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Here is Chapter 4 of The Tetrad!

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Chapter 4

It had been almost two weeks since I had overheard the discussion in Vegetas room and truth be told, I had pretty much forgotten about it as there had been no more strange conversations regarding full moons, which had been strange since Earth doesn't have one anymore, or legendaries. I had kept my distance from Vegeta, since apparently he had no problems with harassing me at random intervals to remind me that he existed. Regardless there was something in the back of my mind that told me there was something not quite right with this picture. Krillin and Yamcha had gone over to Roshis place and Gohan was with his mother, doing his school work and Piccolo had gone off somewhere to be by himself as usual.

Bulma had convinced me to help her with something in the lab, while Goku and Vegeta were training in the yard. Maybe it was the biggest mistake I had made in my life, or the greatest moment, who knows...

I was watching as Bulma tested out some kind of device that was meant to block out the ability to sense ki waves and really I didn't understand how or why she would need the damned thing. "Look Bulma... how is it going to work when the only people you would want it to work on would destroy it?" I shook my head as she chuckled.

"This is just a prototype, not the finished thing... I just need to test it to make sure it works, that's all... now give me your arm" she smiled sweetly, holding the metal ring out to me, sliding it over my hand to clasp about my wrist. "Now... concentrate and tell me where exactly you think Vegeta and Goku are based on their Ki" she watched me a moment and then as if reading my mind "I know where they are because of my sensors here" she indicated to the screen which was turned away from me.

Muttering a little as I didn't expect this to work, I closed my eyes and concentrated, snapping my eyes open moments later "I... I have no idea Bulma... I can't feel either of them" I frowned and tried again. Looked like this time Bulma had made something that had the potential to be useful in battle... aside from the improved armour that she had made for us for battle. I watched as Bulma began typing on the computer and I guessed she was taking notes on the device and how the prototype was holding up. "Can I take it off yet?" I asked, eyeing the ring of metal on my wrist.

"Not yet... I need to run a few more tests... just stay there..." she began typing again and I guessed she was running programs and the sort. Rolling my eyes a little, I closed my eyes and tried again to sense where everyone was and it appeared Bulma had really outdone herself. Sighing lightly, I tried again, trying to find a way around the stupid metal ring and its abilities, but I couldn't and it was starting to irritate me! With my eyes closed I failed to notice what was going on around me until I felt a pain like no other, a searing pain at the base of my spine where... my... tail... wait... my TAIL! My eyes shot open, and I came face to face with Goku, his hands coming to pin me to the chair, his eyes full of sympathy as Bulma walked over with a large needle in her hand.

"Get... get that AWAY FROM ME!" I yelled and began to squirm as she approached, finally injecting the base of my tail, or rather what was left of it as Vegeta stepped round Goku and held up my poor tail... "what... have... you... done?" I managed, feeling woozy from the anaesthetic Bulma had injected me with. It wasn't enough to put me out, but enough to numb the area as she began to remove the jagged stump of what remained of my tail. Vegeta smirked and Goku continued to look apologetic.

"We had to make a wish with the dragonballs..." Goku began but Vegeta was quick to cut Goku off to explain properly.

"We sent everyone to the old man's house" he was of course talking about Roshi "and before you ask; no they wouldn't have a clue about us using the dragonballs... Bulma took care of that" he smirked "you must be thinking 'how could Bulma do that?' well the answer is simple! She spiked the food they took over there with a strong sleeping agent, so right about now they are probably snoring their heads off, none the wiser about this"

"Piccolo..." I managed to breathe out "...G-Gohan?" I was finding it hard to talk; the anaesthetic was making it hard to focus.

"Piccolo knows all about this" Vegeta snorted "He and Kami are completely aware of what we are doing, and why it is important to Earth and its survival... Kakarots brat however, Piccolo went to find him and put him to sleep for a little while, so that we could get what we needed to do, done..."

I grunted a little bit "Why... tail... wish?" I wanted to know why on earth they wanted my tail gone... and what wish they had made to the eternal dragon. Goku steadied me a little as Bulma finished with my tail removal, putting a patch over the wound, even though I healed really quickly due to my saiyan blood.

"Ah yes... the wish..." Vegeta sneered and then "We needed to wish back the moon" I made a noise that should have been 'but why the moon?' but it just came out as an incoherent grunting mumble. "I bet you are wondering why we wished back the moon hmm? Well maybe we should wait until the sedation wears off before I tell you about it... I wouldn't want you to forget..." He turned away from me and nodded to Bulma "put her in the regen tank... I think you put too much sedative in her..."


A few hours passed and finally the fluid from the regen tank began to drain and I was beyond pissed, confused and upset. I waited as I saw Bulma moving around, pressing buttons and she was apparently talking to someone, the door to the regen tank finally opening. Bulma tossed me a towel and some clean clothes.

"When you're done changing, come into the next room..." she managed an apologetic smile before vanishing through the doorway.

I rolled my eyes and muttered my thanks, drying off and changing into the clean clothes she had given me, tossing the wet ones and the towel into the hamper next to the tank. My ki was a little unstable as I tried not to lose my shit over what they had done to me, they had taken my tail and my balance was kinda off. I stumbled a little and grasped the edge of the desk nearby to steady myself, growling angrily and running a hand through my hair. How could they do this to me?! They have some SERIOUS explaining to do!

After a few more attempts, I managed to regain my balance enough to get me through the doorway and into the next room where Bulma, Vegeta and Goku were standing, Bulma coming over and guiding me to one of the four empty chairs. "Sit down..." she smiled softly before taking a seat herself, the other two sitting also "It's going to be a long explanation..."

I snorted as Vegeta began to speak "There is a legend in saiyan history which speaks of three legendary beings, the last three full blooded of their kind, two males and one female. They would between them create the ultimate legendary saiyan, while ascending to a higher power themselves." he paused "and by create; I mean that the female would bear a child of extraordinary power, the ultimate legendary saiyan. The legend also tells of three other children, the offspring of the two male saiyans from women of other races but nevertheless, saiyans. They, along with the legendary offspring of the three saiyans, will form a unique power, the tetrad... Four beings of amazing power, who would protect the universe from any and all evil" he kept his eyes on me as he spoke "The three saiyans would form a bond, to be started upon the blood moon, which would unlock for them, the beginning of their new power" I just stared at him, listening to what he spoke of and in the back of my head I remembered hearing my father telling my brother about this. "Now for centuries it was believed to be just that, a legend, since the saiyan race was strong and unconquerable. I myself had forgotten of this legend until you came to earth. All the pieces are falling into place, the legend passed down from father to son, a legend told only to the male line of saiyans. Kakarot was unaware of the legend as he was sent to earth as a baby, so I filled him in, made him aware of the importance of this"

Shaking my head I murmured "but I thought it was a legend... I remember as a small girl, hearing my father speaking to my brother about it, telling him the story... I didn't get to hear all of it and I assumed it was some kind of bedtime story" I looked from Goku to Vegeta and back again "... would this explain our... need to be close?"

Vegeta nodded "It is why myself and Kakarot are attracted to you and why you are finding it hard to understand your feelings..."

"Bulma... surely you have something to say about this?!" I looked at her, wide eyed and she shook her head.

"Dita... Vegeta told me the story when you first came to earth... I must admit, at first I thought he was making it up, that it was some kind of ploy for him to have the last full blooded saiyan woman all to himself... but I looked into it, researched the legend... and it does exist, and the circumstances are all the same..."

"So... aren't you upset about it? I mean you two are together aren't you?" I blinked a little as Bulma shook her head.

"No... we aren't, I just said we were so that you would relax and come visit, since you were correct in thinking that Vegeta had feelings for you..." she smiled softly and reached, to place her hand over mine and giving it a squeeze.

"You two... I caught you two at it... and then before he accidentally blew you up he was being over protective and..."

"I just don't like scarface..." Vegeta grunted and shook his head "he disgusts me... the way he swans on over here, hits on Bulma while smelling of multiple females..."

I had to laugh at that "I guess he doesn't give the best example of a man..." I rolled my eyes and then "So what if I say no?" I wanted to know all my options here.

Vegeta blinked and then narrowed his eyes "If you said no, I would have to force you into the pact... Do you not understand that this is our legacy?!" he growled "that this is what you were BORN for?!"

I tilted my head to the side "...I see" Vegeta seemed to get pretty angry at the idea of my refusing to submit to this legend "I just don't see why it's taken you so long to approach me about this..." I frowned a little "since I have been on earth for quite some time now"

Goku blinked and looked at Bulma, who shrugged and Vegeta growled a little "was you not listening to me? This has to happen under the blood moon woman! That only happens here every 300 years! THAT is why we had to wish the moon back, the earth is due another blood moon very soon and if we missed it... it would never happen!"

Rolling my eyes as he spoke, I had to wonder why he couldn't have been upfront but I guess he had his reasons "how will we know when the blood moon is coming?" I wanted to know what I was in for with this whole legend thing.

"The week leading to the blood moon, you will feel a strong urge to mate with anyone, no matter their race or species, when those feelings start to surface, we will have to be segregated from the world as if you especially, go ahead and mate with someone else, the legend will be lost forever..." he spoke dangerously low "Bulma can just about calculate what month the blood moon is due, so when she tells us its coming, we have to go up to Kami's lookout and be locked away in one of the rooms there, and when the blood moon is over, we will be released and hopefully we will have begun the legend..."

I opened my mouth to speak again but he interrupted me "if you refuse to go, I will drag you... don't even try me woman!" he pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed "It doesn't matter... as soon as the blood moon starts, you won't be able to refuse"

"Watch me..." I scowled and got up from my seat "I REFUSE to be dictated to Vegeta, even if it is for the greater good of the universe, I was never aware of this!" I shook my head and turned, heading to the doorway "Don't follow me... I need time to think..." and with that I left through the doorway.

I stalked from the room, just about hearing Bulma telling Goku to leave me to go. Shaking my head I kicked the water fountain in the main lab area, leaving a foot sized dent in the side of it before heading off outside. I needed to get out of here, I needed to think about this and once I got outside, I took off into the sky. My ki spiked furiously as I flew off, away from Capsule Corp and towards the wastelands, where I always went when I needed to think about stuff. I could feel the energies of the others back at Capsule Corp and then those at Roshis place as I finally landed atop of one of the large rock formations, moving to the edge and sitting, pulling my knees up to my chest, resting my chin upon them and staring out over the land. I couldn't believe this shit that Vegeta was suddenly putting on me! How did he expect me to react, telling me about this with such little time left, when I have been here for so long? Maybe if he had told me back then, I would have had more time to adjust to the idea that I was going to be a part of a saiyan legend!


I must have sat there for what seemed like hours when I felt Piccolos ki nearby which had me grumbling under my breath. I hadn't bothered to mask my ki as I was pretty damned angry and honestly, anyone who could feel my ki would know to keep away. Apparently Piccolo didn't see that as a deterrent, as moments later he came to sit beside me.

"You shouldn't be mad at Vegeta" he broke the silence with his words "he is only trying to do what is best for the universe, which yes, seems hard to believe"

I stiffened as Piccolo was apparently defending Vegeta and his actions "Why shouldn't I be mad? He went about it in a sneaky backhand kind of way Piccolo... he had me ambushed in Bulmas lab so that he could have my tail removed! I'm not mad, I'm PISSED beyond belief and if you think I'm going to trust YOU after all this you have another thing coming!" I growled "I know that you knew all about this before I did! Why didn't YOU come and talk to me if Vegeta wouldn't?"

Silence hung in the air as I stared Piccolo in the eyes, his gaze unwavering as he spoke "Dita... it wasn't my place to interfere with what had to be done, I'm sorry if your pissed, hurt, upset but this is your 'battle' not mine... I just came to make sure you weren't about to go and blow anyone up"

I snorted and looked away from him "I'm not about to do anything that might get me killed" I rolled my eyes, staring out into the distance as the sun began to set on the horizon "I just... It's scary you know...?" I could feel Piccolo tense up at the change in emotions I was showing. "To suddenly be told that the whole reason for your existence is to form a bond with two male saiyans and to bare their child... a child which is the ultimate legendary saiyan... that child, when joined with the children of the two males will become the new power... the Tetrad..." I paused and looked to Piccolo "that... is scary" I shuddered "and the fact that I will have no control when the blood moon rises... that scares me even more, the whole idea of being out of control of my behaviour..."

Piccolo nodded "I understand... it can be hard, but the more you fight it the harder it will be" he reached a hand and patted me on the shoulder "Maybe it's time to just stop fighting and give into your destiny... it will be much easier on you in the end" I felt his hand retract from my shoulder, turning my head just in time to see him walking away.

"Thank you Piccolo..." I spoke quietly watching as he waved a hand at me, a signal to not worry too much about it before he took off into the sky.

My attention was drawn back to the quickly sinking sun; the colours it cast caused the land to become bathed in reds and ambers, the colours fading and sinking until the sun had finally come to rest to make way for the night. The moonlight beamed down on me and it was new, as since I had come to earth, there had never been a moon, nor moonlight to be sat out in. I looked up at the moon and actually felt a sense of relief that my tail had been taken, the moonlight was so beautiful... hypnotising... and... I shook my head, I couldn't let the moon draw me in like that... especially since we had no idea when the blood moon was coming.

Sighing lightly, I stood, taking one last look at the moon before taking off back to Capsule Corp...


Okay! So there is Chapter 4 of The Tetrad! Now we know what The Tetrad is and the plot is thickening with each chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed this and please review and let me know what you think.

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~Sunni-Chan