Disclaimer:
I did not create Dragonball Z or any other Dragonball show out there and I'm not making any money off of this.A Very Bad Day
By: L.A. Whitfield
Trunk's was off sparing with Goten, and Bra was off helping her mother in the garden. Something Bulma did on the side from inventing things. Vegeta stood leaning against the railing on the back balcony of the complex taking a break from his training. A place he often came to after a good work out because it had a wonderful view and it was private. Also a good place to meditate. It was a peaceful, quiet place where he could think and relax and just enjoy the scenery.
The wind blew in his face cooling him. This gave him an idea. He took off his shirt and threw it down onto the ground. He closed his eyes and inhaled the fresh air while he held his hands up above his head. Everything was perfect until two birds started chirping above his head!
Vegeta glared up at them with annoyance and raised his finger. He had one of them picked out and was ready to blast it but paused when they really started getting into it. It looked like they were fighting or trying to mate, he suddenly realized. They kept flying around in circles crashing into walls and trees every now and then and the male wouldn't give up. He kept chasing the female. Vegeta raised an eye brows in amusement and laughed. "Ha ha! Stupid birds!"
Finally the male definitely looked like it had the other one… "DADDY!" Vegeta jerked forward almost falling off the balcony startled. Bra stood behind him and she was holding up a baby rabbit. He cursed silently regaining his balance.
"Lookie! Lookie! I found a baby bunny in mama's garden!! Isn't it cute!" She squealed showing off her new prize. "Can I keep it? PLEASE???" Vegeta had to control a sudden urge to scream before he could speak calmly. The birds had flown off startled by her abrupt appearance.
"Bra! Put that thing back where you got it from!" He spat out harsher than he intended.
Bra jumped back and whimpered. Her lips began to tremble and her little frame began to shake.
Vegeta groaned and rubbed his forehead feeling a head ace coming on. He hated it when she did this to him. Now she was going to start crying. He just hated being distracted when he was trying to relax.
Vegeta sighed heavily and kneeled down in front of her. Maybe he could try a different tactic. "Does you mother know about it?" He asked looking at his daughter straight in the eyes. He knew Bulma, and she would never agree to her keeping the thing. No telling what kinds of diseases the thing had, and Bulma would never allow a wild animal in the house. The last time Bra had brought a grass snake into the house, Bulma just about had a heart attack! It had given Vegeta a good laugh though seeing his wife scream and jump on top of her chair.
Bra sniffed shaking her head. "No." She whispered petting the baby delicately on the head. "But it was all alone! The mama bunny abandoned it and we just can't let it die!" She cried holding it protectively in her arms.
Vegeta groaned and picked up his shirt. He was just going to have to find the things mother before he could get any peace and quiet. "Fine, if we can't find the mother, we can go ask your mom if you can keep it." Bra's eyes lit up with excitement. "But don't get too excited because I don't think she will!" He added sharply.
Bra ran off into the house ignoring his last comment. Vegeta shook his head. He couldn't believe what he was about to do. Look for a stupid rabbit. With a heavy sigh he turned and flew off to the garden.
He landed down in the garden next to where his daughter was standing. She pointed to the spot she found the creature. "See, there's the nest, but there's no mama bunny."
Vegeta grudgingly knelt down and examined the nest. The family of rabbits had probably moved on or gotten eaten by something. He figured. The baby Bra found was probably the runt of the litter abandoned by its mother or just a lucky survivor.
Vegeta sighed and stood up noticing Bulma at the other end of the garden staring at him. She looked silly all dressed up in her skimpy green gardening outfit, wearing an extra large straw hat with a ridiculous orange flower on top, and a hideous pair of bright pink sun glasses on her face. At least she was at the other end where he didn't have to explain to her why he was there. He probably wouldn't have been able to talk to her anyway without laughing at her appearance.
A tiny hand grabbed him and started pulling him towards the watermelon patch to his left drawing his attention back to his daughter.
"You look over there in the watermelon patch while I look here in the squashes." She said pointing to the melons. Vegeta grumbled to himself and set out towards the stupid watermelon patch.
He walked through the watermelon patch but his mind was some where else. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going stepped on something soft, furry, and ALIVE!
A cat suddenly screeched and shot out from under his foot causing him to trip over a watermelon and fall onto his butt. He laid there a few seconds feeling his blood pressure rise. His eyes turned green and his hair turned gold.
Vegeta jumped to his feet and scanned around for the feline. He spotted it climbing up a tree. "Your dead meat cat!" He shouted walking towards it. He'd turned Super Saiyan without thinking about it and Bulma and Bra were shouting at him to stop.
The cat looked at the man approaching her and hissed drawing back with her fur puffed up. Before he could reach up and grab the cat though Trunks landed in front of him also charged up as a Super Saiyan. He blinked twice and glared at his son.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY BOY!" He screamed. Trunks glared back not moving.
"No father! That's my cat and you're not going to hurt it!" Trunks screamed back into his father face. Vegeta smiled forgetting about the cat. His attention now fully on his son. It had been a while since he had a good fight with his son. Now he could see how much his son had improved since the last time they sparred.
Bulma was furious and started to march to them but Goten and Bra stopped her. She looked at Goten and Bra and they just shook their heads. She wasn't going to be able to stop this.
Pretty soon the two Saiyan's were at it as the rest of the world watched in awe. A normal human being would never have survived the kind of blows they where each receiving. When every two Super Saiyan's fought, the rest of the world held their breath and watched. Above them, the sky turned dark and the ground shook. Trunks had improved a lot since their last fight and Vegeta had a hard time blocking his hits but he still out powered him.
Before he knew it, Trunks laid beaten and exhausted on the ground. Vegeta landed next to him and grinned. He reached down and helped his son up. Trunks wiped some blood from his mouth and stared at his father.
"You tried to kill my cat." He said to his defense. Vegeta powered down and glanced back at the cat in the tree. "Dame cat was lucky you were here." Before Trunks could argue, Vegeta put his hand on his son's shoulder surprising him. "You've improved a lot since our last fight." He said with smile. Trunks didn't know what to say.
Trunks just stared at his father and Vegeta gave him an approving nod before turning away. He walked straight into Bulma who stood behind him with her arms on her hips and she looked pissed! Vegeta flinched as she started to scream at him. Dame woman.
Trunks smiled at his mother innocently and took off with Goten but not before grabbing his cat. "Are you ok Trunks?" Goten asked staring at his friend. Trunks shrugged. "Yeah, no big deal. We spar like that all the time." Goten only shook his head and flew off with his friend.
Vegeta walked passed his enraged wife up to his daughter. Bra stood there holding the baby rabbit in her hands. To her surprise he picked her up and turned to face Bulma. Bulma became silent and stared back at him.
Bulma was confused. He was acting really weird being extra sweet for some reason. "Bra found a baby rabbit and she wants to keep it. The mother is dead and the baby will die without her care. You will let her keep it won't you?" Vegeta said holding his daughter. It seemed more like a demand than a question. All he really wanted was to get back to his training and he didn't feel like arguing with her right now.
Bulma's mouth dropped open and she simply nodded in response. Bra squealed with joy and gave her father a hug. Vegeta hugged her back and set her back down onto the ground satisfied. Bra set off running into the house singing and skipping happily. Vegeta grinned at his wife's confused stare. His work was finished here. He turned around and headed back to the gravity room. For once Bulma was speechless.
The next day…
"Vegeta! I have to go to a meeting this afternoon. It's very important and I need you to watch Bra for me while I'm gone!" Vegeta was sitting in the kitchen eating left over fried chicken when he heard this. He slapped the rest of the chicken down onto the table and stood up. He couldn't watch Bra right now! He had to work out in the gravity room some more!
"Get Trunks to watch her! I can't do it right now woman!" He screamed back. It was quiet for a couple of seconds and then he heard heavy, angry foot steps approaching. Bulma charged into the kitchen. She was dressed in a business suit and had high heels on. Vegeta couldn't help but notice how sexy she looked in it.
She glared at him with fierce eyes. "Trunks can't do it right now because he's not here. He's off sparing with Goten again." Vegeta cursed mentally. He was spending too much time with Kakkoratt's brat! He'd be better off staying home and sparring with him instead. Besides, he needed to spend more time with his little sister. Learn some responsibility.
"Isn't she old enough to take care of herself? She needs to learn how to survive on her own!" He argued but it was a pointless argument. When Bulma got like this, it was either go with what she wanted or spend the next two weeks sleeping on the couch.
"Vegeta! She's only five years old! Are you crazy? You have to watch her!" She didn't have time for this. She was going to be late!
"Why don't you bring her to the meeting with you?"
"No Vegeta! I'm not bringing her to the meeting. You're watching her or you'll be sleeping on the couch tonight and for the next two weeks!"
There's no way he'd survive two weeks without you know what. The fact that she looked so sexy at the moment didn't help either.
"Fine woman! I'll watch the brat! But you better not take too long!" He growled not looking at her. Bulma nodded, turned to Bra at her feet and gave her a quick hug and a kiss. "Daddy will watch you sweet heart while I'm gone so you be a good little girl and obey him."
"Ok mama. I promise to be good."
"That's my little girl. I'll be back soon. Bye!"
Bra waved at her mother and ran to Vegeta once she had left.
"Daddy! Can I watch Barney?" She asked in her sweetest voice. Vegeta groaned and sat up. Now where was that tape? He walked over to the movie cabinet and opened the door. Hundreds of tapes came crashing down on him.
"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!!! Trunks!!"
Three hours later…
Vegeta looked at the clock on the wall and growled Where the hell is that woman?! She should have gotten back hours ago! Suddenly Bra jumped up into his lap and held out her baby rabbit for him to see.
"Look daddy! My bunny rabbit is doing much better! I told you I could take care of him." She said proudly. The rabbit did look better. It had gained a little bit of weight since the last time he'd seen it. She'd been feeding it special formula. "Pretty soon it will be able to eat grass and stuff just like a grown up bunny."
Vegeta could really care less about the stupid rabbit. He was just happy that it gave her something to do.
Bra jumped off his lap and ran back into her bedroom. Vegeta looked at the clock again. Ten second passed. He REALLY wished Bulma would hurry up! He heard a squeal come from Bra's room. Please don't let her drag anything else out of her room.
Within the past three hours he'd been forced to play tea party, hide and seek, and had been forced to watch Barney, Mr. Rodger's Nieborhood and the Teletubbies! He had to get out of the house or he was going to loss his mind! He had the Barney song stuck in his head for crying out loud and that stupid pop corn song!
"Pop, pop, pop, popcorn!"
"It's fun to eat!"
Vegeta slapped himself. Nooo! Go away!!
That's it! He didn't care if Bulma made him sleep on the couch for a month! He was bringing her with him! He couldn't take this torture any longer. "Bra! Throw on a coat! We're going on a little trip!"
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Not very far away a small space ship landed. It was so small that none of the Z warrior sensed its arrival or the occupant inside it.
A few seconds after its landing the small door opened and a man stepped out. He wasn't human but no one would be able to tell unless they got up close to him. The only noticeable difference was a bump on his forehead that ran from between his eyes up to his hair line.
He stretched his sore muscles. He'd been traveling through space for a long time but finally he had reached his destination. He'd heard many stories of the great Saiyan's on planet Earth and warned against going, but nothing was going to stop him. He would get his revenge even if it meant his death. Vegeta would pay dearly for what he did.
Bra ran up to Goku and gave him a hug. Goku was surprised that he'd brought her along. "Vegeta, are you sure it was a good idea bring Bra along? I mean Bulma isn't going to be too happy about this when she finds out." As usual, Kakkoratt was sticking his nose into things that weren't any of his business.
"I can bring my daughter any where I want to Kakkoratt and I don't have to get my wife's permission either!" Vegeta spat back angrily. Goku quickly dropped the subject.
Vegeta gently took his daughter's arm and lead her to fallen tree trunk at the edge of the clearing where she would be safe. "Bra, now you be a good girl and sit right here. Don't move from this spot!"
Bra looked up at him with bright eyes and smiled. "Ok daddy." She said cheerfully.
"That's my little girl." He whispered giving her a wink. She giggled and winked back at him.
Behind him Goku was already warming up.
"Ok Kakkoratt! Let's get started already!"
Goku finished his stretches and stood ready to fight. "Ok Vegeta, whenever you're ready."
"I've been ready! I've been waiting for your slow ass!"
Bra watched from her spot. She hardly every got to see her daddy practice with Goku. This was going to be exciting!
After the fight…
"See you tomorrow Vegeta." Goku said giving Vegeta a slap on the shoulders.
"Yeah what ever. Just wait until tomorrow Kakkoratt!"
Goku smiled at him and nodded. "Tomorrow them?" Vegeta nodded back. "Tomorrow."
"Bye Goku!" Bra shouted as she and Vegeta took off into the air. They were barely within hearing distance but Goku heard her. We waved back and watched them until they were out of sight.
Bulma will be pissed when she finds out Vegeta took Bra along but he was happy that he got to see her again. She's such a sweet little girl. Suddenly his stomach growled. It was time to eat and Chichi should have diner ready!
They were flying high up in the sky with the clouds. Bra screamed as he twirled them both around in circles, spinning faster and faster. She laughed and held her arms out in front of her pretending to be a bird. Just then Vegeta decided to take a dive. Bra felt her heart skip a beat at the their sudden decent. She clung tightly to him and closed her eyes as he wrapped his strong arms around her making sure she didn't slip.
They leveled out and were now flying just above the tree tops. Bra opened her eyes and stared on in wonder. After a few more minuets of this they shot back up into the sky until they punched through the clouds stopping right above them. Vegeta inhaled deeply and hugged his daughter.
He should do this more often. They floated there and watched the sun set. It was almost dark now and they had to hurry home. He could see Capsule Corp in the distant so they didn't have very much further to go. "Hang on!" He yelled before taking off again. Bra yelped and held onto him tighter. She was loving ever second of this.
Unfortunately they didn't see the man below them grinning with evil intentions. His eyes filled with hatred as he watch them fly around like fools. They had no idea what was about to happen to them.
Vegeta suddenly had a terrible feeling and sensed a tremendous beam of energy heading their way. He barely had time to bring up a shield around Bra before the blast hit them. He didn't have time to power up and he could only summon up enough energy in time to protect Bra.
The attack came out of no where without any kind of warning. He held Bra as tightly as he could against him protecting her with the shield of energy he'd just created while he absorbed the blast. Ever nerve and muscle in his body felt like it was on fire and his body jerked uncontrollably as energy surged through it.
They stopped in the air and it took everything he had just to stay afloat. The shield around Bra was still up but it had been weakened. Suddenly a second blast hit them. They dropped from the sky. His grip on his daughter slipped and he heard her scream before blacking out.
Slowly he became aware again, of the pain. He took a deep breath and jolted sharply as pain shot through his body. Something stirred against him until he felt a small head lay on his chest.
He slowly opened his eyes to look at her. He could see a few cuts and bruises on her but other than that she looked all right. For a second he couldn't remember what had happened to them but then it came back to him. They'd been attacked!
Who ever had shot them down had to be coming after them to finish them off! His head throbbed painfully and he couldn't keep his eyes focused. He probably had a concussion. He had to force his eyes shut and concentrate on his breathing. He could feel his body going into shock. He had to stay awake!
He couldn't breath though. His mouth was filling with blood from internal bleeding. He was starting to cough up more blood!
Panic set in and tried to move but his legs but they wouldn't cooperate. On one of them, he could see his bone sticking through his skin. Pain clouded his vision and it was becoming harder and harder to stay awake. The only thing keeping him awake was the pain. Bra woke up looked at her father. "Daddy?"
Vegeta forced his eyes back open and looked at his daughter. She was crying.
He wanted to tell her that they were going to be ok but he could feel his own life slipping away. He was running out of time. He wanted to tell her that he loved her and not to cry but he couldn't speak because it hurt so much.
Why did this have to happen now? Why? It was all so unfair! He took one last look at his daughter and forced a smile. She was so beautiful. So much like her mother. This was his last thought before his world faded.
Bra scooted forward towards her father's head and gently shook his shoulders. "Daddy?" She cried but he didn't respond. His chest slowly moved up and down, up and down and then finally stopped. He now laid completely still. She began to panic. What if he was dead! No! He can't be! She shook him again harder, and screamed out to him but he still didn't respond. She looked around desperately but there was no one around. She screamed out for help but no one answered. She looked back down at her father and suddenly felt something deep within her snap.
Why would anyone want to hurt her daddy? Why? All she could feel now was her rage. All she could see was her father's broken, lifeless body sprawled out on the ground.
A scream escaped her lips and her power surged out from her body surrounding and engulfing her. In the distance the man responsible for her father's death turned in surprise. He suddenly felt a tremendous power build up from up ahead. The last place he saw his victim fall. What was going on? There was no way he could have survived that!
He gathered all of his energy and ran through the forest to the place where he felt the power build up. He was going to finish him off for good this time.
He would get his revenge. Vegeta will pay! He will pay for destroying everything that was ever dear to him. His family, his home, his planet. Gone forever. Over the years, revenge was the only thing on his mind. He would not rest until everyone who'd been responsible was dead. No telling how many other worlds he'd destroyed and he felt he was just doing the world a great service by destroying him.
Her father was dead… Her father was DEAD! And some one was going to pay!! In the corner of her eye she saw the man approach. The man stopped for a second in confusion.
He couldn't believe his eyes. It was the girl. How could a little girl have so much power?
She turned around in a flash and blasted him with everything she had. The man didn't see it coming and was hit head on. He'd been vaporized.
Bra ran up to her father and kneeled next to him. Her mind was still possessed with her power and she raised her hands above his body and struck him, sending strong electrical currents through his body jerking him like a rag doll.
She repeated this twice and after the second jolt he gasped out for air grabbing her by the wrists. He looked at his daughter in disbelief. Bra's face softened and her stare became blank. Her new power vanished back into the depths of her soul. Her eyes filled with fresh tears as she collapsed with exhaustion.
Some how he had been brought back to life. But how? He remembered looking down at himself. Bra was crying over him and then she suddenly became enraged. A power he'd never seen before in her swelled up and took control of her. Then he saw a bright light. It started to grow brighter and brighter and something seemed to be pulling him towards it. Suddenly though, something had grabbed him and pulled him back down to Earth.
There was a soft thud. Vegeta tried to turn his head to look at the newly arrived man but his neck wouldn't allow it. Was his neck broken as well? Suddenly he felt a warm hand touched his shoulder and heard as the man gasp in shock. The man leaned over him into Vegeta's sight. It was Goku.
"Vegeta! Bra!" He cried out of breath from flying so fast.
Who would have done this to them? And Why? He clenched his fists with anger but controlled himself for their sake. It wouldn't do them any good to loss control. He had to get them to a hospital right away. He could be angry later.
"I'm going to transfer us to the hospital so hold on." Goku said gently placing a hand on their shoulders. One moment they were lying in the middle of the forest and the next, they were on the floor in the middle of the emergency waiting room in the hospital.
"Please, my friends need a doctor right away!" Nurses and doctors quickly rushed over. Goku slowly sunk into a chair and watched in silence.
Vegeta was rushed off to surgery and Bra was helped into a wheel chair. They lead her to a small room next to the nurses station and attended to her there. Goku was staring at the ground when a voice broke his trance. He looked up at the nurse standing next to him. She smiled sweetly and rubbed his shoulders reassuringly. "Don't worry, your friends are in good hands."
Goku smiled back weakly. What was he going to tell Bulma? He had to call her right away. Then again he could just transport to her. This was going to be hard. After answering a few questions for the nurse he got up and stepped into the men's restroom so that he wouldn't startle any one with his sudden disappearance. He soon found himself standing next to Bulma in the kitchen preparing diner.
Bulma jumped when he touched her shoulder and spun around. "Goku! Don't you ever do that again!" She slapped him gently on his shoulders. "You scared the living day lights out of me!"
Goku stared at the floor not wanting to make eye contact with her. Bulma didn't notice his discomfort right away and demanded to know where Vegeta was with her daughter.
Goku whimpered softly. Bulma realized he was on the verge of crying.
"Goku! What's wrong!"
TO BE CONTINUED