Standing at the door to the throne room, one of the guards asked for his information. He gave the information to the guard, who then slipped into the room and shut the door. He conveniently left out the part of the information that he was from another planet, as logic would dictate that revealing such information would probably cause the guards to arrest and imprison him on the spot. Or try to.

The silence around him lasted for quite a while, and Archis wondered if the Queen had refused his request for a viewing. That couldn't be right, though. They wouldn't leave him standing in front of the throne room if she had refused to see him, would they?

A feeble sounding trumpet blast interrupted the silence, and the door in front of Archis opened.

"Introducing representative Archis, of Castor!" came the announcement.

Taking a deep breath and mentally making sure that his tail was wrapped around his waist, Archis strode semi-confidently into the room. The Queen, on her throne, looked distracted and worried, and Archis figured that her husband must be ill or something, which would be cause for her worry. While he was still a good distance away, Archis took in her form. What surprised him the most was that she seemed to be a humanized squirrel or chipmunk, and she was dressed in a royal robe of sorts, done up with a ton of ribbons and lace. When he was a respectful distance from her throne, Archis dropped to one knee and bowed his head in reverence. He wanted to make a good impression.

He heard the ruffling of clothes, so he guessed the Queen was standing. He heard her clear her throat, and in a silky tone of confidence she told him to stand. He did so, raising his hand to his bandanna and removing it in the process, something he had forgotten to do when he first entered.

He looked into her eyes, realizing that all focus was now on him, no matter how much worry the Queen still obviously had.

"Castor..." she started, "I don't believe I've ever heard of such a place. Is it near here?"

"No ma'am," was his reply.

"Hm," she responded. She moved to take a step and nearly lost her balance. "DAMN THESE ROYAL GARMENTS!"

Archis was surprised at her outburst and lost his focus, which caused two things to happen. Firstly, his tail unwrapped itself from around his waist, and held itself up behind him and at his side, the tip flicking every so often, much like it was trying to prove it existed. And secondly, for a brief moment, he lost control of his Ki suppression, which caused his Ki to spike to a level that would be noticeable to a Saiyan paying attention or looking for it. Luckily Archis was able to bring it back down to a subdued level quickly, but he hoped and prayed that Tarble hadn't spotted it.

Queen Sally had finally regained her balance, and was smoothing out the wrinkles in the mass of lace she wore. "I'm sorry for that, Archis," she said, beginning to look up from her dress.

"It's quite alright, ma'am," was his reply. The fact that his tail was no longer wrapped around his waist had been forgotten.

"I have to wear this damned thing when I meet new guests," she said, with a sigh, then focused on him again. "So what have... you..." her words slowed to a halt as she caught sight of his tail, which had chosen that moment to snake over his right shoulder and twitch.

Under her breath, Sally muttered a word in fear, and though Archis didn't know what it was she had said, he could tell from her face that he was not the first Saiyan she had come in contact with. With a sigh, he lowered his head, eyes to the floor, then dropped to his knees and placed his hands behind his back. He mentally kicked himself for not making sure his tail was still in place after her outburst.

Sally was about to call for the guards before Archis dropped to the floor. She was intrigued. "What do you want, Saiyan?" Her voice, slightly timid, was not filled with the malice that Archis had grown accustomed to.

"I come as a representative of my planet, to ask to be aligned with yours. We offer our intelligence and technology to be used freely in the development of your planet, as you see fit. We present our greatest warriors to offer help to your planet in times of need. Castor wishes to be nothing more than allies." Archis hoped his presentation would be respectful enough, in the current situation.

"Your planet... I thought the Saiyan homeworld was destroyed!"

Archis lifted his head. "There have been two main Saiyan worlds in the history of the Saiyan race; Vegeta and Castor. Vegeta had been around for millennia, while Castor has only been inhabited by Saiyans for a thousand years or so. Castor Saiyans are a peace-loving race, and we are identified by our tails; Vegeta Saiyans have brown tails, Castor Saiyans have black tails.

"There once was a tyrant who went by the name of Frieza, who had employed the Saiyans of Vegeta as his brute force. Their job was to conquer other planets, completely obliterating the beings on those planets, and then report back to Frieza so that he could sell those planets to other races in return for their allegiance to him. Frieza offered the same job to the Saiyans of Castor, but we refused. We treasure life, and despise those who wish to destroy it.

"Knowing that we already possessed technology that could destroy him before he could destroy us, he instead made sure to wipe our existence from the universe a different way. Instead of completely obliterating all beings on a planet, Saiyans were taught to leave survivors, so that the Saiyan race would be feared. This meant that Castor Saiyans would be met with skepticism and distrust no matter where they went.

"It worked." Archis sighed. "In my travels, I have come across only one planet that hadn't already met with a Saiyan from Vegeta. The race on that planet was instinctual, who lived only to feed. They had black, rubbery skin, with elongated heads, and bled acid. They were strong, fierce creatures, and they had no use for diplomacy. I barely escaped with my life. I do believe that even the Legendary Super Saiyan would have trouble on that planet.

"But every other planet I have visited before and since has looked upon me and my proposal with disgust. I left those planets without causing trouble, and as far as I know, each of those planets still stand, save for one, which was destroyed by Frieza when he died.

"Vegeta is gone, and with it, its brutish inhabitants. Castor wants to make up for the mistakes of its sister planet." Archis bowed his head. "Friendship is all we ask."

Sally opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the sound of a loud explosion. Either the fight Archis had glimpsed on the way to the castle had moved closer, or someone was REALLY pissed off.