Chapter 1
Vegeta-Sei slowly awoke, and immediately regretted it. He attempted to sit up. Groaning from the fresh wave of pain this brought, he put his head in his hands and assessed the situation.
"Defeat... only... makes a Saiyan... stronger." He jerked his head up, ignoring the pain, as he realized the truth of his mantra. He did feel stronger - and better, too - his headache was just a dull throb now.
Looking at his surroundings, he wondered where he was. It was more barren then the worst desert on Planet Vegeta. Most of the ground was just dry rock, and what little soil could be found looked as if it had never seen rain. Eddies of dust swirled about him, scouring large outcrops of sandstone. The only thing that seemed to have been untouched by eons of weathering were huge, black crystals coming out of the ground at all angles. There was no sign of civilization anywhere. He stood up, shaking at first, but rapidly gaining strength. He looked again for signs of habitation, but found none. After a minute of contemplation, he picked a direction and started walking.
He jumped back suddenly as a green-cloaked body landed a few feet in front of him. It had come from behind a particularly large piece of the sandstone, almost undistinguishable from the surrounding landscape. The figure stirred. Quickly, to avoid detection, he hid behind one of the large crystals, and watched.
"Ha! You're mine now, Syilo!" the voice came from behind the rock. The man in the green cloak struggled to his feet.
"Not so fast, Redemption! The Khalid Elite will not be defeated so easily!" 'Khalid?' thought Vegeta-Sei.
Another person, taller and older-looking than the other, came from behind the rocks. He had long, black hair, a scouter, and a huge sword strapped to his back - and a brown tail protruding from his rear. His clothing looked rather worn in - pieces of metal patching up any holes in the blue pants and shirt. Vegeta-Sei's breath hissed in sharp intake.
"A Saiyan!" he murmured. He continued watching.
Redemption raised his hand, and a Ki-blast slammed into Syilo, knocking him back into the rocks again. He strode forward and raised his hand.
"I won't kill you - this time. Not until the Ginyu Force is gone - I need you until then." There was a flash, and Syilo fell unconscious, his clothing ripped, his ribs smashed. He would live, but he would be a long time healing. Redemption turned to walk away.
"Where did you learn that move?" Redemption jumped at the unfamiliar voice.
"Who's there?" Vegeta-Sei stepped out from behind the crystal.
"You're a Saiyan - you should recognize me." Redemption looked at him closely. His face did look familiar... but... he suddenly realized what was wrong.
"Wait a minute - that's the Saiyan royal symbol! Where did you get that?" Vegeta-Sei stared at him.
"What do you mean, 'where did I get that'? I have the full right to wear this symbol! This is MY symbol! I am the King of all Saiyans!"
"Hold on - you're what?"
"Your King! What's wrong with you? You are obviously a Saiyan!" Redemption looked at him again. He was a Saiyan, no doubt about that... but his hair... it looked like it had never grown an inch!
"You... you're a pure-blooded Saiyan!"
"No, really... what else would I be?" Redemption shook his head.
"There are only four pure blooded Saiyans alive." Vegeta-Sei's face fell.
"Then... that vortex... it killed them all? Is this..." he gestured broadly at the landscape around him, "all that is left of Planet Vegeta?" Redemption looked at Vegeta-Sei in wonder. Did he truly not know?
"Planet Vegeta is long destroyed... many years ago, by a tyrant named Frieza, after he killed King Vegeta. Prince Vegeta was one of the only Saiyans to survive... but, if you don't know that, then... you must be from the past. But a time-travel device hasn't even been invented in this era, much less yours... Do you know how you got here?"
"The last thing I remember was being hit by a vortex that had suddenly appeared over Planet Vegeta." Redemption frowned.
"Some kind of time storm, or something, although I've never heard of such a thing. Come on, I'll take you back to GenerationZ's base."
"GenerationZ?"
"It's a long story. By the way, what's your name?"
"Vegeta-Sei."
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Vegeta-Sei walked with Redemption, presumably back to his ship. His long cloak brushed the rough ground, his tail loose and twitching nervously.
"...almost there," Redemption hadn't stopped talking in a low murmur since they had set off for the ship. Vegeta-Sei had, for the most part, ignored him, trying to adjust to this new time.
"Uh-oh." Vegeta-Sei whirled to face him.
"What is it?" Redemption pointed. A huge man in Saiyan armour was walking around up ahead of them, apparently looking for something.
"His name is Brock. He's a Khalid, one of Syilo's goons. He's highly unstable, and very dangerous. He must have come to look for his boss." Just then, Brock turned. Vegeta-Sei looked around, but they were out in the open - nowhere to hide.
"Redemption!" Brock lunged. Redemption screamed, and an aura appeared around him - first orange, then yellow, then pure white. Liquid fire shot through his hair, and it turned blond. The sheer power of the transformation temporarily shoved Brock away.
"No way! He's a true Super Saiyan!" Vegeta-Sei stared at him, open-mouthed.
Resolved to fighting, Redemption turned to face Brock. "I defeated Syilo, and I'll take you down too!" Fists flew as the two battled, on the ground, in the air, chunks of rock blasting out everywhere. Vegeta-Sei jumped back as a Ki blast landed a foot in front of him. Redemption was fighting hard, but Brock had the upper hand. Redemption lost power with every blow, and he had already been weakened from his battle with Syilo. Finally, Brock's huge fist got through Redemptions guard, and he took a vicious blow to the face. Redemption was smashed back against a stand of rocks. He slumped, and his hair turned black. He was defeated.
Brock looked over at Vegeta-Sei and grinned. "You my next victim?" He turned, eager for another challenge.
Vegeta-Sei's eyes burned with rage. Redemption had been his first friend here - perhaps his first friend anywhere. "You dare to take me on?"
"Hah! You're the puniest little Saiyan I've ever seen! You won't even be a challenge! What are you, ten? No, let me guess, eight! Hahaha!"
Vegeta-Sei was enraged. He had never been this angry in his life. "You... killed my... friend... PREPARE... TO... DIE!!!!" He screamed, and a yellow energy aura surrounded him. Streaks of fire shot through his hair, and small, chaotic bolts charged the air as they ran up and down his figure. His cape was blown back, and a huge blast of air hit the area, forcing even the huge Brock to throw his hands up protectively. There was a brilliant flash of light, and when Brock's eyes cleared, he saw Vegeta-Sei, his hair blond, his muscles tight, a Super Saiyan.
"Fool!" Vegeta-Sei charged. He flung his fist in front of him, aiming for Brock's stomach. Brock grinned and raised his arms. Spires of rock came up out of the ground, and surrounded him. They appeared to fuse with his skin. Vegeta-Sei's fist bounced harmlessly off. Brock jumped at him, but he ducked and rolled Brock, landing him hard on his back. In a rush of displaced air, Vegeta-Sei brought his foot down on Brock's chest, but he once again bounced.
"What... what's going on?" Brock's maniacal grin widened.
"You can't hurt me. My body-special is rock!"
"Obviously some of it got in your head." He jumped out of range of Brock's punch. "If I can't hurt you with blows, I'll just have to try something else." He righted himself, and threw back his cloak. Concealed inside was a scabbard. Brock stared at Vegeta-Sei nervously as hand clasped hilt, and a beautiful katana slid out. Vegeta-Sei lowered it until it pointed straight at Brock.
"Prepare to feel the sting of Anguish!" He charged at Brock, the blade whipping up. In the last second before impact, he whirled, blade extended. He ended up behind Brock's back, and pushed the blade through the huge man, up to the hilt.
Brock lifted his hand from his side where Vegeta-Sei's whirling blade had touched. It was sticky with blood. Vegeta-Sei withdrew the sword from Brock's back. The giant fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Vegeta-Sei leapt into the air, and charged the sword blade full of energy. It began to glow. "Anguish Strike!" He accelerated down towards Brock, sword first. It landed hard in Brock's chest. He released all of the energy in the blade at once. There was a brilliant flash, and Brock was gone, the sword clean. He resheathed it and walked over to where Redemption lay.
"Hey." Redemption looked up and smiled. "Nice job. We'd better get out of here. When those two don't return, they'll be all over this place." His voice was little more than a whisper. Vegeta-Sei picked him up, and walked to the ship.
Vegeta-Sei slowly awoke, and immediately regretted it. He attempted to sit up. Groaning from the fresh wave of pain this brought, he put his head in his hands and assessed the situation.
"Defeat... only... makes a Saiyan... stronger." He jerked his head up, ignoring the pain, as he realized the truth of his mantra. He did feel stronger - and better, too - his headache was just a dull throb now.
Looking at his surroundings, he wondered where he was. It was more barren then the worst desert on Planet Vegeta. Most of the ground was just dry rock, and what little soil could be found looked as if it had never seen rain. Eddies of dust swirled about him, scouring large outcrops of sandstone. The only thing that seemed to have been untouched by eons of weathering were huge, black crystals coming out of the ground at all angles. There was no sign of civilization anywhere. He stood up, shaking at first, but rapidly gaining strength. He looked again for signs of habitation, but found none. After a minute of contemplation, he picked a direction and started walking.
He jumped back suddenly as a green-cloaked body landed a few feet in front of him. It had come from behind a particularly large piece of the sandstone, almost undistinguishable from the surrounding landscape. The figure stirred. Quickly, to avoid detection, he hid behind one of the large crystals, and watched.
"Ha! You're mine now, Syilo!" the voice came from behind the rock. The man in the green cloak struggled to his feet.
"Not so fast, Redemption! The Khalid Elite will not be defeated so easily!" 'Khalid?' thought Vegeta-Sei.
Another person, taller and older-looking than the other, came from behind the rocks. He had long, black hair, a scouter, and a huge sword strapped to his back - and a brown tail protruding from his rear. His clothing looked rather worn in - pieces of metal patching up any holes in the blue pants and shirt. Vegeta-Sei's breath hissed in sharp intake.
"A Saiyan!" he murmured. He continued watching.
Redemption raised his hand, and a Ki-blast slammed into Syilo, knocking him back into the rocks again. He strode forward and raised his hand.
"I won't kill you - this time. Not until the Ginyu Force is gone - I need you until then." There was a flash, and Syilo fell unconscious, his clothing ripped, his ribs smashed. He would live, but he would be a long time healing. Redemption turned to walk away.
"Where did you learn that move?" Redemption jumped at the unfamiliar voice.
"Who's there?" Vegeta-Sei stepped out from behind the crystal.
"You're a Saiyan - you should recognize me." Redemption looked at him closely. His face did look familiar... but... he suddenly realized what was wrong.
"Wait a minute - that's the Saiyan royal symbol! Where did you get that?" Vegeta-Sei stared at him.
"What do you mean, 'where did I get that'? I have the full right to wear this symbol! This is MY symbol! I am the King of all Saiyans!"
"Hold on - you're what?"
"Your King! What's wrong with you? You are obviously a Saiyan!" Redemption looked at him again. He was a Saiyan, no doubt about that... but his hair... it looked like it had never grown an inch!
"You... you're a pure-blooded Saiyan!"
"No, really... what else would I be?" Redemption shook his head.
"There are only four pure blooded Saiyans alive." Vegeta-Sei's face fell.
"Then... that vortex... it killed them all? Is this..." he gestured broadly at the landscape around him, "all that is left of Planet Vegeta?" Redemption looked at Vegeta-Sei in wonder. Did he truly not know?
"Planet Vegeta is long destroyed... many years ago, by a tyrant named Frieza, after he killed King Vegeta. Prince Vegeta was one of the only Saiyans to survive... but, if you don't know that, then... you must be from the past. But a time-travel device hasn't even been invented in this era, much less yours... Do you know how you got here?"
"The last thing I remember was being hit by a vortex that had suddenly appeared over Planet Vegeta." Redemption frowned.
"Some kind of time storm, or something, although I've never heard of such a thing. Come on, I'll take you back to GenerationZ's base."
"GenerationZ?"
"It's a long story. By the way, what's your name?"
"Vegeta-Sei."
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Vegeta-Sei walked with Redemption, presumably back to his ship. His long cloak brushed the rough ground, his tail loose and twitching nervously.
"...almost there," Redemption hadn't stopped talking in a low murmur since they had set off for the ship. Vegeta-Sei had, for the most part, ignored him, trying to adjust to this new time.
"Uh-oh." Vegeta-Sei whirled to face him.
"What is it?" Redemption pointed. A huge man in Saiyan armour was walking around up ahead of them, apparently looking for something.
"His name is Brock. He's a Khalid, one of Syilo's goons. He's highly unstable, and very dangerous. He must have come to look for his boss." Just then, Brock turned. Vegeta-Sei looked around, but they were out in the open - nowhere to hide.
"Redemption!" Brock lunged. Redemption screamed, and an aura appeared around him - first orange, then yellow, then pure white. Liquid fire shot through his hair, and it turned blond. The sheer power of the transformation temporarily shoved Brock away.
"No way! He's a true Super Saiyan!" Vegeta-Sei stared at him, open-mouthed.
Resolved to fighting, Redemption turned to face Brock. "I defeated Syilo, and I'll take you down too!" Fists flew as the two battled, on the ground, in the air, chunks of rock blasting out everywhere. Vegeta-Sei jumped back as a Ki blast landed a foot in front of him. Redemption was fighting hard, but Brock had the upper hand. Redemption lost power with every blow, and he had already been weakened from his battle with Syilo. Finally, Brock's huge fist got through Redemptions guard, and he took a vicious blow to the face. Redemption was smashed back against a stand of rocks. He slumped, and his hair turned black. He was defeated.
Brock looked over at Vegeta-Sei and grinned. "You my next victim?" He turned, eager for another challenge.
Vegeta-Sei's eyes burned with rage. Redemption had been his first friend here - perhaps his first friend anywhere. "You dare to take me on?"
"Hah! You're the puniest little Saiyan I've ever seen! You won't even be a challenge! What are you, ten? No, let me guess, eight! Hahaha!"
Vegeta-Sei was enraged. He had never been this angry in his life. "You... killed my... friend... PREPARE... TO... DIE!!!!" He screamed, and a yellow energy aura surrounded him. Streaks of fire shot through his hair, and small, chaotic bolts charged the air as they ran up and down his figure. His cape was blown back, and a huge blast of air hit the area, forcing even the huge Brock to throw his hands up protectively. There was a brilliant flash of light, and when Brock's eyes cleared, he saw Vegeta-Sei, his hair blond, his muscles tight, a Super Saiyan.
"Fool!" Vegeta-Sei charged. He flung his fist in front of him, aiming for Brock's stomach. Brock grinned and raised his arms. Spires of rock came up out of the ground, and surrounded him. They appeared to fuse with his skin. Vegeta-Sei's fist bounced harmlessly off. Brock jumped at him, but he ducked and rolled Brock, landing him hard on his back. In a rush of displaced air, Vegeta-Sei brought his foot down on Brock's chest, but he once again bounced.
"What... what's going on?" Brock's maniacal grin widened.
"You can't hurt me. My body-special is rock!"
"Obviously some of it got in your head." He jumped out of range of Brock's punch. "If I can't hurt you with blows, I'll just have to try something else." He righted himself, and threw back his cloak. Concealed inside was a scabbard. Brock stared at Vegeta-Sei nervously as hand clasped hilt, and a beautiful katana slid out. Vegeta-Sei lowered it until it pointed straight at Brock.
"Prepare to feel the sting of Anguish!" He charged at Brock, the blade whipping up. In the last second before impact, he whirled, blade extended. He ended up behind Brock's back, and pushed the blade through the huge man, up to the hilt.
Brock lifted his hand from his side where Vegeta-Sei's whirling blade had touched. It was sticky with blood. Vegeta-Sei withdrew the sword from Brock's back. The giant fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Vegeta-Sei leapt into the air, and charged the sword blade full of energy. It began to glow. "Anguish Strike!" He accelerated down towards Brock, sword first. It landed hard in Brock's chest. He released all of the energy in the blade at once. There was a brilliant flash, and Brock was gone, the sword clean. He resheathed it and walked over to where Redemption lay.
"Hey." Redemption looked up and smiled. "Nice job. We'd better get out of here. When those two don't return, they'll be all over this place." His voice was little more than a whisper. Vegeta-Sei picked him up, and walked to the ship.
