Reminz's vision blurred as he tried to open his eyes. His body ached as he tried to get his vision to focus on what was in front of him. As blurry as his sight was, his mind remembered everything that had happened before he had been knocked out.
"Look who's finally awake." Bujin sneered as Reminz's eyes snapped forward. The small alien smirked at him as Reminz frowned as he stood up quickly as drew a fist, ready to punch his lights out.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Reminz's fist slowed stopped as Kogu had a ki blast to his back. He looked over his shoulder, seeing him and slowly turning around. He noticed to his right was Bido and to his left was Zangya.
"Is there a problem?" Reminz asked between gritted teeth as he glarred around at those who surrounded him.
"Bojack wants you for a trap,That's all you need to know." Zangya sneered as Reminz turned his eyes on her.
"Tell Bojack to find someone else!" Reminz shot back as he punched her in the stomach, making her double over. Turning back to the others, Kogu's ki blast hit him in the eyes.
"Ahhhhh!" He cried out as he was blinded for a minute. He felt two arms grab each of his shoulders as they shoved him back to his knees. His eyes watery, he could just make out a scowling Zangya standing over him.
"Bojack wants you alive, so we can't kill you..." She smiled devilishly as she drew back a hand. "That doesn't mean we can't soften you up a bit." Her hand slapped him hard across the face as his head jerk to one side.
Cheek red, he locked eyes with her. "That all you got?" He asked, spitting blood onto the pavement.
Pavement? Reminz looked at his surroundings trying to get a barring as to where he was. But this wasn't home. Not even of tall buildings lined each side of the now broke street he was on. The sky was dark and cloudy, making each shadow more dark and forbidding.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" Before he realized what was happening, Kogu and Bido had thrown him back down to the pavement. He lifted himself back up on two shaky arms, looking at his captors once heard a groan next to him as he saw a green skinned alien sitting up next to him. He slowly opened his eyes, then they went wide when he saw Reminz.
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"Oh no." He muttered as Bojack's crew noticed he was up too. Kogu and Bido grabbed his arms as well and threw him next to Reminz.
"Now, if you know what's good for you, you'll stay here while we make sure no one followed us." Bujin smirked as he and the others slowly dispersed throughout the ruined city.
Reminz immediately popped to his feet, but the green alien grabbed his arm. "Don't try it. They're still watching us." Reminz nodded and slowly sat down.
"What's this about? Who the hell are you? And who the hell are they?" Reminz asked impatiently as Piccolo shot him a look.
"I'm Piccolo. And that's Bojack's little crew." He answered. "As for what this is about, I can only guess to get back at Gohan."
"Uhh...yeah. Any particular reason we're both here?" Reminz questioned again as Piccolo groaned.
"Huh, you must be a Saiyan. You're almost as clueless as Goku." Piccolo gave a small smile. "All you need to know is I'm on your side."
"Gee thanks. And as long as you're against them, I'm all for it!" Reminz smiled as Piccolo chuckled. "What's a Saiyan?" Reminz questioned as his tail wrapped itself loosely around his waist.
Piccolo looked at him, a touch of shock on his face. "You...you don't know what a Saiyan is? You're a Saiyan! Just look at that tail of yours."
Reminz raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? I'm just a human." He caught sight of Bujin returning and Zangya returning as Reminz gestured with his eyes to Piccolo.
They both remained quiet as the two aliens approached. "Alright, we're splitting you two up!" Zangya ordered as both Piccolo and Reminz stood. Bujin lead the Namekien down a different street as Zangya pushed Reminz down their own.
"Watch it!" Reminz snarled as he continued walking. Zangya quickly got ahead of him to lead the way as Reminz followed silently. As much as she hated to admit it, this one was kinda cute. It was a shame Bojack was just going to kill him but it had to be done.
They came to a ruined building where Bojack stood outside the stone doorway. His huge figure cast a shadow in the already dark city as he pushed Reminz inside.
"Now you will wait until I have my revenge. And then...I'll kill you, like all the other Saiyan filth! Then no one will stand in my way to collect the Dragon Balls!" Bojack taunted as Reminz was confused even more. He didn't like the sound of this Saiyan stuff, especially where it seemed to be taking him.
The building was small, a one room stone shack. There was absolutely nothing inside, just emptiness and a window on either side of the door. Reminz watched as Bojack guarded the door, occasionally looking back and smiling as if taunting him.
It was at that moment Reminz developed something he never had before: hate. All his life, he was free to roam the Arctic, sometimes going into town to the trading post for supplies, in exchange for the skins of seals he ate. But now, he was like a caged animal, trapped by things he had never seen before. And on top of it all, he didn't know what Saiyan was and he hated Bojack even more for the fact he thought Reminz was one!
It was near nightfall when Zangya came and took Bojack's place as guard. As Bojack left, he gave Zangya a stern warning. "Don't mess this up, Zangya. If he escapes, your head will take his place!"
Zangya did a good job of hiding it, but Reminz managed to see through the act. That warning had shaken the girl, and Reminz would take advantage.
"Great boss ya got there lady." Reminz smirked, walking up to the window as she jumped a little at his statement.
"Shut your mouth before I shut it for you!" She spat as Reminz only laughed a bit.
"It's funny you know. Bojack never barks at anyone like he does you. Why is that?" Reminz asked as he saw Zangya's fist clench.
"I said shut up!" She yelled as she pounded her fist into the wall below the window, leaving a deep imprint. Reminz backed away from the window.
"Hey now! I'm just trying to help." Remimz shrugged as Zangya looked in the window, an irradiated look on her face.
"Help with what?" She scoffed as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Should he tell her?
"People often ask 'Is it better to be by one's self or to have to follow a tyrant?' I just have to look around here at how Bojack's shadow covers you to be able to say which is better. I'd rather go back to the Arctic and never see another person in my life if it meant not have to follow him." Reminz stated. "You deserve better."
She raised an eyebrow. "Do I? Or am I just some pirate scum?" Her voice grew dark. "That's what anyone else in your position would call me!"
"Despite my position, I don't think you're pirate scum. Misguided, yes but scum, no." Reminz explained as he placed both arms in the window hole. Zangya didn't say a thing as she turned back onto him.
Looking around the small room, Reminz saw the one thing that was grey and dark. A lone red rose grew up from under a piece of stone as he bent down to pick it up. It came away easy, smelling of sweetness as he went back to the window.
"Zangya," She glanced over her shoulder, turning around when she saw the rose. "This is for you." Reaching through the window, he placed it in a swirl of her orange hair as Zangya let him do it.
She stared at him, long and hard, but not in a mean way. "Why did you do that?" She asked as he shrugged.
"Just wanted to say I'm sorry for the whole sucker punch thing before. I was a little taken over by the moment." He chuckled as she let out a soft laugh. She immediately caught herself and went stone faced again.
But not before uttering two words. "Thank you." She said as Reminz went away from the window and sat in the center of the room.
The night dragged on and, through his captivity, Reminz fell asleep cross legged. His neck was craned to one side as his chest heaved with every breath. There was not a sound in the night air as Zangya leaned against the wall, thoughts and doubts exploding in her mind.
"Was this mere Saiyan right about Bojack?" She thought to herself as Zangya glanced in at a sleeping Reminz. He had been right about one thing, and that was Bojack barked at her more than anybody else on the crew. Maybe it was because she was the only girl, or maybe Bojack just found amusement in ordering her around.
But whatever the reason, she remained loyal to him. After all, he was the captain and she was just part of the crew. And it was an ok life, not great but ok.
Reminz slept, but his head tossed back and fourth im his slumber. He was dreaming, but it seemed to be more like a nightmare.
He felt immense heat in his dream but could see only darkness. "Go my son. You can't stay here any longer, it's to dangerous." Two purple tails flicked around and then nothing. A mass void, nothing but darkness from there
Then he felt the cold, but it was familiar. His home in the North, cold and barren. One of the native women carried a bundle of cloth and skin that squealed with the swirling wind.
Reminz tossed more as things seemed to get more vivid. He saw the same bundle of cloth laid in the snow, people running away from it with looks of horror on their faces as one clutched the stump of an arm that was red and skicky.
"Reminz..."He saw Zangya's face being torn through by a huge blast of blue energy.
"No!" He cried as he jumped from his seated position in the darkness. His darted around as he breathed heavily in the quiet night. He sweating as he brushed slick sweat soaked hair from his face.
"What the he-" He started to ask himself but an explosion of rumble from the ceiling made him stop and dive to the side. Bido crashed through and thumped to the ground, eyes closed and face a bruised mess.
Looking into the sky, he saw the morning had arrived, as dark as it seemed behind the clouds. The sounds of battle reached him as he slowly stepped out of his imprisonment.