hi all sorry it took me so long to update but with internet problems, work, and the fact that i rewrote this and the next chapter you can atleast know that i was trying. Thanks for the reviews and im not gonna start putting review quotas on my chapters but blz review anyway. Enjoy!

Family Reunion

If anyone ever said being royalty was boring, I hereby beg to differ. I've been on New Vegeta for a little over a day and so much has happened I don't know where to start. I should probably start at the beginning. The blood pack, my brother and I landed on the planet with no problems. Apparently the group that was on Namek had informed the ruling Sayajins of our coming for at the docks were more than twenty Sayajins dressed in their dress armor. They ranged in ages from mid-twenties to older than sixty years of age. Although all of them were strong compared to those I had encountered in the past they were nothing compared to my brother and me.

There were two thought that stood out above the rest. A man that looked eerily similar to Vegeta and a young woman who was about my age who looked to be his daughter because her energy signal was very similar to his. She came up to about my shoulders. Her jet-black hair was cut short and spiked in every direction that seemed to fit her somehow. She radiated arrogance. The way she held herself screamed that she was royalty.

The man beside her was taller than she was although not by much. His hair stood in spikes going behind him. It looked like he was constantly moving forward at a rapid pace even though he was standing still. He was well built and quite powerful compared to the others around him. He wore Sayajin battle armor with a few minor alterations. On his left breastplate was the royal seal. He also had a red cape attached to his shoulder pads. Proud face and strong features screamed that he was a relative of Vegeta in some way.

Every Sayajin bowed except for the Vegeta look alike and the girl beside him. As I came closer I could make out a look of pure distain centered on my brother and I from the man. The woman was unreadable. I couldn't figure out why this man bore me ill will but I was bound to find out.

"So this is what my nephew sends to take his place on the throne of the Sayajin race? Pathetic." He said with malice dripping from his voice.

"Pathetic in what way?" I asked calmly.

"Pathetic in that my daughter could beat you and that my coward of a nephew isn't here to challenge me for the throne himself."

"And who are you?"

"I am Verta. King Vegeta's brother. I'm the uncle of the Vegeta you know and king of the Sayajin people in my brother's absence. I know who you are Gohan." He turned to look at Goten before continuing. "And I know who you are Goten. Come we have much to discuss." He said turning to walk away before being joined by his daughter and the rest of the older Sayajins there.

I turned to Goten and shrugged he returned the gesture before we fell in step with the procession heading towards the palace.

"Goten lets not let them know about our true power right now ok?"

"Ok"

All was silent from the group as we walked to the palace. Everyone on our way took one look at the procession and bowed before looking at my brother and I strangely. I guess we did look out of place. I was still wearing my Gi of orange and navy blue, while Goten was wearing a red t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. I made a mental note to make sure to change into Sayajin armor before I went out in public on Vegeta again.

It didn't take long to get to the palace although it seemed like it took longer because of the looks my brother and I were getting not only from the common people that we passed, but also the nobles we were traveling with. Once inside the palace I started to loose patience with our hosts. As soon as we entered the throne room those thoughts turned into shock as we were suddenly surrounded by at least a dozen guards that were as strong as Frieza fully powered, and they weren't even super Sayajins yet. If they had the capability to go super Sayajin that is. My shock did not go unnoticed though as I heard Verta start laughing.

"So your father taught you how to sense power levels without a scouter? Interesting. So what do you think BOY? Frightened that they are powerful enough to defeat that pathetic lizard? Or are you scared of the fact that I am more powerful than they are?" he said with an evil smirk plastered on his face the entire time.

"Yes, my father did teach me how to sense power levels without a scouters however I'm not scared of anything in this room. I was merely shocked that other Sayajins had gained that much power. Though I should have expected it since you have been training for over eleven years."

"Oh, so you have been filled in on some of the history then?" he said finally sitting on the throne.

"Not much but I do know that shortly after Frieza was killed the Sayajin race returned. But that is not the issue here. I know you have a claim to the throne same as I do, but as the heir of the current reigning family I ask you to relinquish the throne to me."

"HA HA HA. You expect me to hand over the throne just because you ask me to? What kind of Sayajin are you?"

"I thought I could do this without embarrassing you but it appears I was wrong. I hereby challenge you for the throne of the Sayajin people."

Verta jumped out of his chair and tore off his armor revealing a tattoo similar to mine except where Shenron was on my tattoo there was an overly muscled ape like creature. I felt an urge to remove my shirt as well but had no idea as to why. With one fluid motion my shirt was off and our tattoo's started glowing. Mine a deep emerald green while his glowed a deep crimson color. Though we were standing across the room from each other it felt like I was standing right in front of him.

Without warning a red ape appeared to crawl out of his tattoo and grew to over ten feet tall inside of the chambers. I felt a sudden tugging at the skin above my tattoo and fed power into that area as I saw and felt a miniature version of Shenron slither out of my tattoo and also grow in size to match proportions with the ape. For a moment I stood shocked at what had just happened. The guardian of my royal seal had just come out of my body and was made flesh before my eyes.

The two guardians glared at each other for a few moments trying to size the other up. The Oozaru made the first move firing a beam of energy from its mouth at Shenron. Shenron caught the beam squarely in the chest and was knocked back before he used his momentum to whip his tail around and knock the Oozaru flying across the chambers. At the moment the beam hit Shenron I felt a slight pressure on my chest. The Oozaru landed hard and caused the entire palace to shake as it hit the floor. It slowly got to its feet only to have Shenron bite into its arm. Two screams echoed through the throne room one from the Oozaru the other from Verta as he held the matching arm as his guardian's wounded arm.

"Enough of this" Verta's daughter said as both of the guardians squared off again.

The Oozaru shrunk in size and crawled back into Verta's chest as Shenron began to shrink in size and crawled back into mine. For a while it was silent as all those present were still stunned at what they had just seen. I too was a little shocked by the occurrence but at the same time it seemed almost natural. I'd have to ask Vegeta about it the next time I saw him.

"Let's settle this in a tournament then. But since I have an heir you must beat both of us to get the throne." Verta said between gasps of breath still cradling his arm even though there was no physical damage.

"I agree when shall this tournament begin?"

"Tomorrow afternoon." Verta's daughter said again before her father could say anything.

I nodded and left the room. I had a lot to think about. I found a quiet room and teleported to earth. I had to talk to Vegeta NOW.

"VEGETA!" I yelled from outside Capsule Corp.

Vegeta walked out of the gravity chamber with a towel over his shoulder like it was no big deal that I was back or pissed. He simply nodded at me and went back into the gravity chamber. I quickly followed and slammed the door shut.

"When the hell were you going to tell me all of the features of this tattoo?"

"What the hell are you talking about brat?"

"You mean you don't know that there is a way to get the guardian of the royal crest on the tattoo to come out of your body?"

Vegeta's jaw hit the floor in shock. Evidently he didn't know. I spent the next hour talking with him in length about what the tattoo had done and theorizing as to what else the tattoo might be able to do. I also explained the current situation to Vegeta. An expression I had never seen before washed over Vegeta's face at that moment. It was a combination of fear, anger, joy, and a sadistic smile. It somehow fit Vegeta.

"You will come get me for tomorrow's tournament won't you?" he asked like a child begging for a piece of candy.

"Yes, you, Bulma, and Trunks will be there. Until tomorrow afternoon then." I disappeared before Vegeta could say anything in return. I was now standing in the room I had left. I needed a spar but I knew that Vegeta wouldn't provide me with an acceptable spar because he was too worked up about watching me fight his uncle and niece. So I found Goten and Bardock and transported them to one of the many worlds I had visited and we started a 2-on-1 sparing match. It was a nice warm up match for me but for both of them it was a full-blown work out. After only an hour they both were lying on the ground gasping for air exhausted. I picked them both up and transported us directly to the regeneration tank room. After the techs got over the shock of having someone appear out of nowhere they put Goten and Bardock into the tanks while I sat in the corner meditating.

Images of the "guardian fight" flooded my memory as I tried to figure out how it had happened. The only theory that I could come up with was that it was some sort of Sayajin royal challenge. Designed to test the worthiness of a challenger to the throne.

I was shaken from my thoughts as Goten shook me out of my meditation. I had been so deep in meditation that I hadn't noticed that they had finished their time in the tanks. We left and went our separate ways. Sleep found me quickly as I laid down that night.

The morning made its presence known by the way of a lone sunbeam that flowed over my eyes through the curtains. I hadn't notice the room much last night but now that I had the time I was impressed. It was a very spacious room with lavish furnishings. A king sized poster bed made out of a type of hard wood I didn't recognize right off with sheets made out of a material far softer and smoother than silk. The carpets were plush and looked, as though they had never been walked on.

My musing was cut short by a knock at the door before a short female slowly entered the room bowing once she cleared the door. She was clearly shaken for she was trembling visible to me even across the room.

"Pardon me milord, but I was sent to summon you to morning meal." She said in a voice that cracked from fear.

"Why are you so scared?" I said still laying in bed.

She stayed silent for a moment before I moved from the bed to stand beside her. Grasping her arm gently I raised her to an upright position so that I could look at her. As soon as she was upright she avoided looking at me. In the little that I could see of her face I saw pure and unparalleled fear.

"What is it that you heard that has you so afraid of me?" I said in a concerned voice.

"You beat your own brother and your own grandfather within an inch of their lives, then you wait in the regeneration room so that you can do it again," she mumbled. As soon as she finished saying this she tensed as though she was expecting a blow to come.

"Is that what you think happened? Heh, I was waiting for them to heal so I could make sure they were ok. Did you check the logs in the regeneration room?"

"I didn't have to one of the Technicians in the Regeneration room is a friend of mine. Your grandfather and brother were brought in shortly after the three of you left. They were barely alive." She said finally looking not only at me but also into my eyes. Her gaze was so intense with hate that I could feel it burrowing into me.

I was gone before she could register that I was gone. The door to the regeneration room shredded as I went straight through it. Sure enough in two of the many tanks were my brother and grandfather in serious condition. The guards in the room dropped into defensive stances. When they saw me they became very nervous. I was on the border of loosing control of my anger. Had I not been so well trained the entire building would have been demolished along with every resident destroyed.

"When… were… they… brought… in?" my voice was dark and showed that I was on the edge of a bout of anger induced insanity.

"Late last night. Shortly after they left with you. Do you know what happened to them?" one of the technicians asked his voice dripping with fear.

I quickly ran through some calming techniques that Piccolo had taught me. My mind clear again I responded, "No I don't after we left here we said our goodbyes. It wasn't until a maid came to bid me to morning meal that I finally found out." I said moving towards the tank that held the form of my brother. A thought suddenly came to me.

"Heal them to the point that he can eat something then release them I have something that will heal them almost instantly." With that I left the stunned and shocked technicians and guards and teleported directly to Korin's tower.

"Korin!" I shouted with urgency.

Seconds later Korin appeared holding a small pouch filled with sensu beans. He handed me the bag quickly and nodded. I nodded my thanks before I teleported back to back to the regeneration room. When I got back armed guards all of which were hell bent on keeping me from touching my family had surrounded the tanks that my brother and grandfather were in.

I knew that I didn't want to try to get through them so I backed down, and left the room under escort. By now it was about midday. I alerted my escort that I needed to retrieve some spectators for the match in a few hours, but they said that I had to take them with me. I agreed as long as they didn't start anything, and they agreed. After teleporting to capsule corp. and picking up Vegeta and family, and the whole "my prince" thing, we returned to the palace.

The guards left us at Vegeta's orders and I brought him and his family up to speed on the events that had taken place only this morning. They knew that I hadn't been the cause of my family's injuries, but until we could prove it I wouldn't be able to see them without having to go through the guards.

The tournament was less than an hour away but all I could think about was Goten and Bardock. I became very angry. 'Someone is going to pay for this' I thought. The rest of the time before the tournament I spent meditating trying to regain control over my anger. Little did I know that my exercises would be futile once the tournament started

i should have the next chapter out soon but i cant make any promisses other than the promise not to drop this story. l8r all