Ok here we go, I just want to apologize for the time between updates, but I've been really busy and just haven't had time. Alright people here we go. Chapter 2. Remember, I don't own DBZ, GT or any of the characters here, except for one of . Alright then, enjoy!
Chapter 2
After making sure it wasn't too early, Bulma made her way towards Chi Chi's house. She contemplated simply flying there, but new it was too much of a risk. She knew Trunks and Goten were sleeping, but she wasn't sure about any of the other fighters. They would probably sense her ki easily. So she took a hover car instead. Deciding on letting the top down, she drowned in her thoughts. Lately this unwavering question had popped in her head and wouldn't leave her alone. What would she and Chi Chi do when they reached an age where most humans died? She knew that was still a while away but she couldn't help but think of the implications that something like that meant. Before meeting Goku and Vegeta, she and Chi Chi had never really talked about settling down. They had seen what age did to the human body, so it was an unspoken thought that if either of them were to settle down with a human, they'd just wait till they died and become youthful again. It was a grim thought, but it was practical.
The fact that they both had married saiyans was a bit of a problem. A saiyan was much closer to their lifespan than a human was which would've been fine except for the fact that their saiyan husbands believed them to be simple humans. They didn't know exactly how close their age really was. Bulma remembered her home planet, and seeing ancients one still alive. Her father had told her how some of their race lived to be hundreds, maybe even thousands of years of old, which was why they were so strong. They had a lot of time to get stronger. She asked him once if there was anyone else who was as strong, or lived as long as they did. He only answered her second question and the answer he gave her was,
"There are many races out there that live as long as us, Princess. But, the only other one who resembles us the most are the Saiyans. A strong, proud, and powerful race of warriors, led by a king of their own."
She remembered she had become a little obsessed with saiyans for a time. Studying their planet in books and other materials. She had learned that for generations upon generations the royal family had a common name, which was also the name of the planet, Vegeta. She remembered thinking that one day she would visit this planet and become friends with someone from the royal family. Sadly, her wish never came true. She was here on Earth when the destruction of planet Vegeta occurred, but she still knew about it. Because their ship had a built in computer, Bulma still liked to keep tabs on Planet Vegeta from time to time as a way to remember her childhood. She remembered turning on the screen for that planet and seeing nothing but vast space in front of her. It surprised her just how sad it made her feel that Planet Vegeta was gone, but it made sense. She had gotten to know that planet and loved it for its unnatural beauty. She recalled rumors around the castle of a mad being that terrorized the saiyans into submission and ordered them to do his beading. They had called him Frieza and for a while she had been scared he would come to their planet.
She had then begun to keep tabs on this Frieza character. Once she found his true power level she felt much better. In her planet, power wasn't really measured by numbers, but after studying saiyans so much, she had a pretty good idea of the system. So, she knew that Frieza's power was nothing to worry about. After many years, she finally came face to face to Frieza. She remembered the look of pure terror on all her friend's faces and for the first time realized just how weak they really were. She didn't like admitting to herself, but she knew she surpassed them in power beyond their wildest dreams. At first, she was scared she was going to have to step in and save them all, especially when Vegeta was killed. Even though she had been ordered to stay hidden, she had been keeping tabs on the battles through her mind. She had seen them all. She had cried when Krillin was killed and was surprisingly saddened when Vegeta died.
When she heard his story, she knew. She knew they were meant for each other. It was a sort of sick, twisted thing to have in common, but it was nice that they did have something. They had both grown up under the thumb of a horrible being who reveled in the pain they caused them. For him it was Frieza, and for her it had been the one who killed her father, Akuma. After a couple he had moved into Capsule Corp. she would sometimes be awake and late at night, and she could hear him having a nightmare. She was sure it involved Frieza in some way or another. She still had nightmares about Akuma. After Cell, he had begun to talk to her about those nightmares. After him confiding in her so much, she considered confiding in him. She was close to coming to a conclusion about it, when Buu appeared. After all that had happened she knew she couldn't do it. Vegeta had finally come to terms with always being second best to Goku. She was sure it would destroy him know that the strength they believed was unrivaled, was really just the tip of the iceberg compared to her own.
The last thing she wanted was for him to go ballistic again. So now she was plagued with the newest dilemma. She hadn't really given it much of a thought, preferring to think about it when the moment came. Well, the moment was approaching fast.
As she touched down onto the Son residence she noticed Chi Chi was already outside. It looked like she was hanging clothes out to dry. As she made her way closer, Chi Chi noticed her and smiled. After a couple of pleasantries, Bulma made the reason of her visit known. As they headed inside for some tea, she expressed her feelings.
"I'm worried Chi. I don't know what we're going to do when the moment comes."
"Bulma, weren't you always the one who said to worry about that when the time came?"
Chi Chi questioned her as she poured her friend a cup of tea.
"Well…yeah, but I feel as if that moment is approaching soon."
Before either of them could continue their conversation, Goku appeared in the middle of the kitchen with a bewildered Vegeta by his side.
"Goku? What are you doing here?" Chi Chi asked her husband. Goku and Vegeta both looked around and noticed a very surprised Bulma holding a cup of tea, which was now, spilled onto her shirt thanks to the surprise they gave her. Instead of answering his wife's question, Goku asked another.
"Oh, hey Bulma. What are you doing here?"
Vegeta then turned to look at her and also wondered the same thing.
"Oh, well I was just here talking with Chi Chi. But what about you guys? I thought you were planning on being gone longer?"
"Oh, well we were but then me and Vegeta felt an incredibly strong power level. We were worried we weren't going to make it back in the space ship fast enough so…we…"
"So you…what?"
Bulma asked, as she feared for the worst. She hated to admit it to anyone, especially herself, but she has a bit materialistic with things. And there was nothing else she loved, other than her family and friends, than her spaceships. Especially the ones she built specifically for someone.
"Well…we sort of had to leave it there…"
"Goku, please tell me that you at least left it in a planet or something"
She asked, clearly exasperated at her friend's idiocy.
"Well...not exactly."
Before Bulma could explode, Gohan came bursting in followed by Trunks and Goten. After sensing the sudden appearance of his father and Vegeta, he became worried that something was happening. He decided to leave the university and check on them. On his way, he bumped into Trunks and Goten. They were both heading to his house for the same reason.
"Dad! What happened?"
All three of them asked. If it had been any other moment, Goku would've probably laughed at the silliness of it all, but this was a very serious moment.
"Vegeta and I decided to come back sooner because we bout sensed an incredibly huge power level and we were worried about the Earth."
"But clearly not about my ship! At least tell me you programmed it to come back!"
Goku looked bewildered for a moment. Then said,
"You could do that?"
Now Bulma was really ready to explode. Tired of his wife's antics, Vegeta decided to step in.
"Look, Bulma now's not the time to worry about such idle things. I'm sure Kakarrot is very sorry and he'll find some way to make it up to you, but right now we need to figure out what we're going to do about this new enemy."
If it had been anyone else who said it, Bulma would've probably chewed them out more, but it was Vegeta and she decided to let it go.
"Wait a minute Vegeta, how do you they're our enemies? They could be friendly for all we know!"
Again, Vegeta rolled his eyes at the expense of Goku's intelligence, but this time he was not alone in doing so.
"Dad, no offence, but when have we ever come across a friendly being who only comes to Earth to make friends?"
Before Goku could start defending his new friends, Bulma stepped in again.
"Well hang on. How far away are they exactly?"
"We're not sure but they weren't too far away. Why?"
Bulma thought for a moment before answering.
"Well, if you want, I can just try to see if I can find it using the newly built telescope. I've wanted to use it and I think this would be a perfect opportunity."
For the last couple of years, Bulma had become bored and needed a new intellectual challenge. She was limited to earth's technology, so therefore couldn't build something too extraordinary. At the same time, she began to feel a bit homesick for her planet. There were definitely people she didn't miss, but she did miss the scenery. She then began to build blue prints for a telescope that would use the technology of a high powered computer and camera to see. She knew there was no way she could accomplish it with Earth's technology yet, but she didn't want to wait. So along the building process, she added some spells to it in private. It allowed the telescope to work like any other on earth, but the power was that of her planet's own technology. She lied and told everyone that she hadn't used it yet, when in fact she had used it once to check on her planet. She had seen once again the scenery she once loved and reveled in the pure beauty of it.
"Well, ok. I guess we could do that. Alright then Bulma, let's do it."
After making sure all in the room were touching. Goku teleported them all back to Capsule Corp. where they followed Bulma to her lab in which she immediately began to type in numbers. As the ceiling to the dome shaped building opened. A giant telescope came out of one of the walls and was aimed at the sky.
"I've programmed the telescope to sense any movement, so we'll be able to see any ships or moving objects in space."
As they all made their way closer to the screen, Bulma spotted they ship they were referring to. She only paused for a second, but it was enough to give Chi Chi a meaningful look without the others noticing.
"Here it is. I take it this is the ship you were referring to. From the looks of it, it'll be here in about a week or so."
The fighters in the room gave each other a wary room, while Bulma was mentally breaking down. She knew this ship. Knew it very well in fact. This was the ship that once belonged to her father. And she knew very well who was on board that ship. He had finally found them and was coming to get them. She gave one last look to Chi Chi before shutting the screen off. They needed to make some serious plans and she needed to keep her head for the next following days. She turned towards her friends and family and asked,
"So what now?"
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