I walk the maze of moments
But every whereI turn to
Begins a new beginning
but never finds a finish
I walk to the horizon
and there I find another
It all seems so surprising
and then I find that I know
You go there your gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is...
© Enya
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27. Martyrs Death
Months past, in which Diana's stomach grew. Not willing to hear anything about
sex or anything else but that it was healthy, life at the court moved onwards.
Messages were exchanged between Coola's ship and the palace. All in secrecy
still. More and more bonds were forged until almost the whole west quadrant
allied with the Saiyans. Sakura getting used to her spying life, and knowing
what and what absolutely not to do onboard.
On Vegeta-sei Diana waddled inside.
"No Kakarott I'm fine Kakarott. No taurus, you don't need to hold my hand
taurus, go away taurus. Hello nappa, go away nappa. PREGNANT WOMAN COMING! SO
ALL OF YOU GET THE FUCK AWAY BEFORE VEGETA WILL BLAST YOU AWAY!" grunting
she waddled into the centre. Heaving and puffing. With throbbing ankles she
sighed. Shit day. Flopped down on the carpet and refused to move.
"Nothing much king, just a breather, heavy load I bare..." she muttered. Tapping the bulging stomach. The king nodded understanding. It seemed she indeed was heavy loaded. Her stomach bulging beyond normal proportions.
"Okay...NAPPA YOU BRAIN DEAD! GET ME UP!" Sighing nappa walked up and carefully aided her up. As soon as she stood on her feet she shoved him away. "I said GO AWAY." sighing annoyed, she shrugged all off and waddled to the dais. Heaved up and flopped in a throne. There. Mission a success.
"Tomorrow I want a wheel chair." She complained. Envisioning herself running over boots. She started snickering before laughing herself to tears. Patient the king eyed her. Again?
"Where is Vegeta?" he carefully asked. She stopped and exploded beside
him.
"TRAINING! THAT RUNT ONLY TRAINS! I HAD TO BE HEAVED OUT OF MY BED BY MY
GUARDS!" she thundered high pitched. "AND I WAS IN MY UNDERWEAR, SHINE
THROUGH! HE DOESN'T CARE!" she started crying painfully. "I'm ugly
to him..." Sobbing she heaved up and hung against the king. He petted her
awkwardly.
"I'm sure he doesn't..." he muttered. Crying...pregnant...females...the
horror. Woe him.
"GET MY SON HERE! HIS WIFE NEEDS HIM." he thundered. Like. This wasn't
even his woman! She stopped crying and fond pecked his cheek as she flopped
back into her throne. All she had to do was wait. Vegeta entered annoyed. She
rose annoyed. Vegeta the king groaned. Another scene.
"Well mister I want to train allot. Where were you this morning?"
she asked dangerously sweet. Vegeta humped.
"Training! Like you said. Now why did you need me!"
"Didn't you forget something this morning? The thing we discussed last
night?" he walked up to the dais and stood nose to nose to her.
"Enlighten me." he growled low.
"Like...MEEE? I CAN'T GET UP ALONE ASS!" he winched. Damned voice.
"I'll do so tomorrow." whirled around and stalked away.
"YOU WAIT A MINUTE MISTER! WANNA KNOW WHAT IS DEGRADING? GETTING PULLED FROM YOUR BED BY YOUR PERSONAL GUARDS INSTEAD OF YOUR LOVING' HUSBAND! AND DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU WHAT I WORE, FOR' YOU!" she panted as Vegeta froze. Shit. The king quickly rose and supported Diana whom he helped back into her seat.
"Thanks. WELLL?"
"I heard the first time. I'll think of it tomorrow!"
"Oh you better mister. Or I'm sure I can arrange 2 weeks throne duty without
training, Agreed king?"
"Hmm..." He mused. "2 whole weeks to read..." Vegeta flinched.
No way!
"That was all husband'." She stated condescending. He growled
as he stalked out.
Sakura yawned as she leaned back on her chair. Nail eyed it as she nearly toppled
over, yet remained in perfect balance.
"Nail?"
"Yes?" she eyed him upside down. Arms limply by her side.
"How long will it take? I wanna see Diana and the baby, preferably before
she delivers..."
"No idea. Still anything is possible." The Namek mused.
"Takes so LONG." She complained. Flopping back annoyed. Dropping
her chin on her arms, who were parched on the desk.
"Patience is a virtue." The Namek patiently replied. As usual she
sighed deep.
"I know. But I miss her so. And the Saiyans. Don't you ever get sick of
it?" He nodded.
"Yes. But it doesn't help thinking like that. Just be patient." She
nodded sour. She hated waiting.
***
Coola eyed at the device discovered in his room. He was not pleased.
"Who made this?" he hissed angry. If anyone was bugging people, it
would be him. Not the other way around.
"We traced the signal Master." The captain of the ship informed nervous.
Two angry eyes rested on him.
"WELL?" he howled pissed that the man stalled.
"Lady Sakura's room sir." he stated shaking like a leaf. He was blasted
instantly. SAKURA? NO WAY! But if so...why? He mentally slapped himself. How
stupid and careless! All due to his infatuation. Damn him. Well there went the
not ion of backstabbing again. He fancied someone. Took her in, fed her, clothed
her. Slept even with her. Trusted her a bit... And what did she do? Backstab.
How to proceed...hmm...ah he happened to already have planned a nice visit to
her relatives. Vegeta and his brat and her sister. Might as well give them a
sight to see. For now he wouldn't act or even hint at knowing this info.
"Get me Sakura." he ordered through the com. Smug he leaned back.
She entered like she always did. With flair and innocence.
"You called me master?"
"I did. Come and entertain me. Read from that book we did last time."
She nodded. Grabbed the novel and settled on a pillow before him, before reading
to him. Coola leaned back relaxed and gazed beyond into the stars.
***
2 weeks later...
"AH I can't believe she's coming again!!!" Hyper on a waddling pace
Diana hounded Saiyans about to get all clean. Behind her Vegeta flinched as
she howled at a floating Saiyan who missed a spot only she noticed.
"Woman he already...sit down...WOMAN." frustrated he turned to his
smirking father. "FATHER make her SIT."
"She's not my wife. Besides one does not boss a female around while she's
ready to spawn."
"Nicely put father. Word is deliver?" Vegeta snarled. The king shrugged. He too was thrilled. He didn't want to show it. But he missed her allot. It had been a full 6 months she had been gone after the wedding. And some Saiyans still celebrated it. Amazing as it was. A hand ful hospitalised with failing livers. Put in healing tanks and up and running again. Still drinking and feasting. One of which was, Bardock. Unbelievable but true. It might not be too far away that he'd would have to start all over with HIS wedding. He planned on asking her when she arrived. Offcourse finding a private moment...Zorn already knew and was ready to start al festivities again. All was on standby. All he needed to do was ask her back from that Ice-jin and ask her. But knowing the words said by Diana. She'd say yes. His mood was indestructible good.
"I hate it when people are sloppy." Diana howled as she slammed a
broom against a Saiyan to move it. She was so angry! They'd better be ready
when Sakura came back home! Damn nice to have a big house but to clean it was
a monster job. And they all were runts who needed supervision. Her face deeply
red flushed and she was tired. But she wouldn't sit before it was all CLEAN.
Past stormed a Saiyan with muddy boots. She snagged him with her broom and tripped
him.
"YOU ASS! LOOK AT THE FLOOR! ZORRRRN!" Sour Zorn walked over and eyed the trails. Aw shit. Meanwhile Diana was working the poor Saiyan's head with a mop. Nice soggy and dirty.
"YOU ASS. We just CLEANED IT." she stuck the pole inches before his nose. "You grab this mop and CLEAN IT UP PRONTO! YOU PIG!" Nervous he rose and grabbed the pole, running back erasing his trail. Uninterested the king took out a very small box. Hiding it from sight with his hands and peered at the small flashing ring. Smug he closed it and leaned back.
"Father, I say we start the delivery. I can't stand it anymore."
Vegeta grunted desperate, flopping in his throne tired.
"Not fair against your wife. She's carrying 2. You none. Her choice."
the king absently replied. Running scenarios in his mind. How to ask best...
"Bedroom father." Vegeta suggested. Startled the king nearly dropped
the box. Stuffing it back in his armour while glaring pissed at his son who
smirked.
"What are you going on about." he snarled.
"You know exactly what I mean. When she's here, tonight, bedroom...Zorn
is prepared." stiffly his father turned away.
"None of your business brat."
"I know, just a suggestion." Inside Vegeta snickered. Poor man. Then
turned up as Diana wailed in pain and fury. She fell backwards on her rear.
Stones weren't flexible. He flinched when she cried out most disgusting and
very un-princess like words. Hiding his face behind his hands he sighed deep.
"Oh Vegeta? Would you be so nice to help me up? Dear husband, my mate...cause I can't get up..." she muttered pitifully before bawling in a ball. Rising without thinking he stalked over and helped her up.
"Their arriving soon." Zorn informed.
"Couldn't you have said that BEFORE she was here!?" Vegeta thundered.
Oblivious Diana eyed them blankly.
"Sis? As in Sakura...SIISSSS!" and away she waddled as quickly as she could. Vegeta smacked himself. Aw man...and ran after her. The king rose too and waved Zorn to follow.
Panting and heaving Diana hung against a wall. Shish...
Happy?" Vegeta teased.
"Sis..." she panted. Shaking his head tired he gathered her in his
arms and flew through the palace, outside and to the street were they would
wait the parade. It was the Saiyan day. In which they remembered the warriors
who perished. It was celebrated by getting very drunk. As if they ever changed
that tradition...duh. They got drunk whenever they could.
Loads of Saiyans were up and about. All lining the streets. The king would hold a speech! Rumour was the twins would be reunited and sing too! Although princess Diana was an uncertain factor.
Sakura strolled behind Coola and smirked. YES, SAIYANS! Around her all around.
Some waved, she waved beaming back. Next to her Nail walked. Unfazed Coola strolled
in his own pace as Saiyans parted like water before him. The royals already
standing on the stage as Saiyan's gathered before it. Eager Diana was held and
pinned by Vegeta.
From the crowd Coola and his band emerged. Diana yelped on an awkward tone when she spotted her sister. Both froze for a second, before Sakura broke free. Saiyan's snickering darted away as she flew through the crowd. Two Saiyans had their hands clasped and formed a step. Without thinking she used it and was launched up. Landing elegantly she glanced at Diana. Both paused before flinging themselves into the others arms.
"YOUR HUGE!" Sakura laughed.
"You think I'm fat????" Diana started sniffing as Sakura hugged her
tight but gently.
"Just teasing! You look great!"
"Really?" she sniffed as Sakura rubbed her face clean.
"Yes really. Now stop sniffing or I'll start too."
"Can't have that..." She giggled, Sakura joined her giggling.
"Ah Sakura-chan, I see you already found your family?" Coola sneered.
All turned as he smirked up. Hovering up and stood beside them. The king hid
his frustrations with ease. Already used to it and very trained to do so for
years.
Next followed the kings speech. Mainly about how well and proud he was of all his Warriors and that he hoped they'd do as well for the upcoming year. He then gave the word to Sakura who with Diana preformed. Both singing Princes of the Universe' of Queen. The hard rock music was greeted and welcomed by the Saiyans with a thundering salvo of screaming in ecstatic wailing and applauding. Smirking the twins eyed the other. They had known it would be a hit.
"Ladies and gentlemen." Diana began. Curious Sakura eyed her as half
a mission in the streets and in the air.
"I wish to announce that you will receive two new royals in the upcoming
weeks. I'm carrying twins." it was first silent, so silent you could have
heard a pin drop. Before they all cried out in amazement and glee. TWINS? RARE!
VERY RARE. Smug Sakura eyed their reaction. Like DUH. She had been a twin too.
In the DNA man.
"Congrat's." she stated regardless of the obvious. And kissed her sisters on the cheeks. Embarrassed she curtsied. Sakura laughed, saw Coola move and shoved the already unstable Diana over. Not much was needed anyway. All silenced when Sakura hit the stage. Shot through the heart. Coola frowned. Shame. In shock the king eyed Sakura as on all fours Diana crawled to Sakura and clamped her crying.
"I can't find a pulse!!! ZORN!!!" Instantly elites flooded the area. Blocking view of the royals. The king gulped. His...Sakura? Knelt with his son who tried to comfort a hysterical Diana. The king touched her still silky lips, moved to her chest, with the stage getting blood stained. Diana also was covered in her blood and wailed only harder. Trying to shove it back inside her sister.
"NO!!! don't do this please Sakura, don't...OH GOD WHY!" Meanwhile the shock passed over the Saiyans. She was dead? All focussed on the calm Coola who looked a tad disdain. Diana rose and shoved Vegeta with unknown power aside. Stunned he glanced up at her. She had an aura flaming around her. In her state? Shoved past protective Elites and glared at Coola who calmly glanced back.
"He killed her. KILL THEM ALL!" she cried out. Before sagging as she realised she was covered in Sakura's blood. Quickly shielded again as the king meanwhile picked out the box with ring. His already blood stained fingers tainting the clear diamond. Rubbish...what was the use! Loading in rage and grief he whirled around. Vegeta stammered no. but he didn't hear it. Now he took 2 women from him! Him and his rotten stinking FAMILY. He flew up, shoving Zorn aside who smacked into some of his men.
"PROTECT THE KING!" Zorn was stopped by Vegeta.
"Let him...his choice..." Vegeta muttered sad. The king growling and
blinded with hate flew at Coola who with a swipe of his tail broke the rulers
neck. And landed in the midst of Saiyans who carefully put him down. Cold Vegeta
rose, left the ground and waved all around him. All millions of Saiyans on the
planet who flew to meet him at the heart of the city after the cold assassination.
In clouds and many layers of it all flew up on the prince...kings command. The
king is dead. Long live the king. Crying heartbroken in Zorn's arms she was
handed down to Taurus and Kakarott. She then shrugged them off and bellowed
them up too as she levitated with them.
"Kakarott...your father..."
"Tub, he's yanked out as we speak my queen." The young Saiyan replied
cold. She nodded content. She wasn't strong, she knew. But she'd help regardless.
For Sakura and the old king.
Meanwhile Vegeta stated calm the attack all should use. It was send through
the scouters. More and more Saiyans flew as fast as they could to the city from
all over the planet. Newly arrived fled to the crime scene to join. Until the
sky was black with furious and menacing Saiyans. Rows and rows, third class
next to elites.
"I do believe that we made them a tad cross." Coola mused to his right
hand, who before he finished was shot to dust. Kakarott tuned back to Diana
who nodded content.
"Never liked him anyway. The slime bag." she growled. Lightly ticked
he peered how his men were slaughtered. A huge explosion above announced his
mother ship broken. Pieces of metal showered down like space rocks.
"Well Coola, if you have guts, join us..." Around him all Saiyans loaded to their full potential. Panting Bardock arrived with his team. Vegeta waved him over. He joined his side with Nappa and Zorn. Softly instructing Bardock. He frowned then smirked.
"It's possible sire, if timing is correct."
"We only have one chance. If not, we cease to exist. And I'd like to see
my children born." Vegeta grunted.
"But your highness...is the news..."
"Their both dead. Coola aimed for the twins. Sakura shoved Diana out of
sight. Taking the full blast. My father lost it and attacked. Broke his neck.
Neither had a chance."
"Your highness." Bardock stated cold. "I only need one chance." Vegeta inclined his head slightly. Informing him he understood. Even the drunk, abruptly sobered and joined from all hidden bars under the city. Coola started feeling slightly unnerved but hovered up still. Loading as he did. Just in case.
In their heads some Saiyans heard Sakura's battle song sung at the wedding. How true...some replayed the last song, just now sung by the couple. Princes of the universe...true.
Vegeta started a count down that all heard. As one they formed a ki ball in their hand. One per person. Including Diana and Vegeta. Meanwhile Bardock concentrated deeply and tossed up an artificial moon. Meanwhile counting down his time. Observing Saiyans who obediently gazed up in the ball but trying to slow down their full transformation as long as possible. Vegeta also concentrated greatly. Redirecting all the energy emitted to two balls. One below, one above Coola. Who was cornered by the Saiyans all around.
"Hmm...a test of my powers might be interesting." He mused to himself as he transformed into his ultimate form. Vegeta sneered as he had the new rating. Sure, you do that. He though nasty. As if it will help. All Saiyans here are against you lizard.
The powers were growing by tenfold as some strained to fight back the transformation, still wanting to use the increased power from it. Aided by those around them. Aura's flashed brighter as power crackled around them. Buildings were struck by immense bolts of lightning. Which trailed over pavements and leaving behind a trail. Even people from the worst parts flew up and joined. One man of Coola was struck by such a wandering bold and incinerated on the spot. In other parts, Saiyans too weak to make it in time blew up bases of the Ice-jin. Absently Vegeta noted the global annihilation of traces of the invading force.
"3...2...1..." Bardock signalled up to his sphere and it moved into the top energy ball. It rivalled an Genki dama (spirit bomb). And there were 2 both of huge measurements. The sphere below lifted the normal gravity into one of 0 G. Rocks and rubble flew up.
"Now you'll pay..." Diana slowly and cold hearted stated. The global attack suddenly as Vegeta opened his eyes and cried out, started moving very quick. Stunningly passing inches past Saiyans in different layers but not harming any as it rushed from two directions at a prepared Coola. Stunned he peered up and down. A combined...there had to be millions hovering here! But wait a minute...millions? Means...he was...in shit? The two impacted, swelling into one with him in the middle. He strained against the immense pressure and force exerted on him. Unknown to him Saiyans on command of Vegeta started fuelling the ball even more with individual attacks. It swallowed all up and grew and grew.
"J...j...just...m...m...monk...eys...d...amand...c..courte...san...ARCH!"
he couldn't hold his shield any longer as it started to implode from his position
outwards. Still Saiyans who had power left, such as elites and first class added
to the energy ball. Diana glanced up at a green guy who hissing loaded and blasted
a constant beam at the sphere.
Nail strained in fury. It hadn't been necessary to kill her! And then, suddenly
it was over. Vegeta send the ball upwards into the suns. Near them it imploded.
The suns were blocked and darkness spread globally. After a few minutes of utter
silence it cleared and the warm suns resumed they shining. Saiyans dropped unconscious
from the air like flies. Some grabbed by lover hovering Saiyans, others simply
plummeting down all the way. Nothing a good snooze couldn't fix. Others panted
midair before landing lightly. Including Bardock and Vegeta.
"Erm...Tora?" Diana muttered. Tora, glanced at her tired. "Don't wanna be a pain...but could you call the king to me?" He nodded and flew away, only to return with a tired but satisfied Vegeta. No trace remained of the Ice-jin. If the attack had failed the suns would have got him.
"I think our children will be great fighters...They love a good fight.
Wanna know why?" Vegeta eyed her confused.
"My water broke..." He paled. Aw shit??? He got her, and blasted into
the palace. Leaving Zorn to sort things out. He had a prior arrangements.
Sadly Zorn ordered for the bodies to be collected of both and to be brought to the palace. Kakarott and Taurus carried them after Zorn.
10 hours later, Vegeta was father to healthy twins. A boy and girl. One girl looking exactly like Diana. The boy like Vegeta. Who's DNA had been most dominant? No one knew. But all were shocked at their power levels at birth. A royal 10.000 each. Vegeta was very content. Diana still very sad, with a feeling of missing something vital. The bond between Sakura so abruptly broken it left a painful abyss. Sure she was happy with her kids. But Sakura had been so eager to see them...Sakura...She eyed at the girl who sucked her finger asleep.
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The moon upon the ocean
is swept around in motion
but without ever knowing
the reason for it's flowing
in motion on the ocean
the moon still keeps on moving
the waves still keep on waving
and I still keep on moving
You go there your gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is
© Enya