Author's note: About the character I've named Roger. If you haven't
guessed I've put a whole lot of myself into that character. Years ago, I
was the personal valet for a Vice Admiral in the Navy. After my honorable
discharge, I started college and used the GI Bill, and worked my way
through. I was a personal valet for a rather rich, older gentleman in my
area of the US, so I am drawing heavily from that experience. If one can
get over the thought of being a "servant" it's a pretty lucrative gig.
Any ways, I still don't own DBZ or any of it's regular characters.
Sholio, I have BIG plans for Roger.. But I'm not going to give it away!! Muahahahahaha!!
KumikoVegeta, How soon do you want your young Veggie back? Hehehehe.
On with the story!
Goku flashed his best son grin and said, "Well, I love you too Vegeta."
"Don't give me that horseshit, Kakkarot! Where have you been? Look at you! You don't have a halo, you're not even dead!!"
"It's a real long story Vegeta. You're right, I'm not dead, but I'm not really alive either." Goku said.
"What do you mean?" Vegeta asked.
"Well, the Supreme Kai has explained it to me a couple of times, and I don't really understand all of it, but I'm sort of walking a tightrope between life, and death. The Supreme Kai says that it's easier for me to come and go and perform the missions he sometimes sends me on." Goku explained scratching the back of his head.
"What missions Kakkarot?"
"Well, mostly to keep the occasional evil assholes from blowing up the universe, stuff like that." Goku smiled.
"Oh, so you're the one we have to thank for not seeing any action these past several decades?" Vegeta inquired.
"Umm.. I suppose so." Goku said.
"I knew I felt your energy a couple of times!!" Vegeta exclaimed. "OK, so what the hell are you doing in my head?"
"We heard that you were going to New Namek to wish for your own death in a battle. The Kais have no problems with your doing that, but we checked with King Emma and if you die right now. Well, your prospects are not terribly bright." Goku stammered.
"Spell it out Kakkarot! What happens if I die right now?" Vegeta said impatiently.
"You will go to the HFILs, and you will not be allowed to keep your body. Goku said looking at his feet.
The prospect of this had occurred to Vegeta in the last few days, since the inception of his plan, but it didn't seem real until just now. He had hoped that the good that he had accomplished had been enough. But deep down, even Vegeta knew that it had not been enough to balance planetary mass murders. This news doesn't shock him at all.
"Kakkarot.. Goku.. Does it. bother you that I will go to HFILs?"
"Yes Vegeta, but it bothers her a lot more." Goku's gaze shifted to Vegeta's right.
Vegeta followed Goku's eyes, and suddenly the bond between him and Bulma, stretched but never broken by Bulma's death, suddenly snapped back into place. "B-bulma?" Vegeta stammered.
"Yes my love.." Suddenly the mists of Vegeta's mind parted, and standing before him was his life mate.
Vegeta ran to her, and embraced her, forgetting for a time that his friend/rival was watching. She returned the embrace and sought his face for a kiss. They kissed passionately. For a time Vegeta forgot about his pride, and returned Bulma's love unconditionally.
Bulma finally broke the spell and placed her hand on Vegeta's chest and gently pushed him back. "Vegeta, our time is short here, we must tell you some things."
"Ok, I'm listening." Vegeta said.
"Dearest, if you go to the HFILs, we will never see each other again. The thought of that is unbearable to me. I have waited for you for what seems like so long now." Bulma was in tears.
"Can I avoid it? Is there something I can do to make amends?" Vegeta asked.
"The Kais are working on a plan that will do just that." Goku said, "But it may require you to swallow a lot of pride to accomplish, Vegeta. It will be emotionally and possibly physically painful for you. The Kais are doing this in recognition of your change of heart and heroism in the latter part of your life. But they cannot simply let you into Heaven Vegeta, you have caused too much pain to too many people for that. You must redeem yourself."
"Swallowing my pride hasn't exactly been my strong suit Kakkarot." Vegeta looked into Bulma's eyes. "But for her, I will do it! Just tell me how."
"The Kais are still working out the specifics of what you need to do Vegeta." Bulma stated. "They should have your redemption plan ready when you get to New Namek."
"I see.. Well, If I gotta do this redemption plan, then why do I need to go to New Namek?" Vegeta asked.
"The Supreme Kai says that there is one wish that needs to be made with the Dragonballs on your behalf." Goku said. "He hasn't told us what that wish will be yet."
"Ok, then we'll go to New Namek as planned." Vegeta said. "Oh! One more thing there love of my life, bonded mate of mine, I have a rather large bone to pick with you over the programming of the computer on this ship!"
"Mr. Vegeta? Wake up, dinner is ready!" Roger's voice interrupted.
"Our time is up Vegeta" Bulma said "Goku will meet you on New Namek, he will be your guide in all this."
"What? Kakkarot will be my guide! And what about this baka computer! Bulma!" Vegeta exclaimed
"Mr. Vegeta! Wake up sir! Dinnertime!" Came Roger's voice accompanied by a shaking sensation.
Suddenly Bulma and Kakkarot faded into the mist of his mind. Vegeta felt the painful stretching of his bond to Bulma and knew that she had gone back to the other dimension. The sensation was akin to removing and old and favored pair of gloves and exposing your hands to sub-zero temperatures. Vegeta opened his eyes to the concerned face of Roger.
"Whew! I didn't know you were such heavy sleeper sir!' Roger exclaimed.
"Usually I'm not, Roger. I was dreaming, and didn't want to leave it quite yet." Vegeta smirked.
"I'm sorry sir, do you wish to go back to sleep?"
"No Roger, that's fine. I think my business there was concluded." Vegeta smirked.
"Yes sir. Do you wish to come to the galley, or do you want to eat here?" Roger asked.
"I think I will eat here tonight Roger, I have some things to think about and sort out." Vegeta admitted.
"Two hours, forty-three minutes to system designated S45667M2, Earth Standard Time" Bulma-Computer reported."
"We're getting close now Roger." Vegeta said.
"If you'll pardon my asking sir, just where is this first stop we're making?" Roger ventured.
"It's my home planet Roger, or more accurately what is left of my home planet. It was destroyed long ago." Vegeta lamented.
"Y-your home planet sir? You meant that you're not human?" Roger asked.
"No Roger, I am the very last 100% pure blooded Saiyan left in all the universe." Vegeta smiled.
"Well, that explains why you refer to humans the way you do." Roger smiled.
"Vegeta suddenly got a thought. He needed to think about his life, and he also suddenly felt the need to share his experiences with someone. "Roger, go and get us our dinner and come back and join me. I want to tell you some stories about my life, and the lives of others. I promise you will not get bored."
Roger smiled, "Of course sir, I'll be back momentarily"
Roger took about fifteen minutes transporting the food in CC Capsules, and setting up the meal in the pilothouse. When the meal was set and Roger was ready to eat, Vegeta began.
"I am Vegeta, Prince of all the Saiyans. Prince of a once strong and proud people that inhabited the system we are heading for right now. Long ago, we made the mistake of serving a ruthless and very powerful tyrant known as Frieza..
Please read and review!!!
Sholio, I have BIG plans for Roger.. But I'm not going to give it away!! Muahahahahaha!!
KumikoVegeta, How soon do you want your young Veggie back? Hehehehe.
On with the story!
Goku flashed his best son grin and said, "Well, I love you too Vegeta."
"Don't give me that horseshit, Kakkarot! Where have you been? Look at you! You don't have a halo, you're not even dead!!"
"It's a real long story Vegeta. You're right, I'm not dead, but I'm not really alive either." Goku said.
"What do you mean?" Vegeta asked.
"Well, the Supreme Kai has explained it to me a couple of times, and I don't really understand all of it, but I'm sort of walking a tightrope between life, and death. The Supreme Kai says that it's easier for me to come and go and perform the missions he sometimes sends me on." Goku explained scratching the back of his head.
"What missions Kakkarot?"
"Well, mostly to keep the occasional evil assholes from blowing up the universe, stuff like that." Goku smiled.
"Oh, so you're the one we have to thank for not seeing any action these past several decades?" Vegeta inquired.
"Umm.. I suppose so." Goku said.
"I knew I felt your energy a couple of times!!" Vegeta exclaimed. "OK, so what the hell are you doing in my head?"
"We heard that you were going to New Namek to wish for your own death in a battle. The Kais have no problems with your doing that, but we checked with King Emma and if you die right now. Well, your prospects are not terribly bright." Goku stammered.
"Spell it out Kakkarot! What happens if I die right now?" Vegeta said impatiently.
"You will go to the HFILs, and you will not be allowed to keep your body. Goku said looking at his feet.
The prospect of this had occurred to Vegeta in the last few days, since the inception of his plan, but it didn't seem real until just now. He had hoped that the good that he had accomplished had been enough. But deep down, even Vegeta knew that it had not been enough to balance planetary mass murders. This news doesn't shock him at all.
"Kakkarot.. Goku.. Does it. bother you that I will go to HFILs?"
"Yes Vegeta, but it bothers her a lot more." Goku's gaze shifted to Vegeta's right.
Vegeta followed Goku's eyes, and suddenly the bond between him and Bulma, stretched but never broken by Bulma's death, suddenly snapped back into place. "B-bulma?" Vegeta stammered.
"Yes my love.." Suddenly the mists of Vegeta's mind parted, and standing before him was his life mate.
Vegeta ran to her, and embraced her, forgetting for a time that his friend/rival was watching. She returned the embrace and sought his face for a kiss. They kissed passionately. For a time Vegeta forgot about his pride, and returned Bulma's love unconditionally.
Bulma finally broke the spell and placed her hand on Vegeta's chest and gently pushed him back. "Vegeta, our time is short here, we must tell you some things."
"Ok, I'm listening." Vegeta said.
"Dearest, if you go to the HFILs, we will never see each other again. The thought of that is unbearable to me. I have waited for you for what seems like so long now." Bulma was in tears.
"Can I avoid it? Is there something I can do to make amends?" Vegeta asked.
"The Kais are working on a plan that will do just that." Goku said, "But it may require you to swallow a lot of pride to accomplish, Vegeta. It will be emotionally and possibly physically painful for you. The Kais are doing this in recognition of your change of heart and heroism in the latter part of your life. But they cannot simply let you into Heaven Vegeta, you have caused too much pain to too many people for that. You must redeem yourself."
"Swallowing my pride hasn't exactly been my strong suit Kakkarot." Vegeta looked into Bulma's eyes. "But for her, I will do it! Just tell me how."
"The Kais are still working out the specifics of what you need to do Vegeta." Bulma stated. "They should have your redemption plan ready when you get to New Namek."
"I see.. Well, If I gotta do this redemption plan, then why do I need to go to New Namek?" Vegeta asked.
"The Supreme Kai says that there is one wish that needs to be made with the Dragonballs on your behalf." Goku said. "He hasn't told us what that wish will be yet."
"Ok, then we'll go to New Namek as planned." Vegeta said. "Oh! One more thing there love of my life, bonded mate of mine, I have a rather large bone to pick with you over the programming of the computer on this ship!"
"Mr. Vegeta? Wake up, dinner is ready!" Roger's voice interrupted.
"Our time is up Vegeta" Bulma said "Goku will meet you on New Namek, he will be your guide in all this."
"What? Kakkarot will be my guide! And what about this baka computer! Bulma!" Vegeta exclaimed
"Mr. Vegeta! Wake up sir! Dinnertime!" Came Roger's voice accompanied by a shaking sensation.
Suddenly Bulma and Kakkarot faded into the mist of his mind. Vegeta felt the painful stretching of his bond to Bulma and knew that she had gone back to the other dimension. The sensation was akin to removing and old and favored pair of gloves and exposing your hands to sub-zero temperatures. Vegeta opened his eyes to the concerned face of Roger.
"Whew! I didn't know you were such heavy sleeper sir!' Roger exclaimed.
"Usually I'm not, Roger. I was dreaming, and didn't want to leave it quite yet." Vegeta smirked.
"I'm sorry sir, do you wish to go back to sleep?"
"No Roger, that's fine. I think my business there was concluded." Vegeta smirked.
"Yes sir. Do you wish to come to the galley, or do you want to eat here?" Roger asked.
"I think I will eat here tonight Roger, I have some things to think about and sort out." Vegeta admitted.
"Two hours, forty-three minutes to system designated S45667M2, Earth Standard Time" Bulma-Computer reported."
"We're getting close now Roger." Vegeta said.
"If you'll pardon my asking sir, just where is this first stop we're making?" Roger ventured.
"It's my home planet Roger, or more accurately what is left of my home planet. It was destroyed long ago." Vegeta lamented.
"Y-your home planet sir? You meant that you're not human?" Roger asked.
"No Roger, I am the very last 100% pure blooded Saiyan left in all the universe." Vegeta smiled.
"Well, that explains why you refer to humans the way you do." Roger smiled.
"Vegeta suddenly got a thought. He needed to think about his life, and he also suddenly felt the need to share his experiences with someone. "Roger, go and get us our dinner and come back and join me. I want to tell you some stories about my life, and the lives of others. I promise you will not get bored."
Roger smiled, "Of course sir, I'll be back momentarily"
Roger took about fifteen minutes transporting the food in CC Capsules, and setting up the meal in the pilothouse. When the meal was set and Roger was ready to eat, Vegeta began.
"I am Vegeta, Prince of all the Saiyans. Prince of a once strong and proud people that inhabited the system we are heading for right now. Long ago, we made the mistake of serving a ruthless and very powerful tyrant known as Frieza..
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