##Red Dye

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Lena, Sakura (my version), Kitana, Veggie, "Kami's Chronicles", "Fables & Follies", "Of Vegetables & Space Goons", and joint ownership of Chika and Mileena with Kim and Eliz.

My story begins on a dark and stormy night.... and .... oh wait, wrong story....

Short Prologue...

My story begins on Vegeta-sye. After a social raising female sayain was named protectorate of a young price, Prince Vegeta. (All mentioned in "Of Vegetables & Space Goons" [written text]. Soon to be typed.) This female sayain named Lena Gamma (which means "budding temptress"). She was hailed and respected by commoners and nobles. The king was especially fond of her company. She became a high consul to the king as well as all mighty sayain and protector of the prince. Beauty, brains, and bronze; she was destined for greatness. And the time for her raise is close at hand as "Kami's Chronicles" predicted.

Chapter 1, "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff"

Bardock runs through the royal courts' double-doors. He was huffing and running too fast for his upper body. He was stubbing! He just got in when Lena a strong female sayain warrior rushed to his side and aid. As she picked up Bardock's stubbing top half, she and he were thrown farther into the royal court by a blast to Bardock's back form Frieza's hand. Bardock had open wounds and Lena began to bleed too. Frieza took center in the court as Lena moved Bardock, practically her adopted father, to the ground. Lena moved to engage into battle with Frieza for the pain of her close comrade. King Vegeta stood and raised his hand for silence and to stop the fighting. Lena stopped and instead jetted off with Bardock in her grasp. She returned after the deliberation had begun, but she had not missed much. King Vegeta was arguing with Frieza about weird contracts and in such a nonsense way as children. She returned to King Vegeta's side and Frieza took heed of her with her tail flaring and disgusted look. Frieza stopped the delegation.

"Who is this sensual sayain?" Frieza said with interest thinking she was a concubine. King Vegeta looked at him with insult because Lena, Sakura in battle, was his prized fighter; female or not.

"Her name is Sakura. She is one of our strongest fighters." King Vegeta.

"If a female is of your strongest warrior? You have gone soft, King Vegeta." Frieza said with a smirk. King Vegeta only smiled back. Frieza was surprised at his confidence in a female, the weaker sex.

"She could hold her own against you Frieza. She is an exceptional sayain. Not many men can stand up to her heights or intelligence." King Vegeta boosted.

Frieza was eager to put him back into the sniveling coward back in his place. He decided to fight and defeat this "challenge". "I except your bluff. Care to see how she fares inside the ring?"

"I except your challenge; as long as you do not kill each other. Agreed."

"Agreed, but if she losses to me my I have her?" Frieza.

King Vegeta, "No! Win or lose she stays here and she won't lose to you."

"I want her!" Frieza acting like a stubborn brat.

"You may not have her! That's final!" King Vegeta.

"Alright, I will settle for a fight. -With no death."

"Tomorrow she will be ready." King Vegeta.

Frieza retired to a spaceship waiting in space but Lena only trained harder that night until she fainted of exasperation. Later, Lena awoke in her bed in her nightly attire; loose spaghetti strap full-length gown. Mrs. Potts, the cook, head of the infirmary, probably dressed her.

"Sir? What happened to me?" Lena said.

"Lena, you trained too hard and you fainted in the training room. Mrs. Potts found you and cleaned you up and let you rest quietly for 6 hours." King Vegeta.

"How long until my fight with Frieza, sir?" Lena.

"12 minutes. I guess I will call off the fight unless you want to fight."

"I never boost then run." Lena

"Good then you will fight." King Vegeta.

"Yes!... Sir." Lena.

The battle was set up as Frieza walked in unannounced into the Royal Court, again. Guards escorted Frieza into the stadium and the crowd poured into the stands. Frieza waited, becoming testy.

"Vegeta where is the sayain? She ran?" Frieza.

"No she overslept again. She will be right out." King Vegeta.

A servant brought Lena out in a pajama set; it was spaghetti strapped with little stars / moons on it. The crowd was stunned that King Vegeta would send a sleeping sayain into a fight. Let alone in her underwear. -But the temptress liked it that way. Frieza looked at the sleeping sayain. He longed for her touch, but the fight for dominancy came first.

"What is this? Vegeta! What trick is this? She is asleep and nothing can be done."

King Vegeta, "Don't worry, Frieza. She will wake-up soon." with all confidence in Lena's plan.

Finally, Frieza walked over to the sleeping sayain and leaned over her. The crowd was worried about their heroine, but as Frieza bent over to pick her up. He got four fingernails through the stomach. Frieza howled in pain. Lena just threw him off her blades. Frieza was holding his stomach and screaming on the floor as Lena approached him blades drawn -blood stained-, and ready. Frieza fired ki blasts, which Lena dodged with little or no effort. Frieza surrendered quickly, realizing he was in over his head. A battle won in PJs none-the-less. He was healed and Vegeta-sye was passed over in the next meeting of Frieza- King Vegeta meetings. Which, all that happened was Frieza extorted money by death threats. Lena was even more of a heroine now to the people said loved so dearly. King Vegeta was especially proud of his protectoress. Her reward was she became protector (ess) of the royal family. One of the highest honors in Vegeta-sye history.

Chapter #1 Part #2- "Ambassadors' Suite"

Connections with Frieza heated up again. Lena was again called to escort Prince Vegeta back into the Hell of Frieza's creation. She was resting in the cherry groves among the blossoms that she loved. (Insert from written conversation no real text reference.) She had on her off the shoulder design dress on also. She was drop dead gorgeous! King Vegeta approached her looking melancholy.

Lena looked up with innocence, "My king? What is the matter?" she said politely.

King Vegeta grabbed her hand. "My Dear, you know your father went on ahead of us to begin negotiations. Well, in response to the invitation, Frieza blew the craft apart to show no peace can be made. Frieza just sent us the file clip of the destruction with his warning for 'no peace'." Lena's eyes tear-ed and swelled. King Vegeta pulled her close to him and she cried on his shoulder. Then Prince Vegeta walked in on them.

"What is the meaning of this? I demand you stop this nonsense." Prince Vegeta screamed. Lena was knocked back to her senses. King Vegeta released her from his grasp and Lena ran to her room still crying.

(Still in the gardens of sakura.)

"My son, I will try to make negotiations with Frieza and I want you by my side."

"Of course, father." Prince Vegeta said with a bow.

(In the chambers of Lena)

Mrs. Potts walked in on the sobbing Lena. "My child what could be the matter with you to make you cry so compulsively?" Lena rolled over to face her.

Mrs. Potts sat on the side of her bed. Lena stopped crying for a moment. "My father is DEAD! Killed by Lord Frieza! And there was nothing that I could have done to control anything." Mrs. Potts held the poor girl close until she fell asleep with exhaustion. Lena awoke to Prince Vegeta near her bed.

"My prince? What is wrong?" Lena said with tears in her eyes still.

Prince Vegeta rose and walked to the door. "My father requests that you accompany us to Plant 'Kimble' (Don't ask the reference....), where Lord Frieza is waiting for us."

"I will be ready with in the hour, my prince." She said as he walked out.

Mrs. Potts brought her some fresh garments for her trip and some confidence in a message. As Lena left she thought about what Mrs. Potts had said. "Win or lose you are still in the game, and you must play till the end." A very wise lady indeed. Lena boarded the craft and awaited the next downfall of life; fearing the worst for Bardock's recovery. Suddenly the sayain got news telling her that Bardock had died a shortly before the transmission. Lena was only thankful that Terrless, Raditz, and her dear friend, Kakkarot did not know of their father's death. Prince Vegeta came into her down turned sight. She was crying again. With one finger he lifted her face to meet his.

He gave her a kiss and Lena could only whisper, "What was that for, my prince?" Prince Vegeta only whispered back, "I'll be here for you."

Lena would be a damned fool if she actually believed that. King Vegeta looked on, but decided against intrusion.

(inside Frieza's courts)

Lena stood ready for the word to attack. She had two deaths on her mind and revenge on her lips. The taste was so sweet, but it would get even sweeter with the actual downfall of Frieza. Lena hungered for the pain staking moment Frieza would screw up and she would be allowed to attack.

"Frieza will be mine." She thought with her sorceress ways she cursed the death of Frieza in a few short universal years. She only prayed that she would be the one to free her race and her heir, Prince Vegeta. -She is the next in line for the throne, and she does not willingly wish to take it, yet.-

Chapter #1 Part #3 "Death to the King" AKA "Death to the Empire"

Prince Vegeta and Lena waited behind the irritated king. He struggled with Frieza on a new agreement, but Frieza would not listen to any argument.

(King Vegeta returned to Vegeta-sye with new plan)

"Father? What shall we do?" Prince Vegeta.

"I am mobilizing against Frieza. I will not suffer anymore." King Vegeta.

Lena walked in on the process. "My lord I don't think that will work. What if Frieza discovers our operation before we are prepared?"

King Vegeta. "Then more negotiations will commence."

After much deliberation Lena stepped out the military hall. She was meet by Kakkarot, but he was not crying nor had been.

"You do not know of your father's death?" Lena

Kakkarot lifted one eye brow. "What are you talking about? My father is not dead. He recovered and is waiting for you to join us for dinner before you leave."

"Leave? Where am I going? ... He's ALIVE???" Lena.

"I thought you and my dad were going with the first squad to kill Frieza, and I wanted you to join us for dinner." Kakkarot said confused.

"Oh. I guess I did kinda signed myself up for that. Master Bardock (her teacher / peer) is alive?" Lena said excitedly.

"I don't know why they would say my father is dead, but will you join us for dinner?" Kakkarot said annoyed.

"Sure I will. Thanks for inviting me." she said as she laid a peck on his cheek. Kakkarot blushed, he had never been kissed before.

[side step]

-for reference: Lena: 12, Prince Vegeta: 6/7, Kakkarot: 8/9, Raditz: 17/18.-

(I don't feel like exact dates, right now. Kim/Eliz)

Lena enjoyed a hearty meal. Feasting with Kakkarot and Raditz, Bardock commented on her father's eating ability.

"Oh, really?" Lena being challenged by Kakkarot to a eating contest.

"You game?" Kakkarot said raising an eyebrow at her interest in a very male dominated "sport". The most full-filling dishes were set in front of them. Kakkarot, of course, won by a "country mile" as the saying goes.

Lena leaned back in her chair and rubbed her belly. "I think I'm ready to bust."

Kakkarot finished off what little was left in the bowl he was eating out of. "I want more, but I guess I should leave a little room to fight."

Lena stretched really for the challenge of Frieza. "Kakkarot... You're nutz."

Kakkarot laughed as he began to stretch too. "Lena? I think I love you.... or just you're eating habits."

"Nice to know I'm loved." She said sarcastically against his comment. She walked out the door to join Terrless and Raditz. "Hey, boyz. Whatcha talkin' about?" she said with a sparkle in her eye, curiosity.

Terrless began to leave the conversation. "Bro? You go!"

"Go? Go where?" Lena said as Terrless walked off.

Raditz knelt at Lena's feet. "Lena? I don't want us to part without you knowing my love for you. I love it when you come around and I think I love you."

"Listen? Raditz?... I know we both are a little old to be single, but I don't think I'm right for you.... No hard feelings, bro." as said as she laid a peck on his outer cheek.

Raditz looked away as she walked off. "I hope you change your mind when we meet again." he hung his head, *That hurt!* he thought.

[summarize]

Kakkarot was blasted as soon as Prince Vegeta found out about the kiss, which meant nothing. Terrless was sprung to a distant star to destroy some "mighty tree" gang that destroyed one of the sayain profit planets (he turns traitor in "Tree of Might" DBZ movie). Raditz was blasted just after he had again asked Lena to marry him. Joke! Lena was forced to be around Prince Vegeta more than she normally would be during this time.

By the side of King Vegeta.

"Sir? I don't think it wise to enter the spaceship of Frieza right before an invasion." Lena. King Vegeta only walked away with Prince Vegeta.

"Me and my son will be safer how I'm planning this mission." King Vegeta.

"I'm sorry to question you, sir, but what if Frieza knows of our plans." Lena.

"Sakura? Just head the army and leave the technicalities to me." King Vegeta.

"I'm sorry, my king." Lena as King and Prince Vegeta leave for Frieza's ship.

King Vegeta is in heated, unfriendly negotiation. "Lord Frieza? Nothing is...." Frieza gets pissed at his impertinence and punches the daylights out of King Vegeta. King Vegeta lands on his back. Broken ribs could be heard and blood freely flowed. He is bleeding to death, along with other injuries, in front of his son. Prince Vegeta is stocked shitless and Frieza throws Nappa and Prince Vegeta into a holding cell. Frieza takes only a minute to exit the doors of the spaceship that face Bardock, Lena, and the Calvary in front of Planet Vegeta-sye. Frieza is dying to destroy the planet. Frieza approaches the head of the army, Bardock and Lena.

Since Frieza had found a sensual sayain that he had wanted he cut her a deal. "Join me and you my see Prince Vegeta alive again."

"I don't cut deals with, assholes!" She shouted back.

"A shame. That's why I had to kill King Vegeta." Frieza.

Bardock cut in. "You heard him. Men! He killed our king and is holding our prince hostage. Let's get him!"

Lena thought to herself, *What a battle cry...* sarcastically. With her hand on her head.

Frieza began to gather energy for his next attack. He threw the highly concentrated blast form his index finger at the sayain army. Lena powered up to just below a super sayain, and she and Bardock tried to hold off the blast, but he gave. She slowly began to slip without his help. The blast incinerated all who were being passed as she slid back further and further. Then she knew that it didn't matter, and all was doomed. She jetted inside the open space craft before the oxygen ran out of her lungs. Frieza closed the door satisfied that he got the girl and had killed those who had apposed him.

"Oh my! What a show!" he chuckled as Vegeta-sye blew. Lena, Nappa, and Prince Vegeta stared at the destruction of their home planet from a porthole of the spacecraft while in the holding cell.

Lena only whispered one word during the massive fireworks, "Bardock..."