(Hey guys, here is the next chap. Sorry it has taken me so long to get this up. But unfortunately I still don't have a computer to use (being that mine is still broken) and with finals, performances and projects all happening at the same time it has been hard to get anything written. But since I am finally on break I will do better on getting stuff out. I own nothing)
Around that same time on New Vegeta
Tahki was just about finished packing for her training trip with Vegeta. Once she got back to the palace after her encounter with Goku, she found that nearly all of her energy was just about gone due to here failed attempts at ascending to supersayian and ended up passing out on her bed and sleeping through most of the night. She had just woken up a few hours ago after realizing what time it was and proceeded to get her belongings together for the three days she would be gone. Fortunately since this wasn't going to be a long trip she didn't have to pack too much, she had three spare sets of cloths and battle armor, a spare gravity chamber, and a few training weights all neatly placed inside their respected capsules.
"Well I think that should do it" she thought to herself as she placed the capsules in her carrying case and set it aside before hearing a knock on her door. "It's open" she called out not bothering to turn around (being that she already knew who it was).
"Good morning sleepy head, I was wondering when you would decide to get yourself up." Nola said with a smirk as she leaned against the door frame. This was exactly what Tahki didn't need right now. She was already flustered given the fact that she had almost slept to late but now she had to have Nola harassing her about it.
"Since when are you my keeper, I wake up when I am good and ready." She huffed back turning around to continue arguing. That was of course before Tahki noticed something different about her friend. "Hey…you're not wearing your uniform anymore" she noted.
It was true, while Nola was still wearing her skin tight black spandex and boots and had her hair in its regular long pony tail; she was now sporting a black leather jacket with the sleeves half way rolled up her forearms, a pair of black figureless gloves and a long white scarf wrapped around her neck.
"Nope I'm not part of the royal guard anymore so I thought I would sport a new look. So what do you think?" the taller female asked striking a pose.
"Tch…I think you have been doing patrol work for too long, you look like some of the gang members you usually pick up. And what's with the scarf, it looks ridicules." Tahki said folding her arms over her chest.
"Well as for you first statement I haven't been gang busting in years and besides most of the gang members I picked up wished they looked as good as me, you would be surprised how many heads I turned just walking over here." She said with a shrug " and as per you second statement this is actually a special weighted scarf, after doing a little digging I found out that Kakarott wears weighted cloths so he can train his body more effectively, so I figured I would give it a try. At least what I've got is better then what you're wearing." She teased. Right now Tahki was wearing a pair of red baggy pants, black boots and a black tank top.
"What's wrong with this, I will have you know that Vegeta wears something close to this when he is training!" she said becoming very defensive.
"Ah I see, trying to idolize your teacher again huh. Ha and here I though you said you didn't like him. You know copying is the sincerest form of flattery. Even though I think if you really wanted to get him to like you, you might have to give him a present or something." She said putting her hand to her chin, completely ignoring the smoke coming out of Tahki's ears. "Maybe a new training suit or some new boots or how about…" she said but was cut off as Tahki had reached her teasing limit.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP ALRADY! I TOLD YOU I DON'T LIKE HIM THAT WAY!" She yelled at the top of her lungs making Nola cover her ears.
"Jeez would you relax, I think out of all the people I know you are the easiest one to get riled up. I was only kidding" she said giving the shorter saiyan a cheesy smile.
"Humpf well it wasn't funny!" Tahki said crossing here arms "what are you doing here anyway, I figured that with you new promotion you would be out with your squad all day"
"Nope I am tagging along with you and Vegeta" she smiled.
"What? Why?"
"Well for a few reasons I guess" she shrugged as she walked into the room and sat on Tahki's bed. "One obvious one would be that up until just this last week or so I haven't really worked with Vegeta very much. So since I am now the leader of his special task force I thought it may be a good idea to tag along on this trip to see how he operates."
"I guess that makes sense but you know I have trained with him for over ten years now, you could have just asked me" Tahki pointed out.
"No offence Tahki but almost every single time I can remember you talking about him you always describe him in a…negative way"
"No I don't" she said getting defensive again.
"Oh really well does this ring a bell "that pointy haired stooge doesn't know anything" or how about this one "I hate that emotionless, psychotic, antisocial little…"
"Alright I get it!" Tahki yelled cutting her off earning a little chuckle from the blue hair saiyan.
"Anyway another reason that I decided to tag along was out of pure curiosity. Before I led Kakarott to where you were training yesterday I found out that he and Vegeta are planning on having an all out match against each other and I want to watch."
"Yeah well I guess I can't argue with that reason. I am kinda curious about the match to. In all the years I have known him I can't remember a single time where Vegeta has ever ascended above supersayain during a fight, at least not around me anyway. So any other reasons?" At hearing this Nola let a big mischievous grin ride across her face again.
"Just one more but it should be easily for you to figure out. It's to keep an eye on my favorite hot tempered knuckle head of course." She said as she jumped up and grabed Tahki, put her in a headlock and started giving her a noogie.
"What the heck is that supposed to mean!" she yelled back as a large vein began to bulge from her forehead as she struggled to get away.
"Hey you two!" a gruff voice yelled from the hallway making both the sayain females to flinch a little and slowly turn towards the voice. There in the door way stood Vegeta wearing his old blue spandex suit, had a gym bag over his shoulder and had a scowl that could kill on his face "If you two idiots are finished I am ready to leave, if either of you wish to go I suggest that you stop acting like children and get a move on!" Vegeta yelled.
"Right coming" they both said at the same time running out of Tahki's room to catch up to their now fuming leader. The group walked down a long hallway in silence before anyone had the courage to say anything given Vegeta's obviously foul mood.
"Hey Nola" Tahki whispered.
"Yeah"
"Just out of curiosity is your entire squad coming along?"
"Nah I left Norg in charge" she shrugged.
"Your lieutenant? Well I suppose that works but I don't think I could see him in charge. At least as long as I have known him Norg has always been the big silent type"
"Most of the time he is but don't let that façade fool you, if needed he can command an entire sayain brigade even better than I can. But I wouldn't worry about that, I left them with a list of things to do while I'm gone"
"What kinds of things" she asked curiously.
"Nothing you would be interested in, just a few training exercises and patrol duty"
Flashback
A few hours earlier, Nola was leaning against the outer wall of Vegeta's palace. She was waiting for her lieutenant to show up so she could give him a rundown of what was going on. Currently she was deep in thought thinking over several things she was beginning to find troubling. "First the event with the training room, then Gorgs little spy attempt, and then the trip to the special ops center. Something in my gut is telling me that Zain is up to something but what? He isn't smart or influential enough to do anything that incredibly drastic or dangerous on his own. Nothing that couldn't be stopped easy enough by any high ranking sayian officer" she thought to herself as a large, appeared in front of her.
"You summoned me ma'am." The man said in a low rumbly voice. This man was big, well muscled and stood about 6.11 ft tall and had brown spiky hair that fell to his shoulders. He also wore regular blue sayain armor and had an eye patch over his left eye.
"Yes I did Norg. I wanted to tell you that I will be leaving on a trip for awhile. Vegeta is going to be leaving in a few hours to go participate in a fight and I am going to tag along. As a result I am leaving you in charge of the rest of our squad. However I want you all to stay on your toes, something in the pit of my stomach is telling me that something is wrong." She said in a serious voice.
"Understood, anything in particular?" he asked
"Zain, while there are several things that I cannot prove quite yet, I feel that he is at the center of it. I want all of you to keep a close eye on him and his movements. If you feel that for any reason he is up to something that may be dangerous you have my permission to take him out on the spot. Remember since we are no longer part of the Kings forces we have special privileges that can be exercised if need be. Anyway this trip will be short, only about 3 days or so I am told, so I should be back if an emergency should come up. Also feel free to contact me through the emergency channel on the scouters if something should come up understood?"
"Yes ma'am but with all due respect, do you really think that General Zain is worth of such worry?"
"I know that he isn't one of the strongest sayains on the planet right now and that apart from basic front lines tactics he isn't too big of a problem but still something doesn't feel right. Anyway for a little background take this." She said handing the larger sayain a manila folder. "This folder contains Zain's notable movements over the past few days use them at your own discretion"
"Yes ma'am I will take care of things while you are away"
End of flashback
"Nola…hey Nola what's wrong?" Takhi asked waving her hand in her friends face.
"Huh…oh sorry I guess I got distracted, did you say something?" she asked popping out of her trance.
"No but you may want to work on that spacing out thing. If Vegeta is talking to you and you do that he gets really mad, trust me" she whispered.
"Oh really you talk as one who knows that first hand"
"tsk…well duh I train with him all the time yah know." Takhi said as she began walking in front of Nola.
"Well I wouldn't worry about it" Nola shrugged "I only do that when you are talking"
"What was that?" Tahki asked as a vain began to bulge on her forehead again. She didn't have long to fume however as the three had finally made it outside the palace door and Vegeta stopped. "Alright you two place your hands on my shoulders and let's get going"
"What? Why?" Tahki asked.
"Because it is the only way to get to where we are going now do it or I am leaving you behind" Vegeta said clearly becoming more irritated.
"Ok, ok sorry" she replied under her breath as she and Nola did as they were told. And as soon as they did Vegeta placed his first two fingers on his forehead and they all disappeared.
Not far away two men sat on a nearby cliff side
"That's it their energy signature has disappeared, they have all gone" one of them said
"Right I will send the word to lieutenant Gorg immediately" the other said pressing a button on his scouter
Back at Zain's headquarters
"Right message received." Gorg said "Zain they have all left and it appears that Nola has left with them"
"Really, well that is an added bonus then. Tell the men to halt whatever they are doing and head for the special ops headquarters immediately. It's time to get this show on the road." He chuckled as he headed towards the door. Within a few minutes all of Zains men, about 250 strong, had come together and were all heading to the special ops headquarters, with Zain at the front. On the way there, Zain and many of his men began to notice that the military distract that lay in-between their barracks and the special ops headquarters was completely empty. Not a single officer or cadet was seen anywhere. It was like a ghost town but as usual Zain paid little attention to the absence of people in an otherwise bustling sector of town and focused solely on the issue at hand. Once they reached the entrance to Apharas headquarters they noticed that there was only one person outside the base waiting for them. It was Aphara's lieutenant Bain, standing in front of the door with his usual stoic expression on his face.
"Welcome general, we have been expecting you" he said with a small bow.
"Cut the pleasantries and tell us where we are meeting." Zain said wanting to get things started as soon as possible.
"Of course" he said as he turned around and signaled for the rest of them to follow. They all walked down a set of long hallways in utter silence. Mostly due to the fact that other than for special training, business solely for the special ops or interrogation, this building was off limits to most unauthorized personnel. They walked until they reached a large empty hanger like area where the large group of sayains was halted by Bain as he turned to face them.
"We will be meeting in the room behind this door" he said pointing his thumb over his shoulder. "But before we go any further I must ask that your men remove their sayain armor and put on the battle suits found in these lockers." He said as he walked over to one of the lockers on the far wall and opened one of them revealing a very odd looking suit. It had the regular black spandex but also had a white chest plate, gloves and boots and a white helmet that had a black visor in the front. (Kind of like the suits Lord Slugs men wore in the 4th DBZ movie)
"What the heck are those for?" Zain asked getting even more impatient.
"It was a request made by commander Aphara, of course you don't need to wear one general. The meaning behind the suits will be reviled at the debriefing in a few minutes. Once you are done please enter and await further instructions" he said as he turned and went through the door he had designated as the meeting room
"Well what do we do?" Gorg asked as he took the suit from one of the lockers.
"What do you think you idiot put it on! And that goes for the rest of you!" he bellowed to his men. They all did as they were told and before long all of them, excluding Zain himself, were all dressed in the new battle suits.
"Alright I think that's everyone" Gorg reported.
"Good now let's go and get this briefing thing over with so we can get started" he said as he and his men entered the door specified to them by Bain. The first thing Zain noticed as he entered the room was how big it was, this room was easily as long as the entire ops headquarters was. It also had what looked like a small stage like area with a door behind that. Then he noticed that several of what looked like Aphara's men were already there, about 60 of them all lined up in very uniform lines and standing at attention in front of the small stage, awaiting their commanders entrance. Then he made another observation, all of Apharas men were wearing the same type of armor as his men but instead of the white helmet, gloves, chest plate and boots, they were all wearing dark red versions. For what purpose Zain didn't know but he was sure that Aphara probably did it for a reason.
"Gorg get the men in lines like Aphara's men. The less reason we give Aphara to get mad the better." Zain told his lieutenant.
"Right. Alright you miserable excuses for fighters file in and stand ready!" the shorter sayain yelled. The men complied and waited for whatever was supposed to happen next. A few moments later Aphara and Bain both walked out of the door on the other side of the stage. At this point Bain was wearing the same style armor as the rest of the men except his was a dark gold color, Aphara on the other had was just wearing her usual red and black battle armor. Bain stayed back and assumed his usual attention stance while Aphara walked forward and looked at all the men before she began speaking.
"King Reagon has brought shame to all of us. He is weak and unfit to rule the strongest and most powerful people in history. Along with Vegeta they have taken away our right as conquers and replaced it with the role of meaningless defenders and upholders of their laws. With the King gone we will be able to rightfully establish our place in the universe as the ultimate race, as we always should have been. Make no mistake, our seizing victory today is a matter of life and death" She said as she walked down the stairs of the stage and walked in front of the men. "You may be wondering the purpose of the new uniforms. As I am sure you have noticed my men are wearing red armor. Each one of them will be leading squads of ten white armored soldiers and will attack key points at the same time causing the distraction needed for the main force to enter the palace and deliver the finishing blow. This coup must be swift and decisive, the King and each of his remaining four commanders must be eliminated simultaneously. General Zain has placed all of you who aren't already part of the ops forces under my command while we take control." She said as she continued to pace in front of the lines of men "You may have mixed feelings about attacking the head of the royal house, believe me I understand but know this, if I sense any disloyalty, any hesitation, any weakness at all" she said stopping in front of one of Zains men, looking at him in the eye "I will not hesitate to bring you down personally. And if that happens, you will find more mercy from the demons of the underworld then from me." She finished menacingly "Now all of you form up and get into ranks. You have all been given designated squads to be in. I need the lead squad to form up with lieutenant Bain. We strike in 30 minutes. General Zain if you please follow me" she said as she signaled for the general to follow her.
"That is why I fear her, I only told her about the idea yesterday and in a matter of one day she established everything right down to the most minute detail. Not to mention that little speech of hers, inspirational and terrifying all at the same time" Zain thought to himself as he nodded and followed Aphara. They both exited the conference area and into a small lounge with a bar and a few chairs in the corners of the room
"Is there something you needed from me?" he asked while hiding his nervousness
"I needed to talk to you about the rest of the plan. As you may have guessed I will not be taking part in the takeover physically, just as a spectator." She said as she went to the bar and poured herself a glass of water.
"And why is that?" Zain asked curiously.
"Simple, should something go wrong I will not be tied to any of this. In other words if this operation goes down, you're going down alone." She smiled.
"What are you talking about? Over 300 men just heard you unveil your plan about the takeover. If interrogated my men will deluge any information about this and they are more loyal to me then you. Face it you have miscalculated, if I go down your going with me." He said with a small sinker.
"Hm. An interesting thought but first and foremost I never miscalculate, and second all the suits have detonation equipment on them powerful enough to disintegrate your average soldier. The suits have audio microphones that are tapped so all that is said while the suits are on is instantly transmitted to a team of special ops who hold the switch for suit detonation. So if any of them are captured the suits are simply detonated, effectively hiding the source of the plot."
"So are you telling me that the only purpose for those battle suits is for your own self preservation?" he ask trying to keep his temper in check.
"Well partially, the other reason for them is so the palace defenses won't see this as a sayain coup but an invasion."
"What do you mean?"
"(sigh) well if you must know these suits closely resemble those worn by some of the Ice-jin soldiers. This way anyone trying to fight us off will simply think that this is an Ice-jin attempt for dominance and will not think to tie things back to you or me. So think of it as added insurance that punishment won't come to either of us. Anyway back to the matters at hand as I said earlier the individual squads will be used as a distraction drawing out the remaining four generals and eliminating them, while the main force moves a short time later and makes their way into the citadel and attack the King when his defenses are weakest, that's where you come in you will accompany the main force and kill the king with your own hands. Once that is done all the men in the Ice-jin suits will break off and retreat, leaving you as the hero who drove off the invasion and me as the only living commander who can back up your story. With all the high commanders and the king out of the way your new rule should go mostly unopposed." She shrugged as she sat down in one of the chairs.
"You seem rather confident but you have over looked something. The remaining generals all have squads as big if not bigger than yours. You think that one of your men and ten of mine are enough to stop an entire fleet on their own?"
"Of cores not, that's why I got rid of them." She said taking another sip of her drink.
"What do you mean got rid of them?"
"I'm sure you noticed how empty the military district was on your way over here." Zain nodded. "Well last night I made it look like my fleet went off world on a mission by sending a small number of soldiers on the Leviathan (the capital ship of the special ops fleet) and I had them take a few dozen ships with them, mostly operated by remote control and had them all leave the sector heading to the southern quadrant. Then this morning I had them send a class one emergency alert telling of a large unknown Ice-jinn fleet that had annulated my fleet and was heading to New Vegeta. Once received the King predictably sent out all fleets and had his most trusted commander's stay on world to aid in coordinating the defensive strike." She said sounding board "However the signal that was sent out by my men was seen by those on world as if it had originated in the far reaches of the west quadrant and given that the fleet only left about six hours ago, it may take them another four to reach the destination and realize that there is nothing there. By then this operation should be all but over and you should be sitting on the thrown." She said drinking the rest of her drink and standing up. "Anyway you should get going, Bain should be waiting for you and given how edgy you have been I can tell you're eager to get going"
"Right" Zain said getting up and walking to the door.
"Oh and general one more thing" she called out as he turned "Good luck"
"Hmpf" Zain grunted as he left.
"Bain, Zain has just left once he is with you commence operations" she said as she talked into an intercom on the wall
"At your word commander" the com answered back.
"And as they do that I should get going to watch the fireworks" she said chuckling.
(There you go, hope you liked it. Anyway I appreciate the responses back about my previous question and thusly will not be adding any more OC's to the mix. But I do have one more idea I want to throw at you guys. I have been thinking about the techniques that the konoha ninjas will be learning with Goku and if any of you have any suggestions about what they could learn let me know. I have already come up with a few but if you guys have any techniques that you would like to see learnt by the nin then let me know. Oh and just some teaser I am planning on getting Saskue into the mix with things coming up. So keep reading and reviewing. Thanks.)