Prime Cut

A/U -POV for Vegeta (this occurs after \'Death of a Prince\')

PRIME CUT

Air...I need air!
(I climb from this grave!)
It\'s too strange. I\'ve awakened, but where?
(Frieza killed me...)
Is this hell?
(I\'m alone...)
No! I\'m alive again. Alive!
(A ki blast confirms my suspicions. Yes! My power has grown once again.)
But if I live...that must mean I\'m still on Namek.
(Where is Kakarot?)
Strange...the skies are black. Why these violent storms and upheavals?
(I sense trouble. This planet has become unstable somehow.)
No doubt Frieza\'s gentle touch is responsible.
(Kuso! I\'ll not perish again by his hands!)
Hold...I sense power.
(A great battle!)
Hn, yes. The flavor of conflict. Food for a saiyan!
(I spear the skies, seeking battle...)
Scum, I\'ll kill you now!
(If Kakarot hasn\'t done it first...)
You\'ll pay for years of humiliation
(and the decimation of my people!)
This fight is mine.
(More speed!)
But hold! What spectacle is this?
(Kami, the power I sense!!)
Masaka! They go at it...
(only saiyan eyes can follow their movements now)
I close in...I must know the truth
(Kakarot??!)
I see the dragon as well! What madness?
(Frieza comes first!)
But this vision, this beauty of manhood slows my pace.
(Kakarot is golden! I must pause!)
I freeze in flight and stare
(even a ouji can know awe)
He turns in delight to see me

\"Hey, welcome back, Vegeta! I guess it\'s a good thing I didn\'t bury you too deep after all?\"

I look him over. He is gorgeous. A wild thing, tattered and bloody. Saiyan dream.

\"Well, well, Kakrarot, you dog! You did it. You actually did. You\'re a super saiyan, I can see it!\"

The pig Frieza is freaked at my appearance. I don\'t care. I only have eyes for Kakarot.
(He looks at me with savage pride, as only a saiyan can.)
There is hope, for I know now the legend is real. And I have a goal!
(Hai, I taste his scent on the winds. He has battled well!)
Kakarot is genuinely glad to see me.
(And I him. But why? What are we, besides saiyan?)
Still, I understand his blood
(I would taste it on his skin...)
My kingdom is a super saiyan
(he will bow to me someday!)
I will tame this golden bull. Yes, plans form in my mind...
(A universe to conquer once I learn his secret. None will stand in my way...)
He is welcome to join me, or suffer the consequences for denying his prince.
(I will be obeyed!)
Our eyes lock in understanding.
(Is it karma or fate? Something binds us both.)
My eyes roam his lushness. All my life I\'ve plundered, taken what I wanted
(Kakarot will be no exception.)
Now that freak Frieza calls me a ghost
(It breaks my daze. Kakarot\'s eyes are so blue...)
I\'m enraged, remembering my purpose.
(I\'ll blast this bastard to oblivion)

\"Can a ghost do this, Freeza?!!\"

What? How did I end up here? I almost had him!
(The skies here are blue, and I\'m surrounded by humans and Nameks. What madness?)
No, wait...they\'re talking about the dragonballs and Kakarot\'s battle with Frieza.
(That idiot namek Piccolo is here. How unfortunate he still lives.)
I see the halfbreed brat of Kakarot and the green runt Dende.
(These nameks have a strange odor, their blood is cool. Faugh.)
The blue haired woman is babbling about Kakarot. Her eyes light up.
(Even an earth bound saiyan wouldn\'t choose her.)
She doesn\'t love him? Or perhaps she does, the shallow fool.
(Then calls me cute, the asswipe.)
They all think Kakarot mad for remaining on that doomed planet, but I know better. I laugh at their ignorance.

\"Ha! _I_ understand his blood. Kakarot can\'t turn down a good fight. It\'s not his saiyan nature. You were all fools to think he would return. And now...that the great Kakarot is becoming a super saiyan, his lust for battle is even greater. Nothing will stop Kakarot and Frieza from fighting. Nothing that is until the planet explodes, and they both go up with a bang!!\"

I laugh hysterically, to mask the pain. So be it, the super saiyan chose his destiny. I will continue my quest...alone.
(The conversations continue. The namek elder is dead, and the green weaklings snivel and cry. I need to find a way off this mudball after I conquer it.)
I tease the halfbreed about his father. The little one has power, but no clue. Oh well. He\'ll either serve me or die like his father.
(His father...I dare not think of Kakarot as dead.)
I put on my most evil mask, delighting in their fear and revulsion. The halfbreed wants to fight, like a true saiyan. I oblige him. The fool, he can\'t defeat me!
(The namek interferes with my fun...I was prepared to kill the useless bastard, but Piccolo intervened. I\'ll deal with him and the halfbreed later.)
On the other hand, Kakarot may not be dead.
(I\'m still cautious, although I tend to believe he blew up with Namek.)
The stare at me as though I were the devil. I laugh at their naivete.
(How black is my soul? I reveal nothing.)
My sport with the halfbreed is done, I need time to contemplate the future.
(The universe is mine, with Kakarot and Frieza out of the way.)
But is that what I really want?
(Yes! I was born to rule, meant to be immortalized!)
I sit quietly under a tree while the blue haired bimbo does fortune telling. Some idiotic babble about burning leaves and loved ones returning. In this case, Kakarot. I observe out of amusement.
(Ah...the leaves burn then wither. Oh well.)
The enormity of my task weighs heavily on my mind now. The universe is large, and I am but one man.
(I will get those dragonballs and become a god!)
And beyond all that...I\'m glad Kakarot is dead.
(Aren\'t I?)
I\'m the last of my kind now, the only full blooded saiyan left. None can challenge me.
(My heart aches...why??)
Returning to life has dulled none of my ambition. No, the fires are stoked now.
(I have no one to share it with.)
Won\'t they stop talking about Kakarot?! It\'s making me nauseous.
(My heart...it hurts at the name. Madness!)
He was nothing...nothing to me! A lowly soldier whose luck ran out.
(But he was beautiful, and should have been mine.)
Golden and savage he was, a true saiyan. There was no time to say so.
(His mask finally dropped, the sugary sweetness gone. I loved it!)
What we could have made together...a tragic waste.
(We\'d rock the universe!)
Why am I thinking this way? There was nothing between us. Nothing!!
(Only everything...I could feel it growing. Kami, take me away from this miserable planet. I can\'t stand being reminded!
(Of my Kakarot...)
NO! He was never mine. These thoughts must stop. I will conquer and rule, starting with this pitiful earth. Other worlds await my pleasure, and I will reign supreme...
(But alone. If only...)
What? Now the blue haired bimbo calls me a \'homeboy\' and says I need a place to \'crash\'. Stupid female.
(However, I can use this to my advantage. Capsule Corporation makes a suitable base of operations until I can get settled. Then I must plan.)
They still whine and cry over Kakarot. Enough! Can\'t these people accept what is?!
(As I have done, though my heart turns to stone...)
I wrap my arms about myself in cold comfort against a tree. A prince is never weak.
(I want to cry, too.)
I close my eyes at their anger and hatred once I reveal those slain by my hand can\'t be revived by the dragonballs.
(But something rises in my chest, something else I know.)
I can\'t hold it in. The words tumble out, almost against my will.

\"If you\'re so anxious to get Kakarot back, then wish him to the earth portal at the next dimension. From there, wish him to earth!\"

The bimbo dances with glee. Even the nameks seem giddy by my words. Fools.
(Great, now Kakarot\'s brat wants to thank me. I slap his hand away.)

\"Don\'t get carried away, kid!\"

He looks at me in confusion. I love confusing him. The small one could be useful one day with his power, but he still isn\'t Kakarot.
(Kakarot in my mind again. It never ends...)
Later, the dragonballs are gathered. They\'ve all agreed on the wishes.
(They want baldy and the z warriors back. What a joke!)
The nameks want to relocate.
(No great loss. Goodbye, green freaks!)
And lastly...they want Kakarot back
(My soul dances at the thought!)
The skies darken, and I see an immense being emerge. It\'s the dragon.
(The mob smiles in anticipation. As always, I stand alone and observe.)
I tell myself I want Kakarot back only to learn his secrets.
(If only that were true. I fool no one but myself.)
I need...I need more. I don\'t want to rule alone.
(Make the wishes already, idiots!!)
They all cheer. Some of their little friends are returned now, along with baldy.
(Some people will wish for anything!)
The nameks now all vanish.
(Poof! Good riddance, peace loving wimps.)
I stiffen at attention now. Yes! The final wish is made.
(It\'s taking a long time...the dragon pauses. He\'s annoyed at all the cheering.)

\"SILENCE...the one called Goku cannot be returned.\"

No! NO!!!
(I refuse to believe...)
Everyone shares my fear. They complain, but the dragon commands them again to silence. The blue haired bimbo is shrieking, along with the harridan Kakarot married.
(Wait! An explanation??)

\"The one called Goku cannot be returned because is he alive. Were I to move him now he would die.\"

What?! Kakarot is _alive??_ My heart soars...
(Oh, thank Kami...)
Stop dancing and celebrating, you fools! He isn\'t here yet!! Wait. They scheme a plan to wish Kakarot to earth instead of the place he last occupied. It should work!
(Sneaky earthlings.)
It\'s taking too long. I\'m nervous now. Again the dragon speaks.

\"The one called Goku refuses to return, and says he will come to earth later.\"

My eyes grow wide in astonishment. Am I to be denied again?!
(No. I know his blood, understand his mind.)

\"Kakarot...what are you up to?\"

I slip away in the confusion and shock. My decision is made. There\'s only one place for me now, outer space.
(I must find him.)
He hones his newfound powers while I waste time on this mudball.
(Ah, the pod is nearby. Time to leave!)
I\'ve achieved orbital velocity. It\'s so quiet...nothing but stars. But I have time and determination on my side.
(Do you think of me, Kakarot?)
Perhaps fate has given us another chance. Perhaps our plans parallel.
(The taste of conquest is on my lips.)
I\'m neither poetic nor superstitious...but something unseen binds us together.
(Surely you realize it too. It must be obvious.)
I want you at my side
(super saiyans invincible!)
The universe is our playground
(My plan will be complete once I gain the dragonballs.)
I will ply you with honey and platitudes
(and win your heart)
draw out your saiyan blood
(and win your soul.)
Survivors in pride and power
(let none stand before us.)
I never hated you, Kakarot. I can admit it to myself.
(I was afraid to love, but such an existence is miserable and lonely.)
I\'ll suffer no more. Together, you and I will forge a legend.
(Or else. No is not acceptable.)
Hah! Peaceful, earth born saiyan. I\'m not deceived.
(I feel the fire under your skin.)
Gently I will peel those layers away, and bare the truth.
(The blood burns. It cannot be denied.)
Then and only then can we truly be one. The ouji and his pride.
(Oh, let it be soon. Anticipation drives me mad!)
I smile at the stars and lick my lips again, no longer alone.
(Your place is in my arms...and bed. I can hardly wait.)

\"Kakarot...you are _mine!!\"_


THE END