Darkness encompassed the valley as the couple landed. Bulma popped out a capsule house as Vegeta surveyed the surroundings. He couldn't sense anything in the general area, though something about the planet set him ill at ease. He looked around once more unsuccessfully trying to find anything dangerous. He entered the capsule house eyes almost closed from exhaustion. Summoning all his strength to keep his body from shaking he moved to the bedroom. Bulma had quickly changed and was sitting on the bed in her nightgown fixing the covers to sleep. He moved sluggishly to the dresser and found silk sleeping pants and began to change, having trouble keeping his balance.

Bulma watched as he changed and became worried as she noted how worn out he was. She knew he were very bad, but she also feared that pushing the issue would only make things worse. She just moved herself under the covers and waited for him to join her. Then he did something unexpected. She watched as he moved to the dwellings control panel and set the external motion sensors on. The proud Sayian prince would never stoop to use weak human devises before and now she was truly worried beyond holding her tongue. She rolled toward him as he slipped under the covers and dimmed the lights. "Vegeta, why did you turn on the sensors? You've never done that before."

"Hn, too tired to trust my senses. I don't feel any other kis, but something about this place doesn't feel right.' He snorted wearily and wrapped his arms around her. "Sleep, you made the house; its technology will wake us if need be."

"But you don't trust technology." She replied snuggling closer.

"No, but I trust you woman." He closed his eyes and cradled her tightly kissing her on the head. Drifting off to sleep he puzzled as to why the scout they had met earlier had answered to where his home was. Surely Vegetasei couldn't be here, but he had, without thinking, used the old Capital's name. "Must have just given us direction to where the current capital is." He mused finally falling to sleep.

Several hours passed as the pair slept peacefully together. The tranquility was broken by a loud klaxon blaring that movement was occurring around the house. Vegeta bolted upright and began checking the sensors while trying to feel out kis outside the dwelling. The monitors showed a great deal more beings than he was sensing. "Woman; get dressed. I'm going to check thing out."

The door opened to reveal a thick layer of white threads covering the exit. As he touched it his hand was immediately stuck to the substance. Instinctively he formed ki in his hand to burn away the substance, but it didn't give. Pulling ever increasing power he managed to free himself. Shutting the door he focused and began making a ki sphere around the house until he could feel the heat melting and burning the encasement around it. A heat sensor went off. "Turn that damn thing off now!"

Gold hued energy pulsed through the fibers covering the house. The prince opened the now uncovered door and moved to discern how much danger was present. What he found did nothing to set his mind at ease. Darkness encompassed his vision only assisted by the flare of ki blasts, but even that was more than he could stand. Huge black legs trailed into black and red thorax and abdomens supporting multi-eyed heads with fangs. He couldn't feel any life ki from the spiders. A small group of Sayians were trying to contain them, but were barely holding their ground the arachnids. Loud screeching enveloped the air, a ki burst barely lit the valley and a shadow past before the prince. He spun to see a glimpse of the towering creature climbing over his dwelling before darkness overcame the surroundings. He pulled up his ki and shot the creature leaving blood and guts splattering his body.

Tora's scouter went off the scale at 200,000 megaparcels and exploded as he finished another venomous pest. He turned quickly to see the remnants of a large explosion over the house they had guessed was buried. That was all the warning he and cohorts got as a ruff voice screamed. "I hate Spiders!"

The area around the home was coated in gold as a wave of ki washed over them shattering all their scouters and effectively destroying all the arachnids. They turned and quickly went to the source readying for a battle with the creator of the power. The light from the abode gave them a view of the visitor, who was clearly Sayian. Eyeing their small brother the fighters approached cautiously. Bardock took the lead and decided there was only one way to tell if the person before them was friend of foe before any pack of spiders found them. "I suppose we should be grateful you're on our side. You are on our side?"

Vegeta just looked Bardock and his crew over one by one; stopping at the pointy haired warrior. He couldn't contain the smirk that passed over his face as he looked at the double of his old adversary and friend. "Yes Bardock, I suppose friend would be an apt word."

The fighter's shock was replaced quickly with curiosity at their dark tailed brother. Fasha was the first to speck up. "How do you know about Bardock?"

"Because I knew Radizt and Kakarot; and he is definitely Kakarot's father." The price retorted pointing directly at their leader.

Bardock almost jumped the small man at the sound of his sons. "My sons, you know my sons? Where are they? Are they alright?"

"Shut up! We don't have time for this." Vegeta snapped back trying to get some of the gore off of his body. The group knew he was right; they could be overrun be eight-legged creatures at any moment. "Is there a place on the Kami forsaken planet that isn't infested with those. things?"

"He's right." Shugesh replied; wanting to get away from the disgusting pests as soon as possible. "Our station has a dampening field that keeps them out."

The royal turned to the house. "Bulma, get the house; we're leaving."

"Yes, right away your assholiness." The blue haired beauty walked outside and shrunk the house, further shocking the group. She turned, took one look her mate, and winced at the slime coating him. "Ooo, that's gross. There's no way you're carrying me like that mister."

"What do you mean carry?" Tora looked at the two confused.

Vegeta rocked his head to the side. "She can't fly. So she's going to need some help"

Tora move forward. "Oh, ok."

Agitation overcame the prince." Get away from her. You're out of your mind if you think I'm going to let any male I don't know touch my mate."

Fasha moved past the two glaring men and held up her arm to Bulma. "Come on, the boys won't be done with their pissing contest until the spiders come back."

The men watched as the two women took flight and followed. The landscape quickly passed beneath them as they made their way. Bardock was still drawn to the forceful stranger, and his connection to both his sons. He didn't care much for mysteries and this one was too complex to handle. He tried to study the man in the darkness of the planet, but couldn't make out much. He was small, fair skinned, black hair, black eyes, and surprisingly black tailed. Sharp features graced his face, but the details were as lost as the light. To know Kakarot meant that he had to have survived Vegetasei's destruction, but only a handful had been left; Nappa, Turles, Radizt, Kakarot, and the prince. Perhaps there were others he didn't know about.

Lights in the distance became stronger as they reach the outpost. As the group neared their small guest became clearer. One by one they landed and moved toward the main building. Vegeta trailed behind the others as the made their way inside. The others quickly began to see to their duties, but Bardock turned to the door to get a careful look of their guest. What he saw made the nature of the person in his presence clear. The others continued setting things up with one eye one the two. Vegeta's head faced the commander. "This place is safe?"

"Yes. Nothing can get in here." Bardock replied, mustering his nerve he opened his mouth, but was stopped short.

"Good, then I can get some sleep." The royal spoke as his eyes rolled back in his head and he passed out cold.