Chapter 2: King Vegeta

Its really funny when you think your such a big brave man, then suddenly you just turn to a pile of quivering shit from something that probably isn't even threatening, but from such a build-up, the thing seems as hostile as a rabid dog. In Trunks' case and the rest of the fighters, this was about right. They all stood motionless, speechless, almost like statues. Why were they scared of him? Most likely because he was from another planet and they don't know anything about him.

And in the human (and saiyan) tradition of finding an equal living creature, the trend is to blast it to bits, or at least show some kind of aggression towards it. The fighter's still stood there paralysed, until Trunks straightened himself up. He stood up straight, his arms flexed, his muscles now bulging and he looked straight at the visitor. Trunks' face tensed, he narrowed a frowning face, and the scar from Goro on his left cheek made him look quite menacing. Trunks' short pony tail and long fringe played in the air. He looked extremely imposing and if the visitor was scared, he definitely didn't show it. The black clad man just walked forward calmly off the stairs while placing the photo in his armour pocket. He kept looking straight, at something though. "Hey, hey mister" Trunks exclaimed, "where are you going?" The man suddenly stopped, but Trunks kept his composure except he wasn't ready for an attack. A black hand exploded through the air, pushing Trunks away about five metres. "All of you wannabes stay out of my way" barked the man. His voice was cold and husky, "I only have dealings with this man". The black clad man looked straight at his target. There were five of them there, Trunks and Goten at the front, Bosta and Gohan in the middle and. Vegeta at the back of the group. He was looking at Vegeta!

The air in front of the imposer suddenly flickered and Trunks appeared. He looked down on the unwelcome man. "Back off" Trunks said sternly.

"Yeah, alright" the man sarcastically laughed. The two stood facing each other, staring, trying to make the other back off. "Trunks" a voice bellowed. It was Vegeta, "stand down" he commanded his son like a disobedient dog. Trunks' head flicked up in amazement, but he obeyed his father and stepped to the side. Vegeta calmly walked towards the visitor. The two stood at equal height, their eyes fixed on each other's and the black clad man still had his evil smile whereas Vegeta's face was blank. "Who are you and what do you want?" Vegeta politely asked.

"I'm sorry, I just can't get over it. I've finally come across King Vegeta. This is amazing, your like a god to me, except your going to be quite dead in a few minutes. This isn't easy for me, but it's essential for the survival of our bloodline" the man spoke with the cold of a thousand winters.

As soon as he finished everyone stood in astonishment. Did this guy think he was invincible or something, did he know he was facing saiyans here, five of them, all capable of transforming?

"Know one's gonna hurt grandpa" yelled Bosta. He let out a roar and his aura erupted around him in a gold tint. Bosta's hair suddenly exploded into a glowing gold shade and his eyes transformed into a green colour. Bosta had turned himself into a super-saiyan, the most feared warrior in the universe. He leapt forward in front of Vegeta in a defensive stance, ready to fight. The man in black almost fell over backwards when he saw the teenager transform. He thought Vegeta was the only saiyan on Earth, what if they were all saiyans capable of transformation? In any case, he sensed the boy's power and it was nothing compared to his own. The man laughed "very brave of you kid, not many people would try and take me on especially with such a weak power level" Bosta didn't stand down, he wasn't easily intimidated. The boy was much like his grandfather; fearless, aggressive and proud. Vegeta's hand came down onto his shoulder and Bosta knew what that meant. He powered down; the gold aura disappearing and his hair changing back to the regular bluey purple colour. Bosta walked off next his father who was watching the whole scene, ready to blast the visitor back to where he came from.

"Okay tough guy, from the beginning" Vegeta demanded. He definitely hadn't lost his way with people, Vegeta knew how to talk to anyone he didn't like and it always worked.

"Excuse me for my rudeness, I am Zeta. I suppose you are pondering my brashness but I must be quick for my superiors do not tolerate unpunctual servants. I am Vegeta's distant cousin, but I couldn't be bothered explaining why, I can hardly remember myself. To you Earthlings I would be twenty earth years old. I come from a distant planet but was able to get here in just over two weeks with my ship, custom built by my King's personal technicians. That young man, who transformed then, is no doubt a saiyan hmmm. Interesting, now that I sense the rest of you, you are saiyans too, most interesting. My superiors have misjudged my mission, which I will tell you of"

"I come from the planet Barados, far from this pathetic floating rock. The government system on my planet still runs in your name Vegeta. Barados is the new planet Vegeta, founded by king Barados the III. You may have thought our race to be extinct but we are thriving and becoming more powerful than ever. They continued using your's and my bloodline for the royalty Vegeta. Our most powerful sensors detected you on Earth and we have since been waiting either for a powerful enough fighter to take you on or until you die. The latter never seemed to come so I was sent. I am considered the third most powerful on Barados, the acting King and his personal bodyguard surpass me. And since I was the last of my bloodline, the acting king proposed I destroy you to succeed in power. Of course they thought this was a suicide mission because they all still fear you Vegeta. This saiyan race all believe you are still the strongest of our kind. Even though you are quite old, I still find hard to believe that you pose a threat.

My mission: to take your body back to my planet where they will announce me King of Barados. Now, I have the major details out of the way, do you have any questions?"

The Earth's Special Forces just stood there in silence. The visitor, now revealing his name as Zeta, let out the details of his mission. The facts started to sink in, but they all seemed too trivial.

"So, your telling me," Vegeta started "that you've come here to destroy an old man, take his body back to your superiors and then claim the throne"

Zeta nodded at Vegeta while he evilly grinned at him.

"That's a load of shit kid. The saiyan race is dead, there are no pure blooded warriors left"

"You think we are all dead?" Zeta sighed.

"If you're pure blooded saiyan, where's your tail?" Vegeta asked.

"I had it removed before I came here, so I don't have any weaknesses, I see you kept yours" Zeta answered. Vegeta had opted to keep his tail, as a sign of his saiyan heritage and also because it is essential for his ultimate transformation. The tail truly is the source of a saiyans true power. Except with most good things, it has it's down sides. A saiyan's tail is the weak point, if it is squeezed, the saiyan will go extremely weak. Vegeta kept his tail wrapped around his waist to avoid it being squeezed or stepped on. The old saiyan warrior still looked like a formidable opponent in his late seventies. Vegeta had decided to wear a loose fitting orange gi, much like Goku's. His body was riddled with old battle scars and the like.

"So Vegeta, you wanna get started?" Zeta asked, "I really don't want to wait around"

"You can have the throne you little shit, I'll participate in no fight" Vegeta retaliated.

"That's not possible, the King wants to see your miserable body before they give me the throne"

"It's not going to happen" Vegeta's voice grew louder "You'll have to do without the th-"

The last word was cut short as Zeta sped forward and planted a punch in Vegeta's gut. Zeta held it there, as Vegeta's eyes bulged like balloons blowing up. A sickening gurgle left his mouth, along with some spit and blood. Trunks, Goten and Bosta were already flying towards Zeta, ready to defend Vegeta. Gohan stood still, knowing as Guardian of Earth, that he cannot take the offensive in any situation unless he wants to lose his position.

The three fighters blasted forward using their energy to boost them at a super-sonic speed, except it wasn't enough, Zeta had sensed them as soon as they left the ground. In his mind, he felt three dull thuds moving fast and closing in. Goten arrived first, flying towards Zeta's back. He struck with a kick, but Zeta's left hand spun behind him and grabbed the attacking leg of Goten. Zeta twisted his body, facing Goten and while still holding his leg he landed a punch in Goten's gut. And at the same time, Trunks flew in from the back but was quickly put back in his place by a swift kick from Zeta, which connected with his head. Trunks fell backwards about ten metres, with his face twisted in pain. Goten also flew backwards, holding his stomach. They both fell to the ground absolutely stunned by the ferocity of the hits. Vegeta gasped for air, the aged warrior was not in a fighting state at the moment and obviously wasn't ready for such a hit. Zeta stood still, looking over the three fallen warriors. "Pathetic", he said "do you actually think you will be able to stop me from getting what I want you li-". Zeta's words were cut short, as he sensed Bosta moving in, the one that had previously transformed. Bosta's efforts were in vain. The fifteen-year-old flew forward at the invader, ready to attack. His power rose with the screaming of his voice and then he swung his left arm through the air and thought, yes I've got him. Bosta's happy thought was quickly extinguished as his hand past through Zeta. Actually, an after-image of Zeta. Zeta had moved to the right just a bit and waited for Bosta to come, he then quickly raised his knee into Bostas face. Bosta's head snapped back from the hit and almost just as quickly Zeta's elbow came down onto his back, sending him half a metre into the ground. The sound of a body piercing through earth is a satisfying one, only for the victor of course. You know you've scored a massive hit, unless the receiver of the hit is quite strong, but in this case, Bosta couldn't handle the immense power of the hit and actually burrowing into the ground, so he just passed-out.

By this time, Goten, Trunks and Vegeta had risen to their feet. Zeta noticed this and looked at them.

"I only want to fight Vegeta, just stay out of our fight and you won't get hurt" Trunks quickly noticed his son lying in the ground. His body lay there motionless with soil and rocks piled on top of him. Trunks' worst fears were quickly put aside as he sensed his son's power level and then saw him move his right arm. Trunks ran over to the ditch, which his son lay in and plucked him out by his gi and slumped him over his shoulder. Bosta let out a groan then a heavy cough, which brought up some blood. Trunks walked slowly passed Zeta, and marched over to Goten and Vegeta placed his son down on the ground where he could recover. Trunks bowed his head in dark anger.

"You coward" Trunks said through gritted teeth. His back was turned to Zeta. He was breathing hard. Hard, deep, angry breaths, then he quickly snapped around. "You take pride in striking young boys, well if your looking to fight, you've picked the wrong planet". At that last word, Trunks powered-up to his super-saiyan one form, followed by Goten. Zeta gasped, their power levels took a huge leap. But they still were no match for Zeta's power.

Trunks' ponytail was spiky and his fringe stood up on end out to the side with the super-saiyan aura all around him while Goten looked much like Goku, his hair was spike straight up. They both could easily transform to super-saiyan three form and wipe Zeta away, but that would take time. Trunks pondered on this thought, he could also fuse with his friend Goten to become Gotenks. Just to show of some power. Zeta would never stand a chance against Gotenks, when present he is the second most powerful being, next to Gogeta, the fused form of Goku and Vegeta. Trunks scratched his thoughts, because Zeta wouldn't give them the time, he was in a hurry.

"Boys" came Vegeta's voice "stop, I will fight him, so stand down"

"But father, you can't, he will not have any mercy" Trunks exclaimed

"No grandfather, please let my dad fight" Bosta quickly spoke out as he stood up next to Vegeta "or let Goten fight, they are both as powerful as each other"

Zeta stood watching impatiently, waiting for them to make up their minds, "come on fools, I haven't all day you know" he said.

"No my friends, I will fight, now move aside, this will get a little messy". Vegeta moved away from the small group and stood still, staring at Zeta. Gohan still looked on, now knowing a fight will take place between Vegeta and Zeta. He worried that Vegeta may lose due to his old age, even though he is stronger than Zeta. A few well place hits to Vegeta and he will be gone.

"I will fight you" announced Vegeta.