Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ KALERAGETSUSEI : BK 4 OF TOSOV ❯ EVER INCREASING RACE ( Chapter 45 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

WARNING: X-OVER WITH INU YASHA & YU YU HAKUSHO. DISCLAIMER: AUTHOR DOES NOT OWN ANY OF THE KNOWN ANIME CHARACTERS, MAJOR OR MINOR, JUST THE UNFAMILIAR ONES.

KALETAGETSUSEI

CHAPTER XLVII

EVER INCREASING RACE

"Welcome home, my children!" Vegeta Ou exclaimed, held his arms open then was engulfed by the crowd of thirty along with Bardock.

"Valeria's done a remarkable job in raising you and keeping you safe. Was it she who sent you back to us?" Bardock asked as he greeted his offspring.

"Yes, 'Tousan. She and King Aegar had told us of you and poppa being returned to the life plane. Queen Valeria located us on Planet Minerva, brought us back to her planet and said that we had brothers to meet. She loaded us all in a ship and sent us here. She would always tell us about you and about your deaths at the hand of that icy tyrant. We're glad to see you alive and well," Bardock's eldest daughter, Scalioney, spoke for the others.

Scalioney could have been her dad's twin as Bardock had birthed her for the king. The two had been on a purge mission when Bardock lapsed into labor. The king and his friend had been on Planet Vincente where they met the queen who had requested that every child they bore be given to her to raise for the Ice-jin could not stand the heat of her planet. Thus they had formed an allience, sealed it by the two Saiyan males lying with the snake queen and producing more successors. Nonetheless, Scalioney was a female Bardock with very little sign of King Vegeta; his traits came forth in her regal stature, her arrogance, and her black/blue/ruddy tail. In Saiyan years she was five years older than Raditz, who was thirty-one by the race's standards. In short, she was thirty-six.

Queen Valeria had told the children of a branch of the race called the golden Saiya-jin, but the fact that other Saiya-jin existed in the universe was a confidential issue and that she was just telling them for procreation sake. Thus when they were of age, she had sent them to King Aegar who had provided them with mates, both male and female.

The females and the elder queen decided to let the family have their reunion, thus they left the area to go check on the fallen prince, Raditz and Tormataeo. Upon reaching the medical unit, the women all heard...

"Patient is showing signs of motility. Patient is showing signs of motility," and at that the mothers and Kakarrot, who had returned to be with his mate, all powered down the healing tanks to begin draining them.

Once the tanks had been drained, Kakarrot took hold of his mate, unhooked the breathing apparatus then helped him out of the tank.

"Welcome back, love. Feeling well enough?" Kakarrot asked as he dried his smaller mate with a half-inch thick yellow plush towel.

"Much, thank you, love. I had been fighting that particular demon of my existence forever. I need to return to that rock. I need to face that which paralyzed me with just a thought," the prince stated when a loud roar cut the near silence of the medical chamber. Vegeta flushed in embarrassment. "First, I think I'll hunt up a bite to eat," the Ouji snickered then he looked over at Raditz and Taeo.

"I'm all right, Ouji mi. I agree, we must go back to face what we had not been able to before and like you said, first a hearty meal," the extra large Saiyan smirked as he hoisted his mate into his arms. Raditz then threw his smaller mate over his shoulder like the more brutish of the race did and slapped his well-rounded hind side with a large hand.

"DITZU, you big ape! I'll make you pay for that!" Taeo was heard screaming and laughing as his mate took him away.

Vegeta shook his head when he was suddenly lifted from the ground. The next thing he noticed was that he was looking behind. Looking down, Vegeta discovered he had been hoisted into the same position as Taeo had been, only the prince reacted by punching his captor.

"Kakarrot, put me down, you big gorilla, this is embarrassing!" the prince snarled as he twisted and fought.

"Simmer down, runt, you're mine!" Kakarrot snickered and, just as Raditz had done to his mate, Kakarrot slapped the prince's well-rounded hind part.

"Oh, you are so dead when I get free!" the prince screamed as his mate carried him out of the chamber.

"Be ready for another reunion! Thirty more children have come home!" Sunrissa called to the retreating back of her cousin and the front of her blood son, not being able to contain the fit of laughter that left her throat along with Vegetanna, Onya and Imione. "Well, lets go prepare more beds. We have new daughters and sons to welcome," the queen smiled then the females all left the chamber.

Vegeta Ou and Bardock, after a tear-filled reunion, took their ten children, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren to introduce them to their brothers, sisters and the other grand and great-grandchildren. Once the new arrivals had become comfortable with their other sibs, the sires left them to their own devices, reminding them that dinner would be in an hour's (1 Saiyan hour = 2 Earth hours) time. Raditz and Taeo were in the nursery with their chimps along with Taeo's first-born children, feeding, washing, changing and bonding. In another room, Trageta and Goten were having the time of their lives with their large brood. Gohan and Piccolo, the only non-Saiyan accepted into the fold, were tickled pink over their twins and could not get over how perfect the mix had turned out.

"Pic, I can't believe we did it and I'm glad Pan's accepted our union. Did you notice that after she and Cilvi got back together that she burst with happiness? I hope you don't regret not going back to Earth because I love it here. I've never felt so free!" Gohan sighed as he lay against his mate's large chest and held Pocahan. "She's got your smirk, already," the young Saiyan remarked.

"He's got that famous Son smile yours. I never thought I would be this happy with being a parent. Thank you, Gohan. I love you, kid," the Namek declared, took hold of his mate's small hand and kissed it. "I need to put something on that ring finger to show our bond."

"Same here, Piccolo-san. I love you," the brainy Saiyan sighed in contentment then drifted into a drowse against his mate's large chest.

In another apartment, Kakarrot and his mate had taken their chibis and had lain them in a circle between them. The elder chibis and Teresahan were also present. Onishua, Kaylene and Kalaan joined the royal couple in their chamber and each taking hold of a chimp to milk and cuddle it. Through some miracle of the Saiyan gene, the septs gained their birth weight in a matter of hours and thus grew to the size of a single born child, although they had started out so small, as if they had been premature, but were, in fact full term.

"Oh, 'Tousan, they're so perfect. I can't wait to push forth my own cubs," Teray sighed as she stroked Kakageta's blue silver highlighted obsidian spiked hair.

"M-my princess, I-I know I am not the most beautiful of our people, but I have asked your sires if I could pledge for you," the Monkrion prince asked in a timid manner of the lovely furless Saiyan princess.

Teresahan looked over at the Monkrion prince and his two cubs. Onishua was not unlovely, quite the opposite in fact, however, she also had Argus, Algernon's second son to consider. Argus. He was a golden Saiyan but his sire was a servant and fourth class at best. He would never have a tail, could never ascend to Super Saiyan... The princess smirked like her birth parent.

"Do you fight?" she asked and looked at the orange prince.

"Not as well as your branch but we can defend ourselves. The night we were attacked, we had foolishly let our guard down. I can reach the legendary level but just to the first level. I'll never disappoint, my lady," Onishua's tone was almost begging.

"Matusan, Outusan, I accept this warrior's challenge if it so pleases my parents," the princess bowed her head.

"It shall be so. We battle after dinner," Vegeta Ouji nodded then prepared the family for dinner.

An hour later, the members of the newly reformed Saiyan race gathered at the edge of the vast forest where servants had prepared a meal to feed the entire Stayan solar system. The king and Bardock introduced their other children to those who had newly arrived and those who had just landed stood transfixed at the sight of not only their prince, who many of them had admired from a distance, but also the sight of siblings they never knew existed. Raditz, Kakarrot, Ouji Vegeta and Kale were overjoyed at meeting so many more siblings, nieces and nephews. For the prince and his large mate, the addition meant more assistance with their eight chimps and more playmates for Cilvanti, Endive, Pan and the other over six-month old chimps. Those chimps, who were ready to begin serious training, which meant very little interaction with their parents, were seated with a hundred other over six month old chimps with those who had been trainers on the old planet and had been returned to such positions.

Kakarrot looked over the crowd and had lost sight of his first fourteen not long after those cubs had materialized onto the planet's surface. He noted that his girls were being addressed by males who were issuing challenges through their actions and that his sons, who had not previously found partners were also being addressed. The Legendary Super Saiyan smiled and felt a surge within his chest but he could not put a name to the feeling.

"Makes you proud, does it not, my love? Our firstborns all mated or being sought after. I knew those brats of yours wouldn't stand a chance once they came home. I never expected sire to open up to the halflings so fully, but we are a new people, a new race with new pride and new goals. Now we can concentrate on leveling up the others to make first level then-"

"There will be no time, my son. Your mother has mentioned that your mate has expressed an interest in purging a planet, namely an Ice-jin torture planet. I say after we run the moon and at the first light of dawn take off to remove that needless hunk of rock," Vegeta Ou mentioned the request he had been told of by his female.

Vegeta Ouji leaned up from lying against Kakarrot's broad shoulder to regard his mate with disbelief in his onyx colored eyes. Lifting a delicate hand, Vegeta placed it on the big Legend's forehead.

"No, no fever. Mayhap you hit your head in the cave and it reversed your personality," the prince gasped.

Taking hold of the small hand in his large on, Kakarrot brought the appendage to his lips and kissed the fingers of his mate's hand. "No, love, I'm not crazy. I pledged that I would kill anything that distressed you to the point of tears. Frieza's dead but we know there are others like him who may love to use that Nursha-2 or whatever the hell name the planet has. You are my life, Vegeta, and if anything happened to you, I know I would die. I had to close our link to be strong for you. I love you more than anyone else than I could in this existence, and I've birthed four chimps of your seed as proof of that love. Let me do this. For Kale, for my Ou, my 'Tousan, my people and most of all, for you, my Ouji, my mate, my love." The large Saiyan had gotten up on his knees, took his mate's hands in his and kissed the knuckles of each then held them against his chest.

Ouji Vegeta had to steel himself against breaking down in front of their people but tears spilled from his black diamond eyes like waterfalls and he found himself shaking his head. "No, if you go you take Sire, Bardock, Raditz, Tormataeo and myself with you as well as any others who wish to collect the blood debt the Ice-jin owe to us," the prince put forth. With a nod of his head, he worked to free one of his hands so that he could caress his mate's cheek. "I never asked you to purge a planet for me and I never will, that has never been our way. That was that white horror's way. We were merely warriors, fighters of the highest caliber and he took us and exploited us. When he found we grew stronger after every battle, he grew tired of us, so he tried to exterminate us. I can just hear Other World laughing their asses off at those cold hearted fools for daring to believe they had exterminated the mightiest fighting race in the universe," Vegeta Ouji smiled into his mate's handsome face. The prince then turned to face the king. "Sire, if I may request we forego moon run tonight so that we may dance in celebration of our ever increasing race!"

Vegeta Ou regarded his offspring over the rim of the bluish streaked goblet he was drinking ambresia from. "Only if we two join in the festivities," the Ou nodded and the prince's face split into a wide smile.

"It would be an honor, my Ou, to dance along side of you and your warrior," the Ouji nodded then moved to return to his meal as his mate pulled him over into his lap to feed him.

Following dinner, the Ou, Bardock, their brothers, Raditz, Kale, Broli, Turles, Trageta, Goten, Gohan, the Ouji and Kakarrot all got up to enter the palace. The Ou had communicated the Ouji's desire to forego moon run in favor of a celebration dance. Thus, logs were hollowed out, instruments that had not seen light since Old Vegeta were taken from storage and those skilled in music began to beat a jungle rhythm from the logs and dumerons that had been constructed of animal skins and tree trunks. From out of the palace, filed dancers with feathers and furs draped around their bodies. They were barefoot and wore feathered ankle dressings much like Hula dancers in the state of Hawaii on Earth. Being so heavy bodied and with the heavy gravity of the planet pressing down on them, the stomping of the dancers' feet was amplified and could seemingly be heard in the farthest reaches of space. The dancers danced an ancient tribal dance for both thanks and for celebrating new birth. The dance itself was akin to Indians dancing around the fires in the middle of their camps.

Several members of the race got up and joined the dancing royals, then, as with anything involving the Saiyan race, battle broke out and a free-for-all ensued, chases for mates was given and all was joyous until a crash sound was heard in the distance. Ceasing in their fun and frolic the Saiya-jin gathered then took off to where they felt chi energy emitting.

"Queen Sunrissa! Lady Onya! Come quick, Staya's under attack by some big headed beings with fifteen legs! They're too strong and we cannot hold them off. Please, my queen, you must come!" a small being, the size of a Saiyan newborn with diaphanous wings and a pink glow around it's mortal body exclaimed.
The tiny nymph-like creature resembled a cherub or the Greek god, Eros, otherwise known as Cupid.

Queen Sunrissa and Lady Onya moved to stand before the being. "Princess Elwahay, we shall be there as soon as our warriors ready themselves. Come, we shall give you and your brother sanctuary until we return. What was the cause of the attack?" the queen spoke as the Saiya-jin and Staya-jin headed back to the palace to obtain the needed information.

"We were sitting peacefully in our homes when the planet began to quake and flashes cut through the sky. The beings said that they had heard our planet held the precious Slougarthian gems and that they were taking our planet in the name of someone called Queen Cold," the nymph like being explained.

"QUEEN COLD!" the Saiya-jin exclaimed in disbelief and disgust. "I've never heard of such a being... Unless... No, it couldn't be, she supposed to be dead," King Vegeta mused.

Touching a button on his scouter, the king opened a race wide intercom. "Children of Saiya, this is a red alert! The Ice-jin queen is attacking our sister planet, Staya. Children, prepare for battle!" and with that, the king, his warrior, the prince and his warrior and the rest of the royal males who were not currently breeding, flew to wash and dress in their battle clothes.

Within an Earth half hour (15mins in Saiyan time), several hundred warriors, males and females prepared to teleport to Planet Staya. Breeding males and those who's power was not even that of a third class warrior stayed planet side, the others had latched onto anyone who knew instant movement. Kakarrot and Vegeta being the most chi-sensitive picked up a few familiar chiis.

"Sire, Valeria's there, we'll set our sights on her," Ouji Vegeta said, closed his eyes, sent the image to others, then the fighting party winked out of sight and...

"Oh, shit, Vegeta, you scared me! Thanks for coming. We were beginning to get weak. Even my kind need time to recharge. You don't happen to have those bean things with you, do you, love?" the snake queen asked, her breathing labored.

Vegeta handed her a jar full of senzu beans. "Here, knock yourselves out. You all stand down and rest, we'll take over," the Saiyan prince nodded.

The newly arrived Saiyan army turned to survey the situation and gasped at the amount of carnage and damage their eyes beheld. Chills ran the length of the strong-spined warriors, who had once committed such acts of atrocity themselves, became angered by the needless decimation of what was obviously a beautiful race. The native population had been horribly destroyed by whomever or whatever the cause was. A chi blast whizzed by and impacted behind the Saiya-jin in a building that had earlier been destroyed.

"Queen Sunrissa! Lady Onya, please help us. Things with massive heads and fifteen legs are in the city heading for the palace. Please, they cannot get hold of the gems," a voice said and the Saiya-jin looked to find a half dead Stayan nymph making its way towards them.

Being the seasoned and headstrong warriors they were, Vegeta Ouji and Kakarrot located the hub of activity then jumped into the air. The others, except for the queen and her aunt, all followed their prince into battle. It wasn't long before the band spotted the enemy. They were as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with had huge heads and massive undulating things that propelled them from which came their blast attacks. The beasts resembled large squids and there were fifty in number, each had a Stayan native in ten of it arms, four tentacles to support the massive weight of its head and one shooting blast attacks. The Saiyan warriors sped into the fray when...

"My king, did we not fight these things and kill them when our Ouji was still a chimp of four Saiyan years of age?" Nappa asked as he stopped in flight.

"I thought we had wiped these fifteen legged squid things from existence? They sure loved the Ice court," Bardock remarked.

"In the name of Queen Cold, I-" the squid like being never completed his statement.

"By the authority of Vegeta Ou, King of all Saiya-jin, this planet is his and is protected by the mightiest fighting force in the universe!" Angelair bellowed as he watched the now dissolving squid.

"S-S-Saiya-jin?! N-N-No, it's not possible! Lord Frieza blew that hunk of rock and all its inhabitants to the next dimension! How is it that the king has survived and all that we see here? Oh, my gods, no, it's you, it can't be?" another squid stammered when he caught sight of King Vegeta, Bardock and all the other Saiyan warriors that surrounded him and his squadron of ten squids.

"Unhand those Staya-jin, if you value your existence and we might have mercy on you, sushi for brains!" Vegeta Ou snarled, hand forward with an energy ball ready for launch.

"By the orders of Queen-"

"That Ice bitch has no authority here! Don't make me repeat myself! I hate imbeciles!" the Ou hissed, all the while the Ouji, Kakarrot, Queens Sunrissa and Imione, Onya, and others who knew Instant Movement, rescued the Stayan victims and took them to Valeria.

"Captain Squidrion, our captives, the-they're gone! So are those we killed!" a slushy voice sounded. "Captain? Captain?"

"The party you are trying to reach is now a glob of goo on the stoneway," Bardock laughed as he blasted the creature to oblivion.

"Hey, you know you can't have a real party without the likes of us! The fun has arrived!" came a shout and loud heavy metal music blared over the din of battle.

Only one race in the universe ever made such a boisterous entrance and they were usually accompanied by a race opposite in color of themselves.

"Prince Vegeta, surely you don't intend to subdue these egg heads yourselves? May we be permitted to join? You know both our venom and our webbing are highly toxic poisons to all except those we are allied with," a smooth voice chimed.

"Well, surely, you didn't think we would duck out on a good battle, did you? Kaioshin gave us leave to do as we desired!" came a light sultry sounding voice.

The battle halted and the Saiya-jin glanced around and found that several diverse creatures surrounded them. There were spiders the size of the Slougarths back on the home planet-40 feet in height, the Vincentians, who had recovered with the aid of the senzu beans. The butterfly like Templerians along with the cricket like Arlians were present, as well as, surprisingly, the Rockaria-jin and Tsuria-jin. Most surprising of all was the presence of one small flame black haired boy and a breathtaking young being with silver tresses down to a matching tail, however, along with these two were two other silver haired beings.

"You didn't think we'd leave you dry, did you? Let's make sushi outta these squid things then transport and feed them to Nursha-2!" King Jordonair, Jeice's sire, bowed.

"Knock yourselves out. Araknia, rescue the dead, dying and injured. You know what to do," Vegeta Ouji spoke, addressing on of the spider things.

"By your command, Ouji-sama," the large tarantula type beast replied then turned to follow command.

With so many warriors, the battle was over six hours after it had begun with the squid army, which had numbered fifty total beings; half had been melted into one smoldering mountain of goo. With the remaining twenty-five bound and secured with a length of thorny vines and with chi restraints and a drop of Templerian venom to numb the beasts so that they could not move. Following the blasting of the twenty-fifth squid, the warriors began the vast clean-up and restoration process.

"I wish we had Dragon Balls to just wish things back to normal," Kakarrot lamented as he lifted a huge slab from a body that would be revived.

"Did someone ask for Dragon Balls? Our ruler has such balls at the palace!" one of the nymph-like survivors smiled as she hovered over the warriors.

"Parvia, dear child, you are unharmed, thank the Great Creator. Take Lady Onya and I to Pujia, your king. I'll gather the balls and make the wish to restore your home to its former beauty and revive the dead." Queen Sunrissa smiled at the little nymph who took the hand of both females and took them from the group.

The other warriors sat to cool down or had mock battles among themselves while others got acquainted with beings they had never seen before.

"Hiei, where's Kurama and who are these guys with the silver hair and the girl with blue hair like the femme that had me?" Trageta asked as he and Goten moved to meet Hiei and his friends. The prince and Kakarrot stood behind them.

"This silver bishonen is the great Youko Kurama, most famous thief in the next dimension known as the Makai, and believe it or not, he's just as ruthless and cut throat as any of you. The other two are his half brothers, Sesshomeru and Inu Yasha. Those two are of the wolf tribe and Kurama's a kitsune. The femme, as you call her, is referred to as Botan. She's Koenma's right hand and the grim reaper of the departed," Hiei explained as he melted against the broad chest of the second largest fox like being.

The Saiya-jin who had met Kurama in the red head form were confused but didn't ask as pride held their tongues, however, Goten did broach the query.

"I thought Kurama had red hair, Hiei?" Kakarrot's youngest human born son asked.

"That's when I'm on earth and I go by the moniker, Minamino Shuuichi," the silver haired Kurama replied in tones as silken and flowing as his tail length hair.

"Well, you may look like a femme, but you fight like an demonokai, as do your brothers. We thank you," Vegeta Ouji nodded, his arms crossed as he stood in front of his large mate.

"Who is Koenma?" Raditz asked, as he took a drag on the smoke his younger brother had given him.

"Koenma is the son of the mighty King Enma," Botan replied.

"King Enma has a kid? We never met him?" Kakarrot chimed as he joined the conversation.

"I've met the brat. He's what, about three, perhaps? Can't handle dad's job to save his life, that's for sure," King Vegeta remarked with a shake of his head.

"Changing the subject, what were those things and why'd they attack such a non-threatening planet as Staya?" Jeice asked as he brushed grit and dust from his white hair.

"They were called Squidrion and they came looking for Slougarthian gems. It's no secret the stones exist but these creatures thought to find the mother load on this rock, so they hit it or were ordered to," Fuyung said as he sat beside his three sons, Emanu, Earan and Okrion.

"Slougarthian gems? Those things are rare and precious indeed like Araknian silk and Vincentian leather! They carry a hefty sum in trading markets of the universe, as do the rumored tear gems of the Makai! Everybody wants any of those treasures and will stop at nothing to get them, especially if they get a lead as to where they might be found. It's a bloody good thing you Saiya-jin were here," King Zeneron, Zarbon's sire, explained.

"King Jordonair, did you not mention teleporting the entire squid lot to that Ice-jin torture heap, Nursha-2?" King Vegeta remembered the Rockaria-jin king's words from earlier as he accepted something from Prince Vegeta.

"Well, we could always just dump the ones we left alive to show we mean business to whomever had ordered the hit on the planet," Jeice hissed. "I hated that planet and I hated Frieza even more. He sent me there after he had had his way with me following a failed mission. That was before he took you, Ouji Vegeta. He hit my planet, destroyed my sire then stole me from my mother's embrace. I was hoping I would die when I found I was in the belly of that creature but death was not my friend at that minute, even if the grim reaper is a gorgeous blue haired minx," Jeice glanced up. He noticed the powder blue haired female with Kurama, Hiei, Inu Yasha and Sesshomeru.

"So, do we know who ordered the hit?" Valeria asked, as she sat with King Vegeta and Raditz as well as the children she had birthed them.

Vegeta Ou, Ouji Vegeta, Bardock, Raditz and the other Saiyan warriors heaved deep sighs, then the king replied. " A being calling herself Queen Cold, Frieza's grandmother, but she's supposed to be dead," Bardock replied.

Silence reigned for the space of several seconds when..."Botan, wasn't Frieza the name of one of those stupid spirits in Other World? The pigmy one was great target practice and kept going on and on about being beaten by... your kind," Hiei said with a snicker as he gazed over the Saiya-jin, feeling very comfortable around the warriors than he had ever felt since Kurama and himself had gotten together.

"You've fought that thing?" Vegeta Ouji asked as he puffed on a stick that resembled a cigar and was lighted on one end.

"He's a joke! No wonder you all beat him and that sushi for brains metal brother of his! What's the deal with him? Both of them were more femme than my mate and speaking of which, they had the audacity to approach him and put the moves on him!" Hiei gasped, ruby eyes spoke death.

Kurama tightened his tails around his ruby-eyed mate and kissed him on the cheek. "Well, they now know who not to mess with in the Makai. We really did a number on those two, didn't we love?" the silver kitsune purred in his mate's ear then kissed his forehead on the cloth that covered his Jagan.

"I never knew you had such power, little brother, man, I never want to get you angry!" Sesshomeru remarked.

"Are you saying that those two are dead in the other world?" Kakarrot asked in disbelief.

"Yes, we made sushi outta them. They could never be returned to this plane of existence," Kurama snickered "We kept the big prick 'alive' just to have someone to pick on. However, there is this green insectoid thing that keeps regenerating and this pink blob thing that keeps reassembling itself no matter what we do to them," Kurama sighed.

"Well, I haven't released the darkness flame, yet, my kitsune, but then, I've seen both taitsaiga and tentsaiga in action. Inu Yasha, the sword only reacts when you're protecting human life, correct?" Hiei asked the smallest of the three canine type youkais.

"Yeah, that's what my dad designed it for since my mother was human and he loved her with everything he was. Oh, yeah, right! What are we waiting for? Let's go make slushies outta those two femme fatals!" Inu Yasha exclaimed.

It took just a few minutes for the news to process through the warriors who had been terrorized by the Ice-jin tyrants, when Princes Vegeta, Jeice and Zarbon and their sires jumped into the air and slapped hands in happiness.

"Something tells me that bit of news made them happy. Well, we hate to battle and run, but we left the battle in the other world to assist you. We'll be in touch!" Hiei smirked in a manner reticent of the Saiyan royalty, then the three canines, Boton and Hiei all walked into the darkness and disappeared.

"So, even if someone used the dragon balls on this plane, those two will never-"

"Not even a glimmer, Jeice. Didn't you learn that when you visited the other dimension? If your soul died in the other world, you were dead forever as if you never existed," Prince Vegeta nodded as he reclaimed his seat by his mate.

The groups had then settled down to smoke what the Ouji had handed out and King Zeneron sighed in relaxation.

"Oh, this is a great smoke, Saiyan. Where did you get hold of something so delicious?" Zeneron exhaled.

"I made them from ambrion root. I was convalescing on Minerva after a heavy battle on Earth and was able to reclaim a part of my heritage that white maggot tried to strip from me, which was my artistic talents. The gifts bestowed on me by the One who created all things allowed me to experiment with several herbs and roots to create just the smoothest smoke around. Plus it is my honor to use them to show that we are more than what we have become. More than what Frieza had made us believe we were. The two of you as well are very talented and I know that from the show we did on Minerva. You should look into pursuing a full career but then, music is just one talent. Now, King Jordonair, King Zeneron, I noticed quite a few beings that shared the features of your sons and ourselves, or am I seeing figures of the imagination?" Prince Vegeta asked in his smooth manner as he looked over the Rockaria-jin and Tsuria-jin and noted several beings that resembled himself, the king, Bardock and Raditz. "What, Nappa's spawn didn't survive? No surprise there, his genes were rather weak even for an elite warrior."

"So, concerning them? As a race beginning over, we have decided to accept our half Saiyan breeds and brought them to see where they stood with you as well," King Zeneron spoke.

"Since two of Kakarrot's grandchildren are part Namek, we have decided to accept the brats we've pushed forth for you. They really aren't that horrid looking and will benefit from being with us. Children, we are your birth parents. We had you but couldn't claim you and for that we apologize. Welcome home, children, there are other bi-bred offspring like yourselves on the home planet," Bardock nodded then noted the sky turning an ink color blacker than Saiyan hair.

The others noted the sky change and smiled at the knowledge that their queen had accomplished the goal of gathering the planet's Dragon Balls and was now making the wish to restore the planet to it's first glory before the siege. At the same time, the giant spider creatures slowly made their way over to join the relaxing warriors. They carried those they had been able to revive on their legs.

"Great, this place will soon see it's former glory and it looks as if the Araknians have worked their magic," Queen Valeria noted. "Araknia, you're looking well, as ever. I see the brood does well, also," the snake queen smirked, her own army had transformed into serpents of incredible length with twenty foot long fangs. Vincentian venom alone should have wiped out the squid army with one sniff, however, somehow this breed of beasts was impervious to the poison that would wipe out many with just a drop.

Kakarrot had been dumbfounded but it was not the sight of the Vincentians, which he knew were human snakoids-like Princess Snake of Snake Way. He did not know of the giant spiders, which were sharing a planet with the Arlians and the Templerians. All three of the insectoid races having been saved by his prince, however, the usually talkative, happy large Saiyan sat quietly to himself. Bardock and Ouji Vegeta took notice and the prince moved to stand in front of him. The prince gasped when he noted his love's wan complexion, smelled fear as it rolled off him in waves and saw him trembling like a frightened child. Vegeta knelt to be level with his chosen one and ran a gloved hand through his soft unruly spikes.

"K-san, what ails, my love?" the prince's voice was smooth honey and silk as it caressed the air into Kakarrot's hearing.

Kakarrot shied away as he answered, "I-I hate spiders, especially ones that I can't crush and eat," the big Saiyan replied and the prince knelt down to him.

Crushing his mate in a tight embrace, Vegeta kissed his warrior. "Don't be ashamed, love. Look at me, the strongest Saiyan ever and I freak at the sight of squirming things, especially worms. You were with me when we encountered the Araknia but you don't remember much as you were very injured. Remember that battle with the Quarlaxion in quadrant 95 nearly a year back, when we were taking planets from freeze face? Araknia was the closest planet to our location. I left the others to take you to get healed as we had run out of senzu beans then. Araknia was always a good friend and the race's webbing is incredible! It heals, it's warm, it restores power, and is stronger than steel cording. Their venom is just as lethal as that of the Vincentians and is also a healing agent and makes one helluva sauce! Mix that with cockrchia juice... I'll just have to make up that special dish for you. The Araknia will never harm their allies but just as you understand my fear of worms, I understand your fear of the giant spiders," the prince nodded.

Vegeta embraced his mate, kissed him then lay the warrior's head against his compact chest. At that moment, the queen, Onya, Imione and a vast number of small nymph-like beings joined the groups of warriors. The warriors looked around to see those nymphs that had been slaughtered had been restored to life and the planet to the beauty of a rainforest with the soothing sounds of water falling and crashing into a body of water at its end. The fighters all stood to greet the natives and the others.

"Sit, all of you. This is Purvaius and his family. He is the prince of the planet," Sunrissa nodded then introduced the hierarchy of the Saiyan race, leaving the other races to introduce themselves.

Prince Pruvaius landed, as did his family then they bowed to their rescuers. "We are indebted to you all. We were caught unawares when the attack came. Queen Sunrissa has told us of how powerful and mighty her race is and we are honored to stand in the presence of such greatness. We pledge our arms to you," Prince Purvaius bowed, as did the other members of the royal house who had ventured with him.

"It is our honor, my lord Stayan. Now, we have to complete a bit of nasty business by delivering swift justice on these Ice-jin lackeys. There was a duty to perform and we did so. We are at your service. Any planet close to the Saiyan home world falls to our jurisdiction to protect. We hate to battle and run but we must let the universe know that the Saiyan race is back with a vengeance! My queen, take these born of us for the Tsuria-jin and Rockaria-jin and begin them on training and other duties that need filling. There are several chimps that need full nurses and such and there are the mines that need to be delved into. When we return, we'll acquaint them with the Saiyan part of their heritage," King Vegeta spoke and the queen nodded.

"Raditz, love, might I a word with you?" Tormataeo's tone was tight.

"I know what you're about, my chosen one, but I assure you, neither Jeice nor Zarbon meant a thing to me. They never have. They had the time of their lives when they discovered Vegeta and I were open males and it was Frieza, whenever he had no use for us, he would order those two to take us to their beds. Taeo, these children are an embarrassment to me and an affront to you, mi amour, but if this is what our king desires, then so be it. Remember, I love you and only you and our children with all my heart. For me, return and check on the chimps. These don't expect to be more than servants in the great house of Vegeta; so make use of them, as you will. I love you," Raditz kissed his mate and Taeo returned the embrace.

"I love you, mi amour. I guess I could get used to them, I mean, except for their tinted skin and hair differences, they are Saiya-jin and very easy to look upon," Taeo sighed into the embrace.

Meanwhile, the king, prince and Bardock had lined the offspring up to investigate their tails. King Vegeta and Bardock had the added pleasure of inspecting and reuniting with their children Queen Valeria had birthed for them. It was pleasing to find that all offspring possessed good strong tails and their energies were on the level near SSJ-1. Following the inspection, the mixed breeds were then given to the two Saiyan queens and Lady Onya to prepare to depart.

"One moment, before you all depart. Allow us to reward such battle skill. We know those creatures were sent here for the gems that are on this planet and as a reward, to you all, we present to you these spheres. Within them you will find that which the universe seeks," Prince Purvaius nodded as several large pale blue and gray colored stones were rolled into the camp.

"What the hell are those?" Jeice was not short to gasp.

"These are the keepers of the gems. You break them open and the gems are strewn throughout the inside. Each beast from which these stones derive contain enough gems to trade and support twenty small planets," the Stayan prince nodded.

"For real? Sweet! Thanks, your majesty!" Jeice exclaimed as he moved to study the stones.

"How do we transport them to our home planets?" King Zeneron of the Tsuria-jin asked.

"Here, Tsurian. I always carry a supply. These things are very durable. One of the few things Earth had going for it was the invention of the capsule to shrink even the heaviest item and make it portable," Vegeta Ouji handed out several empty capsules to the allied forces. "You pop the top and toss it at the object you wish to store, like this," the Saiyan prince demonstrated on how to use the capsule to store then transport the cemented Slougarthian body.

After enclosing the beast, Vegeta Ouji handed the capsule to Zarbon, then did the same for Jeice.

"Very good, now Queen Araknia and the two insect races with you, to what shall I give as your reward?" the nymph prince asked.

"To be your allies and leave two of our own to protect you," was the spider queen's reply. "But I would like to present my Saiyan prince with a gift. You have expressed great interest in our webbing, body fur and venom, my prince. As a reward, I am giving to you a male and female to breed and cultivate as you see fit," the eight legged beast nodded to the Saiyan prince and from under her strode two spider beasts half her height of forty feet.

Prince Vegeta moved to where the spider queen stood with the two she had singled out. "M-my queen? Th-they're beautiful! You honor me with such a splendid gift but I fear my mate will want little to do with me, heh, heh," Vegeta Ouji snickered. "Oh, well, it's a small price to pay for such rarities as your children. Have they names?"

"Not as yet, lord, but that is why they are yours. Take care, friends and allies, until we meet again," the spider queen bade and turned with her remaining army to quit the planet.

"We must be on our way as well, loves," Queen Valeria bowed to her lovers and their families.

"Thank you, my queen, for doing such a wonderful job of raising the half-breeds. They are fine warriors," Vegeta Ou bowed to the snake queen who then took her leave.

"Before we leave, could someone tell me who Queen Cold is?" King Jordonair asked.

"We will tell for a price," rasped a watery voice.

"Speak, water worm," King Vegeta ordered.

"For a price," the squid hissed.

King Vegeta snarled. He hated games. The only way to get results was through torture. Frieza had taught them all that and he would repay in kind even though it was grating every nerve in his being.

After one last farewell to Prince Purvaius of the Staya-jin, the Rockaria-jin, Tsuria-jin and Saiya-jin prepared to instant transmit from the planet. The younger Saiyan warriors asked to take the Araknian offspring with them and were told to do so. Those warriors that had remained then put fingers to foreheads and instantly transmissioned from planet Staya.