Goku thought 'What do they want earth for?' He looked at his counterpart, who attacked him knocking him out of his thoughts. He blocked "What do you want Earth for?"
Kakkarot said, lightly "Why would you assume that either of us has any use for this pathetic mudball."
Goku said "You haven't been using any attacks that could destroy the planet."
"That would be stupid seeing as we are on the planet."
"You can instant transmission. That doesn't matter."
Kakkarot scowled, then half smiled "Tell you what, if manage to break my armor, I'll tell you."
Goku said "Fair enough." He smirked, he could manage that.
Goku flew at his counterpart, faster than he had before.
Kakkarot's eyes widened. 'How fast can he go?' He got out of the way just in time. 'Damn it.' He fought his counterpart, just blocking while he thought. The more he fought him the harder he found it to hate him. They hadn't really gone soft. The customs just had no place in this dimension with the circumstances. And his counterpart was strong. So was Prince Vegeta's. It made him rethink a lot of things. He suddenly decided he wanted to let the other Saiyan know the main reason they had come here. He thought back...
flashback
Prince Vegeta was bored "Port. Why are you here?"
Port said "I was out information gathering as you requested, sire and I found an alternate dimension with a prime planet on it. It has a sentient population, but the inhabitants are weak, for the most part."
Kakkarot said "Explain, Port. You seem a cross between nervous and excited. For you to show that much emotion is unusual. Your antennae are moving about quite a bit."
Port said "Most of the population are weak, but that planet is the planet Earth, and on it live both of your counterparts from that dimension."
They both sat up straight, almost out of their seats.
Prince Vegeta said "You are serious, Port."
Port nodded slightly. "I am always serious, my Lord."
Prince Vegeta frowned. A prime planet...Vegeta-sei was beautiful, but it was getting overcrowded and would not support itself for much longer. Also, some of the land was unusable. A new planet would be invaluable and this concept of alternate selves intrigued him. "Port, I want you to do some more research. Find out more about these 'counterparts' of ours."
"Yes, sir."
"That is all." He left.
After that, Port had made several trips into the other dimension, doing much data gathering from HFIL and from observing them. After his last trip, they had decided to acompany him to that dimension. As they prepared to go...
Prince Vegeta said "Our number one priority is to capture that planet."
"Yes, I agree, but defeating our counterparts will be a nice bonus. It should be a good fight."
"Don't get overexcited. From Port's information, that isn't likely."
Kakkarot shrugged "Still."
Prince Vegeta said "Get geared up. We're going."
Kakkarot snapped back to the present when he got punched in the jaw. He flew back a few feet. He put his hand to his jaw in surprise, then looked down and saw there was also a crack in his chestplate. Had he done that just now? He looked at him in surprise, then said "Land."
Goku said "What?"
Kakkarot said "It's what we need. Usually we'd just take it. In our dimension and in most, there are very few livable worlds, and only a handful as good as this one. If it were'nt for you two, we would have."
Goku scowled "What do you do after you take a planet?"
Kakkarot said "We don't go out and commit genocide, if that's what you're getting at, but we assert dominance. It natives try to start something, we kill them. We are the superior race."
Goku said "That doesn't give you the right to kill people," as he directed a punch at the head of his opponent.
Kakkarot grabbed his hand and then the other and they grappled. He said "How do you suggest we do it? Peacefully? That's a laugh. Even if there was a planet that would accept Saiyans to coexist with them without issue, we are a warring race. We don't do peace."
Goku said "Have you tried it?"
Kakkarot paused.
Goku said "Have tournaments instead, put fighting to a nonfatal use, and why not try negotiations every once in a while. There's enough room on this planet for more than one race." They broke apart.
Kakkarot frowned. 'Negotiations?' But now they already had the bet going and even if he wanted to try these negotiations, he was sure the enraged Prince Vegeta would hear none of it. Not even if they won and if they lost...he frowned. He did not think Prince Vegeta would just leave peacefully. The only solution was a tie, but how? He looked at his counterpart.
Goku looked at Kakkarot. He looked like he was considering negotiations, then...
Prince Vegea plowed Vegeta into the canyon wall. He said "You're pathetic. You've hit your limit. It's time to finish you off." He readied a blast.
Vegeta was furious, but he was getting low on ki. Thoughts raced through his head of Bulma, his wife and his son, Trunks. Of Capsule Corp, that was now his home. Of Earth and the thought of losing it all. He growled and got up. "I won't lose to you!" He felt power surge through him and he yelled as he powered up.
Prince Vegeta was blown back a couple of steps. He frowned 'He can go the next level, but...why wait until now?' He shook his head "No matter. You are still weaker than I am. I will win this fight, and this planet." They both looked at Goku and Kakkarot and said "Kakkarot, why are you just standing there? Don't you know what's at stake?" Then the Vegeta's paused and looked at each other confused.
Goku and Kakkarot also looked at each other confused. Goku thought 'The only way out of this bet would be a tie and Vegeta's pride wouldn't accept it any other way. But how to get a tie?'
Kakkarot thought 'Prince Vegeta would never agree to a tie.'
Prince Vegeta thought sent him 'Kakkarot! What are you thinking? Are you considering getting on the same level as these natives? We are princes of the Saiyan race? How dare you! We are the superior race of the galaxy. We bow to no one! With your 'peaceful way' of doing this that you think of, we'd have to take orders from the humans. Where to stay, how to live! Would you have Saiyans cower in fear of a human, afraid of getting in trouble with these self-proclaimed 'protectors' of this planet, no, no Saiyan would let his pride sink so low and then when a Saiyan asserts his dominance, he 'gets in trouble' with these two. There would be no peace. It is a lie! Wake up!'
Kakkarot shook his head. Of course Prince Vegeta was right.
Prince Vegeta sent 'Of course I am right. I'm always right. He just wants you to believe that so he'll win the bet. Don't you realize how badly we need this planet?'
Kakkarot sent back 'I do. I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me.' He got into a fighting stance again and charged his opponent.
Goku frowned as he blocked. His counterpart had looked like he had been considering doing things peacefully a few minutes ago. What had happened? He said "Hey."
Kakkarot said "Shut up. Your lies won't work on me. We'll take this planet and make it ours." He punched him into the ground, making a crater.
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