Chaya opened the entrance to the cave and carried the two enormous spherical spacecraft out. He pressed a button on them, and with a puff, the cabin doors opened.
Saiyan spacecraft were indeed well-made. Even after so many years, the interiors still looked brand-new. After setting their course for Planet Vegeta, the ship's alarm began to beep, and the machine started its self-check.
"Selyne, adjust your Ki to a battle power of 850. Once we reach Planet Vegeta, raise it to a little over 900," Chaya instructed.
"Mm, okay!"
Selyne nodded seriously. Controlling her battle power was incredibly easy for her now, and she quickly lowered her Ki to around 850.
Chaya nodded at her actions, then adjusted his own battle power as well. They were eight years old now, and would be almost nine by the time they reached Planet Vegeta. At that age, a Mid-Class Warrior with a battle power above 900 would still be outstanding, but at least it would not attract too much attention.
"All right, let's head back now."
"See you on Planet Vegeta!"
The two climbed into their respective spacecraft. Since these were standard Saiyan models, even adults would not find them cramped inside.
After pressing the controls, the cabin doors slowly shut. The spacecraft gave a slight tremor, and a tremendous force suddenly pressed down on them. In an instant, they shot out of Selma's atmosphere.
Watching the azure planet drift farther and farther away, Chaya slowly closed his eyes and entered hibernation. He would not awaken again until they reached Planet Vegeta.
Seven months later.
An endless darkness surrounded them, while the stars gave off enchanting pale-white light. Clear and crystalline, they resembled tiny diamonds scattered across a black disk, displaying a flawless, tranquil beauty.
Within a vast star system, an enormous dark-red planet slowly traveled along its orbit.
That dark-red planet was Planet Vegeta, formerly known as Planet Tuffle. The Saiyans had seized it from the Tuffles, and now, renamed Planet Vegeta, it had become famous throughout the universe as the Saiyans' stronghold.
Planet Vegeta's Spaceport was as busy as ever, with spherical spacecraft continuously taking off and landing.
Suddenly, two more spacecraft pierced through the dark-red atmosphere and descended into the Spaceport. Under the guidance of the flight controllers, they landed precisely on the designated pads. Once the cabin doors opened, two figures stepped out.
After many years, Chaya and Selyne had returned to Planet Vegeta!
The Spaceport was crowded with people moving back and forth. Besides Saiyans returning from expeditions or waiting to receive missions, the platforms were also filled with strange-looking aliens with long noses and large eyes.
Most of those aliens were slaves captured like the Dadarians. Some were subordinates Frieza had dispatched from his headquarters planet to assist the Saiyans with their daily administration.
After all, the Saiyans' technological expertise was not particularly high. Aside from fighting, they did not possess much advanced technology themselves. Like barbarians facing the creations of an advanced civilization, many high-tech devices still required specialized aliens to operate.
Of course, no one knew how many of those aliens had actually been sent by Frieza to monitor the Saiyans.
"Chaya, I just contacted my parents with the communicator. They're both waiting for us at home."
Beside the Spaceport platform, Selyne pressed the button on the Scouter over her ear. Her cheeks were slightly flushed with excitement. Besides detecting the energy strength contained within living beings, the device also functioned as a communicator.
"Okay, let's go back right away!"
Chaya glanced at her and chuckled. He knew Selyne was thrilled at the thought of seeing her parents again. But wasn't he just as excited?
Thinking it over carefully, they had been away from Planet Vegeta for more than five years. Although a year and a half of that had been spent traveling through space, they truly had not seen Aunt Rebecca or Uncle Adri for over five years.
The two then crossed the platform and headed out of the Spaceport.
Selyne's home was located in a prosperous area of Planet Vegeta, within an upper-class residential district not far from the royal city. However, traveling there from the Spaceport would still take some time.
Since they needed to conceal their battle power, Chaya and Selyne could neither fly at full speed nor use Instant Transmission to travel.
At a normal flying speed, they crossed most of the city before landing in a bustling residential neighborhood.
As they moved along the green-lined roads of the residential district, vines coiled around the paths and lush trees swayed in the breeze. Catching the faint fragrance drifting through the air, familiar scenes from their childhood flashed through their minds. Before long, they arrived before a detached two-story house. It was Selyne's home.
Compared to the surrounding houses, Selyne's home was considerably larger.
Knock, knock, knock!
They knocked on the door several times.
Click.
The electronic panel chimed brightly, and the door opened. A figure darted out from inside, and before Chaya could react, he was pulled into a tight embrace.
"Oh! Selyne, Chaya, you're finally back! Let Mommy have a look! Oh, you've both grown so much! Mommy missed you to death!"
Rebecca did not seem especially eloquent, but her arms expressed her feelings with perfect clarity.
As a battle race, female Saiyans were no weaker than male Saiyans. When they went wild, they were even more fierce. Rebecca in particular was an Elite Warrior and had once been a member of the Adri Squad. Though she had not gone out on missions in recent years, her formidable strength was not to be underestimated.
Caught in Rebecca's embrace, it felt as though countless incomparably tough ropes had wrapped around them. Chaya and Selyne stiffened, unable to move. Of course, with their current strength, breaking free would have been easy, but neither of them intended to do so.
"Cough, cough, Aunt Rebecca, you should let us go. If you keep hugging us like this, we're going to suffocate!"
Chaya rolled his eyes and spoke helplessly.
"Yeah, Mom, let us go already!"
"Oh, right, right, right. Look at me. Come on, let's talk inside."
Rebecca came to her senses, released them somewhat sheepishly, and quickly ushered them indoors.
Once inside, Rebecca began asking after every detail of the children's lives over the past few years. Selyne told her the important parts. Whenever she reached a crucial moment, she would even act things out with great emotion. Though Chaya found her movements somewhat clumsy and amusing, Rebecca still let out startled cries from time to time.
Although her daughter's account was lacking in words and far from vivid, she listened attentively all the same.
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