"Please, I'm begging you, don't do this please!" she said through tears while being restrained by the larger man.

"It's already done." He said menacingly as he raised his hand and a flash of light engulfed the yard.

"Nooooooooooo!" she cried at the top of her lungs.

At that very moment Vegeta awoke in a cold sweat and he sat up and franticly looked around the room. 'what is wrong me?' he thought to himself. This was the second time he had that nightmare and he still couldn't understand what it meant, he still couldn't place the people in it all he see were shadowy figures and faint voices, so just as it happened the first he couldn't get back to sleep so instead he settled for lying back down and staring at the black ceiling above his bed.

When he had nightmares in the past Bulma was always there to talk about it or tries to soothe him back sleep but he didn't have that anymore, he did miss that sometimes, he could never talk to Kaede about anything because all she ever did was agree with him all of the time, how that frustrated him but then he remembered that the queens only duty was to stand by the king no matter what. Vegeta turned his head to the left to look at Kaede who was still sound asleep, he knew he could never love this woman but he could still try to make the best of things she did matter in some way, she was still the mother of his son, she was still his mate and he did give his word to be with her forever and if nothing else he would definitely keep his word, but love was not something he could see blossoming from all of that. Vegeta pinched the bridge of his nose and got out of bed to start his day and put this nightmare behind him.

Though the last month had been somewhat uneventful he had to admit that it felt good to be needed and looked upon for leadership. Vegeta made the perfect saiyan king, and with all of the information he gathered in his old life he also made the perfect leader on the battlefield, and not to boast or anything but when it came to the bedroom activities he knew he got the job done, but a few times afterwards he would look over at Kaede and see that she had an expression on her face that appeared sad but also angry. He honestly had no clue as to why she would be either but he didn't care enough to ask.

He made his way into the dining hall and found Verles seated at the table eating, he didn't noticed his father come in until he sat down at the other end of the table. "Oh, hello father will you join me for breakfast this morning I want to discuss something with you." He said as he stopped eating and placed his utensils down.

"What is it, son?" Vegeta said as a servant brought him his food and placed it in front of him.

"I wanted to speak with you about promoting me to squad leader." He said calmly.

"Verles, we've been over this. When the time comes you will have your chance." He said as he began to eat.

"But you know I have the necessary skills to do the job now, let me prove it to you." He said looking across the table at his father. "Give me the next scouting assignment."

Vegeta stopped eating momentarily sighed deeply and looked up from his plate of food. "Fine. But Kakarot goes with you, no exceptions are we clear?" he said looking at his son.

"Crystal, I will not disappoint you father." He said as he quickly finished his meal and stood to leave anxious to tell Stone his news. As he made his way there he couldn't help but think of what her reaction might be, will she be happy for him or will she think that he was following in Vegeta's footsteps? No he could never be that way, he could never do the things his father had done, all of the stories he heard about what he had done in his past made Verles shiver at the very thought of it, could she actually think that of him?

He arrived at the armory where she worked cleaning and rebuilding the damaged armor of the Saiyans. She was working on one of Kakarot's suits when she saw Verles approaching her. "Hello Stone, working hard I see." He said to her with a small smirk. "Hi, Verles. Uh yeah I'm just finishing up here." She said exhausted but happy to see him.

"That's good because there is something I wanted to tell you." He said.

"Sure." She said as she sat down in a chair and gestured her hand to the other one across from her. "what did you wanna tell me?"

"I don't know for sure when, but I will be leaving for a while." He said as he sat across from her. "My father has appointed me to squad leader for an upcoming assignment."

"So what kind assignment is this anyway?" she asked.

"The kind that if done right it could take up to a month." He simply said. "I won't go if don't want me to." He moved to across the room and kneeled in front of her and grabbed her hands.

"No, no you should go, you worked hard to get this, and you deserve it more than anyone." She said looking down at him and cupping his cheek and she leaned down to kiss him softly on the lips. "be safe okay."

"I will, I promise." And he kissed her one more time letting go of her hands to gently grab her face, when they parted they both stood up to give the other a hug and Verles fearing if he stayed any longer he wouldn't leave said his farewell and left, Stone watched him go until he was out of sight then she turned around and went back to working on the rest of the suits.

"What was Verles doing here?" the elderly woman said surprising Stone.

"Geez, Kinu, are you trying to give me a heart attack?" she said holding her hand over her heart.

"Sorry about that." Kinu said apologizing.

"It's alright, Verles just came to tell me that he's leaving for while that's all." She said. "he's going on his first assignment." As she turned around to continued working on the suits.

"Oh okay, well I hope everything goes well see you later Stone." Kinu left it at that and left.

"Me too." Stone said to herself.

(((Back With Vegeta)))

After giving Verles his first assignment Vegeta decided he needed to inform Kakarot of this since he was to accompany him on this mission. "Why me your majesty?" Kakarot said after hearing the news. "Why not Nappa or even Radditz?" not fully understanding why Vegeta would chose him to look after his son.

"I have faith in your abilities Kakarot." he said and looked at him from across the table to see he still had an unsure expression on his face. "What you don't trust my judgment?"

"No, that's not it all. I just think that maybe my brother or Nappa might be more suited to protect the prince." Kakarot said looking down at his hands for a moment and then returned his eyes to Vegeta.

"Verles doesn't need protection he's capable of defending himself." He said with slight pride. "That is not why I selected you. I chose you to guide and show him the ropes, on less you don't think you can handle that?"

"Yes sir, I can definitely handle that, thank you your majesty I will not disappoint." He said trying to hide his excitement and stood. "can I go now?"

"I don't see why not." He said gesturing his hand to the door and Kakarot practically sprinted out obviously overjoyed. Vegeta watched him leave and after he was gone he pinched the bridge of his nose. He could not believe this but after spending enough time with this man he started to see similarities between Kakarot and….Goku. It was disturbing, the same disgusting eating habits, the same way he scratched the back of his head when he was nervous or embarrassed, and surprisingly the same gentle nature. How could this possibly be? Was it that he was just naturally this way or did his short time on earth effect him more than they thought, Vegeta didn't have the answers to this, but why dwell on it, that wasn't really something he needed to think too much about so he didn't and he finished authorizing the paperwork for Verles's mission.

(((A Week Later)))

Verles was preparing for his long departure when his father approached him. "Hello, father. Have you come to see me off?" He said not looking up and fastening the straps on his wrists of his trimmed down all black battle suit complete with the royal emblem on his left breast. He was so excited about his new position but all he could think about was Stone and not seeing her for so long, he'd been so lost in thought that he hadn't even noticed that his father was speaking to him and focused just in time to hear the last of Vegeta's words.

"I'll see soon son and don't mess this up." He said sternly.

"Huh? oh yes, father, I won't let you down." He said quickly while doing a salute before getting into his pod ship and blasted off into open space but before cryo-sleep took affect he looked out the round window at the seemingly retreating planet and for the first time in a long time he felt genuinely nervous, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes to calm his nerves and when he gave in to sleep all he could see was Stone's face and how he couldn't wait to get back to her.

Vegeta watched the ship disappear into the sky after it was out of sight he turned on his heels and headed to his throne room to relax, when he reached the room he sat down on his giant golden throne adorned with red accents and black cushions, he rubbed his temples and shut his eyes, Vegeta relished in the quiet because he rarely had time to himself in the last week, he took it upon himself to personally oversee the preparations for Verles's assignment all the while making social visits to their allies, attending meetings and giving speeches, it was exhausting but all of it was purposeful. Before he had a chance to rest Nappa came in furious dragging someone in with him and pushed them to their knees on the ground.

"What now, Nappa." Vegeta said clearly frustrated.

"This little bitch ruined one of my best suits." He said referring to the woman on the floor. "She insisted she did nothing wrong but look at my suit it's been scuffed, so what do you have to say for yourself."

"It was already there when you gave it me and you didn't give me enough time to fix it." The woman said with her head down still on her knees.

Vegeta's head shot up at the sound of the woman speaking when he opened his eyes and looked down at her and saw her porcelain skin and long back length cerulean hair. His heart beating rapidly in his chest. Could this really be her or was he just seeing things again like before when thought he saw her and grabbed a woman without thinking, he needed confirmation this time. "What is your name and where are you?" he could not disguise the anxiousness in his voice.

"Stone, from earth." She said still not looking at him.

"Look at me." He said not being able to see her face through her hair.

She made no movement to look up.

"do it now!" Nappa said loudly.

And when she did Vegeta felt his heart stop when he saw her pale face and looked straight into those deep blue eyes. "Bulma?" He said under his breath.

Bulma is alive! Well how did you guys like that! i know a lot of you saw that coming but stay tuned it gets better. Read/Review chapter 5 coming soon.