On a distant planet, far in the reaches of space, a galaxy far away from Earth's. The Planet's name, was ice; also known as quadrant 0.79. There, lived creatures with unspeakable powers, they lived in the shadows of darkness and evil, ruled by their leader; Frieza. A pure cold blooded monster. He was well known among several galaxies and many planets throughout the universe.
Two years ago, they had conquered a race of warriors, known as the Saiyans. These warriors were also well known throughout the universe; their strength was amazing, they enjoyed fighting and would only get stronger after every battle. The Icejins had begun to rule over them sometime ago, recruiting these warriors for various missions of destruction. The Icejin race specialised in trading planets, conquering them and most of all, destroying them. All this, to prove to anyone that dare defy their power; just who was the fiercest. They sought out different technologies. If a planet had worth, it was stolen and conquered, if a planet had worth but no real potential, it was destroyed. If a soldier had worth, they were recuited, no questions asked; no choice. Serve or die.
Recent developments and rumours caught the sudden attention of Frieza. The Saiyans were growing stronger by the minute, it had become apparent, that because it was mostly Saiyans that would do the work of Frieza, would come back stronger every time.
The Saiyans divided themselves into sections, allowing their race to pinpoint authority by strength. There were the lower class, the weakest among the warriors; most of these would live simple lives; they were the least known among the Saiyans planet.
There were the elites, these Saiyans were stronger and more known for their barbaric reputation when fighting a battle. Frieza looked to these the most to complete a mission.
Then there were the royals, the strongest among their race; there were few of these.
It was because of the elites and the royals, that they had become the reason the Icejins had begun to fear them. It was at that point in time, the Saiyans had reached their darkest hour. In a last ditch effort; The King of the Saiyans handed his only son over to the leader as a bargaining chip, in exchange that Frieza left the Saiyan planet alone. The young Prince was a strong, talented warrior; Frieza had taken a shine to him since he was an infant. The King however, had devised another plan; he had gathered his strongest warriors to extract the Prince back and finally rid them of Frieza. The plan failed, and the King and his warriors were killed.
It was because of the King's attempted rescue that Frieza broke his part of the deal and blew up the Saiyans planet, every Saiyan warrior but a handful, were no more.
The young Prince, Vegeta, was not among those to perish under Frieza's attack; Frieza continued to keep him because of his natural abilities to deal with the work. He didn't fear this young Saiyan, for he knew there was no way he would ever measure up.
Vegeta lived among the highest ranking soldiers on Frieza's base, he was strong for his age, only but a smattering of the Icejin's soldiers were a match.
The prince was not above pissing anyone off that dared to annoy him back in return, he was confident in the aspects that while still in the service of a vicious tyrant, he was also protected.
…...
Vegeta had just completed his training for the day, it was his day off, and every day off was training day. He stretched when the last of his armour were attached and left the room.
He stopped about half way down a corridor when an large alien stepped in front of him. He was pink skinned and attained armour of his own, his skin adorned horned scales across his arms and face; he went by the name of Dodoria, he was Frieza's second ranked soldier. "Master Frieza requires your presence" the fat blob snarled
"Why?"
"To discuss your failure of your previous mission last week"
Vegeta looked confused for a moment. "My failure? That isn't even in my volcabulary"
The mission in question, both Vegeta and Dodoria were sent to wipe out the weakest on a planet known as Gorgon and obtain the strongest soldiers. The rest were then ready for Frieza to conquer in his name. However, Dodoria became too caught up in the deal and by the end, he had completely destroyed the whole thing. Vegeta barely managed to escape the explosion himself. "Yes well, the situation has it, that you destroyed the planet in a fit of rage" With the smirk that was on Dodoria's face, it wasn't hard to figure out what the blob had done.
Vegeta growled, what a prick. "You coward! You're so terrified of Frieza, you would blame anyone but yourself!"
"I'm here to escort you"
"I can go myself! We'll see just who has the last word"
Before the pink alien could say another word Vegeta was gone
"Vegeta! come back here!"
…...
Vegeta entered Frieza's domain. No one was there...well, so much for that; not even the other two of Frieza's main soldiers were there. Zarbon, who was his first elite and Cui, who was his third, they were all absent. "That Lying bastard"
Vegeta gave the room a second look around and then headed out
Vegeta made his way down the corridor, he took a left turn and then a right. When he'd first arrived, It must have taken him at least a few days to get used to all the long corridors, the place was huge.
"Hello Vegeta..." A young girl greeted him. she had long aqua hair, a small frame and a most talented doctor, despite her age. The two were only a year apart in age. They had spent some time together over the few years that Vegeta had been there and had formed a respected friendship; though they knew better then to show much of it. She was the only one on the planet Vegeta truly trusted.
"I've got a mission tomorrow, I need a suit of armour"
Appaul huffed "Again? I gave you one just last week"
"Well you can thank that stupid pink blob for that, it was his fault my last one got wrecked"
Appaul sighed "Well, at least you came back in one piece this time" Vegeta shrugged and sat upon the table, he leant back on his palms and waited. "Are you just going to sit there until I'm done?"
"I'm bored"
"Then go and train"
"I completed my training for today"
"Then go and-" Appaul stopped talking as Frieza himself walked in. Appaul bowed her head. "Lord Frieza"
Vegeta immediately jumped from the table to stand to attention.
"Vegeta"
that voice always gave him chills "Sire, I was looking for you"
"Was you now?"
"I came to discuss with you last week's mission, Dodoria informed me that you required my presence to discuss the matter"
Frieza snarled in disappointment "Oh yes, that mission"
Vegeta frowned, well he had nothing to hide "Whatever that idiot told you, he's lying, he blew up the planet in one of his raging fits, he was so afraid to admit it, that he placed the blame on me, I barely got away"
"You think me a fool?"
Vegeta gave a confused look, he ran through his statement in his head, wondering if there was any part of what he'd just mentioned that signified that the Icejin leader was simple. "No"
"I know exactly whose fault it was"
"It wasn't mine" Vegeta quickly added "sire"
"I know, I know everything; Dodoria thinks he's pretty clever. You will take his place at my side on my next conquering"
Vegeta was confused again "Are-are you asking me to take on an elite assignment with you?"
"Is that a problem?"
"No" How is that punishing Dodoria?
"You look confused Monkey, do I have to spell it out for you?" Vegeta bit back any remark that was etching off his tongue, the mockery of that name caused great discomfort in his heart. "Its subtle, but genius. Dodoria will be punished simply by watching you take his place"
"Humiliation" Vegeta confirmed
"Well done" Vegeta tried not to show his anger, but he was damn right pissed off "Is that not a justly reward for you?"
"Of course, I apologise" Vegeta bowed What a dick "It would be my Honour"
"Good"
Frieza then leaves the room without another word. Once out of ear shot Vegeta slams a fist on the table. "Is he fucking serious!? What a joke! Oh, I get to go on a big important mission now instead of Dodoria, what a damn honour indeed, that's his punishment!? Hope he doesn't lose any sleep over it!" Vegeta's tail was puffed out in anger. "I hate him"
Appaul nodded, trying not to feel edgy. "I know. After what he did to your home world-"
"Don't! I don't need to be reminded of it"
"I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking" Appaul retrieved a new set of armour and handed it to the young Prince. "Here, this is the last one for a while, try to take care of it"
"No promises, see you around" As Vegeta turned for the exit, a tug on his arm stops him, he turned to glare at the small doctor. "What!?"
"If you had one chance and only one, would you take it?"
Vegeta cocked his head to the side and raised an eye brow."What kind of question is that? what do you mean?"
Vegeta once again headed for the door, as he did Appaul grabbed his arm again, Vegeta quickly turned around and struck the doctor to the floor. He hadn't really ever hurt Appaul before, though he wasn't about to show any concern.
Appaul touched her bruised cheek, staring up at the young prince in shock "I'm sorry"
Vegeta relented "What do you want from me Appaul?"
"I will rephrase my question, listen to me ok?" Appaul stood up, making no move to near him again
"You have 1 minute to explain and then I'm going"
"To escape"
As soon as the words left the doctors mouth she had Vegeta's full attention.
…...
The two were sat at a corner table in the large commissary. Appaul was explaining her plans to Vegeta in a whispered tone."So you see Vegeta, I have a ship...its been in hiding"
"And you only mention it now?"
"It was your father's idea"
"My father?"
"Yes, He and my mother had great respect for each other, And when you were four, they hid a ship within Frieza's planet, My mother informed me of this before she was killed, they knew that I'd be the one to get you out"
"If father knew about this before I was handed over to Frieza, then why did he not use it then!?" Vegeta drew attention to himself as he slammed his hand on the table.
"Vegeta calm down" Vegeta looked at everyone glaring at him, not in anger but in fear. He smirked and sat back down in his chair. "Your father would have, you know that; but he was sure that his plan to get you back would work. But Frieza was just too strong" Vegeta grunted "We heard the news through the grapevine, about how a meteor had struck the planet, taking out the Saiyans, and your father"
"Of course I didn't believe a single word of it"
"Of course not..."
"Curse him, he destroyed my entire race and murdered my father because he's afraid of us; smart move to leave the strongest alive" Vegeta smirked at her
Appaul returned the smirk "That's why Vegeta, that is why you have to live, the last Saiyan left, next to Raditz and Nappa of course, you must escape, return one day and kill Frieza"
Nappa and Raditz were the only other Saiyans still living, much older then Vegeta; they were loyal to the Prince and stood by his side, protecting him anyway they could.
"Where is this ship now?"
"It's hidden, covered by large overgrown trees; you know that forest by sector three?"
Vegeta nodded "And yet no one has found it...It just goes to show you how idiotic the Icejin race really is. Even If one other Icejin is born, its bound to be just as ugly and just as foolish; ha, its genetic"
Appaul cocked a smile, strange as it was; Vegeta was the only real friend she had on the planet. She shared past similarities with him. He had once saved her from a vicious henchmen that was going to kill her had Vegeta not stepped in. It was the first time they had met. "Of course it's not exactly a great hiding place; except there's no real reason to look for the ship there, there's no landing pods for one thing"
Appaul was very smart for her age, the King knew that if he couldn't save his son, Appaul would.
"One error in your not so thought out plan"
"What is it?" Vegeta then pointed to his wrist "The tracking chip, I know; that's kind of where my 'not so thought out plan' hits a snag"
"Oh, that's what you're calling it, a snag?"
"I know I know, don't forget this plan was kind of made years before there was even tracking chips"
"Can you take them out?"
Appaul stared at him "Out?"
"Yes, take the chips out; you're a doctor"
"We could remove them"
"But?"
"I don't know what's more suspicious, you going off the radar or them detecting your escape"
"If I went off the radar, it might be suspicious; but it'll take sometime for them to figure out why. There could be a system malfunction, or an error in communications. It'll buy us a lot more time then someone immediately detecting our movements. By the time they've figured it out, we will hopefully be off the planet by then"
Appaul surely underestimated his mind; she shouldn't have really. Vegeta was a brilliant tactician; it was what made him a great 'soldier' for Frieza's army, it was what had kept him alive all this time. "It's risky, but it's possible"
"You know, had you have come to me before with this; we could have planned this a whole lot better"
"We still can"
Vegeta thought about it, then he remembered his mission tomorrow. He'd never conquered a planet with Frieza before, that was usually reserved for either Zarbon or Dodoria. He inwardly shuddered, if escape was possible now; he'd take it. "No, this has to be done now"
Appaul nodded "Taking out the chips is probably going to be the tricky part"
"I'll leave that in your 'capable' hands"
…...
The two had informed Raditz and Nappa about the escape plan; they really couldn't believe the suggestion had even arisen. They were sat in the Saiyans Quarters. Vegeta was lost in his own thoughts, all the others could do was stare at him. Nappa wondered where this sudden crazy idea had come from. Vegeta had never suggested escape before.
Surely escape was impossible; even Vegeta knew that right? The prince wasn't the strongest, even besides Frieza. There were many other warriors that could easily take them down.
Technology was used to detect a warriors power level; it covered one eye and was called a scouter. They would use it to check whenever someone like an elite passed by. Even Frieza's third elite's power level was at 14,000; Vegeta, if he pushed himself, was 4,400. It never bothered him much though, his power would increase after every battle, while Cui's would not.
Appaul often wondered, why Vegeta had never threatened her, or ever intentionally hurt her. She thought he respected her as much as she respected him. In some twisted universe, she loved him. But never in a million years would she tell the prince that. Never in a million years would he love her back.
"This is crazy!" Nappa yelled, breaking the silence "Even you must know that!"
"Bite me Nappa, have you forgotten what I'm capable of?"
Raditz knew It was no use arguing when Vegeta was in this mood. "May I ask why we've never attempted escape before?"
Vegeta grinned "Because, we've never had a hidden ship before"
The other two Saiyans were surprised
"A hidden ship?" Nappa asked
Vegeta rolled his eyes "Is there an echo in here?" Appaul lightly giggled "I have to attend to a few things, the girl will fill you in on the other details" and then Vegeta was gone. Nappa and Raditz looked over at Appaul, she frowned, trying not to let them intimidate her. She knew they hated her.
"It will work, Vegeta's spirit is strong" Appaul said determined
Nappa laughed "Spirit? Vegeta doesn't have a spirit, he has a black heart"
"I was talking about his fighting spirit, you big oaf!"
"What did you call me!?"
"This plan is futile, no one escapes Frieza; it's not possible" Raditz piped in
"I don't believe it either"
"Well Vegeta does" Appaul said
"Don't fill his head with any more of your crap girl" Raditz scolded
"I'm not! It's not just my plan! It was his father's too!"
Nappa and Raditz merely sat there and laughed "Gotta hand it to her, that was a cheap shot, but I almost believed it then" Nappa cracked at the joke. Appaul frowned, growled at them and stormed out, slamming the door shut behind her. "Escape, what a joke"