Tarble walked out of the library. It was dark out and Betra was following him. His eyes were still red. They refused to change back, but he really didn't care. This was what he needed to see the truth and that's all that mattered.
Betra couldn't help but smile at his side. "I will return later. I must inform the others."
He nodded. "Tell them to remove the tracking devices from the ship. They won't be able to follow us, my love."
She giggled and leaned up to kiss him. "I won't be gone long."
"You know how to get to my quarters." He smirked down at her.
She nodded and left his side, leaving him alone in the darkness. Soon they would be off this cursed rock and he could lead his true people. The power and the glory would be his.
"Tarble?" He turned to find the Tech-Tech standing there. His blood was beginning to boil. "Can we talk?"
He glared at her. "What is there to talk about?"
She tensed up. "I know you're mad, but I'm alive. Isn't that what matters?"
He looked at her as if she were dirt. "You've made your choice. I know what you really want." He turned his back on her and started down the hall.
"What the hell are you even talking about?!" Tears were falling from her eyes. "What is wrong with you?!"
He only smirked as he looked back at her. "Nothing is wrong with me. I'm not the one who's betrayed you. You were the one that betrayed me." He spoke calmly.
She shook her head. "I…I haven't betrayed you. Where did you get an idea like that?"
He chuckled darkly. "I can smell it on you. You've been with him from the beginning. You didn't want me to know, did you?"
She turned pale. "I…Tarble, I couldn't stop him!" She cried, not leaving her tiny form.
"So that's your excuse for betraying me then? That's all? Who else was there, hmm? Was Raditz in on it too?" He wouldn't put it past him. Some best friend he turned out to be.
"Tarble, you're not making any sense." She said, watching him. Something was off. "Why are your eyes still red?"
He laughed. "They've always been this way. Don't you remember?"
She shook her head. What had happened to the man she fell in love with? It was like he was completely gone and replaced with someone else. "I…I love you."
He froze. This didn't make sense. She was his enemy. How could she love him? He turned and looked at her. "Have you hit your head or something?"
Tears fell from her eyes. Whatever it was, it was too late. He didn't want her and he was making that very clear to her. She turned around. Her crying must have looked ugly to him. "I must have been mistaken." She ran leaving him in the darkness.
Tarble shook his head. What was that all about? He shrugged. It didn't matter. Betra would return to him soon. Then they could leave this place. Nothing else matted. Only his kingdom did. Nothing would get in his way.
Vegeta continued to shake his head. He just couldn't wrap his head around any of this. What was Tarble thinking? Maybe it was just stress getting to him. Now that Gure had been returned, Tarble would return to normal. He was sure of it.
Bulma came over and placed her hand on his shoulder. "You really need to talk to him."
"He'll calm down with time. He's probably just coming down from his anger at Cooler." Vegeta said. "We need to focus on the spy."
Bulma rolled her eyes. "What if you're wrong?"
Vegeta gave her a smile. "I know my brother. Tarble is fine."
Bulma sighed. "Fine, then what about the spy?"
Vegeta grinned. "Did you see Zunn earlier?"
"What about it?" Bulma said. She really wanted to know what he was getting at.
"He has to be planning something. I'm going to see what that is." Vegeta stood up and headed for the door. Bulma made to get up. "Why don't you stay here? I don't want you in the way if there're any fireworks." He smirked.
Bulma sighed. "I guess I'll just be here looking over those parts again. You know, Tarble did have a point about that."
Vegeta sighed. "I know. I'll make it up to him later." The door opened. "Just see if you can find anything on those drives."
"Look at you using fancy tech talk." Bulma said, taking the drive apart. It looked like her quiet night wasn't going to be that at all.
Vegeta walked through the halls. He just wanted to go and see the hanger for himself. Something was going on there and he was going to get to the bottom of it.
He stepped out into the night. There was no moon tonight, which was a rare treat. It meant that he could go after Zunn and anyone else that was in his way.
The streets were still pretty empty. It was late. Not that he mined the empty streets, he welcomed them. It would make it easier to get where he needed to be without being spotted.
He smirked as he looked over the hanger. For some reason, there were lights on inside. This wasn't right. They shut down travel at night because of the moon. Everyone should have been home.
He crept inside and began to search the building quietly. Sooner or later he would run into the traitors.
It didn't take long until he heard three voices, two men and one woman. "You know what we have to do." He heard Zunn say.
"If anyone knows, it's me." The female said. "Besides, who's been doing all of the work?"
"We've done our share." An unknown man said.
"But I got the prize. Get the ship finished the way I asked you to. Those orders come from him." Vegeta felt sick to his stomach. The way she said the word him was sickly.
"Oh look, Pipril is in lo-ooove." Zunn said mocking the female.
She growled. "I told you not to call me that!"
Both men laughed. "Don't worry. The ship will be prepared to his desires." The other man said. "Besides, you'll probably want to lie on your back some more."
"Shut up, Roota. That is none of your concern." The woman huffed.
"But you have been in his pants." Zunn laughed. "How good was he?"
The woman growled. "That is none of your business."
"You're red, so he must have rocked your world." Roota teased.
"Just shut up and get the job I told you to do done. I want you finished by tomorrow!" With that the woman stormed off. Vegeta made a mental note of her name. He could look it up later.
Roota laughed with Zunn. "That girl's got it bad."
"Well, can you blame her? She's hasn't just found her soulmate. She made him." Zunn said with a grin. "Finally, we elites will have a kingdom of our own."
Elites? He thought he had destroyed all of them. How were any of them still left? Now he knew that Cuw's name had just become a cover for them. Cuw was only a second class after all.
He heard them moving around. They were messing with a ship, but he didn't know why. He couldn't help but wonder who the man they were talking about was. The woman thought highly of him. Was he their leader? His mind began to wonder who would become the new leader of those traitors. Did he not know the dangers of messing with him? He was a super saiyan. There was nothing more dangerous than he was…besides Kakarot.
"Do you think that Pipril will be the new queen?" Roota asked.
Zunn laughed. "From the look of it, I would say so. She earned it though. Just don't let her catch you calling her that."
Vegeta slid around the corner, but he could only see Zunn. Roota was staying out of the way as they worked. "She'll be a beautiful queen." Roota said, sounding disappointed.
"You know that you never stood a chance. Her heart belongs to him and it always will. It's what King Vegeta wanted for her." Zunn said.
Vegeta froze. His father was behind this? How? And how did this girl fit into this? He just didn't understand.
"The King is dead and he's not coming back." Roota said.
"No, we're getting a better King instead. We're getting the King we deserve." Zunn answered.
"You're already so loyal to a man that you don't even know." Roota said.
Zunn laughed. "I know him well enough. Trust me, he's the real deal."
Vegeta was getting frustrated. They were acting like this guy was a fucking god. Like they could find any saiyan like that outside of the royal family.
He had had enough of this. It was going to end now. "Really, so he's the real deal?"
Zunn and Roota looked up in horror as he stared down at them. "Emperor Vegeta…"
Vegeta laughed as he jumped down from the crate he was on and the two of them scattered. This was like playing with ants. He sent one blast though the air and it went straight through Roota's head. He only needed one of them alive. The other was just wasted space.
Zunn continued to run, but there was nowhere to hide from the emperor. Vegeta flew towards the large saiyan and sent a blast down into the ground, making the traitor fall to the ground. Vegeta landed in front of him and crossed his arms. "This little resistance of yours ends here."
Zunn only laughed. "It will never end. It has only begun, Prince Vegeta."
Vegeta kicked him in the side. "You dare to mock me when I can crush you so easily?"
Zunn coughed up blood. "You think you have power, but you know nothing. You've seen nothing."
"Speak up! Tell me everything, you ingrate." Vegeta snarled.
Zunn laughed again. "You think you've won, when you've already lost."
What was this guy rambling about? "Says the man at my feet."
"Says the loser." Zunn said.
Clearly, Zunn knew nothing more. The woman was the mastermind. He just needed to focus on finding her. "Any last words?"
"For the queen, may she continue to elude you." Zunn laughed before Vegeta blasted him through the head.
Vegeta sighed. Now he had to clean up this mess. He was going to have to tell Bulma everything. It would be better to have her helping him with this. She was the only one that could do that now.
Bulma sat there looking through the drives. This was not how she wanted to spend her night. She had been hoping to for Vegeta to help her out with making an heir, but that was the farthest thing on his mind. She just wished that he would listen to her.
There was a knock at her door and she wondered what was going on. She could hear crying.
Bulma stood up and got the door, only to find Gure standing there in tears. "Gure, what's wrong?"
The Tech-Tech launched herself at Bulma and she pulled the smaller woman into a hug. "I…I think I've lost him…sniff." The girl sobbed into her leg.
Bulma looked down at her sadly. She knew exactly who Gure was talking about. "Have you tried talking to Tarble?"
Gure nodded. "He just looked at me like he was disgusted with me… like he doesn't even love me…"
That couldn't be right. Gure was everything to Tarble. This just didn't make sense. "Just let him cool down. He's been running on high since you were kidnapped."
Gure continued to cry and Bulma sighed. They weren't going anywhere. When Vegeta got back, she was going to have to make him talk to Tarble. This was getting out of hand.
"I told him I loved him and he turned his back on me…sniff." Gure sobbed.
Bulma's stomach dropped. That was impossible. There was no way that was real. Gure had to have had a nightmare. "Why don't you lie down for a little bit? It will help you clear your mind."
Gure only nodded as Bulma pulled her over to the couch. It was going to be a long night.
Tarble paced in his quarters. Where was she? After running into the Tech-Tech, he needed something to take the edge off. His anger was growing, making the room around him nothing but shadows. His eyes glowed in the darkness.
"My King…" He turned to find her standing there. "I'm sorry that I took so long. I just had to make sure everything was going well."
He grinned as he walked up to her. "Excellent, My Queen."
She purred against him. "Anything for you, My King."
"We leave at dawn then." He said, pulling her against him. "Until then, you're mine."
She giggled as he took her into his arms and walked them into the bedroom. She was going to enjoy this. Soon, she would be a queen after all.
To Be Continued…
Author's Note
Tarble just keeps getting worse and there is a reason for that. In about two weeks we should be going to twice a week updates. I've only got to finish 3 more chapters.