Ancient History: The Forgotten Past of the Saiyans

Ancient History: The Forgotten Past of the Saiyans

Chapter 20: Free for All

POV: Vegeta

    It has been nearly five earth-years
since I came to Saiyara. Most of the Saiyans have been reanimated, and various
settlements have been built on the nearby planets of the Dragon System, as well
as on Saiyara. A trading outpost has been set up on the memorial planet, with
various shops. The outskirts filled with small villages.

    I sit here on top of a rocky cliff,
leaning on an old tree, overlooking a vast valley filled with lush forest, and
the market below. It is my favorite place to relax and get away from the
business of royal life. I got back what I always wanted: my people. It is
strange how I miss the freedoms I had back on Earth.

    Further in the distance, on the
perimeter of the hexagonal villages, crops have been planted, ready for harvest.
Food doesn\'t grow very well on Saiyara, its native vegetation is not edible,
except for a few sweet fruit-like tubers that grow underground, budding from the
roots of the huge Amaikonteimo trees.

    It has become a delicacy, eaten once
every five earth years, only by royalty and honored guests, as the fruit is
quite rare, despite the abundance of trees across the equator of the massive
planet. Additionally, the oil in the outer rind has healing properties. Like a
liquid version of the senzu beans on earth, but much greater in potency. If
given too much, a person can go mad.

    The eight planets have since been
renamed Doragon, followed by a number, starting with the outermost planet, which
has the memorial transmitter on it.

    Saiyara has been reserved for extremely
intense training, the gravity so strong, and for Appuru\'s labs. On the other
side of the planet, the Royal Palace has been set up under the protection of
Saiyara\'s energy field.

    With all the construction, making of
allies, and the class separations, it has been difficult to find time to spar
with Kakarott. But the mating between our sons has raised his status, and I have
seen to it that his status be raised to Elite, but the moron prefers to live in
the outer villages with the Third Class, farming.

    I have reached the end of the page in my
journal and close the book. It is titled \'Royal Chronicles of Vegeta II\'. My
father has decided to leave it in my possession.

POV: Goku

    The carrots are almost ready to
harvest. Since Vegeta has become so busy, I have decided to busy my hands with
physical labor. It helps me keep my strength up. And I feel I am contributing to
society in a way that doesn\'t include violence.

    I love to spar just as much as the next
saiyan, but senseless brawls are pointless to me. Today I broke a fight between
two drunken saiyans that were arguing over petty land rights. The thing is,
these two had land that bordered mine, and their pigs were getting into my
crops, eating my carrots.

    On a different note, Gohan and Pan have
been living with me now for the past year, since Videl died, by incineration, in
an explosion from a hydrogen pocket bursting from underground, ignited by a
stray energy blast from a nearby spar. The leftover hole has been filled with
water and was named Videl Lake, in memory of my eldest son\'s human wife.

    Four years ago, Bulma, Bra, Gohan,
Videl and Pan were brought to Doragon Six for a visit, since they would not
withstand the gravity on Saiyara. My eldest, and his family decided to stay and
experience Saiyan culture as it was, before the dreadful Cold Empire took hold.

    This will be our most abundant harvest
to date. And as such, there will be a tournament of various kinds, in the royal
arena, on Saiyara, in a week. I plan to be in top form when I arrive. Three
years ago, Appuru used some stem cells from the lining of my stomach to
regenerate my tail, which has increased my strength. The same procedure was used
on my sons and Vegeta and his son, Trunks.

    Doragon Six is the most like Earth, and
has similar planetary cycle lengths. That is why I prefer to live here. It is
amazing how fast time goes by. Five year-olds Raditz (Fathered by Goten) and
Caley (Fathered by Trunks) are due to visit me any moment now, accompanied by
Pan, so I must prepare for their arrival.

    I carry my journal \'The Royal Chronicles
of Kakarott\' back into the house, and set it on my desk. I then grab a cooler of
lemonade and set it outside, next to the patio table just as the children land,
running at me and yelling "Grandpa!" Goten, Gohan and Trunks behind them.

"Hi Dad." they chuckled after I was glomped by the children.

"Hi. How are you doing? I didn\'t expect you two to be here
too."

"Great. Ready for the tournament next week?"

"You bet!"

"Grandpa we\'re thirsty." the young ones chimed.

"There is a cooler over there. Help yourselves." Goku said.
And they ran to the cooler near the patio table.

"We\'ll come back and pick up The Twins tonight."

"Ok. See ya."

"Bye Dad."

"Bye Goku."

    The four of us waved as they left and then
sat down at the table to eat some fruit salad, and catch up on the past week.
Once a week they come by for a visit.

    Everyone calls Raditz and Caley \'The
Twins\' even though they are not twins. The were born on the same day within a
hour of each other, and they look very similar. I once asked Vegeta about it,
while on the earth, but he was reluctant to give me a simple answer. Since I had
my brain damage repaired, I have more understanding on how it is done, but I
finally had a good talk with my father and he straitened things out.

[BEGIN FLASHBACK]    Dad and I sit down in his
quarters on Saiyara, in Appuru\'s compound. Not too far away, the royal palace is
under construction. He puts down one of the holospheres on the table before us,
and pulls up a diagram of three bodies: The human male on the left, the human
female in the middle, and the saiyan body on the right. I recognize two of the
images right away, as I had seen them in the books Chichi bought shortly after
we were married.

    When looking at the saiyan diagram it look
a like a vague combination of both male and female structures of the human body,
with some exceptions of course, like the tail. The apparent anogenital distance
was less then the male human\'s, but greater then the female human\'s. The saiyans
have wider hips, and what looks like a two uteri. One is smaller, connected
directly to the vagina, located between what would pass as human male testes,
and the anus. It had two "frogs\' eyes" atop it that were the egg sacs, or
ovaries, without fallopian tubes.

    The other one is larger, toward the front,
but connected to the first, through a gourd-like structure. And it has another
orifice that opens to a slit, just above the pubic region. My \'father\' explains
that after new life develops to a certain point and then is transferred to the
larger uterus.

"Now do you understand?"

"Yes, father, I do."

"Good."

[END FLASHBACK]

    "Grandpa? Grandpa!" Pan shouts to get my
attention, as my mind wandered off. The kids help me with the chores around the
house. "Hehe. I was just remembering something my dad taught me." A few broken
dishes later, the kitchen was all cleaned up.

    "Lets spar!" Raditz said excitedly.
 "Sure." I said.

    A few hours later the four of us ate some
dinner, Gohan, Trunks, and Goten joining us, just before they had to leave with
their children.

POV: Gohan

    I still grieve the loss of my wife, Videl.
Her picture sits here in my hands and I cry on my bed. It still has her smell. I
set it down on the nightstand and open our picture album, full of good memories
our life together. She sits there in the hospital bed holding little pan. A few
pages later there is a picture of the three of us sitting at a park bench in the
sun. It was Pan\'s favorite place to play.

    At the end of the album is the last
picture of my wife before the accident. She was helping out with the tile in the
kitchen, when Dad\'s house was being built, here on Doragon six. I feel tired.

POV: Narator

    Gohan laid back on his pillow and fell
asleep.

    The preparations for the tournament are
almost complete. Prince Vegeta waits in his chambers, in a disturbed mood. King
Vegeta has recently been bringing up the subject of finding a mate, much to
Prince Vegeta\'s annoyance.

    In the training room, a few elite saiyans
watched in amazement while Goten and Trunks went all out in an intense spar,
preparing for the upcoming tournament.

POV: King Vegeta

    In my bed chambers I sit at my private
breakfast table with my great grandchildren. They are very powerful for their
age. I look forward to seeing them spar with the other children in the junior
division.

    Tomorrow, the tournament begins and
everyone will be attending. I look forward to watching my son fight. My years
living with Appuru have taught me that power isn\'t everything. My son had to
endure many cruel things under the hand of Frieza. But now we are free of that
oppression and those with saiyan blood live a life, free for all.

Chapter 22: The Tournament.