Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Ancient History: The Forgotten Past of the Saiyans ❯ Greetings ( Chapter 16 )

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Ancient History: The Forgotten Past of the Saiyans

Chapter 16: Greetings

POV: Tony     We are traveling through hyperspace, our destination: Earth.  Our arrival should be in an hour.  We could be there in a few minutes, but Solaris just woke up a few hours ago.  Making the ship fly that hard could injure it.  The five of us have been traveling for an hour now.  Solaris is much faster than any known ship in this galaxy.  And it continues to grow, both in size, power, and ability.  I don't know how long we both will live but it really doesn't matter; our purpose is to help the saiyans restore their society to the way it was before the rule of the Cold Family corrupted them.  Most of the Saiyan population died the day Frieza blew up Vejita.  That planet was rather large, but exists no more.     I was surprised to find that Appuru was half saiyan.  Although I had my suspicions.  I had found out for sure when I had done my medical tests to check for damaged tissue when he was enveloped by the storm.  I find it odd that he would be pulled into such a tempest unwillingly; especially with the immense extent of his power, that he has been hiding from everyone.  At least I think that he is more powerful than he let on.  How could anyone survive all that he has gone through?  Losing his mother at a young age, witnessing a human child hit and killed by a human car, and now this.     Two thirds of the saiyans had been murdered when their home world was obliterated.  I think he had a subconscious association with them.  Now I know why.  I smile, thinking of all the hard work that has gone into this project.  And now, Bardock finds out that he has a half ling  second cousin, and King Vegeta finds out he has half ling great grandson.  Every one present is beginning to feel like family to me.

POV: King Vegeta     To say that I am excited is an understatement.  I have not seen my son in over sixty years.  Images of his little form wiggling in my arms after his birth. to his short self sitting in my lap in the royal chambers, run through my mind.  Only an hour is left until we arrive at our destination, but the hour that has passed has felt like an eternity. We have busied ourselves with various forms of entertainment while we wait to arrive.  The thought of seeing the man he has become, after all these years, brings a real smile to my face.  Bardock looks over at me with a knowing smile.  I am sure he is having similar feelings as well.

POV: Bardock     I sit in my chair playing a game of chess against Solaris.  Appuru has taught me and King Vegeta how to play but I find the earth game more fascinating than he does.  My son has grown up on that world his whole life.  I wonder how he will respond.  Being taken up with further thoughts, I suspend the game for later.  Looking over at my best friend and King, I see him smiling.  It has been a long time since I have seen a smile on his face.  He looks at me, and I smile back, knowing that he is thinking of his son.  I have had little glimpses into my son's world, due to my psychic abilities.  But it hes been a while since I have had one.  I started to get them too often, so Appuru has developed some medication for me.

POV: Appuru     Everything is going on schedule.  I have not been able to contact my father in a while, since my coma, and the raging storm.  It will be a nice surprise to see how he is doing since I last saw him.  The whole cabin is quiet verbally, but everyone's mind is abuzz with thoughts of our meeting.  I wonder how Trunks an Goten will handle meeting their grandfathers for the first time.  Bra sure is a feisty one.  She has her grandfather's wit and his more relaxed, but serious demeanor.     Solaris drops out of hyperspace and parks in a geostationary orbit around Earth, cloaked so we are invisible to the technology on the surface, and in space.  All four of us freshen up before we make our appearance.  Excitement is nearly tangible in the air as we head to the transporter room.  I could do it myself, via a technique I learned long ago from my father, but the use of technology has allowed me to conserve energy.  It doesn't mean I don't practice, and train to keep fit. Yes we could have used the transport gate, instead of the ship, but what fun would that be?  We stand in our places and Solaris teleports us down.

The Surface :: POV: Narrator     Goku and Vegeta frowned, concerned that a new threat was making itself known.  "Hmm... I find it interesting that four of the powerful beings seem to be inside the fifth huge one." Goku said.  "And I think that they are saiyan." Vegeta said.  Vegeta opens the letter to Bra, reads the text, and looks the picture with a raised eyebrow.  "We will discuss this later." Vegeta said to his daughter, pointing to the objects he held.     Gohan, Trunks, Goten, Vegeta, and Goku were about to head outside, when the four energy signals vanished, and here was a knock at the residential entrance. Everyone looked at each other.  Bulma answered the door, only to find Appuru and four other men at the door wearing headbands and what looked like training gi's. 'Hello Bulma.' Appuru said telepathically.  'May my relatives and I come in?  This is my second cousin, Bardock, and this is my great grandfather, King Vegeta, and this is my son Tony.'  Bulma blinked.  She then looked back and forth between Bardock and King Vegeta.  They each nodded their head as she looked them in the eyes, having been introduced.    Bulma opened the door farther to let them in.  The four of us followed Bulma into the living room, and ended up  face to face with the ones that Bardock and King Vegeta were anxious to meet.  Prince Vegeta just stared dumbfounded, his eyes wide and his mouth dropped open.  He was even more shocked to receive a hug and a pat on the back from his father.  King Vegeta took one whiff of his son, and knew he was in heat. Goku just bowed, acknowledging the King of Saiyans.  Gohan did the same.  Watching what was going on, Goten and Trunks just bowed, and continued to observe.  Soon everyone bowed.  After the show of affection, King Vegeta sat in a chair and everyone else sat down.     Bardock did the same, and sat down with the others.  "It is good to see you again my son." Vegeta's father said.  Vegeta crossed his arms and said  "Oh? Where the hell were you all these years? I thought you were dead!" Prince Vegeta stood and continued "And you come over here to my home and expect me to be in a cheerful mood?!" Prince Vegeta bellowed.  Prince Vegeta walked over to Appuru and yelled "What kind of game are you playing?! That cannot be my real father!" Prince Vegeta leaped at Appuru, his fist cocked and ready to strike.  His fist swung while he was in midair to put maximum body weight into the attack but ended up floating in midair, with his outstretched fist six inches away from Appuru's face.     Vegeta just blinked, wondering why he couldn't move. 'Vegeta calm down. This is not a joke.'  "Let me go." Vegeta growled and continued to struggle relentlessly.  Appuru looked over at Goku and beckoned him with his left index finger.  Appuru set Price Vegeta down using his mind, and Goku held him.  A ball of light formed in front of Appuru's head and shot into Prince Vegeta's forehead rendering him unconscious.  'I just knocked him out and his rut cycle is delayed until the next full moon.' Appuru broadcasted.  King Vegeta and Appuru locked eyes, and the King nodded with understanding.     Goku carried his companion into the room that Vegeta slept in while King Vegeta followed.  Goku set up two chairs and he and King Vegeta sat in silence for a few minutes.  "I will let you two alone if you wish Your Majesty." Goku said in the royal dialect of saiyango.  "I see you received the books."  The Saiyan King replied in the same dialect.   "You may go."  Upon further inspection, King Vegeta noticed his son's tail was gone.
    Leaving the king with his son, Goku entered the living room, where his father was chatting with the others.  Bardock watched and his son enter, and he too notced the absence of the tail, and his grandson's missing tail, and his grandson's mate's tail, or lack thereof.     A little while later, King Vegeta and his son entered the living room and sat down with the others.  Everone was relieved to see Prince Vegeta in his right mind.  Tony helped Bulma, along with the maidbots to fix a large meal for the group, as they were getting hungry.  Soon the food was served and all were eating outside on the large patio.  Appuru explained why they were there and all listened intently.  He then pressed a few buttons on his watch, and some boxes materialized, hovering in front of  Trunks, Gohan, Goten, Goku, Prince Vegeta, Pan and Bra.
    "Wow!" Goten and Truks exclaimed as they opened their packages.  Inside were gi's like guest's were wearing.  Trunks, Bra's and Prince Vegeta's had the symbol of the house of Vegeta on the left side, over the chest.  Same thing with Goku, Goten, and Pan's gi's, except that theirs had the house of Kakarott on them.  All gi's were black. The royal emblems were in red.  The gloves and boots were cobalt blue, while the sashes, headbands and wristbands were red.  Trunks and his mate finished their meal to try on their gi's, then presented themselves before the group and they looked good in them.Goten thought the blue really brought out Trunks' blue eyes, and he was right.  Gohan and Goku tried theirs on and they really found them to be very comfortable to wear.  Prince Vegeta and Bra even tried their gis on.     Everyone was sufficiently filled and lounged outside watching the stars come out.  The half lings decided to fly around in the sky and put their new outfits to the test.  Bulma insisted that all stay the night, so all cleaned up and headed to their assigned rooms. Although the compound was large a lot of the rooms were used for storage and so they had to double up in the rooms that were available all had two full beds.  Goten and Trunks shared a queen sized bed, Bulma had her own full.  Bardock and King Vegeta shared a room, and Goku and Prince Vegeta shared a room.  And Appuru and Tony shared a room.  Everyone went to sleep as there was some planning for tomorrow, but Appuru and Tony were disturbed by a security alert from Saiyara.

Chapter 17: Joyride