Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Saiyans Return ❯ Meanwhile... on Earth ( Chapter 2 )

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Saiyans Return Chapter 2

Bra stood outside the gravity room, watching her father and brother sparring in the intense gravity but her mind wasn't on the fight. Her brother was still leaving holes in his defense as he got tired and Vegeta was still giving him painful reminders not to do that… even though Trunks was never as serious about training as Vegeta was, he still shouldn't be loosing this badly.

Still, the Saiyan Princess knew she had no room to talk. She wasn't a trained fighter, she just understood fighting, just as her father did. Trunks was physically far stronger than she would ever be, but she had all of their father's cunning and guile. She was the one that should be in there sparring with him. In fact, she thought with a little hesitation, that was why she was here…

After what seemed an eternity, the door opened and her brother limped out, he was grinning, but obviously the loser again. Not that Vegeta would ever show it, but Bra knew her father was too good of a teacher not to be hurting too. It's just that a Prince can't show it, if he's injured. Vegeta had his back to her, and a towel across his shoulders as he took a drink of his water, but she knew he was aware of her presence.

" What do you want? I thought you had a date with one of those weaklings tonight. "

" This is more important Daddy. "

" More important than going to a movie with a human? I can't imagine it. " He grunted, sarcastically but turned around to look at her, arching one eyebrow in silent inquiry.

Bra suppressed the urge to giggle and stick her tongue out. " Daddy, I need to talk to you. "

His expression darkened and that eyebrow arched higher. Trunks must've done better than usual, before he got careless Bra realized, but knowing that he was loosing patience already she didn't dare stall anymore. " Daddy… I want to train with you. "

He was silent for a while, and took another sip of his water as he studied her. " You know your mother won't like it. "

" I'll talk to her… But, I really think this is important. "

" Why now? "

" There's this dream I've been having… I can't explain it, but I know it's going to happen. "

" How do you know? And what about a dream could possibly make you want to learn to fight? What if you break a nail or scuff one of your shoes. "

" Daddy please, don't be mean. Will you help me train or not? "

" If I'm going to be sleeping in the living room or the gravity room I reserve the right to know why. "

" You mean it Daddy? You'll train me? " She giggled and hugged him.

" Not wearing those clothes. "

" Bra? Justin's here. " Bulma stuck her head in the gravity room and Bra bounded out.

" Where do you think you're going? " Vegeta growled, but Bra just giggled and checked her watch.

" Just to a movie with one of those weaklings. " She purred innocently. " Don't worry Daddy, you'll still be here when I get back. "

" Well, " Bulma shrugged, and as Vegeta glanced at her she tossed his pillow and some clean bedclothes on the floor next to the door. " She gets that from you, you know. "

Vegeta snorted, but ignored the bait to squabble. " Obviously you had a reason for agreeing to allow her to train, what did she tell you? "

" Nothing actually she said she'd tell you. Looks like Daddy's little princess got both of us this time. "

" And what do you think we ought to do about that? " He growled, taking his mate into his arms.

Bulma shrugged coolly. " I don't know I was hoping you'd have an idea. "

He nibbled at her neck and purring seductively as she tried to push him away. But, Bulma's protests were soon forgotten as he nipped her ear. He easily tore the scarf away from her neck, and licked the bite mark that proclaimed her his mate. She shuddered against him as he pulled her body tightly against his, and kissed her deeply. He lay her on her back, on the floor, settling on top of her and proceeded to move his hands up the outside of her thighs, into her business-dress. " Maybe we ought to just give up on these two and start over… one resembling me this time? " He growled seductively into her thoughts, biting her neck. Vegeta felt her shudder, and licked the ruby hued drops of blood from her skin, purring at the taste of her. " Maybe with a better head for fighting than shopping. And the power to back it up? "

" Mmmm… " Bulma giggled, tugging his shirt off. " But what would we name this amazing creature? Something Saiyan? Radditz? Or Napa, or… I know, how about Vegeta? "

He growled, separating his mate from her clothes and kissing her breasts in the same motion. He smirked as she growled obviously she had heard her clothes tear and was not so far gone that she didn't care… yet. " If this one can fight like I can that'll be enough. The pureblooded Saiyans are gone when I die. It is only fitting that their names would disappear also. "

"Vegeta? " Bulma whispered breathless and a little scared. " You're serious? "

He nipped her throat again. " Why not? Our brats aren't that bad… Trunks could be so powerful… but he's lazy and the other brat actually has the mind of a fighter, but lacks discipline and the strength to back it up. "

" But I'm too old to have another baby, Vegeta! Can't we think about this? "

He snorted in amusement, as he looked down her body and finally drew her attention to the platinum chain of the Dragon Tear around her neck. " There is only one person who could've given you this, Bulma, and she didn't just make you look younger. Shani's people are immortal until slain, and she knows how to manipulate time, and life-magic itself. You're going to have to stop thinking in human terms, minx. We may be sixty something… but that's not old to a Saiyan. I'd say we have about a hundred and forty more years together. That is… if my little Shani didn't finally grant that silly immortality wish I was going to make with the Dragonballs. "

" What? " Bulma narrowed her eyes, but then grinned as she saw the spark of mischief that was almost cloaked by the sheer darkness of his gaze. " You know… that's the first time I've seen you say her name without sounding and looking like you want to break something. I feel like we owe her a lot. I'm sorry I never really met her. "

" Don't say that. We can't change what happened, and she would never want us to try, it would dishonor her memory and her gift. Why are you crying? "

" Because I'm happy. "

Well, you are smiling, but you're crying too… you females are so emotional. But what is making you so happy that you're making a mess of my towel? " He growled, nuzzling her neck, starting to purr softly.

" Sorry. I don't really know… I just love you. And I love you more everyday. You've changed so much, and I know it's all been worth it. All the fighting, all of the nights I've spent wondering where you are, if you were ever coming home… all of the nights making love. I wouldn't change any of it. You're worth it, our kids are worth it and I can't imagine my life without you in it. "

He had begun nibbling at her neck and her shoulders as she'd been talking, and he was about to kiss her lips, when the vid- screen of the gravity room flicked itself on and Bulma screamed as she saw a dozen beautiful aliens looking down at them curiously.

" Hmm. Vegeta… I see you're doing a different type of training today… let me give you a moment to yourselves. " Captain Maxwell groaned, and the screen flicked itself off again.

" Vegeta!! What in the hell? Who were they and how did they get this screen to do that? "

" They were Captain Maxwell and the crew of the Atlantis. When I came back to earth years ago, I had your father put in a chip with a single frequency receiver that will activate this screen in here; only Maxwell knows that code. Put some of those on. I'm going to see what he wants. " He nudged the pile of his things she had brought for him, and promptly walked over to the screen and turned it on again.

" Couldn't you at least wait until I'm dressed? You jerk… " Bulma growled, tugging the tight, form fitting spandex shirt and loose silk boxers on wondering why he couldn't wear something more normal… like denim or just plain cotton.

" Hello, Prince Vegeta. " Giggled all 10 of the beautiful females in the control room of the ship surrounding the Captain.

" Ladies. " He nodded, but looked only at the blue skinned, blue haired former prince of the Barovians. " It's been a while, Max, what did you want? "

" Well, " His long time ally hesitated and Vegeta's eyes narrowed. The famed space pirate never hesitated, and Vegeta was already sure he wasn't going to like this. But his friend didn't have a chance to answer him, as the Allurian named Kiara stepped lightly into view. She smiled flirtatiously and Vegeta noted out of the corner of his eye that Maxwell was watching her with distrust. That female was not just Maxwell's first mate; he decided he was love-mated to her not long after he had rescued her. The look he was giving her was thinly veiled hostility, and Vegeta cocked an eyebrow, glancing at the Captain. The look the Captain sent him back was a vague shrug, and he looked away from the screen for a moment as Kiara spoke.

" You won't believe what we found on Kwanzaa, Prince Vegeta. "

" I thought you and I decided you shouldn't go back there, Max. " Vegeta growled.

" I heard a rumor floating around the old Henara Star Quadrant… one that you'd be very interested in, Vegeta. I know it was stupid to go check it out… but…"

" Yeah, " Kiara interrupted with a hiss. "You almost got me caught. "

Love-mate or no, Maxwell tolerated no disrespect on the bridge of his ship and even some of the other females couldn't hide their surprise. Kiara had been with him for over 30 years and yet she made no move to apologize and more telling than that, was Max not making her apologize.

" Max? Captain Maxwell… " Bulma muttered to herself thoughtfully. " Is this the Space Pirate you told us about… who rescued a bunch of slave girls? Err… is… I mean are they the slave girls? "

" Yes woman. Now be quiet or I will make you leave. "

" You do and you'll be sleeping in your precious gravity room longer than you think, Veggie. " Bulma snorted challengingly." You know how I feel about you training our daughter. "

" Minx. " He grunted. " She is half Saiyan, she was bound to want to learn to fight someday. It's in her blood and its what she was born to do. "

" She's only part Saiyan, the rest is human, and humans also deploy their brains to solve problems. Bra has your cunning and my genius. But she's so delicate; I just don't want her to get hurt. "

" Lima! " Captain Maxwell hissed at the Saiyan girl as she tried to see the two as they argued.

" What? I want to see what a half Saiyan is. And I still don't believe this old Friend of yours is a Prince, especially a Saiyan Prince. "

Vegeta started ignoring Bulma as he heard the exchange between Max and Lima, but when the girl came on screen, he felt as if he'd had the wind knocked out of him. He kept his expression guarded, but inwardly he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Temperamental and beautiful the slim girl was very Saiyan looking… but he had never seen anything like her clothes. She was wearing no more than a short white linen toga with bracers on her wrists and thick bands on each upper arm. Her tail twitched behind her as she unwrapped it from her waist. Her eyes watched him with unabashed curiosity and narrowed as she shifted her gaze to Bulma.

" A Saiyan? Max what are you trying to tell me? " Vegeta demanded, tearing his eyes off of the girl.

" He's a bright one. " The girl snorted.

" I was going to try to give you some warning. You know to do this tactfully. But it seems even your females lack any understanding of that. Look. I was tricked into going to Kwanzaa and Durmast… Well, he showed me his newest Gladiators. He had six Saiyans. He let me borrow them. He said he wanted to get you to fight some more. "

" Is Durmast still one of the Seven Skulls? "

" Yes. Kwanzaa's biggest moron is still the fourth; apparently they have decided he is easily controlled and not ambitious enough to interfere with their long-term plans. They let him think he's running Kwanzaa and he does whatever they tell him to. He knows how dangerous they are, but he thinks just because they can't get in his head that he's the one in control. "

" Why can't they? " Bulma asked.

" Durmast's race is an ancient one, but they are nearly extinct just as ours are. The Skulls… or more specifically their race is even older and they know that he won't be around much longer. Durmast's very strong, but he's got a lot of enemies, and any one of them would kill for even a shadow of his political power. He's held Kwanzaa's visible throne for more than 75 years. But the Skulls have never stopped ruling. They still control the Citana but even Shetar has disappeared from public view since Frieza and King Kold were killed. After Koola fell, it was forbidden in Shadowveil and the rest of Kwanzaa to talk about the Skulls. "

" So the Skulls are hiding? What for? With mind control powers like theirs and the Citana at their beck and call, there shouldn't be anything they have to be afraid of. All Illithians like the Skulls feed off of emotion and they live deep underground. They steal memories and emotions from those who catch their interest. All that is left is a completely helpless shell, and they got into the slave trade because most Pleasure slaves are bred to be physically unhurt by a mind wipe. All other races die soon after. For them any one of those girls is like an all you can eat buffet. And worse… they couldn't fight back even if they wanted to. "

" But did you know that Three tells me that Shetar never hurt her or attacked her mind when he was with her. "

" Three was Frieza's favorite. He would've been a fool to take her mind. Where is Three anyway? I thought you taught her to monitor radar? Come to think of it, you seem to be missing at least five others and Kiara has always had impeccable manners. "

Kiara paled, biting her lip and quickly left the room, mumbling an apology to the captain and Max grinned and shook his head.

" I guess I'm missing something here, but that girl looked awfully scared. " Bulma said thoughtfully. " So… about this Kwanzaa… what is it and where did you say you found more Saiyans? "

Vegeta smirked at his mate, then looked back at the young female Saiyan. " Yes girl, introduce yourself. "

Lima scowled at the command and the arrogance in his tone, but mainly at herself for bothering to answer him. " My name is Lima. I am a Saiyan gladiator from the Imperial City of Kale and now I belong to the Arena Darkskull on Kwanzaa. "

" You are a gladiator… Max, where is Kale? "

" I don't know. " The pirate sighed. " I had never heard of it either until I talked to them. But I think that it's on the other side of the Thunderhead Sector. "

" How did they get here then? There are only a handful of ships capable of crossing the Thunderhead sector since the Ice-jin fleet is divided by their civil war. "

" There's more than you think, the Saurians have gone back to more peaceful state under Zarbon's brother, Kazar, but they have been rebuilding their imperial navy, and even started to open trading with just about everyone. One of their main industries was shipbuilding, and they were the ones who designed the ships Kold favored as his flagships. There's been even more improvements in the design though, and while they are expensive, there are quite a few warlords still out there that have the money. "

" Are there any around FX-50? "

" No. Your sector is very quiet, don't worry I'd tell you if there was danger. "

" I know. But I was hoping there would be one or two stupid ones. "

" Why? " Bulma asked.

" I have a feeling I will need to go visit some old contacts and settle affairs with a few people before we go back to Kwanzaa and I'd rather not have to go all the way to Talon to check the status of my investments… "

" Captain!! " Squeaked one of the girls at a computer terminal. " Look! Kiara and that Saurian just commandeered two escape pods and an alarm is going off on deck four. "

" Damage control? " The captain sighed looking expectantly at another girl on his other side.

" It appears to be under control now Captain, the security and maintenance crews are saying that they got away but no one was seriously hurt. There was no structural damage to the hull or the evacuation areas. If we had our full compliment of personnel we might have caught them in time… I'm sorry Captain. "

" Don't worry we know where they will be going. " Max sighed.

" We do? " Bulma asked.

" Yes, they will be going back to Kwanzaa to wait for us. But why are you not fully staffed? " Vegeta asked.

" Three, Kiara and actually seven of the other girls are with Durmast. He tricked me into visiting Darkskull. He was supposedly in private conference with the other Skulls for the entire week, but that turned out to be a lie, and he kept about half of my fighters and a third of maintenance and engineering. You can guess where they are, I'm sure, Vegeta. "

" Is your ship a large one? " Bulma wondered out loud, drawing a snort from Vegeta.

" You could fit all of Capsule Corp in the cargo bay of the Atlantis. His ship actually functions as a free city, there are refugees from all over the three former empires who live and work there. Those numbers grow as he does less and less pirating. "

" Yes, you probably won't recognize most of her, the old girl has undergone a lot of expansion and refitting since you were aboard her last. But I think it would be a good idea to get rid of all the refugees and citizens for now. I don't know what's going to happen now, but it looks like we need to be preparing for the worst, I want to drop off most of the civilians and their families to Jade. Its peaceful and they will be safe there. "

" Good idea. How long do we have before you arrive on earth? "

" Exactly 36 standard hours. Will you be bringing anyone else along? "

" What? Vegeta! You can't just leave!! "

" Why not? You're all coming with me, woman. " He growled, holding her body close to his in all the right places. " If there are other Saiyans out there, it is my responsibility to find them. And to do that, we have to get his crew back. Kwanzaa isn't a nice place, you and Bra won't be going planetside there, but you are too useful and too valuable to leave here. Besides, this might take a while… "

" Are you going to ask Goku and the others to come along too? " Bulma asked, nuzzling his ear, hoping he wouldn't get mad.

" They are Saiyans, even if they don't truly understand what that means. "

" We can leave the rest of our planning until later. " Max sighed, and the screen in the gravity room went dark, but the Saiyan Prince and his mate didn't seem to notice, as the last the Atlantis saw of them, had them kissing very passionately.