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Disclaimer You know the drill. I don't own Dragonball Z or any of its characters. Only this idea and the story with it are mine.

Author's Note Here is the list of my new people as it stands right now. I'm not accepting anymore characters so if you didn't get in, I'm sorry.

Gohan-Jasmin
Trunks-Stephanie
Sakura-Raditz
Brad-18
Casey-Shin

I tried to fit in as many people as I could, but there is only so much I can manage. These people were the ones I chose after careful consideration. (And many emails between us) I hope to be introducing them all very soon. Oh and...OOC WARNING! SOME CHARACTERS MAY BE OOC!

Ch. 5 A love that surpasses all

(Jeri)

She hadn't slept in over a week. It was impossible to sleep alone. She missed Vegeta. She wanted to go home. She wanted to be held by her mate. She wanted to see her precious children again.

Just as her sorrow overwhelmed her she felt a slight prickling sensation in the back of her mind that she associated with her bond. Someone was trying to contact her.

A moment later her theory was proven correct as a very familiar voice echoed in her head.

'She's in pain!'

She knew that voice!

'Vegeta!'

'Jeri?'

She felt his anguish now. He was suffering too.

'Jeri, is it really you?'

Tears began flowing down her face. 'Hai, Geta-kun. Hai.'

(Vegeta)

In the DBZ World...

"Oh my dear Kami-sama..." The prince shouted as he surged to his feet.

All eyes were once more on him. Both of his hands were pressed to the sides of his head as he paced back and forth in the room. He felt their stares, but kept his focus on the bond he shared with his mate.

'Gods, Jeri, I've missed you. It' so good to hear your voice again.'

'I miss you too, Vegeta.'

He could feel her tears. She needed him and he was unable to go to her. He felt useless.

'You aren't useless! You are the strongest person I know!'

"Jeri..."

He didn't realize that he had spoken aloud until the Namek's voice reached his ears. "Are you- Is that Jeri you're talking to?"

He paused a moment. "Hai. It seems our mutual need of one another reformed our bond."

"Could you ask her about Kimberly for me?"

"Of course, Namek. I know how it feels to not know how your mate fares. I'll ask after your mate after I've spoke to mine."

Piccolo didn't say anything else, he just leaned back into the wall.

Vegeta focused back on his mate's mind then sent her the silent inquiry. 'Do you know how Kim is doing? Her mate is about to loose his mind over here.'

Amusement flooded his mind from her end.

'She's fine given her condition.'

'Condition?'

'Yep! Kim-chan's preggers!'

"What!"

He shook his head then, realizing he'd just spoken aloud once more, then made certain he switched back to the silent band. After waving off everyone's inquiries he continued. 'He's going to have a conniption fit.'

'I know. There's nothing we can do about it right now, though.'

'Hai, I know. I'll take him aside later and tell him.'

'Thank you, Vegeta.'

He felt his mind tuning itself back to hers. They had really reconnected. He could feel her again. It was a relief and yet...

'Jeri...'

He felt a sharp pain in his chest. He really missed her, even more than he had ever wanted to admit. He needed to see her again, to touch her, to hold her. He needed her.

'I'm always with you, my love. Never doubt that.'

His entire body jerked at her softly spoken endearment. She could feel him now too. That meant...

'Does my mark still show on your neck?'

There was a pause.

'Hai.'

(AN Sorry to interrupt, but I have to set this straight. For those of you that don't know this Saiyans mark their mates with a bite to the neck. Well male ones anyway. I've seen this in allot of other fics and it carries to this one. I hope this clears up any confusion that you might have had. Now back to the story.)

(Jeri)

In the real world...

'Hai.'

She repeated the message to be absolutely certain her mate received it then pressed her hand over said mark.

A sharp pain was her reward. "Youch!"

Her hand flew away from the spot and came into her line of vision. Her hand was covered in blood. She could hear footsteps coming up the stairs. Her mate was calling for her in her mind as well. She felt sick.

"Oh Kami...I think I'm gunna barf."

Jeri abruptly sat on her bed and stuck her head down between her legs. She took several deep breaths to try to calm her queasy stomach.

It was just starting to work when her mom burst into the room with a shout.

"Jessica Lynn Miller! What is going on in..."

The older woman never had the chance to finish as Jeri rushed past her and into the bathroom across the hall. Seconds later the young woman emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet.

'Oh, god...'

Vegeta finally broke through her hazed mind. 'Jeri? '

'Ugh...'

She could feel his concern for her, but the increase in emotion only made her feel sick again. It took her awhile to finish her alms to the porcelain god, and as soon as she was done Jeri went back into her room and locked her door.

Her mom had gone back downstairs to call a doctor sometime in the twenty minutes she was in the bathroom so she didn't have to explain the blood now soaking her shirt to her mom. She went over to her vanity and examined the area that was bleeding.

Amusement filtered back into her system as she saw exactly what had caused all the blood. 'Vegeta, have I ever told you how much this thing looks like a vampire got me?'

'What do you mean?'

'Your little bite mark is bleeding again.'

'It shouldn't be. It's been too long since I marked you.'

'Well it is and it's making me sick just looking at it.'

'I didn't know you were so squeamish, Jeri.'

'I'm not, at least not anymore. I haven't yacked at the sight of blood since I was sixteen.'

Understanding dawned on her then. If time passed by slower here then maybe she and Kim were... Jeri looked into the mirror again to access her features.

'Holy freakin Kami-sama!'

'Ack! Jeri don't shout! You'll make my head explode.'

'I'm sorry, Vegeta.'

'What happened?'

'I'm not sure. Are you at Capsule Corp?'

'Hai.'

She abruptly changed the subject as her mind tried to process exactly what had happened.

'How are the kids?'

There was a long pause before he answered.

'They're gone, Jeri. Both of them have disappeared. I'm sorry, I couldn't protect them.'

'No...NO!'

Tears spilled out of her eyes once more. Her precious children, gone? How? Why? Who? Barely reigning in her emotions she continued on, though she wanted desperately to break down.

'Kami guard them then. Then the subject changed again. Listen carefully, Vegeta. I'm back in New York. Kim and I landed in Central Park.'

'That's where we met for the first time.'

'That's right. I'm not sure about this, but... Just keep focusing on me. I'm going to power up some. Tell me if you can sense me.'

'Alright.'

Jeri brought her power up to just below super saiyan then waited for her mate's response. While she waited she silently prayed that she was wrong.

'After a moment he said, What are you waiting on? Power up already.'

'I have. Can't you sense me?'

There was another pause. 'No, I can't. I'm not even feeling a slight blip. What does this mean?'

'It means that whatever force brought you to me in the first place has sealed off the only means we had of finding one another.'

'I don't believe that! There must be some other way!'

'Please calm down, Vegeta.'

'I can't do this by myself, Jeri! The Namek isn't the only one about to loose his mind over here'.

'We will find a way. You just hang in there a little longer.'

'Hmph! Now you sound like Kakarot.'

'I do n- Okay, maybe I do, but you didn't have to point that out to me that way.'

Soft laughter was her response. At least he wasn't upset anymore. Jeri let her power drop then sat back down on her bed and said, How are the others doing

She could actually feel her mate's mind shift as he tried to catch her train of thought before he said, 'Others? I told you the kids were-oh! You mean your friends.'

'Now who sounds like Kakarot?'

'So I had a moment! Anyway... I guess I forgot that you were out of the loop. In the months you two have been gone we've done our best to keep going without you, but some of us haven't done too well. The Namek became depressed and started folding in on himself. Without his son I doubt he would have stayed long. He's a mess, Jeri. I took all of this better than he did and my kind bond strongly. Now his son has gone missing as well.'

'Danny's gone too? Kim's going to throw a fit.'

'Quite a few of the younger children are gone. Our two, Bulma's two, the Namek's son...they've all vanished. Kakarot's not taking any chances with his youngest brat. There's something else...'

'I had no idea we'd been gone so long. Is there more?'

'Yes. Marai...no, Trunks... He said some things that are bothering me.'

Jeri went rigid. Had he told them everything? Was her secret exposed?

'What has he said?'

'He said that...that our children were never supposed to exist.'

'What a horrible thing to say! Most of us are parents!'

'I know. He also said...or more like... Jeri, he's my son.'

Jeri felt all of the air rush out of her lungs at his fractured confession. She'd known about Trunks even before he'd introduced himself. She had seen the entire series. This wasn't new to her, but hearing her mate actually say it was unsettling. The lavender haired youth could ruin everything she had worked for if he told them what he knew. She and Kim would loose everything and everyone they cared about. Still...She couldn't lie to Vegeta about this.

'I knew.'

'Hmph. The boy said as much. Why didn't you tell me about this?'

'Vegeta, if I had told you, you'd never have believed me. Even if you had...I couldn't bare to be the one to put such a burden on you. I didn't want to hurt you.'

(Vegeta)

DBZ World...

He couldn't believe what he was hearing from his mate. She had known, but hadn't told him. All in an effort to protect him. Now that very secret had come back to haunt them. They would get through this. They had been through much worse.

Trunks was apparently from an alternate version of their future. Things just didn't turn out the same here. He couldn't let this put a wedge between them. He'd fought hard to keep her and nothing would separate them. He would find a way to get her and their children back.

Fate had allowed them to find one another. Love bound them together. What they had was the makings of legend. Their bond was strong enough to transcend dimensions. Fate brought them together, circumstance had separated them, and love would bring them back together.

That's it everyone.

Hope this was worth the wait.

In the next chapter I'll have four people making their debut appearances.

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