds to grief to other beings. In finding out this information the
Arkozians hatched a new plan in obtaining a planet. So they approached
the Saiyans, they did this by inviting the Saiyans to the planet Arkoza,
because they knew the Saiyans would not hesitate to kill a delegation sent
to Vegetasei. The Arkozians on their own turf had the technological
advantage over the Saiyans. At first King Vegeta, not the same King
Vegeta as the one in DBZ's timeline, was skeptical of the Arkozians, but
the gifts that they had sent with their invitation were far to delectable not
to at least check out what the Arkozians had in mind. So a delegation,
including the king, went to Arkoza. The Arkozians told the king of
Vegetasei of their requirements for a new planet, of course leaving out any
mention of the Planet Trade Order, and presented the Saiyan delegation
with a tempting deal of wealth and better technology to further enhance
their own planets economy. The Saiyan king in his arrogance accepted
the offer, never figuring that there would be beings of greater strength and
power than the Saiyan army.
The Saiyans set forth with the new deal in hand, to take over a
whole planet that met the requirements of the Arkozians, and purge it of
any living inhabitant. The Arkozians already had a planet in mind when
they had made the barter with the Saiyans, and so the Saiyans head for
that planet directly. Little did they know what they were running full
force into when they started on this new expedition. Upon reach the
indicated planet, the Saiyans set forth to purge it of its inhabitants. At the
time they did not have the waxing moon devices that were later created by
Bardock, so they did the purge the best way they knew how. They led a
full frontal attack on anything that moved and spoke to them. It took
them a whole month to almost completely purge the planet, but they did a
thorough job. The inhabitants did not offer much of a challenge to the
army of Saiyans made up of fifteen third-class, fifteen warrior-class and
three elite, one captain, and two other officers to lead the purge. The
Saiyans were just finishing the job when a new space ship landed, it was
saucer shaped and had purple colored bubble windows all around its
circumference. Surprised at this new arrival the Saiyans turn to meet any
new attack. What occurred was something that went down in the annuals
of Saiyan history as their first major defeat, since attaining their new
technological stature. A tall being, immense in size and musculature,
with sharp, shiny black horns came forth from the top of the ship.
Standing on the top edge of the saucer, he stood quietly observing the
small army of Saiyans that had turned to face the new arrivals. From a
large door opened up on the side of the ship facing the Saiyans poured out
a small army of twenty beings ranging in all sizes and shapes, as well as
colors. The captain of the Saiyan army stepped forth to face the apparent
leader of this new army that was standing on top of the ship. The horned
creature just stood where he was, with his arms crossed, only now silently
staring at the captain. Another feature that was different about these new
visitors, was the fact that each of them wore a plastic eye-piece over one
eye and ear.

The captain called out to the other leader, "Who are you, and
what business do you have with us?"

The creature chuckled, and raised a bent finger to his lips, as if to
hide his smile, but only proceeded to further enhance the effect of
condescension. "Oh my, what do we have here, a bossy little thing aren't
you."
At that remark the Saiyan captain flew into a rage, "Who are you
calling little, I am an elite warrior of the ruling House of Vegeta, brother
to the king of all Saiyans! You will prepare to die for your insolence!"
Veins were beginning to stand out all over his face and neck. His men
behind him also sank into a deeper battle stance ready for a fight.

"Well, well, I must say you are a touchy being. (chuckle) So you
are Saiyans? I am not familiar with your species, I don't suppose you
country bumpkins have even heard of the Planet Trade Order?" The
leader questioned, showing no worry at the fighting words just thrown at
him by the captain.

"Huh?! What are you talking about?! I will not ask you again,
identify yourself, before I destroy you and your puny army!" Yelled the
captain.

At this last remark the creature laughed outright. "So I take
that's a 'no'. Very well then, I don't suppose it really matters, and if you
are really in that much of a hurry to die, who am I to keep you." Shrugged
the leader. At that, a fat, pink, spiky and thick skinned creature with big
purple lips yelled up to the leader, "Your highness, would like me to get
rid of this pest for you?", while sneering at the captain of the Saiyans.

The captain, grunted and deepened his stance, shoot a glare at
the new speaker.

"Now Dodoria, have some patience, we will get to the fun and
games in a minute. I have one more question to put forth to our anxious
little Saiyan friend here." Now addressing the captain, the leader spoke,
"Tell me first before we get to the fun, what you are doing here on this
planet in the first place, for it is obvious from the way you have purged it
that you are not colonizing it yourself?"

"Of course we are not here to colonize this stupid planet! What
we are doing here is none of your business! I'm going to wipe that cocky
smirk off your face and shove your head up that pink blobs rear end,
before I tell you anything!" And with that the captain lunged at the
leader. As his fist was just inches away from the still unmoving form of
the leader, suddenly the leader disappeared. The captain stopped short in
surprise, and began looking around for where the leader went. Behind
him he heard the other Saiyans gasp in fearful surprise. Turning around
completely he now saw the leader standing in the very spot that he had
just stood before starting his attack. Their positions had completely
reversed, as now he stood on top of the saucer. This only further enraged
him, "Grrr! Come back here and fight you wimp!" As he shouted this,
the thick pink scaled tail of the leader suddenly shot out towards the
closest Saiyan directly behind the leader, and ensnared the soldier by
tightly circling the Saiyans neck. Pulling the Saiyan to the front of him
the leader proceeded to snap the soldier's head off while idly staring back
at the captain.

Again the captain flew towards the horned leader with renewed
vigor "Arghh, you animal, why don't you finish your fight with me first!"
trying a flying leg kick with a twist. Again the leader fazed out of sight,
leaving a flabbergasted group of Saiyans and their captain looking around
in anger and frustration. "Come back here!" Screamed the captain.

The group of beings that were lined up in front of the alien
saucer all began to snicker in condescending glee. The Saiyans abruptly
turned toward the source of mirth on their behalf, about to spring a full
attack on the group, when the leader again materialized directly in front
of his group, with his arms still folded. The Saiyans were again startled,
and fell back in surprise. The other two elite Saiyan officers step forth to
support their captain against this now seeming dangerous threat, who had
just effortlessly killed one of their warrior-class soldiers. This was the
first time any being, other than another Saiyan, had killed a Saiyan
without the use of a technologically advanced weapon.

"Who are you?!!" questioned a now bewildered captain.

"You first. Tell me why you are here, and perhaps I'll be nice
and tell who I am." Chirped the leader.

The captain gritted his teeth, but finally decided he would agree,
only because he wanted to know who the creature was, so he could make a
report of this to the king. "Fine then, we came here because the
Arkozians wanted this planet for themselves and we made a deal with
them." Grunted out the captain hating having to have given even this
much information.

The leader's eyes widened in surprised, and showed their first
sign of anger. "Those sneaky technonerds! They went behind my back!"
Snarled the leader, "Well I will have to deal with them later, as for now, I
guess it won't hurt anything to tell you just whose territory you have
ignorantly stepped into." He shrugged.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am King Cold, the Overlord of
the Planet Trade Order, and terror of the known Universe, and you
ignorant fools have just signed your death warrant by dealing in my
industry. You see, only I get to choose which buyers will get which
planets, and I'm afraid this planet was slotted to go to someone other than
the Arkozians. So it is your unlucky day, I do hope that you gave
everyone back home a fond farewell, because that will be the last time you
ever see them, until I send them too to the next dimension, after I deal
with the Arkozians." And with that King Cold turned abruptly facing his
army. "Dodoria! You have my permission to exterminate these vermin,
they are no longer amusing me!" King Cold floated back up to take his
original position on top on the saucer.

The Saiyans put up a good fight, but after about ten hours of
battle, the only Saiyans left alive were the captain and one other elite
officer. The other side faired better than the Saiyans, yet still lost heavily,
leaving eight of the original twenty standing. Dodoria of course was one
of the ones still fighting. King Cold watched the battle with interest, the
whole time keeping track of the power levels emanating from the Saiyans.
He was surprised they lasted as long as they had, and even respected them
a little more for it, as he had never encountered a race of beings who all
seemed so eager to fight, for none of them as the tide of the battle turned
grim for them had turned tail and run. Instead each of the Saiyans had
faced death fighting to the very end. Most fighters King Cold knew, even
those in his own race upon seeing that they were losing would begin
begging for their pathetic life, or just try to run like a coward. Now as the
only two Saiyans left standing were the two strongest, King Cold halted
the battle. "Dodoria, stand off!" He yelled to his first-officer. Walking up
to the heavy breathing, battered battle-weary Saiyans, he stopped a couple
of feet away from them.

"So you couldn't resist joining the fight after all." Smirked the
captain.

"Humpf!" Shrugged King Cold, lifting his hand with his finger
pointing straight up in front of his face. A pinkish-purple light appeared
at the very tip of it, and as this occurred he pointed it straight at the
remaining elite officer and fired. A blast hole appeared in the elite's chest
cavity right where his heart would be, and with a surprised look on his
face, he crumbled to the ground dead.

"You monster! If there were only a full moon out I would teach
you a lesson you would never forget!" Cried out the captain.

King Cold lifted an eyebrow in question, as his tail whipped out
from behind him and grasped the captain by the neck. The captain
struggled to release himself from King Cold's hold, but without success,
eventually passing out from the lack of air to his lungs. Loosening his
grip on the captain's neck King Cold heaved the now unconscious captain
at Dodoria. "Here. Put him in the regeneration tank, I want to keep him
around for a while." King Cold called to Dodoria, as he walked back into
his ship, he paused briefly, "Oh and set a course for the planet Arkoza. I
will be in my quarters cleaning the smell of these Saiyans off ."

"Yes my lord!" Dodoria responded, bowing to his superior. With
a grunt he hefted the unconscious Saiyan onto his pink spiky shoulder and
strode into the ship as well.



Note: Well there will be one more installment of the History of Vegetasei
before I return to Kauli's Story. It will finish up how the Saiyans became
members of the Planet Trade Order and how Frieza came into the picture.
So if you have any questions and/or criticisms please contact me at my e-
mail address: Tofu3k@cs.com. Hope you enjoy.;) -Tofu3k