Sorry for the long wait, I actually had to rewrite this chapter twice since my computer lost it. Of course, I don't remember the previous versions so this is entirely different. This story will be coming to a close soon. I suspect I only have roughly about 8 to 10 more chapters left, if that. I'm still looking for some art for this story if anyone is interested. A cover image preferably. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and if there are any inconsistencies let me know in a PM.

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Chapter 15

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Vegeta lifted the tritan in his hands and felt its power. His woman had created something he never thought possible. A way to hopefully avenge his people and awaken Kakarot. It was strange to hold something like this, a beacon of his soon-to-be former life. He gently sat the tool down next to the training pool and sunk into the water before shifting to his true form. Grasping the handle, the septer automatically began to glow, its bond already forming with the prince.

He started out small, a few blasts here and there, a waterspout, and then finally a large wall of water. Tomorrow would be the big test, getting Kakarot to remember his true self and have him as backup in the fight against Frieza. Revenge would finally be at hand and he would no longer be bound to what was quickly becoming an obligation. Soon he would find peace and so would his people. Even if it was just a watery grave from now on. A sigh escaped his lips as he put the weapon down and started to do some laps around the pool to clear his head.

Now that he had a distinct plan, his mind was going haywire with the implications. What would happen after he was successful? Would he even be successful? What of Bulma? What of the remainder of the kingdom, if any? Who would be his successor?

These were heavy thoughts and the swim that was supposed to be relaxing turned the opposite.

"Vegeta?" His woman, he didn't even notice her arrival, he was that lost inside his thoughts.

"Woman?"

"Dinner is served, are you coming in to eat?"

"Come..." He stated and she, thankfully, didn't question him. She sat on the edge of the pool and he sought her embrace. His wet form seeping into her clothes and she ran her fingers through his hair. He knew his actions betrayed his normal demeanor, yet he felt that if he could be anything other than a rigid prince with anyone, it would be his mate. Her calming touch was just what he needed in this instance.

"We shall dine, but then I want a swim with you."

"Of course." She smiled and he returned it with a smirk of his own. Yes, he could definitely get used to land dwelling if it was with her.

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"You are very unlucky that I caught you. Very unlucky indeed." Frieza screeched at the mer he had snared in his claws. "How long have you been informing the prince? Where is my little fish hiding?"

"I'll never tell." Said fish wheezed out as the tyrant continued to choke him, covering his gills so he could not breathe. "He will defeat you and all will be right again."

"You're deluded if you believe your prince can save you. You are of no use to me if you won't give up anything. It's a shame, too, Nappa. I had the utmost faith in you to be a great warrior for our cause. Now, you'll only be an example to those who betray me." Frieza opened his mighty jaws and bit off the mer's head in one smooth bite. The water around them started to turn red with the stain of a fresh kill. Laughter echoed in the silent ocean as all bared witness to the savage death.

Another mer hid in the shadows watching the gruesome scene unfold knowing he could do nothing. A fist clenched at his side as he slowly swam away from the carnage unable to witness it any longer. It was time to tell their prince the news and hopefully take the tyrant down for good.

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Goku smiled as he walked down the hall to the training pool. Vegeta said he had a surprise for him and he hoped that it would be something interesting and fun. They had skipped training yesterday and he caught his fellow mer's sour mood. Maybe whatever the surprise was would cheer him up. As he approached the pool he saw Vegeta's trademark hair first before finally seeing his face as he approached.

"Get in the water, Kakarot. It's time to do this."

"Fine, fine. Did you even have breakfast this morning?"

"Enough chatter about food. Is that all you think about?" He huffed before lifting the sacred item. "Bulma made this to amplify the last bastion of power my people possess. Hopefully it'll awaken your lost memories, at least in the mer sense, so that we can finally go to battle. Of course, I'll have to check with my informant tonight to see where we stand and if we can even get close to the kingdom without being spotted first.

"I hope this works too." Goku sighed. "Maybe it'll make everything make sense."

Vegeta aimed the tritan at his fellow mer and concentrated. The tip of the spear began to glow a blue color before a beam of light shot out of it and hit him square in the chest. He felt heat, then cold, then nothingness. A vast plain of nothingness and a sensation of floating.

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Vegeta sighed as he pulled Kakarot from the depths of the pool. The idiot was lucky he was a merman or else he would've drowned. The last try for their kingdom looked to be a flop. No doubt the pendant would make a fine weapon but not a memory jogger. It was a long-shot anyway. Only the real tritan had that kind of power. All it really did was make Kakarot sleep. Nothing more.

Just then the doors opened and his mate came rushing in. She seemed to have less than perfect timing as of late.

"How did it go?"

"Failure, I'm afraid." He sighed. "However, it will make a successful weapon in battle."

"Well, at least there's that." Bulma sighed as she sat at the edge of the pool. "I'm sorry."

"No need. If not for your sharp mind, I wouldn't have a weapon in the first place. Yes, my powers are sufficient, but with an amplifier, Frieza will have some trouble taking me down. I will not go softly into the depths."

"Let me know if you need anything else. As for now, I'm going to get some stuff done and I'll be back to get you for dinner."

"Of course."