In Search for Home
Chapter 5: Mysterious Woman
Vegeta arrived on Frieza's planet in a coma. He didn't remember the trip; all he could remember was dreaming of the blue-haired human. Why did she haunt him so? What about her bothered him? As he healed in the rejuvenator tank, Vegeta thought of nothing else but the woman. Who was she? Was she Kakarot's wife? If no, did she have a husband? Children? Vegeta rebuked himself. What did it matter to him? He was a fighter, a warrior. He did not want a family. He should not be bothered by a woman, much less a human woman. Vegeta tried to shake off the thought of the woman, but as long as he was doing nothing while he was healing, he could think of nothing else.
After he was healed, Vegeta was able to focus on getting Frieza. He wasn't sure how he was going to with Raditz and Nappa dead, Vichell assumed dead, and Kakarot refusing to join him, but somehow, he would defeat Frieza. Against the doctor's orders, Vegeta dressed in armor and left for Namek in pursuit of Frieza and the Namekian dragon balls. If he could just get the dragon balls and wish for immortality, then Vegeta could finally beat Frieza. But when he arrived on Namek, he found Frieza was all ready collecting the dragon balls. Vegeta knew he couldn't take the dragon balls out right from Frieza. Somehow he had to find a way to steal the dragon balls from Frieza and make a wish before Frieza found him.
Eventually, Vegeta teamed up with the Earthlings, Krillin and Gohan, who had also come to Namek in search for the dragon balls. They returned to the Earthlings' cave, and there she was, the blue-haired human. Vegeta appeared calm, but inside, his heart was racing. Why did she bother him so? He was a warrior; a woman shouldn't affect him like this. He tried to shake it off and focus on the fight with the Ginyu Force and Frieza.
Just as the Ginyu Force was about to kill Vegeta, Gohan, and Krillin, Kakarot showed up. He was easily able to beat the three remaining weaker members of the Ginyu Force and after a while and some help from the others, Kakarot was eventually able to beat Captain Ginyu. Afterwards, Vegeta knew Kakarot needed to be healed if he was going to help Vegeta defeat Frieza, so Vegeta put Kakarot in a healing tank.
While Kakarot was healing, Frieza attacked Vegeta and the others. The warriors tried to hold off Frieza, but even with the addition of Piccolo, who had fused with another Namekian warrior, making him stronger, it was not enough. When Kakarot arrived on the battlefield, Vegeta was dying from a blast from Frieza. Before he died, Vegeta cried as he told Kakarot the truth of how the saiyan race was killed. But Vegeta didn't cry just for the saiyan race; he found himself also crying because he would never have the chance to know the blue-haired woman who had haunted him so.
Vegeta opened his eyes and found himself covered in dirt. He pushed himself up, thankful whoever buried him had not buried him very deep. Once on the ground, Vegeta stood perplexed; hadn't Frieza killed him? How could he be alive? Then, he saw it – the Namekian dragon. Somehow, it had reappeared in the sky. Vegeta raced toward it; he might still be able to wish for immortality so he could beat Frieza. As he approached Porunga, the Namekian dragon, Vegeta saw it; he saw the way Frieza would be beaten. There by Porunga was Frieza and Kakarot, and Kakarot was a super saiyan! After many centuries, a super saiyan had come into existence again, but it was not in him, the prince of the saiyans, like he had been told it would be. Rather, the legendary transformation happened in the hands of a third-class warrior. "How can this be?" Vegeta wandered, but before he could think any further, he found himself transported off of Namek and back to Earth with the Namekians and all the Earthlings save for Kakarot, who choose to stay on Namek and fight Frieza. Vegeta was embittered. He should be the one fighting Frieza. He should be the one to free what was left of the saiyan race from Frieza.
Vegeta watched Kakarot's son, Gohan he believed, talking with a Namek and the blue-haired woman. Vegeta found himself wondering what it would be like to have a child with the woman. "Snap out of it! You are a warrior! You are not going to start a family!" Vegeta rebuked himself, but it was no use. Somehow, this human was able to capture his attention and take hold of his imagination. Was this woman to be his bride? Vegeta remembered the stories his mother had told him as a child. He would know when he saw his bride, she would say; love would tell him. Was his mother's stories true? Was love telling him he had found his wife?
Vegeta was brought out of his trance by the news Kakarot had died against Frieza. Even though he had beaten Frieza, Kakarot had died when Namek destructed. The Earthlings were quite upset, particularly Gohan. Vegeta even found himself a little upset, though he would never show it. Now, he was the only saiyan left alive; sure, there was Kakarot's boy, but he was only half-saiyan. Vegeta laughed, now he was the strongest warrior in the universe! Now there was no one left to stop him from taking over!
"Hey, Vegeta!" the blue-haired woman said, "Why don't you come, too? You need a place stay." It seemed all the Namekians were going home with her until they could find a new home. Inside, Vegeta felt his heart leap; now he would have a chance to find out about this mysterious human. Then, he rebuked himself and refused to go with her. But no matter how much he refused, she insisted he come. He found himself giving in to her and he finally agreed to go back with her.
The Earthlings had one hundred-sixty days to wait before they could use the Namekian dragon balls to wish back their friends, including Kakarot. During this time, Vegeta trained extensively, preparing to face Kakarot at his return. But Vegeta also trained so he wouldn't have to face or think about Bulma, the blue-haired human. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not seem to avoid seeing or thinking about her. Every night, Vegeta would lie awake desperately fighting the urge to see Bulma. He knew she was just down the hall and he wrestled with the feeling he wanted her for his wife and princess.
One night in particular, the night before they were to wish Kakarot back, Vegeta could not sleep for thoughts of Bulma. He sat staring out his window at a group of seven stars, the suns of the Planet Vegeta. He sighed; he missed his home planet dearly. He found himself wondering if Bulma would have liked the Planet Vegeta. He sighed again as he lay back on his bed. Tonight he did not try to push away the thoughts of her, but let them come. He had trained hard that day and was utterly exhausted; he did not have the energy or care to fight the thoughts of her that night. He lay awake, thinking of the human woman who was just down the hall from him. He wondered what it would be like to be married to her. Would she even want to be his wife? He sighed again. How could she ever love him? She wasn't married but she was waiting for the time they could wish back her boyfriend, Yamcha, who had been killed by the Sabamen when Nappa and Vegeta came to Earth. Vegeta slept restlessly that night, believing he could never be with Bulma.
The next day, Capsule Corp. was alive with the excitement of the knowledge Kakarot and the others would be coming back. Vegeta grumbled to himself as he walked down the halls of the corporation; how come they had to make such a big deal of Kakarot coming back? Vegeta was complaining to himself again as he walked down the hall and looked up to see Bulma walking toward him, smiling. "Good morning, Vegeta," she said cheerily as she passed him.
"What's so good about it?" Vegeta grumbled, not only upset from the cheeriness of the company he was in but also the fact he knew he would not be able to find out if he would have a chance with Bulma.
"Well, and hello to you, too," Bulma said sarcastically, stopping and placing her hands on her hips. She smiled at him, clearly she was in such a good mood even Vegeta couldn't rile her.
"Humph," was all Vegeta said and walked on, though he longed to stay in her presence. As he walked away, he rebuked himself for longing to be with her. "You are a warrior. You do not want a family," he reminded himself as he walked outside where everyone was waiting for the Namekian dragon to be called.
When Porunga was asked to bring Kakarot back, the gathered crowd was told he could not be brought back because Kakarot was not dead. They were extremely excited, but none more than Gohan and ChiChi, Kakarot's wife. Vegeta looked around and then he saw it, his chance to make a difference in his life. Sitting nearby was a spaceship Bulma's father, Dr. Briefs, had designed. Vegeta raced to it and took off, blasting into outer space. He left in search of Kakarot but he also left so he would not have to face Bulma anymore, especially when Yamcha was brought back. Maybe he would never return to Earth.
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