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Galactic Bureau of Investigations	By : PrincessYente Category: Dragon Ball Z > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 586 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter
3

Location:
Planet Vegeta, Ilandra City, house of Talis and Jenla.

Vegeta observed the grieving
couple sitting across from him and Bulma.

Talis seemed stern and dominant.
The balding man had serious eyes and obviously didn't smile allot.
The scars visible on his face and arms showed that he was a soldier.
Vegeta noted that the soldiers military training helped him control
his emotions allot better then his wife.

Jenla was close to hysteria, her
long spiky black hair falling over her face, as she cried. Her slim
body build indicated that she was not a warrior. Vegeta gritted his
teeth as the woman continued crying. They did not have time for this.
The best chances of solving a crime was in the first 48 to 72 hours
when the leads were still fresh. The longer they were sitting here,
the colder those leads would get. He turned his attention to the
woman sitting beside him. Bulma looked at the couple with such
sadness in her eyes, almost as if it had been a personal loss. He
rolled his eyes. His patience had run out.

With a quick nudge of his leg he
managed to get her attention and as her glaring eyes descended upon
him he gave a short nod to the couple in front of them. Indicating
that she should continue the conversation.

Bulma glared intensely at the
prince. 'Selfish prick.' She thought. She knew damn well that they
were short on time, but he could at least give the family a moment to
grieve! “I'm very sorry for your loss, but do you have any idea
who might have done this?” Jenla shook her head trying to get
her emotions under control.

“No,
I have no idea. My baby was a good girl. She never had any problems,
she would've graduated military school in three weeks.” Her
composure crumbled and Vegeta winced as a loud wail rang through the
house.

“That's
enough, wife.” Talis roared, making both Jenla and Bulma jump.
“Show your prince some respect!” He turned his attention
to the prince. “It was probably that loser of an ex-boyfriend
of hers.”

“Ex-boyfriend?”
Vegeta inquired. Jenla nodded.

“Drono.
30 years old, second class. He used to be in military school, but he
dropped out and decided to become a scientist.”

Talis snorted. “Of course
I made her leave him as soon as I found out about that. No child of
mine is going to be tied down to a lowly 'scientist'.” He
sneered.

Bulma gave him an icy glare.
“She actually left him? Just because he wanted to become a
scientist?” She asked unbelieving.

“Well
she objected at first, but eventually she saw things my way. Nobody
disobeys me.” He boasted arrogantly. Bulma was disgusted with
the man. 'He's nothing but a power obsessed dictator.' “Of
course.” Talis continued, interrupting her thought's. “He
was not very happy about being dumped. He started harassing my
daughter and even had the nerve to challenge me to a battle. I didn't
want to refuse him, so I knocked him down a few pegs.”

Vegeta nodded. “Where can
we find this Drono?”

Jenla looked at him through
teary eyes. “He works for Capsule Corporation in Capital City.”

Bulma smiled apologetic, knowing
that the couple might not like her next question. “One last
question. Where were you both last night between midnight and two in
the morning?”

Talis jumped up out of his seat.
“How dare you ask us a question like that?” He yelled
furious. “Our daughter is dead! Someone ought to teach you
filthy humans some respect!” Bulma gulped. The air in the room
suddenly seemed alive with energy and for a moment she truly feared
that the soldier might make good on his threat. Vegeta slowly rose
from his seat, glaring at Talis.

“How
dare you raise your power level in the presence of your prince!”
He hissed raising his own power level until the air crackled with
electricity. “Miss Briefs is my subordinate and a damn fine
detective! She asked a routine question, we are required to ask
everybody involved in the investigation. So sit down and answer the
damn question!” Vegeta looked at Talis a smirk forming on his
lips. “Or do you wish to challenge me in battle? If so I'll be
more than happy to knock you down a few pegs.” He said,
throwing the soldiers boasting back at him.

Talis paled. “Well...
uh... I....” He stuttered quickly lowering his power level. “I
would never challenge you, my prince.”

“Good.”
Vegeta answered lowering his power level as well. “Then please
answer the question.” Talis sank back into his seat, quickly
composing himself.

“We
were home...the both of us.” Bulma narrowed her eyes. Something
about the tone of his voice made her doubt his answer. She focused
her attention on the woman not for the first time she noticed the
dark bruises on her arms. Jenla was staring at her husband, in shock
it seemed. Raising Bulma's suspicions. Talis glared at his wife.
“Isn't that right, wife?”

Jenla quickly averted her eyes
and looked down at her hands. “Yes of course.” she said
nervously. “We were home. The both of us.”

Bulma flew the air car back to
Capital City with a grim expression on her face, her hands tightly
gripping the steering wheel. Vegeta sat next to her looking extremely
bored. He hated the slow air cars, but the woman couldn't fly and he
really didn't want to carry her.

His face tightened as memories
began to surface. Memories he wanted to keep buried. Memories of that
night. The night of the Summer Ball...

The memories flashed through his
mind like a slide show. The champagne hitting his face. The woman
storming out of the ballroom, her formfitting silver dress shimmering
in the light. Him storming after her. The confrontation in the
hallway and the argument that ensued. Then somehow anger turned to
passion. Lips met in a heated battle for dominance. An empty room was
quickly found and clothes couldn't be removed fast enough...

“He's
Lying.”

Vegeta blinked. That wasn't part
of the memory. “Who?” he asked confused.

“Talis
of course. Who else?” Bulma shot her superior an exasperated
look. Vegeta shook his head trying to clear it. Now was not the time
to dwell on the past, they had a case to solve. He looked out the
window. Seeing, to his great frustration, that they were still
nowhere near the Capital City. He released an irritated sigh, cursing
the air cars slowness.

“Well
of course he's lying, we just can't prove it at the moment. Not with
his wife covering for him. We'll have to find another way to break
his alibi.”

“She's
afraid of him.” Vegeta nodded before looking out the window
again. “And she had bruises on her arms.” Bulma gripped
the steering wheel even tighter. “I thought that Saiyans were
always supposed to respect and cherish their mates.” Vegeta
sighed.

“They
are. Talis and Jenla are not mated. Just married. It's actually very
rare for Saiyans to get mated. It's considered too permanent and
attachments are dangerous for a warrior.” He turned to look at
her. “When we get back to Capital I want you do to some
research into their family history. Maybe there's something we can
use in there.” Bulma nodded.

“What
do you want to do about this Drono guy?” Vegeta opened his
mouth to answer when the car communicator started beeping. Vegeta
pushed a blinking button on the dashboard and Bardock appeared on a
small video screen. He was dressed in hospital scrubs and standing in
a room that was obviously the morgue. In front of him, on a metal
table, covered by a sheet, lay the body of Letina.

“What
is it Bardock.”

“I
figured that since miss Bulma was accompanying you, I would go ahead
and preform the autopsy.” He gave Bulma an apologetic smile. “I
hope you don't mind, miss.” Bulma smiled and shook her head.
Vegeta, ever the impatient man, gave the man an irritated stare.

“Anything
interesting to report?”

“Well...
she's dead.” Bardock replied completely deadpan. Bulma chuckled
but Vegeta was in no mood for jokes.

“No
shit, Sherlock.” he growled. “Anything we don't already
know?” Bardock gently pulled the sheet down the body, revealing
the wound in her torso.

“Judging
from the amount of Ki residue and scorch marks around the wound I'd
say that this was a close range shot. There are no other wounds or
bruises on her body to indicate a struggle.”

“So
Basically.” Bulma said with a frown. “She knew her
attacker and
she knew him or her well enough not to feel threatened by their
presence.” Vegeta nodded.

“Looks
like it. Since there were no signs of a struggle, I'd take it that
she wasn't raped.” Bardock shook his head.

“No.
But I did find something else.” He pushed her hair aside to
reveal a mark on the left side of her neck. Vegeta swore and Bulma
released a gasp of surprise.

“I...Is
that what I think it is?” Bardock nodded gravely.

“I'm
afraid so. Our victim was mated.”

A/N:
I know it's been a long
time
since I updated and there are several reasons for that. The first
being that I had this part of the story all figured out and while
writing this chapter I realized it just wasn't working so I had to
rethink the whole thing. Then earlier this year I found out I was
pregnant, which of course is great news. My pregnancy however has
been a difficult one so far. For the first 3 months I was bedridden.
I still have 2 months to go and everything looks much better now. I'm
still hard at work on this story, but it still might be a while
between updates. Just know that I will
finish this story.
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