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A.N. – Well, obviously, I couldn't fix the problems I had with the last few chapters, so, oh well. I really forget how everything happened. As I am writing, it is becoming more and more apparent, so if I don't get everything right, tell me. I will try and fix it.
A Man Said to the UniverseTime: Skips around when Vegeta was on Namek. *~*~* is a skip.
How did Frieza find out about the dragonballs? Well, it doesn't matter now. I have to collect them before he does. And when I do…
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I can't believe this. I must team up with the weaklings in order to secure the dragonballs. I, who could destroy them with a sneeze, must subject myself to their idiocy, even if it is temporary. However, I need allies if I am going to get the dragonballs.
They surprised me on Earth. Maybe they will surprise me again, or better yet, Frieza.
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Time: After they defeated Captain Ginyu and returned Goku to his body.
Now, why am I helping that fool, Kakarrot, again? Oh, I remember now. I need allies.
The dragonballs are now in my, or rather, our possession. I only say "our" because I cannot summon the eternal dragon without the help of the child Namek-jin, Dende. According to him, I have evil intentions-
I can't help but snicker at this. Wait until he finds out what Frieza has planned.
-So I must continue allowing them to live, at least until I can manage to make my wish.
It is very difficult to swallow my pride and admit I need help, even if I do not say the words, and now, I am indebted to them for preventing Ginyu from stealing my body.
Damn them! I almost wish they had let Ginyu succeed. I do not like this sense of obligation I have towards them.
It was odd, having someone save you. None of the people I have ever worked with have looked out for anyone besides themselves in battle. It is different, almost pleasant, knowing that you have someone guarding your back. I-
I have to stop thinking like this. I am superior to them. I need no one. I can take care of myself. Anyways Vegeta, the only reason they saved you was because they knew that they could not defeat Ginyu in your body with Kakarrot out of commission.
Sometimes, seeing their friendship, I almost want to join them. I am envious of their easy laughter, their camaraderie. It is a lonely life, being superior.
Bah! Who needs friends, or even such thoughts? They only create weakness, and I cannot be weak.
I am going to sleep. Maybe these stupid ideas will leave my head. Such thoughts clutter the psyche and distract the mind in battle. I will need to clear my head of such silly notions. I need every bit of concentration for the upcoming battle.
Yes. Silly…
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Something isn't right. I can't quite put my finger on it. There is almost an electricity in the air. I-
The dragonballs!
Those fools will regret it, if they have already made the wish. I will make them pay.
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"You stop right there!"
I was too late. Dende had just finished giving the dragon the command.
"It shall be done."
"No!"
After all my efforts, the universe once again plays me for a fool. I am going to kill the imbeciles.
"Do you realize what you have done by wishing back you puny friends? Now Frieza is going to destroy us all. Well, not you all. I am going to save that pleasure for myself."
As I started powering up a ki blast, the bald one whimpered,
"V-v-vegeta. There are still two wishes remaining."
"You had better not be lying."
"I'm not, right guys."
The spawn of Kakarrot and the Namek both nodded.
"Good. Tell the dragon that I wish for immortality."
"-But I can't do that," replied the child. "Your heart is impure. You would use it to harm others. I-"
"Do it now or you will see how much harm I can cause to oth-"
"What's that, Krillen? It feels scary."
"I don't know, Gohan."
I have felt the huge ki approaching our location for a while now. I knew the huge dragon in the sky was sure to capture Frieza's attention.
"That is Frieza, you fools! Hurry! Grant my wish before he arrives. If you don't, we have no chance."
"No, I cannot. I promised Guru-"
"Dende! Forget what you promised Guru! Right now, this is more important. I know you can feel it, the power level of Frieza. Vegeta is the lesser of two evils."
"A-all right, Krillen."
Just as Dende was telling the dragon what to do, Frieza arrived.
Now, it is too late for all of us.
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"Ah, ah, ah. What has my naughty little monkey been doing?"
The voice that I hear in my nightmares, the one I hoped never to hear again, was coming from the disgusting creature called Frieza. All of it, the torment, the anguish, everything I had suffered at the hands of this monster, was bubbling to the surface of my mind.
It is decided. I will never go back to being the slave of this tyrant. I would rather die than try to carry on until the next time I discovered a way to destroy Frieza. I have spent far too many years in servitude.
I am a Saiyajin, and there is one thing a Saiyajin always has: his pride.
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I can feel the life draining out of me. Slowly, but steadily, I am dying. If I could even scratch the bastard, the ending of my life would be worth it.
As I prepare to go in for another attack, Frieza grabs my throat, and he will not let go, no matter how much I fight him.
"Silly monkey, did you actually think you could defeat me?"
It is getting more difficult to hold on now.
As I try to free myself, I can see the faces of the weaklings. I see pity, fear. None of them try to help. It goes to show what has become of my life.
Alone. No one to mourn. No one to care.
My life is flashing before my eyes. I always thought that was just made up.
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A sad and lonely boy. He holds himself aloof from the rest of the people, all the while growing a shell to protect him from the outside world. He stomps out any last bit of emotion to turn himself into the perfect warrior. He grows into a man, driven by revenge. He feels hollow, empty. Nothing seems to fill the void, except for the thirst for vengeance.
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All those years, striving to be the perfect warrior, have been for nothing. In the end, I have only emptiness.
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A strong ki heading in our direction shakes me out of deaths clutches, if only for a little bit. It is Kakarrot.
"Well, what do we have here? Another stupid monkey ready to die, I presume."
Frieza threw me to the ground.
I try to speak.
"Kakarrot, listen to me. This fiend destroyed our people, our entire planet. You must defeat him."
I start coughing up blood.
"Vegeta, save your strength."
"No! I will say what I need to say! He is responsible for this, this monster that I have become today. He snatched me from my father and trained me to be a killing machine. He-"
As I finish what I have to say to Kakarrot, I can feel myself slipping away. I see only darkness. I feel nothing.
I am crying. I thought I had forgotten how to do this as well. I cry for the future that could have been, that should have been mine. I cry for that little boy.
I cry for me.
A.N. – I love that one line about a Saiyajin always having his pride. I know it comes from the Majin Buu saga, but I like to think of it as Vegeta's motto ~_^. I know I got things wrong, because it feels wrong in certain places, but I think it turned out all right.
Thank you to B-Chan the Psycho Saiyajin Sorceress. I appreciate the review very much. I'm glad someone else agreed with me about the poem.
