Age-742, 2nd Season.
Taalon had a bad feeling about this, he couldn't explain why, he just felt as though something bad was going to happen the moment that Frieza had called for him. He walked down the hall, checking for possible ambush points; he had always been worried that Frieza might try to off him; Frieza had always feared those that had large amounts of power, that's why he eradicated the Saiyans after all. The Saiyans had very minimal power levels, but Frieza wasn't scared of their current power, no, though Taalon would never say it in the presence of others, Frieza was scared of the legends about the Saiyans, the stories all stated that they could transform into something called a Super Saiyan, though what that was, Taalon had no idea.
He continued to walk until down the hall, thinking about all the things that he would miss. He would never see his wife Celestin again, he would never get to see his home, see the sunrise, and most of all, and he would never get to see his unborn twins, and that was probably the worst part of it all. As he walked, he realized that he hadn't seen a single one of Frieza's men; they all were simply nowhere to be found.
"Must want to lull me into a false sense of security." He thought. Though the lack of guards was having quite the opposite effect on him, by the time he reached Frieza's chamber, he was almost shaking in his boots, realizing that he was doing so; he quickly pulled himself together, wiped the sweat from his brow, and walked inside.
Frieza, as always, was standing at the window, looking out into the vacuum of space, he didn't even seem to realize that Taalon was even there, he just kept looking out at the stars that he controlled, Oddly enough though, he seemed to be holding a book of some kind, though what its purpose was, Taalon had no idea. He quickly took another step and forced a cough, getting Frieza's attention, he turned around, saw Taalon, and spoke.
"Ah, there you are, I've been waiting" he said with a malicious grin.
"You sent for me, Lord Frieza?"
"Yes, Taalon, I have a problem."
"What is it, my Lord?"
"Well, you see, Taalon, I have noticed that you have become quite powerful under my rule, am I correct?"
What's he getting at? Thought Taalon.
"You are correct, Lord Frieza, Only under your rule have I been able to reach this level."
"Yes, well, I have also noticed that you have been looking into our legends recently, and to put it bluntly, this bothers me."
"Why is that, Lord Frieza?"
Frieza smiled for a moment, as if collecting his thoughts before giving away some big secret, before continuing.
"Taalon, have you ever heard the story of the Gamma Child?"
"Of course, My Lord, 'when the 17th Lords unite, they shall produce a Child of Light'. Is that correct, my Lord?"
"Yes Taalon, you are correct, do you know the rest?"
"Unfortunately, no, I'm sorry Lord Frieza."
"Ah, well then, let me fill you in." Frieza said, opening the book to a certain page, he read. "When the 17th Lords unite, they shall produce a Child of Light. Old rulers will fall, consumed in light, beware the power of the Gamma Child's Might." Frieza closed the book.
"Do you see, Taalon? If this child were to be born, then what do you think would happen to me?"
"I don't see where you are going with this, Lord Frieza."
Frieza stood there, not speaking, then, as he watched Taalon, he smiled.
"Taalon, what ranking are you in our empire again, remind me?"
Taalon opened his mouth to speak, and then he quickly shut it, as understanding fell over him. He stood there for a solid 2 minutes, trying to form the words in his mouth. He looked up, Frieza was smiling. Then, with great effort, he said. "The…the 17th, my lord."
"Very good, Taalon, now, I have heard that you have a child on the way, a son, I believe?"
"Y…yes Lord Frieza, twins."
"Oh my, twins, well congratulations, I think that's simply wonderful, I may have to see them one day." He said with malignant grin. Taalon stood there, to shocked to speak, he then realized that, Frieza hadn't called him there to kill him, he had called him there to warn him.
"Please Lord Frieza, reconsider, there must be something that can be arranged."
Frieza smiled. "Well, if you have an idea then, let's hear it."
Taalon was quiet, he knew that he couldn't win this argument, he only had one option. "Lord Frieza, what if you took them under your wing."
"What? I'm sorry; did you suggest that I place them as close to me as physically possible?"
"Lord Frieza, if I may, they haven't even been born yet, if you can get their allegiance at a young age, you would be safe, they would be like your personal bodyguards, besides, the story says "Old rulers will fall", that doesn't mean that you will, it means that someone will, this could mean that your enemies could fall, and on top of that, there is no proof that the prophecy is even legitimate, it could be completely false."
Frieza stared at him, trying to see what he was thinking. He stood there silent for 5 minutes straight, rolling over what Taalon had said in his mind, he turned to the window, took a deep breath, and said.
"My own personal bodyguards you say, well, I guess we could wait and see how they turn out."
"Oh thank you, Lord Frieza! I promise I will make this up to you."
And with that, Taalon ran back to his home, his wife, and his unborn sons.
Frieza waited for Taalon to leave the room before saying. "You can come out now"
Zarbon and Dedoria emerged from the shadows, they had been there for the entire conversation, and they knew what Frieza's next orders were going to be.
"Tell Appule and Monrei that they have an assignment, they are to kill Taalon, His wife, and the two children."
"Yes, Lord Frieza." They said simultaneously before leaving the room, leaving Frieza alone with his thoughts.
Well, this is my first