Chapter 20
.:: Turning Point ::.

"So, you've all found out my secrets." Rosemary looked down smirking evilly.
~ Your true followers won't say a word, all who speak are spies. ~ Trunks told her in her head.
~ Okay, ~ Rosemary nodded, "Well, what have you to say?"
"See! She admits it!" One of the sayians exclaimed pushing his way through the crowd so that he can point at Rosemary.
He looked somewhat confused, but tried his best to hide it.

"I do. I betrayed you, I know." Rosemary nodded sincerely, "At first I thought it would save you all. Maybe if I joined the side of my father it would save you…"
"Then why did you only protect the third class?! You liar!" Another sayian came from the crowd.
"How dare you interrupt me!" Rosemary shouted and smacked the sayian with the back of her hand to the ground. The other's gasped and backed up, Rosemary merely cleared her throat and went on, "Then I realized I liked it so much better than being with you peasants."
"Err…" The first sayian spy gritted his teeth then grinned, "You seem to have an explanation for everything. Why do you tell us about your love affairs."
"Simple," Rosemary looked up grinning without feeling, "The half breed is my brother. Yes, that's right, my own flesh and blood. Which makes me a half breed too, which also makes my father a human."
~ Good cover. ~ Trunks laughed.
Everyone gasped.
"How dare you call the king that!" The second spy yelled.
"Want another!" Rosemary smacked him down again.
"You think you're so smart! Explain him!" The first pointed to Rio.
"I was just getting there." Rosemary looked at Rio from the corner of her eye, then back at the spies, "See you think that the child I hold within me is that of Ryo's… that's exactly what I wanted you to think. The truth is Rio is my baby's real father."
Rio gulped hard, uncomfortably.
"You little slut! How dare you ruin our plans!" Ryo appeared in the air, "You WRETCH!"
"The jigs up." Sushi came to the front of the crowd, "Get'em boys."
Two sayian grabbed the first sayian spy and two other grabbed the second.
"What are you doing?!" The first exclaimed.
"Yeah! We're one of you!" The other shouted.
"Nice try!" Collie and Jacko came up pulling the masks off the spies.
"Just as we thought." Collie smirked.
"Sarge and Sai."
"So, you knew all along!" The first spy, Sarge said.
"Of coarse we did! Do you really think we'd abandon our leader like that!" A sayian women shouted.
"It'll take a lot more than just some cheap tricks ya stole from earthlings tah make us turn our back on our leader!" Another shouted.
"Can we kill them now? Or should we save it for later?"
Collie grinned stepping on Sai's stomach.
"Don't kill them at all!"
"Don't tell us you've gone traitor after all," Jacko winced at Rosemary, "Maybe you've just gone soft."
Rosemary gritted her teeth, "Shut up Jacko before I send you flying to the moon."
"Is that a bad thing?" Jacko smirked evilly.
"Just shut up!" Collie slapped him in the back of the head.
"Now you listen to me," Rosemary scowled at the two laying on the ground and then up at Rio, "that counts you too. You're going t report back to my father and tell him what happened here. Don't forget to tell him that it's impossible to bring MY people down. You can crack us, but we'll never break. You might give us doubts, but as you've seen here, we'll still stand as one!"
"Whatever lady, we don't have to…" before Ryo could finish what he was going to say Rosemary pinned him to the ground.
"And that's an order--- I don't care which side you're on--- you still take orders from me." Rosemary glowered at him angrily.
Ryo snorted and pressed his decal, Sai and Sarge did the same.
"Do you think they'll listen?" Sushi asked.
Rosemary smirked, "If they know what's good for them."

After the show, everyone cleared out, leaving Rio and Rosemary.
"I think that was the quickest solved problem I've ever been in." Rio grinned sitting outside in the grass next to Rosemary.
"Me too." Rosemary nodded as Rio lit a cigarette, "What are you doing?"
"Smoking, what does it look like I'm doing?" Rio looked at her puffing out a big cloud of gray smoke.
Rosemary gritted her teeth and blew the cigarette up right in his mouth, "Idiot!"
"What the hell was that for?!" Rio yelled rubbing his mouth. "Only the weak smoke!" Rosemary shouted, "You know very well those are the humans deadly creations!"
"Chill out Rosemary! I'm not as weak as humans I can withstand the tobacco." Rio shouted.
"I still don't like them!" Rosemary stood up, "They smell terrible and are a serious sign of weakness--- I mean look who they were made by! The weakest of all weak! Stupid humans, killing their own people for money in the most cowardly of ways. You're no coward Rio and you're no coward's target."
Rio looked at her shocked at her reaction, "So you want me to stop?"
"Have you been listening to a thing I've been saying?! YES!"
Rio looked down, he promised Rosemary he'd do his best to make her happy, but what about him… Maybe she was right. Was some paper and tobacco worth losing Rosemary, his health, his... life? No.
"Okay, Rosemary, I'll try."
"Thank you, stop your brother before he kills himself as well." Rosemary started down into the den.
"How'd you…"
"Just go!" Rosemary shouted from underground.
"Yes ma'am." Rio flew off.

"We did it!" Sushi cheered.
"Bet'cha the king will think twice b'fore messin' with us again!" Collie put her hands on her hips proudly.
"And if he doesn't WHAM!" Jacko slammed a fist in his hand, "We'll teach'em how!"
"Thanks Trunks, she could've blown us all up." Sushi smiled at Trunks.
"No problem." Trunks smiled.
"Thanks Tofu." Sushi smiled at the sayian that had lead the squad. He pulled of his face to prove to be the brown-haired Tofu.
"Please, that was too easy." Tofu grinned, "Who would've thought being on the people's side could be so simple." Vegeta sat in the shadows with his arms crossed, listening in on the whole thing. There was only one way Trunks could've talked to Rosemary telepathically. That one way was if they were either true soul mates.
~ Vegeta, shut up. ~ A voice said in Vegeta's head.
"What the…" Vegeta jumped looking around, "who said that?!"
~ A friend. ~ The voice replied, ~ Just leave them be Vegeta. If they really love each other the way you think they do they'd know it. At first I felt the same, but they're young, they'll find their own ways to love. ~
"You have no right to tell me what to do!" Vegeta shouted.
~ I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this, but it looks like have no other choice. ~ The voice sighed, ~ It's me Vegeta, it's me Rose. ~
Vegeta stood dumbfounded, no way! No way this could be… could it? No! Why was he even consider it was her! ~ But it is me Vegeta. I stood around to help my daughter and now it looks like it's time for me to give you a hand. ~ "I don't need your help! I don't need anybody." Vegeta shouted.
The youth looked at Vegeta.
"Poor ol' guy is losing his mind!" Tofu exclaimed. Everyone jumped on him covering his mouth.
"Shut up!" Collie snapped.
"He'll hear you!" Sushi said.
"That's not very nice Tofu!" Millie said.
~ Vegeta, you're right. You don't need my help. But you're also wrong! ~ Rose went on.
"I'm never wrong!" Vegeta snarled.
Rose started laughing, ~ You can't fool me my dear friend! You're wrong when you say you need no one. ~
"Are you going to tell me I need you?"
~ No, not at all. ~
Vegeta stood confused.
~ Stupid. ~ Rose coughed.
"Shut up!"
~ You need your wife fool! ~ Rose snapped, ~ You know the one you had two kids with! I can see you're not willing to admit it, but you love that human, I can see it in your eyes Vegeta. I can feel it in your heart--- yes, you have a heart--- and I don't mean the one that's keeping you alive. I mean the one that keeps your love alive.
~ You're not as hard as you think you are Vegeta. I've been watching you. How long do you think you can pretend you hate your son? How long do you think you can deny the love you have for that human? Every time you give into your teenage daughter you're just showing how you truly feel for them.
~ I'm not coming back Vegeta, so stop living in the past. We all need to move on. We all need to live our lives without regrets. Because when it's over, there's no turning back. Instead of spending all your time trying to betroth my daughter, help her win. If not for her, for me? ~
Vegeta nodded, "You always did talk a lot."
The spirit of Rose laughed and slowly went away.
Vegeta sighed and looked at all the staring eyes, "What are you fools staring at?!"

"I'm back Rosemary." Rio jumped down.
"That was quick, how'd it go?" Rosemary turned around.
"Oh, uh great." Rio put his arms around her waste.
"What are you up to." Rosemary smirked at him.
"Well, looks like you'll just have to find out." Rio grinned evilly. He started kissing her.
Something didn't feel quite right. She had been kissed like this before, but… but not by Rio. It felt, so uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" He looked at her.
"Um… nothing." Rosemary slightly pulled away.
"Really, what?" He looked at her.
"Something doesn't feel right." She replied.
"Rosemary! I'm back!" Rio's voice called from outside.
Rosemary gasped and looked at the Rio she was with. He grinned evilly and she screamed.
"You're not Rio!"
The fake Rio slipped behind her and put a knife to her throat. With his other hand he pulled off his face. It was Ryo! "What an observant babe you are."
"Rosemary." Rio jumped down, "You! What are you doing here?"
"I was just about to leave… with your girlfriend." Ryo smirked about to press his decal.
Rosemary gritted her teeth. She jabbed Ryo in the gut, stepped on his foot and flipped him over her head. She then body slammed him with her elbow.
"I don't think so!" She got up.
"You fool! Now you both will die!" Ryo said pressing a red button on a remote he had then getting away by pressing his decal.
Rosemary and Rio looked at each other in confusion. Suddenly, the back of the den blew up. "Oh…"
"No time for that!" Rosemary shouted grabbing Rio and jumping out the den. She started running down the plain dragging him behind her as the whole place blew-up. She jumped in the air with him right before the explosion hit them.
As the some cleared the once grassy plain looked torn to bits. The little dolls Rosemary's mom had given her decapitated and scattered all over.
"That was too close for comfort." Rio took a breath as sweat poured down his forehead.
Rosemary breathed deeply with clenched fists. She glowered at the destruction. That's it, she had it, it was now or never! No more playing around! The fat lady was getting ready to sing and Rosemary was ready for her final battle. "This ends tonight!" She shouted.

***NOTES*** One more chapter...WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Don't worry though! A sequel is in the making ^_^ (less fresh, I promise)