We experience many time jumps in these and the next chapters. Generally from the course I keep to The Series

A loud beeping sound woke me up.

I had been on the road for months. I had diverted the spaceship from its destination a few times. My courage actually left me. My thoughts consisted only of doubt and anger. So much anger at myself. But now I was at my destination that I had set for myself. The autopilot brought me here and as already expected, but no less painful, I simply saw nothing.

The planet was simply gone. My home planet was alive only in its memory. Only the moon of former planet Vegeta was not far away. Ironically for him now, the Saiyajin worshipped your moon and Piccolo destroyed it on Earth. Was this a sign. Fuck, I still can't hate Piccolo. No matter how I try. I still love him. I only hate one and that was myself, I ask myself.

Maybe the moon is the solution for me? Ironically, after the coronation, the king gets to visit the moon with his companion. Spend a night on it. To mate wildly and undisturbed. Yes, according to my father, I was conceived there. With my inner bitter voice I asked myself. Perhaps there should be also his end?

I put the spaceship out of autopilot mode. In the autopilot incoming messages were muted, since I now terminated this mode, now came new message of messages, on the screen. I sighed and yes, I was frustrated. Messages were coming all the time. But I always ignored them until now. But since few days they are very penetrating, hourly they come in.

Shit I couldn't even die in peace. The new message I was just about to delete again, when I get shocked. I cursed at this humble landing and got on the wrong button by landing hard.

I didn't realize at first that I hadn't deleted the message. But when I hear a baby cry, I look at the screen. A baby is crying and I hear the blue haired woman. I felt like I was being showered with ice cold water at the next words I heard.

Vegeta. I know you're ignoring me. But you told me that you would never leave your child alone. Well, I've been trying for months, but you don't answer.

I wanted to tell you that you have a son. Your son lives on Earth and it will be attacked in a few months. You once told me a long time ago that your word is always true. You are the prince of all Saiyans. So save him and don't let him die. Vegeta, you always have a place with us. Mom asks for you every day too. And look, Trunks wants to meet you. I looked at the screen in shock, she is holding the screamer to the camera.

I catch sight of him and feel nauseous. Not because he's ugly, but because I realized why Piccolo hated me. The brat looked like the boy from the future now, if I had not seen myself, the adult boy in live. I would never have believed that this brat should be my son. So UN-Saiyajin from the appearance. But unfortunately the transformation confirms that he is Saiyajin.

From this new information my nausea gets bigger and I have to get out of the spaceship! I have to throw up to get through this. But once I was outside, a new sight stopped me in my tracks. For I realize that this is a sacred place. The only thing I have left of my race. I can't spare that by vomiting here.

I swallowed the nausea again, banishing it. Like all my thoughts of the last months.

I look around at the moon. Knowing that my parents were here does calm me down. I take a deep breath and run away from the spaceship.

When I have crossed the moon felt half. I come to a place past. The 3 large rocks and the 2 smaller rocks in a circle show.

I know the story of it.

The 2 small ones symbolize the gods Soli and Troy

and the 3 big ones, are supposed to show the alliances between the 3 peoples of Sandala at that time.

The story says that 2 of them were the young rulers of two peoples and they found in each other their companion and thus were the leaders companions. The third leader, who worships God, understood and joined the new peace. In fact, it was the third from the alliance who was later appointed king. His name was Vegeta.

I sighed in frustration and despondency at this irony. Was this my destiny? That others would find their mates and I would only find the kingdom? Even more unbearable since there was no kingdom for me anymore. By Soli, why did I feel so unfairly treated. Sometimes it feels like Soli wants to punish me.

i ncoming messages muted, now that I quit this mode, new message of messages, came on the screen. I sighed and yes, I was frustrated. Messages were coming all the time. But I always ignored them until now. But since few days they are very penetrating, hourly they come in.

Shit I couldn't even die in peace. The new message I was just about to delete again, when I get shocked. I cursed at this humble landing and got on the wrong button by landing hard.

I didn't realize at first that I hadn't deleted the message. But when I hear a baby cry, I look at the screen. A baby is crying and I hear the blue haired woman. I felt like I was being showered with ice cold water at the next words I heard.

Vegeta. I know you're ignoring me. But you told me that you would never leave your child alone. Well, I've been trying for months, but you don't answer.

I wanted to tell you that you have a son. Your son lives on Earth and it will be attacked in a few months. You once told me a long time ago that your word is always true. You are the prince of all Saiyans. So save him and don't let him die. Vegeta, you always have a place with us. Mom asks for you every day too. And look, Trunks wants to meet you. I looked at the screen in shock, she is holding the screamer to the camera.

I catch sight of him and feel nauseous. Not because he's ugly, but because I realized why Piccolo hated me. The brat looked like the boy from the future now, if I had not seen myself, the adult boy in live. I would never have believed that this brat should be my son. So UN-Saiyajin from the appearance. But unfortunately the transformation confirms that he is Saiyajin.

From this new information my nausea gets bigger and I have to get out of the spaceship! I have to throw up to get through this. But once I was outside, a new sight stopped me in my tracks. For I realize that this is a sacred place. The only thing I have left of my race. I can't spare that by vomiting here.

I swallowed the nausea again, banishing it. Like all my thoughts of the last months.

I look around at the moon. Knowing that my parents were here does calm me down. I take a deep breath and run away from the spaceship.

When I reached the moon

I remembered when I first felt the same way. One of the few memories I had of my father that didn't involve cold, hard training or teaching.

Flashback

At that time, as a small boy, I sat alone in the garden, in front of me the mighty tree of the family.

On the side of the tree, a shrub was planted in honor of my mother, the queen.

The shrub bears my mother's favorite fruit. I myself have no memory of her. She died giving birth to my little brother Tarble. I heard only "Vegeta? " I looked up and turned around "Yes, father?" My father stood next to me "What are you doing here son." i sighed and answered. "I wanted to be here father. Sometimes I want to, just be here." My father his words surprised me even then "I know, that's how I feel too."

I nod, I feel his hand come to my shoulder. "She was great, she was my mate." I growl in frustration. "That's not true! I don't like it when people lie to me."

But my father disagreed. "Why, don't you believe that son?" I answered him with shed tears. "Father, you are still here! If you are mama's companion? Why are you alive and she is not?" He brushed the tears from my face. I am speechless by this gesture. "Don't cry Vegeta. Saiyajin don't do that. SOLI, is the reason." I freeze, I gulp and ask angrily "Soli? But why by gods? Why Soli? Why did Soli, kill Mama?" But again my father contradicted me "No son, Soli didn't kill her. Soli warned us." I looked at him shocked and questioning. "Soli, warned you about Mama's death? Then why didn't you stop it?" But my father remained cool and answered me.

"No, Vegeta not warned directly. She meant that not every love, should bind to companions. In the next life, it looks then for both of us, but different." I don't understand his answer. "What does Soli mean by that, Father?"

My father looked to the shrub "We would not know it for sure ourselves at that time. But we hoped that Soli was promising your mama and me that we would be allowed to be together after death." I now also looked at the shrub, "But Dad, what does Soli get out of it that you didn't become companions?" My father sighed and looked to the sky "I don't know. Her words were very vague Vegeta." i couldn't let it go and asked "What were her words."

My father sighed again and runs his fingers through my hair before answering me "She meant then that I have important tasks as king. The first task should be an alliance, which first brings security. My 2 task, is to endure and let go of my greatest loss and finally hope." I snorted "hope? And hope for what?"

My father looked me in the eye. "I think she meant that someone is stronger than everyone else and is the legend." I sighed. "The legend of the Super Saiyajin." My father, puts both of his big hands on my shoulders. "Vegeta, I'm sure you can become a Super Saiyajin one day. Den Soli continued to speak to us:

That while we should hope, this cannot mean salvation for all,

but can also mean the pursuit and desire for revenge.

But then comes the first darkness and this is caused by a tyrant,

who was only carrying out an order at the time.

The 2 darkness comes and goes quickly, as the redemption, comes through reparation

Next came the alliance. That provides peace among the alliance. But all hidden, as not all support it and yet the allies can trust each other.

They will know. Maybe even find it through a journey. But the 3 alliance partner is aware of who may not know and who may find out."

I gulped "What did she mean by darkness? And who is not allowed to know, father?" My father answered me "Darkness can be many things, hard times, maybe losses or even death. Who can't know, son. I don't know, but I suspect it is higher than Soli himself."

I looked questioningly to the sky "Higher, like Soli? Who, is that supposed to be. Troy, perhaps?" My father actually smiles at me "No Vegeta, Troy has only been Soli's companion." I frowned "But father wasn't Troy more powerful, he is our god of battle so he is also a god like Soli." he answered me "Yes son. The two are gods, but there is always one who is above the gods, besides it is said that Troy and Soli were equally powerful. " I asked further "Equal in strength father? I thought so. There is always a strong and weaker companion and that Troy, Soli has always protected."

My father looked to the sky and replied "Son, he protected her because he loved her. My son, you don't have to be a companion to want to protect someone. But in fact, it is said about Troy and Soli when they bonded that they received each other's powers." I replied to him in amazement "Wow, they must be powerful then!"

My father nodded and looked at my mother's shrub and walked towards it. There are only three fruits on it. He picks them all 3 and gives me one of them and spoke. "Eat the fruit boy, your mother would have wanted you to."

I nod and look at the others and speak "Dad, are you eating and Tarble the others?" my father sighed and shakes his head "No son. We're going to have a visitor soon. The visitor wants a pillow and I'm giving these 2 fruits, to them as an extra gift." I growled in bewilderment "The visitor is getting those? But Dad, they're from Mom!" But my father tried to reassure me. "I know boy and your mom would have wanted it that way. Since to her, the protection for the people was always important."

I frowned and looked at him questioningly. "Protect? From whom?" My father answered me "Vegeta, the God of Destruction is coming to visit" I didn't like hearing that and spoke to him "But father, I want Tarble and you to have the two fruits. I don't want a god to have them. They have already taken enough from us, the gods, you have already suffered plenty." Yet my father looked at me hopefully "And yet I have hope, my son."

I sighed sadly "I don't father, I feel like someone is trying to punish me. This is mama's gift to us. Not to a god of destruction." but his reply "We get to live through this Vegeta. She has already gone ahead." sadly I look to the now empty bush "But father. Don't you miss her?" but my father with a hand on my shoulder "Yes, every day and that's why I trust in Soli." my father walked away from the garden.

Flashback end

It still hurts today to remember the memories of the following years.

Because the next day was not what my father expected. The god of destruction was not pleased. At least the fruit appeased him. But our hope was immediately gone. Shortly after, Frieza came and took me away. It was also the last time I saw my home planet and my father.

Three years later, the supposed comet arrived. My troop was far away when we heard about it. I remember today that I felt first my heart and then my mind stop. I was eating a fruit at the time.

In my mind I was back in the garden of the castle, sitting in front of this shrub of my mother's and looking at the one remaining fruit.

And then I came out of the memories at that time and I am again next to Raddiz and I am looking in my hand and I am now imagining this fruit as the one fruit from my mother's bush. I eat it and hoped with Soli that my father was right and at least my father would now be allowed to be with my mother again.

But I felt again as if I was being punished. Since I was not allowed to be with them, but had to serve Frieza.

I interrupt my painful memories and run further and actually ran once around the moon. I saw the spaceship in front of me and now also saw why the landing was so hard.

The spaceship was crooked and on top of something unknown.

I discovered a monument with engraving of the house Vegeta. I haven't seen that sign in a long time.

I swallowed and at first I don't notice a tear running down my face. Only when it sticks to his mouth I notice the salty water.

I fall to my knees, powerless, exhausted and at the end of my rope. And reads what is written next to the sign. It was, in the language that I myself, have not seen or read for years. But I know the words. Den the words his father im often enough said.

Planet Vegeta.

He stands for pride, bravery and loyalty.

He is strong and will always shine

Just like the Vegeta family.

Untouchable and invincible

That's how it should be.

Look at the planet.

Which he symbolizes.

The strength of all Saiyajin.

I laid my head on the plate and cried. My loss never so clear before my eyes. But the words are not what got me down. Sondere, I felt helpless, powerless and never strong enough. I admitted to myself that I was always too weak. And that shattered me and I screamed blinded by my anger. But with his scream of frustration, my body exploded. I suddenly felt weightless. Did I blow myself up?

Strangely, I no longer felt dead or powerless. What happened?