Preparations began immediately. The only ones who knew of Gotu's impending departure were Bardock, Gine, and King Vegeta. The King had approved for Bardock to use the new space pod for Gotu, which had been a confidential project to most of the population. By searching the pod records, Bardock was able to find where Vegito's pods were directed to land on Earth.

"I don't want to land where he does, Papa." Gotu told Bardock. He smirked slightly at the term of endearment she had bestowed upon him. "Can you make it so I land far enough away that they won't be able to detect me if I conceal my energy? The time estimates you gave me say that I will arrive about 20 minutes after they do, while Vegeta and Trunks will arrive about 20 hours later. I'm hoping that I don't need to make a move before Vegeta and Trunks get there."

"Yes, I can adjust the coordinates, but I can't guarantee they won't see the ship from far off. What are you planning to do then?"

"I'll wait, and watch what they do. If it seems like they are going to destroy the planet, I'll intervene and try to at least hold him off. That was our initial concern when Vegeta and Trunks left; that they might be too late. If I don't have to jump in, the three of us should have a better shot than me alone."

Bardock nodded and set himself in front of a large computer, adjusting the location and speed for the pod. Gotu walked around the pod, which sat in a perfectly sized ditch in the middle of the take-off room. The material was different than the ones Trunks and Vegeta had left in. It was a much darker, silver metal that made up its walls, and red spikes jutted out from the top of the pod at regular distances.

"Gotu?" Gine walked up to her and took her right hand. "You need to find a way to get the timeline back on track." The look in Gine's eyes was intense as she stared into Gotu's teal ones.

"That's why we're trying to get Vegito back home."

"No, bringing him back home, if that's even possible, won't heal the timeline. But you need to find a way."

As Gotu stared back at Gine in confusion, she finally realized what she was suggesting. "But, the Saiyan planet will need to be destroyed for that to be possible…" Bardock walked up to the two women in silence and put a hand on Gine's shoulder.

"We know." He said.

"Our son has a destiny. Vegeta, you, Trunks, everyone has a destiny. Ours has always been to die." Gine whispered.

Gotu's expression softened. The resolve of her grandparents was unwavering, but she wasn't sure their request was even possible. In only several days, so much that set the course of the future had changed.

"I'll do my best." She promised.

Gine and Bardock watched their granddaughter take off, knowing it would most likely be the last time they ever saw her, one way or another.

-3 days later-

Vegito, Prince Vegeta, and the three men that accompanied them had finally arrived on Earth. Their ships landed in the middle of a wasteland, far away from the nearest city. Vegito stepped out slowly, taking in the sights around him. 'This is the beginning. I can end every tie to my pathetic old life by the end of today, if I so choose. But maybe we will have a little fun first…' He thought.

Vegeta came out of his pod next and approached Vegito. "Are we just going to blow the place up, or what?"

"No, I need to be sure that a few, particular people are taken care of before we annihilate this place. Instruct the three men with us to find the nearest city and do whatever they like to it. You and I have some business to attend to first." Vegito stared off to the west as he spoke.

Vegeta nodded and spoke with the three, who flew off to the north, where their scouters had told them was the closest large city. "Follow me." Vegito demanded. He rose up, Vegeta trailing closely behind, and took flight to the west, focused on one city in particular that held special meaning to him.

Gotu's pod announced that her landing would occur in less than two minutes. She braced herself for the impact, but the landing was lighter than expected, another enhancement Bardock had made to the new pod models. Her landing had occurred in a heavily wooded area, about 50 miles East of where the five had landed. She waited, knowing that if they had seen her arriving that it would only take a moment for them to reach her.

She searched for the Saiyan's energy for a few seconds, and found the three weaker ones heading to a heavily populated city. 'Darn…' She thought. 'They don't waste any time, but, at least they didn't decide to just blow the whole thing up right away, I guess… I hate waiting for people to die but, I can't be found yet…'

Finally, she detected Vegito and Vegeta's energy, flying quickly to the west. She got out of her pod and leaned against a tree, thinking. "Where could they be going? There's hardly anything in that direction for quite some time…" She whispered to herself.

Her head shot up. "Oh, no… Oh, please, no…" She punched the tree clean through the middle as birds screeched and flew away from its branches before it crashed.

"They're going to Capsule Corp."

Continuing to conceal her energy, she took off as quickly as she could, hoping that she wouldn't be too far behind them.

"It seems you have a destination in mind. Care to let me in on it?" Vegeta asked as they continued their journey.

"There is a woman I'd like to kill first. That is where we're headed. Do you see the large city up ahead? Her home is in the center of it; the largest building."

Vegeta nodded and they sped up to reach the center of the city. The large domed, white building was hard to miss, clearly labeled "Capsule" with a strange logo. The logo looked familiar to Vegeta somehow, but he quickly remembered why. That logo had been on the sleeve of Vegito's gi when he first arrived to the Saiyan planet, before his transformation had changed his entire appearance. 'Does he know this place in some way?' Vegeta wondered.

They landed in the back yard. It was a beautiful day, over 80 degrees with the sun shining happily down on the yard. Vegito looked around and found his target quickly. There lay a young, beautiful blue-haired woman, enjoying a cold glass of lemonade and laughing as she read a magazine. She hadn't noticed the intruders yet, and Vegito calmly walked up to her, Vegeta at his heels.

"Bulma." Vegito called to her. She looked up, confused.

"Hello? Do I know you?" She asked.

Vegeta froze as he took in her face. There was something so familiar about her, it almost made him sick. He knew he had never met her before, but his entire body told him otherwise.

"Not yet, but it's not important who I am. You will be dead shortly." Vegito coldly responded as fear spread across Bulma's face.

"Wh.. why? Do you want one of our new inventions? Or… Or for me to come work for your company or something?! Why would you want to kill me?!"

"Oh, nothing so simple. It isn't anything you've done in this time that sealed your fate. I just have to rid this galaxy of any potential weakness for myself."

It dawned on Vegeta suddenly who she was, remembering the few bits of information Vegito had given him days ago regarding his grandmother. This was a major corporation on Earth, and she was its leader; a smart, beautiful woman. This women was his wife. He watched as Vegito lifted his hand, somehow putting Bulma into a state of paralysis. With his other hand, he began to power up a blast. Vegeta knew what was about to happen. She couldn't run or defend herself.

"Vegito, stop." Vegeta tried to project as much authority into his voice as possible. The blast disappeared from Vegito's hands.

"What?" He asked angrily.

"This woman mentioned inventions. Could she possibly be useful to us? Perhaps we can bring her back to the Saiyan planet and force her to create new training tools for our people. Imagine an entire race of super Saiyans and what we could do with that type of power." Even if she was his wife in the original timeline, he didn't know why he felt so connected to her, and he felt compelled to find a way to save her.

"No. She needs to die. There is no alternative." The blast reappeared in Vegito's palm and Vegeta readied himself to grab his arm, but suddenly, there was no need.

Vegito's mind began to swirl, and he fell to the ground thrashing. It was like when he had undergone the initial transformation to become the shadow Saiyan. His mind was attacking him from the inside. Visions of his grandmother bandaging his many wounds after a difficult training session with his grandfather flooded his mind. He saw Vegeta and Bulma, snuggled close on the couch, watching a sitcom, while Vegeta screamed profanities about how idiotic Earth television was. Pain flooded his body and seemed to become one with his very nerves. The intensity of it was blinding and sweat poured from his body like a fountain.

"Boy?!" Vegeta looked on awkwardly as he thrashed about. Bulma fell suddenly to the ground, her paralysis finally ceasing. Her energy was clearly almost gone from her fear and trying to fight the invisible force that had bound her. She laid on the ground in a slump, only slightly conscious.

"GET THAT WOMAN OUT OF HERE!" Vegito screamed. "GET HER OUT OF HERE NOW!" Vegeta went to her side and placed her arm around his shoulders, hoisting her up, not sure where to take her.

Vegito struggled to breathe and utter his next command. "She can… Return… To planet Vegeta… But… I never… Want to see her… Again. I will… Kill her." He stopped thrashing as the pain began to subside, and his mind cleared to focus on his evil soul once again.

Vegeta took off, seeking to get Bulma to one of the space pods as quickly as possible.

Gotu had been watching the entire scene from the top of one of the nearby buildings, unbeknownst to Vegeta or Vegito. 'Vegito… My boy, what has happened to you?"