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Later that night the ball was in full swing and everyone was waiting for the guest of honor to arrive.

"Where the hell is that Brat?" King Vegeta hissed to Nappa who was standing just off to his side talking to Raditz and Turles.

"I'm not sure your highness, do you want me to find him?" Nappa replied gruffly

"Relax Vegeta, He'll be here soon with the others and I'm sure we'll be able to meet their mates" Kisaki replied,

"That reminds me, how many Saiyan Females were there that survived?" The King asked no one in particular,

Raditz, Turles and Nappa all knew that answer but weren't going to be the ones to say it in fear of the king's temper getting them killed.

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure both our boys found themselves very suitable Mates," Niko said as she and Bardock walked over to join the group.

The Trio cast Niko thankful looks and she smiled in return, Bardock raised an eyebrow at his wife, wondering exactly what she was up to. Niko gestured for Bardock to lean in to her and she quickly whispered, "their mates are both human females," in his ear.

Bardock promptly chocked on his drink and Niko patted him on the back until he got himself under control,

"Bardock are you alright?" King Vegeta asked,

"Yes, its all right Niko just reminded me of an old Private joke," Bardock muttered quickly covering them, the king nodded in response and left it at that.

"That's going to cause a stir," Bardock whispered to his mate who grinned cheekily in return.

"Ooo Do tell," Kisaki grinned squeezing between the two,

"Kisaki were you just eavesdropping?" Niko asked in amusement

"Sure do you think I'd no anything if I didn't? It's not like Vegeta ever tells me anything,"

Bardock rolled his eyes and went to talk to Vegeta but before he could say anything Kisaki's laughter and his mates giggling caught the King's attention

"Why do I think I'm missing something?" King Vegeta grumbled and Bardock shrugged as he grabbed a drink.

"Presenting his Royal Highness, Prince Vegeta!" The guard near the door announced and everyone in the room fell deadly silent as Vegeta walked into the room with Bulma on his arm followed by Goku and Chichi then the rest of the group.

"What the hell is going on here? What are these earthlings doing in my Ball room!" King Vegeta roared at his son who merely smirked in return

Bulma and Goku both glanced at Vegeta suddenly realizing exactly what he'd been scheming.

Bulma smoothly with out people noticing ground the stiletto heal of her shoe in to the unsuspecting and unprepared Vegeta's foot. Vegeta winced slightly and glared at his mate out of the corner of his eye and she just smirked in return glad to see she caught him off guard enough to cause him a bit of discomfort.

"These Earthlings came with me. Those three are with Kakarot's son; they're the ones to you captured earlier. That one's an androids, the brat's came with their mothers and the mothers…" Vegeta said gesturing to each before pausing at Bulma and Chichi.

Vegeta cast a quick glance at Goku who nodded in understanding before shifting Chichi to his other side so that he was positioned between her and any of the saiyans.

"The mothers are Kakarot and my Mates,"

The room fell deathly silent for about two seconds before the entire room erupted in outrage, demanding that the law be followed and the Halflings be killed along with the mothers! King Vegeta stared at his son in shock almost unable to hear the outraged bellows of his people around him.

Goku, Vegeta, Seventeen, Gohan and Piccolo pushed Bulma, Chichi, Videl, Erasa and Sharpner together and formed a ring around them to protect them. While Goten and Trunks dashed off somewhere unknown but knowing the boys could look after themselves didn't worry about them too much.

Niko, Bardock, Kisaki, Nappa, Turles and Raditz stood to one side of the ballroom watching the commotion.

"Maybe we should have told Vegeta," Kisaki said glancing at her shell-shocked Mate

"You knew?" Turles asked

"Niko figured out Gohan was a Halfling and he told her about the others," Bardock replied

"How'd you three know?" Niko asked

"We knew Kakarot's Mate was human from when we were on Earth and as there were no Saiyan females that survived Vegetasei's destruction so we assumed he had a human mate," Raditz explained.

Finally King Vegeta broke from his shock "You worthless baka of a brat! How could you do this to me! To your people! The Law…"

"The Law, father, says that the Halflings will be allowed to live and excepted into Saiyan society if they can prove their worth by defeating the King's best warrior!" Vegeta argued calmly and the other Saiyans in the room fell silent.

"That was only placed in that law as a failsafe, it was never taken seriously as that task is impossible. No Halfling can have enough strength to beat my strongest warrior which is why we've never bothered and just killed any Halfling mistakes that were produced." The King growled

"These ones weren't mistake Halflings and they will be put to the test! And if they win the law will stand and they and their mothers will be accepted into Saiyan society is that clear!" Vegeta demanded

"Fine have it your way brat!" The King replied "Get the brats ready and everyone here will gather as witnesses at the royal stadium in one hour! Is that clear!"

A chorus 'yes sir' or 'yes your majesty' echoed through out the room before everyone began to leave the ballroom.

Once everyone had left, Niko, Kisaki, Bardock, Turles, Raditz and Nappa remained.

"Well that could have gone a lot worse," Niko muttered

"It could have gone a lot better too," Kisaki replied,

"Vegeta is such a hot head, how on earth are the two little ones going to face up to Garak? Dammit that Idiot is going to get our grandbabies killed!" Niko growled.

END OF CHAPTER 27
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