Oh, you may see a time mistake in my story where Vil'Tani said she'd arrive on Vegeta to study in a few months while less then half a month later Vegeta says she'll be there within a month… Well just so the nit pickers don't get on my case Cerians don't have 30 day months like saiyans, they have 15. Cerians have 30 months in a year, 15 days per month. Saiyans have a calendar similar to ours, 12 months but each month has exactly 30 days, none of this 30/31/29 bullshit. Anyways if you go by that the time frame will be the same.
For those that haven't figured out what the third wish is… I just call you stupid. It was blunt in the 11th chapter and will continue to be blunt for the rest of the story.
Anyways about half way through this chapter I'm going to stop referring to Gohan and company as super saiyans and refer to them as just saiyans because that's all they really are. Everyone who has brown hair will be referred to as a devolved saiyan, because in actuality that is what they are. Arthain said that there are 4 saiyans types. Saiyans (or as everyone else knows it level 1 super saiyan), evolved saiyans (level 2 and above), hybrid saiyans (self-explanatory) and mutant saiyans (Brolly type. The ones that don't obey the natural evolutionary ladder and go on their own separate way, each one is unique although it's hard to tell because there is one and probably only ever be 1 mutant saiyan in my story unless something… unexpected happens).
This chapter is going to be quite choppy as in it jumps all over the place… Sorry but it needs to be done, PLUS ITS MY STORY SO MY RULES HAH!
For some reason Fanfiction doesn't like me centering my title so for now on it's going to be flush against the left side. In the past I've tried to make it centered by using spaces but realized that it's futile because everyone uses different resolutions so while for some it's centered, for others it's not. I'm just going to leave it left aligned from now on.
Chapter 12: The Beginning of a Journey
Two young saiyans hovered far above the forest just south of the capital as they talked softly to one another, their golden hair waving gently in the breeze. There wasn't a soul in any direction for miles and the only sound that permeated the air aside from the whistling of the wind were the chirping of birds in the forest below.
"What happens now Trunks?" Goten asked in a quiet voice.
Trunks looked at Goten with worry in his eyes, "I don't know. I… I only wanted to pull a prank on Gohan while we were there… I didn't expect anything like this."
Goten sighed and bowed his head, "I… I don't understand… Why did Gohan destroy the planet? Couldn't he of just flown away?" Goten asked.
Trunks shrugged his shoulders. He had no answer for his best friend; he had been asking himself the same question ever since the flight home.
"What am I suppose to say to mom? Gohan just… he… Why?" Gohan asked no one in particular. He was having difficulty accepting what Gohan had done.
Trunks floated over to Goten and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry… I'm sure that there was a reason behind it." Trunks said.
Goten was about to speak up again when a shockwave sounded. They turned and watched as Gohan flew towards his home. Goten continued to watch his brother until he stopped in the far distance, floated down and disappeared into the tree line. Trunks had been watching his friend the entire time and noticed a slight crease by the eyes. He shook his head, nothing he said or did could help his friend.
The two just hovered there for awhile until a second sonic boom was sounded. The two turned and had just enough time to recognize Vegeta before he arrived before the two of them.
Vegeta looked over at Goten for a second before he frowned, "Trunks… I need to speak with you. Goten, go home and get rest. You will need it." Vegeta said before he grabbed his son by his armour and dragged him back to the capital.
Goten sighed heavily as he watched his friend get dragged away. He couldn't help but feel that it had some significant meaning. Goten turned and headed home, exhaustion beat down upon him along the way as he wondered if life would ever be the same again.
The image of the planet exploding replayed over and over in the young saiyans mind on his trip home. Nothing he did could dislodge it from its spot. Goten was totally oblivious to his surroundings as flew under the floating garden and walked into his home.
Chichi was standing at the door to the kitchen as she explained to Kakkarot that there would be no food until Goten came for supper. Needless to say Kakkarot became elated when Goten walked through the door.
"GOTEN! Thank god you arrived when you did. I'm starving, now we can eat." Kakkarot said cheerfully, completely missing the mood that surrounded Goten. Chichi on the other hand noticed it immediately.
Kakkarot did a back flip as a ki pan slammed into his face, "Shut up Kakkarot, something's wrong with Goten." Chichi told Kakkarot as she walked over to her youngest son, "What's wrong dear? You're not like yourself tonight." Chichi said in a soft voice.
Goten looked up at his mother, a stricken expression on his face, "Mom… Is… Is Gohan evil?" Goten asked in a whisper.
Chichi's eye's widened in surprise at the question. Goten adored and idolized is older brother and for him to ask something like this was out of the norm. "Why ever would you think that?" Chichi asked in trepidation as Kakkarot stood up.
Goten lowered his eyes and shook his head, "Never mind… forget I said anything." Goten replied.
Chichi frowned, "No, I won't. Tell me what you meant by that question!" Chichi demanded, "Or no supper for you tonight."
Goten gave a sad smile, "I'm not hungry anyways mom…" Goten said as he walked away and up to his room.
Chichi stood there with her eyes bulging, too surprised to yell at her son to come back. Kakkarot wasn't in a much better condition; he didn't think anything was wrong until Goten said he wasn't hungry. Now he was extremely worried, food was the most precious thing to him and for someone to turn it down was not well in his mind.
Chichi sighed and looked over at Kakkarot, "I guess you can eat now. I'm going to go and talk to Gohan, something is very wrong here and I won't be able to eat in peace until I know what's going on." Chichi said as she walked out the front door and flew off towards Gohan's house.
Kakkarot debated on whether to follow his mate or not. In the end he decided she would be fine on her own and wouldn't need his help. A breeze brought once again the smell of food from the kitchen and all other thoughts were driven from the elder super saiyans mind.
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Meanwhile back at the palace…
Vegeta leaned back in his seat as he contemplated how to reveal the following information to his son. The crown prince, Trunks, for all appearances seemed calm and collected but he was fidgeting nervously on the inside. He had no idea why his father had summoned him here and coupled with the earlier day's events he wasn't sure he would be able to cope with any more surprises.
Vegeta sighed and decided to start at the beginning, "Alright Trunks, I want you to listen carefully. Gohan told me what he did today and why and I think you should know as well. You should also know why I will be leaving within a month time." Vegeta said, "I would let you in on a little secret that must not be revealed. Very few people know this, in fact, only Arthain, Gohan and I know of it." Vegeta took in a deep breath, "We aren't super saiyans. There are no such beings as super saiyans. The legend was nothing." Trunks eyes opened wide and was about to protest but Vegeta cut him off with a swipe of his arm, "Don't say it Trunks, I already know the question. I was talking with Arthain and… he is supposedly 'the' legendary super saiyan… but he's not. In the past… every saiyan had yellow hair, teal eyes and super strength and speed. A select few went beyond that but they were simply called evolved saiyans, because that is all they were. They had simply evolved beyond that of everyone else. Do you know what this means?" Vegeta asked.
Trunks thought for a moment before answer, his mind was in turmoil already and this additional information wasn't helping matters, "I… I think so. Are you saying that… everyone without yellow hair is not saiyan?" Trunks asked.
Vegeta shook his head slowly, "You are only partially correct. They aren't saiyans, but they are related to saiyans. They are… the saiyan ancestors, or I should say, devolved saiyans and this brings me to the point of this conversation." Vegeta said.
Trunks rubbed his head, "Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this?" Trunks muttered to himself.
"It doesn't matter whether or not you are going to like it, you are going to listen and understand." Vegeta said, startling Trunks. "The reason the saiyans are devolved is that a being that goes by the name of Aerie did this to our race. Arthain, along with our strongest warriors, attacked Aerie and imprisoned her beyond the fabric of reality but… before she was totally imprisoned she did a backlash. It wasn't direct at a single person, but at every saiyan. Her strike devolved our entire race into what we are now, a bunch of weaklings. We are only just now beginning to return to our natural state, and that is only with outside help. Her strike also destroyed our old home world…"
"WHAT! But I thought we've always lived on this planet!" Trunks exclaimed in surprise.
"Stop interrupting me!" Vegeta yelled and Trunks immediately quieted down, "Now as I was going to say, the backlash also devastated our old home world so the saiyans left to find a different place to live. They found this planet, and named it after the only remaining hero of the war, Vegeta. The hero's of the war are written down in the history book that the lore masters of old wrote. It said their names, from least important to most, were Vegeta, Warpath, Raven, Arganon and their leader, Arthain. Vegeta was elected because all other hero's were killed or imprisoned like the original royal family. Usually it's been tradition to pass the name Vegeta down on to the royal heir but there have been exceptions in the past and no doubt there will be exceptions in the future." Vegeta stopped for a moment as he recollected his thoughts. Trunks' eyes were opened wide; he never knew history could be so interesting yet disturbing. "Now this being, this creature, Aerie, is breaking free from her prison even as we speak." Trunks' jaw dropped at this and disbelief filled his eyes, "Don't give me that look, it's the truth. I did not want to believe it, and didn't fully believe it until I received the report from Gohan." Trunks became very attentive at this, this was what he wanted, a possible reason behind Gohan's actions. "Aerie is a being of pure energy, her energy glows cyan and is quite distinct." Trunks' mind began to work very rapidly at this point as pieces started to fall into place, "Gohan went to that planet to figure out what their motives were. They refused to help us when Aerie first attacked us…"
"Aerie attacked us? I thought Brolly was the one that attacked us?" Trunks asked in confusion.
"Yes and no." Vegeta said as he decided to ignore the interruption. "It was his body used to attack us, but not his mind. He was under her control. Aerie is able to control those with weak mental abilities. That is one new program I am putting into the academy. I never thought it much use before but it is going to be needed now. Being saiyan rather then a devolved saiyan builds up a large natural resistance to the mental domination, which is why a pendant was required to control Brolly." Vegeta stopped as his voice cracked and got up. He walked behind his chair and over to a small table. He grabbed the pitcher of water and poured himself two cups of water. Vegeta walked back to his chair, sat down, and downed one of the glasses before setting the other on the table in front of him. "Anyways when Gohan got there…"
"He found the planet under her control?" Trunks finished the sentence for his father.
Vegeta smiled, "Finally you are using your brain. Yes, Aerie had not taken control of just the people, but the entire planet as well. That is why Gohan destroyed it. It had been dominated by Aerie and we could not allow it to remain under her control. She must not have any footholds here when she returns, if she does we'll never beat her." Vegeta finished.
"But… Couldn't she take control of planet Vegeta?" Trunks asked and fear filled his eyes as he realized the implications of what he had just said.
Vegeta shook his head, "No, she can't. She can only take control of planets with an organic core. Fortunately there are very few planets like that. The journey I'm going on within a month, it's to get Arthain's body back. He will be a great asset to us, and I'm going to make sure he is indebted so that he will help us in future conflicts. Gohan is all good and fine but if 'the' legendary saiyan hero comes back. Can you imagine how easy it would be to take over the other quadrants?" Vegeta asked and smiled as Trunks nodded. "I'm going to leave Bulma and Landyn in charge until I come back, to serve as regent. I'm not sure how long I will be gone, but I know it will be for a few years at the very least with the way that Arthain is going on." Trunks started to protest but Vegeta raised his hand to quiet him down, "I don't care what you have to say, that is the way it is going to be. You may be intelligent but you are not ready to rule alone yet. You will learn from Bulma and Landyn, Bulma will look out for my best interests, as well as her own, and Landyn will look out for the best interest of the people. Together they will be able to teach you all that you need to know." Vegeta sighed and combed his hair with his fingers, "I want you to keep everything said here quiet, don't even tell Goten. He talks too much and may let it slip. I'm only telling you because someone who is remaining here must know the truth. I want you to prepare for Aerie quietly; don't do anything that may let the public know of what's really happening. I don't want all the saiyans riled out to go to battle years before it actually happens." Vegeta said.
Trunks rubbed his head again, it was pounding really hard. It was almost too much to take in, "Just how strong is Aerie supposed to be if she could take on an entire race of sup… err… saiyans?" Trunks asked, not really wanting to know the answer.
Vegeta grinned, "She's supposedly has an infinite amount of power." Vegeta answered.
Trunks leaned back and sighed as the pounding in his head got worse, "How am I suppose to prepare against something like that?" Trunks asked.
"Very carefully." Vegeta replied cryptically, "Now, we're finished here. I have other matters of state to attend that I have neglected because of this incident. Get some sleep; you look like you need it."
Trunks sighed as he left the room, he had a terrible headache and he wasn't sure sleep was going to help all that much.
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Meanwhile at Videl's house.…
A loud crash was heard as the front door to Videl's home split asunder as Chichi stormed in. She was about to give Gohan a major tongue lashing but was stopped as the scene unfolded. Videl sat at one end of the couch with Gohan's head cradled against her breasts. She looked up at her mother-in-law with eyes filled with sorrow. She had felt everything Gohan had went through and was still going through. Gohan rotated his head a little so he could see his mother. His eyes were bloodshot and tears rolled down his cheeks unchecked.
"Mother… Tell Goten… That I am sorry… I'm so… sorry. I only did what I had to do… I hope he understands one day… I never wished for him to witness that… No one should ever have to." Gohan said trailing off into a whisper as he finished and burrowed his head back into Videl.
Chichi let go of the twin ki pans she had been brandishing and raised an eyebrow. Videl mouthed 'I'll tell you later' to Chichi and the elder woman nodded. Chichi left the house much quieter the she had entered, and made a promise to herself to get the door repaired sometime in the future.
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The following four weeks passed by in a blur for the few that knew what was truly happening. Almost all day and night Vegeta worked tirelessly on the preparations for the journey. The most sophisticated star ship ever was constructed for the journey. Vegeta refused to have anything less then the best for him. The Ziorans provided the base technology required to build the ship while the saiyans provided the man power. Many other races pitched in their help providing the latest in just about every type of technological construction, from the state of the art warp-stream engines to an automatic instant coffee maker. The ship that was constructed was just short of a mile long and a quarter mile wide and high. Massive energy weapons were mounted on either side of the star ship to server as the main cannons while thousands of smaller anti-missile batteries, missile racks, gatling lasers and laser pods riddled the rest of the ship. The deck of the ship was located about three fifths of the way to the back of the ship and was situated between many anti-missile batteries. A supped up force shield and cloaking device had been installed upon the ship as well as anti-gravity devices so it could fly in space as well as in the atmosphere of planets and gas giants. The star ship was also equipped with a weapon designed for only one purpose, the destruction of celestial bodies. A large ion cannon was situated at the front of the ship. The ion cannon wasn't meant to envelop objects in a sheet of energy, but rather to penetrate the object until it hit the core where it would then release it's energy. Arthain created much of the software for the sensors of the ship and oversaw the construction of the hardware. By now everyone had gotten used to the spectre and many couldn't wait for him to come back to them in the flesh. The old home world was located in a fold in space and required spatial distortion detector to find the entrance. No one knew how to create one aside from Arthain, hence the reason he headed the job.
The ship wasn't the only thing to be constructed during this period of time. The Ziorans had begun linking all the home worlds together using warp gates. This helped to decrease the building time of the huge star ship among other projects. The amount of trade and traffic that occurred between worlds picked up considerably as both Commercial and Military warp gates was constructed. The guards that were situated at the warp gates on the various worlds were warned to look for people with cyan eyes and to immediately detain them. They were never told why, it wasn't in the job description to ask, merely act. Alicia took command of the guards at the warp gates and was kept busy organizing and training them.
Goten continued to be down, nothing could reach him. Videl revealed to Chichi what had happened and Chichi told Kakkarot and Goten. Kakkarot didn't really worry all that much and figured that Gohan and Goten would be fine. Goten never got better. He ate only when necessary and never did anything that required thought or energy. He just walked around listlessly and responded and short one syllable words. It was obvious there was a barrier but the only person on the planet that could have gotten through was the one that caused it in the first place. Trunks was able to deal with what happened much better then Goten but he hadn't been as naïve or innocent as Goten when the incident happened. Trunks had already started his education to become a ruler. Vegeta met with him for an hour a day, intent on relaying as much teaching as possible before he left. He didn't want to come back to a kingdom that was in ruins.
By the end of the four weeks all of the damage done by Brolly had been erased and the few that remembered him were forced to keep quiet about it although some did not like it. The few that were totally outraged disappeared suddenly and were never seen again.
The defences of every major planet in the quadrant underwent massive upgrades as Vegeta relayed to the leaders the current situation. They were the only people that were able to handle the information without causing a panic although many wondered why the defences were being upgraded when there wasn't any trouble in sight.
News of what happened on Zyim was put under a veil and a story was adopted saying a large 'comet' had slammed into the planet and destroyed it. The 'comet' was supposedly carrying a special kind of frozen liquid that hid it from all forms of detection and that all of this 'liquid' was currently under the study on planet Vegeta with Bulma heading the research project and no one was allowed near it.
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A personal fighter touched down on the landing pad at the palace. The shuttle was pure black with a silver window for the cockpit. Twin engines were located on both sides near the middle and one double laser cannon was mounted on the bottom. Single laser cannons could be seen at the tips of the wings that extended out the back of the ship going at a 45 degree angle from the rear to either side.
There were a few people waiting as the fighter landed. Vegeta stood at the forefront with Gohan standing just slightly behind him. Trunks stood behind them a ways and Landyn, along with a few new royal guards, stood at attention around the perimeter of the landing pad. The glass of the cockpit opened up and Vil'Tani stood up in it. She leapt gracefully from the ship to land a few feet in front of Vegeta.
Vil'Tani bowed, "Vegeta, I've arrived to study here at your academy. I thank you for letting me." Vil'Tani said formally.
Vegeta nodded, "Glad to have you here, having you graduate from our academy will only improve its… standing." Vegeta said, "I've thought you should know, Goten has been enlisted in the same academy… and the same courses." Vegeta said with a little smile on his face.
Vil'Tani's face lit up and she quickly looked around before she frowned, "Where is he anyways?" She asked curiously and a little upset at not finding him there to greet her, "I… I'm looking forward to talking to him again."
Vegeta frowned, Gohan bowed his head and Trunks looked as if he wished he was someplace else. Vil'Tani quickly caught on to the mood and became worried, "What's wrong? Has something happened to him?" She asked in a worried voice. I hope it's nothing to serious. She thought to herself but in her heart she knew it was different.
Gohan finally looked up at her with sadness in his eyes, "He… saw something he was not quite prepared to accept. It… has drastically affected him. He does not move from his home often and when he does he refuses to leave the property. He only does what is required to stay alive… He is dead on the inside." Gohan said and shook his head a little, "And it is my fault for him seeing it."
Vegeta spun on Gohan and snarled, "Shut up Gohan! I hate seeing you like this. It was either have Goten see what happened to Zyim or leave him to perish on the planet. You choose the lesser of the two evils. At least this way he has a chance at life!" Vegeta shouted at Gohan.
Vil'Tani stepped between the two to prevent any further fighting, "Why don't you two tell me what happened… Maybe… Maybe I can help him." Vil'Tani said boldly before realizing who she was speaking to and finished with, "If that is alright with you your Majesty."
Vegeta looked at Vil'Tani and grumbled, "Alright, follow me. Gohan, come along, you can fill in what I forget. Perhaps you can help Goten; no one else has been able to." Vegeta replied and headed inside. Gohan, Trunks and Vil'Tani fell in behind him while the royal guard made sure the workers at the hangar stored the fighter properly.
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An hour later…
Vil'Tani blasted through the air in the direction of Kakkarot's and Chichi's house. Thoughts of Goten flashed through her head as she flew as fast as possible. For some reason she couldn't focus on anything aside from helping Goten. In due time, although it seemed an eternity to her, she arrived at the house; it was unmistakable with the garden floating above it. As the shadow of the garden covered her she slowed down and landed at a run before the door of the house. When she got there she tore the door open and looked around franticly for Goten.
Goten was just sitting numbly in one of the larger chairs in the lounge just staring off into space. It was apparent that he hadn't noticed her enter the house, despite the entire racket. Chichi came storming out of the under ground gravity chamber getting ready to yell at whoever barged into her home until she saw Vil'Tani looking at her son. She bit back her words and slowly backed down the stairwell enough so that she could hear what was going on but couldn't be seen. She knew that Vil'Tani was her last hope of getting Goten to return to even a semblance of his former self and didn't want to disturb them, but that wasn't going to stop her from eavesdropping, or 'making sure Goten was alright' in her mind.
Vil'Tani bit her lip as she slowly approached Goten. It wasn't until she was nearly in front of him that he noticed her presence and when he did he jerked back in surprise. The two stared at each other for minutes on end, making Chichi very anxious, before either bothered to speak.
"Goten? What's wrong?" Vil'Tani gently said as she walked the last couple of steps to the chair. She knew what was wrong but she was trying to get Goten to open up to her.
Goten sighed and bowed his head, a few stray yellow strands dangled down in front of his eyes, "Nothing is wrong… I'm just not feeling well." Goten said.
Vil'Tani frowned and stamped her little foot, "Something is wrong, Goh…"
"DON'T say that name!" Goten interrupted with a shout.
Vil'Tani got right into Goten's face, "Gohan told me everything that happened, everything. You do not understand what your brother had to go through." Vil'Tani said, deliberately talking over Goten's protests and attempts to make her stop talking.
As she stopped talking she sat down beside Goten on the chair. The chair was large, but not that large and the two were squished together comfortably. Goten glared at Vil'Tani but she ignored the look and began speaking once more.
"Gohan didn't have any choice in what he did. If he had just flown away like you thought was the best choice the planet would have just chased him back to Vegeta where it would either have to be destroyed or it would devour this planet." Vil'Tani said and noticed Goten's glare lessen as she spoke, "Do you really want to lose your home? Gohan didn't enjoy what he did. You weren't the one doing the killing, you were merely a spectator, and how do you think Gohan feels? He had to kill millions of people, genocide an entire species, and destroy a planet. You think he just did that and wasn't affected by it?" Vil'Tani asked and Goten's face began to take on a stricken look, "He was affected by it, probably worse then you. Apparently he was a wreck for a week afterwards, but you never noticed it because you were too focused on yourself!" Vil'Tani put a hand on Goten's shoulder and noticed that the wall that he had put up was about to shatter, "Do you understand d… Goten?" Vil'Tani enquired and was about to go on but was stopped because Goten suddenly buried his face into Vil'Tani's chest and started to cry.
Vil'Tani smiled down at Goten with adoration in her eyes as she brought her arms up and around him. Chichi, from her position on the stairs, whipped some tears from her eyes as she walked quietly back to the gravity chamber. There was only so far one should peep into others personal affairs. She had no doubt that her son would be fine.
In the lounge Goten cried a river into Vil'Tani's shirt as she held onto him gently, yet firmly. She stroked his back and whispered comforting words into his ears. She had broken the wall down, now she had to repair what it was hiding. Don't worry Goten; I'll be here for you… always.
Vil'Tani wasn't sure but she thought she heard something whisper in the back of her mind, Thank you…
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Several days later…
The ship was ready, the preparations complete, now all it required, were the people that were going. Gohan stood before it, gazing at it from the side of the hangar. He was anxious to get going, and saddened because he would have to leave his mate behind. Videl refused to be parted from her daughter and the journey they were going on was no place for children. That self-same saiyan woman and child stood beside him as they too gazed at the ship.
"You be careful alright Gohan." Videl asked making it sound more like a statement then a question.
Gohan turned his gaze from the ship and levelled it upon his family. He walked over to Videl and hugged both her and their daughter. Pan giggled from her spot, which was between Gohan and Videl, as she was hugged. When Gohan pulled away he found Pan still attached tightly to the front of his armour smiling him. Gohan smiled back down and rubbed her head. Pan scrambled up her father and sat on his head and began to play with his hair. Gohan gave Videl a look of mock surprise and horror as giggles ensued from the mass of spiky hair. Videl laughed and gave Gohan a sympathetic look.
The sound of footsteps made the two turn around and watch the approaching couple. Gohan couldn't help but let a grin cross his face as Goten and Vil'Tani entered the hanger side by side, not touching, but very close. Goten flushed a little in embarrassment as he saw Gohan look at him. Vil'Tani sported him with a little smile which he missed. Goten was back to normal now and felt bad for treating Gohan the way he did. He ran around and played pranks on everyone with Trunks. It seemed as if he was trying to catch up for lost time. No one was truly safe from him, and what made it worse was that Vil'Tani joined in most of the time. In only a few days time a prank store had opened up in the capital city thanks to Goten and Trunks. Now no one was truly safe because other children had begun to look up to Goten and Trunks and pulled their own pranks in hopes of become a super saiyan. Although Goten seemed like he was back to normal a shadow still hung about him from time to time. He would never be the same as he was.
"I hear you are leaving today Foreign Minister, is that true?" Vil'Tani asked politely.
Gohan rubbed his hair and Pan grabbed his fingers and began tugging on them. More giggles ensued form on top the unruly mass of hair. Vil'Tani couldn't help but crack a smile at that as Goten and Videl laughed at Gohan as he rolled his eyes. His hair had become a trap for anything that strayed in there.
"You don't have to be so formal Vil'Tani; we're almost like family now. And yes, I am leaving today." Gohan answered as he grinned at Goten.
Vil'Tani blushed a little as she looked at Goten, "As you wish Forei… Ahh… Gohan."
Goten looked back and forth between the two of them and scratched his head in confusion, "What do you mean she's almost like family? Am I missing something?" Goten asked in a clueless tone.
Videl, Gohan laughed uproariously at the comment. Vil'Tani blushed even more but still broke out into a fit of laughter, although a bit more controlled then Gohan and Videl who were nearly floored. Goten stood scratching his head looking more and more confused by the second and that was how everyone else came across them.
Vegeta, Karie, Brolly and Trunks, followed by Arthain, walked up to them five of them, but from a different direction then Goten and Vil'Tani. Vegeta carried an oval plate and a key in his hands. The newcomers waited for them to quiet down but when it became apparent that they weren't going to settle down anytime that day he cleared his voice roughly. Gohan and Videl turned around and settled down although chuckles still escape through their closed mouths from time to time. Vil'Tani blushed even more, but this time in embarrassment and quickly did a short bow for Vegeta. Goten rushed forward, grabbed Trunks, and took him away from the group. The two had a hushed conversation while the adults spoke. Vil'Tani walked over to join them soon after.
Vegeta walked up to Gohan and glanced over his shoulder at the three children, "When those three get together like that I start to worry. I think we need to get onto the ship as soon as possible, as well as make sure they don't sneak onboard with us. We don't want a repeat of…" Vegeta falls silent and decided to change the subject. He didn't want to be living onboard a ship with an unruly Gohan, "Everything is prepared, they're just waiting for you, me and Karie to board the ship." Vegeta said.
Gohan nodded and began walking along the balcony overlooking the hanger as they headed towards the entrance to the star ship, "Have you decided a name for the ship?" Gohan asked curiously.
Vegeta nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I have. It shall be called…" Vegeta tries to pause for dramatic effect.
"Just spit it out, we want to be gone before Goten, Vil'Tani and Trunks finish developing their idea." Gohan said.
Vegeta grumbled but hurried along, he too didn't want to stay around much longer, "Fine, its name is Arganon, in remembrance of the great hero who fought in the ancient war." Vegeta said. Gohan nodded his head, he knew the story. He had gone and read the history book while Vegeta wasn't around. He had been curious about the history and the little tidbit he had given him wasn't enough.
The group soon reached the extended rap that allowed them access to the ship. It was here that they stopped for the last time before boarding the star ship. There were many people going on and off as they prepared the last minute details so that the king's lift off went as smoothly as possible.
Karie turned and hugged Brolly, "Take care you big lug, and don't bash anyone to hard. You're going to be the strongest person here with Gohan gone." Karie said and Vegeta became a little nervous although he hid it well. He didn't full trust Brolly as of yet. The battle he fought was still too fresh in his mind. He hopped Brolly wouldn't try anything while they were gone, if he did there wouldn't be much anyone could do. The only one staying behind that came close to his strength was Kakkarot and he was to blind to notice if Brolly decided to take the kingdom and dispose of Trunks.
Nothing else was required to be said. All goodbyes had already taken place, in private. Vegeta walked up the extended walkway with Gohan trailing close behind followed by Karie. Arthain just walked on the air beside Vegeta, amusing himself like usual. Once the four had entered the ship an alarm sounded telling everyone to clear the hangar. Within seconds it was clear and a minute later the doors opened.
Everyone in the vicinity of the capital city stopped what they were doing and looked up as the star ship lifted from its holding bay and began to take off. The anti-gravity drives enabled the ship to lift off horizontally instead of vertically like every other star ship and it made an imposing sight to behold. As the ship rose above the shield of the city the air around the it began to shimmer and all of a sudden it disappeared. A massive shockwave rippled outwards from where the ship had been which would have devastated the city had the shields around it not been reinforced. Many people watched it take off, but few realized the true significance behind its departure.
To be continued…
There we go, another chapter done, and a lot sooner then I had anticipated. Anyways, in response to Luna Meow… Yes I will have Arthain reveal that information, all in good time, just wait. Patience is a virtue :). Anyways, I'm going to say screw schedules. I have no idea when the next one will be out. I say anywhere between tomorrow and April 2005. That way I can go as slow or fast as I want and no one can say I lied. More then likely it won't take till April 2005, I'm kinda hoping to have the story done by then, anyways. Enjoy the chapter, I loved it. I got plans for Vil'Tani and Goten :).