The Dreams Of Serenity
By: Psyche
Email: psychemegami@yahoo.com
Websites: http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/paradox/
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Dear Readers,

Well...people asked for a Usagi/Vegeta romance. I got it! I was inspired
last night while I was watchin' the Midnight Run...so I began to write it
down...so here it is!! Chapter I of Serenity

Ja ne!

~~Psyche~~

PS: Now...on with the fic!!!

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Chapter I

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She stood tall...regal...She was royalty. Born and bred to hold the power...to hold
the lives of billions in her hands. The fate of entire worlds. She was one of the
most powerful beings in the universe. Feared. Respected. Trusted. She was a
goddess to some of the less-developed worlds and a savior to the enslaved. She
dedicated her entire existence to saving those less fortunate than her. The weaker
people that found themselves under the harsh rule of evil monarchs...

So why was she standing here? Why was she standing here so defiantly, as if
waiting for her death sentence...as she stared straight at him.

He was a monster. Plain and simple. She spent her entire life fighting creatures like
him. Evil creatures. Cruel. Vicious. Merciless. He was born and bred to conquer.
To kill and to destroy...

Destroy hope. Destroy love. Destroy peace.

He had already conquered thousands of worlds. He was what hse had dedicated her
life to defeat....

He was a monster.

"Welcome, Serenity." He nodded to her.

And she in turn, bowed. "It is a pleasure to see you again, Lord Freiza." Though her
words were pleasant, her tone was filled with disgust. Disgust she found next to
impossible to hide. Freiza had destroyed her world. Killed her family in front of her.
Yet spared her life...and for what? To make her one of his many minions. To make
her spend the rest of her tortured existence serving him...sending her out to destroy
the very worlds she had sworn to protect. "What do you request of me?" She
asked.

Freiza smirked at her. "You are to follow Vegeta and Nappa to the planet Earth. You
are to make sure they do not do anything foolish...such as wish for immortality. Kill
them if you must..."

She bowed once more. "As you wish, Lord Freiza."

She turned to leave, but his voice stopped her. "And Serenity. Do not do anything
foolish either. Remember, I have the ability to kill you with a single command."

She flinched. He could...easily. No matter where she was or what she was doing,
Freiza could kill her effortlessly.

She sad inside her ship. Much more powerful than the space pods of the Saiyans.
She would get there just as they did, even though they already had a month head
start.

She sighed, reaching up to the devise around her neck. Freiza never took any
chances with her. With a single command, he could use this devise to kill her...
painfully too.

So she had no choice but to do as she was told. She would serve him, and wait for
an opportunity to remove this deadly devise...and then she would go and kill Freiza.
She would murder him like he had murdered her family. But for now...she would sleep
and wait for her arrival on Earth.

She wasn't sure if she could kill the two Saiyans. Like her, they had been taken from
their families. Their entire world had been destroyed by Freiza. And she knew that
she wasn't the only one waiting for an opportunity to escape Freiza's reign...and to
kill him.

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A couple of zillion (very big exageration) months later...actually...the day that they
all arrive on Earth.

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Vegeta and Nappa landed on Earth without much difficulty. They had to search for
the Dragon Balls. Immortality awaited them. And there was nothinng to get in their
way. The weak creatures on this meaningless planet would be no trouble defeating.

And so the two went out in search for the Dragon Balls and for the warriors of the
small third rock from star Sol. (AN: Sol is the name of our sun!)

Vegeta smirked. This was going to be a piece of cake.

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She slowly stepped out of the space ship, staring out over the devistation around
her, and she sighed.

"Vegeta...this is just like you." She mumbled to herself as she saw the city in ruins.
She was used to destruction by now...she had witnessed the destruction of
hundreds of worlds. This was nothing compared to that. This planet still had a
chance. But still...she sighed. "Men...always have to destroy everything." She
mumbled, searching out for Vegeta and Nappa's Ki. When she found it, she frowned.

There were others with them, and if she new those two Saiyans, trouble would soon
be starting. With another sigh, she hovered off the ground and began her journey
towards the battle she knew had already begun.

Vegeta...your foolishness is what brought me here...don't let it be your foolishness
that kills you.

~~Flashback~~

"Lord Freiza...here is the girl you requested." A soldier said as another dragged a
girl in...

She was about sixteen years old. Her hair was long and silver, her eyes flashed with
a silver fire. Her skin was pale, and she looked so fragile. But it was obvious by the
look in those silver eyes, that she was more powerful than those that held her. But
she wouldn't struggle. Wouldn't show them her power. They had no need to feel
it...no need to see her true self. Her focus was on the creature before her.

"Hello, Serenity. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. Stories of your beauty and
power have traveled the entire galaxy. I see that neither did you justice." He
smirked at her, and she scowled. "But the rumors seem to have neglected to tell of
your fiery attitude. Don't worry, Serenity. We will take care of that."

With a snap of his fingers, two more guards appeared with some odd devise, which
they placed around her neck. She took it defiantly. Her expression not changing
from it's angry scowl. She didn't speak a word as the guards obeyed their leader.

"This devise will be a leash of sorts." He smirked as her eyes narrowed at the
metaphor he used. "If you obey me, you will not have to find out what it can truly
do. But if you disobey, you will find out firsthand what it's true power is. And if you
turn against me in any way, it will kill you."

She didn't move. Didn't speak. Why should she? She had just watched this
creature kill her family and friends. Her entire kingdom. And now he was taking her
from her home and forcing her to wear this...this THING.

"For now, you will begin your training." He snapped his fingers, and another person
came in. He was dressed different from the others. He had black hair that stood
straight into the air. He wore the cloths of a warrior...and he had a tail.

Saiyan... Her mind registered. She paused, thinking of who this could be. She
stared at him. At his posture. At his arrogant scowl. And she knew who this was.
This was Prince Vegeta. He was a legend as well. A hero to sum and the devil to
others. And as she stared at him, she wondered which he would be to her...

~~End Flashback~~

That was three years ago...and she had quickly found out that he would be the
devil. An arrogant bastard that didn't care about anyone or anything, only power.
He was her complete opposite, and she hated him. But he was powerful, and he
hated Freiza just as much as she did. He could be valuable to her...and she knew
that if she had to choose between the Saiyan Prince and the Universal Terror...she
would choose Vegeta.

She flew to the battlefield quickly, to find the two Saiyan laughing at the weak
warriors. She looked over the place. There were only two warriors left...but it was
obvious that there had been more. And the two warriors didn't look like they had
a chance against the two Saiyans.

She looked over them. The first was bald man. He looked like he was injured pretty
bad, and it wouldn't take much to kill him. The other...was a boy. He looked angry.
And his power was growing immensely. But still not enough to defeat the Saiyans.

...wait. Was that a...yes! It was. She stared at the boy. He had a tail. He was
a Saiyan...but who's?

She thought back to all the information she had acquired during her service to Freiza.

Kakorat. This must be Kakorat's son. She paused. But where was Kakorat?

She looked around. He was no where to be seen. But that didn't matter now. Now
she had a mission to complete. Stop Vegeta and Nappa from finding the Dragon
Balls and wishing for immortality.

With a sigh, she created a Ki blast in her hand. Small, but powerful. She threw it at
the Saiyan Prince...

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Vegeta almost laughed as Nappa killed Piccolo...and then as the brat began to attack
him angrily....

And he was still stiffling this laugh when it happened. A blast flew out of no where
and almost hit him. But his hand reached out and knocked it away. But he couldn't help but notice it's power.

Vegeta scowled. Serenity...

All fighting stopped as a girl of about 19 floated down about 20 feet from him. She
had long silver hair and silver eyes. She wore cloths much like his own. And around
her neck was a small but still deadly devise.

He smirked at her. "Well...if it isn't Freiza's puppet. Let me guess, he sent you here
to come and retreive us. What? Did he get tired of playing fetch with you." He
mocked. "At least he didn't forget your collar...after all, pet's aren't allowed without
their leashes."

Her eyes narrowed angrily. "Shut up, Vegeta. You know why I'm here. Freiza is
angry with you leaving like that."

"Who cares what Freiza thinks! With my wish, I will become more powerful than he
will ever be." He continued to smirk.

She smirked as well. "Oh...really? You don't seem that powerful to me! You haven't
had your wish yet, have you, Vegeta? I could defeat you easily." She glanced at
Nappa and rolled her eyes. "Never fails. I come her looking for you, and what do I
find? You using Nappa to do all the dirty work for you. What? Are you too scared
to take care of this miserable escuse for a planet on your own?"

"You are one to talk, Serenity."

Her eyes narrowed at his implication. Yes. She knew what he was referring to. The
first time Freiza sent her out to destroy a planet. She had been unable to. She had
just stood there and stared at the planet with tears in her eyes...unable to hurt it.
Instead, Vegeta ended up destroying it.

"Enough talk, Vegeta. You are ordered by Freiza to return to him and explain
yourselves." She whispered. "If you do not come quietly, I will be forced to make
you..." She paused and her voice became softer, almost pleading. "And if you resist
further, I am ordered to kill you."

Vegeta's eyes narrowed at this, then he glanced at his partner. "Nappa. Kill the two
brats. I have an old score to settle with the little Princess here."

Nappa nodded, glancing from Vegeta to Serenity. They were almost equal in power.
But he knew one thing, Serenity couldn't kill Vegeta. She didn't have the heart for
it. He smirked slightly, turning towards the cowering pair. It was time for more fun.

He began to attack as the two royal heirs stared at each other angrily. Neither
moved. They just stared. Black met silver. Both held smirks on their faces. Bitter
enemies. Yet such good friends. Neither wished the other to die, though both found
made up their own escuses about it...

Then both gasped, turning sharply. That power. What was it?

Gohan and Krillin gasped.

"DADDY!" Gohan whispered in awe.

Serenity stared as the power grew closer and closer...almost upon them. Then he
appeared. A man with messy black hair. His eyes looked over the two warriors from
Earth with a smile. Then turned to Nappa with a glare.

Finally...his eyes rested on the two of them. Serenity stared into his eyes. Purity.
There was purity there. How could this man be a Saiyan? But he had to be. He
was the boys father. And his power level. It was amazing. Almost as high as hers
and Vegeta's.

This was Kakorat.

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Nappa was easily defeated by the Saiyan from Earth. And Serenity was expecting
this...but she wasn't expecting what happened next.

Vegeta reached down and took Nappa's hand, throwing him into the air and killing
him.

Serenity gasped. "NO! Vegeta!!" She scowled at the Saiyan Prince. "How could
you? He was one of the last of your entire race!!"

"He was weak and of no use to me anymore. Stay out of this Serenity. This isn't
of your concern." He turned towards Goku with the intent of fighting.

"No, Vegeta. You will not fight him. You have disobeyed, and I have my orders. I
can not delay this any further. You know that if I, too, disobey, I will die."

He turned towards her, a strange look in his eyes. "You hate Freiza as much as I do,
Serenity. He killed your people just as he killed mine." He looked at the devise on
her neck. "Is it true...that if that thing wasn't on your neck, you would be against
him."

Her eyes narrowed. What was the point he was getting at? "Of course, Vegeta.
You of all people know how I feel."

Then it happened. She had no time to react. Vegeta sent a blast straight towards her. It was more powerful than any blast she had seen him throw, and she had
seen him throw plenty. Some destroyed planets, others entire stars! She barely
had time to blink as it hit her and she was thrown back, the burning blast engulfing
her. And everything went black.

Goku's eyes widened as Vegeta killed Nappa...and then attacked the girl that looked
so helpless...so weak. He was furious. He scowled at Vegeta angrily. A look that
rarely ever found it's way onto Goku's face. And he was prepared to fight Vegeta.
To save this planet. To avenge his dead friends.

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Vegeta stared at Serenity's prone body for a moment. She lay unconscious...not
moving. But she was alive. He had made sure of that. She was a valuable tool in
the fight against Freiza. Though he didn't like to admit it, she was powerful. And
she could become even more powerful if given time. He rarely did anything nice for
anyone. But Serenity had not only saved his life many times, but had took the wrath
of Freiza for him on a number of occassions. She was a kind-hearted person. Too
pure to work for Freiza. Which is why she didn't deserve to wear that collar. It was
her cage. Her prison....Vegeta looked at her bare neck. And he had set her free.

He looked at her one last time before turning back towards Goku. It was time to
fight. He smirked.

~~Serenity's Dream~~

She stared around her. The fog was thick...she couldn't see anything. But she
could feel it. The powers. Two of them. Slowly, she walked towards the powers.
Each was stronger than any other power she had felt before...and it terrified her
to think what these powers could do. But...they seemed to be against each other.
One radiating light. The other darkness.

Slowly, her vision began to clear, and there they stood. The first one she
recognized immediately. Freiza. Her eyes narrowed. She never imagined that he
could hold that much power...but...there was something different about him.
Something that she couldn't quite place her finger on.......the other power was new
to her. She had never felt a power like this before...or had she. Yes. She had
felt this power before, but not this strong. Not even close to this about of strength.
But it was obvious who he was. Even with his golden hair and green eyes...it was
obvious that this was Kakorat.

She stared at them for a moment. Then slowly, reached out towards the power.
She needed to feel the power. She needed to make sure it was real, and not just
some dream. She needed to know if this was true...

As she touched the golden power, a flash came to her. Of a legend. Of a dream.
Of a monsterous creature that destroyed himself and others with his awesome
power...it was the legend of the Super Saiyan.

And she smiled. This power. It could defeat Freiza. This Saiyan had the power to
defeat the monster that had destroyed so many lives...

But that was only if he could reach this power in time...and only if he was alive to
reach it...

~~End Dream~~

She slowly opened her eyes. The sounds of battle were clear. She groggily sat up,
thinking about what had happened. Her entire body hurt. Her head ached. Her
muscles were sore. And her neck...she reached up to feel what was wrong.

And that's when she realized something. She couldn't feel anything. The devise!
It was gone. She shot forward, flying into the air towards the battle. Vegeta had
saved her from the wrath of Freiza. She was no longer under his control...

For a moment she paused. A memory coming back to her. A dream. And her eyes
narrowed. Kakorat. He had to live. He alone could defeat Freiza. He alone could
possess that power.

And she had to help him...

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Goku lay on the ground. Beaten. Unmoving. Painfully gasping for air. Vegeta had
been too strong. Too powerful to defeat. Too powerful to stop. But there was
still a chance.

Gohan...he could transform like Vegeta into the ape. And then he could defeat him.

/Gohan...look at the light, Gohan...look at the light.../

And his son obeyed him. Using what little strength he possessed to look at the big
ball of light in the sky. The fake moonlight. And he transformed rapidly, before
Vegeta could stop him.

Serenity smiled slightly to herself. Kakorat didn't need her help. He was very much
alive. Maybe he was in pain, but it was all for the best. Saiyan power grew after a
life-threatening injury.... And Vegeta. Vegeta had no chance against the Saiyan
child.

Serenity was still injured however, and there wasn't much she could do for now. All
she could do was watch...and wait. Wait for the battle to be over...

It was over quickly. Much faster than she had expected it to be. The Saiyan child's
strength was too much for even Vegeta...and he fell.

Serenity cringed. It must have hurt too. He was already badly injured, but the
weight of the ape looked painful. With a sigh, she stared over the battlefield. It
was over. And all who remained standing were Krillin and herself.

Slowly, she made her way over to Vegeta, staring at his limp, but still conscious,
body. "Hey, Vegeta...what were you thinking?" She reprimanded. "Come on, let's
get you patched up...we have to defeat Freiza..."

"Oh no you don't. You aren't going anywhere. You aren't hurting anyone else."

She turned to see Krillin standing there with the sword, ready to attack them at any
moment. And she smiled gently. She didn't have to fake her emotions anymore.
She could live her own life...but first she had to get to Freiza...and to do that, she
needed Vegeta's help.

"Let them go, Krillin."

Both turned to see Goku looking at them with a gentle expression as well. Serenity
smiled at him. "Thank you. We'll meet again, Kakorat. Let's just hope it's under
better circumstances."

Goku looked at her funny. "Kakorat? My name is Goku..."

"Kakorat is your Saiyan name."

"So...you're Saiyan."

She shook her head. "No. But we have a lot in common. Now, sayonara." She
whispered, clicking the button on her own remote control. There was no need for
using Vegeta's ship. One, it was too small. And two, there was no way they could
return to Freiza's planet. By now, Freiza had probably realized he had lost control of
her, and he was bound to be angry. She knew that he had most likely already sent
out people looking for her.

It took a moment for the ship to arrive, and by then, Vegeta had awoken enough to
respond to the world around him. His eyes narrowed at her. "Baka onna...what are
you doing?"

She smirked at him. "Well, *Your Highness*, there is no way we can return to Freiza
now...and you still need to recover, so I thought that it might be best if we stick
together for now..." She said as they flew away from the planet. "So, any ideas of
where we should go?"

He paused for a moment. "Namek."

She nodded. "As good a place as any..." She whispered, but he didn't hear her.

He was already unconscious.

She sighed. "This is going to be a long trip." And with that, she punched in the
instructions to the computer, and sent the ship on it's way. She was glad she kept
not only a first aid kit in her ship, not to mention the Saiyan tank that would heal
a Saiyan of all his injuries. She kept it there for just these types of emergencies.
With all the time she ended up spending with Vegeta, she was lucky she had it.

She glanced at him. It would take time for him to heal. And she was tired...this
was probably the strangest day she had ever lived...apart from the day when she
arrived at Freiza's...

And maybe there was one other...that she couldn't help but dream about as she
drifted off to sleep...

~~Serenity's Dream~~

She scowled at her sparring partner and trainer...Vegeta. Freiza had been cruel
enough to give her the ruthless Saiyan Prince as her trainer. And he whosed no
mercy in anything he did. Like now. He was preparing one of his most powerful
attacks...And they both knew that she couldn't block one that size. At least not
fully.

She frowned, preparing her own Ki attack. She drew on her power...pulling from the
very life within her. She knew that if she didn't deflect this, the spar would be over,
and Vegeta would have won another one!

A silver Ki began to glow around her...in her...in her hands. Vegeta's began to grow
as well, countering her every action. They stared into each others eyes. Then they
shot out their attacks at the other. The two attacks met in the middle, battling
between them. The two reached they're highest power levels...leveling off at equal
powers.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed at her. She scowled in return, a look of determination on
her face...then both powers exploded, sending them back. Neither wasted time
going back towards the other. They met in the middle with punches, kicks, and
a series of Ki blasts.

Finally, they met together. Their hands gripped between them, attempting to prove
who was stronger. Neiither budged. Not even an inch. And both began to tire.
They were equal. Complete equals.

Finally, they both let go at the exact same time. They stared at each other for a
moment. Both furious that they were not able to overpower the other.

Then Serenity's eyes softened, and she reached up, wiping a trace of sweat from
Vegeta's brow. Then, before she could stop herself, she reached up and gave him
a soft butterfly kiss on his lips. His eyes widened in surprise, but before he could
respond in any way, she was gone out of the room and out of sight.

~~End Dream~~

Serenity once again opened her eyes. Glancing at the tank that contained Vegeta.
A soft smile on her face at the memory. Sure he was arrogant...a bastard at times.
But even she had to admit....

He was cute.

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Well...ya begged for it...and ya got it! The next chapter will be out soon! I hope?
Email me...
psychemegami@yahoo.com
~~Psyche~~