TITLE: Chapter One - Growing Pains
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: Well, I'm not sure. You be the judge.
WARNINGS: None
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! I know that everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. Also, I know this part of the story is a bit boring and stuff and there is no romance yet, but hey, give me a break, I gotta make them meet and stuff first.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on The Prophecy:
King Briefs sighed inwardly. He wished that his Queen had been in court that day. It would have made facing the strong stranger much more...comforting. His Queen however, was with their newborn daughter, Princess Bulma. The King smiled at the thought of his daughter with her blue hair and blue eyes. He knew she would be very beautiful when she grew up. He did not know, however, of the fate that would await her and the trials she would have to endure. He did not know of the destiny which awaited her.
*****
Seven years later
Beta personally trained the Prince himself. He could sense the potential that the boy possessed. It scared him a bit as he still remembered the day he had ordered the extermination of the Saiyan race and the look the young Prince had given him at the time. Though the Prince was only 10, his power level was astonishingly high, just over 20, 000. This was high even by Saiyan standards for a boy so young. However, Beta smiled inwardly. As strong as the Prince was, he would never be a match for Beta in his final form.
Vegeta had just finished a training session with Beta. He walked back to his room with a deep scowl on his face daring anyone to even approach him, let alone talk to him. He knew the guards and everyone else feared and hated him. He did not care. He did not trust anyone. Most of all, he did not trust Beta. He wasn't sure why, but he knew he didn't trust Beta.
Beta had told him that he had went to help the Saiyans in their fight against Frieza but had arrived too late. He had arrived only in time to save the Prince. Everyone else was already dead. Vegeta didn't believe the story. A part of him told him that their was another explanation, that the truth was out there. He also knew that his suspicions could be confirmed if he could meet Frieza. This was something that Beta seemed determined to prevent. He continually told the Prince that he was not ready to face Freize yet.
Vegeta reached his room, entered, and began meditating.
*****
Vegeta stared around him. He was surrounded by complete nothingness. "What the hell is going on?" he though to himself. He powered up his ki and began flying around hoping to run into someone who could give him an explanation.
"You can not avoid your destiny."
"Whose there!" Vegeta demanded. He wasn't afraid, just upset. "Show yourself you coward!"
"Prince Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans, Prince of Darkness. You must face your destiny. The fate of the universe rests in your hands."
"Damn you! I demand that you come out this instant! What the hell are you talking about?" He shot ki blasts in all directions hoping to kill whoever was speaking.
Silence.
"Baka! Come out this instant. No one controls my destiny but myself do you understand?! Now leave me alone!" His anger rose some more.
"Your fate has been decided. Now you must walk the path choosen for you. You can not avoid your destiny...destiny...destiny..."
Suddenly Vegeta woke up. Damn. He had been having the same nightmare for the last four nights. It always remained the same. He still couldn't find the owner of the voice. He cursed some more and closed his eyes hoping that his dreams would not be haunted with anymore nightmares.
*****
A light shown in the distance. Bulma walked towards it. "Hello?" She asked cautiously.
Nothing.
"Is...is anyone here?"
"Welcome my Princess."
"Who are you?" Bulma stood unafraid. Something about the voice was very comforting.
"Who I am does not matter. What matters is the message I have for you."
"What? Please show yourself!" She pleaded.
"Now is not the time. Listen. A time will come when you, the Princess of Light, must face the Prince of Darkness..."
"What are you talking about Voice? I am not the Princess of Light. I think you have the wrong person. I am only Princess of Earth."
"No my dear Princess. We have the right person. Your fate has been decided. You cannot avoid it. You cannot change your fate. Stand brave and face your destiny."
Suddenly the voice began to fade.
"Bulma...Bulma." The voice was insistant.
Bulma woke up groggily. She groaned to herself. She had had the same dream for the fourth night in a row. Suddenly, she was aware that someone had waken her up. "Yes Chi Chi?" Chi Chi was her best friend and a close friend of the royal family. Both girls were the same age, 8.
"Your father wishes to speak with you."
"Oh. Thanks Chi Chi." With that, both girls got up and walked towards the throne room.
*****
Two years later
Bardock smiled as his son fired a fairly large ki blast his way. He deflected it with no effert. He than sent his own blast towards his 12 year old son who wasn't ready for it. It hit him with full force. Kakkarot went spiralling out of the air and landed hard on his back. Bardock simply crossed his arms and glared at his son in disappointment. Kakkarot hung his head in shame.
"I'm sorry father. I..."
Bardock cursed himself silently and cut his son off. "It's alright Kakkarot. You are still young. You are powerful for your age. Enough training for today. Go and tend to your wounds. I have to train the rest of the royal guards." Since his arrival on Earth and his acceptance into the royal guard, Bardock had been training the weak earthlings. He had a feeling, and he knew now not to go against his gut feelings anymore, that one day, the Earth and it's allies would be in danger. After all, whoever had destroyed Planet Vegeta wouldn't stop there, would they?
*****
Kakkarot flew back to the house that he lived in with his father. He felt saddened and ashamed. He had once again not been ready or able to handle his father's ki blast. He wanted to make his father proud of him.
"Hey CARROT Head!"
Kakkarot's train of thought was cut short. He groaned loadly. It was that annoying, loud mouth girl they called Chi Chi. She was the Princess's best friend but was nothing like her. Kakkarot tried to act as if he hadn't heard her and continued flying.
"Are you deaf or just being a stupid snob as always Carrot head?"
At this, Kakkarot abruptly stopped. What was her problem? Why did she have to constantly pick on him? Did she have nothing better to do with her life? And his head didn't even look like a carrot to begin with! Was she stupid as well as annoying? He quickly landed, crossed his arms and gave both Chi Chi and Princess Bulma the coldest stare he could muster.
True, Bulma was a princess, but Kakkarot dispised her for the fact that she was probably the weakest human he had ever met. She was even weaker than Chi Chi. "My head looks nothing like a carrot. So why are you calling me Carrot head?!"
Chi Chi could tell that Kakkarot was angry and fustrated. At what, she had no idea. Even knowthing this, she couldn't stop herself from teasing him further. She didn't know why, but she liked arguing with him. "Shesh! Not only does your head look like a carrot, it seems you have the brains of one too."
Kakkarot had had enough. Feeling ashamed was already enough, but now this weak human dared to mock him this way. He powered up a quick ki blast in the palm of his hand and released it at Chi Chi. It would have struck her and knocked her unconscious if someone had not intervened knocking the blast away.
"Damn you earthling! Do you want to be on my bad side?! Do you have a death wish?!"
The young warrior, Yamcha, was still in shock from the power of the ki blast. "No. You are the one with a death wish. How dare you fire a blast like that at the Princess. Just wait till I tell the King!"
Kakkarot growled. Of course it would have looked like the blast was meant for the Princess. Afterall, she and Chi Chi had been standing right beside each other. Why hadn't he thought of that? Kuso. If his father ever heard this weakling's story, he would be in deep trouble. "You will not live to tell anyone anything weakling." With that he began to attack Yamcha.
Bardock had seen everything. He could not let his son kill Yamcha or the King would be highly unhappy. Just as Kakkarot was about to blast Yamcha into nothingness, Bardock kicked his son who flew 20 feet away.
Kakkarot was ready to blast Yamcha into the next dimension when he suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a herd of stampeding bulls. The air rushed out of his lungs and the pain only continued to grow. He picked himself up off of the ground knowing he was much further from the weak human than he had been before he had had the air knocked out of him. His eyes flashed with anger which quickly changed to fear. There was his father, his very angry looking father.
"Kakkarot! What do you think you are doing?! First you try to kill the Princess and than you try to blast one of my student's into the next dimension?"
"Father, it wasn't like that! I wasn't..."
"I don't want to hear you pathetic excuses Kakkarot. You are a saiyan. Own up to your mistakes. Don't hide behind them. I am ashamed of having a son like yourself."
"But father! I..."
"Did you not hear me Kakkarot? Must I teach you another lesson before your ears open up? I don't want to hear your excuses. Get out of my sight before I really get mad."
Kakkarot shock with rage. He wanted to cry. He was in pain, humiliated and his father was ashamed of him. He fought back the tears refusing to let anyone see him cry. He held his head high and contined on his route home.
Bardock sighed inwardly. He than turned around and fell to his knees in front of a very shocked looking Princess and Chi Chi. Yamcha was still trying to pick himself up off of the ground. "I am sorry my Princess. If my son tries to hurt you like that again, I will personally make sure he does not live to see another dawn." Before Chi Chi or Bulma had the chance to reply, Bardock was gone.
No one had been able to say anything in Bardock's pressence because he had seemed so angry. Now that he was gone, the atmosphere immediately became more relaxed. Chi Chi, however, felt bad that she was the cause for getting Kakkarot in trouble with his father. Why did she care? After all, he had tried to kill the Princess and herself!
*****
Kakkarot wimpered in pain. His father had just given him a very bad beating and had warned him never to go near the Princess ever agian. Despite his pain, Kakkarot felt nothing but anger. Anger towards the Princes, towards Yamcha, towards his father and towards Chi Chi. Why wouldn't any of them listen to him? That was it. He would never even try to make them understand how he felt ever again. They didn't even care what he had to say or what he thought.
*****
Eight years later
Bardock scowled at his son. His son had somehow surpassed him in power. He was far greater than the third class saiyan could ever expect, and yet, Kakkarot was only 20. Bardock knew that his son, if they were still on planet Vegeta, would have the power level of that of a first class saiyan. He had no idea where his son's power had come from.
Bardock realized that he was still flat on his back from Kakkarot's blast and got up to brush himself off. "You wouldn't have even been able to touch me if I was a few years younger." Bardock and Kakkarot both knew this was a lie. Bardock was no more than 50, and by Saiyan years, that was young. Most saiyans live to be 300 or older if they are not killed in battle. However, Bardock would never admit to being weaker than his own son, at least not out loud.
Kakkarot said nothing. He only stared at his father with cold, uncaring eyes. Bardock shivered inwardly. His son seemed to care about nothing. When had this begun? What had caused the change in his son? He mentally made a note to try and figure it out. "That is enough for today Kakkarot. You may go and do whatever you wish to do for the rest of the day."
With those words, Kakkarot flew off. He flew to his favourite place on Earth. It was a deserted island with nothing but rocks, trees, water, and animals. He liked it. It was quiet and peaceful. He could gather his thoughts and blow up anything he felt like blowing up. Today, his fustration was beyond words. He took it out on the water as he fired his special move, the Kamehameha, straight through the waves. He watched satisfied as his blast caused the waves to part.
"Kakkarot?" He spun around quickly in shock. He had thought no one knew of this place but himself. Besides, he hadn't sensed anyone's ki, but than again, he had been fustrated and hadn't been paying attention to anything.
"Kakkarot, are you okay?" Chi Chi asked. The only response she got was a scowl which was his usual response to anyone's question. "Kakkarot." She took a step closer. She didn't know why, but she wanted to know what was bothering him. "Is there something bothering you?" She took another step. "Why won't you talk to me? Why won't you talk to anyone?" Another step. "We care about you you know. We want to know what you're feeling." Another step.
"If you take another step forward Chi Chi, I will blow you to nothingness regardless of the consequences." Chi Chi stared at him in shock. He couldn't mean it, could he? "Don't test me Chi Chi. I will do it. My threats are not empty. Leave. Now!"
Chi Chi quickly recovered from her shock. This was the most he had ever said to anyone in quiet a few years. "Kakkarot, I will leave. As soon as you tell me what is bothering you."
"Damn it Chi Chi! I told you to leave!"
"No" She walked right up to his face, daring him to kill her.
He raised his hand and formed a small ki ball in his hand. "Back off NOW baka!" She closed her eyes waiting to be obliterated. Kakkarot's hands began to shake as the ki ball in continued to grow. He looked at her. She was so very beautiful. He wondered what it would feel like to kiss her lips. Damn! What the hell was he thinking? "I'm going insane!" He thought to himself. Without hesitation he flew off away from her to regain his sanity.
Chi Chi slowly opened her eyes, surprised that she was still alive. She shook as she realized just how close to death she had come. Then, another thought hit her. He hadn't killed her. Did this mean that he actually cared about her? Why else would he not kill her. This thought surprisingly made her happy.
*****
Vegeta smirked wickedly at the pathetic creature begging for it's life, begging for Vegeta to leave it and the rest of it's race alone. He laughed wickedly. "Why, pathetic little creature, do you think that I would spare you and you're baka race when I have never spared a single life before?"
The creature looked up at Vegeta. All traces of fear gone. "Your future, your destiny holds many pains. You shall get back all the pain that you have caused, ten fold."
Vegeta's eyes narrowed. He raised his hand and before the blink of an eye, the creature was now in the next dimension. What the hell was that? Why was the creature talking about his "destiny". He shook his head. No. No one could control his destiny but himself. The creature was only babbling in it's fear. But than, Vegeta remembered a conversation he had overheard between two of Beta's soldiers. They had been talking about how the creatures that he had just killed could see into the short future. Vegeta shook his head. No. He was in control of his destiny. Only him. No one else. Kuso! What was he doing. He had no time to be thinking about fates or destinies. He had some old problems to settle and some new "friends" to meet.
*****
A few days later
"Lord Frieza! There is an unidentified spaceship approaching our ship."
Frieza smiled coldly. "Baka! Can you not tell that that is one of Beta's ships?" He shook his head in disgust at how stupid his followers were. As he contined to stare at the approaching ship from his position, he began to grind his teeth together. Beta's forces were constantly battling with his own for the title of supreme ruler of the universe. And now, here was one of Beta's ships daring to attack his own, personal ship. He couldn't sense Beta's own ki and knew that he was not aboard the approaching ship. How dare this ship believe that they alone could defeat him, the Almighty Frieza!
Vegeta calmly ordered his crew to enter Frieza's ship. He could sense the fear they were in. He didn't care. He would get answers and he would get them now. He had waited over 20 years and could wait no more. He didn't care if he was strong enough or not. He couldn't take it anymore.
Vegeta walked off his ship and was faced with snickering creatures. He was hiding his ki and he knew that many of them thought he was a weakling. He smirked inwardly, he would show them just how wrong they were. Then he spotted him. Vegeta had seen enough pictures of Frieza to be able to pick him out of any crowd. Frieza stood obviously unscared but also not underestimating the Prince.
"Who are you and what do you want here baka?" One of Freiza's henchman asked.
"I am the Prince of the Saiyans, Prince Vegeta and what I want is none of your business." His voice held nothing but menace. Many of the henchmen began to laugh. His anger rose and he blew a couple of them into the next dimension. The laughing stopped immediately.
"How dare you come onto my ship and blow my followers away like that! You are nothing but an insignificant little ape whose race is all but extinct!" Frieza's voice grated through Vegeta's mind. Vegeta would not allow anyone to insult his heritage.
"Insignificant? How odd. After all, you are the one who destroyed us because you feared the power we possessed. Well, you made a mistake not killing me as well. Now you shall pay for that mistake."
Frieza only stared back at him. "Fool! I did not destroy your planet. It is insignifcant and your powers would never even come close to mine. However, I do find it odd how you would be flying in the ship of your races' destroyer." His response was hissed out towards Vegeta.
Vegeta took the information in without even flinching. His thoughts had been confirmed. Beta had been the one to destroy his planet. That baka would pay later. For now though, he would content himself with killing Frieza for calling him a "little ape" and for saying he was insignifcant.
Everyone else but Frieza shrunk away in fear as Vegeta let his true power began to grow inside of him. They could all sense that the fight of a lifetime was about to begin.
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: Well, I'm not sure. You be the judge.
WARNINGS: None
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! I know that everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. Also, I know this part of the story is a bit boring and stuff and there is no romance yet, but hey, give me a break, I gotta make them meet and stuff first.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on The Prophecy:
King Briefs sighed inwardly. He wished that his Queen had been in court that day. It would have made facing the strong stranger much more...comforting. His Queen however, was with their newborn daughter, Princess Bulma. The King smiled at the thought of his daughter with her blue hair and blue eyes. He knew she would be very beautiful when she grew up. He did not know, however, of the fate that would await her and the trials she would have to endure. He did not know of the destiny which awaited her.
*****
Seven years later
Beta personally trained the Prince himself. He could sense the potential that the boy possessed. It scared him a bit as he still remembered the day he had ordered the extermination of the Saiyan race and the look the young Prince had given him at the time. Though the Prince was only 10, his power level was astonishingly high, just over 20, 000. This was high even by Saiyan standards for a boy so young. However, Beta smiled inwardly. As strong as the Prince was, he would never be a match for Beta in his final form.
Vegeta had just finished a training session with Beta. He walked back to his room with a deep scowl on his face daring anyone to even approach him, let alone talk to him. He knew the guards and everyone else feared and hated him. He did not care. He did not trust anyone. Most of all, he did not trust Beta. He wasn't sure why, but he knew he didn't trust Beta.
Beta had told him that he had went to help the Saiyans in their fight against Frieza but had arrived too late. He had arrived only in time to save the Prince. Everyone else was already dead. Vegeta didn't believe the story. A part of him told him that their was another explanation, that the truth was out there. He also knew that his suspicions could be confirmed if he could meet Frieza. This was something that Beta seemed determined to prevent. He continually told the Prince that he was not ready to face Freize yet.
Vegeta reached his room, entered, and began meditating.
*****
Vegeta stared around him. He was surrounded by complete nothingness. "What the hell is going on?" he though to himself. He powered up his ki and began flying around hoping to run into someone who could give him an explanation.
"You can not avoid your destiny."
"Whose there!" Vegeta demanded. He wasn't afraid, just upset. "Show yourself you coward!"
"Prince Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans, Prince of Darkness. You must face your destiny. The fate of the universe rests in your hands."
"Damn you! I demand that you come out this instant! What the hell are you talking about?" He shot ki blasts in all directions hoping to kill whoever was speaking.
Silence.
"Baka! Come out this instant. No one controls my destiny but myself do you understand?! Now leave me alone!" His anger rose some more.
"Your fate has been decided. Now you must walk the path choosen for you. You can not avoid your destiny...destiny...destiny..."
Suddenly Vegeta woke up. Damn. He had been having the same nightmare for the last four nights. It always remained the same. He still couldn't find the owner of the voice. He cursed some more and closed his eyes hoping that his dreams would not be haunted with anymore nightmares.
*****
A light shown in the distance. Bulma walked towards it. "Hello?" She asked cautiously.
Nothing.
"Is...is anyone here?"
"Welcome my Princess."
"Who are you?" Bulma stood unafraid. Something about the voice was very comforting.
"Who I am does not matter. What matters is the message I have for you."
"What? Please show yourself!" She pleaded.
"Now is not the time. Listen. A time will come when you, the Princess of Light, must face the Prince of Darkness..."
"What are you talking about Voice? I am not the Princess of Light. I think you have the wrong person. I am only Princess of Earth."
"No my dear Princess. We have the right person. Your fate has been decided. You cannot avoid it. You cannot change your fate. Stand brave and face your destiny."
Suddenly the voice began to fade.
"Bulma...Bulma." The voice was insistant.
Bulma woke up groggily. She groaned to herself. She had had the same dream for the fourth night in a row. Suddenly, she was aware that someone had waken her up. "Yes Chi Chi?" Chi Chi was her best friend and a close friend of the royal family. Both girls were the same age, 8.
"Your father wishes to speak with you."
"Oh. Thanks Chi Chi." With that, both girls got up and walked towards the throne room.
*****
Two years later
Bardock smiled as his son fired a fairly large ki blast his way. He deflected it with no effert. He than sent his own blast towards his 12 year old son who wasn't ready for it. It hit him with full force. Kakkarot went spiralling out of the air and landed hard on his back. Bardock simply crossed his arms and glared at his son in disappointment. Kakkarot hung his head in shame.
"I'm sorry father. I..."
Bardock cursed himself silently and cut his son off. "It's alright Kakkarot. You are still young. You are powerful for your age. Enough training for today. Go and tend to your wounds. I have to train the rest of the royal guards." Since his arrival on Earth and his acceptance into the royal guard, Bardock had been training the weak earthlings. He had a feeling, and he knew now not to go against his gut feelings anymore, that one day, the Earth and it's allies would be in danger. After all, whoever had destroyed Planet Vegeta wouldn't stop there, would they?
*****
Kakkarot flew back to the house that he lived in with his father. He felt saddened and ashamed. He had once again not been ready or able to handle his father's ki blast. He wanted to make his father proud of him.
"Hey CARROT Head!"
Kakkarot's train of thought was cut short. He groaned loadly. It was that annoying, loud mouth girl they called Chi Chi. She was the Princess's best friend but was nothing like her. Kakkarot tried to act as if he hadn't heard her and continued flying.
"Are you deaf or just being a stupid snob as always Carrot head?"
At this, Kakkarot abruptly stopped. What was her problem? Why did she have to constantly pick on him? Did she have nothing better to do with her life? And his head didn't even look like a carrot to begin with! Was she stupid as well as annoying? He quickly landed, crossed his arms and gave both Chi Chi and Princess Bulma the coldest stare he could muster.
True, Bulma was a princess, but Kakkarot dispised her for the fact that she was probably the weakest human he had ever met. She was even weaker than Chi Chi. "My head looks nothing like a carrot. So why are you calling me Carrot head?!"
Chi Chi could tell that Kakkarot was angry and fustrated. At what, she had no idea. Even knowthing this, she couldn't stop herself from teasing him further. She didn't know why, but she liked arguing with him. "Shesh! Not only does your head look like a carrot, it seems you have the brains of one too."
Kakkarot had had enough. Feeling ashamed was already enough, but now this weak human dared to mock him this way. He powered up a quick ki blast in the palm of his hand and released it at Chi Chi. It would have struck her and knocked her unconscious if someone had not intervened knocking the blast away.
"Damn you earthling! Do you want to be on my bad side?! Do you have a death wish?!"
The young warrior, Yamcha, was still in shock from the power of the ki blast. "No. You are the one with a death wish. How dare you fire a blast like that at the Princess. Just wait till I tell the King!"
Kakkarot growled. Of course it would have looked like the blast was meant for the Princess. Afterall, she and Chi Chi had been standing right beside each other. Why hadn't he thought of that? Kuso. If his father ever heard this weakling's story, he would be in deep trouble. "You will not live to tell anyone anything weakling." With that he began to attack Yamcha.
Bardock had seen everything. He could not let his son kill Yamcha or the King would be highly unhappy. Just as Kakkarot was about to blast Yamcha into nothingness, Bardock kicked his son who flew 20 feet away.
Kakkarot was ready to blast Yamcha into the next dimension when he suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a herd of stampeding bulls. The air rushed out of his lungs and the pain only continued to grow. He picked himself up off of the ground knowing he was much further from the weak human than he had been before he had had the air knocked out of him. His eyes flashed with anger which quickly changed to fear. There was his father, his very angry looking father.
"Kakkarot! What do you think you are doing?! First you try to kill the Princess and than you try to blast one of my student's into the next dimension?"
"Father, it wasn't like that! I wasn't..."
"I don't want to hear you pathetic excuses Kakkarot. You are a saiyan. Own up to your mistakes. Don't hide behind them. I am ashamed of having a son like yourself."
"But father! I..."
"Did you not hear me Kakkarot? Must I teach you another lesson before your ears open up? I don't want to hear your excuses. Get out of my sight before I really get mad."
Kakkarot shock with rage. He wanted to cry. He was in pain, humiliated and his father was ashamed of him. He fought back the tears refusing to let anyone see him cry. He held his head high and contined on his route home.
Bardock sighed inwardly. He than turned around and fell to his knees in front of a very shocked looking Princess and Chi Chi. Yamcha was still trying to pick himself up off of the ground. "I am sorry my Princess. If my son tries to hurt you like that again, I will personally make sure he does not live to see another dawn." Before Chi Chi or Bulma had the chance to reply, Bardock was gone.
No one had been able to say anything in Bardock's pressence because he had seemed so angry. Now that he was gone, the atmosphere immediately became more relaxed. Chi Chi, however, felt bad that she was the cause for getting Kakkarot in trouble with his father. Why did she care? After all, he had tried to kill the Princess and herself!
*****
Kakkarot wimpered in pain. His father had just given him a very bad beating and had warned him never to go near the Princess ever agian. Despite his pain, Kakkarot felt nothing but anger. Anger towards the Princes, towards Yamcha, towards his father and towards Chi Chi. Why wouldn't any of them listen to him? That was it. He would never even try to make them understand how he felt ever again. They didn't even care what he had to say or what he thought.
*****
Eight years later
Bardock scowled at his son. His son had somehow surpassed him in power. He was far greater than the third class saiyan could ever expect, and yet, Kakkarot was only 20. Bardock knew that his son, if they were still on planet Vegeta, would have the power level of that of a first class saiyan. He had no idea where his son's power had come from.
Bardock realized that he was still flat on his back from Kakkarot's blast and got up to brush himself off. "You wouldn't have even been able to touch me if I was a few years younger." Bardock and Kakkarot both knew this was a lie. Bardock was no more than 50, and by Saiyan years, that was young. Most saiyans live to be 300 or older if they are not killed in battle. However, Bardock would never admit to being weaker than his own son, at least not out loud.
Kakkarot said nothing. He only stared at his father with cold, uncaring eyes. Bardock shivered inwardly. His son seemed to care about nothing. When had this begun? What had caused the change in his son? He mentally made a note to try and figure it out. "That is enough for today Kakkarot. You may go and do whatever you wish to do for the rest of the day."
With those words, Kakkarot flew off. He flew to his favourite place on Earth. It was a deserted island with nothing but rocks, trees, water, and animals. He liked it. It was quiet and peaceful. He could gather his thoughts and blow up anything he felt like blowing up. Today, his fustration was beyond words. He took it out on the water as he fired his special move, the Kamehameha, straight through the waves. He watched satisfied as his blast caused the waves to part.
"Kakkarot?" He spun around quickly in shock. He had thought no one knew of this place but himself. Besides, he hadn't sensed anyone's ki, but than again, he had been fustrated and hadn't been paying attention to anything.
"Kakkarot, are you okay?" Chi Chi asked. The only response she got was a scowl which was his usual response to anyone's question. "Kakkarot." She took a step closer. She didn't know why, but she wanted to know what was bothering him. "Is there something bothering you?" She took another step. "Why won't you talk to me? Why won't you talk to anyone?" Another step. "We care about you you know. We want to know what you're feeling." Another step.
"If you take another step forward Chi Chi, I will blow you to nothingness regardless of the consequences." Chi Chi stared at him in shock. He couldn't mean it, could he? "Don't test me Chi Chi. I will do it. My threats are not empty. Leave. Now!"
Chi Chi quickly recovered from her shock. This was the most he had ever said to anyone in quiet a few years. "Kakkarot, I will leave. As soon as you tell me what is bothering you."
"Damn it Chi Chi! I told you to leave!"
"No" She walked right up to his face, daring him to kill her.
He raised his hand and formed a small ki ball in his hand. "Back off NOW baka!" She closed her eyes waiting to be obliterated. Kakkarot's hands began to shake as the ki ball in continued to grow. He looked at her. She was so very beautiful. He wondered what it would feel like to kiss her lips. Damn! What the hell was he thinking? "I'm going insane!" He thought to himself. Without hesitation he flew off away from her to regain his sanity.
Chi Chi slowly opened her eyes, surprised that she was still alive. She shook as she realized just how close to death she had come. Then, another thought hit her. He hadn't killed her. Did this mean that he actually cared about her? Why else would he not kill her. This thought surprisingly made her happy.
*****
Vegeta smirked wickedly at the pathetic creature begging for it's life, begging for Vegeta to leave it and the rest of it's race alone. He laughed wickedly. "Why, pathetic little creature, do you think that I would spare you and you're baka race when I have never spared a single life before?"
The creature looked up at Vegeta. All traces of fear gone. "Your future, your destiny holds many pains. You shall get back all the pain that you have caused, ten fold."
Vegeta's eyes narrowed. He raised his hand and before the blink of an eye, the creature was now in the next dimension. What the hell was that? Why was the creature talking about his "destiny". He shook his head. No. No one could control his destiny but himself. The creature was only babbling in it's fear. But than, Vegeta remembered a conversation he had overheard between two of Beta's soldiers. They had been talking about how the creatures that he had just killed could see into the short future. Vegeta shook his head. No. He was in control of his destiny. Only him. No one else. Kuso! What was he doing. He had no time to be thinking about fates or destinies. He had some old problems to settle and some new "friends" to meet.
*****
A few days later
"Lord Frieza! There is an unidentified spaceship approaching our ship."
Frieza smiled coldly. "Baka! Can you not tell that that is one of Beta's ships?" He shook his head in disgust at how stupid his followers were. As he contined to stare at the approaching ship from his position, he began to grind his teeth together. Beta's forces were constantly battling with his own for the title of supreme ruler of the universe. And now, here was one of Beta's ships daring to attack his own, personal ship. He couldn't sense Beta's own ki and knew that he was not aboard the approaching ship. How dare this ship believe that they alone could defeat him, the Almighty Frieza!
Vegeta calmly ordered his crew to enter Frieza's ship. He could sense the fear they were in. He didn't care. He would get answers and he would get them now. He had waited over 20 years and could wait no more. He didn't care if he was strong enough or not. He couldn't take it anymore.
Vegeta walked off his ship and was faced with snickering creatures. He was hiding his ki and he knew that many of them thought he was a weakling. He smirked inwardly, he would show them just how wrong they were. Then he spotted him. Vegeta had seen enough pictures of Frieza to be able to pick him out of any crowd. Frieza stood obviously unscared but also not underestimating the Prince.
"Who are you and what do you want here baka?" One of Freiza's henchman asked.
"I am the Prince of the Saiyans, Prince Vegeta and what I want is none of your business." His voice held nothing but menace. Many of the henchmen began to laugh. His anger rose and he blew a couple of them into the next dimension. The laughing stopped immediately.
"How dare you come onto my ship and blow my followers away like that! You are nothing but an insignificant little ape whose race is all but extinct!" Frieza's voice grated through Vegeta's mind. Vegeta would not allow anyone to insult his heritage.
"Insignificant? How odd. After all, you are the one who destroyed us because you feared the power we possessed. Well, you made a mistake not killing me as well. Now you shall pay for that mistake."
Frieza only stared back at him. "Fool! I did not destroy your planet. It is insignifcant and your powers would never even come close to mine. However, I do find it odd how you would be flying in the ship of your races' destroyer." His response was hissed out towards Vegeta.
Vegeta took the information in without even flinching. His thoughts had been confirmed. Beta had been the one to destroy his planet. That baka would pay later. For now though, he would content himself with killing Frieza for calling him a "little ape" and for saying he was insignifcant.
Everyone else but Frieza shrunk away in fear as Vegeta let his true power began to grow inside of him. They could all sense that the fight of a lifetime was about to begin.