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Honesty
Part 4
~ After Leaving King Kai’s Planet ~
Goku searched for a long time after he arrived on the planet,
trying to find a source of ki that was different from anything that he had ever
felt before, and then, when it started to get dark, he gave up and started
searching for a place that he could spend the night. Flying over the land, he
was once again able to see the animals in all their glory. This time as he
flew, he was able to see the ones that only came out at night, and they all had
tails also. It was very strange to be on a planet where all the creatures had
tails. It was unlike anything that he had ever seen before in his life. Flying
now towards the mountains, he passed over many peaceful villages that didn’t
hold any special interest to him, other than the opportunity to see more of the
race that he had thought extinct for a long time. When he and Vejita were
friends again, he would have to ask him how he knew about this place if it was
forgotten by the long ago king.
Finally, he found a cave that would be perfect for him. Landing outside of it,
he first checked to make sure that it was vacant before going into the
surrounding forest to round up some firewood and a meal to eat. The fire that
burned outside the cave that night didn’t attract anything or anyone other than
the tall figure that gazed into its depths and thought of the recent events
back on Earth.
**
~ After Leaving Chichi and Bulma ~
After Goku left the women to themselves, Chichi found him later
after finishing her conversation with Bulma and told him that she wanted a
divorce. It was one of the few things that they had both agreed upon in years.
Goku asked her what she would do when the child was born and she glared at him.
“What do you think I am going to do?”
Goku smiled softly. “Raise it of course. I just wanted to know if you would
need any help.”
Chichi looked at him strangely for a moment and then said quietly, “I am not
going to raise it.”
Goku was shocked. “What? Why not?”
“Because, if Gohan were anything to compare this child to, I’d say that the
child is going to look too much like you. I don’t want to be reminded of you
more than I have to be after we are divorced.”
“What about Gohan?”
“Gohan will go too.”
Goku shook his head. “Where are they going to go?”
Chichi looked away. “You said that you were getting off the
planet. I expect you to settle somewhere and raise them like a honorable
person. For my part, I am going to try and start my life over.”
Goku was shocked. “But what about Gohan’s school? Where will he study?”
Chichi laughed. “That is your problem. After the baby is born, you
have until he is six months old to come back and take him and Gohan away.”
Goku couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Chichi, I don’t
believe that you can act this way. This is totally unlike you. There is really
no reason to be this extreme about everything.”
Chichi shook her head. “I hate you Goku. I really hate you. I don’t want to
look at your sons that will likely look so much like you. I just want a fresh
start. Is that so much to ask for?”
Goku sighed. “No, Chichi, I suppose not. I will do as you wish and
come back in about six months to take the boys away.”
Chichi nodded. “That’s all I ask.”
Goku was silent for a moment as he studied the ground intently,
then he asked her. “What made you change your mind and decide to divorce me?”
Chichi sighed. “Bulma made a very convincing argument. She seems
to know something more than she was telling me. She says that you and Vejita
should’ve gotten together a while ago. After I said that I would divorce you, I
asked her what she meant by that, and she said, ‘Living with Vejita enables one
to get to know a lot more about him. After Trunks was born, we had a
conversation on feelings and he stated that there was a special thing that his
race could do. He said that they were able to bond to others.’ At the time
Bulma didn’t know what that was and so he told her that it was a situation in
which both
parties were able to read each other's minds and always know what
they were feeling.”
Chichi sighed and continued. “Bulma was pretty upset when Vejita
announced that he would never be able to create that bond with her, and when
she asked why, he stated that he only felt like creating one with a certain
person.” Chichi smiled softly at Goku. “Tell me, did Vejita and you ever create
that bond with each other?”
Goku felt ashamed and looked off into the distance. “Yes. And I
never fully appreciated him.”
**
~ Present ~
Looking back on it, Goku couldn’t believe that that conversation
had taken place. Chichi had divorced him and given him complete custody of
their kids. Goku was worried about Chichi, but he knew that she was doing well.
If it were otherwise, he’d know sooner or later. As for Gohan, the boy was
enjoying himself. Just before Goku left, he told his dad that the next time
Goku saw him, he’d be a lot stronger. For an eleven year old, he was already
very strong, but he was always trying to become stronger. Goku was very proud
of the boy. Then there was his unborn son. In two more weeks, he would have to
go back to see the birth. He couldn’t wait to see his newest son.
Looking away from the flames that had captured his gaze, he
decided that it was time to get some sleep, and, after putting out the fire,
entered the cave for the night.
***
~ Somewhere on a Lookout Over the Planet ~
“Hmm… He’s persistent; I’ll give him that. What do you think we
should do with him? He could ruin everything.”
A man in a red cape looked up from where he was standing, peering into the
globe that watched over the planet. He glanced at the woman sharply and spat
out a reply, “I don’t know. Kill him, maybe? Don’t you think that would be the
best thing? He’s clearly not affected by the memory crystal.” The man sighed
and looked back into the globe, revolving it to peer at another section of the
planet. “Everything else seems to be going well, however.”
The woman nodded, going over to stand beside her comrade over the
globe. “Yes, the people are happier now that they have someone that can govern
them.”
The man nodded, his dark pink hair waving slightly over his bent,
intent, blue face. Straightening, he glanced over at his partner, taking in the
slightly frizzled appearance of her dark purple hair and her tired face, the
skin a slightly darker shade of blue under her eyes. “Haven’t gotten enough
sleep, eh, Hirsh?”
“No, Wizen, I haven’t.”
“Why not?”
Hirsh sighed and looked into the globe wistfully. “I have fallen
for one of the land beings.”
Wizen shook his head in regret. “Why? You know that they aren’t
like you. How could you fall for one of them? They are nothing like us. Stop
losing sleep over it and try and forget-”
Hirsh broke him off angrily. “I can’t! I have tried, can’t you
see? But whenever I go to sleep, all I see is his face and I-” Hirsh realized
that she had said too much and quickly shut her mouth. However, it was too
late.
“Ah! So, you have fallen for one of the males.” Wizen peered at
his comrade sharply; his golden eyes boring holes through Hirsh’s silver ones.
Hirsh pulled her eyes away with difficulty and looked out the
window at the clouds. Being so far up in the sky made it hard to see the planet
from this room unless she left and walked onto the landing of the lookout and
looked down. “Yes, I have. Who else do you think it would be? A female? Haha! I
would never fall for someone of my own gender. What a disgrace! Shame on you
for even thinking such a thing.”
Wizen shrugged. “It has happened before, you know. There are many
that do so. However, it is not the thought of you mating a person of the same
gender. I am peeved over your choice in race.”
Hirsh bowed her head in shame. “I can’t help who I love, Wizen.”
Wizen sighed. “Very well. Who is this being that has caught your fancy?”
Hirsh smiled at him, relieved that he wasn’t too mad at her about the
situation. “The new comer, Vejita.”
Wizen looked at her in exasperation. “Why? Out of all the beings
down there, must you fall for him? You make things more difficult for yourself
than they have to be.”
“I don’t know. There’s something about him. He’s strong, loyal to
his subjects, brave. What else can I ask for in a companion?”
“He will never accept you,” replied Wizen, trying to dash the look
of wonder from her eyes.
Hirsh’s eyes flashed in anger. “He will! I know it! I’m powerful,
strong, and brave and I have lots of honor. What is it that I am missing other
than a tail? A tail isn’t everything. It’s your manner and actions that are
important.”
Wizen shook his head and decided to change the subject for the
moment. “What do you think we should do about the persistent male that has
arrived?”
Hirsh paced over to the globe once more, remembering the male that she had
commented about earlier. Spinning the globe, she was able to find his figure in
the depths. Now he was sleeping calmly, but in the morning, she knew that he
would go after the king and she didn’t want him to touch what was hers.
With a snarl, she glared at the dark-haired, muscled man for a
moment. He didn’t have a tail, but she knew that he was Saiya-jin from the way
that he looked and the power level that the globe was picking up from him. The
man’s face was peaceful in slumber and his hair was pressed to his face. From
the symbols on the orange gi, she was able to read his name: Son Goku.
Turning to her partner, her eyes reflected strangely as she spoke.
“If he wants the king, he will have to fight me for him. I will not allow him
to take what is mine.”
Wizen rolled his eyes. “He isn’t yours.”
Hirsh smirked. “Not yet.”
***
~ Vejita no Ou’s Castle ~
“King Vejita, I announce Okubyo-mono.”
Vejita raised an eyebrow in amusement at the name that his herald
announced. Peering over at his herald, he took in the man’s appearance. His
hair was spiked and it swept to the side of his head. His eyes were a deep
brown and the tail that was wrapped around his waist matched the light brown of
his hair. The herald met his gaze and nodded, assuring Vejita that the name was
correct.
Vejita turned his gaze to the Saiya-jin that had stepped up to the
foot of the dais where the king sat. This new Saiya-jin was dressed simply in a
light blue tunic and darker blue pants. His hair was ebony black that swept
down his back and touched the floor when he bowed low on one knee. Okubyo’s
fathomless black eyes looked deep into the king’s once he came out of the bow,
and Vejita grew uneasy under his gaze.
Breaking the gaze, as well as the spell that it seemed to put him
under, Vejita addressed the man. “What have you come here for?”
Okubyo’s eyes deepened as he answered the question. “I have come to join your
elite defense guard.”
Vejita frowned at the man. “Are you a coward?”
Okubyo chuckled. “If you are referring to the meaning of my name, my mother had
a weird sense of humor.”
“Your name means coward. Are you one?” asked Vejita again, not
satisfied with the previous answer.
Okubyo shook his head and grinned at the king. “I made sure that I
wasn’t going to grow into my name and trained very hard.”
“What is your power level?” asked Vejita.
Okubyo frowned. “I don’t know the exact calculation, my lord. The
Saiya-jin that tested me never told me.”
“Why didn’t he enlighten you with your power level?”
“He thought that his power level reader had made a mistake and
thought that I should come here and discuss it with you because the reader
couldn’t be totally inaccurate.”
Vejita no Ou stood and joined the man on the floor. “Very well. I will analysis
you myself.”
Vejita may not have remembered the first part of his life, but he
did remember his training. Focusing on the one before him, he felt the power of
his ki. Based on the power emanating from the aura of the Saiya-jin before him
and the distinct feel of his ki, Vejita was able to estimate the man’s power
level.
To Vejita, the power level wasn’t that high. Vejita himself
outclassed the man by over a million. However, based on all other ki’s on the
planet, he knew that this man had a very strong power level. It was the
strongest one that Vejita had come across since he arrived on the planet.
In order to make sure that the reading he was getting was correct,
Vejita turned to the scientist that was standing next to the throne. “Kilties,
obtain a scouter for me.”
Kilties bowed and left the room, returning a moment later with one
of the power readers.
Taking it from the red haired man, Vejita turned it on and faced
Okubyo. The power level on it read 213,598. In spite of himself, Vejita was
impressed and, turning the scouter off, addressed the man. “You have a power
level of 213,598. Do you still want to join my defense team?”
Okubyo’s eyes flashed as he bowed slightly. “Of course, my lord.”
Vejita no Ou smirked. “Very well. You are to report to the
training room tomorrow. I expect to observe you there.”
Okubyo bowed deeply. “Thank you, my lord. I will not fail you.”
Vejita no Ou frowned. “Be sure that you don’t.”
After the man left, Vejita sat again on his throne and asked the
herald the name of the one that was next on the list to see him.
“Goddess Hirsh, my lord.” There was a slight hint of fear in the
herald’s voice as he said the name. All of the Saiya-jins on the planet had
heard of Hirsh and Wizen and they all knew that if they were wise, they would
fear the two overlords.
Vejita no Ou looked at his herald in surprise for a moment,
shocked about what he had heard. ‘Why would Hirsh come to visit?’ he wondered
sliently, even as the door of the chamber opened and the blue skinned, purple
haired, silver-eyed being walked in.
If Vejita could be impressed by a non-Saiya-jin, he was certainly
impressed by this one. The woman walking toward him was rather pretty. She was
clearly another species. Her hair wasn’t spiked, lying instead down her back in
smooth waves. Her eyes were a kind of silver that absorbed the light and held
it imprisoned, reflecting none of it back. In addition, her skin was a pale,
creamy blue that also added a hue of strength to her features.
Following the example of everyone else in the room, Vejita bowed
to the woman coming up to the throne. “My lady, why do you grace us with your
presence?”
Hirsh smiled faintly. “I have come to see you, Vejita. Will you care to walk
with me?”
Vejita knew better than refuse the offer of one of the overloads
and stepped from the dais, offering her his arm.
~ Meanwhile ~
Goku awoke in the afternoon and groaned as he noticed what time it
was. What a way to start a rescue mission. If he wanted to get Vejita back and
save him from whatever it was that was messing with his memory, he would have
to make more of an effort to wake up on time in the morning.
After washing himself in a stream and cooking breakfast, Goku set
off for the imperial capital on the planet, in order to talk with Vejita and
try to reason with him.
When Goku arrived at the castle, he didn’t bother to talk to the
guards. Instead, he used his teleportation technique to arrive at Vejita’s
side. What he saw made his breath catch and he had to suppress the urge to
growl.
As soon as Vejita felt another in the garden besides himself and
Hirsh, he turned to see Goku baring his teeth at them. “What are you doing in
here? This is a clandestine garden!” Vejita exclaimed.
Goku just snarled as he approached them. “I can be here because I
am trying to help you. Who is it that you are talking to?” he asked, throwing
Hirsh the over-protective evil eye.
Vejita snorted and crossed his arms over his chest. “Not that it
is any of your business, but this is Hirsh. She’s one of the overlords.”
“Overlords?” asked Goku, raising an eyebrow at them.
“Yes, overlord. Or are you not familiar with who they are?”
sneered Vejita in contempt.
Goku glared at Vejita for a moment, letting the comment slide
right off himself and turned to the female one more, suppressing yet another
growl of dominance. She was all over him! “So, you are the overlord? Of the
whole planet?”
Hirsh smiled at him calmly, hooking her arm once more through Vejita’s. “Yes.
What of it?”
Goku’s eyes narrowed at the action. “I wish to find the ones
responsible for the recent happenings on this planet.”
Hirsh’s eyes sparkled. “I am one of the ones, yes. What is it that
you want?”
Goku could tell from her eyes that she already knew. Taking a
quick look at Vejita, he noticed that he was looking at them with interest and
confusion. Goku whirled back to Hirsh and demanded, “Take me to the others that
are behind all of this. We will settle this today.”
Hirsh shook her head and said with false politeness, “I’m sorry,
but I am in the middle of something here.”
Goku’s eyes flashed as she tightened her hold on Vejita’s arm and
began to lead him away. “I don’t think so,” Goku stated, quickly stepping in
her path. “You are not to lay one more hand on him until you defeat me in a
battle.”
Hirsh looked at him amused. “You think that you can take me? I am
a lot stronger than you.”
“Really? We’ll just seen then, won’t we?” asked Goku, his face
hardening into the familiar look it took on whenever he was getting ready to go
into battle.
Hirsh was deeply amused. “Fine. I accept your challenge.” She took
her arm out of Vejita’s and floated into the air. “And after I defeat you, there
will be nothing stopping me from taking what is mine.”
Goku nodded and turned to look at Vejita. With a sad smile, he
spoke to him quietly. “Vejita, koi, I will get your memory back for you.”
Before Vejita could say anything, Goku blasted off into the sky,
and he and Hirsh were soon lost in the distance.
*
Vejita was greatly confused. “Koi?” What did that man know about
him that he himself knew nothing of? Vejita realized some time ago that he
couldn’t remember anything from his childhood, or even arriving here. He knew
what his name was and he knew that he had been a prince before arriving here
and he knew how to fight. That was the extent of the information he had on
himself.
What did that Saiya-jin and the overlord Hirsh have to play in all
of this? One thing was certain, if he was going to find out more about all of
this, then he would have to follow them.
*
On the way to the Overlords' lookout, Goku and Hirsh didn’t speak
to each other, and were too intent on what was going to happen when they got
there that they didn’t notice the masked ki following them.
When they landed on the lookout, Wizen walked towards them, a
disapproving look on his face. “Hirsh! What are you doing? Why did you bring
him here?”
Hirsh laughed. “He challenged me. I accepted. I figured that a
good place to fight would be here.”
Wizen gawked at her and then suddenly laughed, seeing the humor in it. “He
thinks he can challenge you and prevail? What a joke!” he cried.
Goku’s eyes narrowed at the figure standing before him. “Who are
you?”
“Me? I’m Wizen. Hirsh’s partner in crime. And who are you?”
Goku glowered at him and moved into a fighting stance. “I’m Goku,
and I have come to put a stop to the control that you have over all the beings
on the planet!”
Hirsh and Wizen looked amused by the proposal and snickered at
each other. Hirsh turned to Goku once more. “What makes you think that you can
defeat us in order to accomplish such a task?”
“Besides,” continued Hirsh. “I have already claimed him as my own. There is no
room left for you in all my plans for the prince.”
Goku’s mind snapped. That was going to far. No one was allowed to
have Vejita. No one! Not even people from outer space. Moreover, it didn’t
matter if Vejita wanted him back or not after what he did to the man by not
fully accepting the relationship. The bottom line was that he wasn’t going to
let anyone control his mate in such a dominating and unfair fashion. For it was
unfair. Vejita didn’t remember anything and Hirsh was taking advantage of that.
Vejita arrived on the scene and landed quietly nearby just in time
to hear Goku’s next statement.
“Hirsh! I came to get Vejita’s
memories back, and if I can’t succeed at that, then I can at least get rid of
you. If I can’t have Vejita back then neither can you, you conniving witch!”
Hirsh smirked. “That sounds like a challenge. What do you think
Wizen?”
“Yep. That sounded like a challenge to me also. What do you think
we should do about that?”
“Hmm…. I think we should teach the arrogant man a lesson on
politeness and humility.”
Without a further word, the two got into a fighting stance and a
moment later, launched themselves at Goku.
This was edited by the wonderful Felix *claps*
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