Vegeta noticed that Gure was keeping the key close. It was probably a good idea. They didn't want to lose the thing. Then they would be in a world of hurt.

Everyone was still checking the building, but so far they had had no luck. Well, everyone but Kakarot was checking the palace. He wanted his captain to speak with the Commission. Vegeta really couldn't focus on talking to them right now. His main focus was finding Tarble. He really didn't have time to be talking to some stupid Commission. They were not of any concern to him.

They had no idea where to even start though. Between the palace and the hanger, the clues could be anywhere.

Gure walked with him towards the dining hall. Bulma ran off to go look at something, but wouldn't tell him where she was going. He could only wait and see. She probably didn't want to get their hopes up. After finding the key and the book, they didn't really know what to do with either. Without someone to translate the book and not knowing where the key went, they were back at square one again with no answer in sight.

Vegeta sat down at the table as food was brought to him. He didn't feel like eating though. He just wanted answers. He should have never pushed Tarble away. Their last argument was playing over and over in his mind. He was looking for clues, but still found nothing. Tarble's words didn't tell him anything; only that his brother had grown to hate him. There was that word again: hate. It was still hard to believe that Tarble hated him. He really wanted to ring that woman's throat for this. She had driven a wedge between them that did nothing but fill him with dread. He had allowed her to place Tarble back into darkness. He wouldn't stand for any of this.

Gure on the other hand was looking over the key in her hands. It was quite simple really. The fact that it had been left on the floor meant that someone was leaving them a clue. But the question was whether it was left by Tarble or that horrible woman. It did hurt seeing that underwear though. The idea of Tarble being with another woman was enough to send her into a rage. She wanted to be his first, now another woman had that title.

She was pulled from her thoughts though as Bulma walked in. She was smiling. "You two come with me and bring that key. I think I've found what it goes."

Vegeta jumped up from his seat, followed by Gure. They followed Bulma down the hall wondering where she was even going. Vegeta couldn't help but feel proud of his mate. He knew she was smart, but he didn't expect her to find an answer this quickly.

She led them to the old library and Gure looked around. "Of course Tarble would come here. He loved to read."

Bulma nodded, walking up to a small curtain and pulling it to the side. There were a couple of small holes in the wall. "Can I see the key, Gure?"

The Tech-Tech moved over handing Bulma the key as Vegeta watched. He really couldn't believe that this place held any secrets. He thought that his father had explained everything about the palace to him all of those years ago. Now he knew that he had to be wrong.

There was a clicking sound, trailed by the sound of stone moving around. He followed the noise, staring at the desk in the middle of the room. He looked behind it, watching as a trap door opened with a set of stairs leading downward. He smirked. "So this is where they were meeting." He made to walk down, but noted how dark it was. He lit his hand with a ball of energy, only for it to catch fire. Quickly, he put it out. "There's a safeguard against fire or energy, go grab a different kind of light."

Bulma walked over too. "There must be a gas in the air. We'll need to be cautious."

Gure started looking through the desk, smiling as she found a small light in a drawer. "This should work." She turned it on and moved towards the opening to the passage. Nothing happened this time, so they all moved forward.

Vegeta couldn't help but stare at the walls as they walked down. He knew that there was a strange language on the wall, most likely the ancient language of his people. It was sad that he couldn't read what it said. They continued to walk down the stairs and Vegeta was not really looking forward to walking back up. Did Tarble really come down here every day?

Bulma sighed. "How long does this go?"

"How should I know?" He said, seeing how tired the women were. He wasn't surprised, his mate wasn't a fighter and Gure was a queen that usually had people wait on her hand and foot.

Finally, they reached the bottom of the stairs, only to come face to face with a giant door. Next to it was a set of panels, all in the same strange language. "So there's this crap again." Gure said, looking at the walls, then back at the panels.

"That has to be the only way in." Bulma said. "If only there was a way to figure out what the order is."

Vegeta growled. It wasn't like he could just blow the door down. He really didn't want to end up on fire. "That bitch had to know how to get in."

"The question is how did she know the code?" Gure glared at the door panel. Beyond here lied the answer to why Tarble changed. She knew that if she could see behind that door, she could get finally get to the truth.

Vegeta paced, looking back up the stairs. "We'll have to find someone that knows how to read this shit."

Gure's eyes went wide. "If only Onna were here. She knew how to decode this stuff."

Vegeta cursed. Wishing that the woman was here so she could help them figure this out. He just wanted answers. That was all. He sighed again, knowing that they were going to have to go back up those stairs. Hopefully, they would find a way to get into that room in the library.

Kakarot sighed. He was still having headaches. Bits and pieces of what had happened that day were coming back, but he still had no answers. He just wanted to know what had really happened.

But he needed to talk to the Commission. Vegeta had asked him to go over these deals and he was going to keep his word.

As he sat down, he rolled his eyes. He really hated dealing with these people, especially the Commissioner. He hated dealing with her the most; mainly because she spent all of her time hitting on him. He cringed in disgust, it was worse now that he had mated. Before it was just annoying, now it was rage inducing.

The call started and he sat there waiting for it to go through. It really was the worst as it took him hours sometimes.

But today was different it went straight through. He was in so much shock. This had never happened before. The young woman on the other end, who started off frowning, gave him a very happy smile. "I didn't think you would be back, Kakarot."

"The Emperor is busy, so I was delegated to this." He started.

He could see that she was eyeing him. "It really has been a long time." She pulled a strand of hair back behind her ear. "Where have you been?"

He really wasn't for small talk, but he knew one way to end this. "I've been spending time with my mate."

"You're what…" She said in confusion.

"Basically, my wife and newborn son." He said watching her face change with glee.

"I…I thought that you weren't getting married." She said with clear dissatisfaction.

"I wasn't…but Chichi really is the perfect woman for me." He said, laying it on thick so she would understand. "Not only that, but she has given me a warrior to train for the Empire."

The woman shook her head. "I…I see." It looked like she needed to get her bearings. "Now, what did you need me for?"

"Do you know anything about the Cold Empire's movements? We need to track down their base as soon as possible." He stated.

"We have a very vague idea of where it is, but it can't be helped. Every time we get close to that sector, our ships come under fire." She explained.

He sighed. "Do you have the information on that sector, by any chance?"

She pushed a couple of buttons putting the information on the screen. "As you can see, the Proroma sector is completely locked off."

Kakarot studied the image, looking around for anything of significance. He stared at the planets noticing something odd. "Then why are all of the planets void of resources, it isn't like the Frostian elites to stay in such a place." He really didn't understand why they really thought that the Frostians would be there.

"But all of their ships are-" She started.

"That doesn't mean anything. Most likely, it is a diversion." He pulled up the rest of the map, seeing that a certain planet was right next to it. "They've set up a base completely opposite of it just to throw you off." He stated.

The woman crossed her arms. "And how do you know that?"

"Because they destroyed planet Tech-tech. The planet still has resources." He then drew a line from one end of the map to the other. "See the connection."

Her face went white. "So this whole time, they've been…"

"Pulling you farther and farther away from the real action." He chuckled. "If you want to find King Cold, you'll need to go to Tech-Tech for the answer."

She sighed. "You really are good at what you do, Kakarot."

"I didn't get to being the captain of the royal guard for nothing." He said. "I had to earn this title." He already knew that she got to her place by sleeping with the former commissioner. Hell, the commission itself was falling apart. Just like any organization did with time, they were growing corrupt with their power. He could already see that they had their eyes on his planet, but they didn't dare go after Planet Vegeta. It was too well protected.

She gave him a glare then sighed. "Is that everything you needed, Captain Kakarot?"

He nodded. "That is all." She didn't need to know anything else about the planet. Knowing her, she would use Tarble's disappearance to try and overthrow Vegeta. Not that he would let that happen.

She disappeared and he growled as his head continued to throb. If only there was a way to get his memory to jar completely. All he needed was one push to get in there. He just didn't know what that push was.

As he walked out of the communications room, he decided he was hungry. Walking towards the dining hall, he figured that he might as well discuss everything he found out with Vegeta and Gure. The Tech-Tech would most likely be pissed about her planet being used in such a way.

He turned the corner, finding the three of them getting something to drink. Gure and Bulma looked really tired for some reason. "Looks like you've found something." He said, speaking to Vegeta.

Vegeta sighed. "We found something, only to end up at a dead end."

Kakarot nodded. "I have discovered the Frostian base."

That got everyone's attention as they all looked at him. "Did the commission really find it?" Bulma asked.

"No, I figured it out after looking at their maps." He scoffed. "Those idiots couldn't find an ant let alone an enemy base."

Vegeta only laughed at this. "The commissioner got under your skin, did she?"

Kakarot growled. "You really should have seen her face when I told her about Chichi and Gohan. I swear, people are really thick."

Vegeta couldn't help but laugh against the table, making Bulma giggle. "Is it really that bad?"

"She was looking at me like I'm a piece of meat." Kakarot said with anger. "Though she was annoyed that I was able to figure out Cold's plan."

"And what is that?" Vegeta asked, regaining his composure.

"They caused a diversion on the other side of space. In a sector that was completely devoid of life and resources." Kakarot explained.

Vegeta smirked. "Cold has no business in a place like that."

"That's what I said. It's all a diversion. They're using a planet completely opposite of it for resources. I believe that the base is there." Kakarot said.

"And where is this place?" Bulma asked.

"Planet Tech-Tech." Kakarot said.

Gure growled. "Those bastards. It was bad enough that they killed my people! Now they're using our lands for whatever they please?!"

"It seems so." Kakarot said.

Vegeta also growled. "So Cold has been in the open this entire time. That's how they were able to attack us so easily. It was close enough for such things."

Kakarot made to agree, but froze. He sensed a life force coming near the planet. He couldn't believe it. "Well, I'll be."

"What?" Bulma asked.

Kakarot smiled. "It looks like Cold's security is shit."

"Why do you say that?" Vegeta asked, wary of what Kakarot was saying.

"It seems that Raditz is on his way here. I can sense him getting closer." He answered.

Vegeta grinned. "Fantastic, let's get going to the hanger to greet him."

Kakarot held up his hand, sensing another, he smiled. "And he's not alone. It seems that Onna is coming back with him."

Vegeta smirked. "Perfect timing." It really couldn't have been more perfect really. He just needed that ship to land. Then he could start looking for Tarble once more.

To Be Continued…

Author's Note

See, I kept my promise. Where is my cookie?