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A/N: This is another Vegeta and Bulma A/U fic. I hope you like it. Please read and review.

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We Meet Again

Chapter 21

"Flying isn't too hard!" Trunks said happily as he levitated off the ground slowly. "I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it."

Vegeta had been teaching Trunks how to fly for about a week now. Trunks was a quick learner and it didn't take him that long to catch on.

"Good son! Now why don't you come over here and rest for a bit. You've been flying all day," Vegeta shouted to Trunks who looked down at him and nodded. He flew down to Vegeta and landed slowly back on his feet. "Do you think I can go with you to get Mom back?" Trunks asked as he laid his back on the grass.

"Trunks, it is too dangerous. I don't need you to get hurt and your mother wouldn't want that either. I want you to stay here and wait for us to come back," Vegeta responded as he too settled next to Trunks and looked up to the sky.

"You're right, Dad. I know I'm not strong enough…but…Mom, I just want to…"

"We will get her back!" Vegeta cut him off as they both stared at the sky, watching the clouds fly by peacefully.

~*~

Bulma was busy working on the computer when she heard Lord Vaine come into the room. She saw all the other workers look upon his entrance with fear in their eyes. Clarissa walked to the front of the group and approached Lord Vaine.

"How is the communicator coming along? I've been waiting patiently for this thing to be done with, but it's been too long of a wait. I sent that earthling here to help you guys so you could get it done quicker, but why is it not done yet?" Vaine asked looking crueler than normal.

"Sir, there has been a miscalculation while we were building it and so there has been a delay. We are trying our best to figure out where we went wrong and it should be done in no time," Clarissa responded calmly, staring him straight in the eye.

"That's what you said last time. I believe you're forgetting Clarissa that I have your child held captive until you succeed in building me a communicator," Vaine added with a smile.

"I understand that. We will get it done soon. I promise this time," Clarissa spoke as her expression changed to fear at the sound of her child.

"LOOK DUDE! It's not that easy creating an EVP. I don't understand why you're so pissed off. An EVP takes a long time to make if you don't know exactly what to do, but this group has made progress a lot quicker than usual. It will be done, so why don't you just be patient!" Bulma spoke up from the back of the crowd.

Lord Vaine glanced at Bulma and walked toward her. "Only talk when you are spoken to," He said slowly as he slapped her across the face. The force was so strong that Bulma fell back to the ground, holding the side of her face that had been hit. "Get the damn thing done or else I'll kill you all and hire a new team. Maybe they would do a better job. As for you…" He said turning back to Bulma. "Watch what you say because I might not be as nice next time." Lord Vaine walked out of the room and everyone turned to Bulma to see if she was okay.

"I'm fine…it stings a bit, but it'll heal in no time. That guy is a complete jerk!" Bulma spoke as she got up and went back to her seat at the computer. Everyone else, seeing that Bulma was okay, went back to work on the machine. Clarissa walked up to Bulma and sat down next to her. "I'm sorry. He's horrible, but I can't do anything about it. He has my son and if I don't do as he says, he will kill him. My son is the only family I have left. Vaine had killed my husband when we were sent here from Planet Vegeta. My husband tried stopping him from taking our son away and Vaine just blasted him away with an energy ball. He died instantly," Clarissa spoke quietly with tears forming in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Clarissa. I know how you feel. My mom was killed right in front of me too and now I am away from my son and his father. They are both back in Planet Vegeta. I miss them both dearly. It's a long story, but to put things short…I have been separated from my son's father for three years and so my son and his father have never met. My son and I were captured not too long ago from Planet Earth and brought back to Planet Vegeta. It was my second time ever setting foot there. The first time was when I was a little bit younger and my dad and I were taken. That's when I met my son's father. After my father fell to illness, I was allowed to be sent back to Earth to look after him, but I haven't returned after that. It wasn't until my son and I got captured that I returned. We were just about to fly back to Planet Vegeta, but the saiyans beat me to it. My son and I were separated as soon as we arrived and I don't know what's happened to him," Bulma said looking away.

"I'm sure your son is doing fine. His father will find him and take care of him," Clarissa responded with a comforting smile. Bulma put her hand on top of Clarissa's hand and smiled back at her. "Thanks Clarissa. You have no idea how much better you have made me feel. I'm sorry about the Saiyans capturing your family. I just don't understand why they capture us and then send us to this planet?"

"I don't know all the details Bulma, but I have heard that the Tulkans and the Saiyans have some sort of agreement. The Tulkans helped the Saiyans create an antidote for that virus that spread throughout Planet Vegeta all those years ago in exchange for slaves. If the Saiyans fail to do that, then Lord Vaine will attack and destroy their planet. Vaine and his army are stronger than the Saiyans, so that could be why the Saiyans have never gone against him. But I also heard from one of the slaves that have been here even before the agreement was made that Vaine had created the virus that erupted throughout Planet Vegeta in order to create such an agreement. Since Vaine created the virus, he also knew how to cure it and that's how it all started," Clarissa explained as Bulma listened attentively.

"That's horrible. The Saiyans are being played by Vaine. Vegeta must know the truth," Bulma replied.

"Vegeta? You mean King Vegeta? I was captured a little after the agreement was made and was sent straight to this planet with my entire family. Many families were being split apart back at Planet Vegeta, but King Vegeta allowed us to go together after we caused a scene at the lines. People say he was cruel, but he gave our family a chance to be together even for awhile. How do you know him?" Clarissa spoke sadly.

"Vegeta is the father of my son. We fell in love with each other unexpectedly. It was never our intention to, but it just happened. My father pretty much separated us when I returned to Earth with the antidote to that virus Vaine created. He told me that Vegeta didn't want me back and so I haven't seen him since then," Bulma answered.

"I had no idea! You need to make sure that no one else knows that you are Vegeta's queen. If Vaine ever finds out…"

"I know…Vegeta will come save us. I know he will," Bulma responded as Clarissa got up to the sound of one of the workers walking towards them. She nodded at Bulma and headed back to the machine. Bulma watched as she walked away before turning back to the computer. This will be done soon. I think I got it figured out.

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"So, what has your mom been saying about me throughout the years," Vegeta asked Trunks during dinner.

"Well, she said that you are strong," Trunks replied.

"Naturally, I was born a Saiyan prince," Vegeta said with a smirk. "What else?"

"She said that you might seem cruel, but deep inside you are a softy," Trunks continued as he took a bite off of his dinner plate.

"SOFTY?" Vegeta shouted with shock filling his face. "You don't believe that do you?"

"You're not so bad…" Trunks replied with a smile. "Softy!" He muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!" Vegeta spoke as they both laughed.

Vegeta looked up at the door way at the sound of Lana coming with Tio behind her. "Ah, so you're back again," Vegeta spoke as they approached the table.

"Lana says you need me to rebuild the EVP again. After you dismissed me, I continued working on it back at my home and figured out a way to rebuild it. At this rate, it'll only take me a day," Tio spoke as Vegeta listened to him.

"Good. It is nice to see you back here again," Vegeta spoke as Tio looked back at him surprised. Not wanting to ruin the mood, Tio excused himself and left the dining hall with Lana, leaving Vegeta and Trunks to their dinner.

"We'll be making contact with your mother soon, Trunks," Vegeta spoke between bites. Trunks looked up at him and smiled. "Thanks, Dad! I really miss her."

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It has been two days since Lord Vaine had visited them at the technology lab. Bulma had been working all day and night trying to figure out what was wrong with the communicator's calculations. Early this morning, she had finally solved the puzzle and printed out the sheets to explain the solution to the other workers.

"Clarissa, I've figured out what went wrong with your calculations," Bulma shouted excitedly as she ran up to Clarissa with prints in her hands. After explaining to Clarissa how to get the machine up and running, Bulma handed copies to the other technicians and they all set to work.

After a couple of hours, Bulma pushed the green button to start the EVP up and a signal started to form. Everyone cheered at the sound of the signal connecting. Clarissa and Bulma shared a hug before turning to the other workers to hug them as well.

"What is all this noise?" Lord Vaine asked as he entered the lab. He had heard the sound of their laughter and excitement from across the hall and was curious to see what was going on.

Clarissa approached him slowly with anger filling her eyes. "We have finished the EVP and it is ready to go."

"Very good. I want that EVP --whatever you call it… in my office immediately. I need to make contact with a little Saiyan King," Lord Vaine replied as he glanced over at Bulma. "You! I want you to be the one to operate it when we make contact. Once it is in my office, I want you to start it up and call Vegeta. Call me once you have finished that task," He ordered as he took one more glance at the entire group before whispering something to his assistant who nodded quietly.

What could that fool be telling his assistant? He is a complete ass! Bulma thought as she watched Lord Vaine exit the room.

"Bring this machine to Lord Vaine's office! After that, you all are to be sent to the slave house and start serving the army their food," the assistant spoke as the group listened to him with anger filling each and every one of their faces.

"I thought we were going to get our freedom after we had created this machine," one of the technicians spoke from the back of the crowd.

"No, you'll never get your freedom. It was all a trick. Lord Vaine set you all up as usual. Now GO before I report to him how disobedient you all are being," the assistant replied as he led them towards Lord Vaine's office.

That liar! He will get it….just wait. Bulma thought as she followed close behind the crowd. Clarissa was walking beside her. She glanced over at her and smiled. "We'll get your son back," Bulma whispered to her as they passed more guards.

"Thanks Bulma," Clarissa replied as they continued to follow the crowd.

After setting the EVP machine on one of the tables in Vaine's office, the other technicians were sent out of the room and led to the slavehouse. Bulma watched in disgust as the Tulkans pushed the technicians around, Clarissa among them. She was the only one left in the room. She sighed before turning the EVP back on. This is my only chance to get ahold of Vegeta. Hopefully, no one will come in while I talk to him. There's so much to say to him, but I must limit it. There isn't much time. She thought as she started a signal and waited for someone to answer.

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"King Vegeta! Someone is making contact with the EVP! I think it might be Lord Vaine!" Lana and Tio shouted as they came running out of the meeting room and into Vegeta's bedroom, not caring to knock on his door.

"You both are lucky you are delivering some decent news. Otherwise, I would've blasted you both for barging into my room," Vegeta responded as he got up from his bed and headed to the meeting room. He had been taking a rest and thinking about Bulma when his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Tio and Lana shouting to him about the EVP making contact.

He entered the meeting room with such a rush and accepted the call. He waited patiently as an image began to form. It's a good thing Tio got this machine up and running in no time. I might have to stop threatening him so much. He comes in handy when you need him the most. He thought as he waited.

~*~

Bulma noticed an image forming on her screen and saw the outlines of Vegeta's hair. Within seconds, he was in view and Bulma smiled with excitement at the sight of him. Vegeta, on the other hand, looked shocked and confused.

"Woman, what are you doing?" Vegeta asked.

"Vegeta, I don't have much time, but I need to tell you something about Vaine. He has set you all …" Bulma was cut off by the sound of Lord Vaine's entrance.

"What is this? I told you to call me when you get Vegeta, not talk to him. Stupid earthling!" Lord Vaine shouted as he threw Bulma against the wall. Bulma screamed as she felt the impact against her back. She looked up at Vegeta with pain filling her eyes.

"BULMA! NO! I WILL KILL YOU VAINE!" Vegeta shouted from the other side as he watched Bulma struggle to get back up. He knew that she had been badly wounded.

"Bulma? Wait… is this who I think it is? Queen Bulma?" Lord Vaine responded with a smile. "Why Vegeta, I knew you lost your Queen, but I didn't know she was here. Well…now she's not!" Lord Vaine added as he formed an energy ball and pointed it towards Bulma's injured form.

"NO…DON'T YOU DARE!" Vegeta shouted again as he started to power up. He saw Vaine send the blast toward Bulma's direction and watched as Bulma screamed with horror. Vaine had turned the signal off and broke the connection before Vegeta could see the blast hit Bulma.

"BULMA!" He shouted as he powered up higher than before and felt a rush of power bursting within him, wanting to break free. Remembering Bulma's face and the sound of her voice and the smile on Vaine's face made Vegeta angrier by the minute. He powered up even higher than before causing the floor to rumble and the surrounding objects to break. His energy was growing every second and he could feel a new power freeing itself as he finally transformed into a Super Saiyan. Trunks came running in after sensing his father's energy level rise. He stared in awe at the sight of his father. He looked angry…scary, but powerful.