Moving in for his last try, he held her small wrists with his hands and leaned in to kiss her once more. She fought some but not enough to get her hands out of his grip; he assumed her confusion helped with that.

At that moment the battle field went quiet.

King Vegeta personally monitored all the battles with the androids. All the dots on the field were labeled accordingly and the battle with the numbered 18 was going terribly. From off the screen a little green dot had run in, signifying a person who wasn't supposed to be there. Enormous chucks of the enemy's forces were taken out within a second. The saiyajin general's dot disappeared as he died and the new comer challenged the android. As the two dots got closer the screen went blank.

"What?... Where is the picture? What is happening right now! We're in a battle and the screen cuts out? What the hell is up with that?" King Vegeta shouted at the other saiyajins.

"Sir… we're working on it as quickly as we can…"

"Don't give me excuses! Also find out who that stray saiyajin is! I want his whole background right this second!"

The saiyajin shut his mouth and worked a little faster.

Juunana had been watching the same dots. The androids found it amusing that the saiyajins used these contraptions. "What is going on?" The dots were no longer moving. "Are they fighting or talking?"

Juuroku walked up behind him slowly after his battle was over. He looked a little exhausted but it wasn't anything he felt the need to worry about. Juunana was getting upset. "Yo, how's Juuhachi doing?"

"Don't ask me that right now." Juunana growled as he read her thoughts. Then he walked down the hallway to his room and shut the door.

Is she losing? I hope she comes back. Juuroku took his time finding a seat to wait for Juuhachi to return home.

Half an hour later Juuhachi opened the door and walked right into a slap across the face. She rubbed her cheek and looked at her brother. She made no expression as they stared at each other.

"Would you mind explaining what happened down there?"

"I don't know. It just happened. I'm sorry that he confused me, but… it was nice." She walked around him, "You act so offended but you can't give me that."

"Because you said I can't. I'm only respecting your wishes." He said firmly.

Juuhachi just shrugged.

"Juuhachi! You're alright! Juunana seemed so upset earlier that I had thought you may have been injured or looked like you were about to lose." Juuroku said as he jogged to be in the little group, he seemed to be overjoyed that she had come home. That's when he took a look at her red cheek. He frowned and looked between the two of them.

"No I knew she was fine, she just decided to take comfort in the enemy."

"Get over yourself. That saiyajin has nothing to do with our battle. He was a random event."

"Oops I'm sorry I forgot that saiyajin and enemy weren't the same thing." Juunana retorted at her.

Dr. Gero approached from another angle and glanced between the three of them. "I need to see the two of you in my conference room right this second. That is not to be taken at your leisure."

Lettick landed in front of his house. He could only smile. He had been with many girls, one of which is the reason he ended up with bardok at such a young age, but this one registered differently. It was only a kiss. Well a series of kisses. As he opened the door, the usual battle between the boys was raging. He sat next to Tempta in their war free zone.

"Did you actually fight in the battle or go to the club and pick up a girl? That's the face you're making anyway." Tempta laughed and shoved him, "Tell me what happened!"

"Oh I went to the battle, the general… she was amazing. But I don't think I'll get to see her again. I just can't get her off my mind though."

"A female general? Hmm what section and class? Maybe we graduated with her?"

"No she was…"

The door was being banged from the outside loudly. The whole house shook with every knock. Lettick got up and answered the door. A saiyajin court man was standing there.

"This time it wasn't me so you can move along." Lettick started as he tried to prove his innocence.

"Are you Lettick?" He asked firmly.

"Yes..." Maybe I did do it…? "What do you need?"

"King Vegeta requests your presence effective immediately."

"So? I just got home and I was thinking dinner sounded good right about now. So I'll give him a call about that request once I'm done…" Two guards grabbed him and flew off toward Vegeta's palace.

Tempta grabbed Bardok and Tora, following the guards and Lettick. "We're right behind you!"

Juuhachi could only assume she would lose her rank but she knew that she would have to fight that position anyway. She kept her head down staring at her boots and the floor, occasionally at her brother's shoes.

Juunana glanced at her as they sat down in the conference room then turned his attention to Gero. Gero looked as if he had not been informed of the situation. Juunana didn't care if he had been; it was between himself and Juuhachi, not anyone else. What could anyone else do?

"What exactly happened out there, Juuhachi?"

"Everything was fine and going perfectly according to plan. I hadn't lost but two robots. Well as I'm killing the general, a stray saiyajin wanders onto the field and he began blowing away chunks of my robot army. He blew them up like they were just toys. Naturally I threw the pod to catch my army and challenged the new comer. His strength, I estimated, was below mine but way above theirs. Well I guess fighting me wasn't in the books for this cause… he kissed me." She kept her head down and played with her hands.

"Ah; he's a coward then."

"Not only that, and only that to some extent. He's a dishonored second class general trainee. Gero, this means he's now lower than third class. We have to find away to get rid of the fact that he could devastate my army in but a few moments. If King Vegeta learns of this he may push to have third class, those with the ability to become rampagers, to fight in the war. We would lose mass amounts of people. Oh but wait… I said that before this war started!"

Juunana continued to listen to her go on about the safety of their generals and Gero complained of the disrespect she was giving him.

"He's dead now right?" Juunana cut in. The other two went silent and Gero looked at her.

"No, elitist backups were on their way." She paused, "I couldn't just wait another moment or that would have been a worse scenario."

Sighing and talking under his breath, "I'll have to kill him myself."

"Juuhachi, your title is yanked, we need to make sure the agreement between Vegeta and I still stands. You two will again escort me to the court tomorrow."

"Why us?"

"You're two of the best I have at the moment. We will be surrounded by elitist and the last thing we need is to have me ambushed by them. You can take them like no others can and if necessary you can kill King Vegeta."

Juuhachi smirked, "alright."

They all got up from the table and Gero left the room, before she could Juunana grabbed her arm. "You're infatuated with him aren't you?"

"Oh please. I'm infatuated with that lowly saiyajin?"

"I know those eyes. You used to look at me with them; did you think I wouldn't remember?" He grabbed her face gently.

"Juunana, we went through this with Nijuusan. Maybe it's not supposed to work."

"Only now do you say that. Don't encourage me by saying for me to make it right and then yank it away from me like that. He's mortal, let you remember that. God I'd almost prefer you to be with…" He shut his mouth.

"With who?"

Juuroku opened the door, "Is everything alright. Juuhachi… I heard about what happened."

"What do you want King Vegeta?" Lettick was shoved to his knees and forced to bow to King Vegeta.

"What was that?"

"Nothing." Lettick smiled and then his glance drifted to his father in the corner and he gave a glare.

"How did the battle with the general fair? Obviously it went well since you are still alive. Juuhachi is one of the best from what we've noted. Did you manage to kill her?"

Juuhachi is her name? "Well actually we didn't fight. We were going to but I though up another tactic that leveled the playing field a little bit. I couldn't have beaten her on strength alone, not yet anyway. I used what I'm best at."

"What does that mean?"

"I kissed her, your highness." He smiled lightly, "The second time she let me, well kinda."

"Ah. See that's the problem with women. Isn't that what also kept you and your friend from becoming generals? Your attention span when a woman is in the room is so limited. And you claimed it was hereditary. Yes I remember."

Lettick laughed, "Is that all you need sir?"

"No. Third class will be fighting in the war due to your enlightenment of these powers. What I want you to do…"

Is be a general? Please say that… His heart was pounding uncontrollably.

"…is become part of that new rising army."

That's all?... He frowned. "I'll have to think about it."

"You have no choice. Tempta must also join and any other former generals that have been dishonored. You are dismissed." King Vegeta stood up and took his long walk to the main portion of the palace. Lettick headed for his place in the garden that was his place to think.

Juuhachi sat up all night thinking about what Juunana had been hinting at earlier. She also thought a lot about the saiyajin she had met that day. It'd be a while since she'd had such a feeling, which was a negative side effect of living forever. Emotions seem to go and come once every decade and it felt like it was brand new each time. But they were at war, now was not the time to be having these thoughts. Maybe the saiyajins could afford to, but the androids couldn't. If something happened to her the android cause would be crippled. There were only truly 8 androids that could really be a threat to the rampagers.

I need to get a hold of myself.

She couldn't see Juunana watching her; he had so much rage when it first happened that he had almost destroyed the data he'd been working on for many years. It was so important to him and to trash it, he might as well trash his own life. He stopped himself short very quickly. I know I haven't been faithful and I shouldn't ask you to be, I just wonder if it was this hard for you. I'm so sorry.

"Sorry about what?" She glanced at him and then turned the chair.

He turned over in bed to face away from her, "What are you talking about?" He frowned.

She growled and turned her chair back around.

The two twins waited for morning, moment by moment. Neither of them had slept and by the time Gero walked in to retrieve them they had given up any thought of recharging for the next day. Slowly they headed into the capital city, the only way into the palace courtroom.

As the town houses faded into their background and the palace grew, the feelings of the area began to change. There was a lot of hatred floating through the air and disgust was on the breeze. Death seemed to be rampant in the palace surroundings; this wasn't much of a surprise since war was constantly upon them. If it wasn't with the androids it was Freiza taking unwilling Saiyajins into his rampagers army. They had no say in the matter as the whole race was owned by that round headed monster.

The town itself looked ragged and many parts were falling into piles of dust from where the other building pieces had been smashed to nothing. Many Saiyajins looked warn out from that years events.

The people let the androids pass and their children stared like the plague was going through the town. It was almost as if they couldn't place why these people were bad but just knew that they were.

They climbed up the stairs and Juuhachi pushed the doors open. The same hallway had been opened to them only three years ago. For the first time the saiyajins focused their attention on the newcomers in anticipation and anger. Androids at their court could only mean bad news; same would be if a saiyajin had gone to their kingdom.

King Vegeta took his seat, protected enough from them at the time. "What are you doing here? Our dealings are done with unless you're considering running away." He added smirking proudly.

"Not while you're alive." Juuhachi snapped at him.

Dr. Gero pushed her back, "Just keep your eyes on the other saiyajins." He walked a few steps towards Vegeta and stopped making sure he had the full attention of the court. "We're here to discuss the event yesterday and the side effects it may have incurred."

Lettick woke up in the garden he had slept at; he had heard a familiar voice. His feet guided him quickly to the courtroom. There she was, standing completely apart from the others with her light colored hair. The lead android was having a discussion with King Vegeta but he couldn't have cared less about that.

Should I say something to her? Maybe I should leave her alone. I think I may have caused her enough grief just because I wouldn't fight her… But I may never get an opportunity like this again. He glanced up and saw her looking back at him, she looked as though she was placing him and then her eyes lit brightly as she recognized him. They locked eyes with one another for a moment. Her cheeks touched faintly with some pink.

His father who couldn't help but notice his son and what his son was glancing at recognized the female android. "Ah there she is. The android whom seems to have made her first mistake."

No one saw him move. Not a single person noticed anything until they heard the explosion of the wall and the small cloud of dust. As the cloud faded some saiyajins gasped as the one male android next to Juuhachi held his father by the throat pressed into the wall. Almost as a whisper he heard, "It'd be wise of you to keep your mouth shut."

Juuhachi spoke calmly to him, "Juunanagou… it's alright… I deserve the taunting." She glanced down. "Please come back here, we shouldn't start a fight right here over that."

Juunana threw him to the ground, hardly alive and gasping for his air. Watching him for a second, he smirked and then the android turned his back to his father. Slowly he headed back to where his companions were. As he approached, the three androids then disappeared just about the same as they had come.

Sighing, Lettick sat back in one of the court chairs. "You deserved that," he said to his father. His father got up and grabbed some water. Lettick tripped him as he walked back to his spot in the court and then left the room again to head home. The army signups would be a breeze for him but it would also be very early in the morning. He also knew he had to be ready for anything… The battle for the title had only begun…