On his way there, he felt a powerful ki come parallel with his own. Goku smiled and turned his head to Vegeta in silent greeting. Vegeta looked back at him and nodded, his dead eyes not showing a hint of emotion. Goku sighed.
Ever since Bulma had been killed, Vegeta had been an empty shell. The only thing he was affectionate to was his children, and even in that vicinity he was lacking. Any personality he had ever held was gone now. Vegeta only lived each day in hopes that there wouldn't be another. He wouldn't kill himself because of pride and besides, he did have two children to look after. Goku still felt the pang of loss when dealing with the death of Bulma. She had been his mother. She had been his sister. She had been his best friend. Sure Krillin had been a wonderful companion, but Bulma had known him since the very beginning. He still couldn't believe that she was really gone for good. Because of these feelings, he could understand Vegeta's loss. Vegeta had loved her. He'd loved her with everything. Goku had known that the moment he found out about Trunks. He'd seen the way Vegeta acted around her. He knew how Vegeta felt because it mirrored his own love for ChiChi. Yes the Saiyan Prince had loved someone, and he'd lost them for good.
Soon he felt another power come up from behind and found that Gohan was flying next to him on his other side. He turned his head and smiled, happily receiving a smile back. Soon, Krillen and 18 followed, with Yamcha, Piccolo, Tien, and Chaozu. Finally, Trunks and Goten appeared, bringing up the rear. They flew together in search of the previously detected ki, knowing that by finding it they sealed their fates.
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"Hi Sed," Bulma said, greeting her associate on the video-phone. The Fredan smiled back at her with obvious delight.
"Bulma, darling, it's been too long! I hear you're taking targets for Gangus now," he replied. Bulma nodded and smirked.
"What's wrong Sed, you think I'm a double player?" With that the Fredan laughed.
"No, Bulma, not at all. Everyone in this business knows you have no loyalty to anyone. That's why you're so reliable! You get the job done no matter who it is! Besides, I personally know Gangus and he's a good man! Or at least, that's what he'll tell you!" Sed added, laughing at his own joke.
"So, who's the new target Sed?" Sed frowned his obvious disapproval.
"Don't you ever just want to have a good humored conversation Bulma? It's always work work work with you, never any fun!"
"I have fun on the job Sed, so who is it?" Sed gulped, knowing just what she could do on the "job".
"It's an easy assignment, promises to grant you a nice profit. You know, to make the house payments!" He smiled, and realized that Bulma was not returning the smiled. "It's a greasy Corinth, I heard you've already taken two, so he shouldn't be a problem. Name's Befeg Hareti. Located somewhere on Comish." Bulma grinned.
"Sed, you know that Comish is in the Turak galaxy, I charge extra for that place."
"Yes yes," Sed replied. "That I know, so don't you worry! 30 K?" Bulma gave him a genuine smile.
"That'll do," she said. Sed nodded with a smile.
"Good good, payment in full once you destroy him. I'll be waiting my dear!"
"Bye Sed." With that, she turned off the video-phone, not waiting for Sed's return goodbye.
'Well Chimera, how about we deal with this one now?'
'I hate going to Turak, you know that.'
'Yes I know, but the sooner we get this over with the better. Besides, I've gotten plenty of sleep, I don't need anymore rest.'
'Very well, Bulma, let's go then!'
She put her hand on Chimera's head and smiled as they exited the house, knowing that fighting and death would follow. For now, it was all that she craved.
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They landed in front of the space ship. It was a small pod, smaller then those made at Capsule Corp. Goku scratched his head as he observed it and took a step forward.
"Where do ya think it is?" He said, looking around. Soon, his got his answer.
Their visitor was soon standing in front of them, head held high, lips curved in a smile. Vegeta couldn't suppress his gasp.
"You!" He said aloud, causing the rest to look his way. In front of them stood the Lord and Emperior himself, Galvan Marquish. Arms crossed, cape flapping in the wind, he smirked upon the warriors.
"Vegeta!" He exclaimed in greeting. "So good of you to come! It's been so long... I dare say that you've missed my company?" Vegeta growled his response and Galvan frowned. "I guess not."
"Who are you?" Gohan asked, looking at him curiously. Galvan bowed low.
"I am Galvan Marquish, Lord and Emperior to the Effian race."
"And that means?" Krillin asked, looking quite confused. Galvan looked at the bald little man.
"Why, that means you're all doomed! You see, I have a newly acquired power, you've no doubt already detected or you wouldn't be here! There is a great wealth of power in the universe if you only know where to look! After some...persuasion.. the priestess of Veradan gave me the chalice of Alian. That might not sound so amazing to you, but that chalice offers inconceivable power to those who hold it! I tried to come about such powers with that whore Bulma, but alas, the bitch tricked me. Ah well, I do believe her fate was sealed anyway, or so I've heard."
"Leave Bulma out of this!" Goku yelled. Galvan put a hand to his mouth.
"Oh do please forgive me Goku! After hearing so much about you it's quite an honor to come face to face with the mightiest fighter in the universe! Wait a minute... I do believe that would be myself now..."
"What do you want here, Galvan?" Gohan asked.
"Well, my dear Gohan, I want what any conqueror would want. I want Earth! Now I know from precedent that it won't be given to me... I've heard enough stories about some unfortunate souls who attempted to gain Earth.. and failed miserably. However, I'm here to propose a compromise!"
"We'll never compromise Earth, Galvan. You should have known that too!" Goku said, clenching his fists.
"Yes, I do know that! But you see, Goku, there is a problem. I want Earth, and I want it very badly. If I challenge you for Earth, I could very well destroy it in the process, much like Freeza did. That wouldn't do for me. So, I have a battlefield already selected on another planet, just on the borders of this galaxy. Would it do for you if we fought there?" Goku nodded.
"It makes no difference where we fight." Goku said.
"Good! There's only one other small detail. I'll only take on those who stand a chance of defeating me. After all, I'll be your source of transport!"
"So," Gohan said. "You're saying that some of us won't be able to come?"
"Yes, Gohan! But never fear, your name is not among the list! I definitely would like a good brawl with you. However, I'm afraid that warriors such as Piccolo, Yamcha, Krillen, Tien, and Chaozu will not be able to withstand my powers. It'd just be a waste of lives and time on their parts. Don't you agree, Piccolo?" The green Namekian looked down, and then back up, focusing his angry face on Goku.
"The bastard's right Goku, we wouldn't stand a chance." Goku nodded sadly, knowing how hard it was for Piccolo to admit that. Galvan smiled.
"Very well, now that that's understood, let us be off!" Goku nodded. He looked to Gohan.
"You ready for this son?" Gohan smiled in reply.
"Ready as I'll ever be."
Goku looked back to Goten.
"What about you?"
"Aw c'mon dad! You know I'm ready to go!" Goten asserted. Trunks grinned.
"Me too!" He said.
Goku turned to Vegeta.
"And you?" Vegeta looked at him with cold resolve.
"I could care less." Goku smiled and turned back to Galvan.
"Very well, we're ready to go." As soon as he said that, he felt his body become light. "Whoa!" Was all he could say, before he was teleported away.
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She smiled a smile of complete satisfaction. Standing back, she allowed the body to drop in front of her.
"Buh bye, Befeg," she said and turned around to leave. They'd picked a reasonably private alleyway to take down the hefty Corinth. It had been an easy job, but she'd had fun. Placing a hand on Chimera, she allowed him to take her to Sed.
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"Where are we?" Goku exclaimed. Galvan smiled.
"This is the planet Remina! I do believe there's only one true inhabitant on this rock so it should prove to be an excellent battlefield." Suddenly there was a beep and Galvan looked at his wrist. It was adorned by a small electronic device which was now blinking. Galvan sighed. "My people call! I'll give you all a few good hours to adjust and perhaps explore this place! I don't know exactly how long this will take but I do promise to return. I really hunger for a good fight!" With that he was gone, leaving the five warriors alone for the time being.
"Well," Goku said, smiling. "Why don't we check this place out?" Vegeta crossed his arms and hmphed.
"I'll wait here." He said looking forward at nothingness. Goku frowned.
"Very well," he said. "Everyone else, let's go!" They all nodded and were off, leaving a stoic Vegeta in his place.
****
"Wow! Check this out!" Goku exclaimed. In his explorations, he'd come across a palace in the middle of the wilderness. "Gee, everyone should be able to see this!" He thought about how to get everyone else's attention and soon came up with the solution. He powered up. If the others sensed that, they'd think there was trouble and would come to help.
It didn't take more then a few minutes before everyone, including an angry Vegeta had arrived and landed before Goku.
"What's wrong dad?" Goten said looking around in worry.
"Oh!" Goku answered, putting a hand behind his head. "Nothing! I just found this really cool house and thought y'all would like to check it out!" Gohan smiled and turned around to look at the place.
"That's a real work of art," he said, observing it.
"Wow!" Goten exclaimed. "How cool is that?"
"Well," Goku said. "Let's go in!" They immediately hurried into the building, flying through the open windows. Vegeta stood there, observing the fools as they entered, even his own son. The Earth was in jeopardy and here they were exploring some house. He rolled his eyes and slowly followed the procession.
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"Thanks Sed," Bulma said as she received the money.
"No problem Bulma, you did a great job!" Bulma smiled.
"I always do a great job Sed, make no mistake."
"Yeah, I know Bulma, I know!" But she was gone, already having left with Chimera. Sed stared at the empty place in his office and smiled.
"Everytime," he said. "Everytime!"
****
She arrived home partially tired, but no worse for wear.
'Thanks a lot Chimera, we did good!'
'Yes we did...Bulma!'
'What?' She thought, noticing his anxiety.
'Intruders.'
'Where?'
'In the main hall.'
'Let's go.'
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"Wow! Would you check this place out! It's amazing!" Goku exclaimed, examining the tapestries.
"Yeah, really great," Vegeta said, leaning against the wall.
That's when they heard footsteps. Goku looked up.
"Someone's coming."
"That's right!" A voice replied. "Someone's here!" They turned around to see her. After two years of false information, it's sometimes hard to accept the truth. When Bulma walked in on five people that she thought she'd never see again, she took the encounter rather well. However, the others didn't. They now were face to face with a ghost of the past and didn't have a clue of what to do next.
Silence invaded the main room. A silence that couldn't last forever.
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Author's note: Well they're all together again! How marvelous, right? Now the real conflict begins! I hope that I can get these people out of the problems I've created.... =)
Special Note: This is directed to Hidden_Angel, much thanx to you! It was so great to read that weird flame and then read YOUR review which made my day much brighter! However, if you don't update Power Of Love soon I'm gonna do something! Like maybe not update one of my fics! LOL Much luv to ya! And thanx for my adorable card!
Anyhoo, till next time, luv to everyone and everyone! That is all ~JZero