Chapter II

As Cooler and Jack hovered through space, they had a very interesting conversation about the ship itself. Jack, who spent the last three years working with Bulma at Capsule Corp., knew a way to improve the speed and make it fuel efficient. Cooler didn't believe his captive at first.

"Release me and I'll walk you through the process", Jack said.

"I don't know if I can trust you to not escape", Cooler replied. Jack chuckled softly. He knew this was a psychological test, a game of wits. His next response would determine what Cooler would do next. However, he didn't have time to answer. Another ship had come into view, and it was enormous. It looked like something straight out of a sci-fi horror show.

"We're here", Cooler said softly. Jack was now too tired to even think. The restraints had drained him when he tried to get out at first. Maybe they had done the same when his heart rate increased from seeing the other ship. Then Jack's eyes began to close. He was too tired to do anything else. Sleep came to greet Jack like an old friend, and he welcomed it gladly.

"This is why I wanted to get him myself!" Frieza shouted at Cooler. "His power has dropped significantly because you used those draining restraints! Be glad he's not dead, brother." Frieza stormed off, arms crossed and his tail whipping around furiously. Cooler sighed and told Raspberry to ready a restoration chamber. At this point, he was ready to teach his little brother a lesson, not caring what his father, King Cold, would say. Cooler took a deep breath and picked up the specimen and went to the restoration chamber room. There were about five chambers in the room, each which acted differently.

The first two were reserved strictly for Frieza and King Cold because of how important they were and the speed at which they operated. And even Cooler used one of them from time to time. The third one was meant for the underlings such as Raspberry and Appule. The last two were rarely used because they worked too slowly for anyone. And just to make his little brother mad, Cooler set the specimen in Frieza's restoration chamber.

About an hour later, Jack woke up but kept his eyes closed. He felt light and warm, but wet. He moved his hands a bit and realized he was in some kind of liquid. His whole body was submerged in the stuff. But, Jack could feel his strength returning to him. He started looking for Cooler's energy. It was close, but so were two other powers, one slightly smaller than Cooler's and one slightly higher. He opened his eyes and saw a door. As it opened, he closed his to act like he was still asleep. He heard a voice, and it was not happy.

"He's in my restoration chamber", the voice said, terrifyingly calm. "My chamber…"

"You would have almost killed him, Frieza", Cooler said hotly. "Jack is a very interesting specimen."

"You named it"? Frieza said tempered. At this point, King Cold was about to speak up until he and his sons heard something. Jack was laughing sinisterly, making bubbles come from his respirator. He was muffled, but audible.

Then, he opened his eyes and the glass on Frieza's precious chamber started cracking. Frieza thought he had made a mistake and tried to destroy Jack, but he was too late. Jack burst forth from the chamber, glass and liquid around his kneeling body. He stood up and looked at Cooler and the other two beings. He inferred that the shorter one must have been Frieza. As for the taller one, he didn't know who it was.

"Jack", Cooler greeted calmly, tossing him the jacket he was wearing. Jack caught it and nodded, signifying a form of trust between them. He looked around at his surroundings as he put his jacket back on. He was amazed by what he saw. If only this technology was in the hands of Capsule Corp., people who were severely injured could be restored to full health in a matter of minutes, hours, or even days!

"How dare you…" Frieza said with pure, unadulterated anger. "How dare you use my restoration chamber to heal this thing!" He was obviously not happy with his brother and was ready to kill Jack. He wasn't going to let anyone or anything stand in his way.

"Jack", Cooler began, but he was a few seconds too late. Jack was already behind Frieza and was about to deliver a knockout blow. Frieza turned around just in time to counter, but was caught off guard when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. His head lurched forward, his eyes grew huge with pain and his mouth was open, though no sound escaped. Jack let Frieza fall to the floor and walked away as if nothing happened.

Still trying to figure out what exactly happened to her lover, Viola had began pushing herself to become stronger and faster. If Jack came back and something tried to take him again, she would be able to save him. She stood in front of Kame House in the water, continuously firing off a Kamehameha and trying to control its trajectory, but to no avail. Viola was about to give up hope. It had been two months since Jack had been taken, and Bulma was still trying to build a spaceship so she, Goku, Krillin, and Tien could help find Jack. The night Viola was about to give up hope, she had a dream.

She was in a meadow full of tall, soft green grass, lavender, lilacs, and beautiful Monarch butterflies. Viola ran through the meadow and watched the Monarchs fly to a tree. She looked at the tall tree and then felt something behind her. She turned around and saw Jack. Viola threw herself into him and began crying. Jack rubbed her head softly and kissed her cheek.

"My dearest Viola", he began, "I am alright. I don't know how, but in these past two months, I've gained a new power." Viola looked at Jack and wanted to say something, but she was too late. The last thing Jack said was, "Wake up, Baby Girl", and she did.

Viola stared at the ceiling of her room at Capsule Corp. Her eyes were wet from crying, but her hope of finding Jack had been restored. She got up and threw on a black tank top, a red and blue plaid jacket, light blue leggings, socks and Sneakers. Viola went to the bathroom, washed her face and brushed her hair, keeping it free. She walked out of her room and took a deep breath. But, just as she took a step out of her room, Krillin accidentally bumped into Viola.

"OW!" Viola yelled in pain. "Watch where you go, dude!"

"Sorry, V", Krillin said, "but Bulma's almost done with the ship so we can go look for Jack!"

"NANI?!" Viola shouted with excitement. She jumped up and ran to the back of Capsule Corp. and found Bulma, but not with the happy expression she normally has.

"Viola", Bulma began, "we have a problem…"

The past two months were hell for Jack. He was subjugated to torture for days and sometimes weeks by Frieza. The only thing that kept him alive was the thought of Viola. The love of his life was suffering, but thanks to a new power he gained from the splicing of human and Frost Demon DNA, he was able to let her know that he was still alive and kicking through a dream.

"Still alive"? Frieza asked, growing more impatient by the day.

"I'm not going to let you take my life so easily, Frieza", Jack said with his teeth clenched tightly to ignore the pain that coursed through his naked body as he hung upside down. "I have someone that I must get back to."

Frieza laughed for a moment. "Is that so"? Jack simply closed his eyes. Then, something interesting happened, the thing that Frieza was waiting on. Jack began to change. The skin on his hands turned cobalt blue, his arms became light blue, his abdomen and neck turned arctic blue. And a tail that grew from the bottom of his spine was the same color. Jack's hair was replaced by what looked like a helmet that was white and it had a striking resemblance to Frieza's head. Jack's eyes became more fierce looking. His legs turned the same color as his arms, his shins seemed to have an admiral blue crystal that trailed down them. His feet were much different from Frieza's three toed feet. Instead, Jack looked like he had some kind of shoes on, but they were completely part of him. Parts of him were white as snow and areas that looked like crystals were teal.

Then, Frieza started to second guess if this was a smart choice. Remembering what happened two months ago, he moved to knock Jack out, but was, once again, too late. Somehow, Jack was free of his restraints. He looked at Frieza and grinned darkly. He popped his tail like a whip and charged the "emperor of the universe". Frieza flinched, but nothing happened. Jack was in front of him and gave him a warning.

"Tread carefully, Frieza", Jack said. "You know I'm stronger than you."

"Be that as it may", Frieza responded. Jack glared at the Frost Demon and turned around. As he looked at his reflection in the window, he knew what he had become.

"So", Frieza began, "what shall we call you"?

"Frost…" Jack replied. "Jack Frost."