A/N: Thanks everyone that left me a review! Thanks Goshen your awesome =) I hope everyone keeps reading and reviewing I was blown away by how quickly I started getting response. (That isn't a bad thing!) As I said this will be my last fanfic sorry to those that want me to write more I just feel it is time for me to stop. However who knows maybe I will write another? Mew57

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Seventeen Years Later

"Radditz, Turles! Come quick!" Shouted their grandmother, Eunice. She was a short woman with long auburn hair that was always tied into a neat bun with a few strands of hair framing her pear shaped face. Clothed in a long brown dress that covered her neck and arms, and abruptly stopped at her ankles. Her face was etched with wrinkles here and there signifying her old age, but the beauty of her youth was embedded in her blue eyes.

Running the two boys came to greet Eunice, and left behind their chores. Radditz was the first to peer over his large mounds of freshly cut wood, and make his way to Eunice. Turles followed dusting off his hands from the dirt of the old barn; his hair peppered with hay. Both stood side by side Turles towering over his older brother.

"I have some excellent news," she gushed, as she rested down her large bucket of water. "As I was fetching some water I heard of news from the castle."

"What is it Grands?" Asked Turles. He knew whenever Eunice started off the conversation saying 'excellent' it usually was something life changing. He also knew that since the pass of his grandfather they were really in a bind with funds and barely keeping the farm afloat.

"Well," a small thump from the corner of the stairs caught her attention and immediately she decided to wait. "How about we have a seat and celebrate first," she told.

Both Radditz and Turles exchanged confused glances, but they wouldn't object to Eunice's request. They all walked into the small kitchen and Radditz and Turles took a seat around the table as Eunice grabbed a shimmering bottle from the cabinet and four cups. "Tomorrow can be a change for us, and thanks be to your Grandfather's teaching. I do hope each of you remember well as you were taught."

Both Turles and Radditz nodded in unison. "Great!" She popped open the top of the bottle and begun to pour a fraction into each glass, and when she had shared the fourth the two boys at the table were perplexed.

"Grands you know there is only three of us here," Radditz said.

"Correction, there are four, Goku," she called, sweetly.

Hesitantly Goku emerged from his hiding spot near the kitchen door, and join his brothers. "Sorry Grands, I just was interested in hearing the good news," he informed, shamefully.

"Ah I see," she replied. "Well you shall know then without the distraction of the wall." She smiled sweetly at Goku, and took a seat at the table. "I'm sure you are very ready to hear the news and I can't hold it any longer." Sipping the warm liquid from the glass sent chills through the older woman as the sweet nectar tickled her taste buds. Its content was the substance of the finest grape wine in all the land, and prepared on their farms when her husband was still alive.

"Well Grands," Turles urged, between sips of the wine.

"Today when I went to get water as I stated before I was stopped by a group of soldiers," she informed. "Then they told me as well as a few others at the well that the Princess is in need of a new guard and that person will be paid a hefty sum for their work. She will be holding a meeting at the castle and will hand pick her new guard, a gift granted by her father."

All three boys looked quizzically at the older woman. "Well what does that have to do with us?" Radditz questioned.

"You are two capable young men, and I'm sure that she'll pick one of you," she explained.

Turles shook his head, "Grands, just because you think we are one of the best doesn't mean that a Princess will. Outside this house door we are no more than farm boys. What make you think a Princess will think any more of us?"

"Yeah! I mean all we have ever done is practice with Paps but we have never used any of that training outside these walls. The Princess will take one look at us and think we are a joke, and I for one don't want to be insulted like that," chimed in Radditz.

Goku sunk in his seat as he watched the baffling scene before him. He felt terrible for both sides of the story. It was true about their training with their Paps they never used it outside the house walls, and some were rather silly in his thoughts. However, they needed the money badly to keep their house and maybe this was just a desperate attempt at keeping it.

"They'll sure laugh at us," Turles exclaim, "I won't."

"Quiet!" Yelled Eunice, and instantly silence fell in the room. "The Princess knows nothing about anyone of you, and you will be able to train in the castle to your heart's desire. She will be the one to pick and if you hold your piece and stand firm one of you Turles, or Radditz can be selected. You will go tomorrow and that is final, I believe in you two even if you don't."

Goku watched as Eunice exited the small kitchen her glass of wine still half full resting on the table. Then he looked between his two brothers, he wanted to speak but he just couldn't catch his voice. Radditz left next and the silence still hung, but the trickling fear had left him as his eldest brother left. He had always felt so much more at ease with Turles, and he knew out of both his brothers Turles would listen.

"Turles," he said. "Maybe you...I know that you can...Grands is right this can be the only way."

Turles slammed his fist upon the table, and with anger he looked to Goku. "This isn't about fear and you know it. This is about the family name, and why would someone select a farm boy. This will only bring shame she won't care to see what we can do. She'd be too busy asking why we aren't at the farm, it doesn't matter how strong we are."

Goku sighed loudly and sunk into the back of his chair, and looked up at the ceiling. Had a pin dropped in the room he could hear it. He had stared at the white of the ceiling so long that time had slipped away from him, and the argument. His eyes became heavy and he was slowly falling to sleep in the chair.

….Guard the Princess...

Goku jumped startled at the voice, and immediately begun to look around the small kitchen. "Who is there?" His only response was the silence of the room. "I better get some sleep," he said aloud.

Goku woke to the sound of his Grands humming and his brothers bickering. It seemed that all was well in his house, and maybe the night before was all a dream. He walked over to his little dresser and pulled on a shirt and pants and grabbed his bristle brush and toothbrush. He made his way through the small house to the kitchen were his family sat.

"Good Morning," Sing-songed Grands. "You slept in rather late today and went to bed early yesterday."

"Sorry," he replied, sheepishly.

"Don't worry, just go and freshen up so we can see your brothers off to the castle," she informed.

"So it wasn't a dream?" Absentmindedly, he asked aloud.

"A dream..." Turles questioned "It would seem that you were up in the clouds again little brother."

"Boys didn't you have enough bickering between you two? Get up and go get ready! We have a big day and it starts in less than an hour!" Eunice informed.

Goku filled his cup with water and walked out the back door and begun to brush his teeth. He couldn't believe that in a couple hours one of his brothers could be the new guard for the Princess. It would be a great honor to watch the Princess and something that wasn't to be taken lightly. From what he heard many have tried to harm the Princess in the past, and he also heard she was a skilled fighter herself. Not to mention that she was not bad on the eyes either, and one of his brothers would be lucky enough to have that spot.

He rinsed his mouth out with water, and breathed in the morning air. He just needed a moment to himself to process everything and the best way was silence. He leaned against the old wooden house his onyx orbs taking in the large farm estate. He had never felt so at unease and he couldn't understand why, it was as if he had something impending to do but he didn't. Did he?

"Goku, we have to leave," Grands called.

Goku frowned as he swished his tooth brush in the remainder of the water and entered back into the small house. He brushed his hair the best he could but it never seemed to assist him anyway, and grabbed a muffin from the table and the cup of orange juice poured out for him. Quickly he scarfed down the muffin and drink and hurried out the front door.

"You must have been dreaming again out back," Turles teased.

Goku grinned from ear to ear, "Only that the Princess will knock you out with one blow."

Turles narrowed his eyes and leaped to his feet, but Radditz jumped before him. "Cool it, we have to go you two."

"Beside that was a good one," Radditz added, as they took off on their horses.

The ride had been longer than they expected, but when they finally reached it was breath taking. There was also a crowd of people some waiting to try out for the Princess' guard and others to see the historic moment. Turles, Radditz, Goku, and Grands climbed off their horses at the gate of the castle and began to walk alongside them. Anyone that was anyone was there, and men from all types of professions as well.

The pair couldn't help but feel intimated when they saw the physique of some compared to their smaller frames. Some looked as though they were giant hippopotamuses, and others little mice. They could only hope the hippopotamuses were all air and that would make the selection fairer. "Grands, you made it seem like only a few were told about this position," Turles stated anxiously.

"Well you know how word spreads..." Eunice looked around swallowing a breath of air. "In one day."

"Great!" Radditz sighed, and crossed his hands over his chest.

"So do you mean to tell me you two feel intimated?" Asked Eunice.

"No!" They shouted in unison.

Radditz pushed out his chest, pushing aside all his fear. "Of course not, I'm better than any of these men."

Eunice smiled, "Good, then it is time to prove that. We will see you when you get back out here."

Radditz and Turles nodded as they begun to push their way through the crowd of people. Goku and Eunice stood watching them until they could no longer see them. "So I guess all we can do is wait," Eunice exclaimed. "Do you feel up to some treats from the bakery while we do?"

"Sounds good," he answered.

He walked behind his little Grands holding the reins of his brother's horses and his horse. The bakery wasn't far from the castle and a small crowd of people stood outside waiting patiently in line to get their pastry of choice. Even though there was noise all around he was miles from every sound the only thing he could hear was the uncertain pounding from his heart. Something was missing and he couldn't place his finger upon it. He looked down to his Grands a smile was still evident on her lips.

….Guard the Princess...

His eyes were large from the words, and like a gush of a waterfall all the noise in the room flooded his ears. "What did you say Grands?"

Baffled Grands looked at him, "I didn't say a thing."

"You did...you said I need to guard her!" he exclaimed.

"I don't know what you are talking about, I haven't said one word. Anyway who are you talking about?" She questioned.

"The...are you sure you didn't say that?" he asked.

"Of course not son, maybe it was from some..."

"I have to go," he interjected, and handed her the reins for the horses and took to foot before she could respond.

He didn't know what or who the voice was but it was evident that it wanted him to go to the selection. He could see the doors beginning to shut and he sped upon his feet, he needed to get there and fast. For the first time in all his life he was going to do something outside of his Grands request, and he didn't know what would happen but he was willing to find out.

Luckily he made it through the doors just as it shut, and now stood behind the large crowd of men trying to become the Princess's guard. He had no way of making the cut but if it would silence that voice he would try. Pressing through the wave of men he begun to make his way to the front.

After many punches, elbows, and dirty looks he finally made it to the front of the crowd. He was a mess with bruises here and there thanks to the mob of men, and now tattered clothes. He didn't mind though as his eyes landed on the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

She had hair like the night sky and skin as fair as snow, her eyes were beautiful and glimmered as the stars did at night. Her hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail and her body was robed in a beautiful Lilly White dress that stopped at her ankles with golden strapped shoes adoring her feet. When her eyes met his he felt a chill run through his body and the pressing apprehension from earlier vanished.

"Gentlemen! Unfortunately the Princess will not be here today to decide whom she will have as her main guard. In her stead she has tasked me to select the best guard for her." she informed.