"Here's chapter 7! Thanks to Ayaka86, gokuspasm, Mirela C., Royal Blue Alchemist and Bardock ascendit autem ex for all the reviews on chapter 6.

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"WHY does Frieza want this dump of a planet again?" Raditz asked as he avoided a nasty sting from an insectoid warrior and incinerated it with a ki blast.

"WE don't ask WHY, we just follow orders!" Nappa snapped.

The bald Saiyan was totally disgusted that they had been ordered to only destroy one-third of the planet Delgeus. It didn't seem like anything but a huge smelly swamp crawling with fighting insects! Frieza hoped to force the ruler of Delgeus to surrender control of the planet after demonstrating what would happen to the planet and its inhabitants if he refused the lizard's demands.

"We have received a transmission from Delgeus, Lord Frieza", Zarbon announced.

"I suppose they have decided to accept my terms?" Frieza demanded.

The purplish-white lizard leaned back in his hover-chair, he was already imagining the profits he would make from the rare spices that grew on the small planet.

Zarbon sighed, Frieza was not going to be pleased with the reply from the insectoid race.

"No, My Lord. They insist they will NOT accept your terms under any circumstances", the teal-skinned changeling informed the now livid Ice-Jin.

"WHAT! HOW DARE THEY? I WILL DESTROY THEM LIKE THE INSECTS THEY ARE!" Frieza roared. The wine-glass in the tyrant's hand shattered as he vented his rage.

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Lornai rushed up and blasted a Delgeusan warrior that had its' pinchers aimed for Nappa's head.

"I coulda handled that!"Nappa snarled.

The Parithian ignored him as her scouter beeped. Lornai scowled as she tapped the device and listened to the incoming message.

"Fall back!" the female ordered.

"WHAT?" Nappa growled.

"Lord Frieza has decided to destroy this entire planet. We're to evacuate immediately!" Lornai explained.

"Guess they really bugged him!" Raditz quipped. Both Nappa and the female rolled their eyes at the third-class's attempt at humor.

A loud explosion rocked the planet's surface as the trio raced through the sky. Something clenched in Lornai's chest as they landed at the location of their pods and she saw a huge column of smoke coming from the pod that belonged to Raditz.

"Raditz, Your pod ...", Lornai began. There was no time to call for a replacement pod.

Nappa let out an evil laugh. "Guess that means only ONE of you is gonna get off this rock. Them pods are too small to fit more than one".

Turning to the long-haired Saiyan, the Saiyan elite mocked. "Gonna let the woman go or be a Saiyan and get out of here?"

"Guess I'll see who makes it back to the base!" Nappa called out as he slipped into his own pod. The large Saiyan's laughter still rang in their ears as Raditz and Lornai watched Nappa's pod speed off.

"Get in the pod, Raditz!" Lornai ordered pointing to her own undamaged pod.

"Lornai, I leave you here and Frieza will kill me and probably very slowly," Raditz protested.

"Don't argue, just get in the pod!" the Parithian hissed. Her right hand went towards her blade to enforce her command if needed.

Shaking his head in exasperation, the third-class Saiyan climbed into the pod. To his surprise the female followed. Lornai plopped right into the stunned Saiyan's lap. Raditz swallowed hard, he'd never been this close to her. The hatch wouldn't close as the Parithian elite struggled to force it down. Looking up Lornai noticed a large ship directly overhead, they didn't have much time.

"This isn't going to work!" Raditz groaned.

The woman pushed back and then swung her legs to the left. Only the sheer seriousness of the situation kept the woman from bursting into laughter over the expression and rapidly deepening color on the embarrassed Saiyan's face. Lying bridal style across the long-haired Saiyan's lap with the lower part of her legs pressed up the left wall of the pod, Lornai managed to get the hatch closed. Quickly punching the controls, she was able to get the craft to lift off. No sooner had they cleared the planet's airspace, than a large fire ball appeared. Planet Delgeus was no more. Lornai smirked as she heard Raditz release the breath he had been holding.

"Engage hibernation sleep status? ," the on-board computer asked.

"NO!" both occupants of the pod screeched in horror at the same time. Baseship 327 would only be a few hours away.

Raditz was finding it very hard to ignore the fact that the female's bare thighs were lying across his own, her head was pressed into his left shoulder. She had propped her arms up on the small ridge of metal that supported the pod's small window. The Saiyan had no room to scoot back and both of his arms were practically in the woman's lap. Neither of them spoke a word due to their awkward seating arrangement. Suddenly he felt the female's weight settle against him, the sound of her breathing had changed. Raditz couldn't believe it-the Parithian female had fallen asleep!

The Saiyan looked down at the long black hair that spilled over the woman's shoulders. Was it as soft as it looked? He had been too angry in the training room when he had yanked her hair to remember its texture.

'Probably won't get another chance' Raditz thought.

If she didn't wake and smack him silly he'd get away with it. Cautiously, the third-class reached up and caught a strand with one of his fingers. It was soft and silky against his calloused skin, a light floral scent clung to it. Releasing her hair, he noticed the female's scent was strangely familiar. They'd worked with her over a week now maybe that was it.

Lornai snuggled into his shoulder as she slept, the long-haired Saiyan groaned inwardly. He'd been fighting an increasing attraction to the Parithian but this was too much to take! She felt soft and warm against him and smelled so good and there wasn't a thing he could do about it. He'd give anything to nuzzle and nip at her neck that she had exposed as she shifted the position of her head. Temptation was going to probably get him killed before they reached the base ship. And then again, Nappa might kill him if he saw them like this. If he was going to die anyway...Raditz lightly nuzzled her cheek. Kami, her skin was soft! To his utter delight she nuzzled him back!

"Behave, Turles", Lornai murmured in her sleep.

Raditz snarled angrily. She was sitting in HIS lap and dreaming about SOMEONE ELSE! It just figured! He promptly decided he HATED Turles. Absolutely despised him! He kicked out in his annoyance and heard a metallic voice state "Hibernation sleep status activated."

'Kuso!' Raditz thought. There was no way he could reach the overide...

Nappa stood in the launching bay awaiting a certain space pod's arrival. He wondered which of the two would show up. Hopefully the third-class had enough sense to act like a SAIYAN and not worry about the cursed female. Nappa had seen the looks Raditz had started giving the Parithian and it infuriated him that the idiot would even consider lowering himself in such a way.

Lornai's pod had arrived. The hatch slowly opened, hibernation gas seeped out of the pod. Nappa laughed out loud as he saw a mass of spiky, black hair. So, the third-class had manned up after all. He didn't know why the lazy baka had used the hibernation gas on such a short distance but the burly Saiyan really didn't care. The Parithian bitch was gone! And he hadn't had to lift a finger!

Nappa's celebratory mood didn't last long however. To the Saiyan's absolute horror, Raditz was in the pod. But SO was the Parithian female! The woman was sprawled across Raditz's lap, her head lying on his chest. The long-haired Saiyan's arms AND tail were wrapped around the female's waist, his chin rested on the top of her head. And to make matters worse, the blasted fool was PURRING!

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" Nappa roared.

The combination of the fresh air and Nappa's enraged cursing quickly awakened the occupants of the space pod. Raditz's head snapped up to see a totally outraged Nappa standing across from the pod. Blushing furiously at his proximity to the woman, Raditz quickly snatched his arms and tail away. To his amazement, Lornai planted a quick kiss on his left cheek as she slipped out of the pod and walked away.

Raditz barely heard Nappa's tirade as he walked to their quarters, his hand occasionally touching the left side of his face.

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