Vegeta dodges a kick from Goku as he flew back against the 450g gravity. They'd been training nearly non-stop since leaving Tranzal and a month had almost passed. Vegeta flies up, doing several backward flips before blocking another punch from Goku. Their sweat mingled as it flew from their drenched and smelly bodies. They had gotten much stronger and were prepared for SahlKahn.<br>Goku does a back flip, brings his foot up into a kick and it hits Vegeta square on the chin.<br>Vegeta flies back, hitting the side of the ship. He was exhausted. They'd been doing this for over 24 hours and he was growing weary and hungry.<br>Goku breaths heavily as he lands on the tiled floor and rests his hands on his knees and hunching over a little. "Oi, I'm...*gasp* exhausted Vegeta... can barely.... concentrate.... neither can you...."<br>Vegeta nods, pulling himself up and wincing against the pain in his ribs. A few were broken, but nothing a sensu bean couldn't cure.<br>Goku's new tail flitted around behind him, jerking from side to side. Goku stretches his arms to the air and walks over to the control panel. He taps a few buttons and the gravity returns to 1g, the Earth's gravity.<br>Vegeta and Goku both give a relieved sigh and saunter to the small kitchen without another word.<br>The two saiyans dig through the refrigerator and come out with platefuls of food. They sit down at the table and begin eating.<br>Goku reaches into his pouch and throws Vegeta a sensu bean.<br>Vegeta catches it with his left hand while stuffing food into his mouth with his right hand. He swallows and then chucks the bean into his mouth and chews.<br>The bean was said to keep a normal man full for 10 straight days, but for a grown saiyan, a mere sensu was no match for his appetite.<br>Vegeta resumes eating as Goku is and they only briefly exchange glances as they filled their stomachs.<br>After eating they both go to their rooms that were built into the large ship and they begin to shower and bathe their bodies, finding relief in washing away the sweat that had begun to collect.<br>Vegeta sighs over the roar of the shower. He knew they were almost there and Bulma was already on planet Sokna. He hadn't anymore dreams like the one he'd had 3 and a half weeks ago. He hopes that the girl Zelna had found a place to escape to with his mate.... He knew Bulma was due to give birth any time now. He tilts his head up to face the hot water that poured from the shower's head. It felt so good to be clean.... Suddenly, a horrible pain began throbbing at his temples and he yells in surprise. He takes a step back, having a flash of Bulma being struck... He slips in the shower and falls onto his side. He yells in surprise, his tail barely missing being fallen on. Vegeta screams in pain as a searing fire seemed to knife through his very subconscious. He curls into a fetal position as the shower still ran... Vegeta cries out even louder, his whole vision blurred as all he thought about was the pain.<br>Goku looks up from his own shower, his sensitives ears picking up the distressed yells of his friend. He turns the shower off and steps out, water dripping from his naked body as he pulled a towl out and wrapped it around his waist. He perks up his head when Vegeta's scream of agony tore through the ship, echoing off the wall. Goku bolts for Vegeta's bedroom to find him still in the shower. He runs into the bathroom and pulls back the shower curtain to find Vegeta huddled on the floor, crying out in pain as he clutched his head.<br>Goku turns the shower off and gets down on his knees and leans over. "Vegeta!! What's wrong?!"<br>Vegeta could barely hear Goku as yet again he screamed loudly. Something was wrong with Bulma and he could feel her pain... was she giving birth? Was SahlKahn torturing her? He feels himself being lifted and carried somewhere... He can feel himself being laid on a bed and a towel rested over his hip to cover him.<br>Goku blinks, he didn't know how to help Vegeta, but he could tell he was in a great deal of pain. Goku shakes Vegeta once more, but the prince does not respond.<br>Goku gasps as he felt Vegeta's ki lower and his heart stop. "NO!!!"<br><font color=blue>~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~</font>Bulma's screaming ceases as the mental attack was released on her. She gasps aloud, her temples throbbing.<br>"That should take care of your... so called... 'mate'. I realized that your child is what kept you connected, so I merely wove myself through the link you had with your child, knowing that this is what keeps you both still connected. Don't worry bitch, your child is still living, but I'd say something different for the Prince of Saiyans or should I say... Long live the King... Sleep well bitch... I know I will." Sahl Kahn leaves Bulma huddled in her bedroom.<br>Bulma breaths heavily as tears poured from her eyes. "Oh god.... Vegeta..."<br>Zelna watches in horror as Sahl Kahn passed her in the hallway. He stops before her and smirks. "Give the bitch her dinner... I don't want her starving!"<br>Zelna nods vigorously and rushed down the hall in a hurry.<br>Sahl Kahn smirks before walking down the opposite hall to his quarters.<br>Zelna stops in her tracks, scanning the ship to make sure SahlKahn was in his room before returning up the hall and to Bulma's room. She runs in, closing the door behind her and kneeling before Bulma. "Bulma sama... you have to trust me! Take my hands..."<br>Bulma blinks through her tears as Zelna took her hands and squeezed them.<br>"Press your forehead to mine or Vegeta will forever be lost!!!"<br>Bulma sits up, pressing her forehead to Zelna's and suddenly feels a warm sensation spread throughout her body. <i>Vegeta....</i><br><font color=blue>~~~~~~~~~~</font><br>Goku pumps Vegeta's chest again with a burst of ki, trying to push the heart into beating again, but Vegeta was't responding. "NO! VEGETA!!!"<br>Vegeta can feel himself drifting to a familiar place... a place he hadn't been since he'd died on Namek... He can feel himself being pulled into King Enma's office. He fights the force pulling him away from his body and he doesn't dare look towards the light. "DAMNIT! I'm not supposed to die yet! YOU KNOW THAT ENMA!!!"<br></i>Yes, I know that Vegeta... you're caught between reality and heaven. Surprisingly, you've earned you're way to heaven instead of hell. Your far from ready to die yet though....you still have another good 350 years to go before you're here permanantly. Remain still Vegeta, your making it harder for the girl to return you to your body.</i><br>Vegeta stops struggling... "Girl?"<br><i>Zelna of course... a very gifted empath... You're lucky that she knows what she's doing. Oh, by the way. When you go back to your body, your going to be weak for a while so I'd suggest you to take it easy. You must be ready for the battle ahead...</i><br>Vegeta sighs, "Yes... the battle..."<br>Goku watches with sad eyes and a trembling lip as his friend laid dead before him. "Vegeta..."<br>Vegeta makes choking noises, struggling to breath as his soul was only halfway into his body.<br>Goku's eyes widen.<br>Vegeta's soul dives into his body.<br>Goku grins.<br>Vegeta gasps loudly, his chest rising and falling as his heart began it's normal pattern of beating. Vegeta groans in pain as his head began to throb. "What the hell happened?"<br>Goku pulls Vegeta into a sitting position, patting his best friend's back. "You were dead for a moment there... I don't know what happened, I was hoping you could explain that to me... You were screaming pretty loud and I found you huddled on your shower floor."<br>Vegeta's vision clears and finds that is naked with a towel losely draped over his hips to hide his private. "Enma spoke to me... S..somehow... SahlKahn figured that me and Bulma were still linked through our unborn child... He used that link to get at me... nearly killing me in the process, but I was saved..."<br>Goku blinks. "From that girl you told me about?"<br>Vegeta nods.<br>"Man, am I ever glad she was around when that happened... I thought you were a goner, you had me scared there."<br>Vegeta frowns. "You can't get rid of me that easily yet Kakarotto. I still have to defeat you..."<br>Goku laughs and stands up. "Well, you stay there, I'm going to go get dressed."<br>Vegeta nods as he watches Goku disppear out the doorway to his own room.Vegeta reaches for his black spandex shorts and pulls them on and throws the towel carelessly to the floor. He leans back and rests his head onto the feather pillow... <i>350 years... that's a long time... I suppose that's how long a saiyan lives... no one really knows. Normally a saiyan would be killed before dying at that age...My father was near 260 and hadn't a single grey hear on his head. He still looked the age of 20 before he died... Hmph, who cares about that old man............. Hmmm, I wonder if Kakarotto will be so lucky?</i><br><i>He will,</i> Enma replies.<br>Vegeta smiles before closing his eyes and drifting to sleep. <i>Don't worry Bulma.... I'm coming for you... Just hold on a little longer woman.</i><br>Bulma sighs as she leans against Zelna. "Arigatou."<br>Zelna smiles as she helps Bulma to the bed and helps to lay her down. "Rest Bulma... I'll have your dinner ready for you shortly."<br>Bulma nods as Zelna disappeared out her door and down the hall. She smiles. She never knew Zelna had such strong mental power, but she is thankful that Vegeta was alive again and resting as well... She rests a hand her belly... It had gotten a bit bigger, giving signs that her son was nearly ready to make himself known to the world. Bulma sighs, another round of tears filling her eyes. <i>He will kill my son... I must escape... I will in 2 days, when SahlKahn is out with his troops... I've been planning this for weeks... If I don't do it now... then I will lose him.</i> She runs a hand over her stomach again, feeling a reponding kick. <i>You will be strong my son... very strong... like your father...</i><br><font color=blue>To Be Continued...