Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ TOSOV (BOOK 3) ❯ DISGRACEFUL DISINHERITANCE ( Chapter 27 )

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

WARNING! MUTILATION, ANGST, FLUFF, SHOUNEN AI, YAOI

CHAPTER XXIX

DISGRACEFUL DISINHERITANCE

Screams of 'what the hell is that!' erupted from the gathered crowed the minute their eyes came in contact with the horrifying vision of a gigantic gorilla type creature. The creature, while it resembled an Oozaro was much larger, its fur was reddish golden brown, and its tail was lush and thick like a fox's tail, its eyes were black cherry in color with no iris like with Oozaro. The now recovered dark Saiya-jin were speechless until Vegeta Ou remembered a dangerous move he had executed one time in his younger days when his mother had found that the king had been murdered. Flying close to his mother, the king reached for her tail, grabbed it and gave it a hard yank but not hard enough to break it.

"What the hell's he doing? He'll be killed for sure!" Queen Zatanna, Zarbon's mother, exclaimed.

"No, he knows that's one of the only ways to either restore her from her transformed state or to stop it as Ceraina is doing my own," Vegeta Ouji explained and eyes turned to see Ceraina indeed had a hold on his tail.

Vegetanna melted back into her mortal state and collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. Those who had never seen the Femzoro were both shaken and curious and stood away from the queen, who now stood naked in front of all. Vegeta Ou removed his cape and threw it around his mother and held her as she dissolved into tears of pain. The king was stunned for he had rarely seen his strong mother shed tears-the reunion earlier didn't count because he had cried as well. The king looked over the crowd.

"Would someone mind telling me what brought my mother to Femzoro?" the Ou hissed, which caused the crowd to flinch.

"Ask that female who was born of Queen Sunrissa. She's the cause. I trust you noticed how her spawn looked incredibly like Ice-jin?" Vegeta Ouji replied threw clenched teeth.

The Ou scanned the crowd until his sharp black eyes clashed with a pair of horror filled orbs the same inky hue and belonged to a vision with shoulder length spiked black hair. She clung to a grayish white and purple headed being a little shorter than her brother, a being that resembled both Frieza and Cooler. The Ou made a retching sound.

"What the...I thought we killed both Cooler and Frieza on Magnetara! How could he be yet alive?" the Ou flustered as he tried to make sense of what his eyes were looking at.

"My name is Frostbite, I am the youngest and last son of King Cold and Queen Igloo," the Ice-jin stepped forward and announced.

Saiyan eyes flared with anger as the Ou replied, "I did not give you leave to speak, scab! Unhand that female now!" the king demanded which only caused the couple to embrace tighter.

"I will not let her go! We love each other, why can't our races get along? I apologize for what my predecessors have done to you but what I feel-"

Frostbite was cut off in mid-sentence as a chi blast sailed between the couple and forced them apart.

"My Ou... told you... not... to... speak! God, you Ice-jin are such dense creatures!" a harsh voice sounded from behind the royal clan.

All eyes turned but the Ouji's lit up with surprised happiness. "K-san, mi koi!" the prince broke from Ceraina's hold and barely missed colliding with Onya as the two flew to Kakarrot's side. The Ouji conceded to the mother, however, he did wrap his tail around the larger Saiyan's abdomen.

After Onya had greeted her son, she moved so that his mate could do the same. Prince Vegeta wasted no time in bringing his arms to do what his tail was. The two embraced and kissed one another lightly, fighting against the urge to engage in a stronger deeper exchange. "How are you feeling, love?" the prince asked as he held his koi tightly as if he had just returned from a mission.

"Better than that Ice-jin and that female are gonna feel when I get through with them!" Kakarrot hissed, his hair flashing from midnight to gold, however, the prince held him in check.

All those who had known Kakarrot as the tender, kind hearted, wouldn't-harm-a-fly Son Goku stood amazed at such a display of anger. The prince and Kakarrot's parents had expected such a reaction and he had every right to be upset. Well, the entire clan was livid! How could a daughter of Saiya willingly choose to mate outside her race and neglect to inform a chosen mate from her race? It went beyond all explanation. Notwithstanding, Kakarrot attempted to lunge at the couple but Vegeta Ouji held him back.

"No, my love, she's not worth it. I don't know what I was thinking in allowing her access to my one. If I had known she'd pre-mated with a scab like that... K-san, forgive me, koi," the prince hung his head and bit back the tears that threatened to fall, angry with himself for losing the emotional fight.

Kakarrot lifted the prince's head and wiped away the stray tears that had escaped the smaller Saiyan's onyx colored eyes. "V-sama, its okay, mi amour. I was just overjoyed that she had chosen me since you and I had not... Well, you know. I should have told you that when I bit her, I'd tasted something strange in her blood. I mean, I barely scratched you and your blood tasted like cinnamon berry spice to me. Her blood tasted bitter like vinegar and battery acid and I couldn't bring myself to bite her again. I went down on her during one of our mating sessions and the scent made me gag. I forced myself to pay no attention to whatever reeked from her and dismissed it as a need to wash. I was still influenced by Son Goku and he took a lot of things for granted. I was pleased when you elevated my status so that I could be with the female and I accepted because I wanted to be closer to the one I'm looking at now. Kakarrot will not take things for granted, especially regarding his Ouji and mate. I love you," K-san smiled. Taking the Ouji's smaller hands in his large ones, the larger warrior knelt in front of the prince. "I, Kakarrot, son of Bardock and Onya, am now completely yours, my Oujisama," Kakarrot's eyes glittered as he declared to all that he belonged to their prince.

Vegeta's heart was in his mouth as well as his bright black eyes, which danced like he had done just sometime previous on another planet after he had seen his love attain the now coveted Pilzara form of their race. His throat constricted with strong emotions that prevented him from answering, however, he was spared when the king spoke.

"Is this warrior acceptable to you, my Ouji-san?" the king's voice broke his startled son from his trance but still the prince could only nod his response. "Let it be known that this night has seen the severance of the union between the female called Kayla and Commander Kakarrot, and the fulfillment of the union between Prince Vegeta and Lord Kakarrot. Rise, warrior, take your place with your Outusan in the royal houses of planets Kale and Minerva," Vegeta Ou pronounced and Kakarrot rose to go stand beside Bardock and behind the prince. Then the Ou turned his face back to the offensive couple. "You, woman, have disgraced not only the Saiyan race but both your family and that of your Saiyan mate's as well as the warrior himself. According to Saiya-jin law, your mate has the right to dispose of you in anyway that befits him heedless of your carrying his seed or not. However, since that which you carry is royal property, it shall be removed and housed in another until its delivery time. Is there a female among the daughters of Saiya willing to house Kakarrot's chimp?" the Ou looked at all the females of breeding age.

Proudly stepping forward and with a deep bow, the elder Saiya-jin queen nodded and said, "I accept the child, my Ou. Upon its birth, it shall be returned to its Outusans, Kakarrot and Vegeta Ouji," Queen Vegetanna bowed her head, her sharp eyes slicing any thought of rebuke or rebuff. "It is what I can do to honor the House of Bardock in the face of such a humiliating circumstance," she continued.

"So be it-"

"Poppa, no! This is my baby! You can't take it from me! I want to deliver it!" Kayla suddenly screamed in horror.

The Ou was unmoved and unfazed. "You should have thought of that before you flaunted your affair to the universe! Curse you, Frieza! Damn Frieza and the others to the blackest pit of hell there is! First you rape me when I was a teen up to when my first prince was delivered. Then you turned your sick perverted pleasure onto my chimp when he was but two years of age. You forced me to hand him over to you for special training, then you kidnapped him and forced him into slavery to kill for you and to be your source of release! <How I wonder my eldest didn't die from those vicious attacks>. Now your youngest brother has claimed my female child for his mate and has caused her to bear five offspring! When will you let my people go?!" Vegeta Ou cursed the Ice-jin race, and with that, enormous power erupted from the Saiyan monarch.

Prince Vegeta was quick to dart behind the Ou and pull his tail, which forestalled the inevitable transformation. Both Pilzara and Femzoro were monstrous and the prince was slowly discovering that the power increased after the very first transformation. This shook even his rock solid resolve and caused a wave of panic to slice through him like a knife. The two mighty Saiyan warriors were amazed that there had been no voices of disapproval from the likes of Chichi or Bulma, who most assuredly would have wrung the king's neck for pronouncing sentence on the female creature that the queen had delivered.

"King Vegeta-sama, may I speak, sir?" said a cold feminine voice that also held a tinge of emotion inside of its tone.

All eyes turned to see Queen Igloo, who had risen into the air to view the crowd. In their fourth form, Ice-jin were shorter in stature than the Saiyan prince was himself even with the four inches the first transformation to Pilzara had given to his original 5'4" body.

"Speak, woman," Vegeta Ou acknowledged the icebox queen.

Nodding her thanks, Queen igloo continued. "I may have a solution to both our situations. I share your shame, believe it or not, in finding that my youngest offspring has chosen a mate of your race. With the evidence looking all of us in the face, I think that we should not deny them their request, however, I will not harbor them on Frieza-1, the home planet and I am sure that you will kill them on your home planet. I have my own private planets from purges that Cold had given to me in an attempt to try and please me. One of those I named Glacier-3. It was not inhabited as I told Cold that I would not accept a planet he had murdered the inhabitants for. The entire planet trade commission was a ridiculous venture and should have been abolished long ago. Anyway, my proposal is this. I will give Frostbite and his mate Glacier-3 as theirs to rule, provided they take every single half-breed and bi-product that Frieza, Cooler and Cold has ever made, regardless of the other race they had forced themselves onto. And, your majesty, I commend your decision with the removal of the pure blood that she carries. Such a stained piece of merchandise should not be allowed such an illustrious privilege," the Ice-queen nodded.

"Your majesty, that's-"

"Silence, female! You are in no position to argue! You're lucky your former mate has no idea of his true heritage or he could have ordered your death at our hands! In addition, you will not only lose that which grows in you but your name, your spikes and tail shall also be removed to let the entire universe know that the Saiyan race is back with a vengeance and shall not tolerate such disgrace! You have renounced your right to possess such crowns of glory. You have played the whore on a son of Saiya whom you duped into believing that you would be his forever, daring not to mention that you had mated and chosen before outside of your own people. From this day you are declared branded and beneath the notice of even the lowest born Saiyan native. From this day onward, let the name of Kayla Vegeta be stricken from Saiya-jin records. Fuyung, Nappa, Angelair, put your gloves on and escort this female to the medical bay for removal," the Saiyan king ordered and the three guards did as ordered.

The air was heavy with a pregnant silence as the female was escorted from the crowd with the Ice-jin following behind. The former Saiyan princess bowed her head in shame as hot tears cascaded down her lovely face. The Saiya-jin, light and dark, took to the air to avoid any contact with the female. It had been known from times of old in Saiya-jin society, that once a female had been declared branded, that she was not even worthy to be spat upon. Oftentimes, a branded female would be sent out to fend for herself, as she had become both nameless and faceless. Well, the second part would be a bit difficult, in this case, as that female had been a twin with a brother who still resembled her. Nonetheless, a branded female, if she had any property, it would be destroyed or seized. If she had children, they would be sent off planet or worse, killed, but that would have been at the discretion of the mate.

Once the female's energy could no longer be detected, the Saiyan-jin descended, however, they did not completely land and just hovered over the places in which they had stood. Queen Vegetanna used the moment to depart and get prepared to accept the infant from the other female. Silence reigned heavy in the encroaching darkness until...

"Ou-san, I had no idea the two of them had formed a tryst. It must have happened when they were on this planet and I had taken Prince Kale to train with Prince Sonra and a few others. I am to blame for allowing such an atrocity to occur against our race," King Aegar bowed low before Vegeta Ou.

The dark Saiyan king regarded the lighter one then held out a hand to the blond ruler. "From what I gather, Aegar, this is a world that is a refuge for the dispossessed, homeless and aimless beings of the universe. If she entered her time when she had encountered that prince, it is understandable why she fell for him. It's still not acceptable but at least we found out before the Saiyan chimp could be pushed into the universe. It is better to be rid of one rotten apple than let it spoil the entire bushel," the dark Saiyan king quipped. That caused those Saiya-jin who had become comfortable with the lighter emotions and feelings in their beings to snicker then that turned into a chuckled and finally full laughter.

The sound snapped the dumbfounded humans out of their trance and Bulma, Yamcha and Chichi stared in open-mouthed amazement.

"What's so funny? I thought Saiya-jin had no humor, judging from the way Vegeta always acts," Chichi shot in a bitchy tone of voice.

"The Ou just made a humorous statement regarding a female he had just declared branded," Ariadne provided the information.

"What's branded?" quiet Chioutzu asked, his little eyes lit with curiosity.

"Branded is a female Saiyan's worse fear. It's when she has committed something so heinous that is beyond the death sentence. She is put out of society, stripped of her very personage and left to fend for herself. Anything she may own is destroyed, her mate and children are forbidden to make any contact with her and no one else in society will have anything to do with her, either," the gold princess replied.

"What caused the girl to become branded?" Krillin asked, now curious.

"She mated outside of the race with one none of our people approve all. It might not have been so bad if she were of low birth, but she was of the royal house and had failed to inform her Saiyan mate that she had mated and belonged to another. That is a crime that is unforgivable. I'm surprised our brother didn't blast her into the next dimension but he has changed a great deal from what he once was," Kale replied as he had passed the group with Raditz behind him due to his great height.

"Why is it a crime for a woman to mate with someone she's attracted to?" Bulma asked.

"It wouldn't have been so bad if she had just informed Kakarrot she had mated before she had singled him out, but some Saiyan females are indiscriminate of their mating choices when they enter their stage. Not like males who set their sites on one in particular, mate and then bond with that one for life. That is one of the reasons why the males bond and mate with one another. Shall we go, my brother?" Kale asked and Raditz nodded then the two departed.

"Raditz, Kale, before you go, I have an acknowledgement to make," the Ou's voice halted the two young men.

"How may we serve you, Sire?" Raditz asked as they bowed.

The king drew a deep breath, then turned to his mates and held out his hands. Sunrissa and Bardock lifted twin sheaths and placed the hilts into the king's hands. The king withdrew the objects, which, when the light hit them, gleamed like a diamond. Gasps were heard the crowd over.

"The king's swords! W-where had they been?" Vegeta Ouji asked against a suddenly dry mouth.

The queen smiled. "One had been in the palace on this planet and the other I had taken with me to Kale," she nodded.

The prince nodded, then turned to watch what the king was about to acknowledge. Vegeta Ou raised his hands and crossed the swords and looked at the bowed bodies in front of him. A smile graced a face as handsome as the Ouji's.

"This has been a long time in coming and had our planet not been destroyed, it would have been proclaimed and made law. Vegetzu, Rageta, Teresahan, chimps of Trageta and Goten, come kneel before me, my children. I, Vegeta, the Ou and supreme ruler of the Saiya-jin, recognize and honor these children born of males. Raditz, you are my son born of Bardock. Although it has been written that Vegeta is direct heir to the throne, until his heir is full-grown, you shall be his heir. I crown thee, Prince Raditz. Rise, my Ouji, and claim your place in the house that has always been yours," the king declared.

Raditz hesitated then spoke, "I-I cannot accept, my Ou, in that he and I have sons. Endive is but a mere chimp and is my brother's third full-blooded son. Vegetzu is the eldest by ten minutes," Raditz nodded.

"Your majesty, Vegeta already has an heir!" Kakarrot began to protest but then found himself on the ground and a boot on his neck.

"Half breeds shall never be rulers of the Saiya-jin! You maybe my mate and I love you to distraction but because of his initially mixed blood, Trageta can never be recognized as my legitimate heir," Vegeta Ouji spat as he knew that K-san would argue with why Trunks was no longer to be the prince's heir.

"F-forgive me, my Ouji. I-I overstep my bounds," Kakarrot wheezed and Vegeta lifted his foot, held out his hand in offer to assist K-san from the ground, however, the prince found himself flying backwards.

Suddenly, the prince's flight was halted and his arms were pinned at his sides. He began to struggle. "Let go! K-san, save this for the arena!" the prince gasped.

K-san leaned around his prince, captured his love's lips in a passionate exchange then let the smaller Saiyan loose. The prince slapped K-san with his tail then returned to the crowd.

"If the two of you are finished with your fun, might we proceed? Thank you," the king continued after his son and K-san had nodded. "I am well aware of Trageta being female born but he is of a mixed union and therefore cannot be his legally recognized heir. Raditz, I commend your recommendation. Prince Vegetzu, I crown thee heir to the throne of Kale after your Outusan. Rise, my prince," the king declared.

Vegetzu slowly got to his feet in an unsteady manner but both his Outusan's were beside him to assist. The young vision of Vegeta and Raditz looked from one parent to another. He couldn't believe it.

"Does that mean that I am a crowned prince, Outusan, Matusan?" the young man asked.

"Matusan? I've never heard that one," Prince Vegeta blushed almost fearing the meaning and implication of the word.

"Teresahan coined it. She and I were trying to decide what to call you since you delivered the two of us. You told me that Raditz was my Outusan and that Kakarrot was hers. Since they contributed and we call them Outusan, she figured that since you had the role of the 'momma,' that you should be called Matusan. I hope it is not dishonoring nor displeasing to you, Ouji-sama?" Rageta hung his head.

The prince was more elated than displeased. He called the two he had birthed to him and embraced them; his heart swelled to near bursting at the affection the word had brought with it.

"Let it be known that all delivering males shall be known as Matusans!" the king proclaimed.

"My king, I propose one more change. Although planet Kale was named for our son, Prince Kale, it is only fitting that we rename the planet, Vegeta, as both Ou and Ouji are alive and together once again!" Sunrissa smiled but the king shook his head.

"Not Vegeta, my one. The planet shall be named Kale-Ragetzusei, in honor of all princes. We shall officially rename it when we leave to inhabit her, for now, it is nearly moonrise and time for the great fight! Dismissed!" the king announced, however...

"One moment, my darker children. I know how eager you all are for your battle royal, but it has been so long since a certain prince has graced us with his talent along with those of his twin sons. Would it be too much to request a concert before the battle?" King Aegar asked as he bowed to King Vegeta.

The darker king smiled and nodded. "Yes, I have seen his talent from the other side. He is quite the master of the dherra <the auto harp instrument Vegeta played to celebrate K-san's transformation>. I don't see why not," that king nodded. "Children of Saiya, honored guests, King Aegar requests that a certain prince and his sons perform in a concert before we undertake the battle royal. I trust they know who they are and how long it will take them to prepare," King Vegeta nodded.

Prince Vegeta froze, a chill traveling the length of his strong spine. How could that platinum haired tailless ape put him in such a predicament? He never wanted to bring his music to the stage. He was content with just making recordings as the 'nameless wonder.' Now beings he never wanted to know that the Saiya-jin could be an aesthetic race would be granted that knowledge.

"Hey, love, what's wrong?" K-san as he embraced the prince from behind and kissed his cheek.

"K-san! Aegar requested my sons and I perform, I can't do that!" the Ouji spun around and threw his arms tightly around his koi, his black eyes wide like saucers. Sweat poured from the prince's body as if he had just performed a heavy work out.

"V-sama, you're shaking like a leaf! I've never seen you so scared in my life," K-san held his mate as tightly as he could.

"Matusan, what's wrong?" it was Rageta's voice at his dad's left side.

"King Aegar wishes us to perform. You know I can't do that, even on this planet!" the prince replied.

"My Ouji, it's not so bad. Everyone you know will be out there. I'll be in the front row cheering you on, even if you flop," K-san snickered and Vegeta pulled away from his embrace.

"Oh, that's encouraging! I get stage fright, all right! I can't stand crowds. I guess it's a psychological fear from my days with that horrid white demon. I get physically ill whenever I think of going out on a stage to perform. That's why I've never toured the music from the CD," the prince voice reflected the shuddering in his body.

"Tell them why, little brother, or would you like me to?" it was Raditz and he placed a large hand on the smaller Ouji's back to comfort him.

Fighting the urge to lean into his older brother's touch, the prince replied, "You can. I might disgrace myself," Vegeta drew a shaky breath.

Raditz sighed. "Frieza would have us dress, dance and perform disgusting displays to turn his audience and clients on. Many of those clients rented us for their own entertainment after they saw what we had to offer and what we could do. That white whore..." Raditz could not continue.

"If we had failed to solicit action or bring in a certain amount of cash for that white whore, he would punish us horrendously. I was always the one to get it after he had his way with either Saiyan. I wished he had killed me but he never did. I always did what he ordered as I was too afraid of Frieza and his punishments. Once he started, he never stopped until we were half-dead. The dressing up and dancing part was fun, when we did it on our own in practice and no one could see us. When he commanded our presence to his stage, we knew he had new buyers for our favors. It was humiliating to be put on display like sluts for the taking," it was Zarbon who had contributed to the narrative.

"At least I opted for the Ginyu Force, but that was no better. When he or Cooler wanted us to perform, he'd call Cap'n Ginyu and tell him he wanted to see us in our tutus. That was humiliation to the hilt! At least you guys had something to cover you! Frieza's idea of a tutu was a feather boa wrapped around our middles and a sheath to cover the hardware, pardon the pun," Jeice had stepped into the conversation.

"I know how Vegeta feels. I cringe when I see a stage now. I'd much rather perform in private," Zarbon sighed.

"Well, how about dark glasses so that you don't know you're on stage? Please, my prince? I love to hear you sing and watch you dance. You have incredible moves!" Kakarrot smiled as he tried to coerce his prince into performing.

"Matusan, please? We'll be with you and you know Trageta and Goten perform with us as well. We won't let the crowd get you down. If you feel faint, I'll rush you off stage," Rageta attempted to soothe his delivering parent.

Vegeta looked up at all who surrounded him and a smile tugged at his lips. "One condition. You four join me," the prince spoke as his younger brother Kale was also present and Vegeta knew the boy had a hidden talent.

The others agreed and the group broke up. Vegeta went to King Aegar and informed him that the band would be on stage in the amphitheater in a half an hour. That king nodded and moved to gather the crowd.

Ten minutes later, the group was gathered and waited to go entertain the crowd. Vegeta discovered that both Zarbon and Jeice were also musically inclined and had their own native instruments. The group sat in a large dressing room and surveyed one another. Vegeta, his brothers and sons opted to dress in tight fitting black leather pants, black long sleeved shirts, white boot and gloves and black leather jackets that matched their pants. Zarbon was dressed in a pale blue long sleeved shirt and tight dark blue jeans that complimented his blue skin to perfection, a dark blue vest, white boots and gloves. Jeice wore the pink shirt Bulma had first given Vegeta when he had returned from his hunt for Kakarrot in the early days. The shirt looked a lot better on the orange skinned punk rocker than it ever did on the no Ouji. Along with the shirt, Jeice wore red leather pants, white boots and gloves as well as a white vest. Each member sat in his own private thoughts as fingers idly played against hand held instruments until a light tap at the door disrupted the quiet. Raditz got out of his seat to answer the summons.

"Chimp, what the devil are you doing here? This is for the entertainers only!" the large Saiyan admonished in harsh tones that caused the others to turn and look.

"I come to see my Outusan," a tiny male voice spoke with authority.

"Watch your mouth, brat, or I'll send you flying to next week!" Raditz huffed.

"Lay one hand on my son, and you'll be gumming your next meal. I don't care if the Ou did crown you as his elder prince. Come, brat, state your business," Vegeta beckoned his son into the room.

Endive strode into the room and bowed to his Outusan. "Outusan, might I request to play the dumeron<Saiyan drum-like instrument> in the band?" the young Vegeta Ouji mirror image asked.

The prince's eyes widened but he hid the surprise before anyone could comment. "You play the dumeron? Not many can play that just like not many can play the dherra," the elder prince commented in haughty tones, then a smile tugged at his sensuous lips. "Very well, chimp. Let us see what you can do," Vegeta waved his son over to a set of flat discs that were suspended on thin poles in various heights.

The infant stepped behind the instrument, took up the sticks and began a series of triples and doubles followed by a rolling rift like thunder across a valley. If the elders were impressed, they did not show it, merely nodded that the youngest Saiyan prince near Chardonblis could participate in the show.

'Maybe poppa won't be so scared if I'm with him,' the chimp thought with a smile as he stepped from the dumeron set.

Nonetheless, time continued and band decided to meditate to further calm them and prepare for the show. This was more for the Saiyan prince's benefit than for the others.

"Outusan's really nervous and I don't think it's just the concert. He seems like he senses something...Wait, Rageta, do you feel that?" Vegetzu asked his twin brother as the three boys sat together.

"Rageta, what's that? I feel bad. I don't like this. It feels wrong, like my belly's on fire!" Endive clutched onto his elder brother.

The prince's sons moved from their positions to sit beside their Outusan. At that instance, a flash of light blinked then collapsed in on itself. When it cleared there stood Kakarrot, his sons and the eldest grandchildren. Also with him were the king and Bardock, Broli, Turles, Paragus, both Kakarrot's grand-Tousan's and Vegeta's mother's Outusan.

"What?" the prince started then he clutched his abdomen.

"Do you feel it, too, poppa? It burns!" Endive held onto his dad who had taken him from Rageta.

"I thought we killed that freak of nature and those others with him! Will this nightmare never end?" the prince cried without tears.

"This is insane, it's impossible! Nothing could have survived that blast," Vegeta Ou shook his head.

"Look, we don't have the time to contemplate the why and how those freaks survived, but they did! We've got a theater full of universal delegates we need to move to safety in a hurry! Let's change to battle armor then go and clear the area!" Vegeta Ouji spoke as he removed his outer clothing.

Zarbon and Jeice bulked as they thought Vegeta and his sons had nothing under their concert clothing, however, when the group pulled off their shirts, the others saw that the Vegeta males had on their Saiyan spandex.

"You must live in those outfits," Zarbon remarked as he moved behind a dressing screen to change his outfit as did Jeice.

Five minutes later, the group stood in battle armor and left the dressing room. As the band headed for the stage entrance, Vegeta contacted King Aegar.

"Aegar, announce that the arena needs to be cleared. An emergency's arisen and it is necessary to protect the breeding females," the Saiyan prince told the light Saiyan king.

"What is afoot, my prince? I sense an evil power headed this way. Could it be...?" Aegar fretted.

"I don't even want to go there, Aegar, just clear the arena by time we exit the corridor," Vegeta Ouji instructed, his voice strong but he felt like a frightened child on the inside. K-san wrapped his tail around the prince to give him comfort.

The group reached the edge of the corridor just as Aegar was announcing the cancellation of the concert due to a delicate situation, which he was not at liberty to divulge but that everyone needed to be moved into the bunkers under the palace. The golden Saiya-jin and the breeding dark haired females left without needing to know any details. However, the other races opted to stay and the humans-not the X-team-were just plain indignant and refused to budge without an explanation.

"Why is the show cancelled and why do we have to leave?" Bulma asked in her waspish fashion.

"Listen, Bulma, there's an evil and powerful presence on its way to this planet and I will not mention who or what I perceive that it is. The Saiya-jin are trustworthy, especially the golden ones. I feel it will be in everyone's best interest for you all to follow King Aegar. Gohan and I will be needed on the battlefield. Now, go," Piccolo tried to herd the human Z- sensi, Chichi and Bulma out of the arena.

"BATTLEFIELD!! You mean my Gohan, Goten and Goku will have to fight whatever it is heading down here? Oh, no, I will not allow that!" Chichi shrieked and tried to break from Piccolo's grasp.

"Chichi, what's it gonna take to get you to see that Goku is no longer yours! He hasn't been since Vegeta returned after Buu was destroyed. He left you when Goten was fourteen and took the boy with him. Neither of them belongs to you anymore and Gohan is mine, now and forever. Accept it, woman! Now go, and let us fight this battle once and for all!" Piccolo admonished and shoved Chichi into Bulma to get them out of the arena.

Once the arena was clear, warriors of every delegation and race on planet Minerva gathered for a briefing of what they were going to face. Prince Vegeta stood in the center of the gathering with a heavy heart and weary eyes. Kakarrot stood beside him, as did the rest of the House of Vegeta.

"I'll tell them, Oujimi," the Ou whispered to his middle son who nodded his thanks. "Warriors, first I will tolerate no blaming of my son for the survival of those creatures who are approaching at this very minute. Several of us were up there, we believed them to be on Magnetara and we destroyed it. The psychic golden Saiya-jin did not prepare for nor did they foresee this. I have been told that two of the beings coming are very powerful and negatively charged wizards whose own psychic abilities could rival our own, even yours, Zarbon. Two other beings can regenerate at will and therefore are impossible to destroy completely. My son gave his life in an attempt to destroy one of those things as had Kakarrot when he tried to destroy the other. The odds are heavily against us, but we have the greater number. The royal house is as highly psychic as the golden Saiya-jin are, thus, we may be able to block our thoughts from those wizards," Vegeta Ou stated.

"This would be a perfect time for old Guildo to be fighting with us," Jeice snickered.

"Did I hear someone mention my name?" a voice asked from behind the crowd.

"Guildo!" a crowd of voices gasped in recognition as a short frog-like creature with four round eyes neared them.

"How did you get back to this plane?" Jeice asked as the creature nodded to all he recognized.

"I had a strong feeling in the other dimension that more assistance would be required to stop those beings once and for all. I told these clowns that if they assisted in destroying the enemy of the universe, that I would restore them their lives," it was the voice of the Kaioshin, the Supreme Kai.

"Kaio-sama, welcome, sir. I apologize-"

"Save it, Prince Vegeta, you did your best but sometimes evil refuses to be vanquished. Remember, I told you that five Supreme Kais, each 1000x stronger than Frieza could not vanquish Buu and I had just managed to kill Bibiddi after he had sealed his monster up," Kaioshin replied.

"I know, but did you know about Cell, the ultimate android created from cells of the mightiest warriors in the universe? We can defeat Frieza, Bibiddi and Babidi, but those other two have the power of regeneration. Well, let's cross that bridge when it arrives. Warriors ready?" Vegeta Ouji called.

"On your word, Ouji-sama!" the group of gathered warriors chorused then they powered up and took to the skies following the immense power those who could read chi had picked up not long ago.

Kakarrot flew beside the prince and had to wrap his tail about himself to keep from wrapping his love in its softness.

'I know, love, but we can't be distracted. This is the ultimate battle and a must win situation if the universe is ever going to function at its fullest once again. We'll be Vegetto and shock the shit from those who think to enslave us again,' the prince spoke through the link he and Kakarrot shared.

'Don't forget, Vegedock and Trunksten will join Vegetto in this battle, my son. Remember, you are the strength of Vegetasei,' King Vegeta remarked through the link he shared with his son.

'No, Outusan, K-san is. I run a close second,' the prince replied in a humbled voice.

'Vegeta... I-I don't think he means in strength alone. I keep telling you, your spirit, will and passion is much stronger than mine ever will be. You're a survivor. Me, I'm just a back wood alien boy, with incredible strength, some girl with blue hair found, befriended and civilized. I could never have survived what you did with Frieza. It took great courage for you to sacrifice yourself to Buu. How can I convince you that I'm very proud of you, my prince, and I'm pleased you have chosen me as your mate for life? C'mon, let's go put those fools back on ice!' Kakarrot gently admonished his prince through their link.

Vegeta had to chuckle at how foolish he was acting and he knew what Kakarrot said was the truth. Only a strong willed person, driven by the need for revenge could have survived what Raditz, Nappa and himself had during that time with Frieza. No wonder he had chosen Bardock's youngest to make his own. The boy was an absolute genius when given the chance. He'd have to show his koi just how much he appreciated everything the larger Saiyan had ever done for him. With those thoughts, Vegeta's confidence in defeating those low-life cowardly dogs increased ten-fold. Wrapping Kakarrot's tail with his own, the prince led the group away from the civilized areas of the planet.