Part 1

Eastern Vegetan Castle - Under the rule of King Trunks.......

Vegetan King Trunks of the Eastern half of Vegeta sat upon his thrown with a look of superiority. His royal sword, in it’s sheat, at his side. He wore the Saiya-jin Royal Armor.

Next to him, on his left side, stood his sister Bra. She was dressed in the Royal Saiya-jin armor as well. Her hair was tied back loosely. In her hands she held the Royal Staff given to her by her mother, Bulma. Her eyes were downcast, clouded over and almost empty. If not for the dark purple spandex she wore, one would see the many bruises she sported.

Who had given her these bruises?

Not King Trunks, of course, but the tall, beautiful blonde that stood at his right side. She too wore the royal armor, though it was not THE royal armor. The differnce was, Lady Marron had a flowing cape attached around her neck. This symboled sumperiority to the Princess.

Many people thought Lady Marron was the most beautiful warrioress on the planet. But should could easily be over-shadowed if Princess Bra was given proper care. And another Saiya-jin female of royal blood also head the potential to be prettier. But barely anyone even knew her name.

Before Trunks was Lord Uub of the Western Vegetan Kingdom. He was down on one knee, and a black haired girl with rags for an outfit sat on the ground next to him. She looked at the floor and no where else.

“I do not have all day, Lord Uub. Please state your business,” Trunks asked, silently yelling at himself and refraining his tail from wrapped around Lady Marron’s wrist.

Uub stood quickly and looked Trunks in the eye. This surprised Bra, Marron and espeically Trunks.

“As you know, King Trunks, I am here on behalf of King Goten of Western Vegeta. He is to choose a mate on his upcoming birthday, and he was hoping our kingdoms could rejoin if he choose a mate of extremely high ranking from your kingdom.”

Trunks thought a moment before replying. “The two females of highest rankings here are Lady Marron,” Trunks waved his right hand towards his right; towards Marron, “and my sister, Princess Bra.” He motioned to Bra, on his left, using his left hand.

“Why does King Goten not just choose a mate from his own kingdom? There are other ways of our kingdoms joining together again for the first time in a few millenia.”

Nodding in agreement, Uub spoke again.

“Sire, King Goten has searched his kingdom thoroughly for a mate. He found none other than his own niece that would provide him with strong offsprings and heirs.”

He made no motion to indicate that the girl that whom he had a choker leash on was his majesty’s niece, Son Pan.

Trunks pointed to her now. “What about this one? Her tail indicates she is a Saiya-jin. And her ki is incredibly high, Lord Uub.”

Uub’s eyes went wide. “Sire this piece of dirt IS King Goten’s niece.”

Eyes shooting up from the floor when her presence was brought up, Pan’s eyes flickered about the room.

“Besides, King Trunks, she is currently my personal slave.” Uub added with a smirk. He tugged on the choker leash (made of chains) that was warpped around Pan’s neck, and she was immediatly yanked closer to Uub.

Pan’s hands flew up to her neck as the leash tightened around it. She held back choking sounds as she looked up at Trunks, her eyes pleading for assisstance.

Though Trunks was stunned by the pain, anger and the other million emotions he saw burning in her baby blues, he made no move to stop her suffering.

She’s treated worse than I let Marron treat Bra, Trunks commented dryly to himself (mentally).

When Pan saw the Eastern Vegetan King avert his eyes to the side, she knew he wouldn’t help. Not even bothering to glance at Lady Marron, her eyes flew to the Princess.

Bra was already looking at her, and their eyes locked. When Bra, too, saw the million emotions flooding Pan’s eyes, her hand flew up to her mouth and she gasped.

She’s got is worse than me! Bra thought with horror, her eyes blinking back tears that sprouted at the thought at what a life like Pan’s must be like.

As soon as the realized this, though, he sky blue eyes bruned with pity and raged mixed together.

A bright green aura formed around her, and Bra’s long lavender locks flew everywhere. All eyes in the room immediatly flew to her.

“HA!!!” She yelled shortly as a large ki blast formed and she shot it precisely at the leash of chains Pan was bound by. The chains disintigrated easily and the ki blast turned back around and hit Uub in the back.

He flew forward.

And so did Bra. She flung herself forward and with a scream of rage at seeing Pan treated so badly, she hit Uub in the head with her titanium staff. He was flung across the room and he hit the wall with a loud thud.

Bra landed in front of his slumped form. Her eyes were narrowed and glowing gold.

“No one, especially someone with royal blood, desreves to be treated with such cruelty your fucking bast----”

She was cut off as a blinding flash of light filled her left eye and she was thrown against one of the other walls. Bra let out a groan as she too slumped to the ground, her staff falling form her hand.

Marron walked up to Bra, towering over her. She sneered and delivered a sharp kick to the princess’es stomach.

“Pathetic little princess...” Marron said in a soft, pitiful, sorry sounding voice. “You should’ve been nicer to our guests and that wouldn’t have happened.”

She was about to continue when Trunks interrupted.

“That’s enough Lady Marron! My sister was right. I want you to take her to the infirmary, NOW! I will accept some discipline, but just now you almost went a little too far. Don’t let it happen again.”

Turning on her heel, Marron bowed curtly. “Yes Sire!” And a few moments later, she left with two guards trailling her, holding Bra between them.

Uub opened his eyes, not angry, but shocked. And he wasn’t shocked beecause Pan was standing in front of him, offering him her extended hand.

Princess Bra has a lot of spunk... And man she is powerful! Uub thought, eyes wide. Almost as powerful as Pan! Was his next thought.

After another moment, of thinking, Uub accepted Pan’s hand and stood up. He dusted himself off, and momentarilly fingered the lump forming on his brow.

Then he turned back to Trunks, who now stood ten feet away from him. “I apologize for angering your sister, sire. Though I was under the impression she is treated badly. I mean, Pan isn’t treated very well, but I don’t treat her like her uncle does. I brought Pan here on a leash only because Goten insisted I did. He also advised me to treat her cruelly.. It was hard. I’m not a cruel person.”

Pan nodded in agreement, but didn’t speak. This caused Trunks to get suspicious.

So, he crosses his arms over his broad, muscular chest and his eyes narrowed. “Princess Bra is not treated as badly as rumors say. She is the apprenticec of Lady Marron, and Lady Marron does have the right to discipline her. Now back to the reason you came.

“I’m sure we can arrange a mate for your King Goten. There will ba a hand to hand fighting tournament open to everyone and anyone, from anywhere. Why dn’t you, King Goten and... Princess? Pan join me for the tournament? You can come a few days earlier and stay for a week. It lasts for a few days. You’re all welcome to participate. I hope to see all of arrive at my palace doors exactly two weeks from now.

“...” Then he paused. “Guards, please show them the way out.”

Uub bowed, in a grateful manner to Trunks. “We shall be there, King Trunks. And I’m sure all of us will participate. Lady Pan enjoys a good battle just as much as the next Saiya-jin. Goodbye for now then, and thank you for your time.

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Goten glared down at his niece. Then he delivered a quick blow to her stomach (a kick). She flew into the air and hit the wall. The moment she did, a powerful ki blast filled with dark energy hit her dead on.

“AHH!!!!” Pan let out a painful scream, struggling against the ki blast. “Grandpa Goku wouldn’t ap---”

Her words caused him to put more energy into the blast. After a while, Pan fell to the floor, nearly dead. Goten was pissed off at the Eastern Vegetan King for the reply for his need of a mate. He would pay for now answering immediatly.

Goten smirked. He would die at the tournament for his actions.

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Trunks slipped out of his bed, leaving it’s “alien” visitor wrapped in the sweat soaked sheets alone. He pulled on a robe and quickly exited the castle via the balcony.

Landing at the entrance to his rose bush maze, Trunks started walking through it.

That girl’s eyes.. They haunt me even now. And it’s been two days since I saw her. They were almost like Bra’s eyes. ONly the pain conveyed in them was so much stronger. And her rage at her treatment was greatly amplified when Uub tightened the leash... Even if it was only acting. Come to think of it, I had no idea King Goten could be cruel enough to give his own niece away as a personal slave (that part wasn’t acting)... NO telling what he’d do to his own mate, Trunks thought with a frown.

Then his eyes widened considerably. His own mate?! That’s right! He sent Uub here in search of a suitable mate! It’d be a good thing for our kingdoms to join forces... But how could I give him Bra? After I’ve seen his treatment of his own niece.

Marron is beautiful, and strong... But she’s not what I want in a mate. I could never REALLY spar withher. Trunks thought. It’d be WAAYYYY too easy.

What I need is... Someone stronger than Bra. And the only person that is KNOWN to be stronger than she is, is King Goten of Western Vegeta. And Trunks shuddered at the mere thought of it.

~~~~Two days Earlier, after Uub and Pan first left~~~~

Bra stood in nroam armor and her hair messed up. Her staff was not in her hand. And her eyes were downcast once again.

Bruises lined her body. All clearly visible now that she wasn’t in her royal armor from earlier (she was in normal armor in which the spandex doesn’t cover the entirety of their arms and elgs).

Marron stood in front of her, her eyes narrowed and a glare on her face. “Pathetic weakly...” she sneered, not knowing that Bra was truelly hiding her powers, and that the princess was much stronger than she could ever dream of being.

She phased out though, and appeared behind Bra. Her daggers in her hands, she used their hilts to hit Bra hard on each side of her neck. Her movements were faster than lightning, faster than the speed of light.

Bra fell to the floor immediatly. She didn’t even have enough time fo scream, or even groan from the intense pain. Her last thought, though, had been: This is it, I won’t put up with this any longer...

Marron kicked the unconscious princeess in the stomach, one hand on her hip.

“That should teach you your place little bitch. You shouldn’t act that way towards one of the key players in my game... If I play my cards right, I’ll soon rule this planet. And that young man will be a key part in my game.”

Of course, Bra didn’t hear her. This didn’t matter to Marron though. She just kicked her again. Then she yelled out into the hall.

“Guards! Take Princess Bra to the med room again! She’s unconscious from our spar!”

The guards ran in immediatly, and picked up Bra’s limp form. None of them aw through Marron’s lie. No one know how bad she really treated Princess Bra, her ‘apprentice.’ But she knew, if she didn’t treat Bra badly, the Princess might be able to stop her.

I don’t have to worry about the King... He’s too love struck too notice the plan that I’m slowly starting to put into action. And soon, King Goten will be too. As well as Lord Uub. Marron’s lips twisted into a malicious smirk. No one can stop me... No one.

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