DISCLAIMER (WITH STORY SUMMARY):
Vetyga: (holding a bunch of papers trying to look important) Hi'ya everyone! As you already know: we DON'T OWN DBZ, soooooo we're going to do the Disclaimer a bit differently this time! It will be a basic review of some of the things that have happened in this story. (I will most likely not cover everything, but it will help you remember a bit about what's going on!) So if you don't need the review, feel free to skip right on down to the actual story!
In the beginning, Trunks has a school project he has to do about one of his parents; but when his father refuses, Goku offers to take him, Bulma, and Goten to Dende's Lookout where there exists a special time chamber capable of sending them to any specific point in the Past. Dende tells them that they will be invisible to those of the Past so long as they do NOT interfere with anything going on. He warns them that if they did ever interfere, it would not affect the Present World's Past, but WOULD affect their FUTURE! And Alternate Timeline would end up being created.
They end up finding themselves at a point in time where Vegeta is only 8 years old (henceforth referred to as "Vegge"). Trunks hates how Vegge is treated so badly by everyone aboard the ship (especially by Frieza), so the moment he gets the chance he interferes with one of Frieza's needless punishments. Something goes wrong, causing Trunks's power to decrease drastically lower than Frieza's power level. Trunks's interference causes them to now be stuck in the Past World, so Goku decides they should allow themselves to be captured until they figure things out. Later on, Vegge agrees to help them under the condition that they free him from Frieza. Vegge helps convince Frieza that Bulma is capable of becoming one of his technicians.
Dende (under the guidance of Kami) manages to contact Bulma and inform her about a special time rift (which appears every 100 years) somewhere within the Schreetept Quadrant. It turns out, it is due to appear again within the next few weeks, but once it does, they will have a limited amount of time to make it through before it closes for another century. He reveals a VERY important riddle: 'AS COUNTED IN, IS COUNTED OUT' (the solution to which will decide everything!)…..Sugo (the lead technician who has a crush on Bulma) agrees to help her look up information on the Schreetept Quadrant. Bulma finds out that the planet Rijow is the most likely place where the rift will appear at, due to the unusual occurrences going on there lately. Meanwhile, the Present World is ALSO undergoing some rather strange events, including some rather obvious omens of things to come….
Bulma does not fully trust Sugo, so she convinces Vegeta to go find the keys to release Goku and the others. Frieza finds out about their little escape plan and brutally punishes Vegge and forces him to kill off Nappa and Raditz. Bulma also becomes injured by Frieza. Outraged, Goku kills Frieza and Sugo ends up giving up his life so that they may escape. Goku agrees to take Vegge along with them. They become captured aboard a ship known as the "Ghoul Saber" inhabited by a Saiyan-hating race (the Yuuli). They cure Bulma without complaint, but they force Vegge to drink a strange liquid that has varied affects depending on the person. The inhabitants of the "Ghoul Saber" are all dead and are cursed within a never-ending time-loop, doomed to repeat the events leading up to their deaths over and over again…
Unfortunately, Goku and the others are now caught in the middle of all this… Vegge and Trunks end up getting separated from the others and run into the time-loop versions of Frieza and King Vegeta, who were directly responsible for the events that the Yuuli are doomed to repeat since that day 10 yrs ago, but every side seems to have their own story for who is to blame for these horrid events…
Vetyga: Of course, PLENTY PLENTY MORE stuff had happened throughout, but I hope this refreshes your memory a bit! Enjoy!
WITHIN THE PAST WORLD:
"No... I HAVE NO SON!" King Vegeta's words had echoed harshly in Vegge's ears. Who would have guessed that such a simple sentence could affect a child so much?
"Vegge….." Trunks whispered softly as he watched the life seem to drain right out of Vegge's eyes. It worried Trunks greatly as he noticed how Vegge's shoulders began to slump over and how his head drooped down ever so slightly...
"Vegge, I'm sure he didn't mean it!" Trunks tried to cheer Vegge up after glancing angrily at King Vegeta, but it was to no avail. The damage was already done...
"I treat you far better than you deserve, Monkey," Frieza's words repeated in Vegge's sub-consciousness. "Even your own Father hated you so much that he DISOWNED you!" But what exactly he had done wrong to earn such hatred from his Father in the first place?
"F-Father, I..." Vegge stuttered insecurely as tears threatened to fall down his cheeks. 'NO!'he scolded himself. He couldn't cry in front of his father. That would only give him a reason to hate him.
"SILENCE, Brat!" King Vegeta's voiced boomed warningly. "Do NOT make me repeat myself again! You are NOT my SON! And when I DO have a son, I would NEVER allow him to behave like YOU! The way you submit to Frieza like some damn lapdog! It's shameful to the entire Saiyan race! A Saiyan worthy of being Prince would NEVER stoop so low! Do NOT disgrace our race any further by pretending to be my son! You do not want to force my hand! Are we clear on that?"
Trunks was too stunned for words. How could his Grandpa say something so cruel? 'No,' Trunks then thought determinedly, 'That man is not even WORTHY of being called my Grandpa! How dare he say such things to Vegge? Vegge's mind was in a fragile enough state as it was!'
No words could describe how terrible Vegge felt right now. Even the most brutal punishments and demented tortures he suffered under Frieza had never made him feel quite this low. Frieza and his men naturally despised Saiyans... It was only natural that they would tear him down mentally or physically, but he never expected his own father to say such things... The constant reminder that he was the Prince of Saiyans was often the only thing that had kept him from completely breaking down while under Frieza's "care". Without that he was nothing...
"Vegge, come on. Let's go..." Trunks glared at the Saiyan King as he reached his hand out towards his younger father, but Vegge lashed out angrily hitting his hand away.
"Stay away from me!" Vegge growled fiercely. His eyes remained focused upon a single point on the floor. He couldn't bring himself to look anyone in the eye. He was too ashamed... Frieza was right about him. Frieza was right about everything! ...But then again, Frieza was always right...
"Stupid little Monkey!" Frieza's voice seemed to berate him over and over.
Vegge's eyes narrowed even more as he jumped down from the table, but a strong hand grabbed a hold of him before he could run off.
"I'm not finished with you, yet, boy!" King Vegeta reprimanded him.
"That's funny, because I'm finished with you!" Vegge snapped as he struggled to escape his "father's" grasp.
"Don't you dare speak to me this way!" the King's voice bellowed furiously. "I am your King! You will respect me as such! Not to mention, I had saved your life from an untimely death at the hands of Frieza. Should I regret it?"
For the first time since King Vegeta had openly disowned him, Vegge actually made eye-contact with him. His glare was so intense with hatred and defiance that the King actually released his hold on him from shock.
"More like you ruined my life!" Vegge whispered fiercely, before rushing out of the room.
"Vegge, wait!" Trunks hurried after him, but he paused momentarily as a deep voice called out to him.
"Who is he really?" the King questioned.
"It's a bit late for that, now," Trunks left without so much as sparing a glance at King Vegeta. He, too, was angry with him!
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MEANWHILE, WITHIN THE PRESENT WORLD:
A certain blue-haired two-year-old girl was wrecking havoc for the two adults watching her…
Bra giggled as the two adults before her squirmed uneasily. "FUK COO, WEE-KING!" she shouted again and again in her babyish voice, causing her daddy and Yamcha to make more and more funny faces. She squealed with delight! This was FUN! Unfortunately for Yamcha and Vegeta, little Bra could not differentiate between 'Funny Faces' and 'Looks of Despair'…
"How about you help Daddy clean up this mess you made?" Vegeta asked trying to distract his little girl from saying such naughty words.
"HELL NO!" Bra shouted, much to her Daddy's dismay. She remembered her Daddy saying the word 'Hell' a LOT whenever he really didn't like something…. And she really didn't like clean up time!
"This isn't working!" Yamcha exasperated as he collapsed in the nearest chair.
"Daddy?" Bra asked innocently as she watched her Daddy rub his temples in frustration. "You have a head-hurt?"
"As a matter of fact, I do," Vegeta sighed.
"No problem!" Bra declared cheerily as set down her box of 'Freezies' cereal and toddled over towards Vegeta. "Ah ah!" she motioned to be picked up, but the moment Vegeta bent down towards her, she plopped a big fat sloppy kiss on his forehead! "THERE! ALL BETTER!" Bra exclaimed matter-of-factly. "See?"
"Do you want to know how you can help Daddy feel better even more?" Vegeta asked. When Bra nodded eagerly, he continued, "By not saying any more 'NO-NO Words'! Understand?"
"YES!" Bra exclaimed jumping up and down.
Vegeta then smirked at Yamcha as he declared, "See? I told you I could handle things without the help of some weakling like you!"
"Then I take it you have this mess all under your control, too, huh?" Yamcha indicated towards the disaster area surrounding them.
"As a matter of fact, I do!" Vegeta replied smugly. "Now, LEAVE before I THROW you out!"
"Actually, I think I will stay and watch after all," Yamcha placed his hands comfortably behind his head.
"Why you…!" Vegeta just barely managed to stop himself from setting yet another bad example in front of his impressionable young daughter.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Yamcha taunted. "I'd just HATE to hear what Bulma has to say about you teaching her daughter all those 'naughty words'…..! I wonder how she'll react when I tell her?" He was enjoying this! After all, it wasn't every day he got the chance to bug Vegeta without fear of being pulverized!
Vegeta just smirked. "And yet, that'd still be insignificant in comparison to what I'LL do to YOU if this ever, shall we say, 'slips out'! Just keep that in mind…."
Yamcha gulped. He should have known it would be absolutely useless trying to blackmail Vegeta!
"I want Mommy!" Bra suddenly whined at the mention of Bulma. "And Trunks!"
His daughter's words struck a deep chord in Vegeta as he remembered something from his dreams…. Vegge… He had a sinking suspicion that the boy was up to no good. He could only hope he was wrong and that those visions were simply that- mere dreams. Only, he KNEW it was more than that!
"I swear, boy!" Vegeta had threatened Vegge. "If you do anything to jeopardize their return, I promise you I will find a way back to the Past and make you PAY….! …..Do I make myself clear?"
"Perfectly," Vegge had replied slyly. "Only by then, it will be too late!"
"Damn it!" Vegeta growled out loud, momentarily forgetting he was still in the presence of his daughter and the annoying Earthling, Yamcha.
"What's the matter with you, Vegeta!" Yamcha shouted, backing away uneasily from Vegeta. "Have you lost your mind?.!"
"It's just a feeling I just had," Vegeta snapped. "Not that it's any of YOUR concern, but that nitwit of a Saiyan (Kakarrot) may have just sealed Bulma, Trunks, and even his own son's fate…..!"
"Y-You're not making any sense," Yamcha stuttered nervously, thinking Vegeta had finally flipped his lid and went over the edge…
Vegeta rolled his eyes in irritation. "Of course, YOU wouldn't understand! I doubt Kakarrot even told you his stupid plan, did he?"
"Wh-What are you saying?" Yamcha was completely clueless.
"Oh yes, where should I begin?" Vegeta narrowed his eyes at Yamcha, who had now paled considerably at the thought of being trapped inside the house with a crazy Saiyan…. "That idiot, Kakarrot, is currently in MY Past screwing everything up! And not only THAT, but he had to go an' drag MY family into this mess as well! Now they are stuck there trying to figure out a way to return! What an imbecile! I swear! If I EVER see him again…!" Vegeta left his threat hanging. There was no point in finishing that statement.
Yamcha remained in shock at the sudden wave of news that had been revealed to him. 'So Bulma's in the Past…?' Yamcha's mind struggled to grasp a hold of it. 'B-But how…..'
As if sensing Yamcha's inner confusion, Vegeta clarified, "Dende sent them there on the terms that they would not interfere… I'm sure you can guess what happened… But now, my younger self is going to make them regret it…."
"Some Prince YOU are!" a childish voice seemed to chastise Vegeta. "Absolutely WORTHLESS….!"
Wait! Vegeta recognized that voice! It had to be Vegge! It must be another one of those visions! However, when Vegeta closed his eyes, he saw only darkness…. His younger self was nowhere in sight….
"Perhaps I deserve this…" Vegge's voice echoed lightly throughout Vegeta's mind.
'Show yourself, brat!' Vegeta ordered silently, but it was almost like Vegge was talking to someone ELSE, rather than him….
"I should have expected it, though…" Vegge's continued, seemingly unaware of his ease-dropping older self. "Why should I even care…?"
'Vegge?' Vegeta once again mentally called out to Vegge.
"I will be punished if I do…But I have no choice!" Vegge's random thoughts were not making much sense to Vegeta. "The riddle… And Trunks… It could work!"
'What about Trunks, Vegge?' Vegeta questioned suspiciously. "And what riddle?"
"Nothing I do is right anyways! There's nothing to stop me!" Vegge continued. "There's no reason NOT to…. Even if I AM punished…..! I have no one….. It may be my one an only chance…." Vegge's voice gradually faded into nothingness.
'NO! Don't you DARE leave yet, brat!' Vegeta thought angrily as he lost contact with his younger self. 'What are you planning, damn it! And what does MY SON have to do with it?.!"
"Vegeta?" Yamcha asked cautiously as he noticed Vegeta's expression become furrowed with fury. "What's going on?"
"DAM MEAT!" little Bra repeated Vegeta's previous 'naughty words' in an attempt to 'cheer' him up and make him make more 'Funny Faces' at her. She liked it better when he made 'Funny Faces'-not angry ones… He made her laugh whenever he did funny ones, but it really scared her when he made 'Mean Faces'…..
"NOT NOW, BRA!" Vegeta's patience was now wearing dangerously thin. "I told you not to say any more of those 'NO-NO Words'! I won't keep repeating myself to you!" Bra just poked out her lip and sniffled in response.
"She's TWO, Vegeta!" Yamcha replied. "And unfortunately, YOU are her 'role-model'! She can't help it if she wants to do everything YOU do! I WARNED you to stop cussing in front of her…..!"
"Yamcha, shut up!" Vegeta growled as he held Bra within his arms. "We've got to go see Dende, NOW!"
"What's going on?" Yamcha repeated. He hated being so oblivious to the happenings around him.
"I'll explain along the way…IF you can keep up, that is!" Vegeta replied impatiently.
"No, you'll explain it here and NOW!" Yamcha foolishly tried to block Vegeta's path.
Vegeta promptly grabbed the Earthing with his free hand and blasted him through the dining room wall and all the way into the living room!
Bra was so startled that she began to cry, but Vegeta paid her no mind as he glared at Yamcha. "Listen, Freak!" Vegeta growled as he watched Yamcha stagger back to his feet as he climbed out of the rubble that used to be his living room. "Do NOT forget just who it is you are dealing with here! I think I have tolerated you enough for one day! So if you wish to know more about the situation, then you will keep quiet and do as I say…! Or else I'll do a lot worse to you than I just did! Understand?"
Yamcha nodded quickly as he dusted himself off. He was careful not ever to turn his back to Vegeta. Vegeta may be an ally, but he was still extremely dangerous when provoked…
"Good," Vegeta replied as he prepared to leave the house.
As they opened the door, they noticed that the atmosphere around them had changed drastically. Not only were the clouds threateningly dark, but the winds had become eerily cold and fierce…. A red lightning streaked wildly throughout the sky, followed by a deafening roar of cackling thunder. It was another bad omen of things to come, but this time Vegeta understood that his younger self would most likely have everything to do with it… It was only a matter of time….
Rath: Well, this was an interesting chapter to write! I certainly enjoyed writing this one! Hopefully, you all enjoyed it, too! I already have some twists and turns planned out for future chapters! I need only figure out how to get them there! LOL! But I am really excited about it!
Overall, I am really happy with the response I got for the last chapter concerning Vegge and his Father! And thank you SO MUCH for ALL those who reviewed!
And for a little reminder:
'Vegge' is pronounced like "Vh—JEEE", (not like "VEH-Ji" aka "Veggie") LOL! Just thought I'd point that out for all those who might be wondering, since this was brought to my attention by 'Vegetachik7'….! (Thanks for asking about that!)
Ages: Vegge (8), Trunks (14), Goten (13), Marron (11), Pan (3), and Bra (2)
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