Precious Metal (A DBZ Fic)

"Roana, Dr. Gero never programmed me to pursue my own happiness. I existed only to further his dreams. I never had any until I saw you. Shoot, when I looked at you, I could actually see a future. I future that I never knew could exist."

"A future you didn't think you'd ever be allowed to choose. Like a taunting mirage..."

((((((TWs for death, sexual adult themes, depression, and violence)))))

It's been a few years since Roana, half-sister to Vegeta and princess of both the Saiyan race and her home planet of Nadora, fled to Earth and her older brother after the destruction of her home and the death of her family. After two tragic romances, including a tryst with the man who ended up being the legendary Super Saiyan who destroyed her home world in a fit of bloodlust fueled rage, she's given up all hopes of settling down, though both sides of her blood are screaming at her to find a mate and have a family of her own. When she meets Android 13 in the Arctic after a shopping trip gone impossibly awry, who is yet another doomed creation of Dr. Gero hellbent on the annihilation of her friend Goku, she finds love yet again in the worst of places and at the worst of times. They say that love is a battlefield, but this is just ridiculous! Can things finally work out for her, or is she in for yet another heartbreak, one that could finally break her spirit?

Part One of The War Within Me series.

Made slightly AU by changing the timeline to make the events of the Broly movie happen before Super 13. Akira commits way worse crimes with continuity so I figure I should be fine ;).