Authors Note:

Sorry I didn't put this in first thing! Well, obviously, this story is about Vegeta's childhood under Freeza's oppression.

In my version, the saiyans have their own language. (most of it I make up as I go along, but I save some key words to make it look like an actual language. Hey, I'm not Tolkein! I don't have that kind of patience!) And the ages are a little different. Here's a key to help you out; from oldest to youngest:

Saiyan age from beginning of story

Kore`kari 29

Nappa 15

Radditz 7

Vegeta 5

Shiromi 4 ½

Now, Keera was born on Vegeta's 6th birthday, and Turles is a year older than her. So you do the math.

And also in my version, Krystal is supervising her little brother because he's still in training. Hehehe ^_^. Most of Freeza's henchmen he's borrowing from her. It isn't until later that he "graduates" his training and goes on to conquering on his own. (in ice-jin years, Freeza's only 14 when he destroys Vegeta-sei. But that's 82 in human years)

Just in case you were wondering about the whole saiyan pregnancy thing, it takes four months (from intercourse) for a saiyan fetus to be fully developed. A leeetle faster than humans, noh dah? So that's why Kore`kari's belly grew so fast. Nyan. _ (glad she isn't saiyan)

Inspiration sources: DBZ (painfully obvious), some choice phrases and superb adjectives from The Scarlet Letter, believeitornot some character traits from Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, some help on child behavior from Oninu-san's Bumper Babes and Queen of the Saiyans, complex and intriguing sentence structure from our illustrious Frances Potter, a few descriptive phrases from Mary Stuart's The Crystal Cave and The Hollow Hills, and several little-known facts on saiyans from various fansites. There, I believe credit has been given where due.

Now that all this is cleared out of the way, please enjoy the story that was five years in the making!

Much luhv

~~~~Keera ^.~