Warriors At Heart
By: Wind Nymph
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z/Gt or any other famous products that may appear in this fic- such as coffee. It is commmon sence people. ^_^ Also- this is my first fic EVER so be gentle.
A/N- This chaper contains hints of rape. If that offends you please skip over it!
Chapter Three
A low cackle escaped the pale blue lips of Tanly. Oh how shocked everyone will be. How could low class Tanly have defeated the entire Saiyan Jin army on his own? Simple. Oh yes- it was all planned out in his wicked little mind. King Vegeta will not know what hit him! The fools still had not detected his ship following them. "Stupid Monkeys." he whispered to himself. "It is through you, King Vegeta, that I will gain the respect that I have always deserved. When I bring you back in chains I will no longer be weak, helpless Tanly. I will be a Dymien Jin Elite!"
He turned his attention to the two statues sitting on the counter next to him, The first was of his immortal king- whom everyone classified as a god. The Saiyans did not know this fact. Their king could not die. It was all part of his magic. His was the strongest known magic in this universe. He was indestructable. Well almost.
The second statue was one of the King's only daughter. She was hidious! She strongly resembled the Saiyan Jins in anatomy- though unlike the Saiyans she took on the trait of blue. Everyone knew she was an accident. The king had every intention of killing her the day she was born. Everyone witnessed it. The new born baby being snatched away from her alien mother by her feet and hung upside down as if she were nothing more than an animal. Everyone in the statium cringed at her horrid appearence- oh and the sound! The wretched sound that filled the room! What a cry it was. She began to leak from her eyes, nose, and mouth.
Everyone cheered loudly as a red ball of energy was formed in the kings hand. The little monster was to suffer an agonizing death and right infront of the whore mothers eyes. The woman who the king had favored so much, yet was stupid enough to concieve a child from him. She screamed out loudly and begged the king not to kill their child. She pleaded and wrapped her arms around his stomach kissing him repeatedly and promising herself to him every second of the day if he only let the child live. She cried out that on her native planet children were treasured and should never have harm brought to them.
With a malacious smile the king responded, "I would have you anyway whore. As for the child. We are not on your planet- now are we?" and before she could respond the red energy blast was shot at the baby, engulfing her small body entirely. The crowd went wild with cheers and laughter. They began throwing stones and magic ki blast at the mother who began shaking and sobbing uncontrollably as light from the blast blinded her. There was no way the child could survive- not from that blast, It was the strongest weapon these people had- and he used it on his own daughter.
However- to the shock of many- the baby survived. She was alive and well when the light faded. A little cranky- but alive. The mighty king was shocked to say the least. He frown and looked down at the woman who still sat at his feet. She was bruised, bloody, and used up. And now she would curse him with a child that had the potental to destroy him! "Woman! You are through! But before I despose of you I need to take out the trash. TANLY! Throw the infant into the silence of space. That way she can cry all she wants." he said with a a cruel laugh.
"NO! She won't be able t breathe!" the woman cried.
"Exactly." The king said as he tossed the girl to Tanly. "And neither shall you- not for long." With that said he grabbed her wrist and dragged her back to his chambers.
Screams filled the palace for the rest of the night. Agonizing, torturous screams rang through the ears of all. It was the woman. She was being killed. Everyone stayed up and cheered as they listened to her cries for help. They all knew the punishment, The mighty king had transformed. He turned into his true self. A self that towers most houses. He was giant and uncontrollable- and he took her over and over- slowly yet roughly- until her humiliated end. When he finished with her he burned the body and spit on her ashes.
The memory of having to take that squirming, screaming infant into the depths of space made him swell with pride. Many consider the girl some kind of a goddess. They are not foolish enough to believe that even thought their powerful king could not kill her the emptiness of space could. It was absurd. Yes- the girl still lived, and she was worshiped.
After putting the ship on invisible mode and auto pilot he took the two statues down and placed them on an alter in the middle of sixteen black candles. When all of the candles were lit he got down on his knees and prayed for the strength to capture King Vegeta to the God and protection from all harm from his Goddess. They had never failed him yet.
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"Sire. We will land in exactly four minutes. Would you like for us to begin a ki search for the son of Bardock?" A soldier asked ina robotic voice from his control panels.
Vegeta who had nearly fallen asleep opened his eyes and stared the soldier in the eye. "Well that should be a given, shouldn't it? Did I not tell you two hours ago to begin the search when we enter Earth's atmosphere?"
"Yes sire- I just.."
"You just need to learn to follow orders better. Get your act together low level. Now is not the time to start making mistakes." he barked. At this comment the man frantically began typing in commands and searching for the highest ki on the planet- that would no doubt be Kakorott.
When the screen began flashing all heads in the room looked over at the reading. Vegeta stood and leaned over the mans shoulder. "Is this Kakorott?"
"Yes sire, but there must be some mistake- his power level nearly matches yours." he said and tried typing in the commands again. The same reading came on screen. "How could a second class soldier be that strong? Even the gravity is lighter here- there is no way he could match you."
"Maybe he has some help. I will find out when we retrieve him. Now- where is he?"
"He- He is coming right at us." The man pointed out the green bleep on the screen that was rapidly moving towards the blue circle which was the ship. Vegeta watched in awe the rate of speed. This one was most definatly tested wrong as an infant- no average child could grow to be this strong.
"Good- that just makes things easier for us. NAPPA!" he ordered a large man to his side. He was one of the strongest elites but as far as brains went- well- he was lacking. One could tell by looking at him that he must have been dropped as an infant or something.
"Yes highness?" he asked in a deep voice. A voice that had yelled many commands to the entire Saiyan army and had let out many a battle cry in his day. His eyes told many stories of painful deaths and torturous rapes. He was clearly not one to be messed with.
Vegeta crossed his arms and turned to face the bald, bulky man, "I wish for you to go retrieve Bardock. Tell him we have found his son and he is to walk out by my side for the reunion." Nappa immediatly bowed and marched out of the room.
Vegeta walked and stood infront of the door when he felt the ship rumble beneath him as it landed. An annoyed sigh escaped him as he heard the arguing of his men behind him, trying to get in their correct spots. It wasn't long before Bardock stepped in the vacant space to his left, and Nappa on the right. With a quick glance behind him the door opened and all the the Saiyan Elites filed off of the ship with their king. Before them stood four men, a green alien of some sort, and the spitting imagae of Bardock. Next to him stood a brave child who had the face of his father.
Vegeta smiled arrogantly at the site before him. The best part was the little white man and the kid. Yet the kid was probably the most eager of them all. That was a rare trait- good for all warriors to possess.
"So- you must be Kakorott." he said keeping his smile in tact.
Goku's stern look vanished and was replaced by utter confusion. "Kaka what?" he asked dropping his defences to scratch his head.
Vegeta scowled at his lack of concern for their strength. He was one of the deadliest men in the universe yet this stupid man was completly ignoring him. "Kakorott! Are you not the son of Bardock?!" he barked and pointed to the man on his left.
Goku gasped and knelt down next to Gohan, "look son- he looks almost exactly like me."
Bardock smiled, "Well natuarally. I am your father and when it comes to Saiyan blood nine times out of ten the child will take on the appearence of their father." he then altered his attention to Gohan, "And who are you?"
With a brave gulp he marched foward, adjusting the sword Piccollo had given him on his back, "My name is Gohan. And my father's name is not Kakorott- he is Goku and he is the strongest man alive! Not some Saiyan."
Vegeta's shoulders began to shake with laughter. He had been right. The child was the best part- so small and weak, yet at the same time brave and noble. "Gohan is it? Well Gohan- can you not see the family resemblence? This man is your grandfather- you should show some respect. As for your father not being a Saiyan- I am afraid you are wrong. He is a Saiyan and so are you. Have you never realized how much stronger you are to the rest of this inferior race. Why- I'll bet no one besides your father here can strike fear into your heart. Am I right?"
Gohan seemed to be thinking about it. The harder he thought the more the realization dawned on him. But suddenly- his face lit up. "Wrong- Mom scares me and Dad both." The entire Z gang broke out into chuckles and snickers. The Saiyans were roaring with laughter, except Vegeta who did not look amused in the slightest bit.
"Mom? Let me get this straight Kakorott- your female scares you? What species is she?" Vegeta asked taking a few steps closer.
Goke laughed as he waved his hand in a 'you got the wrong idea' manner, "She is a human, erm, Earthling- she is just incredibly strong willed and one of the strongest women on the planet for that matter." he said through a brilliant beam of pride.
Bardock chuckled, "Well done."
Vegeta shook his head and sighed, getting the family reunited was done- now he wished to talk about more important matters. "Well Kakorott- I wish to discuss the matter of your strength- I find it hard to believe you developed such a power with no sort of hel-"
*BEEP BEEP RIIING*
At this new and unfamiliar sound all of the saiyan warriors drew their weapons and crouched down in a fighting stance, "What is that God aweful noise!" Nappa barked while twirling around searching for the noise.
"hehe- sorry, Calm down." Yamcha said with a blush while looking at his mobile phone, "oh- it is Bulma- this will just take a sec." Everyone sweat dropped except for Vegeta who was busy rummaging through his mind trying to remember where he had heard the name before- Bulma.
"What's a Bulma?" Bardock asked while poking at the phone.
"What's a Bulma?" A feminine voice repeated from the other end, "Yamcha? Hellloooo!"
"Sorry Bulma-" Yamcha said quickly- "We have some visitors...no no- they don't appear to want to hurt us.. don't worry babe I am fine. No- Yes- Calm down- Aright. - What? The code? Bulma do you ever thingk of anything other than that rediculous gravity room?"
"Gravity room?" Vegeta said aloud, "So Kakorott- I take it that that device is how you gained all of your energy?"
Goku smiled, "Well- not yet- but if anyone can pull it off- Bulma can." At this comment Bardock made a snorting noise.
"You can't possibly be serious son- A female could have the knowledge to build such a contraption? I find that hard to believe,"
Gohan took yet another step foward, "No- it is true- Bulma is the smartest person on the planet. She can think of and build anything."
"If that is true then I wish to meet this Bulma." Vegeta said flatly.
Gohan sneered, "Who do you think you are? The king?"
Vegeta threw his head back with laughter and crossed his arms, "as a matter of fact I am- it is so nice of you to notice. You are a very bright young thing aren't you. Actually- I think I will sh---"
BAM!
A cloud of dust filled the area at the impact, something large landed inbetween the Z gang and the Saiyan Elites. Everyone started coughing and spitting dirt out of their mouths all wondering what in the name of Kami had just happened. They all were thrown back from a giant gust of wind and yellow light emitting from the Saiyan King. A firm scowl could be made out on his once smooth features. His anger was seaping through his every movement. "Why does everyone on this God foresaken planet INSIST on interupting me! I am the Saiyan King! The posision demands respect!"
When the dust cleared a giant crator lay before them. In the center of it lay a round pod with two round windows. They all looked on as the door opened to reveal a blue creature with green hair. Calmly it stepped out and opened its eyes, staring Vegeta down. "Hello King Vegeta," it hissed out, "My name is Tanly, and I am here to bring forth your destuction."
The now blond haired Vegeta stared in pure shock. How had he not seen this thing following him? He must have been too side tracked with their arrival to notice! Then something dawned on him, something kind of humoris, "My..destruction? Hahaha! Listen, what was your name? Tanly? You don't have your little army here, there is no way you can defeat me. According to your clothing you are clearly a low level fighter."
Nappa began jumping up and down like an anxious child, "ooo! Let me fight him sire, please."
"NO! He wishes to fight with me- so be it." And with that the two shot off into the sky leaving the Saiyan elites and the Z gang to watch them disappear into the sky. Thats all they could do. It was a well known fact that the only one able to keep up with them was Goku and he would not leave his sons side. Not with the Saiyan Elites standing mere feet away.
"Oh my God!" Yamcha broke through the silence. "They are headed towards Bulma!"
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Bulma huffed and blew a strand of hair out of her eyes as she stepped out of the cabin. "Fresh air- all I need is some fresh air, and then I just know I will break the code! It is coming, it won't be long now." She said to herself as she made her way down the hill and onto the sand of the beach. She could here the waves crashing onto the shore, so violent and vengful. It almost reminded her of Goku when he was trainng. Actually- It sounded alot like Goku while he trains.
Suddenly a light flashed before her reflecting off of her features. The ground shook beneath her causing her to lose her balance and fall onto the sand, "What the fuck?" she asked and got up only to fall down again. Was this an earthquake? No- It was something more..something close. It had to be Goku- it just had to be- nothing else could cause such a disruption. So- out of curiousity and the well known fact that Goku would never hurt her, she followed the re occuring flashes of light.
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Vegeta landed another punch to Tanly's jaw, as he hit the ground it shook beneath him. "Do you give up Dymien?!" he shouted.
"Never! I plan on recieving much praise from your head! I will get the respect I deserve!" he screamed back and shot a mid sized ki bast at him. Vegeta easily dodged it and plumeted down to Tanly. Seeing this Tanly did a series of backflips and avoided the attack. Vegeta however was going to fast to stop and drilled into the earth. "Clumsy Saiyan."
For a good minute Tanly sat there on the surface waiting for Vegeta to blast out of the ground, but he never did. A sense of victory swelled in his chest- he had defeated the-
CRACK
Vegeta shot out of the ground behind him and delivered a series of punches. Neither one of the warriors noticed the blue haired woman climbing over the hill, watching them. Not at first anyway. Vegeta caught her out of the corner of his eye, which in turn gave Tanly the chance to shatter his lower jaw with a single punch and send him to the ground in pain. As he landed he turned to face her knowing she was Bulma- the woman from the dream.
Tanly followed his line of vision straight to her, "oh I see- the little monkey sees a female. Well not for long." he hissed and pointed at her. A large red ball formed in his hands and Bulma stood mezmorized by its light.
"Move." Vegeta said in a barely audible voice. She did not budge. "Move!" he shouted this time. Still- she was not moving. As soon as Tanly released the energy Vegeta suddenly found himself sheilding her. Why? He did not know- he just was. He screamed with pain and agony flooding his voice. The woman through her hands up blocking the sight from her precious blue eyes.When it was over Vegeta stood torn, bleeding, and damaged. He did not take his eyes off of her as he fell to the ground.
Tanly smiled wickedly and began to charge him- this was his chance- he would have his respect. He would no longer be 'little' Tanly! The last thing he saw was a blue haired woman diving over the body of Vegeta, shielding him- screaming in a pleading voice, "NOO!" Then all went dark for Tanly.
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A/N- Alright- this is a little off topic- BUT Something must be said. It is a well known fact that my favorite show is American Idol- and on this night (April 30) my man Ruben was placed in the bottom two. WHAT THE HELL IS RUBEN DOING IN THE BOTTOM TWO!? That is rediculous! I live in North Carolina, the land of Clay Aiken and I just KNEW it would come down to Clay and Ruben, but for crying out loud people! Why are we not voting correctly? It is painfully obvious that Ruben is one of the better artist! This is a singing contest, not a popularity conest! Respect the Ruben! If he gets voted off I am gonna faint and write a well worded letter to..to... to the first person that I find out did not vote for him. haha. - Now that that is off of my chest, thank you for reading!