There was 1 point raised by Vegeta's-True-Love which I think needs explaining, because it's fairly complicated. Trunks at this point is conceived and Bulma is around 1 month pregnant. Vegeta is in love with her, but he is the only person who actually knows this. King Vegiita would have guessed, and Goku would have figured out that he must have been conceived around this time. Bulma is pregnant by Vegeta but she doesn't know that he actually loves her. She doesn't know for sure that she is Vegeta's lover; as far as she is concerned she could be one of many. Vegeta still believes that falling in love is a weakness; he knows that Bulma is pregnant (see my other fic, A Red Red Rose to explain all that). Everyone now knows that Vegeta is having/has had a kid, but they don't know who the mother is cos Mrs. Briefs burst in on one occasion and Goku teleported KV away so they wouldn't find out, in case Veggie and Bulma didn't have a kid out of perversity or something. Bulma never actually did get around to telling everyone that she is pregnant with Vegeta's child. So basically, everyone, including Bulma, does not know who MT's mother is, though they know he is Vegeta's son. Vegeta is bonded (see my prequel, A Red Red Rose. Self-promotion rules!!) to Bulma but he is trying to convince himself that he doesn't need her, that he is totally self-motivated. He thinks that he doesn't need anyone else, though later in this fic he will be proved wrong. I had better stop now before I give away the rest of the storyline!!!
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So, onto the next chapter!!!! This one is a bit longer than usual.
Chapter 4: Everybody's kung fu fighting!!!
Goku arrived at a deserted spot, and looked around him. In his desperation to teleport King Vegiita away before he said too much, he had not decided the location of their destination. He gasped as he took in the toppled cliffs, the vegetation just beginning to grow again. Here was the setting of his first battle with Vegeta, only 3 years ago now. He turned and studied the proud features of King Vegiita. Here you could see no softened features, no lines of suffering and pain. His features were chiseled as if from a piece of marble. He looked much like Vegeta, you could easily tell they were blood relations, but his eyes were cold and merciless, unlike Vegeta's, which occasionally has a flash of humour or anger in them.
"So," said King Vegiita. "Why did you grab me and transport me to this place?"
"Because if you had told everybody that Bulma was the mother, then they might never have got together!!!"
"Is that all? You can surely think of a better reason that that!! Can you not feel the tiny chi of the child?"
"Yeah… well…"
Then Goku's friendly side took over. "I didn't say hi!!! HI!!! I'm Goku!!! Well, Vegeta calls me Kakarrot. I'm Radditz's brother, and Bardock's my father. Vegeta's told us lots about you, when he talks that is."
"Vegeta… associates with a third-class?"
"I guess!" said Goku cheerily. "Now," he said, but was interrupted by Gohan, Vegeta, Yamcha, Krillin, Tien and Chaotzu coming into land nearby.
"Now", said Vegeta, cracking his knuckles, "lets get down to business."
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Bulma stared numbly at the window through which they vacated. It was all lies. Vegeta didn't love her; he was only using her to get a son. Her worst fears a come true. She would be stuck with a fatherless baby while Vegeta stomped (A/N: I can't think of him dancing, can you?) happily around with his lover.
Vegeta was having a child with this lover and that child would defeat Frieza.
*Vegeta!!! * she shrieked in her thoughts. * How could I have trusted you!!! You told me that we would be together forever, but all the time you were off with some prostitute and now you are having a baby with her. I should have seen it; he never told me he loved me! *
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Vegeta heard her voice in his thoughts, she did not realise that because of their bond some of her thoughts were occasionally transmitted over to him. He shrugged and decided to deal with it later, she was nothing to him, and she only carried his son. He tried to make himself believe this, but this thought was transmitted to Bulma, confirming her belief. "He… used me… I am no better than some common prostitute…"
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Meanwhile Mrs. Briefs was lightheartedly chattering away about nothing in particular.
"… Oh Bulmie, I wonder who Vegeta-Chan's lover is???"
Bulma said nothing, but just sank to the floor in a flood of tears, confirming Mrs. Briefs' suspicion.
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Meanwhile the Saiyans were duking it out. Goku had gone Super-Saiyan of course, once he realised that King Vegiita was a hell of a lot stronger than he appeared. But it was to no avail. Goku sank to the ground at last, exhausted, and Piccolo suddenly appeared. Gohan dived in to distract the King from killing Goku and Piccolo handed one of his three senzu beans to Goku.
"What… is he?" gasped Goku, as he watched King Vegiita throw Gohan into the ground.
"Goku powered up, as did Vegeta and Gohan, and they all attacked at once. Finally Krillin and Piccolo, taking over when Goku became exhausted, were beaten into the ground. The senzu beans soon ran out. Only Gohan and Vegeta soldiered on.
"Perhaps you don't get it by now," chuckled King Vegiita evilly, blasting Vegeta into a nearby cliff. "I am UNBEATABLE!!! I have been made immortal by Frieza, and given unending strength. No one has ever beaten me, and no one ever will."
With that, he seized Gohan round the neck, and shot a ki blast through his chest. He laughed long and hard as everyone gazed at the limp body of the child they all loved. They didn't want to believe it, until Kame-Sama arrived to take his body away.
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*lips wobble* Gohan!!!!!!! Don't worry I will make sure nothing happens to him. The next chapter is 'Gohan's journey'. Remember to review!!!!! Only if you review will the next chapters come up and Gohan come back to life. Damn, I always seem to give away the storyline!!! Oh well I guess you need a little comfort!! :[ I want 5 more reviews AT LEAST!!! And thank you to Tanti for spotting the error in that!!! Now, I also made an error in chapter 3, and as nobody has as yet noticed it I will give the person who emails me the error and the correct word a chance to influence the ending, or write the next chapter, or appear in it, or something like that. If no one figures it out then I'll have to put myself in *grin*. Ciao for now!!!
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