The warp pad illuminated with a bright pale blue light. When the light faded, Garnet was standing on it with a bubble in hand. She tapped the top and it disappeared. Before she could do anything else, a voice called out to her. "Hey Garnet!" She turned to see Amethyst leaning against the the door to the temple. "What's up?" she said.
"Hi Amethyst," She responded, "I thought you were looking after Vegeta."
"I was," she said, "but then Rose came back. She's gotten him food and is sorta hanging out with him right now. Last time I checked she trying to show him how to make a house of cards. He only really got interested in it when she bet ten strawberries that he couldn't make a bigger one than her though."
"Really?" she said coolly, "It seems she's already becoming attached to him."
"Yeah," Amethyst said folding her arms behind her head, "I guess we shouldn't have expected any different though. This wouldn't be the first time she's gotten all motherly over something she found stranded on the side of the road."
"You're living proof of that," Garnet said with a smirk.
Amethyst rolled her eyes at her. "Still, that means she ain't going to like it when a search party eventually does come," Amethyst continued, "I mean it's bound to happen. You don't just leave the Prince of their race stranded on a planet."
"The thing is though, I really don't see that happening," Garnet said adjusting her shades, "I see many future ahead of us but I don't see a single one where the sayings come to reclaim him."
Amethyst raised an eyebrow and cocked her head to the side. "Really? Why's that?" she asked.
"I don't know for sure but I think that Vegeta has been lying to us about something," Garnet explained, "He might be here for some purpose or he really might be lost, but whatever the case is we have to be careful about what he says. I think he's willing to say anything that will keep him from trouble."
"Anything except admitting he's wrong," Amethyst snickered. Garnet smiled at that. The two of them then headed into the temple. As they walked through the hallway a thought came to Amethyst. "Speaking of something he said," she started, "before Rose showed up, he mentioned something about a Lord Frieza. Any idea who that is?"
Garnets smile faded again as they continue to walk. "No," she said, "but whoever they are can't be a good thing for us."
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Freiza sat in his commander's chair as the battle ship floated slowly through space. He glared at the many stars as they passed. If Cui didn't get here soon with the reports, he'd have to bring in another janitor to clean up the ashes. Today had not been a good day. He had found out one of his last few Saiyan warriors had gone missing a few days prior. The former child prince Vegeta had been forcefully ejected from a scouter ship he had been stationed on by two of his men. Men who were now steaming piles of ash inside the the garbage compactor.
The child was extremely promising and could have possibly become one of the most powerful soldiers in his ranks, able to wipe out entire planets on his own. Unfortunately it didn't seem like that was going to become a reality any time soon.
"You better have some good news for me, Cui," the warlord warned as he heard the footsteps of the squid alien approaching.
"Well my Lord...yes and no," he replied, "The good news is, we know which solar system he ended up in. It's a medium sized yellow star with two asteroid belts and eight to nine planets….we're still debating whether the last one is large enough to count."
"Do I look like I care about the status of a celestial body?" Freiza hissed.
"No Sire, I apologize," Cui responded with a bow, "The bad news is the pod appeared to have been hit by a solar wind while entering the system and it's tracking device cut out after that. We have no idea where he is in that solar system or if he's even still recoverable. For all we know, the pod could have flown into the star or been crushed in the asteroid belt. In fact we did calculations and there's only a fifteen percent chance that he could have survived...and by that we mean land on a planet and survive said landing. We have no idea whether any of the orbiting planets are capable of sustaining life."
Freiza growled and his claws dug into the arms of his chair. "So you're saying that one of the last remaining Saiyans and the most potentially powerful out of the three...is most likely dead," her growled through clenched teeth.
"I deeply apologize, Sir," Cui carefully spoke, trying to conceal his fear, "If I had any other information else to offer you, I would have, but I'm afraid that's all I have for now." He backed away slowly. He saw the the shorter alien raise one clawed hand. In it, an unstable ball of black energy began to crackle to life. "Please Sir!" he begged, voice cracking, "I am not the one to be mad at over this! The technicians are the ones unable to get you the information. I can get a search party ready to go in just a few minutes! I will personally commander it if you wish!"
Freiza did not respond. The only acknowledgement he gave was a death glare he sent over his shoulder as the ball of dark energy grew. Cui quaked in his boots, frozen in fear as he stared at his fate.
Just then, a buzzer from the communications console sounded. The black energy dissipated as the warlord pressed a button on the arm of his chair and Cui breathed a sigh of relief. A large hologram appeared of a tall yellow woman with spikey hair in the shape of a fortune cookie. The killer look immediately faded from the purple and white alien's face. "Ah Yellow Diamond," he purred, "So glad to see you. How are you?"
The stoic woman nodded. "As it is to see you," she responded, "I'm afraid that this is not a courtesy call. I need you to take another planet for me." "It's quite a distance away from the nearest colony, so until we can get a homeworld warp down, so sending gems there is more than a hassle," she explained, "but your fleet is much closer. It's about seven light years away from your current location. I'll send you the coordinates immediately."
Freiza frowned. "Did you say seven light years? I'm afraid that's a bit out of reach even for me," he argued, "I don't think I'll be able to get you that planet. Not with your current payment plan anyways. I have plenty of other planets you might like however that have already been cleared."
"Freiza, I need that one specifically," she said narrowing her eyes, "We haven't found a planet that healthy in thousands of years. If you do this for me, I will give you a special reward."
Freiza raised an eyebrow. "What do you have in mind," he inquired.
"The first thousand quartzes harvested from that planet are yours if you get it for me," she said with a smirk.
Freiza's eyes grew wide. Quartzes for soldiers?! This was like a dream come true! The gem empire rarely loaned out any kind of warriors, but now she was practically handing him an army of exceedingly loyal, practically indestructible quartzes on a silver platter! No need for sleep, no need for food...they were the perfect soldiers. "Deal!" he quipped, a greedy smile forming on his face.
The smirk grew on the yellow gem's face. "Good," she said cooly, "Goodbye, Frieza. It's been a pleasure doing buisness with you." With that, the hologram flickered out.
Freiza immediately jumped out of his seat, facing Cui. "You," he commanded, "Call Zarbon. Have him assemble an attack fleet at once. I want that planet cleared as soon as possible!"
Cui's hand sprung into a salute. "Sir, yes sir!" he yelped. As Freiza began to walk away, a thought came to the squid alien's mind. "Uh, Sir?" he asked, "I was just wondering, do you still want a search party sent out to look for Prince Vegeta?"
Freiza waved his hand dismissively. "No, the boy isn't of importance at the moment. We need as many men as possible for this mission," he said, "Just send out a few drones to scan for him. We don't need to waste energy looking for a corpse." With that he walked out of the room leaving Cui to follow out those orders.
This isn't the last we'll see of Freiza, but he's not going to comeback for a little while. Hope you guys are enjoying the story so far! let me know what you think!
