Sorry about the late update; my computer would not let me upload this chapter for some reason. So as a way to make up for the lateness I'm uploading this chapter and the next one as well.
In the foyer Trunks and Goten looked around at the different doors and hallways, trying to decide where to explore first. Trunks looked up the stairs, "Hey Goten lets check out upstairs first." Goten smiled and laughed, "Okay Trunks sounds good." Both boys went racing up the stairs only to pause at the top, "Ah Trunks do we go left or right?" Trunks looked down both hallways trying to decide which way to go. The right hall was completely dark, while the left hall had a few lights on and he could swear he heard music coming from the end of the hall. "Come on Goten, let check out this hall." The boys walked down the hall, trying to open all the doors they could find only to find most of them locked. The only door they found open was the very last door which was open slightly. Trunks put a finger to his lips warning Goten to be quiet. As they peered through the opening they were shocked to find out the room was a library. Thinking the music was loud enough to hide any noise Trunks slowly opened the door a little more wanting a better look at what was inside.
Kaida swayed to the music while looking over the shelves of books. Nothing helped her relax like music and a good book, unfortunately she had already read all these books and more than once. Wishing she could crank up her music, but not daring to with 'guests' in the house, she went back to the first book shelf intending to look over all the books again when she felt it. Silently thanking King Kai for teaching her to sense ki without a scouter she turned and walked calmly to the door, grasping the handle she pulled the door open quickly and without warning. The two boys who had been leaning on the door fell into the room. Goten sat up holding his face, "Ow, ow ow, that hurt. What did you do that for?" Kaida crossed her arms and glared at the boys, "What do you think you're doing sneaking around and spying on people?"
"Father told us to explore the place, so that's what we're doing." Trunks said getting off the ground. "I highly doubt he included spying through partially open doors in that." Kaida grabbed the boys by the shoulders and pushed them out the door, closing the door behind her. "Come on you two. There's not much to see up here, just bedrooms and private studies. Nothing for little boy's to see."
The three half-Saiyans walked down the hall towards the stairs. As they neared the stairs Kaida noticed the light on in her grandfather's study and heard voices from inside. "You two are brothers and need to put aside your differences. I know that things are a little tense,"
"He came to my planet, kidnapped my son and tried to kill me in the process," Goku interrupted. "If I remember correctly you killed me in that battle," Raditz countered. "Well actually it was Piccolo who killed you...and hey I died too."
"Boys that's enough! You're family, you both need to try and get along with one another." Kaida scoffed at her grandfather's sentiments, it was just so...un-Saiyan. Once she mentioned this to Tora and Fasha and they told her that he hadn't always been so...sappy. Before their attack on Planet Kanassa he had been just as strong and hard as any other Saiyan...but after something had changed. Oh well not her problem and she already had enough problems as it was.
"Hey Kaida, why does everyone here have gold rings over their heads?" Goten asked. Trunks punched him in the arm, "Quit being stupid." Kaida lightly hit both boys on the head, "This is a dead planet, so everyone here, besides us, is dead. You're actually in Otherworld." Both boys were silent as they descended the stairs. When they reached the foyer Kaida pointed to a hallway behind the stairs, "If you follow that hallway it will lead you to the kitchen and the training room. The kitchen is to the right and the training area is to the left. You two have fun."
Trunks and Goten ran off down the hall, stopping when they came to a split in the hall. "Trunks, do we head to the kitchen or the training room?" Trunks thought about it for a minute before answering, "The training room, I want to find my Dad." The boys headed down the left hallway and entered the training room.
The room was huge...and empty. The only thing the boys noticed was the large metal door in each wall surrounded by what looked like windows but as the chambers on the other side were in darkness they couldn't tell what was in the chambers. "Hey I thought you said your dad would be in here." Goten looked at Trunks. Before Trunks could answer something slammed into the wall beside them. The boys jumped back startled. When the dust cleared both were shocked to find the elder prince on his knees, leaning against the wall he had just been slammed into. "What are you two doing in here?" the younger prince asked coming forward offering his father a hand up. Much to Trunks surprise his father actually accepted the offer of help. "We were exploring and Kaida told us how to find the training room." Trunks stood a little straighter under his brother's scrutiny. The two brothers stood staring at each other for a few minutes. Without warning Vegeta flew forward and punched his brother in the face. Unprepared for the attack Trunks went flying backwards into the wall. "Pathetic," Vegeta sneered, "Hard to believe that we share a father." Getting up from where he landed Trunks few at his brother attacking him.
Goten walked over to where the elder prince stood watching his sons beat on each other. "Aren't you going to stop them?" Vegeta looked down and smirked at the young boy, "Why? Haven't you ever spared with your brother?" Goten nodded. "This is very similar. They need to figure out which one is stronger." Just then Vegeta smashed his fists down onto Trunks' head sending him smashing into the floor knocking him out. "Like I said pathetic. Maybe next time little brother." Their father laughed, "Not so pathetic if he can damage your amour like that." Vegeta looked down to find a huge hole in the middle of his chest. "Not bad kid." Trunks, having regained consciousness began pushing himself up, "Thanks, not bad yourself." The two would have gone at it again if the elder had not interrupted, "Smells like dinner is ready. Come along you three." Trunks and Goten followed the two Vegeta's down the halls to a large dining room where the others had already gathered. Much to their surprise when they looked out the windows it was already dark out. The fight must have taken longer than I thought Trunks mused. Everyone was finding their spots at the table.
The elder prince had taken a seat at the head of the table with Bulma to his right. Beside her was Goku and Chi-Chi. On the left of Vegeta sat Kaida and the younger Vegeta with Trunks and Goten between them and Videl and Gohan. Bardock sat next to Chi-Chi leaving Raditz to sit on his right. Trunks looked at the food on the table wondering when the rest would be brought out, it just didn't seem like enough. As if reading his mind two servant came carrying three plates of food, only instead of putting them in the middle with the rest they placed the dishes in front of Bulma, Chi-Chi and Videl. "Hopefully the food is correct. I've never cooked human food before." Kaida said as she began serving herself. "I'm sure its fine" Bulma laughed, "It can't be worse than my cooking." The earthlings laughed. Bulma looked down at Vegeta's plate, "Aren't you hungry Vegeta? You barely have anything on your plate." Vegeta looked down at his plate which was quite full, for a human, but there was only one plate instead of the dozens that he usually ate. "I'm fine woman; the food here is simply more filling than your earth food."
After dinner everyone retired to the drawing room. Bardock sat with Goku and his family talking about what life was like on earth; Raditz sat nearby listening. Bulma was going over the books trying to figure out how many different languages were represented. Vegeta stood by the window talking with Kaida and his elder son. Trunks sat by himself near the fire, trying without success to hear what the threesome were talking about. He began inching closer to where his father was standing trying to get closer without anyone noticing. Suddenly the elder prince threw back his head and laughed, and honest to goodness laugh, before slapping his son, who was also laughing on the back. Kaida had her face hidden in her hands but her shoulders shook with her controlled fury. "You two are such assholes!" she smacked both of them on the side of their heads. Shaking her head at their immaturity Kaida turned and walked away. The elder prince caught up to her in front of the fire place, "Come on Kaida, it was a funny story." The younger prince came up behind his father and took her hand, "Come on Kaida don't be mad I just had to tell him that one."
"Well then Geta I suppose I'll just have to tell him a story of my own then won't I?" Geta paled slightly "Oh no, you can't."
"Why not, you just did."
"Children!" Vegeta laughed wrapping an arm around each of their shoulders turning them around, "come now there is plenty of time to tell embarrassing stories about each other." They wandered back over to their place in front of the window talking quietly. They stayed there for a few more hours before everyone called it a night and retired to their beds.
Ok there we go the younger Vegeta now has a nickname, this should make writing and reading the story less confusing. Let me know what you think.