What happens when you mix saiyans and humans? A mess. This is an AU fic where Vegetasei was never destroyed by Frieza, Goku remained on his homeworld, and Chichi is a saiyan. That makes Gohan a full blood instead of a demi. Bulma and Videl are still humans. Also, I am altering the story. This is fanfiction after all. Can't have it all based on fact, so I'm throwing in some ideas from a RP session me and a friend do. :)

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The time for war was at hand once again, this time to take place right there on Vegetasei.

TIME FOR WAR

In times past, roughly 500 years ago, there had been a battle between clans on the planet. Many nations battled as well, for supremacy and honor. Others battled just to avoid being left out. It resulted in a planet-wide war that lasted for 23 years. Once again, the clans were getting antsy. They were not told about the change in leadership on the planet and thought that the former King Vegeta was still in charge. Many disagreed with his methods while others disagreed with his laws. For years, the clans had kept quiet but they finally got tired of waiting and hiding. It was time for them to once again make a stand. Oblivious to the new King and Queen ruling them, they started forming their troops and preparing for an onslaught on the palace.

Back at the palace, the training for Gohan and Trunks continued. They had their lessons at the academy and started getting trained by their fathers in the gravity room. They had to be ready for when they left on their test. It had already been 2 years since they started their training and were now reaching the age of 7 years old. Within a couple days, they would be expected to leave. During their time in training, Gohan's little brother Goten had been born. He was taking after his mother already and was a little over a year old already. He wasn't the terror his brother had been but was rather calm and easy to manage. He took a liking to cooking, art, and fighting (naturally..lol) and already seemed to come up with ideas that the cooks didn't think of. His senses seemed unnaturally higher than most other Saiyan's and allowed him to tell the differences in people without even seeing who it was. He could identify them by scent and by the sounds of their footsteps. His father had a long striding style to his walk while his mother had a more gentle step and was barely able to be heard, even while in heels on marble floors.

Most of the clans on the planet had a legend of a different kind of Saiyan, one who had enhanced senses and was very mellow and easy going. Most Saiyan's were wild, so to find one with a mild temper and enhanced senses was rare. Any of those kind that were found were usually sold to offworlders as pets to the rich families. They were mainly used to identify poisons in food or drinks and to identify people as imposters or possible threats to the family. Vegeta already was aware of the potential that Goten had and was keeping things quiet by not revealing to anyone except the boy's parents about his gift. He finished his training session with Gohan and Trunks then sent them up to their rooms to pack what stuff they would be taking with them. They were only allowed one bag of items. Any clothes they took would have to last them till adulthood as they would not be allowed to return till they were 18 or older.

That night, Gohan and Trunks left home before their parents knew they had. They went out into the open wilderness and started looking for locations to set up camps. They weren't allowed to even help each other as this was a test of independence. That night was also the night that the clans from around the world started to mobilize and start their march towards the palace. Within the week, all the clans had converged into the surrounding areas outside the main city and the palace. The people inside the city had seen the incoming threat and warned the royal family of the attackers. A group of 25000 soldiers had been amassed inside the city along with all the Super Saiyans that were already trained. Vegeta got all the women into the lower halls of the palace that were underground and guarded heavily by several types of security. He joins the others outside a short while later, and none too soon as the attacks began. Catapults had been brought along with the clans and already several of the businesses and homes of the people in the city were on fire or destroyed. The attackers poured into the city and started pushing people into their homes and barricading them inside the houses. As they approached the palace, they couldn't help but notice the changes that had already been made. The changes around the city also had not gone unnoticed. Knowing this could not have been the work of the former King and Queen, they approach the palace with caution and come face to face with a very angry Super Saiyan King Vegeta.

Before they could react, about a dozen of the attackers were on the ground and twitching in pain. They hadn't seen Vegeta move and certainly had no way of avoiding the attacks they never saw coming. The other attackers look at the King and notice the crown. They even start asking questions. "You come into my city, hurt my people, burn their homes, then demand answers? You have some nerve. I am King now, not my father. Either you and the rest of your people leave, or I'll let my troops kill every single one of you. Alot of my troops are Super Saiyans and won't hesitate to put you out of your misery. Inform the other clans of the change of leadership. I know this is why you attacked. You assumed my father was still in charge, but he is not. My mate and I are now your rulers and my heir is on his independence test already. You try harming my people or my family again, and you will regret it." He heads back towards the palace and watches the remaining attackers retreat from the Super Saiyan's that were blocking their path. Various others continued the battle since they didn't believe it and even killed off a few of the males in the city while stealing away their mates. Some of the children that could eventually pose problems were killed as well to avoid having them as enemies later. The ones doing the killing were in turn killed by several of the Super Saiyan troops. That however, did not bring back the ones already killed.

It took a couple weeks afterwards to finish burying the dead and rebuilding the homes that were destroyed in the battles. The clans had dispersed and were now keeping constant communication with the palace in case things changed again. They didn't want to make the same mistake twice. It was bad enough that 763 people had died in the conflict, mostly on the end of the attackers. Of the 763 that had died, 132 were in the main city and 62 of them were children. Several of the clan members had spotted Goten being nudged back inside the palace doors and had informed the others. They had seen how calm he was and how he seemed rather submissive and gentle, even for just a toddler. For them to succeed in taking him, they would have to get through all the Super Saiyans, the King, his mate, and the child's parents. Such a child could easily be sold off-world for a high price but getting him would be the tricky part. Plans started being made without the King knowing it and with those plans, would come more trouble for the main city and its people.

The clans grouped together late one night to discuss the boy and came to one conclusion. "We must have him, no matter the cost. His parents would fight us, so we have to find a way to get around them. Send in a new person, one they don't know. Offer him as a personal guard to anyone in the palace that needs protecting. Give him reliable references so they don't realize he's being planted there. If that boy gets away, all our plans are for nothing." They look towards a young man in the shadows and nod. "You will go. Make sure to avoid getting caught and don't fail us." The man nods and heads out of the room. The light flickers off his eyes a moment and show a tint of green in them before he heads out into the night.

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hmmm...a kidnapping?? could be worth it!! thats one way to cause a stir among the royal family and the parents. read and review please and I hope you enjoy!!