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Chapter 10

Confrontations

By

Bulma

"Well I guess everything is all right, I'll take you upstairs to give you the grand tour." Bulma went to the door. Before she even got to put her hand on the doorknob, it was thrown open. "BULMA! TIME TO GO SHOPPING!" cried her Mother. Her Father, Dr. Briefs, was right behind her. "Mom? Dad?" Bulma asked confused. "Bulma…who are all these people?" her Father asked. Her parents looked at the new people confused. "Lets take this outside, my Dad is hurt and he needs rest, if that is all right?" Sanshi asked.

"We can do that. Come on." Bulma agreed and left Venux with Trunks. "Um, guys, this is Sanshi." Bulma introduced Sanshi to her parents. "Sanshi, these are my parents." They exchanged greetings and Dr. Briefs looked at Bulma. "Princess, what exactly is going on?" he asked. "It's a long story. Remember that time machine that I was working on?" Bulma asked. Dr. Briefs eyes grew wide in realization.

"It worked?!" he exclaimed excitedly. "Yeah Dad, it did…but anyway it broke and Sanshi with her family brought Vegeta and I here." Bulma explained. "You mean that nice young man came to help with your little toy? How cute, Bulma you should have more dates with him. IT might make him happier than those lover quarrels you both have." Mrs. Briefs giggled. "MOM! I told you, I love Yamcha; not Vegeta! Vegeta is nothing but a jerk!" Bulma defended. "I rather have Vegeta than Yamcha." muttered Dr. Briefs. Bulma shot him a dangerous look. "Nothing Princess." he cleared his throat.

Sanshi watched in amusement. Couldn't her Grandmother see that she and Vegeta were meant to be in this timeline? "Princess, how did her Father get hurt?" Dr. Briefs changed the subject. "Long story Dad." Bulma didn't really feel like going into the whole mess. "Well what are their names, dear?" Mrs. Briefs asked with her finger in the air thinking. "My Mom's name is Venux and Dad's is Trunks." Sanshi spoke up.

"Princess, why not put him in the Regen Tank you recreated on Nameke? It works, does it not?" Dr. Briefs suddenly asked as the idea popped into his head. Bulma could've hit her forehead. "Duh! Why didn't I think of that? That is a great idea Dad!" Bulma didn't waste any time. She opened the door. "Venux, let's put Trunks in the Regen Tank. I forgot I made one." Bulma smiled at the unexpecting Venux who was tending to her Mate. Upon hearing there was a Regen Tank, Venux's features turned to one of disbelief. "You have a Regan Tank here?" she asked dumbfounded. "Hai!" Bulma continue to smile brightly. Bulma's parents and Sanshi peered in on what was going on within the room.

Bulma helped Venux wheel Trunks out of the room and down to where the Regen Tank was. Sanshi and Venux help put him in and situated everything while Bulma got the programmed healing process ready for Trunks. Everyone watched the bluish healing liquid fill the tank and watched Trunks float in the healing solution. His lavender locks waved in the liquid and a peaceful smile was upon his face. "He should be out by the end of the day if my calculations are correct." Bulma thoughtfully stated as she rested her two fingers on her delicate chin.

Venux let out a small laugh. "Bulma, I'll give it 2 hours if that. Trunks is…well a fast healer in these Tanks." "Well, we shall see. Now I'm going to leave you to watch him as I give your Daughter the grand tour." Bulma smiled. "Woman, I need to see you for a moment." came a gruff voice from the doorway. The small group turned around to see the dark figure of Vegeta lean against the doorway with his arms crossed and a dark look upon his features.

Bulma could sense something was on his mind. "Go on Bulma. I'm sure you and that nice young man have much to talk about." Mrs. Briefs giggled and pushed her Daughter towards the dark Prince. "But Sanshi?" Bulma began to protest. "Heavens Bulma, we can certainly give her the tour, just as well as you can. Now the nice young man wants to spend some time having a talk with you. Don't keep him waiting." Mrs. Briefs interrupted and put her arms around Sanshi. "Well, all right." Bulma turned and followed the Prince out of the room. Bulma didn't know where they were going.

They walked in uneasy silence. They ended up right in front of the Gravity Room. "Vegeta what is this all about? Did you interrupt me and brought me all the way out here so you could have me fix your stupid toy?!" Bulma questioned annoyed. She just didn't understand him at all. Vegeta stood before her with a blank, stone cold face, arms folded over his chest and he stared right at her in silence. Bulma had no idea what was going on in that head of his.

"Hello? Aren't you going to talk to me?" Bulma began to feel a bit uncomfortable with the silent treatment. "Woman, there is something you need to know. It's about the Brat and his family." Vegeta finally spoke. Bulma put her hand up to silence him. "Not another word Vegeta. They are staying and that is final." "Onna, it's not that. You need to listen to what I have to say." Vegeta persisted on making sure she heard what he had to say. Bulma opened her mouth to speak, but a voice above them beat her to it. "BULMA BABE!!!" cried the voice of none other than her boyfriend. Bulma could just feel the waves of hatred come off Vegeta as he glared at the scarred man.

-House!-

Bulma had left and Venux stayed behind while Dr. and Mrs. Briefs began to take Sanshi throughout the house. "And this is where all the bedrooms are at. We are at the very end of the hall." Dr. Briefs pointed out to the endless hall. "You may pick any room you wish, so as long as it's not Bulma or Vegeta's. So go ahead and choose one out!" Mrs. Briefs excitedly pushed her ahead so Sanshi could chose her own room. She went through a few and picked on that suited her.

"Do you like this one?" Mrs. Briefs asked happily. "It's all right." Sanshi sighed. "Well, I'll go and get your things. Um…where did you park your ship?" Dr. Briefs asked. Sanshi felt a wave of embarrassment. "Um…well, you see…uh…I didn't have time to grab my things…" "YOU POOR THING!!" cried Mrs. Briefs suddenly latching out and pulled the poor girl to her. "Do not worry about a thing! We will go shopping right now!!" "Um, darling, don't you think the girl should ask her parents?" Dr. Briefs pointed out.

"Pish posh! We will be back before they know she is gone! Besides, how can she rest if she has not clothes to rest in?! But it's up to her anyway. Sanshi, do you wish to go shopping?" Mrs. Briefs asked. "I would love to see more of your city and I would love to go shopping…but I don't have any credits." Sanshi told them. "Credits?" Dr. Briefs asked confused and Mrs. Briefs laughed. "OH MY! I will pay for everything! Don't you worry! Come, come! Let's go, I promise you will have a wonderful time. Just do not worry. Now lets get going, you can buy whatever you want!" Mrs. Briefs wasted no time grabbing the puzzled girl by the arm and dragging her down to her car, laughing loudly the whole way, with her keys and credit cards in hand. Dr. Briefs could only shake his head and pet the cat on his shoulder. "Well, come on Scratch. Let's go look at our stocks. I have a feeling they are going to buy another 5 billion today."

-Venux!-

She was left alone with her healing Mate. Venux pulled up a chair and watched him. Her chin resting on the palm of her hand as she gazed at her mate through the Tank glass. "Trunks…" she whispered his name softly. She didn't know how things would turn out. All she knew was she didn't want a future like before. She didn't want to go back to that. Her mind was heavy with worry. Just how were things going to be in this time.

Suddenly, Venux sensed a presence behind her. She jumped up and powered as well as she glanced around the room in a defensive stance. Her back was against the Tank glass. "SHOW YOURSELF!" she demanded. "Pipe down Harpy, I mean no harm. I just came to check on my Brat." Vegeta spoke. He appeared from the shadows and walked up to the Tank. "Don't start something with Trunks! He maybe your Son, but I won't let yo-" Venux stated, realization came to late as she realized her fatal mistake. A hand came and covered her mouth as she stared at the dark Prince in terror. Vegeta's expression didn't change in the least. "Do not act so surprised. I know everything." he scoff. "It's not that hard to figure out. Besides, O-Ren filled min on the secrets the Brat wished not to share with me." Vegeta claimed.

Venux uncovered her mouth and glazed at the blank expression of the Prince. "I see…" she softly spoke. "How is it my Brat found another Saiyan to Mate with?" Vegeta asked. A light crimson graced Venux's features. "Well…you may not remember my Father, King Goku, O-Ren captured me from him and my Mother. Last I heard, the Empress killed them both and gave me to Trunks as a pleasure slave when I was 5 in Earth years." Venux explained to her Father-in-law.

"So, then you had your Brat?" Vegeta asked. "No, Trunks isn't like that! Your Son is a good person, who has honor and pride. My Daughter was created out of love, much like he was." Venux stood her ground and felt very insulted that Vegeta thought Trunks would do something so vile to her at such a young age. "That Brat was created out of nothing short of lust; if that." he chuckled coldly. The neutral atmosphere turned to one of high tension. Venux was caught off guard by this.

"How can you say that! He's your son!" Venux cried angrily that Vegeta would degrade her Mate in such a manner. "The Brat is nothing but a moment of lust. Such things as him could come from nothing good. He's a Hybrid; a dirty half-breed." Vegeta sneered. Venux glared loathingly at him. "He maybe that, but he can out whoop your sorry ass any day! He's your Son regardless of what you think and I don't care of your stupid opinion, but here is a word to the wise, don't you ever call him that again to either my family or I. He doesn't need scum like you anymore in his life. So if you want to start something, just keep going with the antics." she hissed through clenched teeth; her nails digging into her squeezing fists.

"Do you dare to threaten your Prince?" "To protect my family name, you damn well better believe I do" Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest. "I came to see the Brat to verify that he is my Son. You have proven that for me. Now I'm going to tell the Woman everything I have learned. And she will agree with me. I refuse to allow the Brat to be born in this time." Vegeta told her. A horrid feeling over came Venux. "No! You can't! It will mess up his life in this time!" she cried out desperately. "Do I honestly look like I give a shit?!" Vegeta roared.

Venux grew quiet. She would appear weak to her Father-in-law. "Very well. However, you should wait and tell your Son first. He deserves the right to know why you are going to ruin his life. He deserves at least that much from you." Venux coldly stared back at him. Venux turned to leave the room. He paused at the doorway, his back to them. "Very well." was his only response and he left to await Trunks.