In the time chamber, Usagi and Vegeta, for what had been half a day outside, had been in there for 6 months in the chamber. If they had been alone, they weren't sure if they would have made it… but together, they were fine. In fact, they were doing pretty good as of late, especially with the training they had been doing. Vegeta had ascended to the level of Super Saiyan Level 2, while Usagi had hit a new plateau in her training as well, however, she couldn't seem to get any farther, much to her chagrin.
"This is getting old…" she grumbled, as she pushed her silver hair out of her eyes and glared. Her outfit was the same as before, with the exception of a solid white skirt. Vegeta chuckled, and flew down to Usagi with a grin.
"You, my beloved, are impatient. This does not happen overnight. You need to keep pushing. You're not a natural born saiyan after all, the fact that you can access this power in itself is amazing to me." He said, making her sigh in frustration.
"But Vegeta… I don't know what I'm supposed to do to FIX this… to hit that ascension like you did. I've been training just as hard as you, just as long, and still, nothing…" she said, as he growled.
"Listen, I've explained it a dozen times… you need to be tougher, harsher, more like metal, in order to ascend… I can't help you get there… and if you're going to complain, then I WILL leave you in here to train alone. I can fight the Androids… can you?" he asked, making her gasp lightly, and turn to glare at him.
"In fact, I'm the only hope our children have right now… how does THAT make you feel, Usagi? Weak? Useless? Because that's how you're behaving! Like a STUPID, USELESS WOMAN who's only goal is to get on my nerves!" he said, causing Usagi to suck in her air, and stomp up to him, pulling her fist back and slamming it into his jaw.
His head whipped back, and he sneered at her. "Was that all? I've had bees sting me harder than that… They did more damage too, now that I think about it." Vegeta smirked, as she huffed lightly, and brought her knee up to hit him where it would really hurt, making him block her and toss her back with a grin.
"Pathetic." He said, watching her get to her feet, and look down. He didn't expect her to start to cry though… He got quiet, and tilted his head. "Usa-…" he started, as she looked up, her eyes a glaring red color due to rage.
She flew forward, and brought her leg up to his face, kicking him so hard she sent him across the chamber. He sat up, spitting out a mouthful of blood, as she stalked closer to him, her hair flickering to a blond color, and starting to stand up and spike out ever so slightly. He took a good look at her eyes, and he gulped lightly. Oh great… she was going super saiyan… like him. He got to his feet, just in time to fend off an energy blast directed at his face. "Usagi! Stop it!" he growled, as her eyes went teal, and her body pulsed with energy. She howled in anger at him, and soared forward, her hands in fists as she began trying to punch him with everything she was worth. He blocked her to the best of his ability, but he could only do so much. He grunted lightly as she struck him in his armor multiple times, causing him to finally have to retreat and back up, and plan another way of subduing her…
Usagi rushed forward, blind rage coursing through her body, as she lunged for Vegeta. Right as she was about to hit him, he powered up to ascended and got behind her, grabbing her arms and pinning them to her back, as she struggled, making him have to use his full strength just to get her to calm down for a moment so he could speak.
"USA-KO! I was provoking you on purpose! Calm yourself! Usagi listen to me, I was pushing you, testing you! Remember what I said, I can't make you push past that plateau you were on? Well I couldn't but I was able to make you push through it yourself!" he said, as she blinked, and looked at him…then shuddered, her energy gone from her first transformation into that form. She ended up laying on the ground in her training shorts and her black sports bra, her hair loose and her face tired.
"Vegeta…?" she asked, as she looked up at him. He tilted her face up and smiled at her. "Yes, Usagi?" he asked her. And then, she pulled her arm back and smacked him across the face.
"If you ever say those things again, I'll castrate you." She said simply, as he smirked at her, her hand print red across his cheek.
"I'd expect nothing less from you." He said, as he helped her to her feet and chuckled. "So, get up. You need rest, and food. I'm sure we have food already prepared from dinner a few nights ago, all you need to do is rest." He said, as he used his free arm to sweep under her knees and lift her, making her giggle lightly as he planted a kiss to her forehead, heading inside the building.
As Vegeta heated up food, Usagi headed for the bathroom, and lay down in the tub, filling it full of warm water and scented suds. Ah, one of the luxuries of a princess, no, a queen… she could take as many bubble baths as she needed to feel better. As she grinned up at the ceiling, she allowed her eyes to drift shut, as she dozed off in the tub.
Her sleep was less than peaceful…
As she walked down the aisle, her husband and King at her side, she looked up, her eyes on the moon. She then sighed, and looked at her guard… Raditz, Nappa, Turles, Tarble, and Kymri were all at their posts, along with her senshi, to guard her and keep her safe from harm, along with Vegeta. Goku was on a special mission…travel to the Moon, and gather the pieces of the former Queen's palace, with the help of a few others, to make sure that the new Silver Millenium was as true to old as humanly possible.
Serenity waved to her kids, both around 6 now. They grinned and waved back, in their royal garb, as she sighed contentedly, and looked up at Vegeta. She leaned up to kiss him, and as the two locked their lips in an embrace, there was a blast, a pair of red eyes and a deep voice, and a tail with a syringe on the end of it began to devour her friends. As her and Vegeta parted, their kingdom fell apart, and a single tear fell from her eye…
And she awoke with a gasp, having slid under the water. She sat up, choking on water, as Vegeta rushed in, kneeling next to her and patting her back, concerned.
"Usa-ko, what is it?" he asked, as Usagi looked at his face. A face, moments ago, she had seen blasted apart in front of her very eyes… She closed her eyes and wiped away the stray tears, as he held her wet form to him.
"I had a dream… or maybe a premonition… I don't know. All I know is that it was absolutely petrifying… You were there…it was the future. And all of a sudden, we were being destroyed, and the world fell apart around us…" she said, shuddering, as Vegeta clung to her, holding her tight to him.
"It was a dream Usa-ko… I would never let anything happen to you. It's my job to keep you safe and well…" he said, as she nodded, and blinked back tears.
"But Vegeta, what if you can't stop something like that? What if it really is our destiny to be so happy, just to have it ripped from us…" she said, as he stopped her.
"No. I don't believe that and I won't let you believe that either. You're the Queen of Vegetasei and the Moon, anything is possible to you… you just have to believe in it…" he said, as she nodded, leaning against his chest as he grabbed her a towel.
"Here… get dry. I'll have food waiting on you for when you get out of that water and want to eat." He said, as she nodded gratefully, grabbing the towel and getting to her feet, drying off.
As Usagi dried off, Vegeta stood outside the door, looking down. He didn't dare tell her that he had been having the same dream, nor would he tell her that he too feared that it was a premonition of things to come. Usagi needed to focus, and besides, this was ammo for him to get stronger. He could and would use this as his firepower to defeat all that stood in the way of him and his Queen.
He headed to the kitchen, just as Usagi came out, her hair wrapped in a towel precariously, as she did her best to dry it. Vegeta chuckled and handed her a bowl of rice, to her surprise.
"You said you weren't going to cook." She said, as he shrugged.
"I wanted to surprise you. I know I'm not very good at this but I thought that a few lessons from Makoto would help with that, and I think it did." He said, as Usagi grinned and nodded. She placed a spoonful of the rice in her mouth and chewed… and she grinned. "OooHH! This is GOOD!" she exclaimed, as Vegeta smirked, digging into his food as well, satisfied with the fact that he had in fact cooked edible food.
