AN: I'm ssssssooooooooo sorry that this took so long to get out. I
haven't been in the writing mood lately and I couldn't figure out what to
write/type. Gomen nasai minna-chan, but just consider this as a belated
Christmas gift or a new years gift if you will. I tried to make this one a
little longer to try and make up for the lateness. Our princess kicks some
ass in this chapter and is just a *little* out of character, but that is
what makes this chapter so good in my opinion. I hope that I can get the
next chapter out soon, but I don't know if I will slump back into that "no
writing" state. I hope not
I got this review a while back that asked why Vegeta and Serena are a good
couple. My main reason is that they both have a past that can be easily
changed without disrupting the flow of the series, and I think that it is a
challenge to write a fic about them because their characters are so different.
Another good reason is because they are both very popular characters on the
series so you know that people will love to see them hook up. Also because
they just look so kawii together. Sorry I'm babbling.
Disclaimer: Since most of you probably just skipped this part anyway you
can insert the standard disclaimer. For your viewing pleasure I will now
shut the hell up and let you read the story.
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Ch.6
Vegeta and Serena were called to the ships main room. It had
been a few days after their little 'romantic moment' and they had become
closer 'friends' since then. When they entered they found Freeza and Zarbon
talking quietly while Nappa and Raditz were standing off to the side.
Serena was curious as to why they were here. She listened carefully and
caught a few words of Freeza's conversation, "....she isn't ready Master
Freeza, I don't see what a *girl* could do anyway."
"Are you questioning my judgment, Zarbon? Because you know what happens to
people that question my judgment." Zarbon took a step back fearing
Freeza's wrath.
"Scared Zarbon?" she heard Vegeta's taunting voice to her left. Zarbon's
face was priceless, and she had to grin in return. "I have decided to
send the five of you to planet Alderon (yet another planet I made up) to
complete an important mission. I expect it to be done in no less than five
days, and you are to leave immediately. Understood?"
Because of the tone of his voice and the steely glint in his eye, all of
them, excluding Serena and Vegeta (who only slightly nodded their heads),
bowed deeply. They hurried down the corridor, heading for their respective
transport-pods.
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Vegeta stayed close to Serena as though he wanted to protect her from the
gaze of the green-haired freak. As they entered their pods, he
was struck by a thought. What if she saw me kill an innocent in cold
blood....what if SHE was forced to kill someone? She would never
forgive me, or herself. He could see her in her pod. She was biting her lip as
though deep in thought.
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Serena wanted to be home. She knew she should be there, instead of here
with Freeza and his goons. If she did go home the only thing she would
miss would be Vegeta. Worried, she began to chew her lip absentmindedly.
What was this secret mission? She was sure that Vegeta knew and that he
didn't want to tell her for reasons that she didn't understand. She was
worried by this; he hadn't hidden anything from her before this. What
could be so bad that he wouldn't tell her what it is? She mused of this as
her pod sped through space.
As her thoughts drifted time sped past her and before she knew it they
were landing. When everyone had left their pods they took notice of their
surroundings. It was a very dry climate that was much like Vegeta's home
world. The towering cliffs enclosed them as they started to make their way across
the cliffs.
They came across what must of been the major city of this planet. A huge
tower/palace, or something of the sort, rose above the rest of the city.
Some soldiers that were patrolling the area soon spotted them.
They must have reported seeing us or something, because at that moment many
soldiers headed out of the tower. The soldiers looked strangely familiar,
as if she had seen them from somewhere before. No time to think of that
now, Sere. They are heading this way and something tells me that they
aren't coming to have a nice chat and some tea.
As the massive army approached they spotted the leader in front. When he
was only a few meters away Zarbon stepped forward and spoke, "We are
here to inform you that this planet now belongs to the almighty Lord
Freeza. You can leave now and possibly save your peoples pathetic lives,
or stay here and be eliminated, is your cho-." He was cut off suddenly
when their leader, who had been scanning the opposing party, suddenly
gasped in fear as his eyes locked on her. It was only then that she
recognized him. He was one of her countless enemies that she encountered
on her journey before coming across Wakusei Vegeta. A smirk, which looked
strangely like Vegeta's, found its way across her face. "Well if it isn't
the *Invincible* Coram. You've healed some since the last time I kicked
your ass," she stated proudly. "I'm much more powerful than the last time
we met," he said as his hand unconsciously touched his arm; wincing in
remembrance.
"I'll bet," she taunted, the sarcasm oozing from her voice. I'm
becoming more like Vegeta every day she thought absently. They both
started to stretch and dropped into fighting stances, as they
powered up. Her aura came to life as she concentrated on her senshi's
power (they were given to her look back at the Ch.1 If you don't remember)
and her own inner strength. When she opened her eyes she saw Coram had
just finished powering up as well.
He attacked with somewhat improved speed and accuracy. His fury of punches
and kicks were easily dodged and countered, however. After a few minutes of
hand-to-hand combat it became obvious that Serena had the upper hand.
They broke apart suddenly, sizing each other up again. As Coram charged
Serena pulled out a piece of paper that had some odd writing on it. She
whispered some words and attached it to his forehead. He froze just
seconds before he would have hit her. She stepped back and watched as her
roundhouse kick sent him flying into a near bye cliff, which almost
collapsed from the force. It took him a while to stand, but when he was up
he was met by two words, "World Shaking!", and then, *just* managed to
dodge Serena's attack.
Using the smoke as a cover he managed to punch her in the face. From
her training with Vegeta over the past few months she never hit the ground
but managed instead to land a few yards away. Her healing abilities had
already kicked in, but now she was just a *little* pissed.
The sky became dark as lightning emerged from the clouds and encircled the
blonde. Instead of releasing the attack as one would think water erupted
from the ground and merged with the lightning, making a sickening sound
that promised death to anyone that came near. Serena let her combination
of power loose and watched as it headed straight for its horror stricken
victim. As Coram went soaring through the air he was caught by a chain of
hearts and went plummeting back to the ground landing at the princess's
feet. (Definitely *NOT* the wimpy, ditzy, crybaby that everyone believes
she is!)
"Improved my ass," she replied angrily. After a moment she calmed herself
and sighed. She took pity on the baka that had dared to oppose the
almighty Lunarian Princess. She *had* to slap herself for that one. Yep,
Sere, Vegeta is definitely rubbing off on you she mentally scolded
herself.
Bending down she placed a hand on the back of the baka's head.
Concentrating she entered his mind and offered him peace and the chance to
be purified from the evil he had caused. Accepting her offer they
both were consumed in a silver glow before they rose and looked around only
to be faced with a horrid sight.
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While Serena and this Coram fellow battled, Zarbon issued some type of
order. As if *he* was the leader of this mission Vegeta scoffed. He
wanted us to attack the army while they were distracted with the fight. Vegeta
would have refused to take an order from this green haired bakayaro, but
the Saiyajin in him yearned for battle. They all quickly gave in to their
instincts as they began their assault.
Whenever Vegeta could spare a moment he glance back at the battling duo.
All fighting ceased as the sky turned black, and everyone turn their eyes
to watch his tenshi summon up a powerful attack. He smirked as he watched
the baka fall and thought He should know better than to mess with royalty,
especially when they are as pissed as Serena is at the moment
He continued to blast the pathetic excuses for soldiers when a wall,
glowing silver, appeared out of thin air and separated him from his prey.
Looking around he found that his fellow comrades where having the same
problem. All eyes turned to the Princess as she calmly walked through the
wall and into the enemies' clutches.
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Half of the army was slaughtered, their corpses were scattered about,
nothing more than charred crimson heaps left to rot in their own blood.
The stench was overpowering and by far the foulest thing that Serena had
ever smelt. She knew that the smell of burning, bloody, human flesh would
haunt her dreams and would be forever etched in her mind. She
looked down and spotted Vegeta disintegrating twelve men in one burst
of power. Their last words were ones begging for mercy, but were replaced
by screams of suffering and great pain, that quickly vanished within the
blast. Tears welled in her eyes as she saw what the man that she loved had
turned into. Loved? she asked to herself but decided she would ponder
over it later. Not being able to stand the screaming she threw up a wall
of power separating the army from her companions.
She turned to the now healed Coram, "Gomen nasai, I had no idea this
would happen." "We will mourn for them in time." "I can heal them just as I did
you but I am afraid that you will have to leave this world. In your
purified states you will not be able to live long on this corrupted
planet." He nodded in understanding and she headed down to the
battlefield.
She tried to ignore the moans of agony that came from the countless piles
of fallen soldiers. The stench only got worse as she headed toward the
wall. She walked right through it and when she emerged on the other side
she was dressed as Princess Serenity. She soon found herself at the sharp
end of many swords and a few ki blasts were being prepared *just* for her.
She sighed and concentrated on the elements that surrounded her.
Everyone's eyes were on her as she began to glow silver and started to
rise.
Gathering the energy she had been summoned, she opened her palms and
gold and silver sparkles erupted from her hands, after they had landed on
all of the soldiers they began to glow. She offered them the same deal
that she had offered Coram. When she opened her eyes she found that many
of the soldiers, the ones that weren't in shock, were kneeling before her.
Their eyes shown with gratitude and deep respect for the young princess.
She smiled shakily, a little embarrassed, and turned toward Coram, who had
made his way down to her side. He ordered the men to rise and prepare for
departure.
She took down the wall when the soldiers were a safe distance away. Her
companions were shocked. She glared, with force
that even Vegeta would wilt beneath. She looked at them all separately,
Raditz, and Nappa she looked at with disapproval; Zarbon was totally
floored Guess that will teach him not to underestimate a *girl* and she
scowled at him with disgust. As she looked at Vegeta her eyes narrowed and
she clenched her fists. As she glared at him he could see the hurt and
anger in her eyes. She turned and marched, rather weakly to her pod, and promptly
collapsed in it. As it closed, just before she lost consciousness, the smell of
burning, bloody, human flesh flooded her senses promising many vivid nightmares.
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(I was thinking about ending it here, but I promised a longer chapter so
here is the rest.)
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After a moment of shock Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, and the incredibly ugly
Zarbon (hehe, I just had to put that in) climbed into their own ships.
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She awoke from her dream when her computer announced their arrival at the
base. She *slowly* climbed out of her pod and made her way to the door.
Why did that take so much energy out of me? Well duh Sere, it isn't easy
healing an entire race of people now is it? Shut up you. Turning to walk
down the hallway that would lead to her chambers, she heard another ship
land behind her and absently wondered if it was Vegeta.
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Vegeta walked briskly down the hallway, he had to hurry but he didn't want
to draw attention to himself. Just down the hall he saw her and quickly
walked to her side. She just glared at him out of the corners of her eyes.
After a little while silence still reigned over the two. Unable to stand
it anymore she asked, the question that was burning inside of her, without
facing him, "Have you ever murdered someone, an innocent, to conquer their
planet?"
The question came unexpectedly and as a result Vegeta stopped dead in his
tracks. It was silent a moment, "Yes," as the answer came, though soft as
it was she turned and looked at him. "And now you ask me to do the same?" a
moment passed in silence as no one spoke. "Vegeta *why* did you slaughter
them?" He glanced at her accusing eyes and searched his mind for an
answer.
"They attacked us first, and while you were having your little 'sparring
session' we had to fight for our lives," he said, the anger strong in his
voice. She looked him in the eyes and saw something strange lurking in
their depths, "For some reason I don't believe you." He was shocked, how
could she know I was lying though it didn't show in his now emotionless face.
"Vegeta.... love,.... are you one of them now? Your own planet was destroyed by
Freeza and now you are letting yourself become one of his slaves. Don't you see
that you are turning into what Freeza wants you to become?" she asked while
managing to glare at him and plead with him at the same time.
He grabbed her shoulders and pinned her up against the wall, shaking them
slightly. He held her with one hand and grabbed her chin, forcing
her to look him straight in the eyes. "Listen Tenshi. Can't you see that
in this game it is kill or be killed? Don't you see that the only reason
we are alive is so that we can serve as part of Freeza's army? If we
refuse to do that bastard's wishes he would kill both of us without a
second thought. Do you want that to happen?" his voice ended in a whisper
partially to add effect and partially because he was now only millimeters
from her face.
She answered in just the same tone, trying desperately not to blush which
would signify her defeat, "Maybe I *would* rather die than become one of
Freeza's pawns, a murderer with no soul and no sense of mercy," she glared
at him across their close range and yanked free from his hold, "I hope you
enjoy this life that you have chosen Vegeta, and I pray that I will never
become someone like them.... someone like you," she slammed the door
hard signaling the end of the conversation.
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Zarbon watched the other Saiyajins leave before he headed, rather quickly,
to give his report to Freeza. Bowing he stated that the planet was theirs.
"How did it go Zarbon? Did anything interesting happen while you were
their?" As Zarbon retold the events to Freeza ending with the remark,
".... I have never seen that kind of power before. I have a feeling that that
wasn't even her true strength. She has got to be the most powerful being
in this galaxy." Dismissing Zarbon, Freeza thought of ways that he might come
about taming that power.
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She willed herself not to cry because she knew that if she allowed any
emotions out now then she might to something foolish. Time passed
as she wrestled with her thoughts. She finally came to a decision.
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Vegeta entered his own room and lay awake late into the night. He
wondered why her words had hurt so much. Realizing that she spoke the truth he
drifted off to sleep.
*Vegeta's Dream*
He saw his tenshi running from something seemingly scared out of her
mind. With effort he caught up with her and made her stop. "Vegeta!" she
cried flinging herself into his arms while she sobbed hysterically against
his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and rocked back and forth,
soothing her.
"Well, look at this, the princess has a boyfriend," came a taunting voice
in front of them. A faceless being appeared before them and began to power up.
Vegeta pushed Serena behind him and powered up as well. As bravely as he
fought he knew he was no match for the faceless being. So, he thought,
this is how it ends. I get killed by some bakayaro while protecting my tenshi.
As he watched the massive ki blast head toward him, promising death to
whomever made contact with it, he smiled grimly.
At the last moment he felt weight on his shoulders as his tenshi flung herself
in front of him, back to the blast, to protect him. He heard her scream and
watched as she fell against him with a shallow look in her eyes. She lay dead
in his arms, her cold flesh resting against his muscular arms. He looked at
her one last time before all went black.
*End Dream*
He awoke with a start, sweat covering his entire body. What could that
mean? What was it trying to tell me? What happened in the dream? After a moments
thought, Tenshi was running and.... wait! She was running! Kuso! He
scrambled out of bed and ran down the hall, and after almost breaking the
door down he found that the room was empty.
He headed for the hanger. A guard greeted him and Vegeta said tersely,
"One of Freeza's men have run off and I am going to retrieve him.
Tell Lord Freeza in the morning." He jumped into a space pod and thought of
where she might go. She would go back to her home.
*Flashback*
He looked down at her as she lay on the grass under a tree. They had just
finished one of their more heated sparring sessions and decided to turn in
for the night. They were at one of the last tropical places left on Wakusei
Vegeta. The half moon bathed her in its light and reflected off her
sweat covered body, he was reminded once more of her nickname, Tenshi. She
lay on her stomach gazing at the stars, she looked at one part of the sky
with longing.
When he asked about it she just said that that is the
direction that her home was in. It was the moon of Chikyuu. She soon fell
asleep and he placed a hand on the back of her head and ran his fingers
through her hair.
*End Flashback*
"Computer take me to the moon of Chikyuu."
"As you wish prince," said the feminine voice of the computer.
He sat back and closed his eyes. I will find you again tenshi....
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She had gotten one of the ships from the hanger to take her back home.
She was flying through endless space thinking of Vegeta and how much he had
changed, of how much she still loved him. Why Vegeta? Why did you have to
be so cold and ruthless? Why couldn't you have been some nice prince of a
peaceful kingdom? Gomen, I will miss you, but I don't belong with Freeza
and his goons. Maybe, someday, I will see you again. that was her last
thought as she entered the solar system that she called home.
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So how did you like it? Oh I would like to thank Eternal SailorM,
Sailor_Heart, and of course my wonderful editor Alli! Only after reading
about *all* of Eternal SailorM's fics did I get in the writing mood, and if
it wasn't Sailor_Heart's wonderful review I wouldn't have gotten this out
so soon. Thank you ssooo much. You see people reviews can go along way
(hint, hint) so review! I welcome anything you want to tell me, hopefully
I will get the next chapter out sooner. I still can't believe I typed this
in only a few short hours (a record time for me). There I go babbling
again. For now, Ja!
haven't been in the writing mood lately and I couldn't figure out what to
write/type. Gomen nasai minna-chan, but just consider this as a belated
Christmas gift or a new years gift if you will. I tried to make this one a
little longer to try and make up for the lateness. Our princess kicks some
ass in this chapter and is just a *little* out of character, but that is
what makes this chapter so good in my opinion. I hope that I can get the
next chapter out soon, but I don't know if I will slump back into that "no
writing" state. I hope not
I got this review a while back that asked why Vegeta and Serena are a good
couple. My main reason is that they both have a past that can be easily
changed without disrupting the flow of the series, and I think that it is a
challenge to write a fic about them because their characters are so different.
Another good reason is because they are both very popular characters on the
series so you know that people will love to see them hook up. Also because
they just look so kawii together. Sorry I'm babbling.
Disclaimer: Since most of you probably just skipped this part anyway you
can insert the standard disclaimer. For your viewing pleasure I will now
shut the hell up and let you read the story.
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Ch.6
Vegeta and Serena were called to the ships main room. It had
been a few days after their little 'romantic moment' and they had become
closer 'friends' since then. When they entered they found Freeza and Zarbon
talking quietly while Nappa and Raditz were standing off to the side.
Serena was curious as to why they were here. She listened carefully and
caught a few words of Freeza's conversation, "....she isn't ready Master
Freeza, I don't see what a *girl* could do anyway."
"Are you questioning my judgment, Zarbon? Because you know what happens to
people that question my judgment." Zarbon took a step back fearing
Freeza's wrath.
"Scared Zarbon?" she heard Vegeta's taunting voice to her left. Zarbon's
face was priceless, and she had to grin in return. "I have decided to
send the five of you to planet Alderon (yet another planet I made up) to
complete an important mission. I expect it to be done in no less than five
days, and you are to leave immediately. Understood?"
Because of the tone of his voice and the steely glint in his eye, all of
them, excluding Serena and Vegeta (who only slightly nodded their heads),
bowed deeply. They hurried down the corridor, heading for their respective
transport-pods.
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Vegeta stayed close to Serena as though he wanted to protect her from the
gaze of the green-haired freak. As they entered their pods, he
was struck by a thought. What if she saw me kill an innocent in cold
blood....what if SHE was forced to kill someone? She would never
forgive me, or herself. He could see her in her pod. She was biting her lip as
though deep in thought.
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Serena wanted to be home. She knew she should be there, instead of here
with Freeza and his goons. If she did go home the only thing she would
miss would be Vegeta. Worried, she began to chew her lip absentmindedly.
What was this secret mission? She was sure that Vegeta knew and that he
didn't want to tell her for reasons that she didn't understand. She was
worried by this; he hadn't hidden anything from her before this. What
could be so bad that he wouldn't tell her what it is? She mused of this as
her pod sped through space.
As her thoughts drifted time sped past her and before she knew it they
were landing. When everyone had left their pods they took notice of their
surroundings. It was a very dry climate that was much like Vegeta's home
world. The towering cliffs enclosed them as they started to make their way across
the cliffs.
They came across what must of been the major city of this planet. A huge
tower/palace, or something of the sort, rose above the rest of the city.
Some soldiers that were patrolling the area soon spotted them.
They must have reported seeing us or something, because at that moment many
soldiers headed out of the tower. The soldiers looked strangely familiar,
as if she had seen them from somewhere before. No time to think of that
now, Sere. They are heading this way and something tells me that they
aren't coming to have a nice chat and some tea.
As the massive army approached they spotted the leader in front. When he
was only a few meters away Zarbon stepped forward and spoke, "We are
here to inform you that this planet now belongs to the almighty Lord
Freeza. You can leave now and possibly save your peoples pathetic lives,
or stay here and be eliminated, is your cho-." He was cut off suddenly
when their leader, who had been scanning the opposing party, suddenly
gasped in fear as his eyes locked on her. It was only then that she
recognized him. He was one of her countless enemies that she encountered
on her journey before coming across Wakusei Vegeta. A smirk, which looked
strangely like Vegeta's, found its way across her face. "Well if it isn't
the *Invincible* Coram. You've healed some since the last time I kicked
your ass," she stated proudly. "I'm much more powerful than the last time
we met," he said as his hand unconsciously touched his arm; wincing in
remembrance.
"I'll bet," she taunted, the sarcasm oozing from her voice. I'm
becoming more like Vegeta every day she thought absently. They both
started to stretch and dropped into fighting stances, as they
powered up. Her aura came to life as she concentrated on her senshi's
power (they were given to her look back at the Ch.1 If you don't remember)
and her own inner strength. When she opened her eyes she saw Coram had
just finished powering up as well.
He attacked with somewhat improved speed and accuracy. His fury of punches
and kicks were easily dodged and countered, however. After a few minutes of
hand-to-hand combat it became obvious that Serena had the upper hand.
They broke apart suddenly, sizing each other up again. As Coram charged
Serena pulled out a piece of paper that had some odd writing on it. She
whispered some words and attached it to his forehead. He froze just
seconds before he would have hit her. She stepped back and watched as her
roundhouse kick sent him flying into a near bye cliff, which almost
collapsed from the force. It took him a while to stand, but when he was up
he was met by two words, "World Shaking!", and then, *just* managed to
dodge Serena's attack.
Using the smoke as a cover he managed to punch her in the face. From
her training with Vegeta over the past few months she never hit the ground
but managed instead to land a few yards away. Her healing abilities had
already kicked in, but now she was just a *little* pissed.
The sky became dark as lightning emerged from the clouds and encircled the
blonde. Instead of releasing the attack as one would think water erupted
from the ground and merged with the lightning, making a sickening sound
that promised death to anyone that came near. Serena let her combination
of power loose and watched as it headed straight for its horror stricken
victim. As Coram went soaring through the air he was caught by a chain of
hearts and went plummeting back to the ground landing at the princess's
feet. (Definitely *NOT* the wimpy, ditzy, crybaby that everyone believes
she is!)
"Improved my ass," she replied angrily. After a moment she calmed herself
and sighed. She took pity on the baka that had dared to oppose the
almighty Lunarian Princess. She *had* to slap herself for that one. Yep,
Sere, Vegeta is definitely rubbing off on you she mentally scolded
herself.
Bending down she placed a hand on the back of the baka's head.
Concentrating she entered his mind and offered him peace and the chance to
be purified from the evil he had caused. Accepting her offer they
both were consumed in a silver glow before they rose and looked around only
to be faced with a horrid sight.
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While Serena and this Coram fellow battled, Zarbon issued some type of
order. As if *he* was the leader of this mission Vegeta scoffed. He
wanted us to attack the army while they were distracted with the fight. Vegeta
would have refused to take an order from this green haired bakayaro, but
the Saiyajin in him yearned for battle. They all quickly gave in to their
instincts as they began their assault.
Whenever Vegeta could spare a moment he glance back at the battling duo.
All fighting ceased as the sky turned black, and everyone turn their eyes
to watch his tenshi summon up a powerful attack. He smirked as he watched
the baka fall and thought He should know better than to mess with royalty,
especially when they are as pissed as Serena is at the moment
He continued to blast the pathetic excuses for soldiers when a wall,
glowing silver, appeared out of thin air and separated him from his prey.
Looking around he found that his fellow comrades where having the same
problem. All eyes turned to the Princess as she calmly walked through the
wall and into the enemies' clutches.
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Half of the army was slaughtered, their corpses were scattered about,
nothing more than charred crimson heaps left to rot in their own blood.
The stench was overpowering and by far the foulest thing that Serena had
ever smelt. She knew that the smell of burning, bloody, human flesh would
haunt her dreams and would be forever etched in her mind. She
looked down and spotted Vegeta disintegrating twelve men in one burst
of power. Their last words were ones begging for mercy, but were replaced
by screams of suffering and great pain, that quickly vanished within the
blast. Tears welled in her eyes as she saw what the man that she loved had
turned into. Loved? she asked to herself but decided she would ponder
over it later. Not being able to stand the screaming she threw up a wall
of power separating the army from her companions.
She turned to the now healed Coram, "Gomen nasai, I had no idea this
would happen." "We will mourn for them in time." "I can heal them just as I did
you but I am afraid that you will have to leave this world. In your
purified states you will not be able to live long on this corrupted
planet." He nodded in understanding and she headed down to the
battlefield.
She tried to ignore the moans of agony that came from the countless piles
of fallen soldiers. The stench only got worse as she headed toward the
wall. She walked right through it and when she emerged on the other side
she was dressed as Princess Serenity. She soon found herself at the sharp
end of many swords and a few ki blasts were being prepared *just* for her.
She sighed and concentrated on the elements that surrounded her.
Everyone's eyes were on her as she began to glow silver and started to
rise.
Gathering the energy she had been summoned, she opened her palms and
gold and silver sparkles erupted from her hands, after they had landed on
all of the soldiers they began to glow. She offered them the same deal
that she had offered Coram. When she opened her eyes she found that many
of the soldiers, the ones that weren't in shock, were kneeling before her.
Their eyes shown with gratitude and deep respect for the young princess.
She smiled shakily, a little embarrassed, and turned toward Coram, who had
made his way down to her side. He ordered the men to rise and prepare for
departure.
She took down the wall when the soldiers were a safe distance away. Her
companions were shocked. She glared, with force
that even Vegeta would wilt beneath. She looked at them all separately,
Raditz, and Nappa she looked at with disapproval; Zarbon was totally
floored Guess that will teach him not to underestimate a *girl* and she
scowled at him with disgust. As she looked at Vegeta her eyes narrowed and
she clenched her fists. As she glared at him he could see the hurt and
anger in her eyes. She turned and marched, rather weakly to her pod, and promptly
collapsed in it. As it closed, just before she lost consciousness, the smell of
burning, bloody, human flesh flooded her senses promising many vivid nightmares.
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(I was thinking about ending it here, but I promised a longer chapter so
here is the rest.)
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After a moment of shock Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, and the incredibly ugly
Zarbon (hehe, I just had to put that in) climbed into their own ships.
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She awoke from her dream when her computer announced their arrival at the
base. She *slowly* climbed out of her pod and made her way to the door.
Why did that take so much energy out of me? Well duh Sere, it isn't easy
healing an entire race of people now is it? Shut up you. Turning to walk
down the hallway that would lead to her chambers, she heard another ship
land behind her and absently wondered if it was Vegeta.
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Vegeta walked briskly down the hallway, he had to hurry but he didn't want
to draw attention to himself. Just down the hall he saw her and quickly
walked to her side. She just glared at him out of the corners of her eyes.
After a little while silence still reigned over the two. Unable to stand
it anymore she asked, the question that was burning inside of her, without
facing him, "Have you ever murdered someone, an innocent, to conquer their
planet?"
The question came unexpectedly and as a result Vegeta stopped dead in his
tracks. It was silent a moment, "Yes," as the answer came, though soft as
it was she turned and looked at him. "And now you ask me to do the same?" a
moment passed in silence as no one spoke. "Vegeta *why* did you slaughter
them?" He glanced at her accusing eyes and searched his mind for an
answer.
"They attacked us first, and while you were having your little 'sparring
session' we had to fight for our lives," he said, the anger strong in his
voice. She looked him in the eyes and saw something strange lurking in
their depths, "For some reason I don't believe you." He was shocked, how
could she know I was lying though it didn't show in his now emotionless face.
"Vegeta.... love,.... are you one of them now? Your own planet was destroyed by
Freeza and now you are letting yourself become one of his slaves. Don't you see
that you are turning into what Freeza wants you to become?" she asked while
managing to glare at him and plead with him at the same time.
He grabbed her shoulders and pinned her up against the wall, shaking them
slightly. He held her with one hand and grabbed her chin, forcing
her to look him straight in the eyes. "Listen Tenshi. Can't you see that
in this game it is kill or be killed? Don't you see that the only reason
we are alive is so that we can serve as part of Freeza's army? If we
refuse to do that bastard's wishes he would kill both of us without a
second thought. Do you want that to happen?" his voice ended in a whisper
partially to add effect and partially because he was now only millimeters
from her face.
She answered in just the same tone, trying desperately not to blush which
would signify her defeat, "Maybe I *would* rather die than become one of
Freeza's pawns, a murderer with no soul and no sense of mercy," she glared
at him across their close range and yanked free from his hold, "I hope you
enjoy this life that you have chosen Vegeta, and I pray that I will never
become someone like them.... someone like you," she slammed the door
hard signaling the end of the conversation.
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Zarbon watched the other Saiyajins leave before he headed, rather quickly,
to give his report to Freeza. Bowing he stated that the planet was theirs.
"How did it go Zarbon? Did anything interesting happen while you were
their?" As Zarbon retold the events to Freeza ending with the remark,
".... I have never seen that kind of power before. I have a feeling that that
wasn't even her true strength. She has got to be the most powerful being
in this galaxy." Dismissing Zarbon, Freeza thought of ways that he might come
about taming that power.
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She willed herself not to cry because she knew that if she allowed any
emotions out now then she might to something foolish. Time passed
as she wrestled with her thoughts. She finally came to a decision.
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Vegeta entered his own room and lay awake late into the night. He
wondered why her words had hurt so much. Realizing that she spoke the truth he
drifted off to sleep.
*Vegeta's Dream*
He saw his tenshi running from something seemingly scared out of her
mind. With effort he caught up with her and made her stop. "Vegeta!" she
cried flinging herself into his arms while she sobbed hysterically against
his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and rocked back and forth,
soothing her.
"Well, look at this, the princess has a boyfriend," came a taunting voice
in front of them. A faceless being appeared before them and began to power up.
Vegeta pushed Serena behind him and powered up as well. As bravely as he
fought he knew he was no match for the faceless being. So, he thought,
this is how it ends. I get killed by some bakayaro while protecting my tenshi.
As he watched the massive ki blast head toward him, promising death to
whomever made contact with it, he smiled grimly.
At the last moment he felt weight on his shoulders as his tenshi flung herself
in front of him, back to the blast, to protect him. He heard her scream and
watched as she fell against him with a shallow look in her eyes. She lay dead
in his arms, her cold flesh resting against his muscular arms. He looked at
her one last time before all went black.
*End Dream*
He awoke with a start, sweat covering his entire body. What could that
mean? What was it trying to tell me? What happened in the dream? After a moments
thought, Tenshi was running and.... wait! She was running! Kuso! He
scrambled out of bed and ran down the hall, and after almost breaking the
door down he found that the room was empty.
He headed for the hanger. A guard greeted him and Vegeta said tersely,
"One of Freeza's men have run off and I am going to retrieve him.
Tell Lord Freeza in the morning." He jumped into a space pod and thought of
where she might go. She would go back to her home.
*Flashback*
He looked down at her as she lay on the grass under a tree. They had just
finished one of their more heated sparring sessions and decided to turn in
for the night. They were at one of the last tropical places left on Wakusei
Vegeta. The half moon bathed her in its light and reflected off her
sweat covered body, he was reminded once more of her nickname, Tenshi. She
lay on her stomach gazing at the stars, she looked at one part of the sky
with longing.
When he asked about it she just said that that is the
direction that her home was in. It was the moon of Chikyuu. She soon fell
asleep and he placed a hand on the back of her head and ran his fingers
through her hair.
*End Flashback*
"Computer take me to the moon of Chikyuu."
"As you wish prince," said the feminine voice of the computer.
He sat back and closed his eyes. I will find you again tenshi....
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She had gotten one of the ships from the hanger to take her back home.
She was flying through endless space thinking of Vegeta and how much he had
changed, of how much she still loved him. Why Vegeta? Why did you have to
be so cold and ruthless? Why couldn't you have been some nice prince of a
peaceful kingdom? Gomen, I will miss you, but I don't belong with Freeza
and his goons. Maybe, someday, I will see you again. that was her last
thought as she entered the solar system that she called home.
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So how did you like it? Oh I would like to thank Eternal SailorM,
Sailor_Heart, and of course my wonderful editor Alli! Only after reading
about *all* of Eternal SailorM's fics did I get in the writing mood, and if
it wasn't Sailor_Heart's wonderful review I wouldn't have gotten this out
so soon. Thank you ssooo much. You see people reviews can go along way
(hint, hint) so review! I welcome anything you want to tell me, hopefully
I will get the next chapter out sooner. I still can't believe I typed this
in only a few short hours (a record time for me). There I go babbling
again. For now, Ja!