A/N: Well, here's Chapter 4 following Chapter 3 as a special treat. Hope you guys like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of the characters, Akira Toriyama does.
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Lornai entered the briefing room and knelt before Frieza. The two Saiyans knelt also, one on each side of the Parithian female. Nappa could barely contain his resentment but he didn't dare risk incurring Frieza's anger.
The purplish/white scaly alien regarded the woman with his red eyes, he totally ignored the Saiyans. Frieza sighed as he noticed the injuries scattered about her face.
"So, you've been playing with the monkeys already. I must say you've returned much sooner than I would have expected, Lornai. It was most difficult to convince Father to let you go. I'm afraid I won't be loaning out your services to him again. I already managed to lose Turles because Father sent him out on a " fool's errand," Frieza declared to the Parithian female.
Raditz noticed that Lornai swallowed hard as Turles' name was mentioned and a brief flicker of pain seemed to show in her eyes. The long-haired Saiyan was not the only one who noticed.
"I see, Turles' s abrupt departure still causes you a bit of distress," Frieza noted.
"I was quite annoyed that Father caused me to lose the other half of one of my finest teams. All those years the two of you served the Cold Empire together and you didn't even get a farewell did you? But you DO realize you are far better off here than wandering about the universe, searching for some foolish mythological tree."
' Tree Of Might, indeed! Such a shame that it DOESN'T exist, it would have been quite useful' the Ice-jin thought.
Lornai smirked slightly. It wasn't noticed by the Ice-lord but Raditz didn't miss it. He wondered what that was about.
It was definitely a shame that the unlikely pair no longer served him, Frieza mused. His Parithian Angel of Death disposed of those who would defy his supremacy quickly and cleanly, then disappeared without a trace. Her victims would never suspect that their deaths would occur at the hands of the emerald eyed beauty. The Saiyan, Turles, provided the brawn of a Saiyan warrior and the power of the Oozaru. With the woman's intelligence and the Saiyan's might, they had made a very effective combination. And as a added bonus, the woman was a skilled warrior in her own right. The changeling did find it amusing however that at times, the Parithian female would employ the use of a most archaic weapon. A sword of all things! He didn't know where she found such an old relic. But he really didn't care about the means Lornai used, only the results.
" Yes, Lord Frieza. It is a privilege to serve you as always," Lornai affirmed.
'What the Hell was she doing working with Turles?' Nappa wondered. 'But of course, that low-level idiot would lower himself in such a manner'.
The lizard-tyrant's eyes narrowed as his gaze fell upon the two Saiyan males that knelt beside the Parithian female, "And just who approved the change in the monkeys' armor?"
It was Zarbon's turn to swallow nervously.
"Forgive me, Lord Frieza. I took it upon myself to do so", the female spoke up quickly.
Zarbon shot the woman a look of surprise, she was going to take the blame?
"I see". Frieza murmured, "I will excuse your indulgence this once, Lornai. In the future, you will consult with Zarbon or Dodoria before you make such decisions. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza", Lornai answered.
Zarbon's mouth formed into a hard line. Did the woman accept the responsibility simply to flaunt the obvious favor she had from their mutual superior?
Speaking of Dodoria, the enormous pink being had often insisted that the Saiyan/Parithian team's association was far more than a professional working relationship. While the changeling usually trusted Dodoria, Frieza had quickly dismissed the idea. He had never known either of them to give a single reason to suspect such a thing.
The Planet Trade over-lord certainly hoped the female had higher standards than that. Besides, Lornai and Dodoria were constantly at odds with each other so maybe it was just Dodoria trying to make trouble for her. Though he would never admit it, Freiza enjoyed the verbal sparring between the two. It would be interesting to see if she could match wits with Zarbon. Of course, the Ice-Jin would step in if he thought the woman went too far. She was their subordinate after all.
"Because of your previous success working with a monkey, I am entrusting you to oversee these two idiots until Vegeta completes his assignment," Frieza ordered.
Raditz and Nappa raged inwardly at the son of King Cold's remarks. A muscle twitched in the female's right cheek at the word "monkey". Now Raditz was really getting curious.
"As you wish, Lord Frieza", Lornai stated.
'Boot licking Bitch!' Nappa thought.
"When I do not give you direct orders, you will accept your orders from Zarbon or Dodoria is that understood?" Frieza demanded.
"Of course, Lord Frieza," the Parithian female agreed.
"That is all, you are dismissed!" the lizard changeling declared waving his hand imperiously.
Nappa sighed as the trio exited the briefing room, it was going to be a long two months. Suddenly an idea occurred to him, a perfectly devious idea, not everyone returned from their missions. If something were to happen to the female, surely Frieza would consider her just another weak, inept soldier and put her out of his mind. Nappa would be the perfect obedient team member until the opportunity arose to rid himself of the Parithian bitch.
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Lornai tapped her beeping scouter, Zarbon's voice came in, "Woman, You and the monkeys are to leave for Artanos in four hours. Your assignment is a total purge!"
"Are bodies of water to remain?" Lornei questioned.
"Yes, but no marine life is to remain ," the teal-skinned officer replied.
Zarbon was mildly impressed by the question. Not her first purge obviously. "Your estimated time for completion of your mission is five days as the planet is rather large."
"I'm quite sure we'll be finished in two days at the most," Lornai quipped.
The woman did have a rather high opinion of herself , Zarbon thought. "Complete your mission and retun to the ship immediately."
"I'll have the techs ready the pods, Lord Zarbon," the female affirmed.
"Excellent. That is all," Zabon's voice faded away.
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Lornai arrived at the mess hall on Frieza's ship. The two Saiyans were seated a table giving their plates mournful looks. Her eyebrows raised as she observed the absurdly small amount of on the Saiyan's plates.
"Why do you have half rations?" the woman asked.
"Bet you had a big feast with Frieza, huh?" Nappa suggested snidely.
"Actually , my last meal was before I left King Cold's ship," the female answered.
"Real cozy with the lizards aren't you?" the large Saiyan growled.
"I DO my job, Nappa. And I EXPECT you to DO YOURS!" Lornai retorted coldly.
Raditz glared at Nappa. "We have half rations because baka here decided that a partial purge means kill EVERYTHING! Not just the sentinent life but the vegetation, the wildlife, the..."
"Shut up, Raditz! " Nappa bellowed.
The female elite walked to the serving area and came back with two heaping plates of food that she placed on the Saiyans' table.
"If anyone says anything, I'LL take the responsibility for this. Get some rest when you're finished here. We have a complete purge mission on Artanos so meet
me at the launching bay in three hours".
Raditz's mouth was watering as he looked at the food before him. But no sooner had the Parithian left the mess hall, then Nappa reached forward and flung both plates to the floor. The starving young Saiyan watched in horror as the angry bald elite dragged his boots through the spilled food.
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Poor Raditz! Why would Nappa do such a thing? Find out in the next chapter!
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