Author's Note:

Thank you all for your persistence – See – bugging the author pays off in the end!

Chapter 9

Looking around, Vegeta assessed the landscape around his current position.

Gardens… more gardens…. Hedges…. Aha! A footpath!

Stepping away from his ever so neatly parked and overly new-looking ship, Vegeta followed the footpath into the hedges.

Three Hours Later

Vegeta stalked forward, grumbling. Damn hedge-maze….how the hell am I supposed to get out of this?! I swear I have been to this exact spot several times already…. In fact, that opening looks just like the one……

Peering out of the opening, Vegeta sees the magnificent sight of….

His ship.

"AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Amusement…..

Inquiry?

The illusion wrinkled when it encompassed the pillar… as a result, the landscape he sees isn't a part of the entire illusion – instead it is a self-contained world. I think Destruction is starting to lose his temper…. Hehehe….. I guess I could let him out now – the illusion has destabilized to once again be manipulable…..

As Vegeta readied a large blast to annihilate the irritating hedge maze, the surrounding environment wavered, as if seen through heat, and vanished.

"Grrrrrrr…."

What the hell?!

I do NOT appreciate being played with! I am the Prince of all Saya-jins!

Looking around, Vegeta found himself standing near the edge of the crystal pillar. Looking down to see if the ruins were still there, he saw…

Perfection.

True, most parts were slightly transparent, but you could now see what the ruins must have looked like before their destruction.

It looked just like a larger version of the palace on Vegita-sei.

:Greetings Destruction. Welcome home.: