Author Notes – Thanks to Mangy and Angie without them I
wouldn't have gotten this far. This is
my first DBZ fanfic, so the characters are probably slightly OOC. For instance, Piccolo and Vegeta are
friends. I had posted the Introduction
& Chapter 1 earlier, but I've added to them both, so am just going to
repost it. Chapter 4 is finished, I am
just waiting on Angie to read it and let me know what editing needs
fixing. So hopefully that will be up
soon! ::Thoughts:: //Memories// Speaking Mentally
Introduction
"Why don't you believe me?
Why won't you accept me as your daughter?"
"Let me see you!"
Vegeta shouted. But the figure
only moved farther back into the shadows.
"Please! I need to see you!"
Another voice caused Vegeta to spin around, but no matter
how fast he turned, the voice stayed behind him.
"I'm sorry, my Prince.
Forgive me for not telling you."
Vegeta felt a hand caress his face, then he was sitting in his bed,
drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.
He looked over at his mate, she was still sleeping. He swung his legs over the side of the bed
and slowly climbed out. He moved
silently to the bathroom and closed the door.
Flipping on the light, he blinked several times trying to adjust his
eyes to the bright light. He filled the
sink with cold water and splashed some over his face, then looked at himself in
the mirror.
"You look like hell," he muttered to his reflection. He had dark circles under his eyes and his
face seemed slightly pale. He closed
his eyes and tried to remember the dream he had just had. All he could remember was a voice.
"I'm sorry, my Prince.
Forgive me for not telling you."
He placed a hand over his left cheek. ::What hadn't she told me? And who was it? It couldn't be Bra, the voice was too old sounding. Bulma maybe?:: He remembered the tender way
the invisible hand had caressed his face.
::No, it couldn't be her. She
would never call me, "My Prince." But
who? She sounded somewhat familiar.::
He slammed his fist against the wall in frustration. The wall cracked slightly.
This dream had been haunting him for over 2 months now. He could only remember the last part. He splashed the water over his face again,
then flicked the light off. He walked
back into the bedroom. Bulma was curled
up on her side looking quite peaceful.
Vegeta knew he wouldn't get back to sleep, he never did after having
that dream. No matter how little sleep
he had. Slowly he moved to his dresser
and pulled on a pair of black spandex shorts, then slipped out the door. He stopped in the kitchen for a light
snack. After devouring half a baked
chicken, a large bowl of salad, 2 apples, 3 oranges, 3 bowls of rice, and 2
bowls of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, he headed for the gravity room.
Bulma stood on the balcony and watched her husband enter the
gravity room. ::He had that damn dream
again.:: she thought. ::I wish he would
talk to me about it. I think it's
really getting to him.:: She remembered
the first night it had woken her up.
//Vegeta was yelling in his sleep, something he hadn't done
in many years. He kept saying the same
thing over and over.
"Please! Let me see
you!"
Bulma had managed to shake him awake, but when he opened his
eyes and looked at her, she almost wished she hadn't. Vegeta had such a haunted look in his eyes, it made her want to
pull him into her arms and comfort him.
In fact, that's what she tried to do, but he had pushed her away with
shaky hands, and moved to stand by the balcony door.
"Vegeta…"she started, but he shook his head.
"Don't…don't ask me about it. I remember nothing," he said, as he slipped a pair of jeans
on. Then he turned back to look at her,
his usual empty expression back in place.
"I'm sorry I woke you, Woman. I'm going to go for a run.
Don't know when I'll be back."
And with that he jumped off the balcony and took off into the night
sky. He hadn't returned for 2
days. When he did finally come back, he
didn't say where he had been, or what he had done. And when she tried to bring up the dream, he had told her to
forget it, and never ask him about it again.//
Bulma shivered and rubbed her hands along her arms. She could hear the whirl of the engines in
the gravity room. Sighing, Bulma went
back to sleep, curling up on her side and hugging Vegeta's pillow to her chest.
*****
On a far away planet…
"Where is Prince Vegeta currently at?" a calm sounding voice
asked.
"I…told…you…that I…d…don't…know…p…please…don't…k…kill…me…"
Tynan sighed in disgust at the shaking creature she held by
the throat. "Is there anyone here
who could tell me where Prince Vegeta is?" she sounded bored.
"Per…perhaps there is…one…h…I can…get him…for…you…If
you…let me go?" the creature sounded hopeful.
"Which direction is he in?" Tynan asked
impatiently. She was suddenly in a
hurry to go.
"He's…ov…over…th…there." The creature pointed to
his left.
"Thank you kindly for your information." Tynan said politely. Then, with a flick of her wrist, she snapped
its neck. She tossed it on the ground
and stalked off towards a group of the creatures. Her white boots clicked on the hard ground. Her long hair spiked upwards, resembling a
black flame. And her tail whipped back
and forth behind her as she walked.
"Can anyone here please tell me where Prince Vegeta
is?" She called out loudly as she
approached. She stopped and crossed her
arms over her chest, glaring at each one of the creatures. "Well??" she demanded, her eyes
flashing dangerously.
Finally one of the creatures stepped forward.
"He was last headed to a planet known as Earth. But that was many, many, many, many years
ago." he actually smiled at her.
She smiled back.
"Do you know which way this 'Earth' is?" she asked him.
"Oh yes. It is
located in that direction," The creature pointed off in the distance. "I believe I heard him say it would
take him 6 months to reach it. He was
traveling with Nappa at the time."
She smiled again.
"Thank you kindly for your information."
The creature stepped back quickly, and disappeared into the
crowd. He didn't want to end up like his
dead friend.
"Well," Tynan said as she started back to her
space pod, "You have all been quite helpful. I now know where I must travel.
Thank you kindly for your assistance."
She reached the pod and stepped partially inside. "Oh, and one more thing…" her hand
began to glow. "If you should
happen to see Prince Vegeta in hell, give him my regards." She flung the Ki blast into the ground a few
yards away, before climbing into the pod and blasting off. As she began her trip to Earth, the planet
she had left exploded. She leaned back
in the seat, her tail wrapping around her waist. She programmed the pod to take her to Earth and then closed her
eyes.
::Almost there…perhaps I will finally end my searching::
she let sleep over take her as the Saiya-jin style space pod raced towards the
Earth.