Vegeta's Pod landed on a small island on Planet Oceana. As he opened the door and climbed out, he noticed that he was surrounded by sparkling, blue water as far as his eyes could see. No, that wasn't entirely true... As he looked around, he noticed a lush, green forest behind him, and a long bridge to his right. The sun appeared to just be setting, and the sky was painted with pink, yellow, and purple streaks. The climate was a fair bit cooler than that on his home planet, and he shivered. A bird flew over his head, making a sound he didn't think birds could make... This planet was absolutely goregeous, he thought. So different from Planet Vegeta. The Prince wasn't usually one who was struck by things like this, but he'd never been to a planet so beautiful. It seemed a shame that he would have to destroy it. He decided he would walk around and enjoy the scenery while it was still present. Vegeta stepped onto the long bridge, and began his trip down it.

He was mezmerized by the rhythmic jumping of the fish on either side of the boardwalk... So mezmerized that he didn't notice the female leaning over the banister, until he'd already run into her. Vegeta heard a startled gasp, and when he looked up from the water, he was staring directly into a set of ocean blue eyes. His tail came from around his waist, and stood straight up behind him. The girl blinked a few times, and then smiled at him. Her smile was radiant, he thought. Her skin was pale, and looked delicate. And her hair was something like he'd never seen before... It was the colour of fire, and fell in soft waves around her face. She struck him as odd, because she had the body of a female Saiyan, very lean, slightly muscular, fairly short, but everything else about her was completely different.

"Hello" she said. Her voice was quiet and timid. He wasn't quite sure how to act around her...

"Uh" He ran a hand through his hair. "Hello." He heard her laugh, and his eyes narrowed.

"What are you laughing at, Female?" he asked, anger seeping into his tone. She just smiled at him.

"You're not from here, are you sir?" He felt her eyes look around him, and at his tail. She laughed again.

"Nope, definitely not from here". Usually, if someone were to talk to him like this, he would be outraged... But something about her made him want to smile.

"Yes, you're right about that." He watched her tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and noticed the top of it came to a point. She held her hand out in front of her.

"Well," she said. "I am Skye. Welcome to Oceana" He took a gentle hold of her hand. Her skin was soft, and warm.

"Vegeta." He told her. Her eyes widened, and she pulled her hand away. Skye took a step back from him.

"What's the problem?" He asked her.

"You... you're... uh..." She stammered.

"Spit it out, Woman!" He said, getting frustrated.

"There's a planet with your name..." she whispered. "And they have been at war with our people since before I was born." Vegeta wrapped his tail back around his waist, and smirked.

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Skye stood staring at Vegeta, hoping his name was just a coincidence. But the look on his face told her it wasn't.

"You... you're from there, aren't you?" She heard him laugh.

"Perhaps I should re-do this introduction. I am Vegeta. The Prince of all Saiyans." His voice sounded frighteningly friendly. The Princess wished she wasn't wearing high heels right now. If she tried to run, the Prince would catch her. So, instead of trying, she leaned against the railing of the bridge, and stared into the water. She sighed, and tucked more hair behind her ear. She felt him come up beside her.

"So... You're going to kill me, aren't you?" She asked.

"That was the plan" He told her, his voice sounded gentle.

"Well, if I have to die, I'm glad it's going to happen here" She looked up into his eyes, which were black like onyx, and saw he was staring at her. He looked confused.

"Why is that?" Vegeta asked. She exhaled, and thought about it for a while; this was the only place she could go where there wasn't Oceana men asking to be her husband... The only place where there weren't females asking for her things. The only place no one could ask anything of her.

"Cause this is the only place I can be happy" she said sadly. He didn't say anything to her, she assumed it was because he didn't really care.

"Why can't you be happy anywhere else? A pretty girl like you probably has a wonderful social life... With guys knocking on your door constantly." He laughed.

"Yes. That's the problem" She said, her tone was flat. "I'm happy here because I can be alone here."

"You're not alone now" He pointed out.

"Well you're not asking anything of me... You're just here to kill me."

"How old are you, little girl?" He asked.

"I've seen sixteen summers in my life" He nodded.

"You're young..."

"Not really"

"Well... You're too young to die." She loked at him, suprised, and suddenly his hands were on her waist.

"You're very beautiful. To kill you would be a waste" He pulled her in close, and lifted a palm to her cheek.

"Such a waste" he breathed. He was mere inches from he lips, and she could feel his breath on her skin. What was he doing? A being of her planet's enemy race was about to kiss her... And she was going to let him. She closed her eyes just as his mouth came in contact wih her's. His kiss was aggressive, full of power... So different from how she assumed an Oceanic's kiss would be.