Chapter 1: Boredom
Amaterasu sat atop a boulder staring into the vast reaches of Hell. She drummed her fingers rhythmically against her thigh as she rested her head on the fist of her free hand. The Hell mates have been rather mundane these days. There haven't been any exciting baddies in ages. Amaterasu got up and lazily walked into the bar and took a seat on one of the stools.
"Ah, Amaterasu, haven't seen you in here for ages." The bartender joked with a grin as he walked over to where she was sitting.
"Oh, well I've been preoccupied with sating my ever growing boredom." She sighed propping her head on one hand.
"Alright then, pick your poison." He said as he finished cleaning a beer mug.
"Give me a shot of that…" She said pointing to a bottle on the shelf behind him.
"So tell me Ammy, what can this weary bartender to do to remedy this boredom?" He inquired as he poured her drink.
"Nothing can fix this horrid boredom Gin." She replied as she finished her shot with a frown.
"How 'bout going to the world of the living?" He suggested with a raised brow. Amaterasu thought for a moment. Her lips pursed and her brow creased as she thought about the idea. Gin ignored the look as he stifled a laugh while he cleaned more glasses.
"It is pretty well protected around here…maybe it wouldn't hurt if I had a little fun…" She said in a low tone.
"So is my idea a go ahead?" He asked smirking.
"Gin, you are the cliché bartender." Amaterasu laughed getting up. The man behind the counter merely chuckled as he watched the young woman leave. Suddenly Amaterasu came to an abrupt stop. An odd yet familiar sound caught her ears.
"My scales!" She gasped disappearing and reappearing in a room in her house. Her face was real close to the golden scales that had tipped heavily to one side, which happened to be evil.
"Why am I not surprised at what side it's tipping?" Amaterasu murmured with a thoughtful expression, "I must investigate…" She quickly changed into a casual outfit before using instant transmission. The young woman appeared on a ship. It was rather large and high tech.
"Ack! How the hell did you get in here?" A soldier exclaimed shocked as he jabbed a finger at her.
"Did, you know it's rude to point." Amaterasu said plainly as she walked away. The guy blinked at her a few times.
"Huh, hey, where do you think you're going?" He yelled running after her.
"Hey, I'm looking for someone…" She said stopping to glance at him.
"You just can't romp around the ship like this! You're coming with me!" He growled stomping up to her and grabbing her elbow.
"Feh, mortals…" She scoffed as she fired a ki beam, disintegrating him in the process. Amaterasu continued on her way sensing for the strongest signature on the ship.
"Stop right there!" Another soldier shouted rounding the corner. He was obviously much stronger than the pathetic one that she just obliterated. Also what set him apart was his appearance. He had long green hair which was neatly braided and he had blue skin.
"What if I tell you, no?" Amaterasu asked feigning innocence.
"Then I smear these walls with your pitiful ashes." He taunted with a smirk.
"But on the contrary my good fellow. You cannot kill someone who is immortal." She said as she pulled him into a painful position within a flash.
"Who are you?" He sputtered trying to look to his assailant.
"Oh, how rude of me! I am Amaterasu." She said with a sweet gentile smile, "I'm here to seek out your leader. Now take me to him." Amaterasu let the guy go and surprisingly he led her through the many corridors of the ship. She grinned widely as she followed the man closely. The young woman spotted a strange looking being with a tail. He was currently preoccupied with staring off in space.
"What is it Zarbon?" He snapped as his tail swished back and forth.
"Ah, Lord Frieza, this woman wishes to speak with you." He replied grudgingly as he stepped aside to reveal Amaterasu.
"You're either very foolish or very brazen." Frieza said facing the two, "Zarbon, leave us."
"Yes Lord Frieza." He said with a nod before leaving. The door closed shut and the two were left alone. Frieza stared at her with an emotionless façade, while Amaterasu examined his every detail. They continued this little staring contest until Amaterasu finally spoke, "So you're the one who's tipping my scales?"
"Scales? Who are you exactly?" Frieza inquired curiously.
"I am Amaterasu and you are?" She queried raising a brow.
"I am Frieza, lord and supreme ruler of the universe!" He proclaimed with a smirk.
"Ah, how interesting…I'm going to enjoy seeing you in Hell…" She said grinning widely. Frieza gave her a strange look but quickly recovered to his stoic demeanor.
"Hmmm, you're an odd one, but do you really think you have the power to kill me?" He half laughed with an amused look.
"Ha, it's not my destiny to kill you." She replied folding her arms. Her eyes held an eerie glint that could only mean that she was telling the truth, but Frieza disregarded that. He merely gave a slight grunt.
"Then pray tell my dear, who will kill me?" He asked slightly unimpressed with the parlor tricks that this young woman was playing on him. Amaterasu let out a giggle and shrugged her shoulders before leaning against the wall. Frieza glared at her and frowned.
"Then your usefulness just ran out." He said in a deathly calm tone before firing his death beam at her. A satisfied smirk played across his lips as a plum of dust kicked up where he had fired. His smile soon faltered when he saw Amaterasu unmoved without a scratch on her. She held her hand with the gauntlet up to her mouth with the backside facing it. Frieza froze when he heard her laugh as if what he did was mere child's play.
"Hahahaha, you mortals make me laugh!" She laughed into the backside of her hand. Frieza was about to yell at her but decided that being civil about it was his best bet. Amaterasu quirked a brow as she saw his expression go from shock, to anger then to unimpressed in a matter of seconds.
"Just who the hell are you?" He asked through clenched teeth.
"I'm the keeper of the scales and guardian of Hell!" She exclaimed pretending to tip an invisible hat to him, "at your service." Frieza seemed to ponder over the thought as he floated over to her. He looked her over with a scrutinizing look, before choosing his words very carefully. 'This woman is either crazy or there's truth to what she proclaims. Yet there's this nagging feeling that makes me not want to dare doubt her power and potential…' Frieza thought as sweat poured down his face.
"Ah, you have Saiyan's on this ship?" She inquired snapping him out of his thoughts. The female gave the air a good sniff. Frieza's eye twitched as he saw her pointed ears wiggled slightly as she gave him a kitty face.
"Indeed I do, I have four of them among my crew." He said rather proudly as he gave her a slight nod. Soon many soldiers flocked to the scene of the blast. They had their blasters ready and pointed to Amaterasu.
"Lord Frieza, are you alright?" Zarbon called as he showed up with Dodoria by his side.
"Of course, do you doubt my power Zarbon?" Frieza hissed glaring him down.
"Ah, no, of course not your lordship!" He choked out nervously.
"All of you, back to your duties!" He exclaimed. All the soldiers saluted as they ran off scared of their leader's wrath, "Now where were we?"
"You have four Saiyans." Amaterasu replied motioning him to continue.
"Ah yes, the Saiyans on my ship are the last of their kind. I did destroy their pitiful planet after all, sometime ago." He said with a wicked grin.
"Oh, that was you? Wow, I'm going to enjoy seeing your demise more than I normally would!" She cackled with a Cheshire grin. Unbeknownst to them was that a certain Saiyan female had heard the whole conversation. She couldn't believe what she heard. 'All of this can't be true, can it?' She thought before making a mad dash for it. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes for her whole existence was shattered into a million pieces. The young woman was determined to leave whether anyone approved of it or not. But wait, what about the others, do they know? She had to tell them, but then again, she had forgotten about her accident a few months ago. The Saiyan had hit her head rather hard, making her forget almost everything. Though Frieza took her under his wing and told her who she really was, but why keep such a valuable secret? The questions swirling in her head were making her dizzy as she made her way to the dining hall. Within the hall sat Vegeta and Nappa eating up a storm.
"What is it Rena?" Vegeta asked through bites and gulps.
"Ah, well, I'm, uh…" She trailed off nervously twiddling her thumbs.
"Speak woman! What is it?" He roared as he stopped eating to glare at her, but soon softened up as he saw the look on her face.
"I'm running away!" She cried running out, not being able to take it anymore. The whole dining hall fell silent as Vegeta got to his feet. He was deathly calm. Nappa looked up at him with a questioning visage. The Saiyan prince casually walked out of the room, all eyes were on him until he was completely out of sight. Vegeta soon felt his rage boil over as he ran after Rena at an unimaginable rate. The female Saiyan glanced back wide eyed as she saw the prince right on her heels, and showing no sign of stopping. He came to abrupt stop, trapping Rena between him and the wall. Vegeta stared at her with intense eyes. Rena recoiled slightly avoiding his gaze.
"Speak," He said finally breaking the awkward tension that was developing.
"I know everything, he destroyed our planet…" She whispered nervously.
"We know," He sighed as he referred to himself, Nappa and Raditz.
"Then why the hell didn't you guys tell me?" She cried angrily. Vegeta fell silent as he contemplated his next answer. Rena glared at him before shoving him roughly against the opposite wall. She made a run for the pod bay. She skidded past Raditz, who gave her an odd look. He soon saw Vegeta not that far behind.
"Raditz, you idiot, don't just stand there! Catch her before she gets away!" Vegeta barked. The other Saiyan nodded before giving chase to the female. Once in the pod bay, Rena got in one and set random coordinates. The pod closed shut just as the two other Saiyans entered the bay. Her pod rocketed out of the dock and into the vastness of space.
"Damn it! Raditz go after her!" Vegeta ordered as he hit the long haired Saiyan over the head.
"I'm on it!" Raditz snorted getting into a pod. He set the coordinates to Earth, guessing that's where she'd go. The male Saiyan saw his prince from the dooryway with his arms folded and a visible scowl on his features. Raditz closed his eyes to try to ignore the death look as the pod took off.