Vegeta slowly awoke the next morning and looked to his side. Bulma was still holding onto him in her sleep. He couldn't help but smile down at her. He had thought she was beautiful before, but now he was certain that she was beyond that.

The sun was coming in through the window, making her move around in a groggy fashion. He just chuckled as she tried to move closer to him. He reached over and started to comb his fingers through her hair. His eyes rested on the mark that he had given her and he groaned. She was his now. No one else could touch her.

His queen stretched in her sleep and her blue eyes met his gaze. She only smiled at him. "Good morning, Vegeta." She said as she tried to get up.

He began to pull himself up. The memory of everything that they had done last night was surging through him. He smirked to himself, he could definitely do that again. He moved forward and she met him half way. Kissing felt completely different now. It used to just feel good, now just the feel of her lips against his was enough to set his body on fire.

She made a small squeal as he pushed her back down to the bed. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he looked down at her naked form. The reality of her being his hit him again, and he couldn't stop himself as he gave into his desires once more.

It hadn't taken a lot for him to get permission to come out here. Raditz had come for work after all. Part of him wondered how Tarble was doing out in space. He had to be getting close to seeing Gure.

He wondered what it would take for him to see Onna again; then cringed. He just didn't want to see Zera. The very idea of coming across her again still frightened him. But he couldn't have one without the other. If he was ever to see the woman he loved again, he would have to face his biggest fear.

He had only gotten permission to come out to Yashion by talking it over with Vegeta. His old friend didn't want to part with a ship, but he talked him into it. If you could call it a talk.

Flashback

Raditz groaned; he was tired. He just finished cataloging a bunch of new plants into his computer system. He knew that there had to be a way to turn most of these into medicines. Almost every plant had something useful about it.

It was then that he looked over and saw Vegeta waiting for him. "Anything new?"

He shook his head. "I think that we'll need some more of this." He said pointing to a strange plant on the screen.

"What about it?" Vegeta asked.

"It has the capability to make a deadly gas, that won't affect saiyans." He stated as he swiped through the different screens.

The emperor chuckled. "So you'll need to leave the planet for it?"

He nodded. "I won't be gone long, probably only a day at the most. It's only a couple of planets over."

Vegeta looked a little wary. "I don't know. Tarble and Kakarot are already off planet and I don't think we should send out any more ships at the moment."

He looked back. "You think something is coming?"

Vegeta sighed. "It's been too quiet. The galaxy is never quiet."

"So you're saying that it's the calm before the storm, then?" He wanted to laugh. He never took Vegeta to be cautious. "You know that it won't take me that long to go and get it."

Vegeta sighed. "Just return in one piece."

He laughed. "What could happen?"

End of Flashback

He sighed as he grabbed more of the plant that he was looking for. He was glad that it grew close enough for him to get in a day. Rarely did anything happen that perfectly.

He looked back at the ship. It was set up to be on auto pilot. He didn't need a crew for this. He only needed enough plants and their seeds to make this possible. He would need to replicate as many of these as possible.

He finished up and started to head back to the ship. Night was starting to fall. He didn't want to run into any of the creatures that wondered around here at night. He had read about the horrible sarmek attacks and didn't want to fall victim to that. They were massive, black, cat-like creatures with red stripes and razor sharp claws. They were also armed with long, powerful jaws and saber-like teeth. He wanted to get one for his lab someday, but knew that Vegeta wouldn't like the idea of having such a beast around.

He froze as he heard a growl from the bushes and they began to rustle around. It couldn't be. He backed up, but let out a shout as something hit him hard in the back. He turned around and looked up in shock as he saw a face he hadn't seen in ages. He tried to use his powers, but nothing happened.

She giggled above him. "Don't worry, my love." She walked forward. "This is only the beginning."

Suddenly, something hit him in the arm. A needle had been stuck into his arm and he began to feel woozy. "What…?"

"Just sleep, my love." He felt her hand on his face. "Everything will be fine. We can finally be together forever."

He wanted to stay awake and keep her away, but he was far too weak. He cursed himself as his eyelids fell and he gave into the darkness.

One week had already passed and Tarble couldn't wait to get off of the ship. He knew that Gure would be there to greet him; it was just a question of how he would react upon seeing her again. They were getting close as he could see the planet just outside of the front panel.

Tech-Tech was a sickly purple color with strange patches of green on it. Looking over everything, he expected the water to be purple as it covered most of the planet. Everything needed water to survive, so it would make the most logical sense.

As the ship started to land, he started to get nervous. He was excited to see the girl that he loved again, but it had been so long. What if she didn't recognize him? Sure, he didn't look all that different, but the thought still made itself known as he sat there and waited.

That was when he also realized something. He hated waiting. Each second felt like an eternity as he sat there and wished for them to land. Just the idea of seeing her again was driving him crazy. Just knowing that she was waiting for him down there was enough to keep him sane and in place.

As the ship finally touched down, he let out the deep breath that he was holding back. He stood up and started heading for the door. None of his guards made to stop him. They knew better than to get between a male and his soon to be mate.

The door opened for him and he stepped out onto the planet for the first time. He looked around in confusion. No one was there. He took a couple of steps forward and continued to scout the area. He began to wonder if Gure had the right time for his arrival, but even as he pushed out of the empty hanger, he knew that something was amiss.

He found that the streets were empty. This wasn't right. Were they even on the right planet? "Commander, are you sure that this is Tech-tech?"

"Yes, my lord. Why do you ask?" The commander answered over his com-link.

"Just walk outside, but remain vigilant. Something is going on on this planet and I intend to find out." He growled. He couldn't help but wonder who thought it would be a good idea to try this shit on a planet where the Queen was betrothed to a saiyan. Whoever it was, must have not valued their life.

"Prince Tarble." The commander came up behind him and he turned to find the whole squad there.

"Let's go. There has to be at least one Tech-tech around." They needed information before they rushed into harm's way. If the enemy was around, then they could be in a lot of trouble. Not only that, but if he was right and something was going on, Gure had to be in danger. Maybe that was the reason she had not been in contact with him for about a month now. He hoped that she was still alive.

The six of them continued moving forward as the city became worse and worse. He wasn't sure that there was anything of value here. He cringed. What had happened? They had sent some of their soldiers here so the Tech-tech's couldn't have pushed Gure out of power. He racked his mind for whatever could be the cause of such destruction.

A cough was heard in the distance, he ran forward. He didn't even think. He just needed answers. On the ground lay a small Tech-tech who was barely breathing. "Who did this?" He didn't mean to sound so angry at the tiny person. He was just overcome with rage at the fact that someone had done this to his beloved's planet.

"They came from deep in space. Yogut found them." The small being coughed.

"The ambassador?" He growled, why hadn't he tracked down that bastard sooner?

The feeble Tech-tech nodded. "He led them here. Lord Cooler…" The Tech-tech was struggling to breathe.

He looked back to his men. "Get him back to the ship and give him a senzu. Then he can tell us everything." His men nodded as one of them walked forward and scooped up the Tech-tech. He looked back to the rest of his men. "Split up and search the planet for any other survivors." He ordered then listened as they all began to move away from him.

His eyes began to turn blood red as a darkness moved over the ground, causing it to shake. He let out an enraged roar as the ground began to split open, sending dirt and debris through the air around him. If anything had happened to Gure, they would pay. If her blood had been spilt, they would be given a fate worse than death.

He began to pace as the images of Cooler began to fill his mind. That bastard would regret having come here. He would regret touching what belonged to him. He would get Gure back, or die trying.

He snarled as he headed back to the ship. Hopefully, there were more survivors. He knew the Cold Empire. This was one of their fully crafted genocides. The survivor count would be low. The Tech-techs as a race were finished. All he could do was go back to Planet Vegeta. He needed to make a plan and inform his brother. Another war was at their doorstep and they had no time to stand around. Who knew when Cooler would come after their own planet? Or if he was the only one that had escaped?

His mind went back to Zera. She had to have done this. No one would want the Cold Empire back more than her, even if she did hate her brothers.

He got back to the ship to find that only three Tech-techs had been recovered. "Let us return to Vegeta. My brother must know of this."

The commander nodded. "Yes, Prince Tarble."

The Tech-tech he had found was now up and moving around. The senzu had done the trick. "Now tell me everything."

The man nodded. "We were preparing for your arrival when they came. Yogut was with them. Most of us were killed, but the Queen was spared. Cooler let Yogut take her. I don't know where he has gone, but he has to be close to that tyrant."

He snarled. "I'm taking you and the others to Planet Vegeta. Once my brother knows about this, this injustice will be ratified."

He hated that it would take an entire week to return home, but at least they still had their communications up. He turned to leave the Tech-tech. He had to contact his brother with the news.

To Be Continued…

Author's Note

Everything is starting to pick up. Poor Tarble, he was looking forward to being with Gure. And what about Raditz? What's going to happen to him now?