. A Story with No Name .

Explanation

AN – Yeah! It's done! A little later then I thought, but this week I had like, no sleep, so I was in no mood to write anything. Luckily, my brain finally got accustomed to the days that had less then 4 hours of sleep, and I had the urge to write again. Yeah! –cough- anyway, it's a long chapter! w00t! Be happy! -weird laugh- o.o; and yes, I'm still tired, but I think this'll do. Please review, it's always nice to know that at least someone out there's reading. XD Besides you Dark kai. Tankie again for reviewing.

And so, Yamcha was dead. Nothing but a shell, a corpse, a skeleton. He had been a man that had seen so many things, yet now, everything he had experienced meant nothing. The world would never look upon him with reverence, and would simply continue with its life, unknowing and uncaring. Goku stayed silent for a long while, yet he suddenly became aware of a pair of eyes that lingered upon his back. He slowly lifted his head, and carefully turned it to gaze upon the one that so quietly watched him. It was Goten, and the Goku's eyes widened when he realized his son had watched the whole scenario play out. Goten just stood there quietly watching his father, and took a cautious step forward while a thousand emotions burned within his eyes.

"Daddy…?"

Goku laid Yamcha's body onto the ground and turned his whole body to Goten, placing his bloodied hands on his son's small shoulders.

"Goten, why don't we go over to Trunks' house, just to hang out for a couple hours?"

Goten stared innocently towards his dad, watching him carefully, but soon that disturbing look in his son's eyes shifted to a much more joyful aura.

"Sure Dad!"

Goku smiled, though his eyes still held a tormented look. He didn't know what could be happening, but he knew that going to the Capsule Corp would definitely answer some things. So, with Goten's reply, they shot off into the air, flying eastward to reach the coast of West City. Soon, the great yellow dome rested on the horizon, and they halted just above the building. Goku hovered, scanning the corridors of the corporation, ensuring that no unknown creature hid within its halls. Goku's eyes narrowed after completing his quick scan, for the results showed that Trunks was still the only one he could sense, excluding Bulma's parents, and that troubled him deeply. Goten squirmed, anxious to see his best friend, when suddenly the door flew open and a small, dark figure suddenly ran out onto the lawn. Both eyes fell towards the figure and watched as Trunks looked up at them.

Goten quickly flew to the ground, landing firmly as his father slowly followed his example. Trunks smiled brightly, obviously happy to see his friend, but his eyes didn't hold the same carefree look. Goten ran forward gleefully and the two giggled for a second before Trunks diverted his attention and looked to Goku. Those young blue eyes were narrowed just slightly from confusion and were tainted with a sliver of fear. Goku looked down to Trunks, smiling warmly as he greeted the only son of his oldest friend.

"Mornin' Trunks. Where's your mom?"

Trunks' eyes grew darker at this. He blinked and then focused onto the ground.

"I donno…"

His voice was very soft, too soft, actually. Goku snapped his eyes at this, knowing well that boys his age had yet to learn how to speak a lie boldly.

"Trunks, tell me. Where is she?"

Trunks bent his head down carefully, and all he did was barely raise his shoulders in reply. Goku's fear increased, believing that Trunks knew more about what happened then he was letting on. His eyes narrowed sternly and his face became contorted with the smallest touch of irritation.

"Trunks, tell me! Don't keep something like this a secret!"

He winced at his harsh demand, and he bowed his head deeper, pushing his chin against his chest. He barely spoke a whisper, obviously scared about something.

"I'm not supposed to tell you…"

Goku's eyes widened and he dropped quickly to his knees. Trunks stepped back in surprise, but Goku's hands grasped the boy's shoulders before he could retreat any further.

"Trunks, just tell me. Don't worry, I'll be able to fix everything. Just trust me. I can help her…"

Trunks squirmed slightly, diverting his gaze to a dandelion that lay to his right.

"But Dad said I shouldn't tell you 'cause-"

Goku's eyes snapped open at this, and he shook him harshly enough to get the boy to stop talking.

"Your dad? Where is he? Trunks, answer me!"

The desperation in his voice caused the purple-haired boy to look up at him, and he stared for a while until Goku's eyes began to narrow in anger.

"He said I shouldn't tell you where he is either. He said you'll kill him if you see him too soon or something…"

Goku blinked at the child's reply, and he allowed a smile to grace his lips.

"Aw, now why would I wanna kill your dad?"

Trunks just shrugged and finally met Goku's gaze, obviously feeling much more comfortable thanks to Goku's lighter words.

"I donno, he just told me that he didn't want you to know where he was. Somethin' about people dying, and about Mom being gone."

Goku paused as a small suspicion pried at his heart. Why would Vegeta try to hide? …No, he wouldn't have. Would he? He had been here for at least 7 years and hadn't tried to pull anything, and why would he have done anything now? Goku's eyes narrowed as his mind bent itself in thought. No, if Vegeta had been the one to kill them, then Yamcha would have jumped at the chance to put the blame on him. All he had said was that they asked about him, that didn't mean that they came at his request, whoever they were. Goku looked back into Trunk's eyes and smiled warmly again.

"Ah, he's probably just pulling your leg. Could you tell me where he is? I gotta ask him something."

Trunks popped out a smile and nodded briskly, grabbing Goku's arm quickly. Trunks led his two guests into the house, expertly sliding through the hallways and massive rooms of the Capsule Corp. He soon brought them to the stairs that led to the second floor and quickly covered the flight to the next level of the house. He then turned down the hallway and stopped by a door that Goku had seen only a few times before. It was Bulma's (and Goku supposed that it was Vegeta's as well) bedroom and the door was barely cracked open. Trunks let go of Goku's arm and pointed inside. With his other hand, he drew his finger to his lips to signal the need for secrecy. Goku nodded innocently and lifted onto the tips of his toes. He carefully pushed the door open and slid inside quietly, leaving the two boys standing outside.

It was dark, and he paused to let his eyes to adjust to the light. He could hear someone mumbling, and when his eyes were finally adapted, he glanced over to see Vegeta sitting on the end of the bed, hunched over in deep thought. Goku blinked as Vegeta mumbled strange words, occasionally contorting his face or clenching his fists in anger. He straightened up and cocked his head slightly to one side.

"Vegeta?"

Vegeta snapped his head up the second Goku's voice touched his ears. His eyes were wide with shock for but a second before they hardened into his characteristically strict facade. He glared towards Goku with his arms still resting on his legs, and he rose his lip just slightly while waiting for Goku to continue speaking. Goku blinked for a moment, watching Vegeta carefully, and he noticed that he could suddenly sense the shorter man's ki. He then realized that Vegeta had been masking his ki, probably to allow himself more time to think before people flocked to him for an answer. He rubbed the back of his head, feeling awkward, before finally speaking again.

"Uh…what are you doing?"

Vegeta growled deeply in the back of his throat and snapped out a reply that held enough harshness to ensure the buffoon before him knew of his agitation.

"Trying to think, what does it look like to you?"

Goku blinked again, but he shrugged off the question, feeling it better not to answer.

"Look, I came here to see if Trunks knew anything, and it ends up that you're here when I thought you were dead. So tell me, what the hell's going on?"

Vegeta's eyes narrowed slightly as he listened to Goku, and once the younger man was finished, his gaze fell to the ground in thought.

"To hell if I know."

Goku's eyes snapped wide open and he clenched his fists before him as he squawked out words.

"What! How can you not know?"

Vegeta snapped his gaze back to Goku, and he glared at his foolish reaction.

"How can you not know, Fool?"

Goku paused in his minor flash of hysteria and blinked, obviously just realizing the point the smaller Saiyan had made. Vegeta rolled his eyes and focused onto the window that was just barely ajar. A soft wind blew inside and barely nudged the translucent curtains into the air.

"Thought so."

Silence filled the room, Vegeta due to thought and Goku due to the lack of decent questions to ask, but after a moment, Vegeta's voice touched the air once more.

"Kakarot, Yamcha just died, didn't he?"

Goku blinked, surprised that Vegeta would ask a question like that. He nodded cautiously and tenderly replied.

"Yeah, beaten to death."

Vegeta's interest increased at this, but his face stayed unmoving and calm.

"You got to him before he died?"

Goku lowered his gaze, not wanting to think about his friend's recent death.

"Yes…"

Vegeta quickly interrupted before Goku could continue with his drawn out exhale.

"Did he tell you anything?"

Goku looked up and nodded.

"Yeah, he said something about how he thought they were Saiyans. He said that they killed Puar, and that they took Bulma."

Vegeta's eyes narrowed slightly in thought.

"Did he see their tails?"

Goku shook his head lightly.

"He said he couldn't see any tails–"

"Then why did he think they were Saiyans?"

Goku recoiled slightly due to the rude interruption, but he decided that it was best to answer the temperamental man's question.

"He said that they kept asking things about you and me. He said that they called me Kakarot, and that they called you Prince Vegeta."

Vegeta scoffed.

"That doesn't mean a damn thing."

Goku blinked again, obviously shocked at what Vegeta had just said.

"What do you mean? I just said that he said that they called-"

"I heard you the first time. You can't suppose that someone is a Saiyan unless you see their tail."

Goku blinked, confused about what Vegeta was telling him. Who else would call Vegeta 'Prince'? Vegeta closed his eyes and nodded his head curtly, making some sort of unknown decision in his mind. He looked back to Goku and sighed,.

"Well, I don't think we should make any decisions until we speak with those still present. Gather your little friends. Especially that Namek, he probably knows more than anyone."

Goku paused, watching Vegeta carefully, and he nodded timidly, still bewildered about what was happening. Goku placed two fingers to his head and focused on Piccolo's ki. He fazed out and Vegeta waited patiently, sensing as Goku's power jumped across the globe as he collected his remaining friends. As the group of ki began to grow to its maximum, Vegeta stood up and walked downstairs, completely ignoring the two young boys that stood by the door. He quickly found a place upon the wall, and leaned against it just as Goku reappeared with a mass of people. His eyes quickly darted around the room, taking note to all those present. Krillin stood to Goku's right, while Piccolo and Tien stood to his left. Vegeta's eyes narrowed just slightly after his swift scan, and his gaze fell to the floor. Krillin rubbed the back of his smooth head, feeling awkward from the tense silence that had fallen over the group, and he plopped down onto a couch and put his arms back.

"Well, what do you guys think happened? I didn't sense a thing."

Piccolo glanced around the room, quiet and strong as always, and Tien looked to the ground with something burning in his eyes, looking rather disgruntled from some sort of skirmish he had taken part in beforehand. Goku followed the two that had sat, yet placed himself on the ground. The tall tricloptic man suddenly spoke out, surprising those in the room.

"Well…I was there…"

Everyone's puzzled eyes snapped towards Tien, watching him carefully and attentively while waiting for him to continue.

"I...I don't really know how to start…"

Piccolo's powerful voice softly rumbled from a corner.

"From the beginning, I want to see if what I felt from the Lookout is anything close to what really happened."

Tien lifted his eyes to Piccolo and nodded respectively. He may have at one time been a threat to the planet, but there wasn't a single person among them that didn't feel a deep respect towards Piccolo.

"Right. Well…me and Chaotzu had been training late; I would have guessed that it was about midnight, give'r take an hour or so, when he noticed something in the sky. He pointed it out to me, and we watched it as it streaked several miles overhead and landed far to the south of us. We waited for a while, not really sure what to do, when a few other streaks followed the same path. We finally flew off to check it out, and we came to these craters that were near that wasteland where you and Vegeta fought."

His eyes strayed to Goku, completely ignoring that fact that Vegeta was present. He still remembered that fight all too well, and he was not a forgiving soul to any extent. The offence he had been delivered from Vegeta's presence on that day would never fade, nor would the hatred that burned within his heart. He brushed his thoughts aside and continued.

"Anyway, we stayed there a while, and just as one of the ships started to open, Yamcha came, with Puar following a ways behind. I think she wasn't supposed to come, but she did anyway. He looked down at the craters and flew a little closer to me and Chaotzu, and I asked him if Goku was coming. He said that he knew he would, and that I shouldn't worry. This guy dressed up in those Saiyan outfits came out of one and looked around, then pushed this button on his scouter, and the other three pods opened. Other people dressed up in the same style stepped out and looked around, talking to each other before they noticed us.

"The first guy, who was obviously their leader, flew up to us and his men followed. He asked, 'Are you Tenshinhan?', and I nodded, and then he looked at Yamcha and grinned. 'Then you must be Yamcha, eh?', and Yamcha nodded. The leader's grin grew and he spoke to his men without turning his head. We couldn't understand what he had said, since he spoke in another language, and after he stopped talking, the guys behind him chuckled.

"He folded his arms across his chest and asked me if I knew Kakarot, and I said yes. He nodded to himself and asked if I knew where he was. I told him, 'He'll be here soon enough, don't you worry about that.' They all broke into laughter, and the leader spoke again, telling me, 'You put too much trust in him. He's a Saiyan, you know, and they're never reliable.' Yamcha then lashed out at him, 'What do you know? Goku's no ordinary Saiyan, he'll be here, and he'll kick your asses so badly you'll be pleading for mercy!' They started laughing again, and the leader pointed towards the sky. 'Look for yourself, and tell me how well you know your friend.' We all turned to look, and there, just floating up in the air as if he owned the world, was Goku, or so I thought, with Chichi thrown over his shoulder.

"The sky was dark, and he nearly blended in, but I could see. It was Goku, without a doubt, but I couldn't sense him, but I realized that he must have masked his ki so we wouldn't think anything was going on. It wasn't his hair that I recognized, since it was too dark to see his outline, but I did see his gi."

Tien paused as he looked to Goku who, as always, was wearing his infamous orange gi. Goku was staring wide-eyed at the tall man, unbelieving but unable to raise his voice in argument.

"I saw that, and knew it had to be Goku. I mean, who else could it have been? I could feel Krillin off to the east of us, Yamcha was next to me, and Goku was the only other person I knew that wore anything that even slightly resembled that gi of theirs. He floated towards us with this realy…really…creepy smile on his face. Chichi was still, I could have sworn she was dead, but as Goku passed in front of me to float beside the first guy, I could see that her eyes were wide open. She looked towards me, silently pleading for me to help her, but I couldn't do anything. Especially if Goku was the one that held her. Goku then spoke to the, his voice lower and a bit more rugged than usual, but it sounded exactly the same. 'So, Tenk, I see that your journey went well. Took you long enough.' The leader then bowed his head and placed his left hand over his heart with his fingers pointing directly to his neck. 'Forgive me sir, we ran into a little difficulty when one of our comrades had a bit of technical difficulty.'

"Goku snorted, his face so worn with a painful darkness that I was in shock from his eyes alone. None of us knew what the hell we should do, so we just stood there as the man that looked so much like Goku kept talking to the man that we knew as Tenk. 'That shouldn't have made a difference. Bah, what's done is done. Take this wench; she'll gain us at least a raise in our levels back at base. He won't expect us to bring him an Earth woman.' He threw Chichi to Tenk, who caught her effortlessly and threw her back to his men as though she were nothing but a bag of trash. One of the taller ones caught her and tucked her under his arm.

"Tenk then nodded, obviously pleased at their extra prize, when Goku spoke again, 'Let's continue our mission, there's another woman that I'm sure He'll be happy to have. Lord Vegeta's mate.' Yamcha tensed when he spoke, but stayed in his place. Tenk raised an eyebrow, obviously very interested to hear that bit of information, and his disgusting grin grew. 'Oh? His mate, eh? Aye, that will be a grand prize, except we'll have to face Prince Vegeta just to get near her.' His face contorted with disappointment, but Goku just grinned. 'No worries there, I brought that new drug that hides you from scouters.' Tenk's eyes widened as he stared at Goku, 'Is that why I couldn't detect you?' Goku nodded and held up a small vile. He threw the container towards Tenk and he caught it easily, looking at it carefully. He lifted his eyes to Goku with surprise flickering darkly in his eyes. 'But, it hasn't been approved yet! How did you get it…?' Goku only smiled at Tenk, and the strange man had his answer. 'Ah, I see. Yes, I should have known you were one to deal with the Market. So, you think it'll work?'

"Goku nodded confidently, grinning sadistically all the while, and said, 'Of course it'll work. Just distribute that amongst your men and they can walk right up to the Prince, give the drug to the woman while she's sleeping in his arms, and walk right back out without even alarming him.' The men behind Tenk stared wide-eyed towards the one who spoke, their eyes proving their shock and excitement. Tenk nodded and pulled a small needle with a rubber top from his pocket. He slipped off the top and pushed the point inside of the lid, drawing a very small amount into the container. He turned his head to his men and called out orders, and they approached him, extended their arms, and were delivered the drug. It took only a moment before I could no longer sense their ki, and, after delivering the drug to himself, Tenk pushed the button on the side of his scouter and smiled brightly, obviously very pleased with the results.

"Goku just smiled at him and suddenly spoke. 'Tenk, send out a few of your men to gather up a few of those He asked. We'll come back for the rest, since He wouldn't give us a ship to transport them. Make sure to administer that drug to those you do gather, otherwise Soe Bardock will find us before he's supposed to.' Tenk nodded and turned to his men. He pointed to two of them, quickly barking out an order, 'Venute! Sorn! Veiren, se ouk eh tu, fardo zor no Gohan, k u?' The two nodded and shot away while Tenk watched. After the two were gone from sight, he turned to the remaining guy, 'K, har seo ti oh marole Bulma.' The one he talked to nodded and they started to fly off to the east to get to Capsule Corp. Yamcha jumped in front of them, which shocked me that he'd try to fight them like that.

"They stared at him, almost as though they were surprised that someone else was there. I think they forgot we were even there. But Yamcha had a weird look in his eyes as he yelled at them, 'I will not let you take her.' His voice was so venomous, I would have never guessed in a thousand years that it came from him."

Tien paused in his rather detailed speech, dropping his eyes to the ground in sadness.

"But it had. They just laughed at him and pushed him out of the way. They started flying away when he blocked their path yet again. Tenk narrowed his eyes as his anger began to rise, and he lifted the side of his lip, 'Get out of our way, or we'll obliterate you.' Yamcha didn't even flinch at their words; he was too focused to care. It was…almost too much. I mean, I thought you were suddenly just as evil as Vegeta. I just didn't know what to do. I just watched as they started fighting, and soon Puar was starting to get rash, acting like she was going to go fight them to help Yamcha. I told Chaozu to take Puar and leave. To go off some place safe, since I could see that those jackasses were starting to beat the hell outta Yamcha. And I thought they left like I told them to, I really thought they had…"

His eyes narrowed angrily and he quietly reminisced over the events that had taken place. A tense anxiety had consumed everyone present as they listened to Tien's story, anxiety building upon their minds as his story began to reach a painful climax.

"…I attacked one of them, and we started fighting. Goku was just…floating there, watching us with…with that look…."

His anger increased suddenly as everything around him faded from existence. His eyes narrowed so darkly and hatefully that everyone withdrew in shock. A rage burned within his eyes at the memory, at the prying. His eyes twitched, the walls of protection about his form threatening to break and unleash the true furry he bore. But no. He paused, recollecting himself quickly and calming is brewing nerves. He returned his attention to the group before him, his eyes flashing darkly as he spoke, getting straight to the point.

"They beat Yamcha badly, after killing Puar, and laughed when Chaotzu tried to help. They knocked me out cold, supposedly getting bored with us, and I woke up in some field about ten minutes before Goku found me. And that's all I know…"

Silence consumed the room as each mind bent in concentration towards their newfound information. Piccolo nodded, breaking the awkward silence that had befallen the small group.

"Yes, then what I sensed was true."

All eyes snapped towards the Namekian, a few in curiosity while the rest were still clouded in confusion and fear. Krillin blinked and straightened up.

"Then why didn't you go help them? I didn't feel a thing, otherwise I woulda been there in a snap."

A few glanced towards Krillin as he spoke, shocked that he dared speak suspiciously (although his voice held no such unsurity) towards the revered Piccolo. The Namek's strong, black eyes fell calmly upon the monk, watching him silently for a moment before speaking.

"Why? It's simple. I had been watching their ki carefully when they entered our solar system, but I didn't think they were too much of a threat. When they landed, however, their power changed – I'm still not sure why – so I decided to watch them a while longer before attacking. I hadn't noticed the other you spoke of, however, but that drug you described could very well be why."

Piccolo paused as Vegeta shifted the smallest measure. His eyes flicked from the ground to land upon the haughty Saiyan prince, watching him until others diverted their attention as well. Vegeta snapped his gaze from the far wall to the array of faces that speckled the room. A powerful eyebrow rose in calm, bored curiosity as his strong voice rumbled against his throat.

"What?"

Piccolo's eyes narrowed as he calculated the prince and, after a few moments of silence, spoke again.

"Well?"

Vegeta glared at him, irritation beginning to burn within his dark eyes.

"Well what? Why are you all looking at me? Is breathing a sin?"

Piccolo's eyes narrowed, ensuring that Vegeta knew of the seriousness of the situation. He said nothing, and the two simply glared at one another. Vegeta scoffed and turned his head away, unleashing a sigh before answering Piccolo's question.

"Is that all you know?"

His eyes never left the wall, but everyone knew that the question was directed towards Tien. He blinked, a little shocked that no venomous insult followed the query, yet he shook it off and answered tenderly.

"Yes, I'm afraid it is."

The prince nodded, his gaze still focused upon the pale walls that enclosed the living room.

"Then I'll fill in the blanks."

The group withdrew in shock and disbelief. Everyone stared towards Vegeta as Goku stepped forward, his eyes wide with surprise and confusion.

"But you said you weren't there…"

Vegeta snarled as he snapped his eyes towards Goku, and he glared coldly at the taller Saiyan as his voice boomed throughout the house.

"I know, and what I said was true. But I know enough about planetary customs to know what the hell happened."

Everyone settled back down at the explanation, ready to hear what he had to say. Vegeta sighed, glancing towards the ground before resting his eyes upon the same wall, and timidly began his own explanation.

AN –I wanted to make a few side notes. I know, if this is after Buu, Krillin wouldn't be bald, but I don't care. I'm the author and I'll make him bald if I want to D: XP Anyway, a few things you guys might be curious about. The three italicized things in Tien's speech was of two different languages. The first was where the Goku-look alike said 'Soe Bardock'. That is Saiyan for 'Son Bardock', which is referring to Goku obviously, and although the other guys don't know Saiyan, that phrase has been used commonly enough for them to know what it means. You'll probably see it in coming chapters. The other two orders were made in the language Hudonen, which is spoken by Tenk and his men. You probably don't care what they said, or could figure it out on your own, but they were just saying 'Go get Gohan' and 'Get Bulma' XD simple enough, yes? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!