"Oh crap…"
That was all Krillin could get out before Vegeta moved forward and knocked him away, as Gohan moved the Dragonball to Usagi, and stood protectively in front of them. Vegeta chuckled, as he took a good look at Usagi, his face showing his mind attempting to reconnect the broken memories that years upon years of his training had hidden. He KNEW her somehow. He just couldn't connect the dots and figure out how he knew her…
"I'll tell you what…you give me the girl…and I'll let you keep your Dragonball…for now." He said, as Gohan shook his head.
"No deal! Usagi's my friend, she's not for trade!" the half-saiyan growled, and Vegeta chuckled brightly, a big difference for him.
"Oh, I think you'll agree. The other option is that I kill you right here and now. Your choice." He ssaid casually, as Usagi stepped forward, looking down. "I'll go… it's ok, Gohan. You guys need to find the rest of the Dragonballs… maybe Vegeta and Kymri will work with us instead of against us…you know?" she said, smiling at him, as she moved to Vegeta and stood next to him, looking down once more.
"Let's go…Just leave Gohan and Krillin alone…" she said, as Gohan groaned in annoyance. "Usagi…" he whispered…
"Come on Kymri. Let's take the girl back to our camp." Vegeta growled at her, and she nodded and grabbed the DragonBall and took off. Vegeta went airborn, lifting Usagi by her arm, making her shriek in pain.
"What IS it, woman?" he asked, as he touched down again.
"I…I can't fly. Gohan carries me…" she said quietly, making him grumble and hoist her into his arms. "You should have said that, woman. I don't have time to waste on this crap, let's go." He said harshly, and took off again, as Usagi looked down at the others and waved, before leaning back and letting Vegeta carry her to her prison.
As they arrived, Usagi sighed as he set her down on the ground. Vegeta looked at Kymri, and grumbled. "Don't look at me like that, sister. I won't kill a woman needlessly." He said, looking away. There was honestly nothing to explain…
"Kymri, go find the next dragonball. We don't have any time to waste…" Vegeta said, as she nodded and turned, her face breaking out in a grin as her back faced Vegeta and Usagi. *Finally…* she thought. *Maybe now things will find a way to go to normal…and we can stop Frieza…*
Kymri flew off in the direction of a nearby dragonball, and as she left, Usagi looked up at Vegeta, her head tilted sideways.
"Why'd you take me with you?" she asked him, curiously.
"I want answers, woman… First off… who exactly are you? Second… why is it that your image is on the old locket that I own, and HOW do I know you?" he asked, his voice raising in octaves as he spoke. He looked at her, as she stared down at her hands in what could only be described as unsure-ness and confusion.
"I don't know… I really don't. I'm the Moon Princess… I was reborn onto earth around 22 years ago. My friends, they're my protectors… I don't know why but I feel like I can tell you this… I'm Sailor Moon, and I fight for justice. I don't know why, but you're very familiar to me too…" she said, looking at Vegeta with a small smile. He sighed and looked at her with a slightly saddened look.
"I don't know how, I don't know why, but you are so familiar to me…" he pulled out his own locket, holding it out to Usagi and offering it to her. As he did so, her own locket, which she wore around her neck, lifted in the air and met up with his, as both of the lockets glowed bright and swirled with an unearthly energy.
"What's happening…" Vegeta asked, staring in shock. Before Usagi could answer, they merged, for a moment, and in a flash, memories long forgotten came into their heads. The ball, their first meetings, and everything. It all flooded their heads and engulfed their minds.
Usagi backed up against the wall as the memories hit her, her eyes wide as her hair flowed out to match that of her hair when she was Moon Princess. She looked to Vegeta, who had grabbed his head, and was attempting to wrench his locket away from Usagi's, and as the memories stopped, the lockets came apart, and he fell back.
Eye level with Usagi, Vegeta stared her down and panted…
"Usagi… Serenity…" he muttered, as she crawled closer to him.
"Vegeta…? Is…that really you?" she asked, as her hand reached to his face. She stroked his cheek, as his eyes closed and his face tilted to meet her hand… "Serenity…" he said, his hand over hers, as he used his free hand to turn her face towards his… and pressing her lips to his feverishly, trying to make up for years of lost time…
He lifted her up, setting her on his lap with a groan, his tail wrapping around her waist and rubbing her stomach. He let his hand rise to her inner thigh, making her gasp lightly.
"Is it still there?" he asked, a simple statement, to which she nodded and smiled.
"Since the day I was born." She said, setting her hand over the hand on her thigh. She then leaned down and kissed him, and in the cave, they grew heated and let the past come to life.