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AN: Argh, I was going to post this chapter the day that fanfiction.net screwed up. Oh well, at least it's working now.

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Shout outs:

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Sorceress Fujin: sorry it took a while

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Android18: yeh, the "lemon" wasn't very citric

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Bulma: the lemon was short because i suck at lemons, therefore, it had a short foreplay =P

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Editor Rascal: thank you for picking up my typo.

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Beyond Higher Things: Chapter Six

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Written by: mistY AnGeL (pink_angel91@hotmail.com)

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Vegeta walked out of the spaceship, his cape flying up behind him. Many people followed behind him, guards and warriors. One of them was Bulma. She slowly followed, amazed by the sight around her. She thought that Planet Vegeta was more darker then Earth and seemed a bit dry and dull. She was surprised that she could breath on the planet.

She started to walk faster, and was right next to Vegeta. ¡°Vegeta, are you ever going to tell your father about me?¡±

Vegeta nodded. ¡°Eventually, I will have to but I don¡¯t think he likes the idea of me choosing and earthling for a mate.¡±

Bulma nodded and turned back towards the buildings. ¡°What am I going to do in the meantime?¡±

¡°You will be my slave.¡±

Bulma¡¯s eyes widened in surprised. ¡°Your¡­ s-slave?¡±

Vegeta smirked. ¡°Yes, woman, but don¡¯t be so scared. No one will harm you, I¡¯ll make sure of that.¡±

Bulma breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking beside him.

~*~

The Z senshi were sitting down at Capsule Corporation trying to decide who was going to Planet Vegeta. Dr. Briefs had already finished building a spaceship designed to travel long distances. A map stretched out onto the table, with a complicated looking course. Goku and Gohan were definitely going but they didn¡¯t know who else could go.

¡°Piccolo, I think you should come with us,¡± Goku said. Piccolo nodded. ¡°You too Krillen, I think we could all go.¡±

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and a short, fat figure stepped in. It was Yajirobe. ¡°I came here to deliver the news from Kami that Yamcha, Tien and Chiao Tsu has arrived at King Kai¡¯s planet to train. King Kai is a master and will train them. You can wish them back in about one year.¡±

Goku smiled. ¡°That¡¯s great! Thanks for the news Yajirobe!¡±

Without saying anything else, Yajirobe walked out and left.

Goku turned back to the rest of his friends. ¡°I guess it¡¯s all set then?¡±

Everyone then started talking and planning their trip to Planet Vegeta.

~*~

Bulma followed Vegeta into a vast building. ¡°Where are we,¡± she asked.

¡°This is where I live,¡± Vegeta replied.

Bulma admired the construction in front of her. ~Wow, it¡¯s huge. I never knew palaces would be as big as this.~

They walked down a long hallway, which lead into a hall the size of two basketball courts. Guards and warriors were following behind them.

Vegeta walked up to someone who was sitting on a throne. ¡°Father, what did you think you were doing? And incase you were wondering, Frieza is dead!¡±

King Vegeta looked surprised then laughed, stroking his goatee. ¡°I¡¯m glad you returned. Have you realised that you haven¡¯t completed the task that I set for you? You still haven¡¯t chosen a mate and you still haven¡¯t destroyed Earth.¡±

Bulma stood at the side of the hall and was about to protest but decided to keep her mouth shut.

¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s possible, father,¡± Vegeta said through gritted teeth.

King Vegeta looked confused. ¡°What do you mean ¡®it¡¯s not possible¡¯?¡±

Bulma knew instantly why Vegeta didn¡¯t choose to destroy earth. First was because of Goku and second was because of her.

King Vegeta raised an eyebrow as he looked at Bulma. ¡°Is that an earthling? Why did you bring her to this planet?¡±

Vegeta looked at Bulma and thought for a while. ¡°I just thought that she would make an excellent slave because she¡¯s a technical genius.¡±

King Vegeta turned back to Vegeta. ¡°I think that it¡¯s about time that you chose a mate. I picked a fine selection of females that would make an excellent queen.¡±

Vegeta became angry. ¡°Father, I will not choose a mate!¡±

King Vegeta ignored his son¡¯s fury. ¡°If you don¡¯t then I¡¯ll choose one for you. By tonight.¡±

Vegeta scowled and turned around to leave. Bulma just stood there wondering what to do.

King Vegeta looked at Bulma. ~Vegeta seems to favour her so I could use her if I wanted something from him. I¡¯ll just have to test her first. ~

¡°Come here, woman,¡± King Vegeta ordered.

Bulma didn¡¯t know what to do so she just obeyed. ¡°I want you to tell Vegeta to come to the royal dinner table for a feast. It¡¯s dinner time.¡±

Bulma nodded and walked out trying to figure out where Vegeta¡¯s room is.

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Vegeta angrily walked to his room. He sat down on a large stool and started to think about what his father said.

~A Saiyan mate? But that woman¡­ and the brats¡­ ~

Someone knocked on the door. ¡°WHAT?!¡±

He opened the door and saw Bulma who seemed very frightened of him. He reached out his hand and she flinched, thinking that he might hit her.

~Silly girl, she thinks I¡¯m going to hurt her. ~

¡°What¡¯s wrong woman? Why are you scared of me all of a sudden?¡±

Vegeta pulled her towards him and dragged her in his room closing the door behind him.

¡°Y- Your father told me to tell you to come to the royal table to eat dinner.¡±

Vegeta scowled at her, then turned his back towards her, walking out of the door and onto the hallway. ¡°Just follow me,¡± he said softly.

He led her out of his room and was heading to the royal table.

¡°Vegeta, you can¡¯t just take me to dinner. I¡¯m supposed to be a slave.¡±

¡°Don¡¯t worry, my father wouldn¡¯t mind extra people joining dinner with us.¡±

They walked into a room with a long table placed in the middle of the room. There were a lot of people seated and they turned their head when Vegeta and Bulma walked in.

Vegeta saw his usual seat and saw another empty seat next to it.

¡°Fortunately we have an extra seat today.¡± Vegeta sat down and Bulma sat down beside him.

King Vegeta smiled. ~ I knew that Vegeta would bring that woman with him. I think she¡¯s more then a slave to him. I just hope that everything goes as I planned. Revenge is sweet. ~

Bulma looked her large plate, which was filled with food. ~I can¡¯t eat this much. ~

She took a small portion of the food and slowly lifted it in her mouth.

King Vegeta was staring at her. ~Strange. She seems to have excellent table manners. I thought a low class woman like her would seem a bit rude. ~

Bulma had just finished a small portion of beef when she realised that everyone else had finished their dinner.

All of a sudden, King Vegeta stood up. ¡°Everyone, I have an announcement to make.¡±

Everyone turned to King Vegeta. ¡°My son is going to get married and take my place on the throne with his new queen.¡±

Everyone clapped and Vegeta looked confused. So did Bulma.

¡°What?! Who am I going to marry?¡± Vegeta demanded.

¡°Someone called ¡®Potana¡¯. She would make an excellent mate.¡±

King Vegeta asked one of his slaves to bring her in and they brought in a slim, gorgeous looking girl.

¡°Don¡¯t be fooled by her looks. She is an excellent warrior. She is also intelligent and I know that you two will make an excellent couple!¡±

Vegeta seemed angry. ¡°I am not going to marry her!¡±

He looked at Bulma but she just frowned and refused to look him in the eye.

~What am I going to do? ~

~*~

Goku, Gohan, Krillen and Piccolo stepped up onto the spaceship.

¡°Are you ready for Planet Vegeta guys?¡± Goku asked.

Everyone nodded.

¡°Dr. Briefs taught me how to use the controls so we¡¯re ready for take off. I¡¯m glad that Chi Chi let me bring Gohan,¡± Goku said.

Goku pushed a couple of buttons and the spaceship started to take off. Goku turned to the others. ¡°Dr. Briefs also built in the gravity machine so we could train.¡±

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It was late at night and Vegeta stomped into his room to sleep. It had been a terrible evening. Bulma was sleeping in another room and she was avoiding him. Potana had followed Vegeta around until he got angry and told her off. She didn¡¯t take the hint that he didn¡¯t like her but still obeyed him.

~I will never forgive father for what he¡¯s done~ he angrily thought to himself.

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It was the next morning and Bulma got out of her bed. She got dressed and brushed her long blue hair. She had trouble sleeping the night before because she was worrying that Vegeta was going to leave her for Potana.

~I know that he would never do that to me. ~

Bulma stepped out of the room and walked down the long hallway.

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Vegeta had gotten up very early that morning and was training. He was interrupted by knocking on the door.

¡°I¡¯m training, don¡¯t disturb me!¡± he bellowed at the door. There was no reply and the door slowly creaked open. It was Potana. She started to walk seductively towards him, swaying her hips as she moved.

¡°What do you want?¡± Vegeta demanded.

Potana reached out her arms and wrapped them around Vegeta¡¯s neck. ¡°This,¡± she said and leaned forward to kiss him.

At the exact same time, Bulma walked in. She saw everything and started to gasp.

Vegeta pulled Potana away. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± he said to Potana.

He then saw Bulma.

Bulma stared at him, with a shocked face expression and teary eyed. She turned around and walked out of the room.

¡°Wait!¡± Vegeta called out and ran out after her.

Bulma broke off into a run and ran out of the palace as fast as her legs could carry her. Tears started to fall down her cheeks as she ran. ~Why does he have to do this? Why? He can¡¯t marry her! He made a promise. ~

She heard Vegeta running towards her and he grabbed her.

¡°Let go of me, you bastard!¡± Bulma screamed out loud. Bulma struggled and tried to get free.

Vegeta held his grip ¡°It¡¯s not what you think.¡±

Bulma kept on struggling. ¡°Let go! You¡¯re hurting me!¡±

Vegeta quickly let go and Bulma fell to the floor.

Bulma didn¡¯t even try to get back on her feet. She just stayed on the floor and started to weep. ¡°Ever since I was a teenager I wanted a perfect boyfriend, someone who I could marry and who I could be with for the rest of my life. I wanted someone who I could trust and I took so many risks of my life trying to find those dragonballs with Goku. It¡¯s something I always wanted and now I thought that my dreams had come true when I found you. But now I know that I will be lonely for the rest of my life!¡± Bulma started to sob and Vegeta picked her up.

¡°Don¡¯t say that, woman! I WILL be with you for the rest of your life no matter what that Potana does. I eventually will marry you Bulma. I made a promise and I will keep it.¡±

He lowered his head and kissed her. He put his arms around her. ¡°First, I¡¯ll have to do something about Potana.¡±

He carried her back to the palace.

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Goku peered out the window. ¡°Only a couple of more minutes till we arrive on Planet Vegeta!¡±

Everyone else stopped training and started to clean themselves up.

Krillen suddenly pointed out towards the window. ¡°Look! That¡¯s Planet Vegeta!¡±

Everyone else crowded around the window.

¡°It looks dull,¡± Gohan said.

¡°I can¡¯t wait to meet my father, if I can find him,¡± Goku said.

After a few minutes, their spaceship landed on the planet.

Several Saiyan guards crowded around the spaceship and the door opened.

Goku, Gohan, Krillen and Piccolo stepped outside and the Saiyan guards pointed their weapons at them.

¡°Who are you?¡± they questioned.

¡°Hey, there¡¯s no need to point those things at us. We¡¯re not enemies or anything. In fact, I¡¯m a Saiyan,¡± Goku said.

¡°What is your name?¡± one of them questioned him.

¡°I¡¯m Goku, I mean, my Saiyan name is Kakarot,¡± Goku said.

They all gasped. ¡°Hey, you must be Bardock¡¯s kid. He had three sons and one of them is Kakarot.¡±

¡°Really?¡± Goku said.

¡°Yep, you must be his son. You two look a lot alike and Turles looks exactly the same as you.¡±

¡°Wow! I want to meet my father!¡± Goku said excited.

¡°Alright, we¡¯ll take you to him. He¡¯s one of the king¡¯s noble scientists.¡±

The five of them walked off to meet Bardock.

~*~

Bulma was sitting down at the dining table waiting for her breakfast when a guard walked in.

¡°We just heard news that a spaceship has landed here and someone claims to be Kakarot, Bardock¡¯s son.¡±

King Vegeta looked surprised. ¡°Really, bring him here. I want to meet Kakarot.¡±

Bulma¡¯s eyes shot up. She recognized the name Kakarot. It was Goku. ¡°You mean Goku¡¯s here?¡±

King Vegeta turned to her. ¡°Who¡¯s Goku?¡±

Bulma looked down. ¡°Never mind.¡±

~Vegeta doesn¡¯t even treat her as a slave, more like a mate. She doesn¡¯t even do anything. ~ the king thought.

Bulma gave up on her breakfast and decided to find Vegeta.She stood up and left the room. She went inside Vegeta¡¯s room and found him eating breakfast.

¡°Vegeta, I just heard that Goku is here.¡±

Vegeta looked up. ¡°What?! What is he doing here?¡±

Bulma shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m hungry.¡±

Vegeta hands her a plate of scrambled eggs and toast.

¡°Thank you,¡± she said smiling.

Vegeta stood up. ¡°I better find Kakarot. You can stay here.¡±

¡°But I want to come with you.¡±

Vegeta placed a hand on her shoulder. ¡°I¡¯ll come back soon.¡±

Bulma smiled. ¡°All right.¡±

Vegeta left the room and Bulma continued to eat her breakfast. She was nearly finished when all of a sudden the door flew open. Potana walked in and she seemed angry.

¡°What are you doing in Vegeta¡¯s room? You¡¯re a slave, you shouldn¡¯t be sitting in the prince¡¯s room eating breakfast!¡±

Bulma stood up. ¡°But-¡°

Potana grabbed her by the arm and threw her out of the room. ¡°You should know better then try to get in the way with me and MY prince!¡±

Bulma got up and ran down the hall as fast as she could. She could hear Potana running after her. Bulma accidentally tripped over and fell to her side. Potana stopped in front of her and smirked. She raised her arm and was about to blast her when someone grabbed her and threw her through a wall.

¡°Vegeta!¡± Bulma cried out.

She got up painfully and staggered towards the prince.

¡°Don¡¯t even touch her ever again!¡± Vegeta screamed at the body lying in front of him. He then turned to Bulma and picked her up. Vegeta carried her to his room. Her breakfast was still on his table.

¡°I think I¡¯m okay. Let me just finish my breakfast,¡± Bulma said. Bulma sat down and started to eat.

¡°I don¡¯t think Potana can bother you ever again,¡± Vegeta smirked.

Bulma nodded ¡°I guess. So what happened?¡±

¡°Kakarot is definitely here.¡±

Bulma quickly stuffed the last of her eggs in her mouth and swallowed. ¡°Let¡¯s go and find him!¡±

¡°All right,¡± Vegeta said. He picked her up and flew outside the window.

After a few minutes, he landed on the ground and let go of her. ¡°Bardock lives just next to that building.¡±

Vegeta pointed to a yellowish brown building. He walked towards it and Bulma followed behind.

¡°Hey Bulma!¡± someone called out.

Bulma turned around and saw Goku, Gohan, Krillen and Piccolo.

She ran to them. ¡°I missed you guys!¡±

¡°We¡¯re here to take you back. Didn¡¯t you know what Trunks had said? Doomsday for this planet is next week!¡± Krillen said.

¡°What is all this racket?¡± a voice came from the building. Everyone turned their head. A man stepped out and everyone gasped.

¡°He looks so much like dad!¡± Gohan said.

The man stared at Goku. ¡°Kakarot, is that you?¡±

¡°Yes,¡± Goku said.

¡°Kakarot, I recognize you. You look the same as your brother Turles. I am your father, Bardock,¡± the man said.

¡°Wow! I can¡¯t believe that I¡¯m finally meeting my father!¡± Goku said.

¡°All right Goku, you¡¯ve met your father, now let¡¯s go before it¡¯s too late!¡± Krillen said.

¡°And don¡¯t even think about taking your father back to earth because Trunks had warned us that it might create several different timelines,¡± Piccolo cut in.

¡°All right, I guess we should go after I have a little talk with my father,¡± Goku said.

¡°Yes, besides we have found Bulma,¡± Gohan agreed.

¡°But what about Vegeta? He¡¯s coming back to Earth, isn¡¯t he?¡± Bulma asked.

Everyone turned to her. ¡°Vegeta?! Are you nuts?! Why should we bring Vegeta back to earth?¡± Krillen asked.

¡°We should because in the original timeline, Vegeta stayed on earth. We can¡¯t just leave him on this planet,¡± Goku said.

¡°I guess so,¡± Krillen said.

Goku walked inside the building with Bardock for a little while.

~*~

Goku and Bardock walked outside.

¡°I guess I have to accept the truth?¡± Bardock asked. Goku nodded. He then leaned forward and hugged his father, patting him on the back. ¡°After all these years, I¡¯m glad to have met you, dad.¡±

Everyone waved goodbye to Bardock and headed towards Vegeta.

¡°Vegeta, you¡¯re coming with us back to earth,¡± Goku said.

¡°What?! Why should I?¡± Vegeta demanded.

¡°Can me and Vegeta have a private conversation alone together?¡± Bulma cut in.

¡°All right, we¡¯ll be waiting for you in our spaceship,¡± Goku said.

Goku, Gohan, Krillen and Piccolo walked away.

Bulma turned to Vegeta. ¡°Vegeta, you have to go back to earth with us. Don¡¯t you realise there is no point in staying here?¡±

¡°But this is the planet which I rule under. Why should I leave here?¡±

Bulma shook her head. ¡°Stay here and die in a week?¡±

¡°But I don¡¯t want to leave my home planet,¡± Vegeta growled.

Bulma put her arms around him. ¡°Please Vegeta. Do this for me, for our son.¡±

Vegeta started to scowl and didn¡¯t answer her straight away. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll return to earth with you.¡±

¡°Oh thank you so much!¡± Bulma tightened her arms into a hug.

¡°I know that you will enjoy living on earth,¡± Bulma said. The two of them started walking towards the spaceship, hoping for a brighter future.

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AN: Nope, it doesn't quite end here yet. Here's what's going to happen in the next chapter:

The androids arrive and things get rather complicated....

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