Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Reality ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter One:

The sound of acrylic fingernails tapping computer keys rang through the empty lab. Bulma had been the only one in the lab for some hours, her only company being the hum of her computer and the half-empty coffee cup on her desk. Sleep had been rough lately, much to her discomfort, and it showed with the dark circles under her eyes. She really needed sleep.

The door to her lab suddenly opened and she was surprised to find who was waiting at the door for her. Bulma smiled at the man. "I'll be in bed in a minute. I promise," she said, looking back at her computer screen.

But the man appeared not to take no for an answer. He placed a hand on her shoulder after stepping into the lab. "Come on, Bulma. You really need some sleep."

(A/N: This will be v. shocking for some readers. Don't worry though. It adds to the story.)

Bulma smiled up to her new fiancée. "Yamcha, please. I will be up there soon."

Yamcha just sighed. "I guess I can't take you from your work. I'll see you upstairs then." He said, and walked back to a guest room. Bulma would not allow him to stay to close to her room.

~*~*~*~

Sweat dripped from his half-naked body as he stopped in mid-air. He trained all day, being able to keep his body, and was lucky enough to make it into an afterlife that wasn't hell. Vegeta was contentedly living in the other world, but something kept him a little detached from the other fighters who were able to keep their bodies. Something that he could not quite place.

He floated back down to the ground where he was met with King Kai. Vegeta tried to keep away from the large blue being, mostly because of the fact that the man would try to tell him some stupid joke. But the Kai looked a little urgent this time, and somewhat perplexed.

"What do you want?" Vegeta asked, almost angrily and was quickly growing impatient.

King Kai scowled. "Do you know what is happening on that lovely little planet called Earth?" he asked in his normal child-like voice.

Vegeta simply rolled his eyes. "If it has anything to do with crude humor, I don't care." And he began to walk off.

"No. This has nothing to do with that." King Kai stopped him. "You've been dead for five years, Vegeta, and the world, as well as the people who live in it have changed."

"So what?" Vegeta was obviously getting tired of the blue man's presence and was irked by his voice as well.

"King Enma wishes to see you, Vegeta."

Vegeta, who had no idea what that had to do with anything, shrugged his shoulders and began walking in the direction of the point of decision in the afterlife, the place where King Enma kept a record of everyone who had ever died.

When Vegeta finally reached the building reading the words `Wel come', he stepped inside and glared at the giant-sized man. "What do you want?" he asked, finding it very unpleasant to have so many people completely destroy his time for training. Then again, he was dead. He did have all the time in world.

King Enma cleared his throat. "Vegeta, how would you like to go back to Earth?" he asked.

Vegeta's eyes grew wide. "What do you mean, `go back to Earth'?" he asked, surprised. "Like Kakarot did five years ago?"

"Yes, something relevant to those circumstances. You deserve a day to be on Earth again. And I would like to give it to you." King Enma responded.

Vegeta was utterly stunned. `The Namek undoubtedly said that I would not receive the same treatment as Kakarot, a man who, his whole life, had protected the Earth. And here I am getting almost the exact same thing?' His thoughts raced as he contemplated being let back into the realm of the living for one day.

He could see Trunks again. And most of all, he could see Bulma. Bulma . . .

"Alright. I think I like that proposition." he told the huge man.

King Enma smiled. "I knew you would." He then picked up his large pencil and began scribbling something on one of his large books. "And at what time would you like to return?"

"I would like to return at 2 AM." he stated simply causing Enma to nearly choke on his saliva.

He then regained his composed look. "Fine. Whatever you wish. Baba will be by to pick you up in four hours then."

`Okay, so not the same treatment as Kakarot. I guess I'm not picking the day.' Vegeta then walked out of the building and back to the area that he was training in. Suddenly, King Kai's words made a lot more sense and seemed to ring in his head once more.

"You've been dead for five years, Vegeta, and the world, as well as the people who live in it have changed . . ."

How much could they have changed? He wondered. Certainly they couldn't change as much as King Kai was letting on. Oh well, he would have to worry about that in four hours. Until then. . .

King Kai was waiting in the same spot when Vegeta returned to do some more training. "And?" the Kai asked.

"And I want you to get me in touch with Kakarot. Right now," Vegeta demanded.

King Kai did so, finding Goku telepathically and making sure Vegeta's hand was on his back. "Goku? You there?"

~*~*~*~

Goku shot up from his sleep at the sound of King Kai in his head. It took a few seconds though to realize that the being was in fact speaking to him telepathically.

"Oh, King Kai, long time no see, eh?" Goku telepathically said to the blue being.

"Yes, Goku. But I am not the one who wishes to speak to you."

Goku blinked at that thought. "Well, who then?" he asked.

"I do." Vegeta responded. "I wish to tell you something, Kakarot."

"Vegeta! Wow! What is it?" Goku was surprised to hear from his dead `friend'. He had been dead for five years.

"In three and half hours I will be returning to Earth for one day."

"Whoa! Amazing! They gave you a day to come back to? That's radical!" Goku responded to the statement.

"Kakarot, that is not what I really want to tell you," Vegeta said angrily. He wasn't even back yet and the living guy was already getting on his nerves. "I want you to meet me outside of West City at that time."

"Yeah. I suppose I should tell you what you might not want to know . . ."

"What do you mean?" Vegeta asked suspiciously.

"Vegeta, when you return, we really should talk. I will get about two hours of sleep and then I'll meet you at the designated area in three." Goku sounded almost serious. Something was up with the life that he used to live and Vegeta didn't really like not knowing what was going on. And so, it was set. Vegeta would return to Earth in three and half hours to something very surprising.

**And what a surprise it will be! EEK! Trust me: The whole Bulma and Yamcha thing will add to the story! Now, if you haven't, you should read my songfic, `Do This Anymore.' I give a long and extensive look into a B/Y breakup (Y'know the one). And that could almost fit here, because of the reason that I give. Just read it if you wanna know!

Anyway, thank you reviewers and I absolutely loved the reviews. You guys are so nice! ^.^**