BEAUTY CONTEST AND THE BEASTS
A/N: This is another "Tayla of Astoria" story, and it takes place six months after "Tayla of Astoria" ends, and eighteen months before "Hope Never Dies" begins. Nappa has Eclipse, a half-Gemstarian, half-Calmagian female for his bonded mate, and Raditz has Princess Journa of the Saiyans, Vegeta's sister, for his. Vegeta does not have a mate at this time, although Diamonique, a female Top Elite Officer and his former lover, continues to pursue him.
There a number of original characters of my own making in this story, minions of Frieza that had been in both TOA and HND, so here is a brief character guide of some of the original characters featured in this story for those of you who have not read any of my other stories:
ECLIPSE: Half Gemstarian, half-Calmagian, she is five-feet, six-inches tall, with long turquoise hair, peachy skin tinged with blue, a perfect figure, and blue diamond nails and black diamond eyes. She was and still is the squad leader for the Ginyu Girls, a Ginyu Force fan club of sorts made up of beautiful, talented young women who not only cheer on and promote the Ginyu Force, but serve sometimes as voluntary courtesans for the Elite males in Frieza's army. Eclipse is the most popular non-soldier female in Frieza's forces, and she used to service both Frieza and Ginyu regularly, even though she could not mate with them because at that time neither man was mating-compatible with humanoid women (this will later change). She also saw other Elite males of her own choosing before settling down with Nappa and agreeing to be his bonded mate. Now she and Nappa are very happy at this time, although Nappa is still getting into several fights a week with other Elite males who do not appreciate Nappa making their favorite Ginyu Girl exclusively his…
JOURNA: Two years older than her brother, Vegeta, she is the feminine version of him, at least in looks and features. She is taller than her brother, although shorter than Raditz, her mate, and Nappa, and she has short, slightly curly red hair, small breasts, and a muscular, almost manly build. Journa had become Raditz's mate at age sixteen, against Vegeta's wishes (Vegeta did not want Raditz for Journa's mate because he had once been counted as a low-level Saiyan like his father, Bardock). Later on though, he reluctantly accepted his sister and Raditz as a couple.
Most of the time, Journa, a Mid-Elite officer like the other Saiyans, is as ruthless, devious and cunning as her brother, although she had started out as a girl with a much gentler nature. Her years under Frieza's rule changed that, but Journa still shows her now rare softer side every now and then, especially when it comes to her Raditz. She loves Raditz with all her heart, even though she has never said so publicly, and she is very possessive of him.
Journa has great physical strength, and her most notable attack is her Four-Finger Flash.
JADEN: Jaden is from the Rybanese race, a race now almost extinct, thanks to the Hycanese race who destroyed all life on her planet. She resembles a seven-feet-tall navy blue alligator with yellow eyes, a heavy, muscular build, and two, long, thick alligator tails that are very agile. Her father had sold her to Frieza when she was a little girl, and Jaden later shot herself into Frieza's Top Elite, the highest level in Frieza's army, when she killed her lecherous former trainer. (She was the first woman to ever make Frieza's Top Elite.) Jaden was also the trainer for both Vegeta and Journa before they became Mid-Elite officers.
Jaden is often masculine in behavior, and she's devious, extremely clever, and merciless with a sharp tongue and wit. She does, however, possess a kinder side, which she rarely ever shows, except with her closest friend, Chestra. And occasionally this softer side of Jaden has guided her in some of her actions, such as secretly helping to free a few Meatian captives from Frieza and killing the abusive husband of a hostage. Most of the time, however, she keeps to herself, minds her own business, and intervenes in matters not concerning herself or her few close friends only when she is forced to deem it necessary. Jaden is not someone that you would want for an enemy, as both those inside and outside of Frieza's forces can attest to.
Jaden has a range of abilities, including Glass Freeze, where she can turn anyone below a certain ki level into glass, shape-shifting, Sonic Scream (where she can shatter anyone's bones with her powerful scream), razor-sharp nails, and extremely stretchable limbs, as well as great physical strength.
CHESTRA: Chestra is Jaden's best friend and Zarbon's lover. She is four-feet, seven-inches tall, with long, thick hair, one side ruby-red, and the other side emerald-green. She has a human-like body, but with white skin and a panther-like head and face with light green eyes.
Chestra had been a slave for most of her life, and she had been condemned to a death match on planet Egimari when Frieza first discovered her. Frieza purchased her from the leaders of Egimari and gave her to Zarbon to train. Zarbon and Chestra fell for each other almost immediately, but because of Frieza's rule forbidding sexual and romantic contact between trainers and their recruits, they did not act on their feelings for a while. They had finally made love for the first time while on the run from Frieza after both Zarbon and Jaden rescued Chestra when Frieza had tried to rape her. Later, thanks to King Cold's secret about Chestra, all three came back to Frieza alive and intact.
King Cold, who had wanted Chestra for himself, had revealed to Frieza that Chestra was Frieza's daughter. After that, Frieza allowed Chestra and Zarbon to be together because not even he is one to commit incest. Later on, Chestra was promoted to Top Elite.
Chestra is the gentlest, kindest soldier out of Frieza's Top Elite, although she can be as ruthless and merciless as her peers. If she can avoid killing or hurting someone, she will, but when she can't…watch out. Chestra is highly adept in telekinesis, and she has other abilities, including a special attack called Tenfold Pain Blast, which increases sensitivity to pain tenfold in any victim. Closest to heart are Jaden and Zarbon, along with almost any child, for she absolutely loves children. With Frieza's reluctant blessing, she adopted a captive little Astorian princess named Kaydra.
DIAMONIQUE: Beautiful, seductive, yet very deadly, Diamonique is one of the most attractive women in Frieza's Elite, and the loveliest woman in the Top section. She's five-feet, nine inches tall with ice-blue hair streaked with silver, black diamond eyes, peachy-blue skin, and blue diamond nails tainted with one of the universe's deadliest poisons. Although she is seductive and charming and able to get almost any man into bed, her looks and charm do not always hide her cruel nature. Diamonique is also selfish, vain, petty, and extremely malicious, with a low tolerance for any rivals who go after the men that she wants.
She once wanted Zarbon for herself when she and Chestra were both recruits, and she tried to kill Chestra twice so that she could have Zarbon for herself. When she finally realized that she would never get Zarbon, she set her sights on Vegeta, who was fifteen at the time (he's seventeen now) and seduced him, becoming his first woman. The two had a passionate sexual affair for almost a year when Diamonique declared to Vegeta, who was eight years younger than she was, that she wanted him for a husband. Vegeta, who only felt lust for her, told her bluntly that he only wanted an affair with her, not a permanent relationship, and they broke up. Diamonique was at first furious with him, but later she decided that she wanted him back, so she's been actively pursuing him since. Vegeta has told her repeatedly that he wants nothing to do with her, but Diamonique is completely obsessed with him and bound and determined to make him her mate for life.
Known legally as Lady Diamonique, she is from the Diamondian Tribe, the elite tribe of planet Gemstar, and she considers herself to be superior in class to many people in Frieza's army. Her uncle is the king of Gemstar, and Frieza tolerates Diamonique and slightly favors her on occasion because of his close relationship with Gemstar's king. However, like most of the Top Elite officers, Frieza wearies of patience with Diamonique's selfish, childish behavior.
Diamonique is weaker physically than almost everyone in Top Elite, except for Chestra, but her unique talents make up for her lack of physical strength. She can poison almost anyone with her diamond nails, as long as they are not of the Saiyan, Astorian, or the Rybanese races. Also her nails are like claws, and she can easily rip someone's flesh open with them. She can also create instant snow or hailstorms just by shooting a laser into the sky of any planet that she's on, and she can freeze the vital organs of any living being until those organs fail. Her most notable attack, however, is Diamond Freeze, where she shoots someone with a ki blast and turns him or her into a diamond statue.
HECTAR AND RECTAURUS: The newest additions to Frieza's Top Elite, they were transfers from Coola's Top Elite. Both brothers were from the Sistrai race, a reptilian T-Rex-like race of which most of the men are cruel, misogynistic, and sexist. They were the older brothers of the infamous Balair, the most powerful Sistrai warrior in Frieza's army as well as a former Top Elite officer. When Balair was killed in battle over a year before this story began, Hectar and Rectaurus were sent to take his place in Frieza's Elite.
Like all Sistrai, Hectar and Rectaurus can vaporize and liquefy their bodies, and while they are in their vapor or liquid forms, they cannot be harmed with ki blasts.
Both brothers are exactly like Balair in their attitudes towards women and their drinking and gambling habits. However, unlike Balair, they are much stronger, although much stupider without Balair's superb animal cunning that had made up for Balair's low basic intelligence. Most of the females in Frieza's army describe having the Sistrai brothers around as "having Balair times two"…a very, very bad thing for anyone who was not fortunate enough to be born a male…
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A/N: It really does help if you read either "Chestra", "Tayla of Astoria" or "Hope Never Dies", but you can probably read this story if you haven't read the others, if you take your time to get to know the characters just mentioned. This is so that new readers don't get too confused when new characters come into play. Whether you read my other stories yet or not, I hope you like this one! =)
Now on to the first chapter------------
A/N: This is another "Tayla of Astoria" story, and it takes place six months after "Tayla of Astoria" ends, and eighteen months before "Hope Never Dies" begins. Nappa has Eclipse, a half-Gemstarian, half-Calmagian female for his bonded mate, and Raditz has Princess Journa of the Saiyans, Vegeta's sister, for his. Vegeta does not have a mate at this time, although Diamonique, a female Top Elite Officer and his former lover, continues to pursue him.
There a number of original characters of my own making in this story, minions of Frieza that had been in both TOA and HND, so here is a brief character guide of some of the original characters featured in this story for those of you who have not read any of my other stories:
ECLIPSE: Half Gemstarian, half-Calmagian, she is five-feet, six-inches tall, with long turquoise hair, peachy skin tinged with blue, a perfect figure, and blue diamond nails and black diamond eyes. She was and still is the squad leader for the Ginyu Girls, a Ginyu Force fan club of sorts made up of beautiful, talented young women who not only cheer on and promote the Ginyu Force, but serve sometimes as voluntary courtesans for the Elite males in Frieza's army. Eclipse is the most popular non-soldier female in Frieza's forces, and she used to service both Frieza and Ginyu regularly, even though she could not mate with them because at that time neither man was mating-compatible with humanoid women (this will later change). She also saw other Elite males of her own choosing before settling down with Nappa and agreeing to be his bonded mate. Now she and Nappa are very happy at this time, although Nappa is still getting into several fights a week with other Elite males who do not appreciate Nappa making their favorite Ginyu Girl exclusively his…
JOURNA: Two years older than her brother, Vegeta, she is the feminine version of him, at least in looks and features. She is taller than her brother, although shorter than Raditz, her mate, and Nappa, and she has short, slightly curly red hair, small breasts, and a muscular, almost manly build. Journa had become Raditz's mate at age sixteen, against Vegeta's wishes (Vegeta did not want Raditz for Journa's mate because he had once been counted as a low-level Saiyan like his father, Bardock). Later on though, he reluctantly accepted his sister and Raditz as a couple.
Most of the time, Journa, a Mid-Elite officer like the other Saiyans, is as ruthless, devious and cunning as her brother, although she had started out as a girl with a much gentler nature. Her years under Frieza's rule changed that, but Journa still shows her now rare softer side every now and then, especially when it comes to her Raditz. She loves Raditz with all her heart, even though she has never said so publicly, and she is very possessive of him.
Journa has great physical strength, and her most notable attack is her Four-Finger Flash.
JADEN: Jaden is from the Rybanese race, a race now almost extinct, thanks to the Hycanese race who destroyed all life on her planet. She resembles a seven-feet-tall navy blue alligator with yellow eyes, a heavy, muscular build, and two, long, thick alligator tails that are very agile. Her father had sold her to Frieza when she was a little girl, and Jaden later shot herself into Frieza's Top Elite, the highest level in Frieza's army, when she killed her lecherous former trainer. (She was the first woman to ever make Frieza's Top Elite.) Jaden was also the trainer for both Vegeta and Journa before they became Mid-Elite officers.
Jaden is often masculine in behavior, and she's devious, extremely clever, and merciless with a sharp tongue and wit. She does, however, possess a kinder side, which she rarely ever shows, except with her closest friend, Chestra. And occasionally this softer side of Jaden has guided her in some of her actions, such as secretly helping to free a few Meatian captives from Frieza and killing the abusive husband of a hostage. Most of the time, however, she keeps to herself, minds her own business, and intervenes in matters not concerning herself or her few close friends only when she is forced to deem it necessary. Jaden is not someone that you would want for an enemy, as both those inside and outside of Frieza's forces can attest to.
Jaden has a range of abilities, including Glass Freeze, where she can turn anyone below a certain ki level into glass, shape-shifting, Sonic Scream (where she can shatter anyone's bones with her powerful scream), razor-sharp nails, and extremely stretchable limbs, as well as great physical strength.
CHESTRA: Chestra is Jaden's best friend and Zarbon's lover. She is four-feet, seven-inches tall, with long, thick hair, one side ruby-red, and the other side emerald-green. She has a human-like body, but with white skin and a panther-like head and face with light green eyes.
Chestra had been a slave for most of her life, and she had been condemned to a death match on planet Egimari when Frieza first discovered her. Frieza purchased her from the leaders of Egimari and gave her to Zarbon to train. Zarbon and Chestra fell for each other almost immediately, but because of Frieza's rule forbidding sexual and romantic contact between trainers and their recruits, they did not act on their feelings for a while. They had finally made love for the first time while on the run from Frieza after both Zarbon and Jaden rescued Chestra when Frieza had tried to rape her. Later, thanks to King Cold's secret about Chestra, all three came back to Frieza alive and intact.
King Cold, who had wanted Chestra for himself, had revealed to Frieza that Chestra was Frieza's daughter. After that, Frieza allowed Chestra and Zarbon to be together because not even he is one to commit incest. Later on, Chestra was promoted to Top Elite.
Chestra is the gentlest, kindest soldier out of Frieza's Top Elite, although she can be as ruthless and merciless as her peers. If she can avoid killing or hurting someone, she will, but when she can't…watch out. Chestra is highly adept in telekinesis, and she has other abilities, including a special attack called Tenfold Pain Blast, which increases sensitivity to pain tenfold in any victim. Closest to heart are Jaden and Zarbon, along with almost any child, for she absolutely loves children. With Frieza's reluctant blessing, she adopted a captive little Astorian princess named Kaydra.
DIAMONIQUE: Beautiful, seductive, yet very deadly, Diamonique is one of the most attractive women in Frieza's Elite, and the loveliest woman in the Top section. She's five-feet, nine inches tall with ice-blue hair streaked with silver, black diamond eyes, peachy-blue skin, and blue diamond nails tainted with one of the universe's deadliest poisons. Although she is seductive and charming and able to get almost any man into bed, her looks and charm do not always hide her cruel nature. Diamonique is also selfish, vain, petty, and extremely malicious, with a low tolerance for any rivals who go after the men that she wants.
She once wanted Zarbon for herself when she and Chestra were both recruits, and she tried to kill Chestra twice so that she could have Zarbon for herself. When she finally realized that she would never get Zarbon, she set her sights on Vegeta, who was fifteen at the time (he's seventeen now) and seduced him, becoming his first woman. The two had a passionate sexual affair for almost a year when Diamonique declared to Vegeta, who was eight years younger than she was, that she wanted him for a husband. Vegeta, who only felt lust for her, told her bluntly that he only wanted an affair with her, not a permanent relationship, and they broke up. Diamonique was at first furious with him, but later she decided that she wanted him back, so she's been actively pursuing him since. Vegeta has told her repeatedly that he wants nothing to do with her, but Diamonique is completely obsessed with him and bound and determined to make him her mate for life.
Known legally as Lady Diamonique, she is from the Diamondian Tribe, the elite tribe of planet Gemstar, and she considers herself to be superior in class to many people in Frieza's army. Her uncle is the king of Gemstar, and Frieza tolerates Diamonique and slightly favors her on occasion because of his close relationship with Gemstar's king. However, like most of the Top Elite officers, Frieza wearies of patience with Diamonique's selfish, childish behavior.
Diamonique is weaker physically than almost everyone in Top Elite, except for Chestra, but her unique talents make up for her lack of physical strength. She can poison almost anyone with her diamond nails, as long as they are not of the Saiyan, Astorian, or the Rybanese races. Also her nails are like claws, and she can easily rip someone's flesh open with them. She can also create instant snow or hailstorms just by shooting a laser into the sky of any planet that she's on, and she can freeze the vital organs of any living being until those organs fail. Her most notable attack, however, is Diamond Freeze, where she shoots someone with a ki blast and turns him or her into a diamond statue.
HECTAR AND RECTAURUS: The newest additions to Frieza's Top Elite, they were transfers from Coola's Top Elite. Both brothers were from the Sistrai race, a reptilian T-Rex-like race of which most of the men are cruel, misogynistic, and sexist. They were the older brothers of the infamous Balair, the most powerful Sistrai warrior in Frieza's army as well as a former Top Elite officer. When Balair was killed in battle over a year before this story began, Hectar and Rectaurus were sent to take his place in Frieza's Elite.
Like all Sistrai, Hectar and Rectaurus can vaporize and liquefy their bodies, and while they are in their vapor or liquid forms, they cannot be harmed with ki blasts.
Both brothers are exactly like Balair in their attitudes towards women and their drinking and gambling habits. However, unlike Balair, they are much stronger, although much stupider without Balair's superb animal cunning that had made up for Balair's low basic intelligence. Most of the females in Frieza's army describe having the Sistrai brothers around as "having Balair times two"…a very, very bad thing for anyone who was not fortunate enough to be born a male…
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A/N: It really does help if you read either "Chestra", "Tayla of Astoria" or "Hope Never Dies", but you can probably read this story if you haven't read the others, if you take your time to get to know the characters just mentioned. This is so that new readers don't get too confused when new characters come into play. Whether you read my other stories yet or not, I hope you like this one! =)
Now on to the first chapter------------