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Chapter 1

Found Out

"Of course, come in," Mrs. Briefs, a blonde woman who always seemed to have her eyes closed, said while opening the door to her home, letting Goku in.

"Thank you," Goku said with a smile, "Is Bulma around?"

"I think I saw her in the garden a few minutes ago, why don't you try in there?"

Goku nodded and began making his way to the garden.

As he walked he looked around at some of the pictures that were hung up on the wall. One caught his eye and he walked up to it and stared at it. It was an old photo from a long time ago, when he and Bulma had been young. He stared at his younger self and smiled, matching the wide smile the photo Goku had on his face. Goku had to admit that Bulma was cute, and if Goku had known the wonders of women back then, his younger self would have thought so too.

The saiyan took one final look at the picture and began walking toward the garden.

Bulma sat on the grass in the garden area of Capsule Corp. by a small man made pond. She had her pant legs rolled up just under her knees, her legs in the water. Bulma had let her hair grow out to the same length it had been before her trip to Namek many years ago. She had it tied into a ponytail that hung over one shoulder.

Bulma stared into the pond water, watching the small fish within it swim about her feet, nibbling at her toes, tickling her. She continued to stare into the water for many minutes. A wide smile came to her face when she looked at the reflection of Son Goku in the water. She turned and looked up, seeing the saiyan clad in an orange gi. Bulma stood up quickly and threw a hug on Goku, the saiyan gently holding her back. Bulma looked around; making sure nobody was looking, and then gave Goku a kiss on the lips.

"What are you doing here?" Bulma asked as she pulled her lips away from Goku's.

"Chi-Chi was yelling at me about getting a job…again," Goku said with a sigh, "So I came here, hoping to stay for a while."

"But won't she get worried about you?"

"Probably not, she'll just yell at me some more. Where's Vegeta?"

"He's training in the gravity room, maybe you should join him," Bulma said, but Goku was already on his way. Bulma just chuckled and sat back down, dipping her legs back in the water.

Vegeta punched the air in rapid succession, sweat pouring out of almost every pore in his body. His hair was golden-yellow now, for he thought that it was best to train in the super saiyan form. He then turned suddenly and began to shoot a volley of chi blasts toward a reflective object. The chi blasts ricocheted of the reflective device and sent them back at the saiyan prince. Vegeta puffed out his bare chest taking the vicious hits stoically. He felt his skin begin to burn after a score of blasts hit him, so he immediately began deflecting the blasts away with his hands. He knocked the remainder of the blasts away and stomped down angrily.

"Damn! Almost!" the saiyan prince screamed.

"Gravity room door opening, reverting back to 0gs," the robotic voice said.

Vegeta watched as the 400g on the monitor began to decrease down to 0. Who could be coming into the gravity room now? He turned to the door in time to see it open, revealing Goku. Vegeta rolled his eyes, a smirk coming to his face.

"Kakarrot, what brings you here?"

"I came to see what you were doing, Bulma told me you were in here," Goku said with an innocent smile.

"I'm training to beat that saiyan that we fought a few months ago," Vegeta said to Goku's surprise, "I want to finish him myself."

"Looks like you've been beating yourself up pretty bad," Goku said, noticing the red scorch marks on Vegeta's chest.

"I'm trying to build my defenses, but it seems that before the volley ends, they begin to sear my skin."

"Well," Goku began, "You're just building defenses for chi blasts, and you need to also build up your defenses against regular melee attacks."

"What are you suggesting; do you want to train with me?"

Goku nodded with a smirk of his own on his face. Vegeta rolled his eyes and agreed. Goku removed his shirt and told Vegeta to put on the gravity. The saiyan prince smiled knowingly, for he knew that Goku hadn't trained at 400g before. Vegeta turned the knob and the robotic voice announced that the gravity was increasing. Soon the gravity was on 400.

Vegeta was awestruck when he saw how easily Goku walked about the room. Goku cast Vegeta a curious glance once, but disregarded the saiyan prince's look of amazement.

"H'okay! You ready to begin?" Goku asked, getting into his fighting position.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Vegeta stated, also falling into a fighting position.

The saiyan prince powered his super saiyan form up, but noticed that Goku was still in his normal form.

"You're not going to transform?" Vegeta asked curiously.

"I don't need to," Goku said with a confident smile.

"Cocky son of a bitch," Vegeta muttered under his breath as he went for an attack.

Vegeta's fist came in swiftly, ready to smack right into Goku's nose, but the younger saiyan dodged the attack with ease and went beyond the saiyan prince's arm and began a series of quick punches at Vegeta's exposed abdomen. Vegeta shuddered every time either of Goku's fists slammed into his ribs. Vegeta brought a knee up and slammed it into Goku's chin. The saiyan was blown backward, but he back flipped after catching himself with his hands. Goku landed in a crouch and an instant later was flying at Vegeta with a fist brought behind him, preparing for a strong attack.

Vegeta brought his arms up in an x-block in front of his face. He peeked around his crossed arms when Goku's attack didn't come, seeing that the saiyan seemed to have disappeared. Vegeta immediately whipped around, but to no avail, for Goku's fist was waiting for him.

Vegeta staggered backward, blood dribbling from his nose. How was Kakarrot able to hurt him even though the third class saiyan wasn't even super saiyan? Vegeta snarled and took an advancing step toward Goku initiating a sequence of complicated fighting moves that the son of Burdock had a hard time dodging and blocking.

Goku had to admit that he was having a hard time against the super saiyan Vegeta, but he wasn't going to become a super saiyan, for he needed to prove himself.

Goku brought his arms in close then threw them out wide, sending a large wave of chi at Vegeta. The prince of saiyans was engulfed by the wave and took all the damage it dished out; which wasn't much. Vegeta regained his composure in mid flight and launched himself at Goku, but the younger saiyan was ready with a powerful kick. Goku's foot slammed into Vegeta's chin, hurling him into the air. Vegeta roared in frustration and brought both his arms back and began pumping them forward in a repetitive motion, multiple chi blasts soaring down at Goku.

Son jumped out of the way of the first blast, deflected the other with his hand, flipped to dodge the third, and swatted the others away with ease. Goku chuckled a bit when he realized that Vegeta was getting frustrated, so, to sedate the saiyan prince, the younger saiyan went into super saiyan mode.

Vegeta laughed cockily, "Am I too much for you, Kakarrot?"

"Yup," Goku said with a smile.

Vegeta landed on the ground roughly in front of Goku. Suddenly, Vegeta began a sequence of punches and kicks that Goku could have blocked and dodged easily, but he tried to keep the saiyan prince happy by letting a few hits get beyond his defenses.

So they continued for many hours until Vegeta finally ended the sparring session.

"Man," Goku said while wiping sweat from his forehead, "that was fun!"

"I have to admit, you are a challenge, but I was just one step ahead of you this time."

"Well we weren't fighting in the ascended forms, and may I remind you that I can transform into a super saiyan three?"

Vegeta turned a hateful glare at Goku, which had the younger saiyan apologizing for reminding the saiyan prince about his third level of ascension.

"Well, all in all, it was a good workout session," Vegeta admitted.

Goku agreed and then he and Vegeta walked out of the gravity room and out onto the grass. Soon, they were inside of the main building of Capsule Corp. heading toward Vegeta and Bulma's room.

Goku said goodnight to Vegeta, for when they had stopped their spar it was past ten o' clock. Bulma emerged from her and Vegeta's room and noticed the saiyans parting ways down the hallway.

"Wait, Goku," Bulma shouted to her oldest friend.

Son turned to regard her and smiled.

"What is it Bulma?" Vegeta asked before Goku could get a word in.

"I want to take Goku to the room I made up for him," Bulma said to her husband.

"He's staying here?" Vegeta asked, his face twisting in displeasure.

"Yeah, he and Chi-Chi had an argument and Goku had enough so he came here," Bulma said.

"Fine," Vegeta said, "I'll be in the shower."

The prince of saiyans walked into his room and shut the door behind him, leaving Bulma and Goku in the hallway.

Bulma grabbed Goku's hand, "Ready?"

Goku nodded and the two secret lovers began walking down the hallway. They walked until they were on the other side of Capsule Corp. completely. Bulma went to an elevator that was located off of the hallway and pressed the "up" button. The elevator bell rang and the sliding door opened, revealing a nicely decorated interior complete with a painting, a mirror, and wallpaper depicting a cityscape. The two entered the elevator and Bulma pressed the "3" button instructing the pulley to go to the third floor. The door closed and the elevator groaned as it began its slow ascent.

Bulma threw herself on Goku and began kissing him passionately. Son kissed back, holding Bulma gently in his arms.

"I really wish we could see each other openly," Bulma said after breaking the kiss, "If only I would have done something before."

"Bulma, things happen for a reason, I'm sure we will eventually be able to see each other around our friends."

"What will Vegeta think?"

"He's gonna hate it, and so will Chi-Chi, but she's better off without me," Goku let the last words come out dramatically.

"Oh, Goku," Bulma said comfortingly, "Chi-Chi's lucky to have you, I know I am. You brighten my day every time you come over, especially when I'm having a bad day."

"Well, same with Vegeta, he's lucky to have you, but he doesn't seem to realize it."

The two stopped talking after that, realizing that they were hitting an uncomfortable subject.

The elevator bell rang and the door opened, letting Bulma and Goku exit. The two walked until Bulma stopped and went to a door. She opened it and told Goku to go in, so the saiyan did.

The room was large and had a long window on the far wall, the walls were a pale green and the carpet was creamy beige. The room itself was like an apartment, for Goku noticed that there was a kitchen attached to the bedroom and a bathroom located off of it as well. Goku's first move was to the refrigerator, quickly opening it and his mouth gaped at the plentiful amounts of food Bulma had stored inside of it. He turned and thanked Bulma, but she wasn't in the kitchen with him. He looked around and then walked out of the kitchen area into the bedroom area.

The bedroom area was now dimly lit and candles were on the dresser sending stimulating scents throughout the room. Goku looked to the bed and saw Bulma sitting in an arousing position.

Goku smiled and rolled his eyes, "Here?" he asked.

"Vegeta's way on the other side of the building," Bulma said, moving her hand about the sheets next to her suggesting that Goku join her, "I think we're safe."

Goku didn't argue, he climbed onto the bed and crawled up to Bulma, pressing his lips against hers sensually. Then they fell onto the bed.

Vegeta put on a pair of boxer shorts and sat on the bed, awaiting the return of Bulma. He expected that she would want to talk to Goku about his problems, so he was patient. He grabbed up the TV remote and turned on the television to some cruddy show that he wasn't particularly interested in, but he continued to watch it in hopes that Bulma would return soon.

A half hour went by and Bulma still hadn't come back, so Vegeta decided to turn off the TV and go to sleep.

Goku and Bulma had just finished lovemaking and were lying next to each other, though Bulma was leaning on Son's chest. She looked up into his eyes lovingly and the saiyan looked into her eyes with the same amount of love.

Suddenly the door opened and both lovers looked to it, expressions of terror frozen on their faces. Dr. Briefs stood in the doorway looking at the bed with his eyes wide. Bulma and Goku were relieved that it wasn't Vegeta, but still, they had wanted to keep this from everyone, save Piccolo.

"Oh dear," Dr. Briefs stated, quite embarrassed, "I guess this time you went up to the room to do more than make out," He said, referring to the time long ago when Bulma had first brought Goku to Capsule Corp. and she had told her dad that she and the little monkey-boy were going upstairs, to which her father asked, "What are you guys gonna do, make out?"

"H-hello Bulma's dad," Goku said nervously.

"Dad, what're you doing?" Bulma asked, pulling the covers up over her chest.

"Well, I saw that you two had gone into the room and you weren't out yet so I decided to come in and see what the matter was."

"Dad, you cannot tell Vegeta!"

"Don't worry," Dr. Briefs said with a smile, "I never cared much for that Vegeta; I always knew you and that Goku had something going on."

"Thanks dad, I'd hug you, but…"

"I know, I know. Well, I guess I'll leave now, sorry for the intrusion."

Dr. Briefs left the room and closed the door behind him. Bulma and Goku looked to each other and exchanged a nervous laugh.

"Well, I better get going, I wish I could stay the night with you, but Vegeta is bound to come searching for me," Bulma said, and then gave Goku a quick kiss, "Goodnight."

Goku watched as Bulma threw on her clothes and walked out of the room. The saiyan smiled to himself and closed his eyes, drifting into sleep.

Goku woke up in the forest, though it was dark which didn't seem right to the saiyan. He looked down at himself and noticed that he still wore his orange gi. He shrugged and began to walk through the dark forest.

It seemed as though he walked for hours and the scenery never seemed to change; it was just an endless path through seemingly endless forestry.

Goku was about to turn around and leave when a cave appeared out of nowhere. Goku, never one to turn away from danger, began walking toward the dark entrance to the cave. He heard voices and slight whimpering from inside. Someone was in danger and Goku needed to help them!

The gi wearing saiyan rushed into the cave, which was now casting an eerie light from the inside. The inside of the cave seemed to stretch on for miles, but Goku needed to help whoever was in trouble. The saiyan trudged onward, the whimpering getting closer and closer.

Finally Goku entered a room that was huge, in fact, it seemed as though it were an entire city, and west city to be exact. High up in the air was Dark Vegeta. He had Bulma by the back of the shirt and was holding her out wide. Bulma began clawing the air at Goku, screaming for him to help her.

Goku tried to power up to super saiyan, but for some reason he couldn't. He then tried to fly into the air, but he only got up ten feet before falling back down to the earth.

Dark Vegeta cackled evilly and released Bulma, taking pleasure in Bulma's frightened screams as she fell to the ground.

Goku began a full sprint toward the point where Bulma was going to land, and try and catch her, but his legs began to stiffen and he found it hard to move. Then he was frozen, the only thing that could move were his eyes, so the only thing he could do was watch in horror as Bulma fell, ultimately crashing into the streets, leaving a small crater.

Goku woke up screaming, energy crackling around him wildly. He jumped out of bed and began frantically putting clothes on. After getting dressed he rushed out of the door and began storming down the hallway, but he stopped after realizing that what had just happened had been a dream.

Goku shook his head and let a relieved smile crawl onto his face. He went to the elevator and entered it, pressing the first floor button. He looked into the mirror and noticed that his hair was golden yellow and spiked upward. He reverted to normal form and allowed his muscles to relax after the sudden transformation.

The elevator bell rang and the door slid open, allowing Son to exit. He began walking down the hallway until he came to a window, which he looked out of and noticed that dawn was approaching. He decided he should go outside and get some fresh air so he continued on until he came to a door. Goku opened it and went out.

It was cool outside and it began to relax the shaken up saiyan. He began to walk around the Capsule Corp. yard watching the birds swoop down from the air and land, pecking at the ground, trying to find worms and other insects.

Goku sat on the grass and fell back, lying there staring up at the brightening sky. He began to notice shapes in the clouds, for example he saw a cloud shaped like Master Roshi throwing up a peace sign. Another cloud looked like Shenlong the dragon god. After a while he had named over thirty things he saw shaped in the clouds.

"Good morning, Kakarrot," a gruff voice from behind him said.

"Good morning, Vegeta," Goku greeted. "You're up early."

"I didn't sleep well."

"Me either."

Goku expected a reply but didn't receive one, so he decided to prolong the conversation, "Wanna talk about it?"

"About what?" Vegeta asked crossly.

"About our night."

"Bah, why would I talk about my feelings with you?"

"We're friends, aren't we?"

"Hardly," Vegeta stated bluntly.

Goku was slightly taken aback; he had expected that, even though Vegeta hated him, the saiyan prince had considered the younger saiyan a friend.

Goku thought back to when he and Vegeta fought Boo on the lord of lords' planet, and Vegeta had told Goku that he was way better than the saiyan prince and that only he could beat Boo. Goku had thought he and Vegeta had become friends at that moment, but apparently, he had been sorely wrong.

"I'm going to train," Vegeta said, changing the subject, "Are you going to join me?"

"Nah, I'm just gonna stick around outside, then I'll probably head inside to eat," Goku said with a smile.

"Suit yourself," Vegeta said with a shrug. He started making his way toward the gravity room located outdoors in one of the many dome shaped structures scattered throughout the Capsule Corp. yard.

Goku watched as Vegeta entered the building, and as soon as he did, Son jumped up and went to the main building of Capsule Corp.

Dark Vegeta walked through the streets of the south side of west city with a coat he had stolen from a homeless man pulled tight around his body. He was looking for minions to use as distractions for his ultimate plan for revenge, so he dressed himself as a homeless man, hoping a group of thugs would come and bully him. He soon got his wish.

A tough looking thug stood in front of Dark Vegeta, along with fifteen other thugs standing behind him.

"Hey there pal," the tough looking thug said to the disguised Dark Vegeta.

Dark Vegeta was silent, keeping his head down as if he were afraid.

"Don't worry, you bum," the thug said, "You won't be miserable after I'm done with you."

The thug threw himself forward his arm pulled back for a punch. Dark Vegeta tore off his ragged jacket and threw it into the face of the thug, momentarily blinding the man. He then went to another one of the thugs and slammed his head in with an elbow drop. He stepped to the next thug in line, but this man was ready and he threw a punch at Dark Vegeta, the saiyan dodged and sent an uppercut into the thug's gut, rupturing everything in the man's abdomen. The rogue saiyan jumped to the next thug, but, instead of attacking, Dark Vegeta pointed to his nose, telling the thug to take a shot.

"You son of a bitch!" The thug roared, bringing a punch in, directly hitting the nose of the saiyan.

Nothing happened, Dark Vegeta didn't wince, but the man sure did; now having a broken wrist. Dark Vegeta then made quick work of the man and the twelve thugs left.

The man Dark Vegeta had thrown the jacket on had removed the blinding object and saw all of his dead comrades. The man shook with rage and jumped up, seeming as though he were ready to throttle Dark Vegeta.

"Before you do anything rash, consider joining me in a greater cause," Dark Vegeta said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" the thug asked, suddenly intrigued.

"Do you know a Ms. Bulma Briefs?"

"Ain't she the daughter of the founder of Capsule Corp.? Yeah, I know that bitch!"

"How would you like to own everything in that fantastic building of hers?"

"I could make a fortune selling that shit," the thug said dreamily, his face gleaming with possibilities. But then his face clouded over, realizing the futility of it.

"This is what you will need to do," Dark Vegeta began, putting a hand on the thug's shoulder, "You are going to need to go around town, make some friends such as others with the same occupation as you do, get a whole army going! Then, I will do my part to insure your safety, while you break into Capsule Corp. and kidnap Bulma, bringing her to me."

"When do I get to sell all her shit?"

"Don't worry, we'll get to that, but there are still other things to be done.

"After we kidnap Bulma, we'll need to head to the East District and find someone by the name of Chi-Chi, kidnap her as well and then you will have your riches."

To any normal person, the plan wouldn't make sense, but the thug was only concerned about easy money, so he agreed to do as he was asked. Dark Vegeta patted the man on the shoulder and told the thug where he could contact the saiyan after the "army" was formed. Then, the saiyan shot into the sky, laughing triumphantly; the first part of his brilliant plan was complete, and as long as the thug stuck to his part, everything would work out perfectly.