Authors Notes: This is kind of an in-between chapter. It doesnt really go over the six and a half years worth of training between the Sagas, since even in cannon they really didnt touch on it that much. This is just a for fun, silly little thing that Ive been wanting to do. Enjoy!
Warning: There is some crude humor regarding men during the onsen scene. Youve been warned. XD
Interlude: A Tale of Two Princes
This could only end in tears.
Watzu wasnt looking forward to their arrival back on Earth. The trio that had battled against Fuiser had been healed within the recovery tanks within Minagis ship, Hinase, and afterwards they went their separate ways. Watzu took Bulma, Kuririn, Gokou, Gohan and Bejita back to Earth in Sonja-Ohki, while Washuu and Minagi took the surviving Nameks to Jurai, to find a good place for them to live sincewell, their planet was pretty much destroyed from the battle.
Now, Earth loomed over the horizon. Watzu felt a sickening feeling in the pit of her stomach. It wasnt of the impending threat the warning that she had missed due to being in critical condition - oh no; she was somewhat excited about it. It wasnt that she was scared to go home, either, she was quite content to return home, to her job, to the people that she enjoyed being with.
What she was afraid of was Bejitas reaction to her brother-in-law, Tenchi.
Watzu didnt really know anyone who had a bigger ego then her now-mate, and when it came to desire to prove that he was the best, Bejita wouldnt stop until he beat his opponent.
And she was reminded of that fact when she heard an explosion coming from the other side of Sonja-Ohki.
Not even needing to look back, Watzu gritted her teeth and clenched her fists around Sonjas control system.
DAMNIT BEJITA! She shouted so loudly that it wouldve done Bulma proud, How many fucking times do I have to tell you not to fight in my ship?
She couldve sworn that a 15 year old boy with a cracky, whiny voice responded. Kakarotto started it! He insulted me!
I didnt! Gokou protested, I was just wondering how you felt being a foot shorter then Watzu!
And that is an insult!
Watzu smacked her forehead with her palm and snapped her head around and glared at the two Saiya-jins. Do I need to separate you two jackasses or what? Stop acting like youre in fucking kindergarten! Were almost there! Gokou and Bejita promptly crossed their arms over their chests and stood back to back, noses up in the air. Watzu groaned angrily and wondered how old they really where.
I know kids back home that act more mature then they do Gohan muttered dryly to Kuririn, who only store and nodded his head.
Yes, this was not going to be a fun trip back home. Watzu groaned again and prayed to whatever god might be out there to keep Bejita from wanting to kill her family membersor vice-versa.
Sonja-Ohki hovered over the pond outside of the Masaki household, teleporting the denizens within her onto the large deck that stretched out into it. In a moment, the crystallized spaceship shrank down rapidly and landed on Watzus shoulder, nuzzling into her mistress pink hair.
Home at last! Bulma said with a sigh of relief, falling onto her knees and practically hugging the deck, Oh Earth, how I missed you so~!
Standing before them on the dock where the residents of the home. Ryoko and Sasami stood side by side, the ex-space pirate watching with a bemused grin on her face, while Sasami stood with her hands folded politely before her. Before them stood the one and only Masaki Tenchi, his long dark hair tied off past his shoulders and cradling a small child within his arms, who could only be Yamara. Beside him stood the twins Kojiro and Chizuru. StrangeBulma recalled that the baby Yamara had pink hair, but now it was dark redand she seemed a bit older then she should be too. She wondered what had happened since they left
Welcome back! Sasami said with a warm smile, shaking Bulmas doubts away with her kind voice, I invited your family members and friends over for some lunch to welcome you back!
Gokous expression quickly changed.
F-family members?
I invited your wife Chichi over, Gokou-nii-chan! Blue lines began to appear over Gokous eyes, as if he was about to faint at any moment.
Oh no Gohan only affirmed the fears that Gokou had, knowing full well what would happen as soon as Chichi arrived.
Why is he here? Ryoko said abruptly, pointing directly towards Bejita, standing off to the side of Watzu. It broke the awkward feeling hanging over Gokou and Gohan as they momentarily forgot about the Wrath of Chichi. Gokou found himself grinning as he pointed over his shoulder towards Bejita, who stood behind him.
Oh thats because he and Watzu are ma--" Gokou was silenced when Watzu smacked him had on the back, sending him face-first into the deck, creating a lovely imprint of his face within the splintered wood. She then raised her hand and scratched the back of her head, laughing awkwardly. Ryoko only cocked a smirk, her golden eyes sparkling for a moment as she glanced over at Watzu.
Oh-ho? What was that? Ryoko chuckled in a playful tone, What was so important that you had to smack your you-know-what for~?
Nothing, Ryoko-sama! Watzu face turned bright red as she spoke with a combination of being flustered and aggravated. She knew where this was going!
What is the big deal about us being mates? Bejita snorted angrily, arms folded across his chest as he looked at Watzu skeptically. You are acting foolishly, Wakkorette! Watzu shot him a look that threatened death if he said anymore, but already it was too much.
Ryoko doubled over, her arms around her gut as she burst into hysterical laughter. Her face quickly turned read as she laughed, her legs giving out and collapsing onto her knees and smacking the dock with one of her hands. Watzu only turned redder; and whether it was from embarrassment or anger, one couldnt tell.
O-oh Kami-sama! T-thats rich! Thats hilarious! You and him? PAHAHAHA!
Watzu gritted her teeth together as her eyes twisted into a dangerous glare. She rushed forward towards Ryoko and swung her foot out towards the doubled-over woman. SHUT THE FUCK UP! She screamed as she kicked Ryoko right in the gut, sending her high into the air and up over the Masaki home. A perfect touchdown!
Ryoko re-appeared over the group above and grinned mischievously down at the flustered Watzu, How fickle of you, Watzu! Forgetting about your little crush the instant you arrive on a foreign planet and aim for a prince instead!
I told you Watzu hissed, green energy glowing around her hands, Shut the fuck up, Ryoko! She threw her fists forward and released a surprisingly successful beam of emerald energy out towards the still-laughing space pirate, who nimbly dodged the beam and charged her own orange-colored chi.
So you want to fight about it, eh? Ryoko cackled, holding the glowing sphere before her flat palm and releasing several bolts of orange colored chi down at the group.
Everyone began to panic as the energy rushed towards them. Tenchi, however, remained calm and handed the young Yamara down to Chizuru. His hand snapped up towards the offending bolts of energy and a strange symbol with three triangles pointing downwards appeared upon his forehead, glowing a brilliant shade of jade green.
No sooner did Tenchi raise his hand did the bolts of energy connect with some kind of a barrier, creating large explosions upon their impact. Before the group rose six Light Hawk Wings, each one being nearly ten feet long. All six wings spread out to completely cover the house and deck, protecting them from destruction.
Lowering his hand, Tenchi caused the Light Hawk Wings vanish, as did the symbol upon his forehead. Then, in a movement that could only be counted as super-human or even above Super Saiya-jin - Tenchi appeared behind Watzu and grabbed her by the collar of her suit and threw her at Ryoko. The two collided in mid air and as soon as they did, he appeared over them and slammed his feet down against the duo, effectively sending them straight into the lake with a dramatic splash. He then appeared where he originally was, calmly taking Yamara from Chizuru again.
Way to show off to the new people, Dad, Chizuru muttered sarcastically, First Light Hawk Wings, then the lake? Jeez.
Meanwhile, those of the fighting nature store in disbelief at this horribly ordinary looking man. He looked like any-other, traditional Japanese man from Earthand during the whole ordeal his aura remained fixated at a normal human level. How could someone so simple be so strong?
Ryoko and Watzu popped their heads out of the lake after Chizurus comment, both looking annoyed and slightly hurt emotionally; especially Ryoko. Ryoko teleported back to the dock and hung her head down, while Watzu jumped out and shook her head like a dog. Both of them knew a lecture was in order.
Ive told you two before, there is to be no fighting in or around the house! Despite not out-and-out shouting, Tenchis usually calm and warm voice was stern and intense, Do you know how much it costs to keep feeding all of you, to keep rebuilding and reproducing the house? Do you know how much it costs just to keep the media quiet about us? The King of Earth has known for years that all of you are responsible for all of the bad things that have happened the Okayama district! For destroying the Seto Bridge three times in the past! I cant keep relying on the wealth of Jurai to keep this place here, to keep the public ignorant of our presence! Washuu built a training dome for a reason, so stop your childish bickering and take your aggressions out there, where it cant hurt anyone or draw any more needless attention! Why cant you two understand that?
Both Ryoko and Watzu hung their heads and muttered Sorry below their breaths. Gokou made a mental note not to ever tick Tenchi off, since he seemed more scary then Chichi when she was upset.
Plus, Tenchi could probably kill him way, way faster then Chichi ever could.
And you! Tenchi suddenly turned his attention towards Bejita, who blinked awkwardly in response, I wont have you causing mayhem and destruction in my household, either! Watzu is here because she is my sister-in-law, and I will allow you to stay here as well. But if you cause too much trouble or too much destruction, you will not be allowed to say here any longer. I would hate to have to throw Watzu out too, but I will if you misbehave. I want to keep this family safe and protected from the limelight as much as I can. Do you understand?
Bejita scoffed at this, Why should I listen to you? Im a Prince--"
So am I, Tenchi cut Bejita off, which did not sit well with the Saiya-jin, But Im not telling you as a Prince, Bejita. I dont expect you to follow the will of Jurai. I am telling you this as a home-owner and your now brother-in-law. I expect you respect that as best you can. Bejita glared holes through Tenchi, already disliking this man a great deal, but said nothing. Closing his eyes, Tenchi sighed heavily and opened them again. Enough of this unpleasant behavior. Sasami-chan has made a great lunch for us, and I expect everyone to eat as civilized human beings. And without another word, he began back into the house.
Your dad is scary Gohan whispered to Chizuru, who grinned.
Only if you manage to get him madand that takes a lot of work.
Oh, this is not going to be good at all Watzu thought, dragging her feet into the house.
Lunch had gone over as smoothly as it could, given how Chichi was now there and she attempted to chew the heads off of her husband and son. However, the point of Mirai Trunks and Mirai Yamaras (as they had been come to called in the group, so as to avoid confusion) plight was made clear to her, so she reluctantly gave up the battle. Yamcha and Piccolo where also present, both alive and well thanks to the wish made upon the Namekian Dragon Balls. The group became aware of the massive amount of training required to fight off both the androids and later Mara, and also learned of a new instrument they could use.
Due to Ryoko and Watzus restless sparring and destruction, Washuu decided to build a training dome within her lab. A dome made of pure energy that surrounded a large area, providing complete protection from inside attacks to the outside world. The dome was utilized by Watzu during her intensive training leading up to Nappa and Bejita arriving on Earth, and also had an option to intensify the gravity of the area inside.
However, with several of them fresh back to Earth, they made the choice to simply relax for a day or two, and then get back into the swing before training. The guests left and returned home after the lengthy discussion that followed after lunch.
Dinner came and went without much a hitch aside from Sasami mentioning that their food bill will be going up due to housing yet another Saiya-jin mouth to feed and soon the family settled around the television for their usual dose of nightly drama. All save Ryoko and Chizuru, who seemed to have their own things to do during the evening.
Bejita remained annoyed the entire time.
The family remained peaceful and serene despite the danger that loomed over their very heads. More over, the fact that Tenchi had out-and-out given Bejita an order was enough to send the Saiya-jin prince into a rage. He remained the entire day glaring holes through the Crown Prince of Jurai, but to his dismay Tenchi hardly even noticed. He was too involved being kind to his family; talking about the last book his son had read, or the admiring the latest drawing his daughter did, or feeding Yamara and cradling her, even singing her song; or even complimenting Sasami upon her cooking and making mention about how strong he felt Watzu had become.
The niceness that surrounded the other Prince was sickening to Bejita. How could the future-leader of the great empire of Jurai be such a bleeding heart?
After putting Yamara to bed, Tenchi returned to the living room where Sasami and Watzu sat, watching their favorite melodrama with great intensity. Kojiro sat beside Sasami and was more engrossed within some kind of a fairy tale book then the show.
We left some tea for you, Tenchi-nii-chan! Sasami said brightly, I made sure that Watzu-nee-chan didnt eat all of the rice crackers, too!
Hhheeyyy Watzu grumbled, Just because Im a Saiya-jin doesnt mean that Im a pig!
You kind of are, Watzu, Tenchi said with an uneasy laugh. Bejita noted the dangerous look Watzu shot at Tenchi, but she didnt take up her pride to challenge that comment. It made Bejita sick to see his usually strong-willed and loud-mouthed mate become a sniveling coward in front of the other prince. How could Tenchi be so powerful so as to silence Watzus unrelenting mouth?
Tenchi took the arm chair off to the side, finding his cup of tea ready for him, We understand that though, right Sasami? Sasami grinned and nodded her head. Watzu sighed and leaned back into the couch, slinging her arms across the back of the sofa. The woman had become weak to admit defeat like that! And she seemed oblivious to the fact that Tenchi took a sip of his tea! Bejita glared at Watzu as she returned her gaze towards the television, Sasami following suit. Watzu didnt even notice his glare, the nerve!
Bejita shifted his gaze from his weak mate towards the relaxed man across from him. He was not interested in some stupid TV show, all he wanted to do was train! But he had no idea where this mysterious lab was that belonged to the bustier sister of Watzu, despite searching the grounds high and low for the damn thing. More over, he wanted to test the strength of Tenchi for himself!
Abruptly, Bejita rose from his seat and pointed dramatically towards Tenchi, who didnt even seem to notice. Watzu did, however, and sunk into her chair, her face growing grim. This wasnt going to be good.
I challenge you to a fight! Bejita declared to Tenchi. Tenchi raised his eyes up to the Saiya-jin, but didnt move from his seat.
I wont accept your challenge, Bejita, Tenchi said calmly, taking another sip from his tea cup and removing his gaze from Bejita once more. This only infuriated the Saiya-jin more then he already was.
And why not? I demand to know whats so grand and amazing about you, Crown Prince!
I dont like to fight unless I have to, Tenchi informed, Especially if the person in question happens to be family.
What does it matter if were not even directly related by blood? Bejita shouted, I know you hate me, so release your anger upon me and show me what you can do!
I dont hate anyone, Bejita, Tenchi sighed, glancing at Bejita with a look of almostpity; it only increased the rage Bejita felt towards the other man, Especially not you. Yes, you tried to do some bad things, but if you arent intent on killing us now or making the wish you longed to make before, then I see no reason why I should. I like to believe that even in your black, withered heart; there is some goodness in there. More over, you and Watzu are together and even if we share no blood relation, I do still consider you to be family, Bejita. So stop with this nonsense. Im not going to fight you. And with that, Tenchi returned to sipping his tea.
Bejita gritted his teeth at this, his eyes narrowing darkly. Then I will make you! He threw his first directly towards Tenchis face at a blinding speed, Watzu standing up from the couch to attempt to stop him.
Bejita, dont--!
She moved too slow, because by the time she reacted Tenchi had already grabbed Bejitas fist with one of his hands, nearly a foot before his own face. Bejita blinked and attempted to force his hand further, but found the grip of the opposing Prince to be firm and taught. Then, as Tenchi was still drinking his tea, he snapped the hand that held Bejitas fist around and threw Bejita downwards onto the coffee table, causing the entire thing to shatter and the house to quake within its foundations.
Bejita lay there, completely stunned on the floor, the wind knocked clear out of his lungs. He was amazed the movement of Tenchi was so swift, so fluid that he hardly knew what hit him and the entire movement was done without spilling a single drop of tea and with one hand. Bejitas ego was bruised from this, and he wouldnt stand for it!
There goes another coffee table Sasami sighed, her chin in her hands.
I tried to warn you, Bejita Watzu sighed, watching her mate get up off of the floor. She knew full well helping Bejita wasnt going to work well in the end, Tenchis way out of your league!
I dont need your help, woman! Bejita hissed towards Watzu, who flinched slightly, and then Bejita snapped his attention back to Tenchi. Although he showed no outwards signs of it, his entire back ached all over and he knew that he wouldnt be able to sleep on it for a few days. I will not stop until I can test his full power!
Tenchi sighed and placed his teacup down on one of the side tables. Slowly, he rose to his feet. Tenchi stood over Bejita by only three inches, looking down at him. Somehow, standing face-to-face to Tenchi, right now, made this seemingly ordinary man seem like Watzu in height next to Bejita. Even though he was not a man to know fear, Bejita found the way Tenchi carried himself so strongly and proudly- to be somewhat impressive. Youll lose if you fight me, Bejita. Tenchis face was blank and his tone emotionless as he said this.
And who says that youll win? Bejita said with his characteristic smirk. Tenchi closed his eyes and sighed again.
Fine. Ill fight you, but only to keep you quiet about it, alright? Tomorrow before breakfast.
Very well! And with that, Bejita turned on his heel and headed up the stairs towards where he would be sleeping, glad in his little victory. The group watched him leave.
Fatherare you really going to fight him? Kojiro whispered to his dad. Tenchi said nothing in response and turned at his waist, finishing his tea and then proceeding up the stairs after Bejita.
Goodnight, everyone. He said little emotion as he finished scaling the steps.
Once gone, Sasami leaned towards Watzu.
And you love Bejita because? Sasami asked to Watzu. Watzu, meanwhile, had her face in her hands in embarrassment and worry.
I dont even know sometimes, Sasami
The entire Masaki home had gotten up early enough to watch the face-off between Tenchi and Bejita, save for Sasami. She opted to remain in the kitchen with Yamara and finish breakfast, thinking that Bejita would want some good food once he got beaten.
Bejita discovered that the entrance way to Washuus lab was a little door under the staircase, which was truly an inter-dimensional porthole. It lead to her massive lab that spanned over five planets within some back-water solar system at the edge of the galaxy, though the main entrance way did not seem to be as such. It was a serene garden with beautiful and exotic planets from across the galaxy, all resting before a giant water fall. As they entered, Tenchi waited for the group to pass through and then called forth another door by saying the phrase Training Dome.
The next door lead them to a massive, protective field that resided upon one of the planets many moons. They stood upon a viewing deck of sorts, and down below them resided a massive dome-like shield of fluctuating pink energy. It appeared to spread over many miles, and there were hovering holo-monitors that showed various landscapes within the dome; and finally, at the end of the viewing deck rested a control console, probably to adjust the gravity.
Before approaching the controls, Tenchi turned to Chizuru. Holding his right hand out, from the sleeves of his shirt came the Tenchiken, which he handed to her. I dont want to rely on it for this fight.
Chizuru grinned, Youre too nice for your own good, Dad. Tenchi gave a half-hearted chuckle and turned to the console, then tapped a button that said Barrier Off.
He turned slightly towards Bejita, Whenever you are ready, Bejita.
Its about damn time. Bejita muttered as he hovered down towards the playing field. Tenchi followed suit, though he actually jumped down from the viewing deck instead of flying. Once the two where in position, Chizuru enthusiastically hit the Barrier On button and plopped down on the observation deck.
This is going to be awesome! She exclaimed.
This is going to be horrible. Watzu countered, looking as if she was about to be sick.
Bejita took a moment to eye his opponent once the shield came up. Tenchi wore a simplistic training gi in various tones of brown, and he stood there casually. However, the more Bejita looked, the more he began to realize howinvulnerable the Prince of Jurai held his stance. This, clearly, was no average man! The excitement of beating such an opponent caused a smirk to appear upon his lips.
As Tenchi showed no indication that he would be moving any time soon, Bejita decided to kick things off. He moved at breakneck speeds and threw a punch directly towards his opponents face, only to find his fist moving through air. His senses told him what he couldnt see, his foot snapping around in a wide sweeping kick behind him towards the Prince that now stood behind him.
Once again, his foot soared through the air, making no contact with flesh and bone. Bejita gritted his teeth and leaped into the air, swinging another leg around in a swift whirlwind kick towards the entity he sensed behind him. No contact was made and when he landed from the kick, Tenchi stood in front of him, having suffered no damage.
Damn you, stay still! Bejita shouted, throwing another punch.
This time, he felt it impact on something; but it wasnt flesh. Instead, Bejita found a powerful barrier of energy before him, the force of the blow knocking him backwards several yards. The force of the Light Hawk Wing he punched was enough to send searing, numbing pain shooting up the length of his arm, and it took him a few seconds to right himself by doing a flip and then landing feet first. Bejita continued to skid across the rocky waste for a few more feet before coming to a halt. He had no idea how powerful the Wings of the Light Hawk could be!
He hardly had time to react before the other prince was upon him. Tenchi moved at speeds that not even Bejita could see.
Suddenly, he felt a fist buried into his stomach. The air forced out of his lungs and felt himself shoot up towards the skies. Damn! That punch had more force to it then any one of Fuisers punches! Tenchi appeared above him and slammed his feet into Bejitas back, sending him back into the ground with a massive force. Ugh, that guy had power, Bejita had to admit; but he wasnt down yet!
Tenchi landed casually on the ground outside of the dust-cloud. His eyes remained in a cold stare, and his eyebrows gave a slight twitch, sensing Bejitas aura suddenly multiply by at least ten times. No sooner did he sense the energy burst did the dust vanish within a wave of pure golden energy, Bejita standing at the nexus of it.
Bejita caught him off-guard with how fast he had become. He was a streak of golden energy that burst from the dust, his glove-clad fist finding its way towards Tenchis face. Bejita felt bone give way under the force of his punch, felt his target fall backwards, stumbling away from him. A smirk crossed his lips again as his foot lashed out and kicked Tenchi in his sides, sending him skidding across the ground.
Hah! He shouted, shooting after Tenchi again and slamming his knee into the taller mans stomach, sending up upwards slightly to meet his laced-together fists, hitting Tenchi in the back and sending him into the ground. Bejita then shot up into the sky and pointed his flat palm down towards the dust cloud. Big Bang Attack!
A sphere of glowing blue and golden energy shot down from his hand and hit the spot where Tenchi had been sent into, releasing a massive explosion within its wake. Bejita only continued to smirk as he watched the energy slowly die down, his arms folded across his chest.
Hah! It appears as if the Crown Prince of Jurai is no match for a Super Saiya-jin! He gloated, Able to be downed so easily!...What? His attention was drawn down towards the huge blemish within the earth he had created, seeing Tenchi standing there, completely and utterly unharmed. While his gi was slightly torn, but not an inch of his flesh had been burned, nor was it broken or bleeding. Tenchi lifted his head up towards Bejita with the same cold stare.
You caught me off-guard, Bejita, He informed, I had no idea that form could be so fast. But Im still faster then you are.
Feh! Id like to see you--" Bejita didnt even get to finish his sentence when Tenchi was once again before him, practically nose-to-nose with the Saiya-jin, and slammed his fist into Bejitas face. He then grabbed Bejita by the collar of his jumpsuit before he could be thrown away by the force of the punch, swinging the smaller man up above his head and then threw him down towards the ground. Then, as Tenchi fell down towards the ground, he called up a singular Light Hawk Wing and released a powerful wave of energy from it, shooting down towards the ground.
The energy created massive tears and fissures within the rocky soil below, catching Bejita right in the middle of its wake. Bejita was flung through the energy wave and towards the massive barrier that surrounded the waste, crashing hard into it. The energy wave slammed into the barrier and created a sizable explosion.
Watzu put her face in her hands, unable to watch anymore.
By the time the attack ended, Tenchi landed back on the ground and called off the Light Hawk Wing. Maybe I was too hard on him
Bejita managed to push himself up to his feet. Even from one of those blasted wings, he had suffered more damage then several of Fuisers attacks! He barred his teeth and glared over at Tenchi, his rage overflowing at this point. How could someone be so powerful? How could Tenchi so easily beat him?
This wasnt over! Not yet!
Bejita gave a yell and shot forward once again towards Tenchi, rage swimming within his teal-colored eyes. How dare that bastard do this to him? He began to swing his fists and his legs wildly and frantically towards the offending man, finding that even his incredibly focused, rageful state could not even land a single blow upon Tenchi. Tenchi merely dodged each of the Saiya-jins attacks, his eyes showing more concern then anger.
Bejita, stop! Thats enough! He shouted, Theres no way you can beat me!
Ill tell you when its been enough! Bejita hissed, jabbing his open palm directly in front of Tenchis face and firing off another Big Bang at point-blank. However, instead of striking the other man, Tenchis hand came out and smacked the attack up and away from him, as if he was swatting a fly. The energy sphere contacted with the top of the dome and exploded as it hit it, illuminating the skies above.
Tenchi then snapped his knee into Bejitas stomach and shoved the other man off of him, watching Bejita spring back up and continue to attack, despite the blood trickle that came from the corner of his mouth. Damn! If Bejita kept this up, he might end up like Watzu did when she trained too hard with Tenchi!
Meanwhile, Watzu had enough of this slaughter. Tenchi kept on trying to fend off Bejitas attacks, trying to get the smaller warrior to stay down with harsh punches and kicks, but Bejita just kept on springing back. Ego or not, she wasnt going to stand by and let this happen.
She rose to her feet and hit the Barrier Off button. The shield dissipated instantly, and she shot down from platform and towards the pair.
Wait, Watzu! Ryoko shouted, but Watzu was already on her way out. She began to go after her, but felt a hand on her leg. Eh? What the hell, Chizuru?
Let her be, kay? Ryoko hesitated slightly, then sighed with a nod of her head.
Watzu continued on her path. Bejita was in such a rage that he didnt even notice that the barrier was down, or that she was approaching. Her teeth were bared and her eyes in a glare. She landed directly behind him and with her fist, smacked one side of his head at just the right angle, causing the smaller Saiya-jin to fall to the side, unconscious.
Goddamnit, Bejita She grumbled, watching his golden hair return to normal, You just dont know when to fucking quit.
Oh, Kami-samaIm sorry about that, Watzu. Tenchi said softly, watching her scoop her mate into her arms. He justwouldnt stop coming at me!
Its not your fault, Tenchi, She sighed angrily, You were just doing what you had to do to keep him at bay. The bastard just doesnt know when to stop, sometimes. She sighed again, levitating up towards the platform. I knew this was going to end badlyI should never have come back here with him Once there, she landed. Tenchi leaped up from the ground to the control deck, looking over at Watzu with concern.
Dont blame yourself for him, Watzu, Tenchi offered, Even if this persists, youre both welcome here. You know that.
Pausing at the door leading out, Watzu sighed and glanced over her shoulder back towards Tenchi and the others. I know, but some things are better left alone. And with that, she left the arena and headed back to the house.
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Bejita was not a happy camper.
His body was so banged up from the encounter with Tenchi that he hardly could train properly, and more over the other man was treating him with suchpity. He didnt need pity, god-damnit! While the others where training long and hard hours in the dome and that was everyone, including the weaklings Bejita had to sit around and allow his goddamned ribs to heal.
And of course, the large-breasted one, Washuu, still wasnt back yet and Bejita wasnt about to get lost in the five-planet lab of hers trying to find the damn recovery tanks.
Why dont you go take a bath, relax for a bit? His mate had offered to him that day as she went to go spar with that blasted Kakarotto and his brat. Bejita wanted to argue, but she had vanished into that little closet door a moment later.
Why was everyone insistent on babying him?
So here Bejita stood at the entrance-way to the floating onsen that hovered over the lake. Apparently, with the technology of this pitiful planet, it wasnt so much of a strange occurrence as the backyard exploding on a daily basis. Bejita had stripped down and entered into the mens side Watzu had explained to him briefly that men and women were often separated for these things here on Earth only to find the last person he wanted to see in thereTenchi.
Across from the entrance floated the other Prince, his long black hair down and his arms spread across the rocky boarder to the steaming pool. Bejita was about to walk right out before Tenchi said something.
Just because you dont like me doesnt mean we cant share the same space together, Bejita.
Bejita bared his teeth at Tenchi as he said this, and despite his better judgment he proceeded into the bath and sat as far away as humanly possible from the other man as he could be. He folded his arms across his chest and wore his common scowl, and tried to ignore the aura he felt in the back of his mind. If it was just him in the bath, maybe, maybe Bejita would have relaxed a tiny bit, but knowing that Tenchi was there made him tense up considerably.
Did you ever wonder what the mixing of Saiya-jin blood and Jurain blood would bring? For some reason, Tenchi insisted on striking up a conversation. Bejita tried his best to ignore what he said, though the mixing of blood caught his attention. Slowly, he opened one eye to look at the other man.
And?
Ive seen what the mixing of alien blood can doit seems to make something really remarkable when an Earthling and a Saiya-jin breed, Tenchi continued, Ive watched some of the training everyones been doing at the dome andGohan, Kakarottos child is growing faster then his father is.
This notion caused Bejitas eyes to fully open.
As loathe as he was to admitthe more he thought about it, the more he realized that Tenchi was right. When the brat first clung to the sidelines of the battle against Bejitas former minion, Nappa, he soon grew in power to stand up against Bejita in his full Oozaru form, and then further on to defend against the Ginyu Special Corps. He sneered at the notion of the mixing of Saiya-jin blood, yetsomehow the reaction between Earthling and Saiya-jin created a unique chemical reaction
I see you dont like that idea, Bejita, Tenchi chuckled awkwardly, watching as Bejita scoffed and upturned his nose. You can deny it all you wanttheres only two of you left, and mixing of blood will occur. Still, silence from the other prince. Tenchi sighed and leaned back in the water, then eyed the shorter man once more. Im sure you know Watzu is only half of your noble bloodline. Butdo you know what the other half is?
Bejita scoffed again. How the hell was I to know? She was a mutt, and unwanted on our planet! I never cared nor took the time to research into her heritage! Of course, at the time, the only thing that ever really entered into his mind was that her other half was probably Tuffle, of the race that used to exist upon Bejita-sei. After all, she was remarkably old and they had no other contact with other races until they had already overthrown the Tuffles.
Do you think about it now that youre mates?
Bejita snapped his eyes open and looked back to Tenchi, glaring darkly at him. A low growl came from his voice. I dont care about her heritage, idiot! All I know is it will soil my line with her impurity!
Tenchi was about to retort to that statement, but slowly closed his mouth. There was no going back to remind Bejita that he really didnt have a choice in the matter. There was also the matter of Tenchi wondering if Bejita even cared about Watzu but there was no touching that, either. If it was one thing he learned about Bejita in these past few days, it was never to try to argue with him aboutwell, anything. Unless you were Watzu, since she usually would end up winning arguments anyway.
Arent you wondering why Watzu acts as if she is a full-blooded Saiya-jin, yet is only halfwhile Washuu, her younger twin, doesnt act like one at all?
Your point? Frankly, Bejita didnt care. Maybe living a life on this stupid planet with this goddamned bleeding heart had quieted down the large-breasted ones noble Saiya-jin heritage even if she was only a mutt.
The blend between the two races Watzu and Washuu share create something really interesting, I think, even more so then an Earthling and a Saiya-jin, Tenchi continued, One race is always more dominate then the other, and each of them acts like a full-blooded member of the other race. Watzu may be a mutt as far as genetics are concerned, but personality wise she acts just like a full-blooded Saiya-jin. Bejita arched an eyebrow as Tenchi said this, realizing for the first time that Watzu, despite her mixed heritage, did act like one of his own race. However, her hair was pink and it grew and changed, and she had a prolonged lifespan.
As he thought of this, Bejita realized that there was no way a Tuffle could live that long, regardless of if they mixed blood with a Saiya-jin.
And my wife, Washuuacts as if she isnt a Saiya-jin at all. Granted, she has her moments sometimes, but for the most partshe acts as if she is a full-blooded Jurain.
Bejita froze.
Slowly, he felt his mouth fall agape. His eyes widened and his arms loosened from their taught position across his chest.
Watzu? Sharing half of the blood of his enemy race?
Impossible!
Bejita found his face twisting into an even more hideous glare then before, a snarl escaping from his throat. He snapped to his feet and pointed down at the relaxed prince across the way, totally uncaring that he was totally naked. Tenchi grimaced and turned red as he saw the shorter mans rather sizable member there, turning his head away so as not to stare at the larger size.
I will not have you insult my race with such trickery! Bejita shouted, not even noticing Tenchis reaction to his glorious manhood. Do you honestly think I would believe this nonsense? How is it possible that a Jurain and a Saiya-jin would ever breed? We are enemies from start to finish! You are mocking me, you bastard! And I will not stand for it!
What? Im not mocking you, Im telling you the truth--" Tenchi retorted, rising to his own feet and making sure that his towel was secure. However, he couldnt get another word in when he saw Bejita charge an attack and fire several spheres of blue energy towards him.
Gasping, Tenchi leaped from the pool and soared over the attacks, but grimaced when he saw them collide with the gender-separating wall and create a sizable explosion. Shit! Came the rare curse word from Tenchi as he landed on the base deck. Bejita, stop! Not here! Washuu will kill us if she sees--"
Oh, and what is she going to do? Bejita shouted, his blue aura flared up about him and he shot towards the other man, swinging his fist. I thought she didnt have the drive of her Saiya-jin heritage!
Tenchi nimbly dodged the punch, but to his dismay watched Bejita burry it within the base deck, utterly shattering the wood planks into thousands of splinters. The force of the impact released massive waves into the waters of the onsen, smashing against the rocky walls and destroying portions of the wooden decks. Tenchi had to leap out of the way as another attack was aimed directly towards him, and then Bejita fired off another energy blast towards him.
Gritting his teeth, Tenchi held his palm out and summoned his Light Hawk Wings and deflected the blast, but the shockwave of the energy destroyed a portion of the deck before him. At this point, he was beginning to look frantic at the damage Bejita was causing, and wondering why the other man wasnt in pain right now.
As Bejita shot towards him again and began firing off punches and kicks, Tenchi noticed that he wasnt using advanced moves or motions that would cause too much discomfort. At least he had some wits about him, still!
Catching one of his punches, Tenchi threw Bejita against the base deck, and to his dismay destroyed that one as well. Bejita groaned outwardly as he lay against the rocks below the deck, but he didnt stay down for long. His hand snapped up and grabbed Tenchis ankle and from his seated position, lashed Tenchi forward and towards one of the walls.
Tenchi flipped in the air and planted his feet against the wall lightly, allowing gravity to take over and allow him to fall upon some rocky outcroppings.
Stop this, Bejita! Im telling you, you have no idea how strong Washuu is!
Bullshit! Came Bejitas response as he rose to his feet, holding his hands out and firing another powerful blast of blue chi towards his opponent. It moved so quickly that Tenchi had not the time to summon his Light Hawk Wings, and raised his hand outwards. He smacked the blast aside but much to his dismay, it collided with the translucent dome that surrounded the hot springs and watched it explode gloriously. The dome surrounding the onsen shattered at that point, shards of the translucent material slowly falling down from the skies.
Bejita was about to go after the cocky bastard and teach him a lesson, when he felt something completely stop him. The hand he had drawn back into a fist would no longer move, and he felt a hand holding firmly to his wrist.
And just what Came a female voice from behind him. Bejita turned his gaze around to see Washuu standing there, Do you think youre doing to my onsen?
There was something about the look in her eyes that made Bejita second guess himself. Those emerald eyes where so focused, so intensely angry sosonot normal. As if there was something beyond understanding within them. Her power was not the reserved form as he had felt it before, but rather immenseunreadable, almost
And as Bejita store into those cold green eyes, he felt fear instilled within him.
He tried to free himself from her grip. Let me go, woman! He hissed, finding that her grip was so firm he couldnt even move his arm, This man has insulted my race!
I dont give a shit about your race, Bejita! Washuu shouted in a tone that could not have been rivaled by her elder sister. Her hand twisted and she brought Bejita down to his knees in one swift motion, the fluidity so smooth that it told him she was an expert fighter. As he was brought to the ground, he found his entire body filled with pain and unable to move, despite how she only had one hand on him.
I dont care if you destroy my home, I dont care if you kick puppies or whatever! But Ill be damned if you destroy my creations! Youre both acting like children! She gave Bejitas arm a good tug not enough to dislocate his shoulder sending pain all the way down to his ribs, causing him to groan in agony. Washuu released him and he fell to the ground, barely able to move.
Tenchi was not saved from her wrath, however. Washuu strode past Bejita and stood before her husband, giving him the same cold glare, her hands on her hips.
I expected more of you, Tenchi! She hissed, Youre the only mature one in this entire goddamned house, and yet you fight with him like school children? This chaos is enough to tip the media off again! I thought you didnt want that!
Tenchi only hung his head in response. It wasnt often that he felt the wrath of his wife, which he was thankful for. He alone knew what kind of power she had, and he wasnt going to push it. Sighing angrily, Washuu walked back over towards Bejita and glared down at him.
Ill teach you the only way you know how. You will recover, normally, without the aid of my tanks. And your training will be to rebuild this place, on your own. Bejita was about to open his mouth, but found himself lifted up by his neck and thrown against a rocky wall. It was enough to knock the air out of his lungs, but not enough to destroy the wall. I hate to do this, but you need to learn your place! You either help the family, or your leave. Take your pick! And, with one more angry hmph, the small genius stalked out of the onsen.
Tenchi sighed and slowly walked towards the exit, I guess Im sleeping on the couch for a while He glanced over towards Bejita as he passed, the Saiya-jin prince too shocked to retaliate further, I told you she would kill us for this, Bejita. And, without another word, Tenchi left as well to change and sulk a bit.
Bejita slowly slid down to the floor, the shock lifting and gnashing his teeth. God damnit
Bejita spent the next two weeks sulking and repairing the onsen. He had no idea how the hell to do these things himself, especially not with broken ribs to boot.
Things where not going his way, not at all.
His mate continued to train freely with Kakarotto, the sister of his mate refused to let him recover in the tanks, and continued to give him chores to do. Cleaning, doing the dishes, repairing the fucking onsenmore over, his beloved white gloves and boots had gone completely missing recently, and he had smashed his thumb more times he could count with one of those crude building tools Earthlings used to repair stuff. He hardly saw Watzu anymore, the only person he felt worth redemption in the whole house.
At least Bejita wasnt suffering alone.
Tenchi was being snubbed by his wife, big time. He, too, was busy sulking and often would vanish for hours on end, usually visiting the shrine his grandfather lived at or blandly watching television. He has slept on the couch for the week following the incident before Washuu accepted him back into the bedroom, but slowly he was regaining her respect again. It appeared as if Washuu had some Saiya-jin in her after allit just took a lot of coaxing to get out.
The base deck of the onsen was in shambles. Bejita couldnt hammer a straight line if it was laid out before him, the planks criss-crossing over each other in a disarrayed pattern. Boulders where set askew, the dome was shoddily repaired, and all of his work was basically fruitless. Especially considering he used such force with the hammer that he often ended up destroying the wood anyway, which only increased the amount of time it took for him to repair one portion of the deck. After all, he had never done any real work in his life, aside from killing alien races or whatnot.
Cursing for about the bazillionth time that day, Bejita shook his hand. The nail he had been attempting to hammer had fallen down, and a massive hammer-shaped indentation rested within the wooden plankand a large red spot rested against his thumb.
You knowyoure not supposed to do it that way. Bejita snapped his head up to see someone he least expected Tenchi. He shot a glare towards the other man and went to attempt to hammer the nail again.
What the hell do you want?
Tenchi sighed and grabbed the hammer-wielding hand of Bejita, taking the instrument from him. He knelt down and grabbed a nail and held in place.
Look - dont tell Washuu I did this butI want to build a bridge between us, He said as he began to lightly tap the nail with the hammer until it was secured in place. But at the rate youre going, were going to have to tear the deck up anyway in the end and redo it. SoIll help, and not as an insult to you, but as a friend.
I am not your friend! Bejita grabbed the hammer back and prepared to whack the hell out of another nail. Sighing again, Tenchi took it once more, causing the other prince to glare at him.
You dont do it that way, He instructed, You hold the nail between your two fingers, not with your thumb over the head. Whacking it will only cause the wood to splinter and crack, so you have to do it gently. Tenchi then demonstrated for Bejita the proper method. See? With that, he handed the hammer back towards Bejita. He shot a dirty look at Tenchi and grabbed a nail.
Reluctantly, he attempted the method demonstrated by Tenchi. To his amazement, it worked way better then his methodnot that Bejita was going to admit this, mind you. He grumbled and continued on with his work.
This continued for several hours, the two men working in near silence. Tenchi taught him how to properly lay the boards down, how to pull out misplaced nails and other tidbits as they worked. Amazingly, Bejita somehow got the hang of it and the two managed to complete a section of the base deck with relative ease.
After another week of work and repairing the mess Bejita had made with his shoddy attempt at repair, the duo managed to complete the necessary repairs to the onsen. Of course, Tenchi worked in secret, though everyone knew that he was behind all of it. Tenchi said he didnt want credit, and allowed Bejita to gloat about his fine work all he wanted; which gave Bejita a much-needed boost to his ego.
Washuu stood there, beaming brightly at the nice work she believed Bejita had done on his own, the anger that she showed towards him the past three weeks having lifted.
Looks great, Bejita! She commented brightly, turning towards the shorter man. I gotta say; Im impressed! I didnt think you could do it on your own and so well and yetyou did it fine!
Feh. Bejita snorted, crossing his arms, I suppose I could consider it training of sorts. Accuracy testing.
Washuu smirked over at him and as she did he got chills down his spine, as it was a characteristic smirk his mate often wore and gave him a hard pat on the backwhich sent him face-first into the water. Whoops Bejita popped his head out and glared at the women, but decided it probably was not a good idea to attack, given how his ribs still had some discomfort in them.
Anywaysince you did such a good job, you can recover the rest of the way in my healing tanks. Think of it as a reward! Washuu offered, watching him climb out of the onsen. And now you can finally get to your training, eh? With another chuckle, she left the onsen.
Bejita found himself smirking.
At long last, he could begin training not just for the androids and Mara, but with the hopes of one-day defeating both Kakarotto, and his new rival the one and only Masaki Tenchi, Crown Prince of Jurai.