forgot that he had to assert himself before the king. Only when he was called by his friend from further back in the hall did he come to. He ran quickly through the hall. At the other end of the hall, the two friends walked with the princess through another rather huge door. They were amazed when they came into a hallway in which everything looked like an earth palace. The walls were neatly decorated, painted and polished.


René winced. Bardock spoke to him again, but couldn't see him. "Watch out!" He said while the three of them passed through the hallway past many locked doors and headed for another huge door. Bardock's voice sounded strangely far away. "When you have gone through that door up there, you come into the 'King's Hall'.There one of you has to fight the prince. The rules for this will be explained when you arrive. This is something like an endurance test. I think you should take on the task of fighting ... "" No question at all! ", René thought and was looking forward to his revenge.


Julian looked sideways at his friend. "He looks so withdrawn. As if he was talking to someone," he wondered. Julian was so far from the center of the corridor that he almost ran into a wide support column built into the wall. One step in front of the pillar, he finally saw the path again and was just able to avoid it. He cursed when he twisted and almost fell. The princess turned and grinned. The other Saiyan women had also noticed and giggled. Julian blushed and looked at the floor in silence.


"Be careful anyway!", Bardock was currently warning his son. "You mustn't lose! Otherwise you both will die!"With that the voice fell silent and René noticed that they had almost reached the end of the corridor. Next to him his friend was still cursing and shaking his head. Then he looked at René." There you are again! "he said." What was the matter with you? "This one also shook his head." Oh ... I'll tell you later. "He added in his mind:" If there will be an 'after' at all ... "He shuddered and went over his fights against the Saiyan prince again in his head to find a way out, because he was so sure It was far more likely that Vegeta would win again. His thoughts wandered to earth and to his friend, who had confided in him that he was also a Saiyan. He had to make sure no one would find him! And he had to win!


"He looks so thoughtful again! What's the matter with him?", Julian asked himself with a short sidelong glance. But he looked straight ahead again, because he didn't want to make a fool of himself again."Should he be with the thought of where the pepper grows!" He muttered angrily.


Meanwhile he was trying to decide whether he should trust Baroque or not. After all, Bardock had fought him many times. When it was getting tight - there were only a few steps to the gate - he decided to trust his alleged father and tried to call him. He focused on Bardock's energy. "What is it?" Asked Bardock's voice again. René had made it and asked quickly: "I just wanted to know what my chances are? How many Saiyajin have passed this test?" There was no answer until they came to the door. "Well, unfortunately I have to tell you that the chances of winning are very, very bad for you ... Up to now nobody has won against the prince ..." René swallowed: "Thanks for the info ..." Again Julian looked at his friend. He noticed this look and smiled into his face as confidently as it could after this news.

The two friends were led through the gate and saw a hall similar to the one that had already been set up at the entrance. It was just a little smaller and busier. While the first hall was empty, two Saiyajin sat on thrones and several others stood at doors that were innumerable and seemed to be waiting for something. It was apparently the king and his queen. The princess who had brought them here went up the steps to the two figures and stood next to the queen. Only now did the friends notice how pretty she actually was. Her black hair was tied in a loose ponytail with a leather thong that came down to her waist and was shiny. Her eyes were also black and shone with pride. She was slim and you could tell that she was a pretty strong and brave fighter. She wore the same combat suit as Vegeta and that surprised Julian, because when his mishap in the hallway happened to him, he had seen women in dresses and trousers, but never even one of them had worn a combat suit.Even the queen wore a dress. She was also slim and had shoulder-length black hair that she wore open. The king, on the other hand, had brownish hair and eyes and a beard that made him look rather old. He wore the same combat suit in black that the two friends were used to from the prince in blue. A black cloak curled around his shoulders.


"One of you will soon have to fight against my son Vegeta to prove that you are also able to serve me or him," said the king. His voice echoed in the hall. "Vegeta will choose his opponent and gravity. But please wait a moment." He grinned maliciously. "You won't survive this," he said happily. Julian shivered and stepped from one leg to the other.


At that moment Bardock contacted his son again. “I'm sorry!”, He gasped, “I couldn't know what to do with gravity and choosing the enemy!"René clenched his fists." Oh what ... that'll work ... ", René replies calmly," he'll choose me one hundred percent! He doesn't like me, yes, he hates me and takes every opportunity to humiliate me. You have seen it often enough. "He bowed his head and went on more uncertainly:" And I think as soon as Vegeta doesn't turn the gravity too high, I still have a small chance ... "" You don't think Vegeta will give you a chance right? "Bardock tried to bring his son back to his senses." He will give me a few opportunities. And if I use it quickly, it could work! ", replied René confidently.


At that moment the prince came in from a side door. Except for René, everyone noticed and looked at him.


"Vegeta is here! Good luck!", Gasped Bardock, as if he had made an incredible effort.


René looked up. The prince smiled mockingly at him. Only now did he notice that the prince was not much older than him.Still, he had apparently grown, because he looked a lot more majestic now than when they first met.


"And?" Asked the king, only addressing his son. "Gravity: 500G", the prince began purposefully. René swallowed dryly: "500 ??? I can't get a foot in front of the others!", It shot through his head. He felt that his friend was thinking exactly the same thing and was trembling. "And I don't have to think long about my opponent ..." Vegeta continued. "And neither did I!" René shouted and took a step forward. Vegeta grinned: "You can read minds, Kakarot! Well ... Like father like son!"


When the opponents had positioned themselves across from each other and Julian had placed himself in a place where he could not feel any signs of the fight, the force of gravity was set. René's legs became heavy and they threatened to buckle. Vegeta, however, hardly seemed to feel the increased attraction and grinned maliciously when he noticed his opponent's efforts.

Then the king took over the word: "The rules are as follows ..." He got no further, because the gate was torn open, the force of gravity went back to normal and another Saiyajin girl in a battle suit rushed in. Thereupon the guards who stood in front of the door and had gotten a couple of bruises looked apologetically over to the prince, who was visibly angry and stood in the way of the girl. "What do you want here, Caro?" He asked while the gate wings closed again. The girl looked at him through her clear, proud Saiyajin eyes and replied boldly: "Counter question: what do you think I want here, Mr. Prince? Does it bother you to have me around you?" but it was meant rather mockingly and nodded friendly to René and Julian. "No, I don't mind that you want to be there," Vegeta replied calmly. "Good. Then I can safely go to Miko now ...", she said and started to walk past Vegeta to the princess.René was just thinking that she had passed the prince when he was standing in front of her again and said: "You can go to her if you pass me without getting a bruise!" Karo made an indifferent gesture. "As far as I'm concerned ..." She looked at him with challenging, shiny eyes.


René was amazed. He did not think that a girl would ever voluntarily mess with the Saiyajin prince and therefore threw a questioning look at his friend, who was also very astonished, about this visit. The princess, king, and queen didn't look like they were surprised. They looked more like they were going to endure an everyday spectacle. The king smiled and the queen shook her head desperately as if to say: 'And something like that is supposed to be a Saiyan girl? The princess, on the other hand, rolled her eyes and looked at the ceiling.


Vegeta was about to strike when there was a hiss in the air and Miko stood between the two."It's good now!" She hissed angrily. Vegeta smiled: "Oh what. Let me have the fun!" "Exactly! Let him have the fun!" Caro agreed and grinned her mischievous grin again. "No," hissed the princess again. Caro submitted and looked visibly embarrassed at the floor. Vegeta smiled triumphantly. You could see that the girl didn't like giving up without a fight. And when she passed the prince, who was still smiling mockingly, with her head hanging behind Miko, she lifted her head for a moment, looked deep into his eyes and growled angrily: "Well wait ...!" Then she crept with her hands on her hips after the princess, and when they arrived at the thrones stood next to them. She gave Vegeta another angry look and then fixed her eyes on the floor.


Gravity was restored and René was shaky again. This time not as much as the first time. He was surprised, but now he thought next to nothing was