Hello! Sorry for the late update, I decided to try my hand at a oneshot. So if you're interested in reading it check it out, it's called The Lawless Jacks.Anyway I hope you all enjoy the new chapter! Enjoy!
"Vegeta…" A voice spoke. Vegeta woke up to find himself in a blank white room, his battle suit folded next to him.
"This place again?" He said.
The two mirrors from last time were there again, and he was dressed in white robes too. This time a figure stood between the mirror of destiny and the mirror of legacy.As the prince approached him he noticed that the man possessed similar qualities as himself, but yet also looked a bit like Goku.
"Who are you?" he asked.
The vaguely familiar man smirked, when he talked it sounded like two people.
"You will find out soon enough. But the more pressing question at hand is: Who are you?"
As the man spoke his voice sounded like a mix of Goku and Vegeta. The prince believed him to be just a figment of his imagination.
"What do you mean who am I? You have been calling my name, and you called me in the last dream. I am Prince Vegeta, prince of all the saiyan."
Again the man in-between the mirrors laughed and folded his arms.
"Are you sure? Have you looked in the mirrors?"
Vegeta glanced over and noticed that the mirror of destiny had changed. This time Siege was in it and the mysterious man was standing before him.
"I don't understand…"
"Don't worry Vegeta, I don't expect you too. It's not as straight forward as the last time."
The prince looked over to the mirror of legacy and noticed that it still held a picture of him with golden hair and emerald green eyes.
"I don't understand that either." He said as he pointed to the mirror of legacy.
"You're only half of your full potential. You are only half of you."
Vegeta chuckled and looked back to him, not completely buying everything.
"And who are you?" He asked a bit more forcefully this time.
"Me? I am the man between the mirrors."
Before Vegeta could say or ask anything else the room grew whiter and whiter until everything was engulfed and he found himself waking up.
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Vegeta opened his eyes then closed them again. He began gaining consciousness as he slowly remembered the past events.
Where… Am… I?
The prince hardly had any energy to think, let alone speak; but he wasn't near as banged up as he imagined. In fact, he could tell he had healed some. His eyes fluttered open as he slowly looked round. It quickly became clear that he was lying on a bed in a small quaint room with a single window that allowed fresh air to enter. It made no sense.
I don't understand…
Painfully and slowly the battered saiyan sat up and clutched his side. He had no clue how he managed to survive. As he looked up a wooden door became apparent, and the room was not just a room, it was a nice and cozy bedroom. Of course Vegeta didn't think of or appreciate where he was; he just wanted to know how he survived and where he was. Presently the door opened and a pink and wrinkly head with large bulgy eyes peeked in.
"Hello sir. You have awakened." It said as it opened the door the rest of the way.
"Where am I? And where is Kakarot?"
The figure was revealed to be small and weak looking, but funny nonetheless. It walked up to the edge of Vegeta's bed and cocked its head.
"I do not know what a 'Kakarot' is sir, but you were the only one dropped off on our planet."
Vegeta quickly grasped his head as a throbbing pain began. He winced and fell back on the bed.
"Gah!" He yelled as the pain grew more intense. The strange alien quickly ran over to the nightstand and grabbed a pestle and mortar. He quickly and skillfully mashed up some herbs and offered them to a reluctant Vegeta, but after the pain grew worse he finally accepted the remedy.
"When we found you, you were on death's doorstep; it's a miracle you survived."
The prince slowly released his hand from his head as he sat up again. Clearly he survived, but how?
"Where am I?" the prince grunted, startling the pink man a little.
"Well sir, you are on our humble planet of Yardrat. Our strength lies not in our physical strength but our minds and understanding of something called ki."
Vegeta frowned and began to wonder what was going on, and why Goku wasn't here.
"So there was no one else here? A man with ridiculous pointy hair? An orange fighting suit?"
The blank face on the Yardrat clearly told him that none of it rang a bell, so he decided to try another question.
"What do you mean I was dropped off?"
The pink alien smiled at the ability to answer that question.
"Well sir a small round space pod landed on our humble planet. When we got the courage to approach it a small man with golden hair and emerald eyes stepped out carrying you. It would appear he saved your life. You were on the verge of dying, but you finally woke up after a week."
The prince was curiously surprised at what the pink figure described; he instantly recalled the strange dream he had. He figured the 'round pod' to be of saiyan origin, but he had no clue who the 'small person with golden hair and emerald eyes' was.
"I need to get up." The saiyan roughly said as he tried to stand. He managed to get to his feet only to collapse to the bed post, using it as a crutch. The determined prince managed to stand again and walk. He hobbled over to the open window and took a breath of fresh air, his mind wandering to everything that has happened.
"I need to find Freiza." He mumbled. The Yardrat was able to hear him and couldn't help but asking.
"Is this Freiza a friend of yours, or maybe this Kakarot?"
Vegeta couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the pink aliens ignorance. Apparently they never heard of Lord Freiza, the most feared tyrant in the known galaxy. In a way they lived a life that so many of the tyrant's victims would have liked.
"No, he is no friend." The prince gave a sigh. He continued to stare out the window for some time making the Yardrat feel like we was unwanted, so he slipped out of the room to leave the saiyan to his thoughts. It wasn't long before another strange voice was heard.
"Vegeta, Vegeta are you there?" The raspy and unique voice hollard. The prince was caught off guard by the bodiless voice.
"Whose there? Who are you?"
"Vegeta, listen to me, are you ok?" the voice continued.
"Who are you? I'm not answering to anyone!" Vegeta shot back.
It was silent for some time before a more familiar voice called out.
"Hey Vegeta!"
The prince's jaw dropped as he listened.
"K-Kakarot! You're alive!?" Whether it was intentional or not Vegeta's voice showed a hint of relief and joy. He wasn't ready to fully admit it, but he was slowly becoming fond of his newfound brother.
"Well, not exactly." Goku chuckled. "I'm able to talk to you through King Kai."
"King Kai? Who is that?"
"I'm King Kai you idiot!" The blue Kai shouted, clearly flabbergasted at the ignorance to his position.
"Oh, you're the one with the weird voice." Vegeta commented. Before King Kai could get more frustrated Goku intervened and began to talk again.
"Vegeta are you ok?"
"Yeah Kakarot I'm fine, where are you?"
"Well, I'm dead!" He chuckled, sounding a little happier than a dead person should.
"W-what!? You're dead! Then how are you talking to me?"
"I'm helping him you thick skulled moron!" King Kai shot.
"How dare you call me a moron! Do you know who you're talking to?"
"Yeah! I'm talking to a clueless idiot!"
Goku grasped his hand over King Kai's mouth as he began to speak again, letting go after his mentor calmed down.
"Sorry about that Vegeta, where are you at now?"
The prince took a deep breath and folded his arms.
"I'm on a planet called Yardrat; the inhabitants here are weak and useless."
A long silence hung around for a while before anyone spoke again.
"Vegeta… You know I can't help you anymore…"
The prince sighed and turned away from the window, his mind thinking.
"I know Kakarot."
The wooden door opened again, cutting the conversation short.
"Pardon the interruption sir, but whom are you speaking too?"
"Kakarot, didn't you hear him?"
The Yardrat's face went blank.
"What voice sir?"
The prince ran his hand through his hair as he turned back to the window.
"Forget about it."
The pink alien nodded and went to leave, but before the door closed he was stopped by Vegeta.
"Do you have any ships here?"
The Yardrat opened the door again and looked in.
"You mean space ships? No sir I'm afraid we don't. We don't use ships to travel."
The prince turned back around and looked him in the eyes, making the timid alien feel bashful.
"The how do you get around then?"
The Yardrat gulped and pulled at his collar before answering.
"W-well sir, we use instant transmission."
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Goku let go of King Kai's shoulders and sat on the ground. He looked around at the small quaint planet and figured this would be where he spent the rest of eternity.
"Well, looks like I'm stuck with you King Kai!"
The martial artist teacher sighed and walked over the only tree on his planet, sitting under its shade.
"Yeah, lucky me." He teased.
Bubbles came over and sat next to Goku, gazing at the saiyans newly acquired halo.
"Oooh, ooh, aaah, aah!" the monkey exclaimed, trying to reach the floating circle.
"Stop it Bubbles!" Goku laughed as he blocked the monkey attempt at climbing his head. Maybe life here wouldn't be so bad.
"I know what you did Goku." King Kai commented after a while. The saiyan looked over and rubbed the back of his head as he chuckled.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He tried to cover up, but King Kai knew better.
"Goku, you didn't have to die you know."
The saiyan sighed and knew his act had been unearthed.
"Yeah, but if I didn't move in and take the brunt of the blast both of us would have died. At least this way Vegeta has a chance to defeat Freiza. A chance to redeem himself."
King Kai shook his head, not out of disgust, but out of the undeniable admiration a person ends up having for the golden-hearted saiyan. It was truly remarkable how someone from that violent of a race ends up more forgiving than anyone he had ever met.
"Yeah, well it was a gutsy move Goku."
The saiyan agreed, but he had to take the risk, especially after finding out that Vegeta was his brother.
"So what now King Kai? Where do I go from here?"
"Well Goku, seeing's how Piccolo is dead, and Namek's grand elder is dead, it looks like both sets of dragon balls are useless. You have the rest of eternity to figure that out."
Goku's stomach gave a loud ruble, startling Bubbles and King Kai, even waking up Gregory who was napping inside.
"Do you have any food King Kai? I'm starving!"
The master that taught Goku sighed and stood up to go make a meal. He was in big trouble if he had to feed a bottomless pit for the rest of his life.
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"That was great! Thank you!" Goku compliment after stuffing his face and pilling countless dirty bowls and plates.
"Don't mention it Goku. I suppose next time you could help with the dishes…"
The happy go lucky saiyan laughed and belched another time. He was strong, but useless in the kitchen.
"So King Kai, do you know anything about the planet Yardrat?"
King Kai looked up as he recalled his thoughts, he knew he hear the name before, but it soon rung a bell.
"Yardrat… Yes I think I'm familiar with it. Vegeta was half right; they are weak but not useless. Their strength lies in their mental capacities. They are one of the smartest races, second only to the Tuffles. If the saiyans hadn't wiped them out that is. So I guess that makes Yardrat's the smartest race in the universe.
Goku put his hands behind his head and pushed back on his chair, balancing on the back two legs.
"Yeah I heard that name before. That's what Siege said he was."
All of a sudden the plate King Kai was drying came crashing to the ground, startling Goku. The blue Kai froze in fear at that name. Goku was completely in the dark.
"Why? Is he strong or something?"
"You mean you met Siege!?" King Kai yelled, making Goku wince.
"Yeah, why? Is that a bad thing?"
"A bad thing!? Do you even know who he is!?"
"Well yeah, he said he was a Tuffle that escaped from the saiyans, and then was saved by Freiza."
King Kai gave a nervous, irritated laugh as he pulled a chair out and sat across from Goku.
"That's what he told you? He's craftier than he looks Goku; you shouldn't trust what he says."
"Then who is he King Kai?"
Goku was intrigued now, his saiyan blood pumping at the thought of a good challenge despite him being dead.
"Siege did indeed escape, but not in the way you think. Siege was the one that gave King Vegeta the idea to wipe out the Tuffle race; he was the one that helped him plan the attack on a full moon. Siege betrayed his own people to show his young apprentice how to be ruthless, how to be a ruling tyrant and how to keep people in check with fear. His cunning and wit is surpassed by none and his technological capacities are legendary."
Goku was surprised to hear the true story behind his captor, and even more curious about whom he mentored.
"So, who was his apprentice?"
King Kai gulped and looked Goku dead in the eyes before answering, adding more weight to the pressing matter.
"His apprentice is Freiza."
Vegeta has awoken on Yardrat banged up but alive, while Goku sacrificed himself in the blast to spare his brother. Now on King Kai's planet Goku found out the true story behind Siege and Freiza, realizing that the universe will never be safe with the two of them around.Will Vegeta be able to defeat them all alone? Or is there another way?
Find out in the next chapter of Kakarot: The Second Prince!
