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Chapter 19: On the Right Track

Monday 7th December Age 795

The lone spaceship hurtled through space at speeds unknown to most of the people on Earth, but the occupants of this ship were unaware of the speeds. They were already busy with other things, most notably, their training regime.

Inside the back of the ship there was a large room that had been especially built to withstand only the largest of explosions. The kind of explosions that only a Saiyan warrior could create. And the two Saiyan warriors occupying that room at this time were two of the strongest. Any outside of the room would have been worried about what could possibly be happening inside, but there was no need to be concerned.

Noca danced around Vegeta, using his amazing pace to catch the Prince off-guard wherever he could. Vegeta's experience was always what gave him the greater advantage in these little spars, but Noca's endurance and will to keep going always made things very difficult for Vegeta.

The teen finally charged in to try and get an attack off on Vegeta, but the Prince backed off and sent a leg out, attempting to catch Noca. It was a pretty futile attempt as Noca simply adjusted himself and rose above the leg. This gave him an opening, so he believed. As he dropped in with a fist aimed for Vegeta's head the Prince caught it in his right hand and pulled Noca towards him. He thrust his free hand forward and opted for a point-blank Ki blast, throwing Noca back across the room.

The teen threw his arms out, using a burst of Ki to steady himself with Vegeta already in full charge mode. Noca had to twist around and avoid another attack. Vegeta was in the driver's seat now and the teen had to rethink his strategy and find a way to get back on top without having to transform into a Super Saiyan. If he could force Vegeta to be the first one to transform, then that's one step towards victory in Noca's eyes.

Noca charged head-on for the Prince, but started phasing around him to try and throw his senses off. Sure, Vegeta's experience meant he could probably get himself out of this scenario, but it would still cause quite a bit of frustration. Noca would gradually change up distance as much as he could. Going in close, but then backing off almost immediately. Vegeta would find it harder to come up with a counter measure that way, that's not to say it would be impossible.

Vegeta finally made an attempt by powering up and bursting out his Ki to push Noca back. The teen was a little surprised when it happened, but he already had an idea for that. He phased a little bit further back as the energy directed itself towards him and then he focussed as best he could to use Instant Transmission.

It managed to go the way he wanted and Noca was now behind Vegeta, and due to how narrowed in his senses had been he was very close. Noca sent his knee into Vegeta's lower back, causing an arch of pain. Vegeta had been unsuspecting after letting out some of his energy and distracting himself. As Vegeta arched, Noca pulled back and flipped up and over Vegeta, crashing his foot down into Vegeta's torso, sending him towards the floor.

Vegeta managed to flip and land perfectly, with Noca flying down and straight at him. Vegeta reacted quickly to put his arms up in a cross block, but Noca had the speed backing his strength and it was enough to unsteady the Prince and break his guard. Noca had another opening, and he was ready to abuse it. He sent a right jab into Vegeta's chest and then swung around to land a roundhouse kick against the side of Vegeta's head. The Prince wasn't knocked off of his feet, but he did stumble to the side a little. Noca followed in and grabbed the back of Vegeta's head. He attempted to push the Prince down on the ground, but Vegeta lifted both hands to his head and grabbed Noca's arm. He then performed a front flip and that caused Noca to land flat out on the ground, back first.

Vegeta, still holding onto Noca's arm, placed a foot on the teen's chest and started pulling on the arm. Noca could feel it stretching in a way it shouldn't and that was made worse when Vegeta started to twist it as well. Noca wasn't in an ideal scenario, he could just use Ki to get out of it, but he wanted to do something different. He wanted to prove that his physical strength was still good enough.

Noca twisted around and wrapped one of his legs around Vegeta's and then pulled it out from underneath him. Vegeta started to fall and put a hand out to stop himself, but Noca was in control, once again. He grabbed onto the front of Vegeta's armour and pulled him up, smacking his head against Vegeta's in the process. The Prince fell back down and Noca slammed a punch down onto the Prince's chest.

Vegeta coughed and yelled, throwing out a wave of energy in the process. Causing Noca to put his arms up in an attempted guard. The Prince spun on the spot, taking out Noca's legs and then leapt up before Noca could hit the ground and kicked him up into the air. He then charged into the sky and managed to arrive there before Noca did and then slammed his fists down in a hammering motion, knocking Noca back towards the ground.

He followed down, drilling his feet into Noca's gut and sending him down that much quicker. Noca bashed down on the ground and even bounced up a little, but not for long as Vegeta once again dropped down, knee first, into Noca's gut once more. The teen coughed up again and lay back. He was in pain, but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle. Both of them knew… they were just getting warmed up.

Vegeta jumped off and backed away. He watched as Noca slowly, but surely pushed himself up onto his feet. That last attack had certainly taken it out of him, and he was feeling the pain, but he wasn't ready to back down. Noca clenched his fists and yelled out, unleashing a large wave of energy that knocked Vegeta back a little and sent the teen to his full powered Super Saiyan form, aura flaring as well.

Noca growled in anger. He didn't want to be the one to take it to this level, but that's what it had come to. He wouldn't let Vegeta get away with this. Speaking of, the Prince straightened up cracked his neck and closed his eyes. Then, in a flash of light, out burst Vegeta's full powered Super Saiyan form. He smirked and slowly opened his eyes. There were no words that needed to be said. The Saiyans stood, facing one another. Neither one of them wanting to miss what was about to happen next. Someone would make the first move, but whom?

Noca was the one with a point to prove and he was letting his anger get control in this fight, so rather than charging forward he took a moment to compose himself and analyse what Vegeta's intentions may be. Vegeta closed his eyes again and then phased away, leaving Noca tense. The teen put his arms up in a defensive manner and kept his senses in tandem to try and hear, see or feel Vegeta's presence. There was a click in Noca's head and he snap looked to the left, but that wasn't right.

Vegeta reappeared and went to kick Noca in the head, from the right. Noca quickly turned and moved his arm to stop the kick. He held it back and pushed away with his right arm and then threw a Ki blast in with his left.

Vegeta was equal to it and swatted the blast away with ease. Noca groaned as Vegeta charged and threw a punch forward. Noca moved to the left, the punch missing and leaving Vegeta open. Noca threw a few punches into Vegeta's side and then finished with an uppercut. The Prince was knocked back and Noca ran forward and leapt into the air.

He descended with a spinning kick into the left side of Vegeta's head and as the Prince flew to the side Noca threw a Ki blast after him. The blast connected and exploded, giving Vegeta cover, but Noca's senses were well attuned and he proceeded to charge into the smoke and through the other side. As he emerged Noca was holding onto Vegeta by the shoulders and kept moving until smashing into a wall.

Vegeta wasn't going anywhere. Noca moved his left hand to Vegeta's chest and held him there, then he started punching Vegeta's face with his right. He only managed three before Vegeta grabbed on with both arms. Noca missed that. The Prince sniggered ever so slightly and then flipped back and threw Noca down into the ground. Noca immediately got back to his feet, but didn't refocus quick enough.

Vegeta dropped behind him and grabbed Noca's shoulders, using his knee to smash Noca in the lower back and then as Noca arched the Prince flipped forward, landing his feet on Noca's head and sending him crashing into the floor, again. Noca was on his back again and he was being completely overshadowed by Vegeta. This wasn't how he had expected the conflict to go.

Noca smashed his hands on the floor and jumped up with a yell of anger. He was beginning to get very frustrated with how much control Vegeta had. He clenched his fists again and narrowed his eyes. He grit his teeth and expanded his Aura. Vegeta's smirk faded as he could see Noca was letting emotions rule his actions in this spar. Vegeta thought he had taught Noca better, but the teen wasn't taking any of that training into consideration right now. Sure, things had happened to him recently that were certainly making it hard for Noca to keep full concentration on this fight, but that didn't mean he should be forgetting himself.

Noca's aura started to spark and his hair was all standing on end. He was getting to Super Saiyan 2. Vegeta had been hoping to keep that held back for now and bring it forward in later sessions, but if Noca was just going to do it now then now was as good a time as any. Vegeta also went Super Saiyan 2, but didn't bother moving into a fighting stance. Noca furrowed a brow as Vegeta seemed to relax, even dropping his aura away.

"That's enough for today," Vegeta said, but he didn't drop his form down. Noca kept his guard up, expecting this to be training. "I mean it. You can drop your guard."

Noca breathed a sigh of relief and was about to power down, but Vegeta spoke up.

"But you're going to stay as a Super Saiyan 2," Vegeta said as he casually walked to the exit. Noca watched with surprise. He wasn't sure what to do. He could feel too much energy flowing through his system and he didn't know if he could keep up with it. "You'll have to live with it for as long as I say."

"But… I can't do that yet," Noca said, pleading.

"Then learn to," Vegeta said as he exited the room and closed the door behind him. Noca heard it lock.

"Wait… what are you doing?" Noca questioned, rushing to the door.

"If you can't do it yet then you will stay in here until you can achieve it. I don't care how long it might take," Vegeta walked off without another work and Noca was just left, standing there, still as a Super Saiyan his aura and energy still sparking around him. Noca looked into the room and wondered to himself how he was meant to do this. He assumed he better start by trying to completely control his aura in this form so he can turn it off and stay like it. That would be his first test.

As Vegeta made his way back to the control room he took a moment to rest leaning against a chair. As much as he made out Noca was weaker for not achieving the same thing, the truth was, Vegeta wasn't yet experienced enough with this. He too was having trouble trying to stay in this form without powering down and resting, but by not telling Noca… by lying… it would hopefully make the boy far stronger. Vegeta now had to do exactly what he told Noca. He would need to strive to stay in this form for as long as possible, no matter how hard.

Noca went and sat down in the middle of the GR and closed his eyes. His aura was still going crazy with the sparks making their presence known, but Noca was doing all he could to try and calm his mind. He took a few breaths and then stopped. Letting his mind do the rest of the work. He just kept picturing himself achieving what he wanted and tried pulling his aura away.

Just as he thought he was making some progress Noca realised he had been holding his breath a little too long. He took a deep breath, opened his eyes and his Aura flared up shocking him and making him stand. He then fell to his knees, the aura still around him. He was breathing heavily and felt exhausted, but he knew not to stop. He would do this, and he would best Vegeta.

Three Days passed by. Noca was still locked inside the Gravity Room. Luckily, Vegeta had allowed him access to his food capsules, but other than that the Saiyan Prince didn't pay Noca any attention and focussed on his own training, alone. Neither one of them was getting any fighting training and they were ok with that. The sooner they learned to fully control Super Saiyan 2 the better fighters they would be.

Noca was still struggling to get accustomed to keeping his aura and energy completely down and concealed while in the powered-up state. This made it extremely difficult to relax, which meant Noca hadn't slept for the past few days. He vowed to stay awake and in that Super Saiyan 2 form. He was very exhausted due to this and just wanted to drop his energy and rest, but knew that wasn't a good idea in this moment. He needed to prove to himself, not just to Vegeta, that he could do the impossible.

Vegeta would observe Noca wherever he could, but didn't dare interrupt. He knew that Noca needed all the concentration he could get in this moment and isolation would help that. The teen had even managed to get thoughts of Pan and the Earth out of his mind, but he was still driven by the thought of getting to Sadala, finding out more about this Kuyato and doing his duty to protect the Galaxy.

Many more days passed them by, but they were making great progress. Within seven days both of them had learned how to stay in that form with a reduced and hidden aura, but that didn't mean the strain on their bodies was lifted. That was still a hard task. At least it was finally easier for them to sleep. Noca was definitely happy about that progress. It was hard for the first week or so because Noca would sometimes lose focus in the night, during his sleep, and would lose that control over his energy. This would lead to accidentally waking himself up.

The teen would often find himself on the floor, sweating and breathing heavily with is aura flared up. He would silently curse Vegeta for putting him through all of this, but he knew the Prince was going through the same thing. He could sense it.

Whenever Vegeta accidentally woke himself up in the night he would be rather enraged and that was always a burst of energy that Noca would feel. Sometimes, when Noca had good nights, he would be woken up by Vegeta's bursts of rage. Both Saiyans were putting their bodies and minds through rigorous training without even having to move. This was certainly a time where previous training with Piccolo had served Noca well. Meditation would always help calm his mind and keep him focussed.

Unfortunately, Vegeta would always be a little too hot-headed for that kind of training.

It took almost another whole month for both Noca and Vegeta to be completely in control of this power. Even when they came to the conclusion that they were satisfied with the control they had, they still encountered difficulties. Noca still struggled during the night, sometimes getting less sleep than needed. Vegeta, on the other hand, would lose patience every now and then and let it out. It all took a toll on them, but both of the fighters knew it wasn't worth delaying any more training. They should keep going.

It was finally time to try out their power in these new (almost) Full Powered forms. Christmas and New Year had passed by without any fanfare. Neither of them really cared about it, their focus was turned to the training session. It didn't necessarily go off as they had expected, but it wasn't a bad result. Both of them did their best to not power-up their aura, wanting to keep things as even as they could. The point of this was to show that they could improve the base level of Super Saiyan 2, this would mean they could make the overall power of the form more immense than it already was. That was the plan with this session.

Noca and Vegeta were almost completely equal during this spar. In terms of power, it was very hard to distinguish between them who was the best? It was unclear, but ultimately, Vegeta's experience was what trumped Noca. The teen becoming a little complacent towards the end of the spar wasn't what Vegeta had planned on, but neither of them had managed to get more than a couple of nights of proper sleep.

But after that spar, neither of them had the intentions to take things easy on one another. Both knew that they still had a long way to go if they were to ever have a power to rival even the Gods. Beerus and Whis had opened their eyes to so many more possibilities and that intrigued them enough to provoke these advanced training sessions.

Both of them made it clear they never intended to do what Goku did to use the power of the Super Saiyan God, but they would still do their best to reach a power that rivals that. After the session, the two Saiyans had some food and returned to their sleeping-quarters. Even if they would still have a poor night's sleep, they had to try their best.

A few more weeks passed them by, and something was playing on Vegeta's mind.

Thursday 11th February Age 796

Vegeta was sitting in the control room, in the same chair that he had on the day they took off from Earth. He was staring out into the dark abyss of space and hoped to see something. A planet. Another ship. Anything. But there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Vegeta smashed a fist on the side of his chair and stood up. He grabbed a bottle of Saimizu and took a swig.

Noca had heard Vegeta hit his chair and came out of his room to see what was going on. He saw Vegeta standing, facing away from him, clutching the bottle.

"Everything ok?" Noca asked, cautiously. Vegeta didn't turn around.

"We are heading nowhere…" Vegeta grumbled. He placed his bottle on the side and turned around to face Noca. "We came out here looking for Sadala, or more information about this Kuyato, but we have made no progress."

"I guess we just have to be patient… a path will surely reveal itself," Noca suggested, not really having any satisfying answers to give the angered Prince. Vegeta walked towards Noca and he was definitely not happy.

"Your friend, the guardian, the one who sent us on this wild goose chase, why doesn't he help?" Vegeta asked. Noca took a step back, not enjoying the close proximity.

"I don't know how to contact him… but… I'm sure we'll have some idea of where to go soon. I'm sure we're very close," Noca said, trying to lower Vegeta's concerns. This wasn't enough to satisfy Vegeta and he clearly looked as if he wanted to take his anger out on something. He clenched his fist and was about to step closer to Noca again, but then something on the control panel started beeping and lighting up.

It drew the attentions of both Saiyans and Noca rushed over to see what it was. It appeared as if some coordinates had been inserted and the ship's course was reset. Noca looked out into Space again, hoping to see something. He looked down at the controls again.

"It's sending us somewhere…" Noca informed Vegeta. The Prince walked over and looked at the controls.

"It's unknown according to the computer, are you sure we can trust it?" Vegeta questioned. Noca looked up at him and then out into space again.

"I guess we'll have to, there's not much else we can do," Noca said, talking complete sense. If the machine had set itself then this must be something to do with the Guardian. It had to be his doing. Noca let Vegeta know that he was going to continue resting up in his room. Vegeta remained at the controls, still unsure of where they were going.

As soon as Noca stepped inside his room and closed the door he felt uneasy. Something was there. Someone was there. Noca put his fists up in defence only to be greeted by the Guardian in the white cloak. Noca sighed and lowered his arms.

"Couldn't you knock?" Noca questioned, trying to speak quietly so that Vegeta wouldn't hear.

"Your course is set," The Guardian said, "I have given you a hint, a direction. You must find Sadala on your own. I cannot guide you any further from here."

"Why not? You expect us to know where we are going?" Noca asked, getting pretty annoyed with the Guardian.

"I do not know where Sadala is. I have visited it once before, but since then the location was protected. Only a Saiyan can find it now," The Guardian confirmed. Noca took a moment to process this. He was beginning to understand, but only a little. "I can only point you towards someone who can help, other than that, you are on your own."

With that, the Guardian vanished. Noca wanted to ask more questions, but wasn't given that opportunity. He cursed to himself and sat down on the bed. He would just have to trust what new information he had been given. Hopefully they were one step closer to finding what it was they were seeking.

Sunday 14th February Age 796

The small Capsule-ship continued to soar through the emptiness of space at a tremendous pace. Noca and Vegeta were busy in the Gravity Room, training as much as they could. Wherever the location they were headed to was, they weren't close enough for it to bother them just yet. Or so they believed. It had been far too long since they checked the computer.

That was why the two of them were quite surprised when the computer started to make a noise. There were a couple of beeping sounds as the Gravity lowered to an average amount (for Noca and Vegeta) and the lights came up properly. Soon enough, a voice sounded through the computer.

"We are soon approaching Unknown Planet," The machine said. Vegeta walked over to the computer and the screen showed where they were.

"Do you think this is your planet?" Vegeta asked pointing at the screen and looking to the teen. Noca approached and looked down. He didn't know what it was, but there was certainly something drawing him there. Noca didn't confirm nor deny that they had reached the right place. He only said…

"We need to get down there."

Noca walked past Vegeta and went to get changed into something more suitable for going outside onto a different planet. Vegeta performed a quick scan of the atmosphere to find out what kinda of conditions they had. It would certainly be safe enough for a Saiyan and their adaptability, but Noca's human part might be affected if there are any unfamiliar gases out there.

Noca changed into his own Saiyan battle armour. The one with the black underclothing. Vegeta, meanwhile, stayed in his normal outfit and prepared to bring the ship down.

"The species on this planet better not be hostile, I'm not in the mood for that right now," Vegeta grumbled as they entered the atmosphere.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they're perfectly normal," Noca said, smirking at the Saiyan Prince. Vegeta rolled his eyes and continued focusing on bringing the ship in. Noca couldn't admit that he was extremely wary too. Both of them were still powered to Super Saiyan 2 and that could come off as a threat if the people of this planet could sense energy. They were not there as a threat.

Vegeta made sure to land far enough away from the nearest piece of civilisation. He didn't want to get on the wrong side of anyone, not right away. They both stepped outside of the ship, but not before Vegeta had given Noca a small breathing mask, just in case any of the foreign gases had an effect on him. The teen was sure he would be fine, but Vegeta advised they take it with them, just in case.

Upon stepping outside, they got a view of the terrain, first hand. It was a forest planet, that seemed heavily mountainous. Well, they had landed just outside of the large forest area in a sort of marshlands. It seemed that they would have to travel up through a mountainous valley if they were going to get to civilisation. Vegeta started off, but Noca stopped to take in some of the surroundings.

Vegeta stopped and turned, wanting to tell Noca to hurry, but then remembered something. This was Noca's first time on a different planet. He had to let that fact sink in for a second. Noca chuckled lightly to himself and looked up at Vegeta. He looked rather impatient and Noca knew that meant it was time for them to move. So, move they did.

The mountainous areas weren't too difficult to navigate, plus they had the use of their senses to find civilisation. They could just fly to the location, but Noca wanted to explore properly. Take it all in. Vegeta didn't deny him that.

They soon entered the forest and found that a lot of ducking under branches and stepping over fallen trees, large roots, or even rocks was needed as well. Noca took a moment to stop and look closer at a small lizard-like creature that he saw on the ground. It stayed right in front of him and stared up at the teen. It was all so different. The lizard scurried off in the opposite direction from where Noca and Vegeta were headed. That's when he felt it. Something… strange. It was powerful. And it was further through this forest.

Noca rushed to catch up with Vegeta and they continued further along. Eventually they both noticed smoke coming through the trees. Was someone in danger? They continued on, eventually coming to what looked like a proper pathway, and the ground started to level out. They were no longer ascending, even though there was still more of the mountain to go. Finally, the two Saiyans came to an opening, a large opening… and a village.

Noca and Vegeta stopped when they emerged and looked on the small civilisation. They were in no way advanced. Vegeta grunted to himself. He'd clearly hoped for something more than this. Noca looked at him and then back to the village and the people. They were strange looking aliens. In fact, they all only had one eye. One eye, long heads, semi-circle shaped ears and their torsos appeared to be covered in fur of some sort. They were a pink-ish colour. They were slim in size though. There were men, women and children. They even had pets, but seemed to speak in a different language.

Vegeta handed Noca a small device, like, really damn small. "Put it in your ear and we'll be able to understand them."

Noca inserted the device. It didn't kick in right away, but that was just because they weren't yet close enough. Speaking of being close enough. Soon enough, a dog like creature came running over to their location and it appeared to be chasing a rock. It had a large rounded head and a small puffy tail. Its snout wasn't relatively long either. It clearly noticed the Saiyans.

Noca was going to greet it, but then a voice called out. Presumably getting the animal's attention. It was a small alien, a child. It ran over and tried to get the animal to come back with it. The child hadn't noticed the Saiyans, at least, not right away. It looked up at them slowly and froze on the spot. Noca raised a hand in a little wave.

"Hi…" Noca said nicely, but nervously. The kid slowly backed away and then turned and ran back to the village, screaming to get the attention of the adults. And sure enough, plenty of adults, specifically the males, came rushing over with some very poor weapon choices. Spears and bats, pretty much. Noca put his hands up to show they meant no harm, but Vegeta just crossed his arms.

"You," A voice said. It was deep, gruff, and strong. A large alien stepped forward. He was taller than the others, but he didn't look any bigger or tougher. "Your kind have no place here. Leave."

Vegeta seemed to take offence from this and stepped forward, but as soon as he did the rest of the aliens held their weapons up at him. Vegeta grunted and started laughing.

"You think those poor weapons can stop me," Vegeta said, proudly. The large alien stepped forward some more.

"Saiyans have no place here," The alien repeated. This time Noca was the one to come forward.

"Please, we're not here to hurt you. We're looking for something and we were brought here," Noca explained, hoping this would help them. "Is there any way you can help us?"

"No," the alien said and turned his back, "I have already said, leave. She says you will only bring us pain… and death."

The rest of the people reacted to this. They were genuinely scared of the Saiyans. Noca looked at their faces and walked forward again. He stood in front of the leader alien and looked up at him.

"Who said that?" Noca asked. The alien looked down and saw that Noca had a serious expression on his face, but not one that said he was about to kill someone. The alien pointed up the mountain.

"She has taken refuge in a cave. The witch foretold your arrival. She warned us to be ready… to stop you," he explained. Noca nodded and then looked over to Vegeta. The two of them started to walk on, but Noca looked back to say a last thing.

"We will leave your village in peace… because I think this strange witch is why we're here," Noca said, looking to Vegeta. The Prince seemed confused by that claim, but the two of them walked on anyway. All the aliens remained still and watched as the Saiyans walked through their village to the other side. They then started to ascend up the mountain.

On the way up, Vegeta was beginning to question things.

"So, why are we visiting this witch?"

"She predicted that we were coming… and she clearly knows about Saiyans. So, maybe she knows where Sadala is," Noca suggested, shrugging his shoulders. Vegeta rolled his eyes and grunted in annoyance. He wasn't happy with how things were going, but he just had to put up with it.

They continued further up the mountain path, and noticed that there was a part of it that seemed to branch off towards a cave, but that path looked a little more dangerous than what they had already been walking on. That must have meant they were going the right way. Noca started on ahead of Vegeta. The Prince stalled for a second, looked back behind him and then started following. They approached a cave opening, but there was a tree collapsed in front of it.

Noca started to move the tree, but as he did there was a little cracking sound and some of the rocks started to crumble, as if about to collapse.

"Stop," Vegeta said as he rushed up to Noca. The teen stepped away from the tree and the cracking stopped. The gap underneath the tree was large enough to crawl through and even though Vegeta didn't want to do that it was better than accidentally covering the entrance. Noca went first, ducking under and moving on through. Vegeta followed in.

It was dark inside, but that didn't mean they couldn't make their way through. Noca could feel lots of rocks on the floor and almost tripped. He realised that a light source would definitely be needed. He used his energy to power up a small Ki ball and used that as his light source. The two Saiyans could continue on without any problems now. There were a few low ceilings that meant they needed to crouch a little, but nothing too bad.

The cave was beginning to get a lot more open the further they progressed in. Soon enough they could see a light at the end. And it wasn't sunlight, it was artificial lighting. Noca looked back at Vegeta and then continued, remaining wary of what may reveal itself to them. As they came to the light source they realised they had come to an open room. Like a small library. There were shelves of books. Jars full of weird liquids, some with rocks. Strange paintings littered the walls, and there were weird ornamental statues. Whoever was here had been so for quite some time.

Noca noticed a sheet that had a drawing of a being. They were humanoid in shape, but their head shape was strange. The image was only drawn as a silhouette, so Noca had no idea who it was meant to be. He looked at the back of the sheet and that had some strange words written on it. Noca handed the sheet to Vegeta.

"Do you know this language?" Noca asked the Prince. Vegeta quickly looked and seemed to think.

"It's… old. Very old. But I think I can make it out…" Vegeta said as he continued to think. Noca stood there looking at him, but Vegeta wasn't having any luck.

"Tro-ah Riftei Oncoa," A female voice said. Both Noca's and Vegeta's attentions snapped forwards and that's when they saw her. The alien witch, presumably. She was green-skinned, blue-haired, with pointed ears and golden eyes. She smirked at the two men and licked her lips, revealing a snake-like tongue. She was wearing an old looking robe that barely covered her chest, but luckily, she was wearing something like a skirt underneath, but much of her leg was revealed. She was certainly beautiful, but the Saiyans took no notice of this. "That phrase means 'The Fifth Corner.'"

She could see that it no longer mattered to the two Saiyans. They were beginning to feel awkward now that she had revealed herself.

"You're the witch?" Noca questioned. She appeared to be visibly angered by that. She frowned and stepped towards Noca.

"I am not a witch!" She said right at him. Bringing her sharp nails to his cheek and grazing him lightly, and slowly. Noca was clearly a taken aback.

"Sorry… that's what they called you," Noca said, referring to the people of the village. The 'witch' smiled at Noca and stroked his cheek. Noca went a little red faced.

"I'm sorry to have scratched that perfect face of yours," She said, kissing him on the cheek and winking at him. Noca cleared his throat. "I am Princess Amber."

Vegeta scoffed upon hearing that and now her attention was turned to the Prince. "Something funny?" She growled. Vegeta chuckled lightly.

"You don't look like a Princess. Hiding out in a cave with all this crap," Vegeta replied. Amber was clearly infuriated by that statement, but she didn't walk over to him. She just turned her back on him and walked to her bookshelf.

"I don't need a kingdom or a planet," She said, "Just like you, Prince Vegeta."

Vegeta grunted in anger and turned away. It was clear that those two weren't going to get along, but that didn't matter. Noca assumed they had to be here and approached Amber.

"Listen, we were sent here, by a Guardian," Noca started, clearing his throat afterwards. "I was shown a vision of a future, at least, I saw it in a dream. It could be the future, or just a possible future."

"Well, it has nothing to do with me," She said, walking away from Noca, but the teen quickly grabbed her wrist.

"Please, we're not here about the vision, but we believe it can lead us somewhere," Noca explained a little further. "Why did the Guardian think you could help us?"

Amber turned around and looked Noca in the eyes.

"I'm an Oracle. A descendant of the Guardians themselves. I have predicted futures before, and I saw the vision of the Super Saiyan God. The one that brought Beerus to you," Amber said, looking over at Vegeta. The Prince still looked very untrusting. He didn't want to be fraternising with her. "You want to know where planet Sadala is?"

Noca nodded. Amber took a hold of his hand and looked deep into his eyes. Her eyes began to shine bright and she started to look within Noca's mind. She needed to properly witness the vision, but she also had other motives.

Suddenly she stopped and stepped away from Noca, eyeing him up, strangely. Noca didn't fully understand. Vegeta was getting tired of standing around and started to walk off. Noca turned to look at the Prince and was about to call him back but Amber stopped him.

"Noca, your future… you will do… I can't…" She was finding it very hard to get words out. She was holding onto Noca's hands and a single tear ran down her cheek, but she didn't look upset. What had she seen? "I can tell you how to get there, but… I cannot go with you."

Noca nodded in understanding, "So, tell me…"

The teen was still wondering what it was she had seen that had worried and shocked her. Noca swallowed as she started to tell him the co-ordinates of planet Sadala. Noca took them on-board, but he still couldn't shake the thoughts of what terrible thing she might have seen in his future.

"Thank you," Noca said as he started walking away, but before he left he noticed something in one of the paintings that caught his eye. A being, covered by a Golden aura, facing off against one with a black and red aura. A being of grand stature. Noca looked away from the painting and left the cave without another word to Amber. He met Vegeta outside and they headed back to their ship. Noca told Vegeta the co-ordinates and then no more words were said that night. The proper journey to Sadala had begun.

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked that. Getting some progress in here and some more hints for the future. Plus, this is one of three planets that Noca and Vegeta will visit in this arc. (Still haven't named the planet in this chapter though)...

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Next Time... Chapter 20: The Scavengers