AN: As I promised, updates will come about really quickly. Well, its nearer to the end anyway. Oh, and btw, all the names in this fic are japanese.
Chapter Twelve: Planet Saijin
"Princess, please wake up. Princess!"
Bulma's eyes slowly fluttered open. Her vision was a blurred green. She blinked several times before her vision returned to her.
"Piccolo?"
She started to sit up, and realised she was no longer on the ship anymore. She quickly turned to Piccolo. "Where are we? What happened? Tell me now! "she demanded.
Piccolo extended an arm to her, revealing her pendant on his palm. Bulma grabbed it and immediately attached the necklace around her neck. She suddenly remember what happened.
"Oh kami! Iresu she was such a sweet kid. And the rest of my friends, are they okay? What about Vegeta? Is he going to be alright? I still can't believe Rei betrayed us like that!"
"Hush princess. I always thought that Rei looked familiar. It just never occurred to me that she worked for Frieza."
"But how did she know?"
"Like I said, Frieza sent hundreds of people all over the galaxy to look for you. Rei had probably been sent recently to quicken the process. That pendant of yours is a dead give away."
"Alright then. And would you like to tell me where we are and how we managed to get here?"
Piccolo didn't answer her straight away. He then started to show a small smile. "This, my princess, is planet Saijin. I managed to get both of us out a second before the ship landed and before Frieza realised what was happening."
Bulma gasped and looked around. She observed the beautiful sight surrounding her. There were so many flowers around the place. She then turned to the industrial area not far away and cringed at the torn parts of buildings.
"Saijin had once been a very beautiful planet. Although Vejitasei and Saijin both contained the same race, they have definitely turned out differently. Vejitasei was a dark, dull planet. All its people liked violence to resolve disputes. Strength was what was most important to that planet. On the contrast, Saijin was a very peaceful planet. Instead of strength, it was more concentrated on magic. There were many sorcerers, the best ones being in the royal family."
Bulma nodded slowly before thoughts started to intrude her peaceful mind. "We have to find the others before it's too late! She started to run before Piccolo grabbed her arm and started to drag her back.
"Not before I at least awaken your powers. You possess great magic. Maybe your memories will slowly come back to you later."
Before Bulma could protest, he put a hand on her shoulder, and his whole body started to glow. Bulma's eyes widened in surprised and she gasped as she felt energy soaring through her body. Her forehead started to grow damp with sweat as she could feel darkness surround her.
*Sudden Flashback*
Soraya smiled as she looked at her daughter. "Piccolo said that you've been a very good girl, Bulma. Now would you like to show me something you learnt?"
Little Bulma nodded eagerly as she raised her arm to a stone. After a few seconds, the stone began to levitate.
"I'm so proud of you, daughter! You're finally completed the last stage of your training! Soraya exclaimed happily while picking up her daughter, planting a kiss on her forehead.
*End of flashback*
Bulma opened her eyes as Piccolo let go of her shoulder. She started to smirk. "I think I'm ready, master. Although I still don't remember too much of my past, I know how to use my powers!"
"Good, now you can manage staying here by yourself as I find the others, I have a very good idea where they could be."
****
ChiChi screamed in pain as she fell against the cold, damp stone wall. She turned around and lunged forward, trying to make her escape, only to find metal bars slammed in front of her, and a sharp sound of metal clashing against each other as the key turned, locking the door. ChiChi fell down on her knees. "Nooo," she cried. She then felt arms wrapped around her waist. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Goku," she said softly as she turned around. She wrapped her arms around Goku's chest and slowly started to weep on his shoulder.
Eighteen and Krillen silently watched from the distance of the dark cell. They sat slumped against the stone wall, feeling completely helpless.
"Any way of breaking through the bars?" Krillen said effortlessly, staring into the space in front of him.
"No point, Frieza's out there," Eighteen replied.
"Any idea where Vegeta is?" Krillen asked automatically.
"They left him on the ship, I don't think he can get back on his feet." Eighteen's head spontaneously fell on Krillen's shoulder, resting on him.
"Oh bummer, I hope I can live long enough to see the end of this," was all Krillen could say.
****
Bulma closed her eyes and she could feel the movement of the wind growing louder in her ears. She started to concentrate and after a few seconds, her eyes flung open. "Vegeta he's still alive! But I can barely feel his energy."
She started to levitate to the sky and started turning left. I know exactly where he is. And I'm going to find him now.
Without a second thought, Bulma started to fly away.
****
Vegeta slowly opened his eyes, feeling an unbearable pain shot through his body. He tried to lift himself off the floor but didn't have enough energy to do it. He started to cough up blood and he held his hand to his chest. This is not the end. Not until Frieza is destroyed. Not until I see that woman again But I am fated to die fighting Frieza. Is this it? This is the moment that ends my life? I was told it was a great battle. But this No it can't be the end not until I DO fight the greatest battle of my life!
Vegeta looked around and noticed that he was completely alone. He angrily slammed his arms against the floor, howling at the pain of his movement. His breathing began to grow heavy. His head started to spin and he realised that he was losing focus. Kuso! This can't be the end…
Bulma walked through the door as she saw Vegeta lying on the floor. I hope I'm not too late!!
"Vegeta!" she cried as she ran towards him, dropping to her knees, She grabbed Vegeta and pulled him up, gently shaking him. "Vegeta! You can't leave me not now not when I have so much to say!"
Vegeta slowly opened his eyes and all he could see through his distorted vision was aqua blue. He blinked twice. "W-woman?"
Bulma pulled him up so he was sitting beside her. She pressed her palm on his back. No you're not going to die. I will save you.
Bulma closed her eyes and started to chant words. "Kokoro ni tomori setsunasa wa"
Her whole body suddenly began to glow blue and Vegeta started to widen his eyes in surprise when he felt energy pouring into his body. He closed his eyes, devouring the wonderful sensation of having his strength return to him.
"Machigawazu douka michibiite. Soshite umareru chikara wo."
Vegeta's mind started to wander around. He then realised that due to this healing ritual, her mind had started to pour into his, allowing him to view her past, and most importantly, her feelings.
"Tsuite kite koko e kite. Ai wa enajii. Mamotte miseru."
Vegeta felt the loneliness from her childhood. Her confusion as she thought that her parents didn't want her. He then felt her joy as she slowly started falling for him. He felt her feeling of happiness finally being able to know about her past. And then suddenly, Vegeta felt a sharp pain in his chest. He realised where this pain had come this. This was the pain that Bulma felt when he told her she didn't mean anything to him. No it's not true. That woman is not a weakness She's giving me strength!
"Tsuite kite koko e kite. Ai wa enajii. I- Iyashite ageru..."
After finishing Bulma had finished chanting, she opened her eyes and then felt her body crash onto the floor in exhaustion.
Vegeta stood up and started to flex his muscles. "Amazing, my strength has completely returned. I am entirely healed! He then noticed Bulma lying on the floor. He gently lifted her up from the floor. Bulma's eyes gazed into his, and she began to speak. "Now I know the truth."
Vegeta's eyes started to narrow with confusion. "What are you talking about, woman?"
Bulma gave him a weak smile. "I know you could read everything in my mind. And I read what was in yours. She then gave a soft laugh seeing Vegeta's reaction. She started to get back to her feet, Vegeta doing the same. She turned to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She could feel his muscles tense as she drew her head in and gave him a gentle, passionate kiss.
After a few seconds, Bulma rested her head on his shoulder, feeling his strong arms wrapping protectively around her. "Aishiteru Vegeta," she whispered softly. (AN: Aishiteru means "I love you in Japanese)
She then suddenly remembered something. She quickly pulled away from Vegeta. "My friends I still don't know where they are. Piccolo is going to find them. Do you think you can help?"
Vegeta started to smirk. "I can sense their ki. Can't you?"
Bulma nodded and put her hands on her hips. "Yes, prince, of course I can!"
Vegeta started to levitate off the ground. "Then lets find your weakling friends!"
He then took off, smashing right through the window of the ship.
"Watch it, Vegeta! My friends aren't weak! Bulma yelled, flying after him.
****
Piccolo flew down in front of a dusty and large compound. He looked up and his eyes started to narrow as he started to grit his teeth. What had happened to the beautiful planet that now lies in ruins had greatly infuriated him. He's eyes shot up and he quickly spun around. He started to relax his tensed muscles when she saw Bulma and Vegeta descending next to him.
"Hi Piccolo! Got a plan in mind? Bulma asked.
Piccolo turned around and went back to staring at the vast, white building in front of him. "The others are in there. We're got to find a way to distract Frieza and his men while I go get the others out."
"I will distract Frieza, Vegeta suddenly butt in.
Surprised by his sudden in burst, Piccolo started to nod. "If you're up to it."
Feeling his pride starting to creep in again, Vegeta started to rise into the sky, heading towards the white building.
Bulma looked around at her and something caught her attention. It was a vast building which stood not far from the white building. This building was purple, and the walls were crumpled. Seeing the shape of the building, Bulma imagined that it was once a beautiful structure. She had a sudden urge to enter the building. Suddenly, an unbearable pain started to strike Bulma's mind and she clutched her forehead in agony. She dropped her knees to the ground.
*Sudden Flashback*
Bulma happily skipped in front of the grass. She looked up and saw her mother standing in front of the palace, smiling towards her.
"It's time for lunch, my little princess," her mother called out to her sweetly.
Bulma squealed with joy as she skipped towards her mother, throwing herself in her mother's arms. "Mother! You're the best!"
*End of Flashback*
Tears started to fall down Bulma's cheeks as she began to cry. "Mother... Where are you?" she called out through her sobs. She felt strong arms placed on her shoulder. Bulma quickly whipped her head around and started to flinch.
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Bulma started to demand. Vegeta could see the fear in the woman's eyes and stared at her in confusion.
"What is wrong with you, woman? You've forgotten who I am already?" he said coldly.
Piccolo turned to the two of them, his face did not change expressions. "She is suffering a memory spasm. She's starting to forget the present and remembering the past. Let her be. She will be alright if she is left alone."
Vegeta growled and turned to Bulma. "Listen, woman, we have no time for this! Frieza is going to kill us all and the last thing we need is for you to lose control of your memories!"
Bulma started to whimper as she felt his body come into close contact with hers. "Stay away from me, you baka!" she screamed out loud and suddenly threw a small ki ball that hit Vegeta.
Being caught off guard, Vegeta landed on the ground and looked up to see Bulma running towards the palace.
"What are we going to do?" Vegeta stammered.
"Let her be. It is safer for her to live in the past than the present. Just remember she was much powerful when she lived on Saijin. Her memories will return to her no time. We can not waste anymore time, we have to release the others now." After saying all that, Piccolo flew off into the distance. After muttering a few words under his breath, Vegeta too flew off. He could feel an uneasiness as he was worried about the blue haired princess.
****
Slowly taking a step at a time, Bulma walked through the dark stairway. She the crumbled and dusty walls and started to shake her head. What is this place? What happened? She suddenly heard voices through the wall and she pressed her ears against the wall.
"And how many years have we been here?"
"Don't know, long enough."
Bulma's palms were placed on the stone walls, unaware that one of the bricks had sunken in. Suddenly, the wall started to move, and she screamed. The wall started to turn clockwise, carrying it with her, causing her to land on the other side.
"Owwww..." Bulma cried as she landed onto the floor. She rubbed her arms and stared at the wall. What the hell just happened?
She started to stand up and realised there were two men standing right in front of her.
"Who are you?" one of the men demanded.
"How did you get here?" the other cut in.
Bulma started to back away as they started edging closer towards her. She suddenly formed a ki ball with her hands and in a second, there was a flash of light, reflecting against the stone walls. When the light vanished, Bulma squinted her eyes and realised that the men had been guarding a cell. She heard a small cough from the cell. Cautiously, Bulma slowly stepped in. She saw a woman lying against the stone wall. Her clothes look tattered and ragged; her hair was blue but very dirty. For some reason, this woman looked very familiar to Bulma.
Bulma suddenly felt something warm against her chest. She realised it was her pendant. She took off her pendant, and looked it. Surprisingly, the pendant was glowing blue. The woman's eyes started to widen and she grabbed the pendant. She then looked into the eyes of the younger blue haired girl standing in front of her.
"Bulma?" she cried out softly.
Bulma started to take a step back. "W-Who are you?"
"Don't you recognise me?"
Bulma started to feel her head spin for a moment. She then examined the woman in front of her for a bit longer.
"M-mother??" she cried out.
Soraya nodded, reaching out an arm. Bulma cried happily as she hugged the woman. "Oh, mother, I have missed you so much!!"
Soraya did not reply, she just stroked her daughter's hair as tears silently flowed down her cheeks. Her memories of the present had then started to come back to her, mixed with her memories of the past.
After Soraya and Bulma pulled away to each other, Bulma wiped away a few teardrops. "People told me that you were dead."
Soraya's eyes widened in horror as she grabbed Bulma's bare arms and examined it. "So many scars Bulma what happened who hurt you?"
Bulma shook her head, more tears spilled over her cheeks. "It doesn't matter anymore, mother. I no longer get whipped every day."
"Whipped??? What has Nikeyu done to you? He promised that he would take good care of you!"
Bulma shook her head again. "No it's not what you think. Nikeyu isn't alive anymore, mother. He died twelve years ago."
"I'm so sorry I've never realised after all these years, I never realised you would have suffered this much. Do you remember anything about the past?"
"Not really. I can only remember bits from it."
Soraya took Bulma's pendant and held it in her hands. "Bulma, it's time a mother shows you her true powers."
The pendant began to glow blue again and an aura started form around Soraya's body. The aura glowed brighter and brighter until Bulma closed her eyes, no longer able to stand the light. When the light faded, Bulma opened her eyes and gasped.
In front of her, stood an almost brand new person. Soraya's hair was no longer messy. Her blue strands hang down magnificently on her shoulders. She was no longer wearing rags, but instead a beautiful long white dress.
"Why mother? You had so much power all along Yet, you didn't use it to protect our planet against Frieza? Bulma started to question her mother.
Soraya shook her head. "I can only use my power when I have the pendant. But you see, I gave the pendant to you. I had hoped that it would protect you. But I never realised you lost your memory. I never really knew whether my power would be strong enough to defeat Frieza. I didn't want to risk your life, that's why I had to let you go."
Bulma nodded as she understood that her mother was only trying to protect her daughter.
"Would you please tell me about Bardok?"
"You know about your father?"
"Yes Piccolo told me."
Soraya started to smile. "You've met Piccolo already?"
"Yes, he's on this planet."
"I can't wait to talk to an old companion again. Well, anyway, about your father." Soraya paused for a second. She took a deep breath and started to speak. "He was a great scientist, working on Vejitasei. We met by accident and fell in love quickly. But then knowing how much our love would be discouraged, we decided that it was best to split up. I had a planet to rule and he had a planet that he was loyal to. The problem was, I was already engaged at this time. It was an arranged marriage and I really didn't want it. When my parents found out, they were furious. I thought that they were going to disown me, especially after I told them I was pregnant. I gave birth to two wonderful children. One was you, and the other was Kakarot. I decided to keep you while he kept Kakarot. I haven't seen the two of them since that day we said goodbye."
"We met both my father and my brother. In fact, my brother is on this planet right this minute."
Soraya's eyes started to shine. "Now? Bardok? Even though it's been seventeen years, I've missed him every single day of my life."
Bulma's face started to drop and tears started to flow down her cheeks again. "I'm so sorry, mother. But father passed away. Last month."
Soraya started to drop to her knees. "This can't be happening to me I had hopes that one day me and Bardok will reunite and rekindle our love."
Bulma put an arm around her mother, trying to comfort her. "Hush, mother, you still have me. I'm still alive. I'm surprised I've made it this far. But nevertheless, I'm still here."
Bulma and Soraya both started sobbing in each others shoulders, feeling great pain yet both relieved at the same time.
****
"Lord Frieza, it's such a peaceful night. Maybe a bit too peaceful," a green alien with blue hair said to Frieza.
"Perhaps I will help you by making this night violent," a deep voice growled from the shadows. Everyone in the large room turned around and saw Vegeta stepping out from beneath the darkness.
Frieza gasped in surprised. "What are you doing here?"
Vegeta smirked. "Surprised to see me still alive? Well you just wait. I promise tonight will be full of surprises."
Frieza started to power up and clenched his fists. "We'll see about that, Vegeta!"
Meanwhile, Piccolo had just snuck into the cells where Goku and the rest were held. After confronting a few guards, he quietly turned the corner.
"Hey Piccolo!"
Piccolo turned around and saw Goku flashing him a cheesy grin. Piccolo quickly grabbed the bars and yanked the door right out of its opening. "It isn't that hard escaping," he muttered.
Goku, ChiChi, Krillen and Eighteen quickly stepped out of the cell.
"Yeah, but if Frieza caught us, we're good as dead," Krillen commented.
Eighteen turned to Piccolo. "How is Vegeta and Bulma doing?"
Piccolo stared into her eyes. "Just fine. Bulma's having troubles with her memories and let's just say Vegeta's good as brand new. Long story. I'll explain later. Right now, we have to get out of here."
"Great idea, Piccolo, lead the way!" Goku exclaimed as everyone started to run down the long and dusty stone hallway.
Jap words:
Kokoro ni tomori setsunasa wa- The pain that is burning inside my heart
Machigawazu douka michibiite- Please lead me ahead without mistake
Soshite umareru chikara wo- Then this power will be born
Tsuite kite koko e kite- Come along with me, come here
Ai wa enajii. Mamotte miseru- Love is the energy that will give us protection.
Ai wa enajii. Iyashite ageru- Love is the energy that will heal us.
AN: Hoped you liked this chapter. I know its strange and deals with supernatural phenomenas but I like my fics to be "different", if you know what I mean ^_^
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