Chapter 3

A/N: Yo, thanks for the reviews everyone, I'm flattered those first two chapters were interesting enough to attract an audience. :) This chapter has some action! Way more than the small fight with Torgsh, and the small fight with Dodoria he had in his dream in chapter 1. Oh and...apologies for how confusing the couple paragraphs are where he's talking with those mercenaries. I tried to make it easier, but i think the knew characters are making it confusing as hell, I'm sure that will change when everyone is more used to them. (Myself included, as I had to look at chapter 2 to remind me of names and personality traits lol. Enjoy!

P.S. I just now found out when I download a doc from word 07...the hyphens I was using to seperate scenes like "-" you know what I mean... those havn't been showing up on the published version, sorry bout that. I'm sure that was also confusing.

POV - Appule

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*

I awoke to the alarm of my scouter. Although I felt way too tired to get up, I knew I had too many things to do. Something seemed…out of place however. I let out a tired moan and head over to my personal restroom. Ever since I took care of Torgsh, I had my belongings moved to the leader's quarters. This way I get to enjoy full leadership, full luxury, and hopefully the loyalty of these weaklings working under Frieza. I took care of all my hygiene needs, and suited up into my armor.

*knock* Knock*

"Come in." The door opened and Evak entered a bit jittery.

"Lord Appule, is everything all right in here?..." I simply stared at him expressionless, trying to draw him to the point.

"Cause…you never replied to my messages." I continued to stare at him, wondering what the hell he was talking about, I would've known if I were messaged, my scouter is always at full volume in the mornings…so I don't oversleep. I then took my glare off of Evak, and then started toward my scouter. I picked it up, placed it over my left eye, and checked for messages. And just as he said….I had two messages. I continued to search through the information on my scouter, then I noticed the time on it's universal clock. It was off, by four hours. Perhaps my scouter was malfunctioning? No, impossible, I have two messages, and the alarm went off. Then realization dawned on me!

"Oh shit, that damn noise was your messages, not my alarm…no wonder I'm so tired." I brought an icy stare to Evak.

"Whatever was so important to wake me up four hours early…?"

"I'm sorry, sire. But we have…visitors…with very high power levels requesting to see you sire."

"Ah, excellent, though it would seem sleep isn't a custom on this planet." I said wearily. Noticing that I wasn't at all surprised, Evak seemed to calm down a bit.

"May I ask who they are sire?" I walked over to my doorway, then stopped and looked back at him.

"I'll give you a hint…20k." Seeming satisfied with my explanation, Evak followed me out on my way to greet the mercenaries. Evak lead me to where the band of mercenaries awaited me. When we made it to the room, I was greeted by an annoyed underling.

"How long does it take someone to walk down a hall or two? You get lost in your own base?" Him and the other two accompanying him enjoyed a laugh together. I eyed him for a moment, Yucanas I remembered, he was among the four I had spoken to three days earlier. About 6' 3", he wore the same uniform as his allies, armor with no shoulder pads/knee guards, and no real resemblance to our models of armor. Each of the mercenaries I have encountered from this group also wear a purple cloth like material, something strange about it, not sure why…yet. Yucanas, like the others aside from their leader, was a humanoid. There were two others with him, wearing very similar uniforms that couldn't really be described as much different, and since each of them were wearing a cowl revealing only their face, I had no idea about other simply features such as hair style, color, battle scars…and such.

"Enough one sided small talk, let's just get straight to the point, firstly, where is your leader? And is your arrival simply as a messenger to reply yes or no?"

"One of the two whom I did not recognize stood from a chair.

"Don't act like your tough and get to carry on the demands! I know for a fact all seven of us are far stronger than you!"

"seven" caught a brief interest in my mind. "Cool it Massa, you know our orders…you have issues with this, take it up with Vesaun."

"And since when did you have any authority over me?" This, Massa definitely doesn't like me, probably means he is unhappy with his leader's decision. I suppose that would incline that the offer has been accepted. But that is merely an assumption, and if he were accepting it, he should be in attendance personally.

"Enough. I don't care who has a problem with what, I do care to know why you're leader isn't here…explain."

"Just to get a few things understood to eliminate confusion, my name is Yucanas, our leader is Vesaun, the name just mentioned, second in command would be Kershall but he's not here."

He paused briefly, gathering his thoughts making sure not to misspeak. "Now, Vesaun sent me and my two companions here, cause we're the stealthiest of our team, the most talented at keeping a low profile. We don't want anyone to see us and allow rumors to spread throughout the Kingdom."

"If you're accepting, which I assume you are, why care what word gets out?" I asked suspiciously.

"Simple, we haven't accepted anything yet, however, the odds are in your favor." I noted that Massa let out a grunt. I gestured for Yucanas to go on.

"We're not going to do any part in attacking Frieza or his men until you prove to us this isn't some sort of deception, we find it hard to believe we're at the same level as his top ranked men." I considered his words a moment. Then my thoughts were interrupted by Evak.

"What are you talking about? We work for Frieza! You fools!" Massa lit his aura up, ready as he'd ever be to find the slightest excuse to throw a few punches.

"Shut up Evak. We don't, not anymore, I should've mentioned that when I promoted you." Evak stared at me, unsure of how to reply.

" I will not bow down to that tyrant ever again! All of the people I killed in his name just to ensure the safety of my family and friends left behind in the planet, and what does he use as a sadistic punishment? He blew them up! My entire city in ruins! Frieza can kiss my purple ass!"

Evak remained speechless, no one would ever dare speak that way. I felt that rage burning inside me again, the very same one I had felt just before killing Torgsh, and the same as when I attended the funeral, even the same rage from my dreams!

"I've had enough!"

"Touching story…now let's get on with it all ready." Massa demanded in a sarcastic voice.

"No…I need to take care of something, now that it's all out in the open. Evak, assemble the troops outside, I want to address all of them immediately.

"Yes sire." Evak left the room, I then returned to the matter at hand. Yucanas gestured for Massa to drop his aura, and he reluctantly did so.

"You want me to prove you measure up with them? Are you aware of the Saiyan race?" I questioned.

"Yes, mighty race, one of the mightiest known, and they were all destroyed by Frieza by one lousy finger! And you want us to try and overthrow him! You psycho!" It was Massa again, he seemed increasingly passionate about his disagreement he had with his superior.

"There's three Saiyans out there, who still carry missions out for Frieza, unaware that it was Frieza who blew their home world up." Yucanas gestured that I go on.

"One of them has a power level at around 18k, from what I understand, all seven of you are in the 20ks…and Vesaun probably hasn't revealed his full power to me yet, I'm sure he registers in the 30ks. If you want proof, let's track them down and you can see for yourselves how effortlessly you can beat them!"

This idea of mine was a long shot, I knew, but it's the best I could come up with to satisfy them with "proof." The three of them whispered about it for a few moments, then Yucanas came up with their answer. "We've decided to convince Vesaun to allow ONE among our team to go on this lil' adventure with you, if things don't go as smoothly as you claimed, you'll have to find your own way to take down Frieza."

"Excellent, tell Vesaun I promise this will not disappoint."

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I stood atop a balcony of our base, a spot where all of our men could see and hear me. My men stood at attention, most were having trouble keeping still, wearily conscious, having just awoken from their slumber. Others, were awake the entire time, part of the nightshift lookout.

"At ease." They all relaxed into more comfortable positions. "Listen up, I refuse to serve Frieza any longer!"

Several men gasped at my words, no doubt thinking of the best way to kill me. "But, I know many of you will not follow me down the path I have chosen, so I'll give each of you a choice…continue to serve Frieza like a slave, or be known as one of the saviors of the galaxy." I picked up the volume a bit.

"A savior of TYRANT Frieza!" I decided to let it sink in and wait for some poor fool to try and take me by himself.

The men weren't sure how to react at first. Then someone spoke up.

"Yeah, I'm tired of getting no recognition from Frieza! I'm sick of being a disposable tool!"

And then another: "I hope Lord Frieza makes your death long and painful, cause I'm taking you alive!" All of them started arguing, trash talking at one another, and picking fights. And in my life, I have seen where there is arguing, there is always a battle.

It was a battle of loyalists and traitors. Evak took no part in it, weighing his options apparently. There were more Frieza loyalists than rebels, I only counted six fighting for my side. Satisfied with their advantage in numbers, two of them headed straight for me.

The two of them let out a battle cry, one was of a Crocodile-like species, and the other was the same race as me, except with green skin and no spots. One sped up to get behind me, and both lunged at me simultaneously. I rotated to the left 90 degrees, and started blocking each side with one arm. My eyes were darting back and fourth at each of the duo. Neither of them could land a single blow, but I knew I was bound to make a mistake eventually. Luckily, they made the first mess up. The one to my right side stopped punching, and tried a power kick straight to my head. I ducked and let it strike his partner flying into a collision with the ground.

The look on his face was priceless, he had no idea that would happen. I took the moment to my advantage and counterattacked. I let out my own battle cry, and nailed his chin with an uppercut that sent him flying about 30 yards upward. By the time he recovered, I had already fired a perfectly aimed energy wave. The Crocodile man narrowly escaped. I moved swiftly, and if not for his scouter, he probably wouldn't have detected me sneaking up behind him.

*Beep* *Beep* He yelped in surprise at how quickly I got their. "Ugh! I-I-I-I c-could use some help!"

"Aww, look at the frightened Crocodile…time to sent him back to his natural habitat!" I chuckled pointing at the water. The offended Croc let an aura flow around him. *Beep* *Beep* Thanks to my scouter, I managed to dodge the incoming volley of beams from the green one. The Croc let out another battle cry and attempted a paralysis technique. He struck an afterimage.

"Got him!"

"You sure?" I taunted behind him. He turned and met a power kick to the face. It sent him flying backwards. I followed him and waited patiently for him to recover and regain his balance. When he did, I darted forward like a lightning bolt, and connected a full strength punch in his gut. I Withdrew my hand, and he starred at the massive hole in his stomach, trembling in fear. I cupped my hands, and rose them above my head.

"Back to the water lil Crocodile." With that, I launched him straight into to deep waters surrounding the Island of our base.

The green one reappeared and thought he had me, but only struck an afterimage. Then the enormous splash from the Croc arose. I used telekinetic powers to wrap the water around him, in attempt to drown the imbecile. He was managed to force the water off of him with a small explosive wave. I knew, however, this left him open to attack. I fired a quick beam off my finger and took his scouter out before had a chance to dodge. Then as I approached him I purposely dropped an energy ball on the ground, exploding and emitting a smoke field.

"Hehehe…oops…" I stated with a hint of amusement.

"Damn…you're good." He complemented.

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POV - EVak

I stood their, unable to see what was going on, a large smoke cloud surrounding Appule and one of the loyalists. The two who attacked had the highest power levels in the entire squad, with the exception of myself and Appule. Evak thought. Appule already beat the Croc, all he has to do is finish off the other one, and I'm sure when the smoke clears we'll know of that result. Then he'll help his new followers.

I glanced in the direction of the main battle. Two out of the six who were fighting for Appule, have already died, and the remaining four are fatigued from fighting two on ones. Only one of the loyalists (aside from the Croc) have been eliminated. When Appule comes to their aid, he'll surely kill anyone who remained loyal to Frieza, so if I choose that, I will die fighting Appule. I frowned. Death simply didn't appeal to Evak. On the other hand, helping Appule would mean he betrayed Lord Frieza.

"So I have to choose between betrayal, or death. Gotta admit, it's a tough choice." I spoke aloud.

*Beep* *Beep* I turned just too late to block an incoming strike. When I stood up, I was surprised to see one the loyalists had snuck up on me.

"Stand down you idiot." I commanded.

"If you can't pick a side in all that time, then you're not loyal enough!" The ignorant fool declared. If I kill him, it would make me a traitor…It would be enough to reason that I had chose Appule over Frieza.

"Yes, stand down Tarchalke." I glanced left to see Bavai, the previous second in command, before Appule slayed Torgsh.

"This one is mine, he was handed my rank, and I want it back, specially with Torgsh and Appule out of the way." The one called Tarchalke retreated and rejoined with the other loyalists. I rose an eyebrow."'with Torgsh and Appule out of the way'

"You're delirious if you think you can beat me one on one, never mind Appule." I dropped my guard and laughed for a minute, just to piss him off.

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POV - Appule

The green man kept turning his head, looking everywhere for a stealthy attack. Without his scouter, he was distressed and uneasy in the cloud of smoke. He started coughing vigorously from inhaling too much smoke. Now! I thought. He was going to attempt an escape of the giant smoke cloud, to disparage the disadvantage he was at. But while the coughing distracted him, he didn't even notice me get right in front of him, before it was too late. His eyes widened in horror as he realized his failure. I began beating him to a bloody pulp, laying as many punches and kicks as I could for about 30 seconds. He only blocked a few shots, he was loosing consciousness, so I decided to finish with style, while he could still see it.

I put both of my hands behind my back. And pump faked a power kick, he dodged absolutely nothing. This ruined his defensive stance and balance. I took advantage of that, and wrapped my legs around his head. He did his best to escape it, but that was before I snapped his neck. My legs released the body and allotted it to take a dip in the lake.

"All too easy."

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POV - Evak

The two of us had been exchanging blows for five straight minutes, and I was still nowhere near showing fatigue. My crimson aura, and his blue aura dueling it out at full strength. Bavai was starting to slow down a little, he just isn't strong enough to hang in their with me. I thought. He opened his mouth and fired a dark purple energy wave out striking me right in the face. A direct hit! A medium sized crater appeared, and I lay at the bottom, rubbing my numb face.

"What's the matter Evak? I thought you implied this would be easy for you!" He mocked. I stared at him closely, he didn't show it, but his body was weakened by the amount of energy put into that shot.

That damn blast destroyed my scouter, and their was a piece of glass in my left eye so it was sealed shut. True, it did weaken me quite a bit, a blast of that magnitude right in my face, not an easy thing to brush off. But he was counting on it being a quick finishing move. The old surprise your opponent and let the blast completely devour him trick. A booming explosion got our attention where the loyalists were getting slaughtered by Appule.

"N-No…!" Bavai sighed in frustration. Then he tried to ditch me and support his men.

I let him go, then flew toward the battle as well, I'll wait for the right moment and strike, I thought.

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POV - Appule

1 loyalist remained…he was cornered by two of my men, and I was about ready to finish him off.

"Wait! Please… I'll join you…I don't want to die" "Damn coward…" I rose both hands preparing a large energy ball.

"Wait! I would be useful to you! I have a lot of medical knowledge!"

"Hehehe…do you know anything about me? I myself have taken care of lots of medical…'situations' for Frieza's men on his ship. I don't need you."

"W-What if you're the one who needs to medical attention?" He queried. I stood in silence for a moment, it was a good point.

"Orders?" One of my followers requested. The loyalist face changed from coward scarred to die, to happy bastard who distracted me from the attacker behind me. He had both his legs around my waist, his arms counterweighted my own, and each of my men prepared to engage.

"Thanks for distracting him Tarchalke." The coward grinned. HOW? "Why didn't he register on my scouter!"

"Bavai has the ability to hide his power level." The coward loyalist answered. One of my men was about to blast him off of me.

"I wouldn't advise that, one destructive wave and I'll detonate! Besides, I could use Appule as a shield anyway!" Bavai maniacally laughed.

"Kill the other damn coward!" I ordered them. The four of them all went guns blazing on the loyalist, who stood no chance and he knew it. He didn't bother to dodge the incoming attack, but he would die with the satisfaction of Appule's death…or so he thought.

Bavai has been gathering energy this entire time, and he was about to detonate it, I was struggling, trying to escape him. Before I had the faintest idea what happened, he suddenly let go, I flew up out of range of his suicide technique. When I looked down, he lay split in two, Evak standing over him with a sword of pure crimson energy attached to his pointer and index finger. He discarded it.

"Close one sire." He stated as if he was standing by Appule the entire battle. Appule was not fooled so easy.

A/N: Hope yall enjoyed, and I promise I'll solve that lil problem with the hyphens dividing scenes...I did it manually to this chapter after I uploaded it.