AN: Thanks all! I've had a request for shorter ANs, so from now on, I'm
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The senshi disappeared from view. Usagi abruptly turned to Vegeta, startling him.
"Have you never wanted to change?"
"What?" he asked, completely confused.
"From darkness to light."
"I-I don't understand what you're talking about," he responded, truly sincere in his answer.
"From bad to good. From cruel to king," Usagi answered, as though it were the most obvious thing in the universe. "Have you never wanted to change?"
"I never thought twice about it. I was raised to be who I am and that's not going to change anytime soon." Her face hardened, and he realized too late that that wasn't the answer she'd been hoping for.
The guards returned. "Take the Princess to her new quarters," said Vegeta, without looking at her. The guards smirked and they each grabbed one of her arms, dragging her away as she struggled wildly. Vegeta watched them go, almost sadly, and it seemed the light had left the room. "Goodbye . . . Tenshi," he whispered.
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Usagi was led down many halls and passageways. Deeper and deeper under the castle they went. Suddenly they stopped.
"Here we are, your highness," said one of the guards. "Your royal chambers."
If she continued to follow the hall, it would end in her face within a few feet. Instead, in front of her was an alcove the size of a small room with a cot and a few other necessities. But it had only three walls.
"Now," said the second guard, "how 'bout a good night kiss for your captor, beautiful?" Usagi frowned and slapped him as hard as she could. The guard didn't flinch. Instead, they both began howling with laughter.
"In you go, miss," said the first, throwing her into the alcove. He pushed a few buttons and suddenly the empty wall seemed to fill with some transparent force.
"This cell was built to hold even the strongest of Saiyins," he said. "Try to get out, and you'll wish you were dead." The two walked away, still howling.
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Usagi frowned. She had to get out. She slowly, cautiously, moved the tip of her finger toward the seemingly missing, or at least transparent, wall. Suddenly she shrieked in pain and quickly pulled away. It felt as though her very nerves were on fire. She made a mental note to herself to never try that again; it would need to be some other form of escape. She laid down on the cot to refresh her mind and get some much needed rest.
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Meanwhile . . .
Rei and Makoto were banging against the bars of their cell (yes, their cell is weaker and they have bars).
"Open up!" yelled Rei. "I am the Princess of Mars!"
"And I am the Princess of Jupiter!" hollered Makoto. "We demand that you let us out and take us to Serenity-hime!"
"Rei, Makoto, stop," said Minako, approaching.
"What?" said Rei harshly. "Don't you care what happens to her? Don't you care if they kill her?"
Tears filled Minako's eyes and she turned away. "Of course I do, but . . ."
"You guys," said Ami, understanding as always. "We all are worried about Usagi. But screaming like bakas won't help her. No one will listen to what we say, because of what she told them. We've got to find some other way . . ."
Rei sighed. "You're right, of course." She and Makoto left the bars and sat on their cots.
"It just bugs me so much to just be sitting here when they could hurt her any minute," said Makoto, clenching her fists.
"I know," said Ami. "I know . . . "
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Vegeta was tossing and turning in bed. The nightmare that had been haunting his dreams for the past few nights began again. He was surrounded by darkness, always complete black darkness. He was running, running from something to somewhere, but the faster he tried to run, the slower her moved. Then suddenly a transparent border appeared in front of him and the scene changed. On the other side was warm white light. He tried to reach it, but the wall stopped him. He was still in the cold darkness. Then the dream became different from before. Suddenly *she* appeared on the light side. She smiled at him; she was so beautiful, so angelic. "Vegeta . . ." she called. "Vegeta . . ." He tried again to reach her, but was still unsuccessful. "Have you never wanted to change? From darkness to light? From bad to good? From cruel to kind?"
"I . . . I don't know," Vegeta stammered.
Slowly the darkness was shrinking. The light was forming a rang around Vegeta's cell of darkness. He was the one imprisoned now, the one trapped.
"Have you never wanted to change? From darkness to light? From darkness to light? From darkness to light? From darkness to . . ."
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Vegeta woke up panting and in a cold sweat. What was that? Was there a meaning to this dream? If so, what?
He pushed these thoughts from his head and turned on the other side. After awhile, he fell into a dreamless sleep. That is, until the next night . . . and the next . . . and the next . . . . .
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Finally he could take it no more. He was exhausted from lack of sleep, but still every night the same nightmare haunted his dreams. And this time, there had been more. Just when he thought the light was going to squeeze him to death, everything changed.
He suddenly found himself walking among the ruins of a pure white building. Bodies were everywhere, all dead. He looked out across a courtyard. And the he saw *her*. She was lying face down, beside another man.
Vegeta felt a pang of jealousy, but then he realized it: She wasn't breathing and a part of her gown was stained red. She, too, was dead. So was the man beside her. He gazed out across the courtyard, seeing so much destruction and death.
There was one person still alive. It was a woman, who looked very much like the princess, except with silver hair. She was lying on a boulder and panting for breath. It looked like she, too, would die soon.
Slowly the scene began to melt away. Vegeta wanted to stay, to help the woman, but he couldn't. He found himself in a spaceship, looking out at his home planet, Vegeta-sei. Suddenly a beam shot out of the ship toward his planet. Vegeta cried out, but there was nothing he could do. The beam hit the planet and went straight to its core, blasting it apart. When Vegeta looked again, nothing remained but a few rocks. All his people . . . his home . . . everything . . . gone . . .
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"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" he cried.
He woke up, sweaty and shaking, and realized that he was actually screaming. He stopped abruptly. He silently thanked Kami [I know, he's not on Earth but oh well] for the heavy curtains hanging and his bed that muffled the sound.
He didn't know why and he didn't know what it would accomplish, but on waking up from that dream- that premonition- he had one thought in his mind. He had to see *her*. He quietly drew back the curtains, got up, and tip toed out of the room, down to the dungeons.
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After getting lost several times and having to retrace his steps, he eventually made it to the high security section of the dungeons. Most were empty (most occupants were executed), except for a few with bones rotting in a corner. He walked through several halls lined with countless cells before reaching his destination. He saw a dead end in front of him and a silvery glow seemed to be coming from the last cell.
He walked in front of it. There, lying on the old cot, lay the princess, even more beautiful than he remembered.
'How is she doing this to me?' he wondered. 'She haunts my dreams and my thoughts, and when I see her my emotions that I have hidden for so long, seem to explode. Why does she torment me?'
She mumbled something and rolled over in her sleep. Vegeta stepped back into the shadows of the corner of the hall, content just to watch her.
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He lost count of time as he stood there, simply looking at her. Her dreams, which had been so peaceful, began to change. She tossed and turned, and spoke mumbled words that he couldn't make out.
"No," she suddenly said softly, and her eyes snapped open. Vegeta shrank in the shadows. "I can't let that happen. I must somehow warn mother. But I don't even know how . . . if . . . it will truly occur." She paused. "And this planet, Vegeta-sei, it is going to somehow blow up. How horrible! This is not good."
She stopped speaking out loud and became lost in her own thoughts. Suddenly, her eyes snapped up, right to Vegeta's hiding place.
"Who is there?" she demanded.
Vegeta stepped out of the shadows. Usagi gasped. "Vegeta-sama," she said icily. "What do you want?"
"I want to change," replied Vegeta, surprising himself as unknown words tumbled out of his mouth. "From darkness to light."
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Well, 5 pages, not bad for me! Midterms are upon us so don't expect more too soon, but I'll get it up ASAP. I think I will be rewriting this cause Veggie's a bit too OOC for my liking. Gomen nasi bout that, but this *was* my second fic ever posted. Hope you liked it anyway. Please review! Ja ne!
~Calli-chan
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The senshi disappeared from view. Usagi abruptly turned to Vegeta, startling him.
"Have you never wanted to change?"
"What?" he asked, completely confused.
"From darkness to light."
"I-I don't understand what you're talking about," he responded, truly sincere in his answer.
"From bad to good. From cruel to king," Usagi answered, as though it were the most obvious thing in the universe. "Have you never wanted to change?"
"I never thought twice about it. I was raised to be who I am and that's not going to change anytime soon." Her face hardened, and he realized too late that that wasn't the answer she'd been hoping for.
The guards returned. "Take the Princess to her new quarters," said Vegeta, without looking at her. The guards smirked and they each grabbed one of her arms, dragging her away as she struggled wildly. Vegeta watched them go, almost sadly, and it seemed the light had left the room. "Goodbye . . . Tenshi," he whispered.
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Usagi was led down many halls and passageways. Deeper and deeper under the castle they went. Suddenly they stopped.
"Here we are, your highness," said one of the guards. "Your royal chambers."
If she continued to follow the hall, it would end in her face within a few feet. Instead, in front of her was an alcove the size of a small room with a cot and a few other necessities. But it had only three walls.
"Now," said the second guard, "how 'bout a good night kiss for your captor, beautiful?" Usagi frowned and slapped him as hard as she could. The guard didn't flinch. Instead, they both began howling with laughter.
"In you go, miss," said the first, throwing her into the alcove. He pushed a few buttons and suddenly the empty wall seemed to fill with some transparent force.
"This cell was built to hold even the strongest of Saiyins," he said. "Try to get out, and you'll wish you were dead." The two walked away, still howling.
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Usagi frowned. She had to get out. She slowly, cautiously, moved the tip of her finger toward the seemingly missing, or at least transparent, wall. Suddenly she shrieked in pain and quickly pulled away. It felt as though her very nerves were on fire. She made a mental note to herself to never try that again; it would need to be some other form of escape. She laid down on the cot to refresh her mind and get some much needed rest.
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Meanwhile . . .
Rei and Makoto were banging against the bars of their cell (yes, their cell is weaker and they have bars).
"Open up!" yelled Rei. "I am the Princess of Mars!"
"And I am the Princess of Jupiter!" hollered Makoto. "We demand that you let us out and take us to Serenity-hime!"
"Rei, Makoto, stop," said Minako, approaching.
"What?" said Rei harshly. "Don't you care what happens to her? Don't you care if they kill her?"
Tears filled Minako's eyes and she turned away. "Of course I do, but . . ."
"You guys," said Ami, understanding as always. "We all are worried about Usagi. But screaming like bakas won't help her. No one will listen to what we say, because of what she told them. We've got to find some other way . . ."
Rei sighed. "You're right, of course." She and Makoto left the bars and sat on their cots.
"It just bugs me so much to just be sitting here when they could hurt her any minute," said Makoto, clenching her fists.
"I know," said Ami. "I know . . . "
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Vegeta was tossing and turning in bed. The nightmare that had been haunting his dreams for the past few nights began again. He was surrounded by darkness, always complete black darkness. He was running, running from something to somewhere, but the faster he tried to run, the slower her moved. Then suddenly a transparent border appeared in front of him and the scene changed. On the other side was warm white light. He tried to reach it, but the wall stopped him. He was still in the cold darkness. Then the dream became different from before. Suddenly *she* appeared on the light side. She smiled at him; she was so beautiful, so angelic. "Vegeta . . ." she called. "Vegeta . . ." He tried again to reach her, but was still unsuccessful. "Have you never wanted to change? From darkness to light? From bad to good? From cruel to kind?"
"I . . . I don't know," Vegeta stammered.
Slowly the darkness was shrinking. The light was forming a rang around Vegeta's cell of darkness. He was the one imprisoned now, the one trapped.
"Have you never wanted to change? From darkness to light? From darkness to light? From darkness to light? From darkness to . . ."
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Vegeta woke up panting and in a cold sweat. What was that? Was there a meaning to this dream? If so, what?
He pushed these thoughts from his head and turned on the other side. After awhile, he fell into a dreamless sleep. That is, until the next night . . . and the next . . . and the next . . . . .
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Finally he could take it no more. He was exhausted from lack of sleep, but still every night the same nightmare haunted his dreams. And this time, there had been more. Just when he thought the light was going to squeeze him to death, everything changed.
He suddenly found himself walking among the ruins of a pure white building. Bodies were everywhere, all dead. He looked out across a courtyard. And the he saw *her*. She was lying face down, beside another man.
Vegeta felt a pang of jealousy, but then he realized it: She wasn't breathing and a part of her gown was stained red. She, too, was dead. So was the man beside her. He gazed out across the courtyard, seeing so much destruction and death.
There was one person still alive. It was a woman, who looked very much like the princess, except with silver hair. She was lying on a boulder and panting for breath. It looked like she, too, would die soon.
Slowly the scene began to melt away. Vegeta wanted to stay, to help the woman, but he couldn't. He found himself in a spaceship, looking out at his home planet, Vegeta-sei. Suddenly a beam shot out of the ship toward his planet. Vegeta cried out, but there was nothing he could do. The beam hit the planet and went straight to its core, blasting it apart. When Vegeta looked again, nothing remained but a few rocks. All his people . . . his home . . . everything . . . gone . . .
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"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" he cried.
He woke up, sweaty and shaking, and realized that he was actually screaming. He stopped abruptly. He silently thanked Kami [I know, he's not on Earth but oh well] for the heavy curtains hanging and his bed that muffled the sound.
He didn't know why and he didn't know what it would accomplish, but on waking up from that dream- that premonition- he had one thought in his mind. He had to see *her*. He quietly drew back the curtains, got up, and tip toed out of the room, down to the dungeons.
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After getting lost several times and having to retrace his steps, he eventually made it to the high security section of the dungeons. Most were empty (most occupants were executed), except for a few with bones rotting in a corner. He walked through several halls lined with countless cells before reaching his destination. He saw a dead end in front of him and a silvery glow seemed to be coming from the last cell.
He walked in front of it. There, lying on the old cot, lay the princess, even more beautiful than he remembered.
'How is she doing this to me?' he wondered. 'She haunts my dreams and my thoughts, and when I see her my emotions that I have hidden for so long, seem to explode. Why does she torment me?'
She mumbled something and rolled over in her sleep. Vegeta stepped back into the shadows of the corner of the hall, content just to watch her.
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He lost count of time as he stood there, simply looking at her. Her dreams, which had been so peaceful, began to change. She tossed and turned, and spoke mumbled words that he couldn't make out.
"No," she suddenly said softly, and her eyes snapped open. Vegeta shrank in the shadows. "I can't let that happen. I must somehow warn mother. But I don't even know how . . . if . . . it will truly occur." She paused. "And this planet, Vegeta-sei, it is going to somehow blow up. How horrible! This is not good."
She stopped speaking out loud and became lost in her own thoughts. Suddenly, her eyes snapped up, right to Vegeta's hiding place.
"Who is there?" she demanded.
Vegeta stepped out of the shadows. Usagi gasped. "Vegeta-sama," she said icily. "What do you want?"
"I want to change," replied Vegeta, surprising himself as unknown words tumbled out of his mouth. "From darkness to light."
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Well, 5 pages, not bad for me! Midterms are upon us so don't expect more too soon, but I'll get it up ASAP. I think I will be rewriting this cause Veggie's a bit too OOC for my liking. Gomen nasi bout that, but this *was* my second fic ever posted. Hope you liked it anyway. Please review! Ja ne!
~Calli-chan