Title: Crimson-dipped Obsession
Summary: Bulma Briefs' life made a horrifying turn when an obsessed Saiyan prince arrived on Earth and wanted her to be his! What's more to this alien was a dark secret that has caused a change in the history of Dragon Ball Z, and if it is revealed, it holds the fate of the entire universe.
Genre: Horror, Psychological Thriller, Romance, Mystery
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z. Some events in this fan fic is also inspired by Mirai Nikki and DBXV.
Author's Notes: Here's a little reminder to all of those readers confused, DO NOT EVER SKIP A CHAPTER, READ EVERY CHAPTER CAREFULLY, CHECK THE DIFFERENCES OF THE TIMELINE OF DBZ AND THIS STORY AND MOST ESPECIALLY, DO NOT SKIP THE AUTHOR'S NOTES! Your confusion is what's making this story unique in its own sense. If you are confused, leave your questions in the reviews instead of just saying it is confusing so I could clarify your confusions. Second, read all author's notes prior and after all chapters because I put some clarifications in there. If you're too confused it only means that you do simply have a hard time understanding the story because of your impatience or lack of understanding or you simply do not read at all. The last three chapters were flashback chapters and it is mentioned in the author's notes if you read them.
Now, before reading this chapter, let me remind you once again the universe number of the characters in the story so you won't get confused again.
7th Universe – The Universe of Dragon Ball Z. 7th Vegeta is the Saiyan God of Space and Time and the creator of the 13th universe, the universe where Vegeta (the main character of this story) came from and the 15th Universe. To make it easier, imagine 7th Vegeta from the Resurrection F movie. He is also in partner with Goku as Saiyan Gods.
13th Universe – created by 7th Universe Vegeta. The universe where Vegeta (The Main Character of this story) came from. Destroyed. 13th Vegeta is the creator of the 14th Universe and is also a Saiyan god of Space and Time. By this time, it's easier to imagine 13th Vegeta being the one from Cell Saga.
14th Universe – The main setting of this story. Created by 13th Universe Vegeta. The Universe where Bulma (the main character of this story) came from.
15th Universe – A new Universe created by 7th Vegeta to catch 13th Vegeta. 15th Vegeta is the one from the Capsule Accident during the Trunks Saga.
Chapter 35: Fifteenth Creation
[14th Universe, Age 763, November 03, 00:45]
Bulma's eyes widened in surprise as Vegeta fired that deadly ki sphere towards her. He's really going to kill her, just like that. After all that has happened between them, it all came to this. Tears fell from her eyes as she accepted her death, there was really no way for her to fight him. But she wished there's someone who could save her at this critical moment.
Then, as if the heavens had heard her wish, someone appeared right in front of her, and used his arm to deflect the deadly blast away from her. That figure looked familiar, but it's impossible. He's dead, killed by the Androids!
"S-Son-kun!"
It was Goku! Goku's saved her!
"I don't know why you are doing this but we will not allow you to kill anyone anymore!" Goku exclaimed.
"What?! Kakarot! T-That's impossible! You're dead!" Vegeta screamed in disbelief.
"Heh! Don't think you're the only one who can open up portals towards another universe! It's not very surprising since you are Vegeta's counterpart after all. But if you are using that power to cause trouble in the Xenoverse then we have to stop you. You killed Irami, there are no other people who can stop you so we have to step in." Goku said.
Bulma took a look at Goku, who looked kind of different from the Goku she knew. He looked older and his body was even well-built, he looked stronger and much more powerful than the Goku she knew. This Goku in front of her isn't from this universe, she concluded.
"Hah! So you're not from this universe, either?" Vegeta concluded, too.
"That's right," Goku said. "We are from the Seventh Universe!"
"Seventh Universe?"
"That's right."
"Tch!" Vegeta gritted his teeth. "What a nuisance! I suppose I have to kill you here as well!" he raised his hand again but a gloved hand suddenly grabbed his wrist. Vegeta growled and turned around but another gloved hand quickly slap him on his face.
"You are the nuisance, fool! To have us go all the way here just to stop your selfish rampage!"
"Wh-what the?!" Vegeta mouthed as he glared at the man who just slapped him, and saw his face at the man. This person is the Vegeta from the Seventh Universe. His creator.
"Towa! What's the meaning of this?!" Vegeta demanded as he turned towards the demon lady and found her face surprised as well.
"It seems that the original incarnations of Son Goku and Vegeta gained the power to open up portals as well so they can travel the universes just like you do." Towa explained.
"Wrong," the Vegeta from Seventh Universe said, he was wearing a black jumpsuit and old-looking but kind of unique model of Saiyan armor with golden shoulder straps, and white pairs of gloves and boots. The Thirteenth Universe's Vegeta remember what he wore on Planet Namek years ago in his universe. "I never had known about this power before, but once I became a Super Saiyan god many years ago, I was awakened to my ability to create and destroy any world I wish. That includes galaxies and universes as well. When I came to Tokitoki city along with Kakarot, the Kaioshin of Space and Time showed me the universes I created long ago before I was awakened to my power and saw the Thirteenth Universe…
"Then I remember that time when I met this Future Trunks a long time ago. He was not acting the same way the Trunks from another future did when I was around. This Trunks seemed different, and when he first saw me, he wanted to kill me. Kakarot and I were surprised on the way he acts until he told us about what happened in his world. When my wife came and was in an accident, I quickly came to rescue her and Trunks was confused as to why I just did that. I was quite disappointed that the boy doesn't know about me being his father. Of course, I told him the truth. He was surprised at first and was angry at his mother for not telling him about it. I told him she might have done that to protect him. I told him that the only possible way to bring his father in the future back is to introduce himself as his son. I was confident that if that were me, Trunks' introduction would bring me back to my senses.
"He was afraid, of course. But I told him that if it didn't work, he could go back to me and make me come with him so I will finish the job. He became confident with that. I've waited for days but the boy didn't make it back. At first, I wondered if Trunks really did make it up with the Vegeta in his world but… when I saw the vision of the Thirteenth Universe, I…" he glared at his Thirteenth Universe counterpart. "I couldn't believe this bastard killed his own son! Not even I, the very origin of my own existence, could ever bring myself to do such a thing! And that's not all, he killed Bulma as well!"
"It was too late when the Kaioshin of Time told me about this, she already sent out an investigator and time patroller to stop him from causing havoc in this universe, but then Irami had failed to do his mission. That's just when she called me and Kakarot to stop this bastard from doing this. But now that I know that his own selfishness isn't the only thing that was causing this to happen. As the original creator of the Thirteenth Universe, I can open up the portals towards the Thirteenth Universe and those created by my Thirteenth Universe counterpart as well. That's why we are able to go through and enter here."
"It can't be…" the Vegeta of the thirteenth universe muttered as he stared at his seventh universe counterpart. The Vegeta clad in black armor glared back at him coldly.
"You," the 7th Vegeta called his counterpart's attention. "If Irami or Trunks weren't enough to stop you then I'll have to stop you myself! But I'll have you know that I care less if you and I are the same person or not. I am not going to hold back my punishment on you!"
The 13th Vegeta gritted his teeth in annoyance, "Hmph! I guess you have to try and stop me!" he yelled as he suddenly exploded in his Super Saiyan 2 form and charged at his creator. To his surprise, the 7th Universe's Vegeta simply blocked his punch with his right hand without even bothering to transform himself.
"Impossible!" he exclaimed in disbelief.
"Don't be foolish. As your creator, I may not be able to control your decisions but other than that, I could literally change everything that you are. I could even take away your powers from you." 7th Vegeta told him as he threw his thirteenth counterpart into the ground. The 13th Vegeta rolled into the cracking ground until he hit a boulder.
"After all, it was my will to make you as powerful as you can be."
"So it was your fault…" 13th Vegeta growled as he picked himself up, glaring at the 7th Universe's prince with hatred, "You are the reason why Bulma couldn't love me!"
"Were you listening? I didn't do anything, fool! It was your pride and your anger, the choices you have made that led up into this!" 7th Vegeta roared. "If you we're not so bounded to your pride and not so blinded by your anger then any of this wouldn't have happened!"
"Stop being so hard on him, Vegeta,"Towa defended. "He has lost everything he once had, even Bulma and their son. He was desperate."
"Desperate? Hmph! He was nothing but a blind, ambitious fool," the 7th Universe Vegeta answered back.
"Blind ambitious fool, you say? Didn't you also have the ambition to become the most powerful warrior in the universe? Didn't you have the desire to kill him?" the desperate 13th Vegeta pointed at his counterpart's partner, Kakarot.
The creator of the thirteenth Universe just glared at him coldly and admitted, "I did."
"See? Then why the hell are you blaming me?!"
"Because unlike you, I have realized what's more important to me and what's not and I accepted it!"
Memories of 13th Vegeta's refusal to admit his feelings for Bulma suddenly flashed on his mind, "I did –,"
"But it's already too late, wasn't it?"
With that, the only thing that the 13th Vegeta could do was to stare at his creator.
"There was a point in my life when I tried to return to the way I was before I came to Earth. I wanted to be the same cold hearted prince that I used to be. I didn't want foolish emotions or attachments. But then, when I saw my son… I know I couldn't go back because of him and of course, Bulma too. I realized that no matter what I do, they are still more important to me than my empty ambitions and thirst for power over the galaxy. Now, look." He smiled at his counterpart, "I am satisfied. We're not all-powerful creatures to get everything we want. We really have to make a choice. And it turned out that you made a wrong choice."
"Choice?" the 13th Vegeta bitterly muttered.
"Now, do you realize the foolishness you just made?" the 7th Vegeta scowled. "I will give you a chance once you surrender to me."
13th Vegeta snapped angrily, "Surrender, you say?! NEVER!" he roared as he raised a finger into the sky. The 7th Universe's Vegeta suddenly exploded with a magnificent blue divine aura, his black hair and eyes turning bright sky blue. This is the magnificent Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form as he glared at his 13th counterpart.
Lightning snaked down into the skies where the thunderclouds whirled around. A black hole slowly opened from the skies as 13th Universe Vegeta grinned evilly.
"Wh-What is that?" Bulma asked.
"He's creating a new universe, Vegeta! You have to stop him!" Goku yelled to his partner. 7th Vegeta ignored him as he glared at his counterpart.
"This is it! We'll do the Multiverse Leap! Let's go, Vegeta!" Towa exclaimed as she jumped into the black hole, grabbing the 13th universe's Vegeta with her.
"This is bad! He's going to do it again!" Goku screamed. "Why didn't you stop him?"
"I did! Let's go, Kakarot!" 7th Vegeta yelled back.
The two Saiyan gods of the 7th Universe were about to leap into the black hole when Bulma suddenly stopped them, "Wait!" Goku and Vegeta turned to her. "Please let me come with you."
"No,"Vegeta answered her coldly.
"But I…"
"No buts, woman. You'll just get in our way."
"But I know I could save him. Please bring me with you!"
"No means no, can't you understand?"
"But Vegeta, she's right. Maybe she could help." Goku cut in.
"Shut up, Kakarot! Nobody's asking for your opinion!" Vegeta snapped back.
"But…"
Vegeta let out an angry sigh before he glared at Bulma, "FINE!" he finally gave in, angrily. "If you're that willing to die then do what you want! See if I care!" then he flared his godly aura and blasted off towards the black hole.
"Vegeta! Wait for us!" Goku called back as he quickly grabbed Bulma by her hip and then instantly transformed into the same form Vegeta had earlier. He then leaped towards the black hole before it vanished.
[Dimensional Rift, 7th Universe Vegeta's focus]
Stars.
Bulma was floating with Goku in a strange place filled with stars. Stars passed by them in a speed of light. It's the Dimensional Rift as Towa told her earlier. She turned her eyes from the stars to see Vegeta, the one from the Seventh Universe, floating not so far away before her. He was different from the Vegeta she knew of. He seemed so cold and grouchy towards her, and yet she knew he was worried for her because of his refusal to take her along them a few minutes ago.
Overwhelming confidence and such cold heartedness, so this was what Vegeta was, or supposed to be but that tragedy has made his 13th Universe counterpart so desperate he changed into an obsessed, psychotic monster.
"Where did they run off to?" asked Goku.
"Towa wasn't thinking much and simply leapt into a trap I have set up," Vegeta told them.
"What trap?"
"I have interfered with Thirteenth's plan on creating another universe. I created the fifteenth Universe myself! That's where they must have gone to!"
"But Vegeta, Tokino Kaioushin-sama –,"
"I could care less about what she thinks! So long as we don't create a paradox in that world she will not notice… I hope. Oh, here it is."
A bright light blinded Bulma's eyes for a moment.
[15th Universe,Age 764, August 14, 9:30, West City Capital,7th Universe Vegeta's focus]
Vegeta, Goku and Bulma floated above the West City Capital as they looked down the city before them. Bulma's breath was taken away by the peace and order, by the people walking around the busy city. Probably, this might be a world where the Androids, or Vegeta of this universe haven't destroyed or killed anyone yet.
"So, where are we?" asked Goku.
"The fifteenth universe," Vegeta replied, quite annoyed.
"I mean… what time are we?"
"How am I supposed to know?!" the Saiyan Prince snapped at him.
"Why don't we check? We have to know it after all, since we have to stop the other you and his familiar. Can't you feel him?"
"No… Not yet." Vegeta replied. "The first thing we must do is to find the Vegeta of this Universe. For sure, he's going to go after him, kill him and then replace him like he did in the fourteenth Universe. We have to prevent him from doing that."
Goku smiled, "Ah! Good thinking Vegeta! You're really such a smart lad!"
"Hmph! Unlike you, I'm a freaking genius."
"Well, shall we go and find the fifteenth you?" Goku invited.
"Hn…"
The trio made their way towards the Capsule Corporation. As they finally found the huge yellow round building, they felt an explosion from there. The explosion shook the city for a few seconds before it has stopped.
"This is bad! He must have gone there before us!" Bulma screamed.
Vegeta ignored her as he looked on into a pillar of smoke that seemed to come from the backyard of the house. His eyes narrowed, "I see now, it's that time."
"What time?"
[15th Universe, Age 764, August 14, 9:30, Capsule Corporation, 15th Universe Vegeta and 15th Universe Bulma's focus]
"Vegeta!" Bulma cried out as she ran along with her boyfriend, Yamcha, towards the rubble where the explosion originated.
"We should have expected this. He was doing some dangerous training!"Yamcha said.
Bulma ignored her boyfriend's comment as she mumbled to herself, "Vegeta… He can't be dead…" thenshe quickly dashedtowards the rubble of rocks and began to digthrough them worriedly, crying out the Saiyan Prince's name. "Vegeta! Vegeta, no!" she cried out.
As she dug through the debris, a hand abruptly shot out from the pile of rocks towards her. She screamed in surprise and terror and fell backwards, knocking down Yamcha.
Vegeta pushed himself out of the rubble, panting. He was completely injured and weak after that intense gravity training.
"A-are you okay?" asked Bulma as she took note of his injuries. Blood covered him and there were several wounds across his body.
"Isn't it obvious?" He stands up completely and Bulma sighs. She regains herself and gets angry. "What were you thinking? You almost destroyed my house!"
Vegeta pathetically picked himself up, his body trembling due to pain. He ignored it though. He stood up to his full height and laughed Bulma's words off. Suddenly, he collapsed to his back into the rubble once again, groaning. Bulma's ire dissipated as she quickly dashed towards him.
"Vegeta!" She ran up towards him and picks him up.
Vegeta squinted his eyes painfully as he looked up to her, "Mind your own business, bothersome human slave! Don't do anything foolish. You're getting in the way of my training." He groaned.
"How is this training? You can't train like this,"Bulma told him.
"These wounds are nothing. I'm the best Saiyan in the universe! I've got to be better than Kakkarot!"
Bulma suddenly felt irritated by the Saiyan'sstubborness, "I don't care if he's a carrot or a vegetable or whatever, you just do what I say."
Not so far away, Yamcha watched all this in confusion, suddenly starting to realize the obvious.
"Are you trying to order me around?" Vegeta snapped at her. "Don't you dare!" he tried to pathetically pick himself up again, but falls once more. This time, he's completely unconscious
"Vegeta!"Bulma cried out as she ran towards him again. She found him having a difficulty of breathing so she glared at Yamcha.
"Well, what do you think you're looking at, dumbass? Go and take him to the emergency wing!"
Yamcha stumbled towards her and carried the unconscious Saiyan Prince on his right shoulder as if he was a sack of rice. He and Bulma hurriedly dashed towards the Capsule Corporation's Emergency Wing where Vegeta was taken care of.
Not so far away…
(Thirteenth Universe Vegeta focus)
"Ah, there they go…" Towa mumbled as she magically clothed Vegeta with his battle armor that was the same with that one he used when he fought the androids. She and the thirteenth Universe's Vegeta stood atop a building not so far away from the Capsule Corporation backyard. They watched as Bulma and Yamcha brought the Vegeta of this universe to the medical wing after that Gravity room accident. Vegeta remembered this scene. This is the starting point of his relationship with Bulma, this was the time when he had an accident during his training and she came to him very concerned and worried about him. When he woke up in the hospital bed, he found her sleeping beside him. Back then, her concerns for him made him confused and this made him so distracted during his training.
He really shouldn't have let her distract him in the first place with her concerns. This is one thing he regretted the most.
"Oh, they're here!" Towa said. Vegeta turned to see his Seventh Universe counterpart coming along with Seventh Universe Goku and Fourteenth Universe Bulma. Why is she along with them?
"What do you plan to do now?" Towa asked. "I'm sure Seventh will not allow you to kill the Vegeta from this universe."
Vegeta snarled annoyingly, "Then I'm going to kill them both! All of them!"
"You cannot just kill the god who created you! If you do that then you will cease to exist!"
Vegeta realized that Towa was right. How is he going to kill the Fifteenth Vegeta if Seventh would interfere in his plans?
Then something came up in his mind. An evil smile crept on his face as he chuckled darkly.
"Fufufufufufu… I think I know what I'm going to do."
"Eh?"
[Seventh Universe Vegeta focus]
Vegeta, Goku and the fourteenth Universe Bulma finally arrived at Capsule Corporation. Vegeta felt his thirteenth counterpart's presence so close by so he hurriedly rushed towards the emergency wing of the Capsule Corporation without being noticed by anyone. Goku and Bulma followed him.
"Whoa. That was one heck of an accident. I cannot believe you just survived that. You're such a tough guy, aren't you?" Bulma commented as they watched her fifteenth universe father and her counterpart tend to the unconscious and bloodied Vegeta. When they were done placing the oxygen mask on the prince's face, they transferred him to a private room. 7th Vegeta and Goku and 14th Bulma quickly hid out of the way so they won't be seen.
"Pshew, that was close," Goku mumbled.
Vegeta watched as his counterpart was taken to the room. Few minutes later, Doctor and Mrs. Briefs came out. The blonde haired woman was grieving as if his counterpart had died. "My poor poor Vegeta-chan," she cried as her husband rubbed her back. Goku silently laughed but Vegeta gave his partner with a death glare that made him shut up.
Vegeta then dashed towards the room and opened the door very slightly to take a peek at what's happening inside. This is one thing he was curious about. Above him Goku put his head inside to peek too. Vegeta silently growled. Just what is this idiot doing?
"Kakarotto…" the unconscious Vegeta mumbled. "I'm going to surpass you. I'll surpass you, I swear it."
"You did," Goku whispered.
"Shut up," the black clad Vegeta whispered harshly.
Vegeta watched as the 15th Bulma just looked at him in concern. He couldn't see her much because her back was on him.
"Hey Vegeta, can't we just take him somewhere the 13th you cannot see?"
"Are you an idiot? If we do that then we would cause a paradox. That's one thing I wouldn't hear from Tokino – hm?" something picked up his senses and his eyes darted to the direction where Mrs. Briefs went to.
"What's wrong, Vegeta?" Goku asked.
"…Shit…" Vegeta growled. The sound make the 15th Bulma turn her head towards them. Vegeta quickly stood up straight, hitting Goku in the jaw with his head.
"Ouch!"
Vegeta opened the door and pointed a finger at her. Before the 15th Bulma could react, she collapsed into the floor unconscious.
"Vegeta, what the hell - ?" Goku demanded as he watched at Vegeta round the bed where the badly injured 15th Saiyan Prince was lying. "I thought you said you don't want to cause a paradox?"
"A paradox was done… by thirteenth."
"Eh?"
An earthquake shook the entire Capsule Corporation and they all looked up into the ceiling. Goku and 14th Bulma ran towards Vegeta as they all were rained down by dust and very small debris coming from the ceiling. Soon, the entire ceiling was incinerated as the thirteenth Universe's Vegeta appeared above them.
The blue clad prince glared at his Seventh counterpart coldly as he descended before them and not so far away from the 15th Bulma. "Just as I have expected, you would not allow me to get my way, Seventh. Not only that, you've brought the 14th Bulma I created as well. What's this? Do you think taking her a hostage would make me surrender to your whims? Ahahahahahaha!"
The 7th Vegeta just glared at him angrily. "I did not try to do what you're thinking, idiot. I will make you suffer divine punishment for your insolence!" he sneered.
"Vegeta! Please stop this and surrender yourself already!"
13th Vegeta's red eyes shifted towards the 14th Bulma, a wide smile stretching on his lips, revealing his long canines, "My dear little Bulma, why do you think I would surrender as easily as you think?"
"I at least expected that from myself, good," 7th Vegeta smiled, impressed of his thirteenth counterpart's stubbornness and pride.
"Heh!" 13th Vegeta snorted back before he slowly moved his eyes back at his creator. "Tell me Seventh, why don't we have a deal in here?"
The Saiyan Prince of the Seventh Universe was surprised by those words, his eyes widening in curiosity, "What deal?"
"Give me this Universe's Vegeta or…"
Doctor Briefs and Mrs. Briefs' unconscious bodies appeared out of thin air and floated in between them.
"P-Papa! Mama!" the 14th Bulma cried out when she saw her parents.
13th Vegeta used his power to lift the knocked out 15th Bulma on the floor and let her join her parents hovering in the air. An evil glint on the 13th Vegeta's eyes told the Saiyan gods and the 14th Bulma all what he planned to do with them.
"No way! He's not going to –!" Goku said.
"… I am going to kill these three!" 13th Vegeta announced. He stretched out one hand and created a blazing orb of yellow ki to make his threat more dangerous.
7th Vegeta simply glared back at him coldly.
"Vegeta! Do something!" Goku barked at his partner.
"Please! Please don't make him kill them! My mom and dad and the other me! Please!" cried the 14th Bulma towards the 7th Vegeta.
The black-clad Saiyan God couldn't see any hesitance on his counterpart's eyes. His black eyes then shifted towards his other self, the unconscious and injured Vegeta lying on the bed before him and completely oblivious to whatever was happening near him. Was he really that out?
This was the person who he used to be back when he knew nothing of love or human emotions. Though, this was also the time when his confusions for Bulma's actions and motives would begin to make him uneasy. He knows he cannot let this other him die because of another him. Not now. This Vegeta deserved the happy end he had as well.
He turned his eyes back to his 13th counterpart, even this Vegeta deserved that. But how would he have that happy end if he's too bounded to his pride, anger and selfish desires? Were those really that important to him than his own family?
"Vegeta!" cried the 14th Bulma. The 7th Saiyan Prince looked at her and saw tears flowing in those cerulean orbs. Those tears made his heart painful.
No, this isn't right. This woman isn't his Bulma but she does affect him like his wife in the 7th universe does.
Then he realized it. That's it!
He turned his eyes to look at his thirteenth counterpart. "No, I won't give him to you!"
"What did you just say?!" 13th Vegeta was surprised. "Are you crazy? They're your in-laws and your wife, right?"
"And so are yours."
"Shut up! They do not belong to me! They're his!"
"Oh? Is that it? Therefore…" he pushed Bulma towards his counterpart. The woman stumbled on the floor between the two Vegetas. "Why don't you two foolish lovebirds end this stupidity by yourselves?"
"Eh?" Bulma asked, confused.
"What?" 7th Vegeta glared at Bulma. "You think I would save your pathetic parents for you? Do it on your own!" then he turned his furious glare at his 13th counterpart, "You! If you want to replace fifteenth's existence then you better kill the 14th Bulma first! If you do that then I will let you do whatever you want! If you don't then I will punish you with the most ruthless punishment you have never encountered in your life."
"EEEEEH?!" Bulma cried out.
"Vegeta! You can't be doing this – ," Goku said but he was immediately cut off.
"– Shut the hell up, Kakarot! I know what I'm doing!"
13th Vegeta turned his eyes towards the 14th Bulma and grinned evilly, "Fine with me then." Then he walked towards his wife. "My dear little Bulma, I hope you make me feel a little entertained before I kill you. You know I hate people dying so easily so I'm telling you to fight me with all you got or else… your dear parents would suffer dearly for your being pathetic… Hehehe…"
7th Vegeta then threw a capsule box towards Bulma. "Here, you may use this."
Bulma looked at to him with blazing blue eyes. "Are you trying to kill me for this?"
"I told you I could care less if you die in here but you said it yourself. You wanted to save him by yourself. Now, I would like to see how long you think you could manage that."
"Oh… but…" just how was she supposed to defeat Vegeta by her own?
7th Vegeta smirked back at her. "I know you could do it."
13th Vegeta snorted at 7th words as he rolled his eyes.
Bulma stood up as she faced her husband with fake courage. If the Vegeta of the 7th Universe believes that she could do it and she should do her best to save her husband from his own evilness. The three Saiyan Gods were amazed by her courage to face a dangerous Saiyan by her own.
13th Vegeta glared at the 14th Bulma with the cold and calculating eyes of a ruthless killer, "Shall we finally start our death match?" and then he grinned evilly.
Bulma swallowed.
The Saiyan Prince wearing his blue armor disappeared out of thin air and appeared behind Bulma, "Die, Bulma!"
Bulma saw through his attack, she didn't know how she did it but she thought she heard Seventh's voice in her head saying 'turn to the left', she did it and was able to dodge Vegeta's incoming attack. This greatly surprised the 13th Vegeta greatly and decided to do a spinning back kick towards her but she was able to block that one. What the? How the hell did she manage to block a kick from him? She's not even a fighter!
"Vegetaaaaaaaaa!" Bulma screamed with all her might as she dashed towards her husband and hit him head on, pushing him out of the room and into the stairs where they both fell together. Goku was dumbfounded by what he's seeing while the 7th Vegeta turned to take 15th Vegeta's oxygen mask off, carried him on his back and leapt towards the hole made by the 13th Vegeta earlier. "Let's go, Kakarot!"
"B-But…"
"Let those two idiots fight by themselves!"
"But Bulma's going to die!"
"No, she won't!"
"Just how are you so sure about that?"
7th Vegeta didn't answer Goku's stupid question.
Back to the inevitable fight of the main characters of this story…
Bulma quickly dashed away from the fallen prince but Vegeta grabbed her ankle causing her to collapse to the floor.
"You're finished!"
Bulma grabbed a dino-capsule from the capsule box Seventh gave her earlier and she fired a ray gun towards the 13th Vegeta who screamed in pain. Using this as a distraction, she quickly scurried away from him but didn't try to run away.
Vegeta recovered from that attack but he was getting mad his dark aura began to overwhelm him, "Damn you…" he growled at her. His red eyes were small little dots from being enraged. How could a pathetic little girl do this kind of damage to him? Prince Vegeta, the great Prince of the Saiyans?
The Saiyan Gods of the Seventh Universe sensed the 13th Vegeta's powers about to explode along with his rage.
"Vegeta! Now what?!"
"Let them be…"
Pointing her ray gun towards him with shaking hands, Bulma told him, "Vegeta, listen to me. Stop this, please. Stop doing these things and let's try to work it out together. I asked the 7th Universe's Vegeta to bring me along with them just so I could save you. Please, stop this and come back with me to the 14th Universe. We could make it up, and forget whatever has happened just… just stop doing this. Don't kill the 15th Universe's Vegeta and do what you did in my universe!"
Vegeta looked at her in confusion, "Why are you so desperate to save me?" he asked. "Heck, I am going to kill you!"
"Because I love you so much!"
It felt as if a bullet hit his heart, Vegeta was struck by those words coming from Bulma's own mouth.
Why? Why does she still love him after all that he has done? He cannot understand that.
He stared back at her in disbelief. Tears began to form in his eyes. "W-Why?"
Bulma smiled back at him, "I promised to love and cherish you no matter what, right?" then she showed him the wedding ring she got from him their wedding day.
…
Bulma loves me no matter what I did. After all I did. I feel so happy.
So happy.
So happy…
…NO! This isn't right! I am NOT happy! I am ANGRY!
"Grrr…! Liar!" Vegeta screamed in rage as he fired a deadly beam of ki towards her.
Angry because of what?
Bulma's eyes were shocked when she found that deadly ki beam coming towards her. She felt so shock she stayed frozen in there, and unable to dodge herself out of death.
BOOOM!
…What the?
Bulma blinked. She's alive, right?
"I missed?!" 13th Vegeta was so shocked beyond belief. "Just how could I miss? Was it because of…?"
"Vegeta…" Bulma called his name.
Because of what?
"Do you see what I mean now, Kakarot?" the Seventh Vegeta turned to his partner.
"Yeah… I guess so…" Goku scratched the back of his head in confusion.
13th Vegeta turned his eyes towards his creator? Was this Seventh's doing?
"Seveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenth! How dare you mess up with my plans?!"
The Vegeta of the 7th Universe scowled, "What the fuck are you talking about, you fool? I'm not doing anything!"
"Why you…" seethed the 13th Saiyan Prince.
"What are you so angry about? I'm not doing anything? You know yourself that the creator won't be able to control his creation's emotions."
"No! This isn't mine! Heck, I want to kill her!"
"Do you really?"
"Grrrrr… Of course!"
"Then do it! Kill her!"
…
…
…
13th Vegeta growled as he fired again, this time towards the rock formation not so far away from him. The rock rubble fell towards Bulma and she grunted in pain as it hit her and she collapsed to the floor unconscious.
The scent of Bulma's blood filled 13th Vegeta's sense of smell. This scene looked kind of familiar.
Bad memories of the 13th Bulma's death filled 13th Vegeta's mind. His cries, "Wake up, woman! Wake up!" echoed repeatedly on his head.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUURRRRRRGHHHHHHH!" 13th Vegeta screamed in emotional pain. "No! No! No! This isn't even my emotions anymore! It's not true! It's not true! I could care less if she dies! Heck, I killed her once! No!"
"What's happening to him?" asked Goku.
"Oh, he's just having a little dramatic denial on himself. Don't worry much about him." 7th Vegeta laughed as he watched his counterpart shook his head in pain.
"But Bulma…"
Tears fell from the thirteenth Vegeta's eyes as he cried out loud, still denying whatever he felt seeing Bulma hurt and injured and probably dead.
Why am I acting like this? Heck, I killed Bulma! I did it! I should be happy now that Seventh would allow me to kill the Vegeta of this universe and replace him to be with this universe's Bulma. I should have ended it with the 14th Bulma after all. But why? Why am I hurting like this? Did I…?
"Because I love you!"
Was it because she said that to me?
Bulma squint her eyes open and found the 13th Universe's Vegeta glaring at her not so far away from her. She pushed herself up to look back at him. "Vegeta…"
"Bulma…" he called her.
Is he finally okay? She smiled back him as she reached out to him.
"You said you loved me in the midst of a battle. How foolish of you, woman." He told her. "Shall we see how long that love would last?"
Bulma brows furrowed.
"Once I kill your parents before you!"
In order to end this properly with her…I will make her hate me to the very core.
"Vegeta! NOOOOOOO!" Bulma cried out by the next heartbeat, she found her parents explode to pieces of blood and gore.
And including her counterpart…
Bulma froze, completely astonished beyond belief.
"Do you hate me now?" asked the 13th Vegeta before he threw his head back and laughed like a psycho. "Ahahahahahahahahahahaha! Just as I thought! Bulma hates me! Everybody hates me! Ahahahahahahahaha!"
Goku snarled in anger, his body shaking with his rage, "Why that bastard…"
"Wait, Kakarot. Leave it to me…" Vegeta told his partner. "Bulma! Snap out of it! They're not even your real parents, idiot! They're the parents of this universe's you! So snap out of it!"
This snapped Bulma out of her trance. "Not… Not my…? But…"
13th Vegeta looked down at her with his red eyes, "Now I think it's time to end this…"
He raised his finger in the sky and the tip of his finger glowed brightly like a sun, causing everyone to cover their eyes.
"What is happening?!" Goku asked. "Is he going to create a new universe? Vegeta!"
When the light was gone, both the Vegeta of 13th universe and the 14th universe's Bulma disappeared.
TO BE CONTINUED