Revolution of the Saiyans

Chapter Eleven

"What?" Bulma asked softly, sitting down carefully in a chair. Before her, stood Vegeta, Bra and Trunks.

"You heard me woman!" Vegeta roared! "I am finally going to get what I deserve! To be King of the Saiyan race as it should have been!"

"But, Vegeta…you don't know these people!" Bulma said, her voice slowly rising as she spoke. "You expect me to just pack up and go? Take our children to some godforsaken planet and do what? BE ROYALTY!" her temper was slowly taking control.

"Mom, I'm not going." Bra said stubbornly.

"Neither am I." Trunks said. "I refuse to leave my home for some stupid throne!"

"Shut up!" Vegeta shouted. "You are now the Prince and Princess to the royal throne! You need to show some respect!"

"Respect!" Bulma shouted, feeling her heart breaking in two. "You come in here demanding me to hurry up and move my ass and you ask for respect!" She got up, turning the chair over as she stood. "If you leave his house….this planet…you'll do it out of your own selfish pride! And you'll lose your family!"

Vegeta was furious and took a step toward Bulma. He would never touch her, but threaten her he would. However, Trunks stepped in between. "Don't even think about it." He said with the same tone Vegeta used on many occasions. Full of callous and anger.

He stared at his young son, who was already somewhat taller than his father. But, Vegeta knew not near as strong. "You dare to turn on your father?" Vegeta said in a venomous whisper.

"I am not turning on you, father. But, I won't let you browbeat mom into doing what she does not want to do." Trunks said. "We don't want to leave Earth. It is our home. A throne is nothing compared to what we have here."

"What do we have?" Vegeta shouted. "What?"

"We have freedom!" Trunks screamed in return. "We have a blue sky and deep oceans that are free from the tyranny of a dictatorship! I won't live that way, even if it is by my father's own hand!"

Vegeta drew his hand into a fist and considered pummeling his son. But, he did not. Only because he did not have time for it. "Bra, am I to assume that you have turned your back on me as well?" Vegeta asked his young daughter.

She had huge tears welling up in her eyes. "Daddy, please." She begged. "Don't leave me…"

He caressed Bra's face gently with the same hand, which was just drawn into a fist. "Then, come…..be my Princess as you deserve to be."

Bra looked at her father, then her mother and brother, and back to her father again. "Daddy, I can't." She said, letting her tears roll down her flushed cheeks. "I love you, but this is my home."

That was it. Vegeta stormed through the roof and directly into the sky, screaming at them. "Then, you can all stay!" He said angrily. "I have no family from this moment forward!" and then, Vegeta was gone.

Bulma fell on her knees in tears. "VEGETA!" but he did not look back.

Trunks was going to fly after him, but Bulma stopped her son. "It's his choice." She said, her voice shaking with sorrow. "He made his, just like we made ours." She hugged both her children close to her. "I'm so sorry."

**

General Kelon returned within the two-hour period for Vegeta.

"What? Where is your family?" The general asked.

Vegeta snarled. "I no longer have a family." He said angrily. "From this moment on, my sole purpose is to rule my Saiyan people!"

Kelon did not ask any questions, but silently escorted Vegeta to their ship.

"Sir, we have a signal coming in from a facility on Earth." Perrin said, "It is from someone named Bulma?"

Vegeta stood rigidly. "Put her through." He commanded. When it was done, Vegeta's tone was just as angry.

"What do you want, woman?" He yelled.

"Vegeta…..Please, I'm begging you." Bulma said. "You are breaking Bra's heart….and mine… You can't leave her….or me and Trunks. Please reconsider. Give us a few days to think about this and discuss it."

"You've had your time." Vegeta said. "If you've changed your mind, speak up now! Otherwise, this is goodbye."

There was a pause before Bulma spoke again. "Then, goodbye, my love." She said sadly, breaking the connection.

The room was deathly silent before Vegeta's ranting took over. "Get this ship in the air!" he yelled. "And show me to my quarters!"

"Yes, my Lord!" Niekko said. "This way, sir."

Silently he led their King toward the back, while the others prepared for takeoff.

"Well, he certainly acts like a King." Arello said smiling. "Anyone who would leave his family, for his country is truly a great leader."

"Or pathetically stupid." General Kelon said.

Arello was shocked. "How could you say such a thing about the King?"

Kelon was not regretful of his words. "Vegeta had a fine looking and strong son! Plus a daughter and mate that he just discarded! To me, that shows a black heart!"

"Sometimes a black heart is needed to rule a country." Arello said. "How many times have you seen Drais beat or mangle someone? All in the name of what was good for our Saiyan people? It's part of the game."

Kelon shook his head. "I do not like this game. But, I will never be disloyal to my King."

"Then, we can begin?" Perrin said. He was anxious to have this trip over with.

"Yes, we can begin." Kelon said. "Let's get our King to Tragonis."

**

Goten and Marron went to see their friends, only to find Bra locked in her room and Trunks in a training chamber blasting everything in sight.

"It's hard on them." Bulma said, her eyes red and swollen from crying. "They not only loved their father, but they respected him. Vegeta has just thrown it all out the window…for what? To be King?"

"I'm sorry." Goten said. "I wish I could say or do something." He hugged Bulma, wishing he had his own mom to hug.

"I'm sorry about ChiChi." Bulma said. "It's going to be a couple of weeks before I can get a new radar made. But, then, we'll bring your mom and all the others back."

"Thank you." Goten said.

"Mrs. Briefs, can I just go up and see if Bra will talk to me?" Marron asked.

"Sure honey." Bulma said. "But don't get your feelings hurt if she slams the door in your face…she is her father's daughter you know." Bulma sobbed a few more times, and then left the room.

"You go find Bra." Goten said. "I'll find Trunks. Maybe we can get through to them."

**

Bra cried on Marron's shoulder and Trunks confided in Goten. Best friends trying to comfort, where there was no comfort found.

Even Goku was shocked at Vegeta's behavior. Leaving his family. "I really thought Vegeta had changed." He said to Gohan. "He's fought beside me so many times, yet, I never really knew him…did I?"

"I don't think Vegeta even knows Vegeta." Gohan said. "But, it's like you said. This is what he was destined to do. I just worry about the Saiyans becoming powerful and coming back to Earth."

"That thought has crossed my mind as well." Goku said. "How many were there? Thousands? We'd be in deep trouble!"

"We couldn't win against a force like that." Gohan said. "Not even a chance."

"If it ever comes to that, we'd have to hope that Vegeta would come to his senses." Goku said.

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