A Clash of Races
A/N: Ok. Since I like this fiction, too much. I decided to add in another chapter. Yay. Go me. Hope you enjoy it! I know that I enjoy it writing it and then reading it myself. Lol. Oh! and Goku actually has a saiyan's real attitude in this story, so I hope you're cool with that. I like when Goku actually has a saiyan side to him. It's cuter. Lol.
A week had passed since Bulma and Vegeta had been allowed to return home and they'd finally arrived on their planets. It was good to be away from that awful purple lizard. The neko-jin was glad that she didn't have to work for his brother, she'd heard that Lord Cooler was ten times as ruthless and heartless as his younger brother. Bulma was just glad that she'd never have to work for him, she hoped.
All those who had been on the landing deck for the return of their Princess kneeled before the great beauty who graced them with her presence. A huge smile appeared on her face when she saw her two best friends and her royal advisor. This particular feline warrior was a sight for all to see. She had gorgeous blue tresses that fell to the middle of her back. Her ears were a shade of baby blue with aqua tips. The Princess' tail was sleek and as soft as satin. It was a baby blue in color with aqua tabby patterns printed on it. The woman's eyes were a rich sapphire hue. She was dressed in an aqua spandex body suit. Adorning her feet were black knee high boots that were laced up the side. They were comfortable for her and they made her look taller since she was only 5'3'' in height. A smirk was on her glossed pink candy coated lips as she saw all these people kneeling before her. How wonderful it was to be royalty!
"Arise citizens of Neko-sei," she said with power. How she loved being back on her planet and having power over everyone's actions. "As you probably know, Lord Frieza has given me a three month break. I am to return to him after this, and if I do not there will be great consequences. Might I add, that it is wonderful to be home!"
Mala couldn't contain her excitement anymore and yelled out, "Hey B!"
"Did I give you permission to speak?" Bulma said in a believable, but fake, harsh tone of voice.
"Yipes! Sorry, I swear I'll never do it again, your majesty!" The smaller neko-jin said while cowering in fear.
The blue haired beauty laughed and said, "I'm kidding, Mala."
The jet black haired woman let out a sigh of relief with the reply of, "Thank Kami! I could've sworn I just felt my heart stop. So anyway, HOW WAS PLANET FRIEZA!"
"I wasn't on a planet, moron."
"OH! Well then.. uhm.. I dunno. How was uhm.. wherever you were?"
"It was Frieza's base and it was a nightmare," she shouted causing a shiver to run through her friend's spine. The blue haired girl turned to her best friend who she hadn't seen in fifteen years and hugged the raven haired girl close. "It's so good to see you again, Chichi!" She needed anything to get her mind off that vicious bastard.
Meanwhile, the shorter raven haired neko-jin was getting a scolding from the Princess' royal advisor. Makaze knew what bothered Bulma and what was okay to talk about. Frieza, definitely not okay. The fearless warrior smacked the younger girl upside the head for such an idiotic question. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO ASK HER ABOUT HER TIME WITH FRIEZA!"
Mala held the back of her head with a pout and replied, "OWWIES! HEY! I FORGOT, OKAY?"
"NO, IT'S NOT OKAY!"
"WELL YOU'RE NO FUN PARTY POOPER!"
The neko-jin with the pink features was so blinded by her fury that she failed to notice Makaze's mate standing behind them and walked right into him. The thing about Mala and Kitsune was, that they didn't get along all that well. The pink hued girl growled, "Watch where you're standing, moron!" She rushed off to go complain or pick a fight with one of the weaker third class warriors. Here on Neko-sei, surprisingly, Mala was one of the second class elites. The only person she feared was her Princess because she was afraid of betraying one of her closest friends.
The handsome Kitsune looked after the young girl and shook his head after returning his eyes to his mate. "Y'know, one of these days, I'm just going to kill her."
Makaze chuckled and rolled her translucent eyes while replying, "We all are, dear. We ALL are."
Kitsune was a handsome character. Charming and loyal to his mate, Makaze. He considered himself very lucky to have someone like her. This neko-jin had black hair and chocolate brown eyes. His ears were also ebony. His bushy velvet tail was red in color and white at the tip. Everyone else seemed to get along fine with him and it was just Mala who didn't approve of him. She seemed to have this strange and farfetched idea that he was going to hurt one of her friends. It was just her being weirdly protective of her friends. Endearing qualities of her personality, really. Just at times, a little annoying.
It could've also been the result of Mala's strange distrust with men. Bad experiences always lead to bad thoughts of them. The blue haired beauty wondered where Mala was off to in such a hurry but decided that she'd find out, later. It was probably better to give her some time alone. As for now, she had to consult with her royal advisor. Chichi decided to entertain herself by keeping her best friend's betrothed away for a couple of hours. That was going to be a job in itself. He was quite a handful, almost like a little child.
Makaze waited for the woman's two friends to leave before addressing her about the mission her parents wanted to send her on. "Princess, your parents want to send you on a mission. Vegeta-sei needs someone who is as advanced in technology as you are. They are trying to create a steady training machine for their Prince and would like you to aid them, perhaps give them some ideas. Are you up for it?"
Bulma shrugged her shoulders and replied, "If they need me, I'll go. On one circumstance, though. I wish to bring my friends with me. That's including Chichi, Mala, You, and Kitsune. It would be an honor if you would come with me. I need your ridicule, it helps me fix any flaws in the technology blue prints that I create. I really would appreciate it."
The black and crimson haired woman sighed and agreed to her terms. "Fine. I'm sure your parents will feel better knowing that I am going with you. After all, you are my responsibility and your parents would have my head if I didn't guide you, properly."
The blue haired girl hugged her advisor and said, "Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me."
Makaze shook her head and smiled. "Alright. If you don't let go of me, I can't inform your parents and we'll be stuck here in this position forever. Or at least until one of us gets hungry."
The twenty year old giggled and let go and started capsulating some of the necessary items she would need while Makaze went to inform her parents of the terms and to inform the crew to prepare the bigger ship. Bulma really idolized that woman. She didn't know how she was so fearless or how she didn't let anything bother her. Sometimes, she wished she could be like that.
Vegeta had hardly thought about the lizard since he left the base. It was the farthest thought from his mind. As the landing deck came into sight, he could see all the people who had gathered to welcome him home. His egotistical smirk came quickly as his ego just jumped up a thousand points. All the people gathered there kneeled before him as he stepped out of his space pod and walked down the ramp that it had landed on.
He was a sight to behold. Although he was the shortest adult saiya-jin on the entire planet. Even Kakarot, who was three years younger than him, was taller than his Prince. That really didn't do much for Vegeta's ego. What he lacked in height, he made up for in fighting skills, intelligence, power, and looks. The saiya-jin had a lightly tanned skin tone and a muscular physique. He had deep ebony hues that one could get lost in. The Prince also had black hair that was swept up like a flame. A few shades of red were blended in here and there. He also had high cheekbones. A physical feature that he had received from the Queen. Vegeta's brown tail was sleek and soft as satin. His attire consisted of a blue spandex training uniform and his planet's royal white combat boots with the golden tips. He was also wearing white gloves and a chestplate. It was his protective battle armor. An almighty smirk appeared on his handsome visage when he saw his oldest friends.
He cleared his throat and made an announcement since he knew that was what they were waiting for. "I'm sure you know that Frieza has given me a break. It will be for three months before I return to him. If I defy him, the result will be the destruction of our proud warrior race. I do not wish to see this happen, and neither should you. I will be returning at the end of the third month. While I'm here I expect proper royal treatment. Anyone who fails to carry out my orders will be punished with death. Got it?" He chuckled when they all spoke their understanding. It was good to have power over people.
The masses of saiya-jins cleared out leaving only him, Radditz, Nappa, and Goku still standing around. Nappa stayed silent but Radditz and Kakarot decided to open their big mouths and welcome their friend home.
Kakarot was the first one to speak since he had such a careless nature to him. He was stronger than the Prince, anyway. He could defend himself if he decided to attack him. "Hey Vegeta! We missed you! It's been way too long, man."
"It's only been ten years, fool. Not like it's been a whole lifetime," he snarled in response at his best friend's idiocy.
Radditz had to laugh at that. "Working on that guy's ship, years do feel like lifetimes."
"I don't let it bother me," Vegeta grunted in response.
Nappa just grunted at them, too. He didn't talk much except to talk to Vegeta about serious issues. He found himself too old to indulge in such childish behavior. Radditz was the same age but still found time to have fun. The Prince's guard had to be taller than Radditz by at least three inches. He was bald, but he had a brown mustache. His muscles were just a little bit larger than the rest of the saiya-jin race's. He also had a bushy brown tail. Vegeta had chosen Nappa as his royal guard because of the man's loyalty and ability. Although, the Prince had surpassed him and didn't need him anymore, he still kept him around. He looked up to the older man as his silent brother.
"You got a lot more strength than me, I guess." Radditz said with shock. "I was bored to tears half of the time. His missions were way too easy. I never got any real action."
Vegeta chuckled and replied, "Yes. The missions are rather easy."
"My first purging mission was a piece of cake," Kakarot said. "Earth was full of a bunch of weaklings. Didn't take much to wipe out that race."
"You can take my next purge, bro." Radditz offered. "I just wanna sit back and relax for once. King Vegeta works me like a dog. If I get punished for letting you go, so be it."
The Prince shook his head and asked, "Any new advances in the technology department?"
"Dad's trying to come up with a machine that will help our training. He needs help, though. So, he called on the neko-jins, who are extremely advanced to come and help him out. I was there once on an errand for Dad. They have machines doing basically everything for them. I hear their Princess is a genius, but she's stuck doing Frieza's dirty work, too." It was Radditz who had informed him of that information.
Vegeta had to stop and take in that information. He had never seen a woman on Frieza's base, except for the concubines. He would know if he'd seen a neko-jin. Their features made them easy to pick out of a crowd. "You're sure?" He growled when the both of them nodded. "I have never seen a neko-jin woman on Frieza's base! Maybe you misheard."
They both shook their heads and then it was Goku who dared to speak up, "No. She's been there almost as long as you have. Frieza gave her the same three month break that he gave you. She left a week ago, too. I imagine she's on Neko-sei right now. Although, she should be here in a week if she agreed to help Dad."
Even Nappa had confirmed the information. It just didn't make any sense to Vegeta. If she'd been on the base, why didn't he ever see her? He was going to have to have a little word with Bardock and the King. Perhaps a little talk with Frieza when he returned. There had to be some reason that he had never seen the Princess of Neko-sei. The Prince growled at his friends and snapped, "I'm going to go have a word with that bastard father of mine. I'll see you three in a little while."
Radditz and Kakarot looked at one another and shrugged their shoulders while walking off to their father's lab. Nappa decided to go meditate in the gardens.
Bulma hated to leave the planet in such a rush, but she figured that the sooner she got this task done, the quicker that she could come back home. Besides that, she was happy because her friends were tagging along. Although, there was one small problem here. Mala was glaring at Kitsune, but he just seemed to be keeping his composure. She was worried that the smaller neko-jin would try and start something with him. The Princess was sure she could handle that situation pretty well.
A small smile creeped onto her angelic visage when the space ship started moving towards Vegeta-sei. Maybe she would meet someone handsome there. Anything to get out of her engagement with the man she was chosen to marry, Yamcha. There was no way that she was letting him take over her planet. She took one last look at her friends and had a feeling that it would be a long journey.
The Prince of all saiya-jins didn't waste any time in seeking out his father. He bursted through the doors of the throne room and snapped, "FATHER!"
He and the King looked alike except for the fact that the elder Vegeta had a mustache and a beard. He growled when his son came through the doors. Usually when the boy came in with an entrance like that, he had something to say. With a deep sigh of irritation, he asked, "What the hell do you want?"
"Is it true that the Princess of Neko-sei was on Frieza's base for almost as long as I?"
"Yes, she was." He replied while raising an eyebrow. Just what was his son trying to get at?
"Then how come I have never seen her?"
"Frieza was trying to keep her away from you," the King answered honestly knowing of Frieza's intentions. "He knew that the both of you were planning to rebel against him and thought it would be best if the two of you never meet. Who knows what you're capable of if you work together."
The Prince had to laugh at this. "Like I would ever share the pleasure of destroying his worthless hide with anyone! I work alone, and you know that! I will take him down myself."
"Foolish boy. What even makes you think that you will be able to defeat him?"
"I don't think, I know." That was the last thing he said before he left the room. He left his father with a confused expression, but the King just shrugged his shoulders thinking of it as another one of his son's infamous ego trips. That boy, his son and the Prince, would never learn.
A/N: I couldn't help myself, I had to add in another chapter. But as always, lemme know what you guys think! I love feedback. reviews. :D hehe. lemme know how you liked the characters, lol.