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Author's Note:

Hello! Anyway, here is the 8th chapter of 'The Time Will Come'. I'm sorry, but I've sorta neglected my fanfics........PLEASE FORGIVE ME! But, I AM a lil bummed out because I've written 7 chapters for this story already, and I haven't received the amount of reviews that I believe that I should be receiving....Anyhoo, here's the next chapter...

Last time on 'The Time Will Come':

Bulma and Vegeta argue with their parents about their decision of choosing the other as their betrothed mates. However, they soon get over it because they formulate a plan, in which they won't have to become mates......

FYI - Vegeta and Bulma are now 10 yrs. old. I'm gonna help my readers out by telling them, so they don't have to do the math.....I always hate it when I'm reading a fanfic, and out comes a new chapter informing the reader that blank number of years have passed, but they don't tell ya the age, leaving the reader to look at previous chapters so they can do the freaking math, and figure out their age......I'm sorry, that's just one of my pet peeves...........

The Time Will Come

The Crisis Begins

Vegeta and Bulma had managed to keep their plan on the 'hush-hush' effectively. Their parents actually believed that Vegeta and Bulma truly adored the idea of them mating one day. When, in fact, they were still disgusted by it. However, they don't hate each other with that same passion that they did when they were younger. Sure they argued all of the time, but it was more like teasing. Their insults were merely on friendly terms.....well, most of the time.....

Vegeta had left Vegetasei and had gone to Reku-sei to complete his intense schooling in a three year program when he was eight. His father had to do the same, and so did his father before him, and his father.....well, you get it. Every king of Vegetasei had to be intensely educated. The king would need to be knowledgeable in many different areas, including fighting.

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'The brat's returning soon.......so that would make him........10 years old now.....' Kiyoshi thought over.

You see, over the years, Kiyoshi and Frieza have been planning out a big incident that would take place. An incident that would make Kiyoshi king, and give Frieza free reign over the Saiyan people. The day that they had planned on, since the day that Vegeta was born, would be taking place soon.

'Just a couple more days, and I'll be king...' Kiyoshi thought evilly.

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Dr. Briefs' laboratory...

"Wow, it's been three years already! Vegeta should be coming back soon. Just one more day, and the asshole will be back....." Bulma said out loud to herself, as she tinkered with one of her father's inventions.

Bulma stopped what she was doing, and took a break. She had been trying to get a specific computer chip inserted in the machine just the right way so it could work. She had been at it for over an hour. She went to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. She opened the fridge and bent her back forward to grab something on the bottom shelf. As she was doing so, her medallion fell out from under her shirt. She straightened her back out. She took the medallion into her delicate hands. Her fingers traced the pattern on the medallion. Then her fingers traced the pattern on her wrist. She suddenly scowled with annoyance.

'I can't wait till Vegeta becomes king so he can stop this whole nonsense of me and him getting mated.'

Bulma sighed, and tucked the medallion back under her shirt. She decided that she had taken enough of a break, and she proceeded to get back to work on getting that damn computer chip into the stupid machine the right way.

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Reku-sei.....

Vegeta was laying on his bed looking straight up at the ceiling in his room. It was night time on Reku-sei. Probably every inhabitant on Reku-sei was in deep slumber, except Prince Vegeta. He was contemplating about the past three years he had spent away from his planet.

'I wonder if anything interesting has happened while I was gone..' Vegeta thought to himself.

Vegeta was to board his private royal ship first thing tomorrow morning. However, he wouldn't be alone on the ship. (A/N: He's only ten!) Nappa, the ship's crew, and a couple of servants were to go with him. His father had assigned Nappa to keep an eye on Vegeta so that he wouldn't get into any trouble. So far, Nappa had been doing a good job too. The only thing left was to make sure that Prince Vegeta arrived back on Vegetasei safely.

Vegeta turned over in his bed, and he came face to face with his nightstand. He eyed the necklace that he had placed on it. It glistened in the moonlight. It looked mesmerizing just laying there on the nightstand. Vegeta always took the necklace off before going to bed because he found it uncomfortable to sleep while wearing a large medallion around his neck.

While he was eying the necklace, Vegeta's eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

'I'm going to have to start acting as if I like the girl again when I get back.' Vegeta thought with annoyance.

To Vegeta, the whole mating with Bulma thing wasn't really a big issue. He was planning on changing it when he became king, nothing to it. He didn't like her, and she didn't like him, so nothing to worry about.

Vegeta's last thoughts, before he closed his eyes and settled into a deep slumber, were, 'Now what time was it that Nappa said to meet him at the docking bay..........'

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The next morning, on Vegetasei....

King Vegeta woke up to the sound of explosions around him. He sat up in bed.

'What the hell!?!' he thought with alarm.

He looked at his mate to make sure she was okay. She was looking back at him with alarm in her eyes, and worry written all over her beautiful face. King Vegeta quickly got out of bed, and got dressed. Keona merely watched him, not saying a word. He finished dressing and walked across the room and to the door, as soon as he opened the door wide enough for himself to be able to walk through, Keona finally spoke up.

"Be careful." she said quietly, with worry.

King Vegeta froze at where he was, he simple turned his head towards her, and looked at her.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon." he smirked. He turned his head towards the door again and walked out. As soon as he closed the door behind him, he made sure it was locked. Almost immediately after he was done making sure he locked the door, he was met up by a Royal Guard. The guard briefly saluted his King with respect. King Vegeta, with an expressionless face, nodded in acknowledgement, allowing the guard to continue informing him on what was happening. As soon as those five words left the guard's lips, King Vegeta's face wasn't so expressionless anymore. His face contorted to that of worry and anger.

"We're being attacked by Frieza...." King Vegeta repeated to himself.

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The Briefs' Residents...

"Daddy, what's happening?!" Bulma asked with concern. As she watched her father putting all of his important machinery and equipment into capsules. He was moving quickly. He paused in what he was doing, and looked at Bulma.

"Don't worry sweetie, everything will be fine, just stay here with your mother." he answered, trying to reassure his daughter.

Bulma nodded, her blue hair bobbing around her head

"Where are you going?" Callia (A/N: Mrs. Briefs) asked worriedly.

"I'm going to the palace to see if Vegeta will need any of my assistance. By the looks of these explosions, it's not just some minor foe, this enemy knows what he's doing." he explained. With that, he capsuled the last of his equipment, and headed out the door to the palace.

Bulma and Mrs. Briefs watched from the window.

"Come back home safely, Daddy." Bulma whispered, as her mother put her arms around her, and held her in a comforting embrace.

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At the same time on Reku-sei....

Vegeta woke up and got ready to leave. He left his room and headed for the docking bay. He arrived and saw Nappa instructing the servants on where to put the many boxes of cargo in the storage area of the ship. Nappa momentarily stopped what he was doing to salute to Vegeta, and then he went back to what he was doing.

Vegeta walked into the ship, and shortly, Nappa followed him inside into the control room. Nappa began instructing the crew, as Vegeta watched, his eyebrows furrowed and his arms crossed over his chest.

Vegeta for some reason or other, felt restless. He felt as if he was incomplete, like he was forgetting something. Vegeta felt like something was missing. He began to walk to his chambers in the ship.

Nappa turned his head, and questioned, "My prince?"

"Shut up Nappa, I'm going to my chambers." Vegeta snapped, without even turning around.

After being told that, Nappa blinked a couple of times, comprehending what he was told, since he was a bit slow at times. After a while he nodded his head, but Vegeta was long gone, and in his room. Nappa turned back around to finish instructing the crew.

In his room, Vegeta looked around, to see if anything was missing. After a good two minutes, he gave up, and decided that he was probably getting this feeling because he didn't have anything to eat yet. Vegeta was ready to leave his room and head for the dining room, when he noticed his nightstand. Even though it was a totally different nightstand, it still managed to remind him of what he was forgetting.

Vegeta's hand went to his throat, as he groped for the necklace, only to find out that he wasn't wearing it.

"Shit!" Vegeta cursed angrily.

Vegeta decided to go back to the room he was using while on the planet to retrieve his necklace. Vegeta merely walked out of the ship, without being noticed by Nappa.

He ran to the room that he used while staying on Reku-sei, and swung the door open. He noticed the necklace laying on the nightstand. He grabbed it and quickly put it on. He turned around to run back to the docking bay and board his ship. As soon as the docking bay came into view, he saw his ship getting ready to take off.

"No...." Vegeta complained.

He heard the countdown on the loudspeaker.

"3....."

"I gotta make it!" Vegeta told himself.

"2....."

'Almost there..." he thought with hope.

"1....."

As soon as Vegeta was only about five feet away from it, the ship could be seen shaking, ready to lift off.

"Nooooo!!" Vegeta shouted, as the ship took off, leaving him behind in Reku-sei.

"Ship number 7395S2K, has left the docking area." the loudspeaker announced.

"Shit, there went my ship!" Vegeta cursed loudly. However, his look of anger suddenly turned into a mischievous look. "Heh, well, now I have a reason to get rid of Nappa." Vegeta thought with delight.

Vegeta looked around. Since it was so early in the morning, and at this time, traffic was low at the docking bay, the only other ship there was a single-person space pod.

Vegeta sighed with annoyance, "I guess that's my new ride home." He didn't feel like going to the people in charge of the docking bay to get clearance for the ship. Instead, he chose to just take the ship, without any consent. Vegeta climbed into the space pod. The door closed behind him. He took his seat and pressed a couple of buttons.

"Well, here goes nothing, Vegeta thought, as the pod rumbled to life, and took off.

'I'm coming home.' Vegeta thought pleasantly, not being aware of the turmoil his planet and people were going through at the exact same time.

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Meanwhile, on Prince Vegeta's original ship...

Nappa wondered why the prince decided to stay in is room for so long. He hadn't come out at all, since they took off. Nappa knew better than to disturb the prince while he wanted time to be alone. Nappa didn't bother checking on the prince.

'What trouble can he get into in his room.....at this age...' Nappa finished with a knowing smirk.

Little did he know, that the prince wasn't even present in the ship, but some hundred miles behind them in another ship.

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All right! That was Chapter 8!! I hope you like it, cuz now, the plot in sorta unfolding a bit more. No B/V action yet, remember, they still hate each other, and they are only TEN years old. However, I'm sorry for the delay in updates. I try, really I do, but school has been really tough. I'm not doing so good in Algebra. Oh well, don't let me bore ya with my problems. The next chapter, I will try, to get out soon. Just give me a little time! lol Anyway, Chapter 9 will explain what is happening a little more. However, everyone prolly knows whats gonna happen....sorry, but I SUCK at surprise. Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW, AND READ WHEN THE NEXT CHAPTER COMES OUT!! I HOPE YOUR NOT BORED, JUST LET ME KNOW, AND I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE IT JUICIER!

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If you like this story, try reading my other one.........

`Steal Me'

Summary of 'Steal Me':

Vegeta only has 3 more months left in Frieza's service, before he can return back to Vegetasei for good. However, he is told that he has one more mission left, that will take around 5-6 months...making his stay longer. He is told that he has to kidnap Bulma Briefs, the daughter of Dr. Briefs. Frieza is going to use Bulma as a bargaining tool against her father. Vegeta is chosen because Frieza has come to think of him as being a celibate. Vegeta irritably takes the assignment. However, a very different relationship will form between Bulma and Vegeta on that space ship......alone.....with only each other........(will be lemonish) ........

Please read THIS one and please review!!!!!!!!!

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