Saiyan's Love Remastered
Chapter Eight: A Prince's Resolve
Vegeta sat beside Bula's cot with the sleeping baby instead completely unaware of her father's worried and fearful eyes that remained burned into the ground, with the almost soul-crushing feeling inside him raises.
"You seem to be awful," states King Vegeta at the doorway's entrance.
Vegeta couldn't deny the feeling but also wanted to appear strong in front of his father; "I'm completely fine, don't worry about me."
"I have to worry, that's what you taught me a father should do," responds King Vegeta glancing between Vegeta and his baby.
Vegeta sighs knowing he'll never win, with a swift motion he stands up, walking to Bula sleeping; "I have a feeling, A feeling that's overwhelming I never felt such a thing since I tried to fight Lord Beerus. It feels like the world is ending."
King Vegeta thought through the explanation, thinking to himself how to help his son; "Honestly, I only ever had that when first seeing Frieza. However, once I felt something worse, much worse the feeling was cold and frosty. That's when I had a peek at Frieza's brother. Cooler."
Vegeta stares with widening eyes, that's exactly what he is feeling; "Frieza has a brother?"
"An older one to be more precise but just as devilish as Frieza.," states King Vegeta.
Quickly, Vegeta brings his hand up to his chin, with a puzzled look plastered over his face; 'I can't be imaging this but I can't be feeling the presence of Cooler, then what is this?'
"Hey Vegeta!" yells Bulma from the basement; "Just found an alien race with the space probe!"
Instantly, Vegeta's and King Vegeta's eyes find each and with a nod the two burst into a speedy pace, sprinting down the hallway turning corner after corner until eventually exploding into Bulma's room.
Bulma pushes away from the desk letting the two sprint past to take a look, the smooth-surface gives it a classic UFO looking appearance, King Vegeta's mouth hangs open while a small cold sweat droplet runs downs his face letting a single sentence fall out of his dry mouth; "That's it."
"What's it?" asks Bulma gazing at the two.
Vegeta didn't need an answer he already knows who and what it is, the source to the pit of dread that was carved into Vegeta's stomach.
It's Cooler.
Suddenly, the probe explodes into shards leaving them blind to Cooler's actions and plan, Vegeta's eyes sharply gaze at it with venom, Vegeta begins to feel the cold unending primal fear running through and through; "There's only one reason he would be close by."
"He wishes to attack," states King Vegeta with a strain concerned voice.
It happening again, all over again thinks Vegeta with his teeth bare, yet another ruler wants to end not just his life but everyone's especially his loved-one, all that death and destruction last time was for nothing as the endless cycle repeats itself, Vegeta begins to shake, his fists tighten.
Suddenly, King Vegeta places his hand on his son's shoulder stopping the shaking and letting his fists release the tension, Vegeta nods before declare; "I met this Cooler and end him before he even gets close."
A couple of hours later, Vegeta straps on his brand-new Saiyan from Bulma, Vegeta stands on the bright green grass Goku in front of him and Caulifla next to him; "Alright, Vegeta. I'll do it but if it gets dangerous I'll ste-"
"You'll do no such thing! I don't care even if I die just don't step in," glares Vegeta dead into Goku's eyes.
Goku eyes twitch become sharper as he returns the glare; "Your life is valuable then you damn prid-".
Suddenly, Goku stops himself earning a confused glance from Cauilfla, Goku stares at Vegeta realising this is more than just Saiyan pride. Something deeper; "Fine."
Vegeta turns on Goku walking up to his family standing behind him, Caulifla turns to Goku; "You stupid! You let him die."
"Caulifla, you don't understand. That man has already lost all his pride, years ago," says Goku with a sign and thankfully it stops her from speaking.
Vegeta pats his sons on the head before moving to Bulla giving her the same, however, Bulma was the hardest to face, Bulma smiles; "You better kick his butt and get back soon."
Slowly, a small smile placed itself on his face.
Suddenly, Vegeta turned to Goku with a face of solid rock; "Let's go, Kakarot."
Goku nods placing a firm hand Vegeta's shoulder before flickering in and out of reality and quickly reappearing in front of an unimpressed Cooler; "Finally, the Saiyans have arrived, I was thinking you let me blow up that pile of rock before facing me."
Goku takes his hand of Vegeta's shoulder; "I know this is your choice Vegeta but-"
"Save it Kakarot. Every time someone like him appears I fail and you have to finish it for me! I don't care if you're stronger!" shouts Vegeta; "But if I can't protect them. Then I care."
Goku sighs knowing that he can't change his friend's mind; "You said something to me once, that Frieza was scared of a Super Saiyan but this guy doesn't know that fear. Make him fear what Frieza feared."
With that Vegeta nods and Goku disappears leaving Vegeta to think to himself; 'Goodbye Kakarot. No that doesn't feel right anymore. Goodbye, friend...I'm never repeating that again.'
Vegeta turned to the alien sitting in his chair looking upon the prince; "You made a foolish mistake trying to fight me alone."
"Foolish mistake? Hmph, the only mistake I ever made wasn't killing you long before today," says Vegeta pouncing forward.
Quickly, Vegeta lands a bone-cracking kick to Cooler's neck which pushes him to the side staggering until Vegeta appears in front of him to smash a fist into his gut and forces it upwards pushing it, Cooler fires a mixture of blood and saliva from his mouth.
Slowly, Vegeta's eyes met Cooler's and he fires a blast of energy throwing Cooler in the ship's walls crushing it.
Vegeta stood staring at Cooler getting up from the blow just to smirk; "That was close. Sadly, you bearly even hurt me."
"Oh well, it seems I have to-" says Vegeta getting ready to power up to Super Saiyan before interjects.
"Don't bother. I want to see your strongest form so I can kill you at your best, to prove that you're little more than just a weakling," says the smiling alien.
However, Vegeta only stares him down before sighing and instantly powering up to Super Saiyan Blue and Cooler smirks at him; "Good, now this can be interesting."
Instantly, Cooler ploughs his fist into Vegeta stomach throwing him into the air and backwards where Cooler continues his bone-cracking combo by constant kicks and elbows as he zooms around Vegeta before appearing above him and fires a massive dark purple energy beam into Vegeta crushing his into the ground.
Quickly, Vegeta wipes the blood off his forehead and jumps to his feet; "It seems he's around the same power as Super Saiyan Blue but Frieza had to transform and yet he doesn't."
"You see, me and my brother are very different, I for one don't need a flashy golden form as if I was copying your race, so I made my own transformation. I was hoping to use it but you are just too weak but at least I'll get to show it off as I destroy your planet and your famil-" says Cooler but a fisted wrapped in aura smashes against his jaw sending backwards as blood pours from his new cut across his jaw.
Vegeta's eyes glowed with rage, with dark pupils in the middle, his muscles have seemed to bulk up but more importantly his hair changed; "I wasn't gonna use this but no one takes about my family. So now you have to die."
"A new form?" says Cooler eyes surprise until he smirks; "then I don't have to hold back."
Cooler begins to bulk up massively compared to his lean form just a second ago, his white carapace also changes, with the breast-plates shoulder pads becoming hoop-like in shape, while the white carapaces on his wrists change drastically, gaining dark-blue sections and developing blade-like protrusions. The tip of his tail gains a white pointed stinger-like carapace as well. his mouth is now covered behind something reminiscent of a visor, four spikes extend from his cranium and there is a large dark-blue section in the middle of his head.
"This is the true form of my race!" shouts Cooler with a smirk.
The two don't bother to talk as they leap forward clashing punches which send an energy wave out destroying their surroundings, Vegeta blasts Cooler in the stomach giving him time to float around him enough to prepare a final flash that slams into his back.
Cooler grits his teeth and pushes back the energy beam managing to kick Vegeta's hands away before grabbing his head and crushing it into the ship's console where he repeatedly smashes his head against the console blood begins to pour from Vegeta's cut on his forehead which let blood go into his eye cutting off half of his vision.
Instantly, Vegeta whips a kick across Coolers head before sending out a flurry of devastating blows enough to hear Cooler'sbone beginning to crack to finish the attack -places a smashing blow against Cooler's face letting it crumple around his fist before sending an energy blast at point-blank range.
Cooler crumbles to the floor as Vegeta jumps back managing to spot the massive ship heading straight for a nearby planet, he looks over to the controls seeing them smashed in.
"Mauhahahaha, You'll die now Saiyan prince. Not even in that form can you survive that," laughs Cooler.
However, Vegeta isn't finished he quickly appears behind Cooler and places him in a full-nelson. Cooler tries to break free but it's impossible; "Let go!"
"You'll die with me and I'll make sure of it," says Vegeta slowly charging up his energy and putting it all together in one spot; "I used this only twice, once I died and the other I bearly survived since I was drained of energy but now I have more then I'll ever do."
Just as the massive spaceship crashes into the planet Vegeta lets all his energy out in one go causing a massive explosion that destroys the ship and everything in the surrounding area.
Time seemed to slow down for Vegeta as he begins to feel his life fading; "Humph, It seems like I got to die with a purpose. Trunks, you better train hard. Bulla, no matter who you turn out to be I'll be proud. Bulma, I'm sorry for not spending enough time with you. Kakarot, you may have been a low-class Saiyan but you taught me a lesson I will carry forever but now, it seemed my time has come. Once more."
While on Earth everyone gathered waiting for Vegeta's return but while focusing on Vegeta's perishing power, Goku's pupils shrunk in shock, Bulma instantly knowing what that means begins to uncontrollable cry and buried her face in her hands. Trunks stood there in shock for a moment before staring at the fall in a blank empty stare with a single tear dropping from his eyes. Bulla instinctively knowing what that means cries a storm begging for her father. King Vegeta turned around and headed inside finding a wall and smashing his fist into it, burying it inside the wall with his eyes twitching he stared at the ground as he shakenly said; God damn it," with slow forming tears in his eyes.
The cold dark night was silent except for the cries for a loved one.
The prince is dead.
End of Chapter One