Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Rebirth of Family ❯ Purpose ( Chapter 5 )

"So Leiko, how long before we get there?"  Goku was just itching to get out of the spaceship.  It had already been a week, and it seemed like they weren't getting any closer.  He was dying to spar.

Everyone was beginning to get restless.   Leiko still had yet to explain herself and everyone, especially Vegeta, was getting annoyed.

"Yes Leiko, please grace us with that wonderful knowledge of yours," Vegeta said sarcastically.  Bulma promised him that could have turned around right away if Leiko's plans didn't please him.   He knew they wouldn't.  He had already wasted a week and he was not willing to waste another.

Leiko didn't look up from the book she was reading.  "Well, my little Vegeta, curiosity killed the cat you know..."

"JUST FRIGGEN TELL ME ALREADY!"  That vein was beginning to pop out of his forehead.  He meant business.

"Fine, fine.  Don't hurt yourself Vegeta.   If you want to know that badly, I'll tell you."  She slowly got up and walked to the window.  "For a long time now, I've been living on a planet that has been 'cleaned' by Frieza's forces.  It had remained empty until Frieza's destruction.  After that, they started coming.  They were all the last of their kind.  They had all been affected by Frieza.  We eventually began to form some sort of civilization as the planet's population increased.  We were peaceful.   We all got along because we understood what everyone else was feeling.  Despite being surrounded by others, we were alone."

At this point Leiko stopped to let what she had said sink in.  A soft sniffing could be heard as Bulma felt Leiko's pain.  Vegeta simply snorted as he impatiently tapped his foot, waiting for Leiko to continue.  Finally, Leiko decided she had delayed long enough and she continued.

"Not that long ago, a violent race noticed the planet.  The planet is a valuable one, its surface being similar to that of Earth's.  Well, they sent their strongest forces to take over the planet.  They should have arrived a few days ago.  We have no forces strong enough to hold them off.  We have no army as everyone has decided that they want to fend for themselves because that's what they have been doing for so long.   We have no ruler.  They know I am royalty, but they refuse to listen to me because I am a woman.  I can't take on these forces on my own.  We need you Vegeta.  Come be our king and help me protect my home."

Leiko's shoulders slumped.  It had been hard for her to admit what she had just said.  She was proud, and saying that she needed her "little" brother, of all people, had been excruciating.

Vegeta realized that he was given the chance of a lifetime here.  He had something to hold against his sister.   "So, you say you need me?  I never thought I'd see the day Leiko, you're pathetic."  Vegeta turned his back and began to talk towards his quarters.

"Vegeta!  You mean you're going to give this chance up?!  I have a chance to be a queen, and you are going to take that away from me?  It was what Bulma had always dreamed of, being royalty, and he actually had the nerve to turn it down.

"Shut up Woman.  I am not giving anything up.  I am going to go to that planet.  You, on the other hand, are not.  Once we get there, you are going to remain on this ship and Kakarot is going to take you home."

"What?!  Vegeta, there is no way you are making me go back to Earth.  Besides, if Leiko can't defeat these forces on her own, who's to say you can?  Goku is stronger than you and you could use his help," Bulma snapped.  She knew she hit a sore point with the last comment.

"WOMAN, i NEVER NEED ANYBODY!  WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK..."  Leiko quickly cut in not letting Vegeta finish his tirade on Bulma.

"She's right Veggie-Weggie.  It's going to take all three of us to defeat them.   And even though they won't listen to a woman, those living on the planet will not accept a king that doesn't have a queen.  Bulma and Kakarot stay."

With that last sentence, the softness that had been in Leiko's voice disappeared.  There was a darkness in her voice that they had not heard before.   Her ki flared up dangerously, revealing a higher power level than she originally revealed to everyone.  With that, the decision was final.  There was no way Vegeta would continue fighting this one.  He reluctantly agreed, but deep down, he knew that there had to be more than Leiko was letting on.  Besides, how did she survive the destruction of planet Vegeta?