Chapter 18 Reminiscence

"Say Feria? Remember how we taped during their visits? Do you have it still in your scouter?" Sula wondered. Interested Gokou glanced up. Feria thought deep.

"I should have it somewhere...wait a sec." Tapping into her database she scrolled though old mission data, dates and finally the last conversation they had. "I have the last conversation, I should have the movies we made as well..." Excited Gokou crept closer to her, could he see?? Shoving him off her lap Feria continued scrolling the database. She smirked. "Alright I compiled it. It will be a 8 hour movie I think. Some pieces movie and sound, some only sound." tapping one last command she put the thing on the around where if formed a coin shaped thing.

"Computer activate compilation 1."

"Activating." Bewildered Gokou eyed around him. The whole cave now looked like a...canteen?" Beside him were Feria and Sula and in front of him was his image? Only it had a scar.

"Your Tousan." Sula whispered as the movie started. Around was loud chatting in Saiyan, laughing and fist slamming on tables.

"So these are the new trinkets? I can't believe a chibi made this..." suddenly his Tousan's head really close up. Gokou leaned back as Feria and Sula snickered. Feria started to explain.

"This was the first day Tousan saw the new scouters I made. And he didn't believe I made them. You'll get the point after he and Tora, Sula's Tousan tell their favourite story. They just came back from a long mission."

"Come in here, I waited long enough." Acting hurt Bardock patted his armour. Little Feria snickering shook her head.

"Make me." Bardock smirked bold as the others snickered. A teenage Radditz plopped next to Bardock ruffling Feria's hair who swatted at him annoyed. Radditsu acted hurt as he rose and seemed to walk away again. But he didn't Feria and the others saw him sneak behind the bench his Tousan sat and nodded at Feria. Suddenly grabbing Bardock around the throat he pulled him laughing back as Feria jumped Bardock and starting to tickle him all over, ending the feast by toasting his nose." Gokou grinned as Bardock rose indignant.

"Devil spawn! Is that really mine?" the whole team and chibi's laughed and nodded. The scene faded out into a dark room with 7 small chibi's in a circle.

--- Sula blinked. "You taped a pack meeting?" "I forgot it was running." "Yeah right..."

"I wanted to keep it for prosperity, like now for Kakarott!" "SURE!" "Oh Shuddup and watch." "Is that...and that?" amazed Gokou pointed at a young boy with a flaming hairdo.

"Hai, that's Vegeta, on his left me, on his right Sula, then on her right Anan, Aran, Solar and Barf." "Barf?" he wondered. "Storn!" Sula stated avoiding a slap. "Are you still quarrelling?" Feria nodded moody. Gokou frowned as the taped chibi's started to talk. -

"Freeza's beginning to annoy Tousan. Or rather concern him. Remember when I showed you to him and that baka was there? Well he wants the pack to remain hidden from him. We're just friends, nothing more, got it?" All nodded at the prince who looked very serious.

*** "Was he always this serious?" Gokou asked. "NAH, just wait and see," Feria stated snickering. Sula eyed her. "No...you didn't..." Feria nodded.

"Hai, that too. I liked playing with the camera." The image shifted to a dark crawling space it seemed. Feria was panting as she squirming through it. Interested Sula leaned in. This she couldn't remember.

"When did you do this?" "Oh, when ah...ah...well I sort of did this on my own." Was the timid response. ***

The image shifted into a hall below, it had banners draping down and in the back below was an adult Vegeta with...beard? Gokou took this as Vegeta's Tousan. The very first time he saw the old king! - "So If I'd still be on Vegeta-sei that would be my king?" The girls eyed the other counting. "I guess...yeah. I think so." Sula stated. Feria nodding. ***

The movie continued, Feria zoomed in on two standing there, it were the backs of Zarbon and Dodoria. With Freeza before them.

"Zippy, dodo, MOVE." She hissed. But they didn't. Grouchy she wriggled back and crawled to a next hole, nearly dropping down. "KUSO! I hope no one heard that...what is up this time oh high and mighty rat?" she zoomed in on the now visible king and Freeza.

"So, I thought some mission 'excursion' might do well for the boy." Freeza stated. "He's not a BOY, he's the heir to this throne!" "Is that so? A piece of furniture? RISE!" stunned the king peered at Freeza. "What did you say?!" "I said...GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR!" "I am the leader of this PLANET, and NO ONE TELLS ME TO GET OFF THIS THRONE!" "IS THAT SO?" Freeza turned around and blasted all the guards into oblivion. "Still not willing?" he nearly sung as the king grabbed his arm rests tightly. Feria gasped.

"S...super elites...he just blasted..." She whispered. "Thirty super elites?" unbelieving she zoomed closer on the burned remains. ***

Gokou sat rigid as he watched on, Sula just as stiff, this all was new to her as well...

"And you forgot to tell the pack this?" she glanced at Feria who slumbered a bit. "I couldn't show this to Vegeta, I didn't have the heart. "True." Beside Feria Gokou flexed his muscles into a starting fit. "That wasn't fair...they didn't do a thing!" Feria tapped his leg to pull him out of it, it was just a hologram! "Don't get up! DON'T!" he ordered. Feria and Sula blinked at the other. Was he dense or what... ***

"I will not." The king stated, tucking his shock away under an angry face. "Well...then there is only one way to make you." Freeza stated coyly. Walking to the stiff king. Stubborn the king sat still as Freeza ascended the dais and leaned down in the kings face. Feria turned her volume up to hear.

"You are all just stupid monkey's, and if you think I'll be thwarted by stupid monkeys your wrong...now I ask you for the last time 'nicely'. Get...out...of...this...chair..." The king shook his head. Gritting his teeth Freeza grabbed his collar as the king tried to hit him. His hand was caught and broken, with the broken hand Freeza threw him out of the chair and flopped inside it himself. Chuckling, installing himself while the king cradled his hand down the carpet.

"Ooooh...all nice and warm...you shouldn't have..." Freeza laughed cruel as Zarbon and Dodoria snickered. ***

Gokou turned Super Saiyan and smacked into the wall before Feria could stop him. "KAKAROTT! He's dead! You can't help him, it's just a hologram!" Frozen Sula gulped. "He tossed the king out? I see why you didn't showed us this part..." she muttered shocked. Meanwhile Gokou's aura flared up and down.

"But that isn't FAIR!" he yelled. "I know that! What do you want to do about it, go to the Chikyuu palace and through their king out so Vegeta can rule the whole planet again? You still can't change the past." Sula had put the movie on pause while Feria tried to calm him down. "BUT!"

"BUT WHAT! When this happened you weren't even BORN!" disgusted Gokou glared at Freeza. "I'm glad I almost killed him and he still died by Saiyan hands!" he spat. Reluctantly allowing Feria to pull him back to the ground, and urging him to power down. Holding his hand she nodded to Sula who activated the movie again. ***

Hurt the king rose, lifting his unharmed left palm. "GET OUT OF MY THRONE!" the doors opened at the newly arrived guards surrounded the king immediately. However the king barked them back. Knowing exactly what Freeza could do to them. Reluctant they complied.

"Oh? Are you making me then? Don't make me laugh." Freeza chuckled. "Oh you already did!" Yelling the king fired his most powerful attack. It hit Freeza straight on but unfazed the alien absorbed it. Laughing at him for his futile effort. Panting the king had to stop. It was useless!

"Aw...poor Vegeta. I told you to get out, you just made it harder on yourself. Silly monkey. Here's the new deal. I will be seated immediately every time I arrive from there." He pointed at the side door of the dais. "And your people are as of this moment, 'my' slaves. Understood?" the king never replied as Freeza rose, waving his henchmen behind him through the side door. Frustrated the king turned to the shocked elites.

"Breath a word of this and die! Now leave me!" They complied, the doors shut tight, and echoed through the hall. The king fell on his knees. Eying his gloved hands.

"I can't believe this..." he stated. "Oh...my king..." Feria whispered sobbing. ***

Sula started sobbing too, Feria pulled her against her as Kakarott got angry again. Great two time bombs. ***

"WHY! WHY AFTER ALL THESE CENTURIES! WE ALWAYS WERE STRONGER! AND FREE, WHY IS FATE SO HARD ON US, ALL WE TRY IS SURVIVE! The impossible has happened" he added soft. "The Saiyan's...have been defeated...put in chains...how could I tell them...I can't...Father? I shamed you...I swore I'd take care of our people...and this is my legacy to my son? The throne...a throne that stands for what we are...fighters...warriors...pride...well what do we have left...pride? It's only a charade, just like our supposed power?"

***

Gokou started to talk back to the king. "No we aren't. I turned super Saiyan, your son did too...we beat him!" the girls gave up on telling him this was old. And only a hologram. He didn't believe them anyway. Still sad, and empathic Sula sought refuge with Feria who wasn't holding thing together as well as she would have liked. The king's spirit breaking...how could one on feel for him at a moment like that... ***

The king yelled at the empty room.

"WHY! A throne seated by kings before me, better capable of protecting them then I have...well he will never sit on that ever again...and neither will I..." Loading he yelled with pain in his voice as he blasted the throne to fragments. They spat in all directions, even cutting his face. Absent he wiped it off with his glove, before looking at his own red blood, staining it. He started to laugh.

"The fool...perhaps this was the best thing to happen after all..." he laughed harder. "Our blood will be his downfall. Even now my son surpasses me in strength. I'll bide my time Freeza. A thousand years has already nearly passed, a super Saiyan will be born...and it will be my son. He'll be your down fall. Oh you want him so badly? Then take him, send him to any mission you want. He'll only get stronger, and stronger..." he rose again full of life and royal.

"WE'LL BEAT YOU! SAIYAN'S HAVE NEVER BEEN DEFEATED, AND THEY WON'T START NOW EITHER!" ***

The image faded as all needed a moment to recover, so Sula hit the pause again. "Wow." was all she managed. "I wished I would have known this earlier, I would have kicked his but so hard!" Gokou stated feisty. All pumped up with adrenaline. "You already did..." Feria stated. "Yeah..I know, but I would have harder you know?" He hopped around on his feet. "We'll can't fix that now, can you." His spirits dropped. "Your...your right..." Sula tried to cheer him up. "But the king knew you would come. He spoke of you, just had the wrong name..." Gokou nodded. "Your right. Lets see more. Is there more?" "You bet, Sula if you please?" Sula nodded and hit the play.