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Chapter 3:
She stood at the portal bouncing from foot to foot, her blonde hair braided down her back, her blue eyes anxiously watching and waiting. Her mother stood to her left looking at her daughter in the Saiyan armor. The dark haired Saiyan stood calmly next to her with his arms folded over his chest. He reached out to the Princess, eyes still closed as his hand stilled her motions.
"Hi'nah, Ve'ho." Turles spoke softly.
"Mah'ni, Turles. I'm just so excited! No offense Mother but the prospect of more warriors that I can spar with that I won't have to hold back against!" The princess squealed loudly.
"My daughter," Selenity touched the side of her daughter's face, "do not lose who you are while you are there."
At only ten years old Serenity had reached the same height as her mother. She stood beside Turles, her n'tile, waiting for Bardock and Nappa to arrive and escort to Vegetasai for training on her Father's planet. The light flashed blinding the occupants in the room. The young girl flung her arms around Bardock's neck first and then around Nappa's and quickly pulled away from them as the light died down and stood next to them on the platform.
"I'm ready! Can we go now? I'm so ready to begin some real training." She quickly turned to her mother. "Again Mother, no offense."
"I understand my child and yes, I can send you back to Vegetasai immediately as long as you promise contact me once a week." She eyed her daughter as Turles made his way onto the platform to stand next to the blonde princess.
"Of course, Mother, as long as I am within range and not on an off world mission!" Serenity smiled at her mother.
"That probably won't happen for at least two years, sh." Nappa smirked at the young girl before him.
"I would say at least one year, Nappa." Bardock chuckled lightly trying to get a rise out of the girl.
"No more than six months." Turles spoke dryly causing the older Saiyans to look at him with amused expressions on their faces. "You haven't been training with her daily for the last 8 years, I have. I say six months so that she can learn all the technology before she is ready to go off world."
Serenity crossed her arms over her chest in a smug manner as she stuck her nose up in the air. The air around them began to blow gently and the light brightened quickly as they were sent through space protected by the Queen's moon light. They touched down just between two stone buildings with stained glass windows; the smaller building had ornate windows, detailed carvings, and sculptures etched onto its sides.
"Dra and Cha." The little blonde moved towards the building as her finger barely brushed against the stone.
"Not so fast Usa," Turles halted her movements by grabbing her arm. "I'll bring you back here once we see your Ve'ta Ja'ta. I'll even tell you all the ihu'tre you want to know about." He knelt down eye level to her.
"J'ha?" Her eyes lit up as she spun to face the Saiyan she considered to be her ta'fr even though he was only her n'ti.
"J'ha. Esi." He pointed for her stand behind Bardock and Nappa as they stood in front of her waiting to escort her to King Vegeta. Turles fell in line behind her as they made their way into the palace and towards the throne room. The young princess looked around as they passed the different tapestries and paintings that hung on the walls and statues that lined the hall. Her eyes large and her pace slowed as she starred up at one painting in particular.
"Cha'kio." Her voice softly called out as she looked upon the picture of the ape form roaring at the blood red moon.
"Ch cha, a rare occurrence. You remember me telling you about that?" Turles leaned down to her ear and whispered quietly.
"It's more na'uch than I imagined." She said breathlessly as she continued to stare up at the picture.
Turles shook his head and looked up to see Bardock and Nappa looking at them over their shoulders. He chuckled at her before nudging her in the ribs. "F'ril au."
"Ve'ho," Bardock called to her, "let's not keep Ve'ta Ja'ta waiting any longer."
She rushed to catch up to them and gave a slight bow. "Mah'ni Bardock, Nappa."
"Don't bow to us Ve'ho." Nappa spoke quietly as he looked around to see if anyone had noticed her unknowing action of submission. "You will wear ve'osa one day. We bow to you; not the other way."
"Mah'. . ." Turles' hand quickly covered her mouth.
"And stop apologizing to us. You are Saiyan Ve, we are not." Bardock turned back around and began to walk towards the throne room doors.
"I told you that would get you in trouble here." Turles whispered hotly into her ear. "Let's go." He placed his hand on the small of her back guiding her to catch up to the older Saiyans.
Two tall heavy doors opened to reveal men standing in a straight line on either side of the walk way. They stood at attention saluting as the ten year old girl crossed in front of them. Bardock and Nappa stopped and stepped away creating an opening for young princess. They dropped to a bow before her and she looked over her shoulder to see Turles also dropped to a low Saiyan bow before the King. He stood from the throne and threw his arms out towards her.
"Ho'sh m'yo! Rada esi! Let me have a closer look at you br'at!" He motioned for her to walk up to him.
She looked at Turles who motioned for her to go to her Father. She slowly ascended the stairs as she felt all the eyes burning holes into her back. As she reached the top step she stood before her Father and began to bow before him.
"Eh Ve'ta Ja'ta." She bowed slightly to the King as he wrapped her in his arms and pulled her body up to his.
"Tell me," he sat the young princess back onto her feet, "What would you like to do first? Turles tells me you are very adventurous."
"I would like to spar, Ja'ta. Turles was the only true sparring partner I had while on Ch and we had to keep our powers in check." Usagi sighed.
"That can be arranged. Is there anything else? Make a list and Turles will accompany you as you acclimate yourself over the next week. Once you are settled we shall begin your training. Radditz," Vegeta called a young man over to him who quickly dropped into a bow before the royals. "This is Turles younger ta'fr and Bardock's ho'ta; he will be added to your n'ti. He is only a year older than you but well suited for your protection. Tell me, ho'sh, are you hungry? Surely the Lunarian kingdom had a difficult time keeping you and Turles fed." He turned to leave the throne room Radditz, Bardock, Nappa, and Turles stood quickly following after them.
"Actually, Ja'ta," she paused worried about the answer she might receive, "I was wondering if we could walk through the market area?"
King Vegeta laughed loudly. "I see you take after your Ma's interesting in getting to know the people on a personal level?"
"In a way Ja'ta but I have only been to Vegetasai a few times before and I was never allowed to leave the palace or see anything of the planet with the exception of what I could see from a window. This is p'ue m'yo for now and I want to know all that I can about it." The blonde princess spoke firmly.
"Very well, let us go visit."
They walked through the market place tasting food and drink offered to them. Usagi asked questions about items as they walked along occasionally stopping to enjoy different things surrounding them. The King stopped at a few shops and order things to be made for Usagi and sent to her room in the palace; dresses and jewelry for formal events, night wear, training armor, uniforms and female products for her cha'gar. As the group made their way back to the palace Usagi's eyes lingered on the House of Cha and Dra. Turles took note of how her eyes lingered on the building, studying the edifice of it.
"Ve'ta Vegeta," he spoke causing the King to turn towards him. "Ve'ho Serenity expressed interest in visiting there and learning the ihu'tre." He nodded his head towards the building.
"Usagi, ho'sh m'yo," he tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear as she turned to face him. "Do you want to learn about Cha and Dra?"
Her eyes lit up as she shook her head excitedly causing the Saiyans to chuckle at her excitement. King Vegeta extended his hand towards the building and watched as his daughter darted off towards the building.
"Eh! Usagi!" Turles rushed after her quickly and Radditz chased after her as well.
"He calls her by her first name." King Vegeta looked at Bardock and Nappa as they slowly crossed over to the building. "Do I need to remove him from being her n'tile?"
"I would not believe that necessary, Ve'ta." Nappa answered quickly. "They call one another ta'fr and sh'fr, sire."
"I like him for her n'tile and would hate to remove him." King Vegeta opened the doors and looked up as they entered taking in the ornate designs of the interior. He looked over to see his daughter listening intently to the tales Bardock's eldest br'at relayed to her.
After an hour of being in the temple the group made their way back to the palace and towards the training area. Usagi squealed as she looked over the dirt that lay inside a large stone square. There were several smaller squares littered around the training grounds. The blonde inspected the area as best as she could while looking between, around, and under the three much taller Saiyans that stood before her.
"You'll see soon enough. Pomp and circumstance, Ve'ta Vegeta wants to show you off." Turles nudged her with his elbow.
"So you and I will get spar?" Usagi looked up at the older Saiyan.
"G'in." Turles nodded his head as he glared at the Saiyan men trying to look at the young princess and attempting to judge her worth.
"No holding back? A true match? Ji'nava?" Her eyes lit up as she was almost bouncing next to him.
"G'in. Now stop bouncing and wait till Ve'ta Vegeta introduces you. These are elite ge and they will judge you harshly. Ta'h m'eh." He placed his head on the top of her head causing her to still her movement.
"Ta'pa g'in!" Usagi punched her right hand into her left palm.
Bardock looked over his shoulder at the young princess and smirked. They had stopped walking now and Vegeta had all eyes on him. He called Usagi to stand next to him as he spoke.
"You are all aware that this is my ho'sh. She has come here to begin her training as a Saiyan gen. Turles is her lead n'ti and n'tile and Radditz her second." He dropped his large hand on the top of her head. "Know this, if anyone of you so much as even thinks of ho'sh m'yo in the wrong way or a thought of causing her pain enters your brain I will end you. Are we clear?"
"G'in, Ve'ta Vegeta!" The soldiers cried out as the bowed to their King. "Ve'ho Serenity!"
"Ja'ta," Usagi spoke quietly as the men before them cheered for the royalty. "Can they call me Usagi; I would prefer to use my Saiyan name. Serenity is just too. . . . ", she struggled to find the right Saiyan word to describe how she felt about her Lunarian name.
"Na'ho?" Radditz supplied from behind the princess.
"G'in!" She spun around and pointed to him. "And soft." She looked up to her Father. "Buh'tir buh'mor, Ja'ta?"
King Vegeta laughed heartily. "Of course, ho'sh! Princess Usagi!" The King cheered as he raised his daughter's arm in the air causing the throng of Saiyans to roar loudly. He nodded his head in approval at his daughter impatience to get to the ring and fight.
Usagi and Turles made their way to the large ring, faced one another and dropped into a defensive stance. The Saiyans gathered around waiting and watching. Usagi's tail released from her waist and waved lazily in the air behind her as she grew excited waiting for Turles to attack. The black haired warrior was growing impatient but refused to be the one to strike first.
"One of you attack or I'm attacking you both!" Nappa barked out loudly causing them both to flinch and simultaneously fly at one another.
Vegeta watched on with pride as his daughter took on the older Saiyan. Usagi dodged a round house punch that he threw at her. She swept his legs out from under him with a quick swiping of her leg. Turles quickly jumped up as she raised her leg to kick him. He caught her in the ribs with a right upper cut causing her to slide back a few feet. Vegeta watched as she grimaced at the pain but didn't falter. The blonde hair child charged at the man that had been training her since she was old enough to walk. Turles swiped at her causing her to flip backwards out of the way. He quickly took advantage of the situation and grabbed her by the ankle slamming her into the hard ground of the ring. Usagi gasped deeply trying to force air back into her lungs as Turles wrapped his legs around her right arm effectively pinning her body to the ground. She struggled fruitlessly as he tightened his hold on her arm as he pulled tighter.
"Va'hir d'ha, Usagi." Turles growled as she struggled against him.
"F'ri!" She yelled. "M'eh f'ri va'hir!" She reared her leg back quickly kicking him in the side of the head and launched a small ki blast at the older Saiyan.
He released his hold on her arm with one hand in order to fling the blast away from him causing Usagi to smirk. Using the distraction of the small blast she quickly used her body weight to break free from his grip and flip their positions. She was now straddling his waist, one hand on griping his tail, and her fist poised to strike him. Turles grabbed her waist trying to pull her off of him. She only pressed down harder, pinning him to the spot beneath her.
"Va'hir, Turley?" She asked in mockingly sweet tone as she looked down at him.
"Usagi!" Bardock yelled from the side lines as he saw his son trying to remove the young princess from the compromising position above him.
"R'en?" She growled, not breaking her eyes from Turles waiting for a sign that he would concede the fight to her.
"Sh," Bardock knelt beside her and grabbed her arm, "you are still young and don't fully understand the implications of being on top of a ge like this especially while you have a hold of his tail." He took in the look on his son's face, a cross between pain and pleasure. Usagi had a tight hold on his tail; it was tight enough to weaken him leaving him at her mercy yet just a touch of gentleness causing pleasure to mix with the pain. Usagi looked up to Bardock's face in confusion. He leaned close to the young girl's ear and whispered quietly, "Did Turles explain tail play to you?"
Her confusion still painted on her face as she shook her head no. Bardock let out an exasperated sigh. "Well, you bested him in combat which makes you even more attractive as mate to any male but you sitting on top of him and holding his tail like this is a sexual advance. It usually ends up with a certain mark being placed right here." He touched the soft spot between her shoulder and neck. The young Princess's eye grew wide as she released his tail and stood up scrambling to get away from him quickly.
"Mah'ni, Turley. I didn't realize." Her cheeks stained red and her head hung downward not wanting to look at anyone.
"Usa," Turles stood and crossed over to her, "you should never apologize especially when you just won a battle." He placed two fingers under her chin lifting her eyes to his. "I'm proud of you, sh'fr ve'ho."
"You did very well, ho'sh m'yo." King Vegeta dropped his hand to the top of her head. "Let us go. I'll show you to your rooms and allow you to settle in and then we will dine in the main hall. Your birthday celebration will be held tomorrow."
