The Three Legendary Saiyans

Chapter 1: The Super Saiyan God?

Four years had passed by since the Universe-altering battle with Kid Buu; and Raijin reflected on what had happened during the last four years, Gohan and Videl had married almost immediately after graduating University together and settled into their own home in Central City, Trunks and Goten had grown into fine pre-teens though Trunks still bore some of the selfish and arrogant traits he'd seen from Vegeta in his early years; Goten had cut his hair shorter on Chichi's orders to not resemble Goku quite so much but retained his overly-friendly personality inherited from his father.

Bulma in just a few days would be presented with a surprise birthday party on an isolated island just south of West City; the privately owned island was property of Capsule Corp and was the location of the Briefs Family holiday home, though Bulma refused to reveal exactly what age she was turning though her earliest friends such as Goku, Yamcha Master Roshi, Krillin and Raijin himself all knew.

Raijin and Vegeta had retired to the Gardens after a training session within The Gravity Chamber at five-hundred-times Earth's normal gravity; Vegeta wore his newest training outfit in the form of a sleeveless dull-grey bodysuit while Raijin had switched out of his old Namekian White Gi to a new outfit consisting of a red tank top and blue/grey shorts with blue velcro-strap shoes.

"You've done well to master that Super Saiyan 3… achieved Full Power Form yet?" Vegeta asked; blindsiding Raijin with the bluntness of the question, Vegeta never asked how he was progressing with the Form since he despised the double-edged nature of Super Saiyan 3.

"Yeah I have; though it has taken four years… its strange that you'd ask me that; what's on your mind?" Raijin replied; confirming that he had indeed mastered Super Saiyan 3, his bangs had been cut shorter so his black eyes were fully visible; though his hair still spiked out at the back of his head.

Vegeta huffed angrily; having been called out on his odd behaviour, "I just feel uneasy… like something is going to change soon" Vegeta's tone of voice low and calm instead of his usual loud and angry tone.

Raijin had learnt to trust Vegeta deeply; the pair leaving The Gardens and heading up into The Briefs Family residence that was still within Capsule Corp but was now a considerably larger home since Bulma had taken over after her father's retirement.

The sliding doors opened up just as Trunks was leaving and bumping his head into Raijin's stomach, Trunks fell backwards into the floor just as Raijin knelt down to him.

"Are you ok son?" Raijin asked; reaching out to help him up as if he was still a four/five year old.

"Dammit Dad; look where you're going! And I'm not a little kid anymore!" Trunks yelled at the top of his lungs into Raijin's face much like how Vegeta did to Goku whenever Goku irritated him, Trunks storming off out into the halls and breaking into a sprint just to get away.

"I worry how he'll be as a teenager… hopefully he'll be as polite as Future-Trunks was when he grows up" Raijin muttered to himself but loud enough for Vegeta to overhear.

Vegeta grinned at Trunks' outburst; the twelve-year-old's attitude was very much like his own frequent outbursts, "With a son who talks to his father like that… I'm hit him".

"Well it's a good thing I'm not you then isn't it!" Raijin snapped; walking over to the refrigerator and tossing Vegeta a protein shake and taking another for himself.

The two Saiyans quickly drank their post-workout protein shakes; Raijin taking both plastic bottles from Vegeta and quickly dropping them into the recycling once they'd both consumed their contents, Raijin turned to Vegeta and crossed his arms; smirking as he'd been waiting to ask this question for weeks, "So… what are you wearing to the party… and armour is not permitted"

Vegeta spluttered as he was blindsided by the question; taking note of Raijin's smug smile as Vegeta grit his teeth knowing full well that all he owned was bodysuits and the range of battle armour Bulma had been producing for The Saiyans.

Vegeta's line of sight shifted to one side; mumbling something as he walked out onto the balcony and flying off into the City, leaving Raijin to laugh hysterically as that was the exact reaction he'd been expecting.

Three days passed by ever so quickly that Raijin and Bulma barely spent a moment apart during the wait, Bulma had dressed herself in one of her finest dresses; a short-skirted purple dress with a green neck scarf and high-heels, Raijin had dressed in formal black trousers and a black button-up shirt.

Raijin had flown Bulma to the island personally, cradling her in his arms as the married pair soared across the blue sky and over the perfectly white clouds before descending directly down onto the Briefs Family Island where a huge cheer of surprise was heard by every single one of their friends and family.

Chichi stood applauding Raijin's and Bulma's grand entrance; dressed in a fine ruby red Chinese-style dress with her hair tied up in a bun, while Goten wore a dapper black suit with an orange waistcoat.

Krillin stood in a long green robe and his black hair had been cut shorter and neater than the mop of hair he'd had back during the Tournament before the Majin Buu ordeal.

18 and Marron both wore matching pink dresses as Marron had styled her hair to better match her mother as she'd recently turned nine.

Yamcha wore a classically-styled martial artist's gi as a tribute to his former status as a Z Fighter, while Tien wore his green/brown Dojo Sensei gi; having become the owner of his own dojo out in the Northern Mountains.

Gohan and Videl had arrived together with Hercule, Bee and Majin Buu; Gohan dressed in brown slacks with a white shirt and a sky-blue waistcoat while Videl wore a sleek red dress with black leggings, Hercule wore his Championship Belt after another successful defence in a Tournament but dressed in a new crimson gi instead of the usual brown gi.

Piccolo and Dende both stood in their usual attire of Piccolo in his purple gi and white cloak while Dende still wore his white Guardian robes but with Nail's navy-blue coat that Raijin had given to him years ago.

Doctor and Mrs Briefs stood in their fine black-tie-occasion suit and cocktail dress; while Trunks stood in dark-blue t-shirt and overalls though Raijin and Bulma did not approve of such casual attire for Bulma's own birthday party.

Master Roshi stood at the back of the line-up in his normal Bermuda shorts, open-toe sandals and a hot-pink Hawaiian shirt with a palm tree imprint.

Bulma stood in wonder of all the guests; walking around, shaking hands and thanking each and every one of her friends and family for the surprise party; but noticing that Goku and Vegeta were missing.

"Where's Goku? …and Vegeta?" Raijin spoke; having noticed their absence too.

"Vegeta's hiding around the corner" Goten spoke up in his cheery voice; pointing to the outer corner of the beach house.

"Vegeta… come on out! No need to be shy!" Bulma shouted; taking a glass of champagne from a hired waiter.

Raijin struggled to stop himself from laughing when he saw Vegeta step out into the open, Vegeta had taken his mocking remark seriously and ditched his armour for a pair of black leather jeans, a blue V-neck, biker boots and a shoulder-spiked black leather jacket.

Vegeta violently growled as Krillin, Tien and Yamcha as they all burst out with laughter at how absurdly dressed Vegeta was for the island; and how well the clothes suited him.

Bulma clapped her hands together at the sight of Vegeta's outfit, "Oh Vegeta; that outfit suits you to a T, now then… what's on the agenda for the party?".

Gohan took a clipboard out from behind his back; adjusting his thick-rim glasses as he began to read out the events for the party, "Well first is the buffet; followed by a round of bingo with prizes as well as a grand prize I'm sure everyone would love to win, and we'll close out with music and dancing until nightfall".

Bulma smiled widely at how well Gohan had planned out the party, "Well then; shall we get this party started!" Bulma yelled; raising her fist into the air.

On request a live band began playing music for all to hear; a number of chefs brought out long buffet tables loaded with grilled/smoked or fried salmon, gourmet burgers, sushi, steaks, takoyaki balls, salads, trifles, pudding cups, and a wide assortment of delectable dishes for all to feast on and more being cooked up as the guests mingled and enjoyed the festivities.

Raijin took two plates and loaded the plates with salmon, sirloin steaks and some salad on the side; walking over to a solitary Vegeta while Bulma was off talking to Goten and Trunks.

"What's up Vegeta; you should know I was joking about that no armour thing… but those clothes suit you" Raijin spoke calmly; handing Vegeta the plate.

Vegeta stood silent; though his entire body was quivering in abject fear.

"Is something wrong? You don't normally behave like this?" Raijin enquired; his joyful smile fading into a serious expression.

"Something bad is coming… whatever you do; do not anger him when he gets here?!" Vegeta turned to Raijin; a panicked look in his widened eyes.

"And of whom might you be referring too?" spoke an unknown but low voice from directly behind Vegeta.

Raijin turned on the spot with the intention of confronting the uninvited owner of the voice, Raijin stood stunned by what he saw; standing before him was a purple humanoid cat dressed blue/black/gold coloured Egyptian styled robes from the waist down and an ornate collar that covered most of his upper-body except for his abdomen.

Stood beside the cat-person was a tall man with light-blue skin and white hair styled in an upward-arc; a long robe in the same colours as the cat-person only he carried a long staff with a floating ringed orb at one end.

Vegeta stood in horror of the cat-person standing before him; his hands twitching as a nervous reflex.

"Hello… Prince Vegeta; I heard about you from that upstart Frieza, I didn't expect to find you on such a… unconquered planet" Spoke the Cat-person; walking out from beside his partner.

Vegeta dropped into a deep bow almost as if he'd been struck in the head, "Lord Beerus; it is an honour to be in your presence".

Raijin quickly realised who Lord Beerus was; Lord Guru had mentioned during his education that The Supreme Kai represented all Life in The Universe; but there was another that governed over Destruction but swore to never speak his name.

"My Lord; remember why we came all the way here" The tall blue-skinned man spoke; gently twirling his staff as he walked.

"Ah yes; thank you Whis… Vegeta, do you happen to know anything about a being called The Super Saiyan God?" Beerus asked; his large yellow eyes narrowing in wait for the answer.

Raijin blinked several times; he personally had achieved multiple levels of Super Saiyan, as had Goku and Vegeta but he'd never heard of any Super Saiyan God.

"A Super Saiyan God? I'm sorry to say I've never heard of such a being" Vegeta stuttered; remaining bowed as he spoke.

"What a pity… the one called Goku couldn't provide me with an answer and it seems The Saiyan Prince cannot either" Beerus mused; scratching at his cat ears in irritation.

"Seems your premonition proved false My Lord… as they always do" Whim remarked; a snide grin in the corner of his blue lips.

"Shut up Whis… but what is that delectable scent?" Beerus spoke with a tone of irritation which soon changed to a more pleased tone of voice upon catching the scent of the buffet.

"It's my Wife's birthday party; you're welcome to join us" Raijin shifted his weight into a sidestepping motion; standing between an excited Beerus and a stunned Vegeta.

Whis turned his grin to Raijin; seemingly analysing him with a look of morbid curiosity, "We would be honoured to join you; I'm quite keen to see this buffet for myself".

Raijin escorted Beerus and Whis out into the courtyard; Bulma marching over with a wine glass in one hand and a rather angry look on her face, "Where have you been? We're about to start the Bingo Tournament and you need to announce the prizes!".

"I'm sorry Bulma; but I was just meeting some… of Vegeta's Friends" Raijin paused; trying to think of a way to introduce Beerus and Whis, deciding on referring them as Vegeta's friends.

"Oh, I didn't think Vegeta had any friends other than you and Goku… Hi I'm Bulma; please feel free to help yourselves to the buffet; there is quite the spread" Bulma remarked; her cheeks having turned pink from a little too much wine.

Beerus and Whis made low bows for Bulma; Whis speaking up before Beerus could, "Why thank you Miss Bulma; it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance".

Bulma felt stunned by Whis' manners and courteous way of treating her, "Where did you meet these guys Vegeta? They have such good manners".

Vegeta waited until Beerus and Whis had moved along and began helping themselves to the handsomely stacked buffet table; sampling everything from one end of the table to the other, Vegeta gulped as a nervous sweat when he spoke.

"Whatever you do; do not anger Beerus".

"Why? He seems like a really nice cat-man" Bulma commented; hiccupping slightly after taking another drink from her wine glass.

"Is it because he is The God of Destruction?" Raijin asked; his brow furrowing as he spoke his question.

"Yes… how do you know about him?" Vegeta answered; surprisingly not cursing or getting even the slightest bit angry.

"Lord Guru mentioned the existence of a God of Destruction when I was young" Raijin recalled his memory of Lord Guru again; though the memories of Namek always made him feel even more grateful for the kind of life he'd been gifted with.

Vegeta watched as Raijin and Bulma hurried back to the party; Krillin, 18, Yamcha and Tien all gathered around Whis and Beerus with an eager intent to learn more about the surprise guests.

Raijin and Bulma both noticed Trunks and Goten speaking with a trio of other kids, walking hand in hand; Raijin and Bulma both headed towards their son and his friends.

"Who are these other kids Trunks? Did you invite some friends?" Raijin asked; smiling at how social his son was proving to be.

On closer inspection; Trunks and Goten stood with two boys and a girl; the two boys being a Ninja-dressed humanoid dog and a small blue-skinned imp-like child wearing a West City Preschool Uniform, while the girl dressed in a long greenish-brown military overcoat though she was very pretty with big eyes and long dark hair.

Trunks stammered for a moment before slinging an arm around the girl, "Why this is my girlfriend and her …brothers".

The girl looked stunned as Trunks lied about her status as his girlfriend; but swallowed her pride for the moment while clutching something within her right pocket.

"So what's your name sweetie?" Bulma asked; kneeling down to meet the girl at eye-level.

The girl glanced to her so-called-brothers of whom just beckoned her to play along with the ruse, "My name is Mai".

"That's a lovely name; why don't you join us? There is plenty of food and who knows… you might win something in the Bingo Tournament" Raijin offered; taking hold of the dog-boy and the imp-boy and lifting them up to his shoulders, though the two looked terrified by the presence Bulma.

Bulma jumped up onto the stage; taking a microphone in hand and roared into it, "Alright who's ready for some Bingo?".

A unanimous roar came from her friends and family.

Raijin had left the kids at a table to get themselves some food while flying off the ground and sparing onto the stage; taking a microphone for himself, "Our prizes include a lifetime supply of high quality meat, one billion zeni in cash, a leisure yacht, a fully furnished castle, the largest diamond in the world! And many other prizes that you'll just have to take part to win".

Cheers came from Master Roshi as several dress-wearing woman came out onto the stage with enlarged images of each of the prizes held aloft in their hands.

"And for the first place winner! A full set of Dragon Balls! Any wish can be yours with a completed bingo card!" Raijin shouted; pointing to a pedestal as it rose up from the stage with a total of six Dragon Balls resting in a basket.

"Strange… a prize like the Wish Orbs for winning such a simple game" Beerus muttered loudly enough to catch Vegeta's attention.

"Yes; but we call them Dragon Balls here on Earth" Vegeta spoke quickly; clearly nervous and fearful of angering Beerus.

Beerus merely observed the Bingo Tournament while forking large portions of sirloin steak and salmon fillets into his jaws; a flicking purple flame shimmering over his skin.

Raijin turned to Bulma while waiting for the next number to come up on the bingo machine, "Bulma… are you sure we had all seven Dragon Balls? I only count six".

Before Bulma replied she did a quick count, "You're right… you keep running this game and I'll find the missing Ball".

Raijin watched Bulma leave the stage but also noticed that Mai's supposed brothers were trying to sneak away; noticing that the next number had flickered up, "Number 22!".

Piccolo stood amongst the players; cursing under his breath as he jotted the number down.

Hercule and Videl both cheering as they completed a line.

Bulma stood over the blue-imp boy; quickly taking the Four Star Dragon Ball from his small hands, "playing with the prizes? It'll be ok as long as you return it".

The imp-boy quickly turned his back on Bulma in an act of defiance; clutching the Dragon Ball between his hands.

The Ninja-dog patted his friend on the back; muttering loudly enough for Bulma to hear, "come on Pilaf; just return the ball… we won't get our wish with just one".

Bulma took the moment of distraction to seize the ball from Pilaf and return to the stage; showing it to Raijin just as she got back up and placed the ball back within the prize basket with the other six.

"Number 51!" Raijin called out; nodding to Bulma as she placed the Dragon Ball with the others.

Piccolo yelled a cheer as he'd finally finished two lines and possibly earning one of the big prizes.

Dende smiled as he too completed two lines and was luckily making work on a third win.

Raijin spotted Trunks and Mai sitting together; both eating a pudding cup each; impressive as Buu had taken most of the desserts for himself.

Vegeta remained sat at a far table; nervously watching Beerus and Whis and praying to whatever Kai will listen for Beerus to not lose his temper and destroy Earth.

"Number 5! …Bulma; did Goku not come to the party?" Raijin called out the next number much to the pleasure of Chichi and 18; and finally noticing Goku's absence.

"No he didn't… he must be off training again" Bulma lamented; her earliest friend often didn't come to any social events in favour of training.

Raijin let out a sigh and ignored the next number entirely; though the number still showed on the screen, gulping down as he spotted Beerus rise from his seat and make a beeline for Majin Buu and all his desserts, "Oh this is not good".

Authors Note: Just like to say "Thank You" for any returning readers from The Saiyan of Namek.