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Iwao: Japanese Male name with the meaning of "Stone Man."
An: All the herbal stuff, which I learned a little about it in school I didn't want to be too specific with it so I just made all of it at the top of my head.
Eight
Considering his status it was rare thing indeed for King Vegeta to not only have an audience with a third class female solider but to do such a thing without the presence of his of his royal guard and advisor Zorn was simply unheard of. Excluded from the meeting but not forced out was Mikarott's only son, Raditz who was standing quietly next to the door. "Forgive me for my bluntness but why have you called me here my brave King?" Mikarott questioned upon first arriving in the Grand Hall.
"Feh, you cut to the point fairly quickly don't you," King Vegeta stated before letting out a breath as he propped his elbow on the arm rest and allowed his face to rest in his open palm. Simply nodding in response Mikarott continued staring at her King in anticipation. "Have you heard a rumor about an alien girl residing in the place?" He questioned watching her hesitate but nodding timidly.
It was fairly known that after the rumor had started its circulation a few years prior that King Vegeta himself issued a proclamation that anyone caught spreading said rumor would be subjected to death. "I'd heard something to that effect some years ago," Mikarott began, choosing her words carefully. "But, I wouldn't dare to speculate as wha-" Her nervous words began to irritate the King enough for him to purposely cut her off.
"The rumors are true," King Vegeta stated quite frankly. "Her name is Usagi and up to this point she had been raised by my mistress."
Appearing absolutely astounded for a brief moment Mikarott remembering her place masked her facial expression of all emotions before addressing the King. "Do you desire for me to kill her?" At the mention of slaughtering the four year old blonde Sumi's ears perk up from her hidden position behind one of the many pillars in the Grand Hall. 'I like her already,' She thought with a smirk but no sooner had her smirk appear did it turn into a frown.
Narrowing his eyes almost angrily at the third class warrior King Vegeta shook his head, "No, I don't want you to kill her. Actually, just so you are properly informed anyone who ever dares to harm the girl in any way will be punished with death." He stated quite matter-of-factly making Mikarott squirm.
Considering that it was punishable by death to one: speak of the girl and two: harm the girl Mikarott felt herself becoming uneasy as to where this conversation was going. Considering that not only had she'd volunteered information stating that she knew of Usagi and even threatened to take her out. 'Is he toying with me or does he plan to take my life? Damn,' She thought remembering her mate, Bardock awful track record when it came to taking care of their child. 'Raditz is so screwed, he'll be lucky if he makes it to puberty.'
However, thankfully for Mikarott the King continued the conversation in a fairly light tone, "What I do wish of you is to find out all the information you can on the girl. Which planet she came from and also her species name and abilities. Because of the nature of your mission I will allow you special access to the royal vault where her space pod as well as clothing of hers is located. Those are the only clues we have as to her origin besides the knowledge I have obtained of her over the years, it seems that when placed under a great amount of stress a Crescent Moon insignia appears on her brow." Pausing he allowed a short period of time to pass allowing her to process the information carefully. "While you're not the best scouter at my disposal you're the only one I can send out without raising any attention. I suspect that there is no need for me to inform you that your mission is to remain between the two of us."
Without hesitation Mikarott nodded, "Understood King Vegeta," She replied. "Would I be out of line if I asked-"
"If your thinking of inquiring as to the girl's importance than I suggest you bite your tongue right this instant. That matter is none of your concern," King Vegeta stated harshly.
"Ah, my deepest apologies King Vegeta," Mikarott bowed deeply. "Would it be too much to ask if I could take my brat with me, his father is always off planet on missions…" Her voice trailed off when she could see King Vegeta's irritation growing.
"Will he be a hindrance to your mission?" King Vegeta questioned and continued only after she shook her head. "Then I don't care, you're dismissed."
"One more thing," Mikarott stated and could only watch in fear as King Vegeta's anger began to surface. "What!?" He snapped.
Turning her head towards one of the pillars Mikarott signaled to her King, "We're not alone," She whispered and hearing this statement King Vegeta's furrowed his brow following her eyesight. "Raditz!" She called out and without further prompting the young Sayjin child formed a white ki ball and set it hurling towards the pillar that Sumi was hiding behind.
Not expecting neither being discovered nor having a ki ball chucked at her Sumi was caught completely off guard the only luck she had on her side was that the ki ball was so feeble that she was able to deflect it easily. "Pretty weak even for a brat," Sumi called out glaring at Raditz all the while. Although looking down at the long haired Sayjin child she couldn't help but feel a great deal of embarrassment. Being caught spying was shameful enough but to be caught by a third class Sayjin child was like the nail in her coffin.
"It's not my fault that your ugly dress was sticking out the side," Raditz replied with a childish sneer.
"Why you!" Sumi began to fly towards him but was intercepted when King Vegeta suddenly materialized before her, sending a round house kick to her left temple. The Sayjin Queen teetered before losing her balance and energy before plummeting to the ground.
"Do you want me to dispose of the spy your majesty?" Mikarott requested eagerly, wanting to display her fighting ability to her King.
Letting out a hearty laugh King Vegeta dropped to the ground next to Sumi's body, "Do your eyes deceive you or do you not recognize this woman to be your Queen." He continued to laugh when her eyes widened before he reached down and yanked Sumi to her feet by grabbing a fist full of her hair. "The only one allowed to have to pleasure of killing her is me," He flashed Mikarott a smile, one that he rarely displayed to any living being.
"Forgive-" Mikarott began but was cut off by Sumi. "Save it bitch," She growled. "Take the brat and leave!" Sumi ordered.
"Very well," Standing next to her son Mikarott placed a gloved hand on the back of his head and pushed him forward into a deep bow as she repeated the gesture before the pair of them exited the Grand Hall.
Sighing Mikarott turned to her son after she closed the door behind them, "Raditz, fly home and inform your lazy father that you will joining me on my next mission." He nodded, "Oh and be sure and punch him in the face for me." Again he nodded eagerly before turning around and disappearing down the hallway while his mother went in the opposite direction in search of Zorn.
Inside of the Grand Hall King Vegeta yanked back Sumi's head so he could look her in the eye. "What is the nature of your visit dear mate," He asked sarcastically. "How long?" He questioned before releasing her hair and pushing her away roughly.
The Queen of all Sayjins narrowed her eyes into slits, "The entire time." Hesitating for the briefest moment Sumi turned facing her King, "Cooler." She began but no sooner did his name fall past her lips did she find herself pinned up against the very pillar she was originally hiding behind, King Vegeta's hand covering her mouth.
"Kind of funny you should bring up his name because if you remember correctly Cooler indicated that I have a spy somewhere in my ranks," He dug his gloved fingers painfully into her cheeks. "And here I find you spying, I think I might have just found my- ow, you little bitch." King Vegeta yelled as he felt his Queen bite down on the palm of his hand.
"L..eth goo," Sumi's muffled voice cried out and against his better judgement he released her examining his bleeding hand after doing so.
King Vegeta snorted, "Speak bitch, plead your case before I pass judgement and send you to the place you really belong."
Sumi glared at him flashing him her blood coated teeth as she began to speak. "I may have grown to despise you over the years but I would never betray my species. What would I gain from giving the Ice-jins information? In the end they would just use it against the one person I treasure most in the world."
"Besides yourself," King Vegeta said looking at her expectantly.
Sumi blinked, "You don't think I'm going to say you, do you?"
King Vegeta faked a hurt expression, "Your words wound me." Sarcasm laced his words, "Oh, wait, no I despise you."
"Hmpt, I feel the same," Sumi replied. "Who I meant was Prince Vegeta." She straightened her posture her facial expression becoming serious. "Send your other brat Tarble to Planet Iwao, you know that mission is one of suicide. Sacrificing him won't hurt out entire race as a whole. Besides Keiko is still young I'm sure she can produce you more male brats in a year or so."
King Vegeta furrowed his brow feeling annoyed, "And what, place such a huge age difference between that brat and Vegeta that he'll have no problem murdering him once he takes the crown. Tisk, tisk, tisk, Sumi I've been around your sick mind all my life you don't think I don't know what you're up to. Don't try to tell me that killing off Tarble isn't what you've desired since his birth."
"This isn't about that," She yelled. "This is about what is best for our kingdom and species; moreover what is best for our offspring." Letting out ragged breaths her trembling limbs were the perfect indicator that her anger was beginning to get the best of her. "You know as well as I do that Tarble can not rule this Planet or our species better than Prince Vegeta. Out of the two Prince Vegeta is not only the strongest and more powerful but is the one that embodies all of our Sayjin traits flawlessly."
Rising up his bloody hand King Vegeta placed a halt on her rant, "Cease your ramblings stupid woman you've just convinced me of the best course of action." For the briefest of moments relief flashed over Sumi's face. "I will send Vegeta to Planet Iwao-"
"No," Sumi's voice was barley above a whisper and easily ignored by the King.
"- He is stronger than Tarble and embodying all of our Sayjin traits in one small package he will show the Iwaoians what the Sayjin elite are all abut-"
"No!" She screamed but once again her protest went ignored.
"- and since he's so powerful he'll have a much better chance at survival." King Vegeta continued unaffected by Sumi's emotional protest. "At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to send Vegeta or not but with your little speech you've convinced me of it. We wouldn't want to send a weak representative to Planet Iwao, would we?" He chuckled slightly.
The truth of the matter was that King Vegeta knew once Cooler had given him the choice that he would send Prince Vegeta knowing that he had a better chance of returning than Tarble did.
"H-how could you," Sumi questioned, her entire being shaking as tears began to well up in her eyes. "He's our brat!" She yelled throwing herself at his chest and beating on him with her tiny fists.
"If Vegeta-"
"Prince Vegeta," Sumi yelled interrupting him.
"If Prince Vegeta," King Vegeta corrected himself. "Does die than his death will be filled with honor and if he returns he will do so in glory. Either way he'll be remembered with admiration and respect associate with his title. Forgive me though I won't be asking you for a replacement." Upon hearing his last statement Sumi pushed herself off of his chest before slapping him clear across the face twice.
"I hate you," Sumi called over her shoulder as she exited the Grand Hall. "Hate you more," The King childishly called out after her with a chuckle. Anger and malice coursing through her system Sumi couldn't help but believe that the King was doing all this to simply spite her. Punish her by sending her only tie and security to the royal household off to his death.
'He cannot die,' Sumi thought angrily while practically flying down various corridors. 'If he dies then what will become of me?' With no more ties to the crown and her replacement already prepared Sumi feared that once her son died she would die with him as her usefulness would have been spent.
Roughly yanking the door open Sumi entered her quarters running towards her herb cabinet. One of the perks of being Queen of the Sayjin race was being able to reap the rewards of the conquered. It is simple to say that all Sayjins were only interested in strength, power and feeding their own greed and while that statement was mostly true Sumi found other means besides her fists to gain power. By her Mother's teachings she had learned the art of herbal medicine and potion making.
Gathering all the necessary ingredients and a few potions she'd been saving for the day Prince Vegeta took the crown to enact her revenge on King Vegeta, she placed them all carefully in a wooden basket. Taking in a deep breath she turned with the basket in hand and for a single moment an image from when Prince Vegeta was merely an infant flashed in her mind. Shaking the image off, she ran out her room and down the hall towards her son's residence.
As per usual Sumi entered the room without bothering to request permission though unusually she entered quite nosily startling Prince Vegeta out of his slumber. Taken by surprise Prince Vegeta instantly jumped up into a fighting stance but seeing who was standing at the foot of his bed he relaxed his pose a bit. "Mother?"
Queen Sumi swallowed the lump in the back of her throat, "Listen Prince Vegeta, I have some news to prepare you for."
Prince Vegeta's eyes widened, an image of a certain blonde haired girl currently residing in a regeneration tank flashed in his mind. 'Is she dead?'
"This isn't easy," Sumi began but paused when her emotions began getting the better of her. Mentally slapping herself suddenly she straightened up her posture, 'Get a hold of yourself this isn't a way a Sayjin should act much less a Queen.' Closing her eyes and shaking her head she dismissed the weak emotions that were welling up inside of her. "King Vegeta is sending you on a suicide mission," As she delivered the news her onyx eyes hazed over becoming devoid of all emotions.
"Cooler had come to our Planet and demanded that one of King Vegeta's sons go to Planet Iwao and conquer the unconquerable Planet. For some reason King Vegeta has chosen his best successor and heir to be the lamb sent to the slaughter."
Unflinching Prince Vegeta stood in front of his mother and Queen visibly unshaken by the news but internally he desired nothing more than to leave his mother's presence and destroy something. A mixture of emotions coursed through his system, not only did he feel angry but also in a sense he felt betrayed by his father. However, the feeling of wanting his father's approval dominated all thoughts. "I understand when will I be deployed for this mission?"
Sumi closed her eyes searching through her memories, "If I'm not mistaken at sunrise tomorrow." Vegeta nodded in understanding. "Prince Vegeta," Her voice cracked surprising the pair. Clearing her throat she continued on ignoring her moment of weakness. "I don't know if King Vegeta will be supplying you any elite soldiers from the royal guard or even if he does if Cooler will allow such a thing."
Prince Vegeta crossed his arms, "It doesn't matter."
Sumi's eyes widened, "Don't-"
"I don't plan on dying," Prince Vegeta fiercely stated. "Not only am I the Prince of all Sayjins but in me flows the blood of our proud warrior race. I will not allow my death to be in vain in the quite of the night just for the amusement of that damn Ice-jin. What I will do is go to that weak Planet and conquer and enslave that race as I've been trained to do. Even if I must do it single handily," He vowed and in that moment Prince Vegeta's age became irrelevant. Before Sumi stood the Prince, the man that she had been taking great strides in molding.
This was the greatest Sayjin warrior Prince the universe would ever come to know and would be damned if she allowed his lifespan to end tragically at age seven. "Sit," She commanded of her son who obeyed without question. "Now you have to understand that it is not considered weakness to rely on a quick method to feed your strength but to always rely on that method would be considered weak. To reach an impossible goal sometimes we need some assistance," She held up her hand silencing his protest. "I know that goes against all of the teachings I have instilled in you but for once forget that. I'm simply stating that I want you to rely on these," She pointed towards the basket containing various planet life and vials filled with strange liquids.
"This is Obsidian; it will cure all minor injuries instantly." She explained while holding up a leafy plant and it suddenly occurred to the young Prince how his mother was able to heal so quickly after his father's many beatings. Ripping off several leaves she past them to her son, "Eat it; it will heal the injuries on your back." Doing as he was told Prince Vegeta found that indeed after swallowing his injuries and pain all disappeared.
"Amazing," Prince Vegeta stated while flicking his tail over his newly healed back.
"This potion," Sumi held up a vile that had a green colored liquid inside. "Will increase your physical strength a hundredth fold but only for two hours but you must take caution when using it. While it does increase your strength you'll find that after its effects are through you'll feel overheated, drink plenty of water, and you'll feel exhausted. If you can you must rest after its effects are completed."
For nearly an hour Sumi listed off all of the various potions and plant life all having different side effects but mostly all of them had either strength, healing or cloaking properties. "While you're battling I want you to do me a favor," She waited for his nod before continuing. "I want to picture someone you want to protect maybe not so much as myself but possibly that brat you care for. Imagine that those you're fighting desire to do harm to that girl and you're the only thing standing in their way. Sayjins are at the fiercest when we're being territorial as you know."
Standing up she placed her hand on Prince Vegeta's shoulder, "Come back even stronger than when you left." Not being a race known for coddling their offspring Queen Sumi wordlessly turned around and exited the room heading towards her own quarters.
Once behind the closed door of her room Sumi fell back upon it feeling a strange, wet substance flowing down her face. Perplexed she brought her hand up to wipe her wet cheek, 'Tears?' A small chuckle resonated deep in her throat. 'Idiot, you've become attached to the brat.' As the tears continued to flow freely down her face images of Prince Vegeta when he was merely an infant began to resurface in her mind.
'Such weakness,' Sumi scolded herself while grabbing and pulling at fists full of own hair. Not since infancy had the proud Sayjin Queen allowed herself to shed a tear not even after the vicious of beatings from her King or even after he savagely took her body by force. But, there the Queen stayed propped against the wall crying for fear of her son's life for days upon end.
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"I'm sorry," Apologies not being an everyday occurrence for the Sayjin Prince he was sure it sounded strange. Placing a gloved hand on the glass of the regeneration tank he watched the blonde haired blue eyed girl child floating in the DNA based liquid. 'I will come back to you,' He silently promised her and while he supposed he should have been resting up for his mission he instead spent the whole night watching over Usagi.
Thirty minutes before day break Prince Vegeta exited the medical room and headed for his father's bedroom. Barging in he found him sitting on the side of the bed, "I presume your mother has informed you of your task."
Prince Vegeta nodded once, "Don't presume your sending me off to my death. Father conquering such a Planet it wouldn't be out of line to request a reward now would it?"
"What do you desire?" King Vegeta asked.
"That girl," Prince Vegeta stated knowing that he wouldn't have to name her for his father to know exactly who he was speaking of. "I want her for myself."
King Vegeta smirked, "Then she will be yours when you return to us Prince Vegeta."
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An: Oh my god this chapter took forever, my hand was about to fall off when I was writing it. So much dialogue, shesh. Anyways, I'm feeling the Vegeta groove once again so expect the next chapter soon and more drabbles! Ah, and the next chapter will be the start of the second part of the first arc. Aka, puberty! Btw so sorry this took so long! But, in the next couple of days I'm going to try and write as many chapters to this as I can. Wish me luck.
Whiteling: Yeah, I know I am a mean writing making them have such a choice in the first place lol. Thanks for the review!
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Serenity Moon2: Yes she is Goku's mom and no, remember Goku isn't born until Planet Vegeta is destroyed which means we won't see him until the end of the first arc. Thanks for the review!
Sesshy's Mistress: Wow, really you had a dream about my story that's awesome. The brain ninja thing had been rolling, I was laughing so hard. Actually, I don't think Usagi will ever become Sailor Moon or Cosmos considering the fact that before she was reborn there was no such thing as Sailor Moon. Thanks for your review!
Isis: Hell no, why would I kill that adorable boy. Tarble is my sweet lil Sayjin baby.
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I also want to thank from the bottom of my heart Risagirl16, ladyredvelvet, Sesshy's Mistress, jellybean09, Silver Moon Goddess1, erikatufts, Beserkians fury and xoxSerenityxox for your comforting words and best wishes! Sadly I'm still on the job hunt and am stalled because my car broke down and I won't be able to get a ride until next week. With all this stress pressing down on me I decided getting back into writing might help out a bit so here I am.. turning a frown upside down.
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