Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Saiyan Pride ❯ The Element of Surprise ( Chapter 12 )

The Mysteries of Love:

Saiyan Pride

Chapter Twelve

The Element of Surprise

"VEGETA!" At the sound of his name being called, Vegeta immediately stopped his attack without thinking.

"Zoron?" Vegeta asked as he spotted his advisor lying in a pool of blood on the ground.

"He's lying." The elder man choked out the words with mouthfuls of blood.

Goku, Gohan and Goten immediately surrounded the injured man.

"Dad, quick. A sensu bean." Gohan called to his father.

"Right." Goku nodded as he handed Gohan a bean. Gohan knelt down besides Zoron and lifting Zoron's head into his hand, placed the bean into the advisor's mouth. "Chew." Gohan advised.

Zoron chewed the bean as fast as he could and within seconds his wound began to heal. The man stood up completely healed and thanked Gohan.

"Zoron!" Vegeta growled.

"Prince Vegeta, he is lying." Zoron said hearing the impatience in Vegeta's voice.

"What?" Vegeta asked.

"Oh please. The old man was unconscious the entire time." King Cold said as he watched the events in disbelief, a bead of sweat trailing his large face.

Vegeta, Goku, Gohan and Goten turned to look at Zoron. "Sir I've been able to tell when someone is lying from the time you were a boy. Besides, Maxum could not have gone far as he was here moments before you arrived and I was conscious until then. Plus I deactivated all the ships while Cold and he were in the Castle. So if he has taken Princess Bulma and Master Trunks from here, they are still on the grounds."

"I see." Vegeta smirked as he turned around to look at the Ice King menacingly. Though only Vegeta himself was aware of the hope that blossomed inside of him.

"But why can't we sense their energies?" Goku asked.

"I am not sure." Zoron said as he bowed his head. "But why don't we search the grounds for them and Vegeta can take care of Cold." Zoron suggested.

Vegeta wanted to be the one that looked for and found his mate and son but he knew that he had to ensure that Cold did not escape. For the Ice King could breathe in space and therefore did not need a space ship to get his sorry ass of this planet.

Vegeta nodded before turning to King Cold. "Kakarot, you and Goten search the Castle, that way you can take the others inside." Vegeta motioned his head towards Chi Chi and Bulma's parents, all the while not taking his eyes from King Cold, who was now looking more than a little nervous. "Zoron, you and Gohan search the Forests, you two know the place better."

"Right." The three Saiyans and Zoron said as they flew of to began their search.

"As for me." Vegeta smirked "I'm going to take my frustrations out while I wait."

Vegeta powered up before flying towards King Cold at full speed. He was surprised though as the Ice King managed to keep up with Vegeta's attack.

"I see you have been preparing for this." Vegeta said. "But even if you trained for a decade, you would still be no match for me." The Saiyan Prince said confidently.

"I admit, I hoped that it would not have to come to this. Though I should warn you, your arrogance will blind you." King Cold grinned.

The men fought in mid air, punches and kicks flying everywhere, but it was Vegeta who struck first. He managed to land a punch deep into the large mans stomach.

King Cold hunched over in pain and Vegeta took advantage of the situation. Dematerializing and then rematerializing behind Cold, Vegeta elbowed the man in his back. King Cold's body immediately shot up in pain as Vegeta rematerialized in front of him again to punch him hard across his face.

The lizard like creature flew towards the ground and landed with a large crash. Before the dust could settle, Vegeta focused some of his energy into balls that he aimed at the spot Cold had landed in.

But Vegeta was not trying to kill King Cold. No, that would be to easy a death for the bastard. Vegeta wanted Cold to suffer in pain before he finished him off!

Just as Vegeta was about to fly over to King Cold two voices halted his plans.

"Dad!"

"Vegeta!"

Vegeta looked around to see his mate and son running towards him, in one piece and unharmed. They were closely followed by Zoron, Goku, Gohan and Goten.

Trunks reached Vegeta first, the little boy grabbing onto his fathers arm, pure delight on his face.

"Yes son." Vegeta smiled down at the boy before looking up to see his beautiful mate standing inches away from him. The blue of her eyes sparkling with tears.

Vegeta and Bulma stared at each other for a long while, both beyond relieved that the other was unharmed, before Bulma flung herself into Vegeta's arms.

He held onto her with all his might while he inhaled her lavender scent. His every pore memorizing the feel of her against him.

Trunks looked at his parents, his heart expanding with joy, as he stood at the side of them, wrapping his short arms around the backs of both his parents. Bonding them together forever!

Vegeta broke away gently from his mate and son, pure relief over their safety washing over him.

"They were in the Forest." Zoron supplied as Vegeta looked at the three Saiyans and his advisor. For the first time he noticed the bloody body of Maxum.

"He had given them the same drug he gave to us." Gohan told Vegeta as held out a syringe. "That explains why we couldn't sense their energies."

"But luckily Uncle Goku had two more sensu beans." Trunks jumped up and down in excitement.

Vegeta turned to frown at Goku. "Why is he still alive?" Vegeta asked as he heard Maxum coughing up blood.

"He's defenseless now." Goku said with a frown of his own, not being able to kill as easily as Vegeta could.

"Because of Trunks and Bulma." Little Goten chirped up with a giggle. "Daddy and I couldn't find anyone in the Castle so we flew over to Gohan's energy. Then we found Aunt Bulma and Trunks."

Vegeta bit his tongue and held back a growl. He did not have time for the kids ramblings now but he did want to know what had happened in the Forest. And since no one else was offering to fill him in he guessed he had to listen to the little chatterbox.

"Dad really beat up that green guy, although he was a little strong too..." But Goten did not get to finish his ramblings as Trunks butted in.

"Goten, you talk too much. Anyway dad, mom and I really had a chance to get Max back for betraying us." Trunks said proudly, knowing his father was really holding onto his patience. The others laughed at the relived expression on Vegeta's face.

"What?" Goten said as he scratched the back of his unruly black head, just like his father, causing Trunks to roll his eyes at his best friend.

'That's my son.' Vegeta thought in a fierce rush of pride before he sent a deadly beam of energy straight through Maxum's chest. The man lay still on the ground, his eyes closed as he obviously made the journey into the next dimension.

Since Bulma and Trunks had repaid Maxum for his betrayal Vegeta saw no reason for him to beat up the weakling since Maxum was barely alive.

But the small victory was short lived!

"You monkey!" King Cold screamed running towards Vegeta with a silver sword glinting dangerously.

Vegeta aimed a ball of energy towards King Cold but the Ice King dodged it as he had the element of surprise on his side.

As Vegeta flew towards the Ice King, he dematerialized before Vegeta could reach him. Vegeta stopped in mid air and turned around at the exact moment that the sword King Cold had been holding pierced Bulma straight through her stomach.