Disclaimer-DBZ isn't mine
A/N-Vegeta is the same age as Kakarot and Turles.
Betrayal
Vegeta opened his eyes. He'd heard a noise. It sounded like voices.
He sat up in bed and listened. He heard nothing more, but he pulled back the covers and got out of bed, padding barefoot to the door.
Down the narrow, stone hallway, he saw a large shadow flash from the living room, then disappear.
He slipped quietly out the door and walked down the hallway. In a slot in the wall stood a single lit candle. He picked it up and shielded it with his hand. He'd often snuck out of his room before to walk around the palace or train on his own, so he knew he had to disguise every sound or light as a figment of imagination, a mere trick of the senses.
He made it to the end of the hallway and peeked slowly around the wall. He was greeted with the sight of foreign armor, of pink flesh and green flesh.
He jerked his head back and leaned against the wall. Zarbon and Dodoria!
Even children as young as he knew that Zarbon and Dodoria worked for the top slave trader in the universe, Frieza. Earth was Frieza's pet planet. Vegetasei used to be it, until Frieza grew bored with them and turned to another planet.
But before he'd left, he'd made a deal with the king that the royal family would never be harmed or enslaved by his men.
They should've known better than to trust him!
Vegeta rushed back down the hall, putting the candle back as he did. Instead of going back to his room, he turned into his parent's room.
"Otousama [Father (With utmost respect)]! "Okaasama [Mother (With utmost respect)]!" he whispered loudly.
His mother, Rosicheena, squinted her eyes shut and turned over. "Vegeta, tsukaremashita [I'm tired]," she said sleepily.
"Zarbon! Dodoria!"
"Nani?" King Vegeta said, opening his eyes.
Vegeta pointed towards the door, moving his finger to indicate down the hall.
King Vegeta got out of bed, followed closely by Queen Rosicheena. Vegeta led the way, but Queen Rosicheena grabbed his arm.
"Iie [No]," she said, pushing him back into the room. She shut the door behind her.
Vegeta stalked back to the bed and sat down, waiting impatiently.
His eyes flew open as he heard a scream. He hadn't realized he'd fallen asleep again. He sat up.
Those screams…they were Rosicheena's!
"Okaasama!" he shouted, running to the door and opening it.
"Vegeta!" He saw Rosicheena coming down the hall. "Iko! Hayaku!"
"Otousama wa doku desu ka [Where is Father]?"
Rosicheena didn't answer, just grabbed his hand and began running.
"Iie!"
Vegeta yanked his hand from hers.
"Vegeta!" Rosicheena yelled as he darted down the hall.
He stopped dead in his tracks. "O…Otousama…"
King Vegeta was sprawled on the floor. There was blood on the floor around him. His eyes were rolled back into his head, showing only the whites.
Zarbon turned to him and smiled. "Kon'ban wa [Good evening]."
Vegeta began to back away. He went to ¼ of the hallway before turning and running the rest of the way.
Zarbon looked to Dodoria and began speaking in Earthling. "Should we go after him?"
"Nah," Dodoria said. "He won't get too far. Our back-ups already have her Majesty Rosicheena."
"And his royal highness here?" Zarbon kicked the body of the king. "He isn't dead quite yet."
"We'll let Infirmary pick him up. Don't worry about him." He flicked his eyes over to Dodoria. "I could do with some rest. We'll let the others round up the rest of them."
"Sure. We'll just head back to Frieza's. Mission: Accomplished."
"Sounds like a good idea to me."
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