Goku and Bulma watched the two saiyan royals as they slept. Vegeta's body was hooked up to a life support system to sustain his damaged lungs. Ategev tossed and turned in a nightmare that she could not wake up from. Goku had to strap her down.
Bulma, still crying, asked Goku to call Dende, Earth's guardian, to heal her husband and Ategev. Goku instant teleported to the look out tower and woke Dende out of his sleep. They rushed back and Dende healed the two sleeping Saiyins. Goku explained what happened and how the two came to be in this situation.
Dende was wide eyed at this new information, "Goku! If Ategev felt Vegeta's pain, then they have already mated. Saiyins mate for life and feel an uncontrollable urge to be together. Saiyin mates feel each others pain, emption, and needs. The only time a Saiyin can find a new mate is if the first dies, but the living mate never forgets the first love. It is a permanent attachment. In this case, no one wins because Vegeta thought Ategev died along with their planet when she was really asleep for many years. A saiyin has the biological need to procreate; so it was obvious for him to pick a new mate to fill that obligation. But the one he loves is the first mate and he will always love the first mate. It is even said that the spirit of a mate that has passed will visit the living mate because their bond is so powerful. Not even death can separate them. There has never been a case of a Saiyin cheating on their significant other."
Bulma ran out of the room with tears treading down her cheeks. Goku watched Bulma run down the hall till she turned the corner. He turned back to Dende, "What is going to happen to them?"
Dende looked sad, "Unfortunately, the outcome will be painful for one. The bond of Saiyin mates is just too powerful. I have felt Vegeta's power levels fluctuate since the day Ategev arrived. Vegeta doesn't know what to do with himself. They need to talk and let nature runs its course. If not, they will make themselves ill."
Ategev began to mumble in her sleep. Her nightmare had her in a sweat and she began thrashing in her restraints. She broke lose and sat up screaming Vegeta's name. She woke up and looked around and saw him lying on the next bed. She rushed over to him and grabbed his hand. No attention was paid to Goku and Dende. "Im so glad you are ok. What were you thinking. Im so sorry I spoke to you that way. I was wrong." Exhaustion took her over and she fell into Vegeta's bed, head on his chest. A smile crept over her face as she slept.
Goku was headed over to Ategev to put her back in her bed when Bulma entered the room. "Leave her where she is Goku. I heard what Dende said. They are meant to be together. Let them both sleep."
Dende and Goku were asked to stay at capsule corp. for the night until the saiyins woke up the next day.
Dawn came and Vegeta smelled a familiar scent of fresh lunar flowers that are only grown on planet Vegeta. He opened his eyes and saw Ategev with her head on his chest and laying along his side. He touched her hair and held her tight. She wiggled and whispered in her sleep "I love you". A tear, the colors of the rainbow, slid down her cheek. She began to stir and finally stretched and opened her eyes. Their eyes met and Ategev became rigid and immediately removed herself from his embrace.
Vegeta sat up and stared at her without knowing what to say. Ategev, barely audible, whispered, "Im going to break this bond. I do not want you." She turned to walk away and Vegeta bounded after her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him.
Ategev pushed him into the infirmary wall and flew off down the hall to the nearest exist she could find, an opened window in another hallway.
Ategev made her way back home, every emotion possible flooding through her. Her eyes were multiple shades of blue and she cried golden tears that grew saiyin vegetation where they landed. Chi-Chi heard sobs and rushed outside to see Ategev sitting by the front door covered in gold and surrounded by odd plants she had never seen before. Chi-Chi approached Ategev and the plants tried to whip vines at her but Ategev caught them and mumbled in her saiyin tongue. They formed a seat for Chi-Chi and Ategev layed her head on Chi-Chi's shoulder when she sat next to her. Chi-Chi had never seen someone so torn and miserable and still look so beautiful. "What has happened, Ategev?"
Ategev stopped crying and simply said "I need to find the dragon balls."
