Disclaimer: See chapter 1.

Note: I understand that Vegeta's ki level would be 18,000 at the time of the saiyan saga (based on the figures at planetnamek.com) but since this is an alternate universe, I've decided that he could be weak.


The Portal to Beyond: Chapter XI

After Goku arrived at ChiChi's house and laid Vegeta down on a bed, he went downstairs to discuss how Trunks beat Vegeta.

"That has never ever happened before! Up to now, only Tousan could defeat him." Gohan was telling Raditz, Kakarott, and the two ChiChi's.

Goku took a seat at the table and sighed. "I really don't want to have to deal with him when he wakes up." he turned to the younger ChiChi. "Can Bulma come up with something that makes him calmer or nicer or something?"

"I'm sure she can."

"I'll go over there now."

"Hey Goku! Let me come too. It's boring not being able to fight or anything."

"Sure ChiChi. Grab my arm." he put two fingers to his head and dissapeared.

They all suddenly heard a loud yell from upstairs.

"Oh joy! The prince is awake," the younger ChiChi said sarcastically. "I'll go and check on him." She went upstairs and they could hear her trying to calm him down.

Then Raditz's scouter started to beep. "Nani? I wonder who it is..." He pushed the buttton on the side.

"RADITZ!" Roared a familiar voice.

"Ve-Ve-Vegeta-ouji!"

Gohan and Kakarott shouted in unison. "NANI?!"

Raiditz shushed them. "Uh, why are you contacting me?"

"Why did you leave for Chikyuu without notifying anyone?! When I get there, you're going on a ONE WAY TRIP TO HELL!"

"Calm down! I had to make sure that my little brother didn't mess things up."

Vegeta came running down the stairs and skidded to a stop in the kitchen. ChiChi was right behind him. "Where is my brat?!"

"He went home with Goten. He knew you would try to kill him." Gohan told him calmly.

"Nani? Me? Kill my son?" Vegeta asked innocently. "Why would I do that? I'm proud of him! He's stronger than I thought he was."

Kakarott, ChiChi, Gohan, and Raditz all sweatdropped. Raditz was now nodding to his scouter.

"How close are you?" he asked woriedly, switching his gaze from the older Vegeta to the duo sitting at the table.

"You're in luck, we're currently entering the atmosphere as we speak."

"We?"

"Nappa and I. Be prepared." Vegeta disconected the transmission.

"This is bad, really bad!" Raditz muttered.

"What?" Vegeta asked.

"Um, it seems that I'm in trouble with the royalty of Vegeta-sei. Vegeta-ouji and Nappa are entering the atmosphere right now."

ChiChi paled. "So what you're saying is that another Vegeta is on his way?" Raditz nodded. "I can't handle this one!" Vegeta glared at her.

"Don't worry, ChiChi. We should be able to take him if he causes trouble." Gohan glanced at Vegeta. "And knowing this one, he will."

"I resent that."

"Gomen, but you are who you are. And your temper is well known throughout Satan City."

"I have a question about that. Where is Satan City?"

Gohan blinked. "Oh. Forgot to tell you that. Well you see, it was formerly known as Western Capital before the Cell Games. Satan-san, my best-friends' father, had gotten the credit of defeating Cell..." Gohan paused.

"But he didn't really. I can see it in your eyes. Who did?"

"I did. I should have done it earlier, when Tousan told me to. I was only nine years old! Then Cell started to self-destruct and Tousan teleported him from the planet. After he had died and Cell came back unharmed I got angry, powered up to Super Saiyan level two, and killed him."

"At least he's back now."

"Yeah. Now Goten has a father."

"Uh, hello?" Vegeta waved a hand in front of their faces. "We have more important things to worry about! Things that are happening in the present and not have already happened in the past!"

"You're right!" Gohan stood.

"Can I come? Please?"

"I don't think so." Kakarott said seriously.

"You might can..." Gohan turned to Raditz. "How high was Vegeta and Nappa's ki the last time you checked?"

"I dunno. Nappa's was under 2000 and Vegeta's was just under three."

Gohan sighed. "Then that solves it."

"Nani?" Raditz asked.

"What the brat means is that her," he jerked a thumb in ChiChi's direction, "ki is well over 4000. She could take them, no problem."

"Now I've heard everything..." Raditz muttered. But he checked anyway and saw that they were indeed correct.

Gohan went to the phone to call his father. "You guys go ahead. I'll catch up."

***

They tracked the two evil saiyans' ki to their landing site and got there just as they touched down. The small group peered over the edge of one of the craters as the hatch to the pod opened.

"RADITZ!" An angry Vegeta yelled from his ship. "I know you're up there! The scouter is picking you up."

Raditz levitated from the ground and floated to his prince. "Vegeta-ouji, I have everything under control. You really don't need to be here!"

"Where is that brother of yours?" Vegeta asked him, looking up to the top of the hole.

"Here I am," Kakarott replied, floating down to join them. The other Vegeta just stood, looking down, faintly amused. Nappa came over and the four of them began to argue.

Then Goku decided to teleport in. But for some reason, he had picked the wrong Vegeta to teleport to. All four saiyans got into battle stance when he had appeared seemingly from thin air and Vegeta was already powering up.

"KAKAROTT NO BAKA! I'm up here!" The older Vegeta yelled at him.

Both Kakarotts, er one Kakarott and one Goku, looked at him. One grinned in response while the other glared.

"My bad! You two were so close together that I kind of got confused!" Goku teleported again, this time to the right one. "You all can continue your conversation now!"

Two of the four in the crater just kept looking from the spot in front of Vegeta-oui to the spot in front of the other Vegeta-ouji. This lasted a couple of minutes until finally the younger Vegeta spoke up.

"What the hell?!"

"Long story. It's best that you don't ask." Kakarott told him.