Chapter 2

(The beginning)

Bulma was fuming, the castle was in chaos. Guards were suiting up, getting ready for the impending war. The sayains were coming to destroy earth, Chichi had been attacked and was now in a coma, and to top it off her judgment in men again proved horrible.

Once the explosions started and the large alien ships began to fill the sky, she sent out an important broadcast to all her subjects. The earth was under attack. Evacuation was the only method of survival. She was sure the ox king was sending out a similar message to his kingdom.

In the course of six months there had been two threats of war. One from the sayains and one from a small planet that was on the outer most reaches of the solar system. She hadn't known what the hell was going on, no one had ever heard of Frecol before. There was no way of knowing if the threat was real or fake.

It only began to register that this might be an actual concern when the scouting ship didn't return. But they hadn't had the time to send another, or worry about it. The sayains had arrived. Like earth, Vegetsii was divided into two kingdoms. Two kingdoms that were separate but equal. Two kingdoms that were ruled differently. But the sayains decided now that they wanted the resources that earth could provide. Slaves, metals, whatever could be salvaged from the planet.

Chichi had been worried, and rightfully so. The sayains were a ruthless race. They looked human but were animals on the inside. She had expected a sayain representative to come and lay out their demands. Instead she got better, she got the soon to be king, prince Vegeta. He had stormed into her castle with his entourage of guards.

He was arrogant and egotistical. He had bluntly laid out their plan of war and refused to agree on a treaty or terms of agreement. She had stood her ground, unwilling to give up. He had threatened her, her family and her kingdom, but she didn't budge. He had smirked and walked out.

A few days passed and he was back again with the king of his planet. Only then had thy tentatively went about peace talk. It had seemed like everything was going ok. There had been talks of a treaty and ways that both could benefit from the partnership. That is until they went back to Vegetsii to ponder it once again. Next thing she knew a few days had passed and a sayain was found fleeing the scene of Chichi's attempted murder.

She was barely breathing and unable to be awoken. Days passed by and no progress. She was determined to be in a catatonic state or a coma. There was brain activity but she didn't wake up. Bulma couldn't do this by herself. At least with Chichi by her side the sayains hadn't seemed so threatening. They had planned to sign a treaty with the sayains and then find out about Frecol and maybe use their new allies if anything happened.

But now she was in a coma, most of the earth had been destroyed, there was still loud violent explosions going off in the distance. The ox King refused to leave their kingdom until all his subjects had been evacuated safely. When the chaos started, Bulma had immediately sent her parents off to the neighboring Namek planet. She hadn't heard anything from them so she was unsure if they had made it. She had prayed to kami to keep them safe. She was young she could take care of herself and handle the sayains.

Bulma took a deep breath and looked outside at the remains of what used to be a prosperous city. It was now just a mass of rubble and crap. It was barren which was good, hopefully everyone was able to escape to neutral planets in the system.

She didn't know what to expect, what she would say once she was face to face with him. He had been indifferent and rude but she had thought she had sensed some kind of attraction. Even as they talked about the treaty he had been inspecting her, watching her with a gaze of lust that couldn't be mistaken. Maybe she had mistaken it for something else. He was always scowling and brooding, maybe she mistook lust for anger?

Whatever it was she would find out. She wasn't gonna sit back while they destroyed her home or her life. She thought of Chichi and of the sayain who had been fleeing the scene. Could it all have been some elaborate plan? A false pretense? No, that seemed unlikely. Sayains didn't seem like the type to beat around the bush. If they wanted to do something, they were definitely strong enough and ruthless enough to do it.

Then why try to kill Chichi? If the sayains were really trying to come to an agreement that would benefit both planets, why would one of them try to kill her?

"Princess Bulma." A guard came in and she turned from the scene outside. She felt a little cold inside watching all this play out, not knowing why exactly they had renege their word. It had been stupid of her not to prepare for something like this.

"Yes…" she said blankly, "what is it?"

"Everyone has been evacuated from the castle and the city, it's your turn." He said simply. Bulma heard him but it was if she couldn't comprehend what he said. She turned and glanced again out at the burning buildings, earth was nothing anymore. There was no use staying here. Bulma nodded and took one more glance around her room and then followed him out.

They had made it all the way to dock, before she realized that she didn't know what was going on on Chichi's side. She should call, try to get in contact with them before she took off. "Wait, I will be right back." She said turning to go back into the castle.

"No Princess, we must go now" the guard said trying to usher her back to the ship.

Bulma frowned, "I am still in charge here. I will be only a few minutes." She stated her anger mounting. The guard nodded and she took off down the paved path to the castle.

There was a huge rumble and then a massive explosion. Bulma turned quickly to catch sight of the ship she had just left going up in flames. For a moment she was glued to that spot her heart beating uncontrollably in her chest. In an instant the reality of what just happened hit her and she felt like crying. She just wanted to fall on her knees and bawl, let out all the sadness that had been stewing inside her.

She wanted to cry for her parents, whose whereabouts were unknown. She wanted to cry for chichi and the Ox King who might not have made it. She wanted to cry for all her people who lost their homes, and their lives. She gave into the pain that was in her, but no tears came out. She stood there silently mourning her loved ones.

Where the ship stood burning, another larger one landed next to it. It had the gold and navy crest of the Vegetsii royal family on the side. It was only fitting that he would arrive to kill her. There was nothing left, she had nothing left just her empty shell of a body.

The big door of the ship flew open letting out a long hiss into the mostly quiet air. Vegeta emerged once again flanked by his entourage. He stood silently surveying the wasteland before him. Bulma say the frown that was etched on his lips. It was a curious thing. He should be happy, or at least satisfied with the what little was left of earth. How much devastation his people had caused hers.

Then he saw her, and his frown turned into a sneer. He barked out an order to a long haired sayain next to him and immediately he took off in the opposite direction. Bulma watched him disappear into the horizon unsure of where he was going.

Vegeta , then turned to another sayain on his right side and motioned towards her. Bulma's eyes grew wide as she realized what he was saying. She turned and started to run as fast as she could. She didn't know where to go, her mind was racing at ten thousand miles a minute. She had to hide, find somewhere safe. Her feet were starting to hurt and she was slowly getting winded. Her breathing was labored and her side hurt but she kept on running.

Bulma decided to try and lose him in the thickness of the surrounding forest. If she could just get to a cave, or the river, she would be safe. Bulma tripped and stumbled falling against a large tree. She paused for only a moment before she took off again. She couldn't keep this up long .

She wouldn't have to. Before she could stop she ran straight into the massive bald sayains arms. He chuckled and threw her over his shoulder. He gripped her tightly by the waist, the pressure of his hold on her kept her silent and gasping for breath. Bulma sighed, her mind made up she resigned and waited for whatever came next.

He threw her on the floor in front of Vegeta, when they finally got back to the ship. Vegeta glared down at her, disgust and hatred clearly written on his face. Bulma could do nothing but sit there and cower. He looked as if he was gonna kill her, so she shut her eyes. She silently sent up a prayer to kami to protect her parents if they were still alive and to take Chichi's soul peacefully to heaven.

"You bitch." Vegeta said using his foot to kick her down. "I should kill you." His voice was laced with venom as he stood over her. "You will pay for what you did."

Bulma stared up at him, her eyes wide and unseeing. She searched and found her voice, "I haven't done anything to you, you bastard." She shouted, anger winning over her freight. He would kill her she knew, but she would not die without letting him know how much she hated what he had done. "You come to my planet, destroy my home, and kill my people… I don't care if you kill me, you will get yours for what you did… I hope you rot in hell.." Bulma whispered mutely a feeling of despair washing over her. She watched as his sneer turned into an evil smirk.

"Your hell is about to begin."

That was the last thing she heard before she felt a sharp surge of pain stream through her body. She consciously exhaled and closed her eyes, giving into the enclosing darkness.