Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue. You wouldn't get anything even if you did. *hides my DBZ tapes*

Warnings: implied violence, mentions of hostile actions

quotes -- talking

italics -- thoughts or flashbacks

Lumara nods in understanding then hugs Bulma who was standing there in total shock. "Good luck Bulma, and it's been nice knowing you. Call me sometime." She grins and bows to the royal family then heads to her room to pack. Her being declined had not changed her cheerful personality. Bulma looks at the two in shock and didn't honestly know what to say. She nods a moment then looks up at the two. "Thank you, I'll try not to disappoint anyone."

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Chapter20: CORONATION PLANS

For the next few days, people around the palace and city were busy gathering food supplies, decorations, outfits for the coronation, and various other things that would be needed for the coronation of the new Queen. Queen Emerald was busy trying to keep watch on Katai and Brenara. The two girls had left in bad moods and were now intent on ruining the coronation ceremony. They had teamed up with King Vegeta to do this so they had permission to enter the palace whenever they could. Various guards who knew about their devious plans were trying to keep the Queen informed and even were telling Bulma about it so she could keep her guard up.

Bulma was a nervous wreck the whole time. She had been attending some classes on how to present herself on the day of the coronation, how to address the royal council, and how to address the royal guards and army. She was expected to do various activities to prove she could handle the stress of her position. Most of the royal family had already been part of the army at one time or had been in the service of Frieza. That part had been unwilling, but they were expected to do it regardless. Ever since they broke free of the tyrant, they had changed tactics, increased their numbers, trained ones that showed even a hint of talent in military strategy, and also brought in someone none of them would have expected; Broly. He was born a superSaiyan and so was allowed into the army without hesitation. They brought him into the training facilities in order to push the new recruits to their limits in hopes of getting others to the superSaiyan level. Bulma was asked to go in there with him and supervise in case any problems should occur. This included incidents where the soldiers didn't want to train with Broly for fear of getting hurt. The soldiers made no complaints, but did wind up leaving the training rooms with gashes and bruises quite frequently. Kakkarot was one of the trainees for the army and showed more promise than over half of the soldiers in the room. His rival in the army was a young man named Cardain who was proving to be stronger than any of them. The only ones he couldn't beat were Kakkarot and Broly. Bulma noticed this as well and wrote down the boy's name and went to go ask Queen Emerald about him.

"Lady Emerald? I have a question in regards to Cardain. He seems to be alot stronger than most of the soldiers down there. It's possible he could reach that level they call SuperSaiyan. Is there any way we could have Broly do some one on one training with him to push him through to that level? He shows alot of promise on that." Queen Emerald looks at Bulma a moment surprised then nods and mentions she would talk to her mate about it and see what could be done. She wanders off to go do some setting up for the coronation but it was obvious the question had peeked her interest. She seemed to space out at times and couldn't focus on the job at hand. She finally gave up on it and went to go talk to her mate about the situation.

Prince Vegeta was having a similar few days. He had been in meetings the past few days discussing merger issues, coronation plans, new members for the royal council, and possibly getting someone to serve as Bulma's private council. Lumara had been considered for that position since she and Bulma had gotten along so well during the testing. She was called in and taken to a separate room for some questions and wasn't heard from until later that week. The questions being asked were confidential and anybody hearing what was asked would be silenced for good. Such questions were for Lumara's ears only and nobody elses.

The next few days after-wards were no different. Cardain had been given a position of 2nd General of the army and was below General Vardon. General Vardon was also close to reaching SuperSaiyan level and so was promoted to General early when the other had died from an unusual illness. Kakkarot was also allowed to have a General position but declined it. He claimed that he had more pressing issues to worry about with his new mate and wanted to focus on that instead of worrying about the army issues all the time. He was excused for that reason and allowed to do as he pleased. His friendship with the Prince helped to ensure that nobody caused him any problems. As payment for being allowed to do as he wanted, he helped out with the coronation preparations. His attention to small details helped out greatly in the main throne room where the ceremony was to be held. The hall was decorated in reds and golds, the main colors of the House of Vegeta. The outfit to be given to Bulma for the coronation ceremony was in all white, gold trimming, the crest on the upper left part of the front of the dress, and a golden sash that draped around the midsection. The sash itself was adorned with gems of all colors and had the crest of the house on it as well. The tiara to be used was lightweight and was made of pure gold, had diamonds in flower patterns, and emeralds being the leaves. Overall, the set was very lovely and was likely to draw the people's attention with little hesitation.

The days flew by and things were finished the night before the ceremony. Thousands of Saiyan's grouped together outside and set up seats to stay in for the night. The ceremony would begin the next morning right after sunrise. The festivities to follow would last all day and well into the next night. The time had finally come to crown the new Queen.

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I know, another short chapter, but heres the new chapter anyways. Chapter 20...YAY..:D enjoy!!