Thanks for the reviews, keep on writing them, and don't spare me i wanna improve the story.

This chapter was by the way difficult to write, had to discribe a lot of details. It's not the best chapter of the story, but i guess the dialogue is ok...could have been longer, now that i read it again. Speaking of which, i thought it would be funny to make saiyans more civilized, especially in their dialogues. I mean, they're having this huge empire and there's no way they can maintain it if they're like...well saiyans. And i just read pride and prejudice and i just love how they talked. Dont worry, you'll be able to understand the dialogues, but it will be different then you are used to.

Oh, i forgot to write something last time...remember the things bardock used to say, about that he knows nothing and he walks on the shores of knowledge and about the pebbles? yeah, well that a quote from Plato. Really, i think it;s so brilliant, i learned more from that guys quotes than of last 3 year of school.

Inspired by The Might of Rome by Hans Zimmer (this chapter is inspired by the second part, the prologue about the first)

After what only seemed like a couple of minutes, Gohan was woken up by a slave, who announced that they would arrive in three hours. Gohan growled as he rose from his bed, which startled the slave greatly. Re-lighting the fire in the fireplace and bringing a big tray full of food in, the poor slave quickly left the room again, leaving Gohan by himself again.

Gohan sighed as he looked at the tray of food. There were all sorts of exotic and expensive kinds of food on it, like beef and some sort of fish, along with vegetables, bread, rice and wine. And though the food was very welcome, he couldn't help but think that his men didn't get the same treatment he was receiving. He had requested king Vegeta not to give him the luxuries his men wouldn't receive, because he didn't think it was fair that just because he was of the highest military rank, he deserved a better treatment than the men who also fought for the empire, but who had to eat disgusting food, though they often killed deer or birds to eat. But the king insisted on giving Gohan the luxuries, since generals were always treated that way and so Gohan had to comply.

He ate his food and washed and dressed himself. He put on a new armor (always the model of Bardock's armor) and this time he also put on a cloak. It was crimson and of a very rare shining fabric. Gohan always thought it felt like a waterfall, cascading down from one's shoulders to his feet. This cloak was a gift from the queen after his seventh victory. It was said to have belonged to Hammar the Fearless, a fierce Saiyan warrior who lived 500 years ago, and who was honored from the end of his life till nowadays, but Gohan found that hard to believe. How could a cloth exist so long and still remained in his original state? It ought to have been decayed long ago. But he did believe it was a very valuable cloak, probably costing more than a normal man's year salary. You'd only have to look at the fabric to know that.

It was tradition for high ranked men to wear a cloak. It was to distinguish them from their inferiors, apart from the small logo on his armor. Only the elite was allowed to wear a cloak and Gohan was a part of the elite for almost eight years. He had seen many prominent men wearing a cloak permanently, like politicians, counselors, members of the royal family. Gohan didn't find it necessary to wear it all the time, but because many members of the elite would think it to be controversial if he let his status to be guessed by others, he had to wear a cloak more that he would like.

After meditating for the rest of the time, the same slave that woke him up that morning came in again. He quivered as he announced that the ship would land in 10 minutes, before quickly leaving the room again, thanking the gods for not being hit or yelled at by a Saiyan this time.

Gohan exited his room and walked through the huge high-tech ship to the assembly room, while some soldiers crossing his path, saluted him. After a few minutes he reached the room, which was well occupied by that time.

He knew exactly what was about to happen in a few minutes. When exiting the ship, royal guards would be saluting them and lead the men of the highest ranks to horses from earth. When on horse, the general would ride in front, deciding the pace, which was almost always a very slow pace. Behind him would be the man of the second highest rank, which was the lieutenant general, and so on and on, until behind the horses the low ranked soldiers followed on foot. The general would be leading his men to the palace where the king would be waiting. The king would invite all the high-ranked men to dine with him, while the other soldiers would get a few weeks off, before being called up again.

Standing in the middle of the room, someone walked to him and stood next to him. Gohan watched him from the corner of his eye, and very quickly recognized the other.

"Lieutenant General Bann."

"General Gohan."

Being four years younger than Gohan, Bann was one of the finest warriors in the militia. He was born in the highest circles of society, which he showed off quite often. Not only in the negative sentence, but also in the positive. He was very well mannered and loyal, traits that had been pounded in his head when he was a child. He was also very intelligent, nimble and over the overall decent. His negative traits, however, was that he wasn't as modest as many would like, he opposed everything that was not according to his ideas or opinions and he couldn't accept a defeat.

Nonetheless, Gohan respected him, not only for his excellent achievements on the battlefield, but also as a fellow Saiyan, and constantly reminded himself of the fact that Bann was still young and inexperienced and that he eventually would learn how insignificant he really was, compared to many who were stood higher in the hierarchy, but who suffered a great deal less from megalomania.

The young Lieutenant General watched Gohan intently, but since the latter wasn't about to make the next remark and only gazed before him, he decided to begin the conversation.

" I cannot help but wonder what you will receive from our great King this time". Bann began.

When he saw that Gohan was still not about to say anything, the younger Saiyan continued.

"Last time it was Crystler Castle, before that the magnificent robe of Hammar the Fearless, so what will be next?"

Bann smirked a little, when he thought of what he was about to say.

"Perhaps he will give you his "Delicate Flower", "Priceless Jewel", "Bright Star"…has she got more endearments?"

For the first time he got a reaction from Gohan in a faint smile.

"I believe she is also called "Sting Rose", "Ice Princess" and "Raging Beauty". Gohan replied semi-seriously, the small smile never abandoning his rough lips.

Bann barked a laugh, which startled a small group of young Saiyans standing in the corner of the assembly room.

"General, let this not be heard by too many people. You are, after all, speaking about the Princess and insulting her would be a disaster for your reputation."

"Oh, but I was not insulting her, I would not dare. I was merely stating facts." Gohan said with sarcasm dripping off his voice.

"You know, General, someday you have to watch your attitude, before it becomes your tragic downfall."

"Shut it, Grasshopper. Have you been talking to my mother lately?"

"I thought I was your mother."

"Obviously you meddle with my life too much, just like my mother."

"Yes, I have such a mother too."

"Than you of all people should understand."

"Unless I have decided to just torture you…"

"…which you wouldn't dare, since you've been brought up so decently."

"Don't mock me."

Gohan smirked widely now, as Bann did, while a comfortable silence fell. As they felt the ship descending, Bann fiddled with his midnight blue cloak, trying to shake everything in the right place, while he watched how Gohan had put his cloak around his shoulders. He growled in frustration, because his cloak didn't want to fit as Gohan's cloak, which was kind of logical, since Gohan was broader and taller than Bann was.

When he saw Bann fighting with his cloak, the smiled on his lips faded, and after a while he became enormously irritated. When he accidentally got poked by one of Bann's elbow, he grabbed the other's shoulder, turned him around, so Bann was now facing him, and gave one firm pull to the cloak. The cloth fell exactly in the right places, now hanging loosely around the younger man's shoulders. Bann muttered his thanks and turned 90 degrees around again, while Gohan rolled his eyes.

With a light jerk, the ship landed at the landing spot of the walled military facility of Tauvega. Everyone inside the ship gathered into one line to the exit, Gohan and Bann first. Bann looked around and when he decided that no-one could hear him except for Gohan, he muttered one last remark.

"If you would be offered the hand of the Princess, you would take it, would you?" He asked with a subdued voice.

Gohan turned his head to Bann and looked at him with a surprised yet suspicious expression on his face. Upon seeing that Bann was expecting to receive a serious answer, and that he was not just fooling around like he did a few minutes ago, he answered the only reply he could think of.

"What have I just told you about meddling with my life?" He asked indignantly.

Gohan glared at him a few seconds with a frowned brow, before the exit was opened, revealing what was waiting behind it as it went down slowly.

And what was behind it was exactly what Gohan had predicted. When he exited the ship he saw hundreds of guards saluting them, all in fourteen rows, two rows for each ship, which made a path for the men. And as Gohan had seen many times, since this was not his first victory, they also wore special uniforms. Where the usual are simple armors with a blue bodysuit underneath, these were really complex blindingly white armors with shoulder plates and thigh plates and with a black bodysuit underneath.

Gohan walked through the rows as if he were saluted by hundreds of men every day. This had become so normal for him that he didn't even look at the guards. Bann however, who was walking behind him, was still not accustomed to this whole ceremony, since it was only the fourth time he had experienced it. He was watching the guards animatedly as they stared strait ahead, to a spot where they concentrated their gaze on. The solemnity of the guards made him feel very pleased with himself.

At the end of the rows stood the horses, nearly a dozen of them. The horses, of course, came from earth, where the beautiful animals originally came from. There was one for each high ranked Saiyan.

When Gohan came closer, he saw something that made him smile, breaking the mask of seriousness that had covered his face.

A stallion with a shiny and smooth pitch black fur and ditto manes was waiting for him between the other horses. When it saw Gohan, it immediately cocked it's head to his direction and waited patiently, yet excited, until it's master was close. When close enough, Gohan affectionately stroke the horse, who he had called Fagus, on his head and on his neck, before climbing in the saddle.

When everyone was on his horse and the soldiers were ready to follow, Gohan rode in a slow pace to the enormous, massive bronze gate that would lead to the public part of the city.

They reached the gate and is was opened by four guards. As it was opened slowly, sounds were heard from behind it. First faint, but than louder, until it the gate was completely open. The men now found themselves staring at a street, with hundreds of Saiyans packed on each side.

The sound came from the huge crowds, from the cheers, the roars, the shouts they all let out to express their pride and respect. Men, women, children, every citizen was shouting and yelling sentences like 'Honor to general Gohan, honor to his men' and 'long live the empire'.

The crowd knew who Gohan was. He had been honored and celebrated many times, because he had had many victories. He was one of the most famous men in the empire, along with the king, some politicians, scientists and heroes, deceased and alive.

Confidently Gohan began riding through the crowded street, following the trail he always followed. First through this long street, than through a street on the right, than over a square, and finally following the main street to the Royal Palace. It was not a long route, perhaps only two or three kilometers, which could be walked in twenty minutes if he followed the same pace as usual.

The other men followed Gohan a little hesitant, except for Bann, who couldn't wait to follow him to let the crowd know that he was also there. The pace was very slow and most Saiyans followed the procession when the last man walked across them.

While the crowd cheered and yelled his name, Gohan remembered the first time he had such a welcome. He was young and inexperienced and still a low ranked soldier. The just came back from the solar system Zeta Reticuli, he couldn't even remember which planet they came home from, but he could never forget the procession. It had been so unreal, that moment, he felt so victorious, even though the citizens weren't even cheering for him specifically.

Gohan looked at the high-ranked soldiers behind him. They were waving cockily to the crowd, Bann the most, which was to be expected. Gohan growled at that, because he resented the way their acted, the way he promised to himself never to act. They behaved like kings, as if the whole world fell at their feet. Out of respect for the king, he only nodded.

They rode across the square, where usually a market was, but which was now packed with Saiyans. The noise was deafening. After crossing the square and following the main street, they finally reached the palace. It was a huge brown-grey building, made of the hardest stone known in the universe. It was more elegant and ornamental than any of the buildings in the city, perhaps even on the planet.

The palace was quite old. No-one knew exactly in what year it was built. Some say it's over a 450 years old, others 300. Fact is that it was one of the oldest buildings on the planet and that it was lucky to have survived, especially considering the fact that many old buildings have been destroyed during wars or attacks.

The building was very high, with three towers. The roofs were black and statues of heroes and former kings, high colored windows and graceful paint motives were ornamenting it. A wall encircled the building, protecting the palace and the huge garden surrounding it. The gates were also graceful and of a black metal.

The gate led to a courtyard, which, in turn, led to a path to the huge brown-grey stairs and at the end of them stood a figure, who could not be recognized from the distance of the procession, but Gohan already knew who it was.

The gates to the palace opened and Gohan went through them, followed by his other men. They came to the huge courtyard where the general and the others got off their horses. Gohan noticed that the many crowd outside of the walls were clinging to the iron gate and floating in the air to get a glimpse of what was about to happen. They were still cheering and shouting. The guards led Gohan and the other high-ranked to the huge stairs that let to the gate of the palace. The other soldiers had to stand on the courtyard.

Gohan and the others climbed the stairs and the figure could now be recognized. The cheers of the crowds grew stronger as they too realized who it was. King Vegeta was on top of the stairs, waiting for the men and watching over the whole scene. The king saw Gohan coming closer and he smirked at him. When they reached the top of the stairs and approached the king, Gohan was the first one to kneel and bow his head to the king, the others followed quickly. The smirk on the kings face grew wider as he nodded in acknowledgement.

"Rise, men". He said after a few seconds.

The men did what they were commanded. Vegeta walked past them, all nodding at them once, before he come forward to greet the other soldiers standing on the courtyard. When they saw him, they also got to their knees and bowed their heads. The crowd stopped yelling and cheering and after a few seconds it was deathly quite.

"Rise, my brave Saiyans". He again said after a few seconds and again the soldiers did what they were commanded.

The king watched to the men, and began a little speech, a speech which was actually always the same but only in different words.

"For too long we have been at war with Tasshik." The king continued. "For too long we have fought endless battles and lost many great warriors. And now that has come to and end, and because of you. For that you have my eternal gratitude and today you will be celebrated everywhere on the planet. The day you fought bravely in that battle, will go into history as one of the most glorious battles ever fought by Saiyans. From this day on, your actions will remembered forever."

The crowds started cheering and shouting again and the soldiers bowed one last time. Vegeta waved shortly to the crowds and turned around to enter the palace again, followed by Gohan and the others.

Well, that's it, keep on writing those reviews. Im almost done with the next chapter so it shouldn't take long. And i dont want to tell everything, but i think a certain girl will enter the story next chapter. And if she doesn't come up next time, that i am certain she will come up in the fourth chapter