Vegeta's Sprit

Disclaimer: The DB/Z/GT characters don't belong to me, they belong
to Akira Toriyama and the networks that air them but the other
characters will belong to me.

Note: This takes place in another diemenision where Vegeta comes to
Earth earlier and he and Goku are forced to fight the race known
as the Tershiki-jin who have chemically enhanced themselves to be
stronger than anyone on Earth. Chi-Chi dies saving her infant Gohan so
Vegeta is forced to take Gohan in since most of the Saiyans are dead.
Right now Gohan is being trained by Gohan and Piccolo. He is 10 years
old soon to come to 11 and Vegeta is 39, Piccolo is immortal. You will
have to wait a little while until some great action appears but I promise
it'll be awesome.

Vegeta rushed the soldier with a high roundhouse to the chin. A smirk
worthy of his title danced his face. The soldier struck back in a
futile punch and got hit by a strong energy attack by Vegeta and died.

"Mr. Vegeta San! You did it, you did it!!, now the entire
world can be saved, Bulma San will be so happy.."
"Brat, have I taught you nothing! This isn't a true warrior,
barely qualified as a decent warrior, what we shall face will challenge
us not laugh at us, this thing was pitiful and get back to your training."
Vegeta replied back to the little boy.
"Sorry Mr. Vegeta San."
"And NO more Mr.Vegeta San, brat! I am no commoner but a Prince
so give me some respect not a show of your childish affections and
quit with the Mr. stuff that that woman taught you, it wont make me go
easier on you, now back to your training, increase the weight machine
to 3400 gravity."
"But..Mr.....I mean Prince Vegeta, I am just on 3000, wont that
kill me?" The little boy asked back as innocent terror crept into
his dark eyes and his hair stood on its ends becoming wilder than it was
if that could be possible.
"Boy! you are derived from the greatest and most natural breed
of this universe! no mere gravity or human weak genes are going to
interfere with that and kill you, you shall never be a honorable warrior
if you continue to fear your death at every challenge! I have things
to attend to, that demon will train you for now." Vegeta said. He saw
the look of pained hunger approach the child's face. He knew the
child had great potential but the nieveness of his father was apparent
and it could kill him just as easily. The look was so true and pained
that it struck a nerve in Vegeta's heart and he softened his tone.
"Alright Gohan, get the woman to fix you something then you can start
training again." Vegeta said wondering what the heck was going on
with him. Even the demon-Piccolo- was softening his attitude towards
the boy.
"Oh,Oh gosh thank you lots Prince Vegeta!!" Gohan
enthustically replied. A shimmer of pure joy drowned his usually
somber features and his eyes glittered an unusual color, it resembled
his father's a lot actually though the boy had never met him. Vegeta
had taken careful notice that the boy had ran as soon as he had said
that. For a nieve and young boy, he knew what Vegeta hated to hear
out of a warrior. *Oh wow, Mr. Vegeta San sure is being nice today, I
must have really impressed him or something, I am going to be the best
warrior he has ever seen...just as soon as my stomach stops growling.*
Gohan thought as saliva dripped from his mouth, his little tail wagging
behind. Vegeta had long ago destroyed the moon realizing controlling
Gohan's emotions was too hard and he didn't have the time to deal with
an ape Gohan, he had enough trouble with the two year old back then.
"Hiya kiddo, so that jerk Vegeta finally gave you a break huh."
Bulma said her hips leaning against a table drinking a cool sip of
lemonade. It was a shocking contrast to her face, she looked amazingly
old for being only 35, with deep pits on the bottom of her eyes.
Wrinkles ruining her tight face and her lips were too cracked. Yet
she could make the day so much better. Gohan had considered her a mom
until he found out she wasn't, now he considered her a great substitute.
Vegeta he wasn't sure about being a dad and all, him or Piccolo actually.
"Actually Bulma-San, Prince Vegeta was great today, he was
really nice, um is something wrong with him?" Gohan asked innocently.
He wasn't used to hearing anything nice come out of that mouth.
"He's making you call him a Prince huh? I feel sorry for you,
well as far as I am concerned somethings always wrong with Vegeta, I
can't take notice of such a normal thing, anyway gimme 10 minutes
and you cure that awful noise from your stomach." Bulma replied her
face contorting with thought as she prepared Gohan a huge meal.
"Can I ask you something?" Gohan suddenly blurted out five
minutes later.
"Uh yeah, spit it out." Bulma said surprised, Gohan was an
unusually shy kid.
"Can I call you mom...." Gohan asked. Bulma dropped the
mixing spoon she was holding. Her eyes watered up in a frenzy. What
poor Gohan didn't know was that Vegeta was watching with an angry
glare, lucky for him Vegeta decided training was more important.
"Oh Gohan, of course you can!" Bulma squeezed the little boy
into an affectionate hug kissing his bruised head. Gohan smiled back
unaware of the imminent threat that awaited him. "And don't worry
about a thing kiddo, you're really strong! Even stronger than your
father and mother could have imagined! Say your prayers Tershiki-jin,
our Gohan the great is here!" Bulma affectionately said as she started
to tickle Gohan into a fever. She had never had the chance to have
children but after raising Gohan, she had always thought of him as her
own and just the idea that he wasn't made her jealous to the core. She
wished Goku had the heart to stop his stupid battle and take care of
his little boy, at least Chi-Chi did that. She had always angered over
that fact.

Flashback.

"Chi-Chi, are you there?!" Bulma cried frantically trying to
find her friend amongst the rubble. Vegeta had been following behind
pretending he could care less but he owed his enemy his life so he
had agreed to finding his mate for repayment. So far they had no luck
or any source of hope. Finally Bulma found a purple piece of cloth
sticking out of the rubble, a little bloody, she thought she was going
to die. Her face went pale as she glanced around and saw that some of
the rocks were red, in fact they were the color of blood. She stopped
her thoughts as a broken image of her best friend crossed her mind.
She looked to Vegeta, he was looking at the same thing dissapointed.
"Well woman it looks like Kakkarot's mate is dead, lets leave."
Vegeta said casually.
"No, she can't be and if she is then don't you think you can
repay Goku by burying her in a decent funeral!"
"Hmph I thought you hated Kakkarot for leaving his 'family'
behind to fight those pathetic breed of weaklings." Vegeta replied.
"I do hate him but darn it at least he went out there for more
respect than you have ever collected over so many years! Now blast
these rocks, oh Chi-Chi you have to be alive!" Bulma said sobbing.
Vegeta shrugged and blasted through the rubble, and the sight even
moved him some. Chi-Chi was a deathly pale, most of her clothes were
torn and most of the color there was a reddish one, a sickening sight.
There was a hole through the middle of the woman's heart, a symbol
Bulma thought, a warning to those who knew the Saiyans. As they were
about to lift Chi-Chi's body, or Vegeta was since Bulma couldn't get up
or see through the floods of tears in her eyes. They heard a small cry
, so weak and faint it was like a distant dream. Vegeta looked to
Bulma and she looked back with the same confusion. Vegeta in an unusual
manner lifted the woman's body of something very tiny....in fact it
was a....BABY!." He was an adorable little bundle covered in ripped
sheets and it looked like he had gone through a war himself. Covered
in some scrathes and bruished on the cheek. Dark black, small eyes
observed the two figures with curiousity and it stopped crying and
lifted his hands to the air monitioning to be held. Bulma and Vegeta
were still in shock which angered Gohan since no one was paying
attention to his cries so he started screaming unitl he found an
interesting leaf to look at.
"Woman! is that a baby!" Vegeta screamed aloud, with wide eyes.
Not that he had never seen a baby but this was most interesting.
"Oh my gosh this must be Gohan!" Bulma exclaimed with her eyes
wide as well.
"Gohan?" Vegeta asked confused.
"Before you came here, Chi-Chi told me she was pregnant and then
she told me that Goku when he was home told her to name whoever it was
Gohan just in case he didn't make it, I thought he wasn't born yet."
Bulma said still hypnotized. Suddenly a blast was heard overhead.
"Oh no." A soldier stood right on top of their heads smirking and
pointed a finger at the infant. He was instantly blasted away by an
angry Vegeta.
"No more, I shall not let anymore of my people die! You hear
me you stupid bakas!" Vegeta screamed to the skies not caring. Bulma
was surprised more when he suddenly scooped up Gohan into his arms
satisfying the baby unitl his stomach growled and a tear streamed down
his face.
"Be careful you baka! that is a child you know and one of my
closest friend's in fact so don't lay a hand on him..."
"I won't woman, if you did not hear me I am sick of my people
being ridiculed and destroyed, I am a Prince, I will preserve every
member of my race even if it is half human, get your lair ready for the
child, I am going to train him when I think he's ready." Vegeta cooly
said and flew off. Gohan started to smile as he flew through the air,
for him everything was right again. Bulma took a breath and looked
to the dead body.
"I promise you that I will personally take Gohan in as my own
child, he wil be safe now, you didn't die in vain protecting him my
friends, rest in peace now, I will put you next to your husband, I guess
you will finally be forever with him." Bulma said trying to make a
joke which came out hoarse out of her throat. Gathering up her courage
she carried Chi-Chi's body into her helicopter and said a small prayer
before she took off to Capsule Corp. for its evacuation underground.
She vowed for Gohan to be treated as her own son right there and then.

End of Flashback.

Bulma held him close to her chest where her memories were hidden. She
hoped that she could keep him safe, but knew deep inside that with his
potential it was a distant desire.
"Ms. Bulma Briefs, there is a disturbance in the 17th quadrant,
I am afraid that those darn aliens found us! Prince Vegeta has already
gone to the scene....I can't reach him on his scouter or secret camera"
An old general replied solemly.
"Bulma San I mean...mom Mr. Vegeta might be hurt, please I have
to go, I know he said not to but please what if he's hurt, I need to
go." Gohan asked desperately already knowing any argument Bulma could
have made.
"No! Mister, you're only a 10 year old boy and your training
is bearly done, you wont help him in any way, you'll only get in his way,
got it, I am sure he is fine, is that understood." Bulma said scared
to death, she just couldn't lose Gohan just a few months from losing
her family. It would just kill her. She knew that look though, that
intense look of determination that Goku had possessed. She should have
guessed what would happen next.
"I am sorry mom but I have to do this..." Gohan said and flew
off as hard as he could knowing that one of his most beloved people was
in a heap of pain he caused. He had to fight the sadness from consuming
him and going back on his sensei. He felt Piccolo's ki flicker out
suddently and halted in the air. He gritted his teeth and flew as fast
he could screaming in a rage as he saw an almost dead Vegeta about to
get hit by an immense blast. He couldn't let Vegeta die, he couldn't
let his second father die. He rushed blindly and shoved Vegeta out of
the way barely getting away. His entire left side was burnt crisp and
he was unconscious. Vegeta was abruptly woken up by the gentle pressure
on his stomach and the disgusting scent of burnt flesh smothered the
air. He saw that he was perfectly alright and on top of him was....
Gohan? A bright light enveloped the sky and Vegeta's eyes went into
despair as he realized that Capsule Corp. and his beloved secret mate
was gone. His entire life as he knew it was gone, he wasn't even sure
that Gohan would make another. He couldn't take it anymore, he turned
Super Saiyan in rage and frustration but fell out of it soon with
exhaustion. He willed himself to die. *Why the heck am I fighting
to live a meaningless life, Bulma- my woman is dead, the kid won't live
much longer and I am just another dead warrior anyhow, well at least
I won't die alone, Kami, he better get rewarded for all he had to lose
in the other world.* The world he knew shimmered a magnificient shade
of reddish black. The Soldier looked in amazement at what he had done
and smirked an evil smile. It was quickly drowned out by a quick
energy blast by Kami.
"Hmph I never thought I would betray the gods but this world
is no place for warriors who will never get the chance to become better
and I certainly owe Goku for his kindness over the years, this world
has become another HFIL, I can do nothing here to repair the damage
but these two can with just a better time, ancient ones forgive my
earthly intrusion but I have nothing left to lose and this world needs
help beyond my capabilities so I will send you two to another time
plagued by destruction but saved by great heroes as well. I wish you
luck brave ones, and I hope you will have a world to come back to,
enjoy this time." Kami said to particualarly no one and opened up a
portal to another place, another time.

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A dark storm shook the sky and a lighting form appeared in a
round circels and two figures fell from it before it closed. A bloody
Vegeta lay unconscious on the green grass of the Son house, Gohan
lay next to him half dead. The Z warriors stared amazed, now this
was no regular picnic.
"M...Mom isn't that me at 10 years old?" Gohan asked astounded.
Breaking the silence Vegeta stammered incomprehensible words. All looked
to the bruised warrior laying deathly still in an active world.

Chapter 2

Vegeta finds himself face to face with...himself? What will
this confusion lead to, why isn't Gohan awake yet? How will the Z
warrior handle this story of a broken time? Vegeta gets over-protective
of Gohan? What ever happens to normality, will peace never be attained?
All this and more in the next chapter. Definetly one to save on your
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