Little Vejita's Tragedy
Disclaimer: All charactors in "Little Vejita's Tragedy" are property of Akira Toriyama, Toei Animation, and Bird Studios, but you already knew that, didn't you?
Vejita simply couldn't believe it. He had just received a report that his home planet Vegeta-sei had been destroyed. He was shocked even more to realize that there were no survivors, not even his father. He suddenly felt a surge of anger as he stormed to his master Furieza's quarters where he encountered the changeling having a meeting with his brother Coola and the Ginyu Force.
"What did you do to my planet?" screamed the young saiya-jin prince.
"You aren't implying that I went through the trouble of destroying a planet in which my business partners lived, are you? How ubsurd!" replied Fureiza.
The prince felt dumbstruck. His eight-year-old mind knew that Furieza had the power to destroy a planet, but he saw no way anything else could do such a thing. Now Furieza, the most powerful thing in the known universe in his eyes, claimed that he didn't do it.
"You mean, the report I got was wrong? My planet's still there?" inquired Vejita. Then, Guldo of the Ginyu Force broke out in insane laughter over the prince's apparent stupidity. Unfortunately for the stocky, green, four-eyed creature, Vejita doesn't take being laughed at too well. An enraged Vejita then knocked Guldo for a loop with a basic ki blast.
"You little brat!" yelled an angry Guldo as he slowly got to his feet. "Now you're gonna die!" The alien prepared to obliterate the kid with a blast of his own, when he saw Furieza glaring at him threateningly, so he abondoned the thought.
"Vejita," said Coola. "Your home planet was hit by a large meteor, which smashed it to pieces. It was quite a tragedy."
"You, Nappa, Raditz, and that Cabbic guy were all very fortunate to be off on assignment when it hit," added Furieza. Vejita, overcome with a sense of loss, turned and began skulking out of the room. However, as the prince was on his way out, Guldo pulled his tail. This caused a furious Vejita to deliver an elbow to the back of the alien's skull, knocking him flat on his face. He then kicked Guldo in the ribs a few times, shot him with a ki blast, and prepared to finish him off with a Galek Ho. It was then that a large hand land on his shoulder.
"It's not worth it," said the man gruffly and yet with a hint of gentleness. "All that'll get you is a quick trip to the afterlife because of those guys." The man motioned towards the rest of the Ginyu Force.
"You're right, Nappa," sighed Vejita. "Let's go." The prince calmly strolled out of the room.
"You're lucky I stopped him," said Nappa to Guldo. "He was ready to blow you to millions of tiny pieces."
"Whatever," replied the alien in a harsh tone. I could have taken him." That laughter incited laughter from Furieza and Coola.
"Of course you could have!" said Coola mockingly. "The kid wouldn't have stood a chance!"
When he returned to his chamber, prince Vejita had a dream: one in which he grew to manhood and killed Furieza and all his goons, placing himself as ruler of the universe. Little did he know it wouldn't happen that way...
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