DBZ

Light in the Darkness

Chapter 9

Failure

June 27, 2018

They had raided four planets so far freeing the natural inhabitants from the oppression of the Freiza Force. None of them had taken more than a couple hours for the duo to destroy the military force leaving the base in tact for the inhabitants to use as their own defensive base. Keisha downloaded the memory core then deleted all the information while Vegeta showed them basic functions of the system.

When the inhabitants asked how they could repay Vegeta and Keisha the answer was "Cold and Cooler are out there somewhere give them hell, don't give up your planet without a fight, and make them suffer dearly if they arrive here one day. Use Freiza's technology against them." it wasn't the best possible solution but it was the only solution with the time they had. They wanted to get this done as fast as possible to give the other stations less time to prepare for them.

"I'd say they've had enough time to prepare for us now Vegeta." Keisha said as she marked off another station from their map. "We've hit them in a direct line so far. If we skip the next one we'll throw them off." she said glancing up at Vegeta curiously. The next station was a research station which invented new technologies for the Freiza Force.

"The next station is the most valuable. If we can get rid of their research and advanced technology they will be stuck with what they have." Vegeta argued he didn't like leaving a station in their wake undamaged.

"We could double back." Keisha suggested understanding that Vegeta didn't want an enemy at his back when he could just wipe them out in front of him.

"No that's a waist of fuel. We'll continue as planned." Vegeta said with a frown he understood her wanting to throw them off balance but he didn't want to leave a potentially dangerous foe as his back.

So they continued landing several hours later a good distance away from the research base. "You go that direction to flank them and I'll go straight in, don't do anything rash just destroy all Freiza Force." Vegeta said once they stepped out of their ship looking at this world with purple ground and orange sky.

"Right." Keisha said then scrunched up her nose. "I forget how ugly most worlds seem to be." she said to herself thinking back to the blue green marble of a world one she wished to return to.

"Focus woman." Vegeta growled out at her as he glared over at her, he could admit to himself that he too missed the Earth but he would never say so to her or anyone else for that matter.

"Humph..." Keisha glanced over at him then turned and took off in the direction he was wanting her to go. She felt him going in the opposite direction so she started searching for significant powers. She couldn't find any which was worry some since besides those at Freiza's side the Researchers had the best security.

Movement caught her attention so she stopped flying to float in the air looking down at the ground. She stared at the spot she had seen movement initially trying to figure out if someone was there. That was her down fall she didn't see the attack that came from behind her. Something stuck in her back right at her spine sending powerful electric shock to her system. She screamed out in terrible pain the control over her power loosening which sent out fluctuating power from her.

Vegeta stopped and turned towards his sisters out of control power confused she was always in control very precise in her actions. Deciding against continuing on his way he took off as fast as possible towards her, this planet was giving him the creeps all he could sense was his own power and that of his sisters. Knowing Freiza had placed the best around himself and the second best around the researchers made him wonder what these nerds had came up with this time.

Keisha fought to stay up in the air but the pain coursing through her every muscle, every bone was extreme and she began to loose altitude. Consciousness was becoming hard to maintain as the shock intensified redoubling her screams of pain. She landed on the ground and peeled open an eye glaring around at the men standing around pointing their hands palm up at her ready to draw out a ki blast at her.

"Foolish Sayain you should have never came here." a cool evil voice said as she heard the ground crunching under foot steps. "You two seem to believe you are invincible." the man's voice said as he walked around Keisha's right side.

'Darbon.' Keisha thought as she glared up at the green skinned alien. "Darbon, when did you get into the researchers protection guard?" she asked angrily as she continued to glare up at him.

"Oh no Sayain I'm the head Researcher!" Darbon said with a cruel smile on his face as he pressed a button on the remote in his hand.

Keisha bit her lip refusing to scream anymore but she went down to her knees she was finding it hard to connect with her power at the moment or she would have blasted this beast into oblivion already. She glanced up sensing her brother coming fast.

"Oh no worries Sayain by the time the Prince arrives we will all be gone." Darbon said with a wicked laugh as he moved forward kneeling down in front of Keisha putting a finger under her chin to make her look up at him. "I must get my revenge for my brothers death." he said close to her ear as he pressed the button yet again sending the power surging through Keisha to even higher levels.

'Zarbon...' was the last thought Keisha had before loosing consciousness and falling face first onto the ground beside Darbon.

"That took more than I had anticipated." Darbon said with a frown as he checked his scouter for Vegeta who was coming fast. 'Just enough time.' he thought. "Everyone to your hiding places, do not move unless I tell you to." he said as he moved Keisha's hair from the back of her neck.

"Keisha..." Vegeta said softly to himself as he looked at his sister laying on the ground unconscious. He glared around who had done this, how had they done it, what the hell had happened? He wondered as he slowly landed beside her he noticed a dart of some kind in her back so he reached over and yanked it out discarding it off to the side. He glanced around worried there was something off about this world, seeing nothing out of the ordinary nor sensing any enemies he leaned down grabbed Keisha's right arm then put it over his shoulder and taking to the air heading back towards the ship.

Vegeta got back to the ship without farther interference he put Keisha inside then took off into space. He had no idea what had happened but he couldn't leave the ship unguarded with Keisha unconscious to finish the mission the only option left was a strategic retreat.

Keisha groaned as she opened her eyes she could taste blood from where she had bit her lip she rolled over and pushed herself up. "What...happened..." she asked weakly putting her hand up to her face rubbing it trying to focus.

"That's a good question." Vegeta said as he walked over to her and crossed his arms over his chest. "What did happen to you?" he asked curiously watching her look around confused.

Keisha stared up startled at Vegeta and backed away slightly. "Who are you...for that matter who am I?" she said shaking her head trying to clear the fog out of her mind. She put her hand behind her head under her hair scratching at the base of her neck just below her skull.

"I'm your brother Prince Vegeta of Planet Vegeta and you are Princess Keisha of the same. How can you not know that?" Vegeta asked bewildered as he squatted down in front of her putting his forearms down on his legs so he could stare at her on eye level.

"My head and neck... no my whole body is killing me..." Keisha whimpered out lightly as she laid her head back against the wall of the ship.

"You were attacked by someone or something do you remember anything at all?" Vegeta asked curiously as he watched her, he could feel her energy wasn't normal but he couldn't explain that.

"Zarbon?" Keisha said uncertainly as she glanced over at Vegeta confused.

"Is dead I killed him remember along with Dedoria on Namek." Vegeta said with a frown on his lips. "Do you remember anything from what we were just doing?" he asked curiously his lips pressing together to make a thin line.

"I'm sure Zarbon has something to do with it, but no." Keisha said and sighed as she looked up at the gravity machine at the ceiling.

"I just told you Zarbon's dead there is no way he could have had anything to do with what we were just doing." Vegeta said frustrated what the hell had happened down there. "Come on lets get you down to your room for some rest." he said with a sigh perhaps if she had rest she would come around and he stood up then started over to the ladder down to the lower living area.

Keisha watched curiously then stood up following him he seemed edgy but trustworthy for the moment. She watched him lift off the floor then float down to the lower level something felt normal about that but if that was normal why was there a ladder here? Some how she knew she was able to do that too but for the life of her she couldn't remember how to do it so she just climbed down the ladder.

"This is your room, come on get in there and get some rest while I prepare some food." Vegeta said opening a door to her room, then walking over to the kitchen.

"Thanks." Keisha said awkwardly as she walked by him to just receive a grunt in return. She walked over to the bed letting the door close itself and she sat down the room seemed quite spartan no real decorations there was a laptop laying on a small bedside table with a lamp and an alarm clock but other than that the room was barren. She decided to lay down for sleep hoping it would actually help.

:Kill him he can't be trusted. He will betray you he has before...: a harsh whisper said after she fell asleep half an hour later. Her dreams rushed old fragmented memories.

A child Vegeta pinning her to the wall by the throat. :You will do as I say girl, you are so useless why didn't father send your weak ass away with Tarble!:

A teenage Vegeta killing with a wicked smile on his face and a joy in his eyes that was terrifying. Two other men were with him a young tall man with wild long hair and a tall huge bald man.

:Who cares about our world they chose their fate.: Teenage Vegeta said angrily as he brushed her hand off his shoulder then shoved her to the ground. :It would be wise if you remembered your place woman! I'll not continue to stand for you insolence. We will stand by Freiza and that is all there is to it, do you understand me?: he yelled angrily at her right in her face.

:Please spare my child do what you will with me but spare him please I beg you!: a strange looking orange woman said as she held out her child to a teenage Vegeta she looked around and the same two men from before were standing beside him laughing. :I have no interest in either of you!: Vegeta said as he killed both the boy and the mother terrible screams of agony erupted from the poor defenseless people.

Her memories spread like wildfire watching so many of the atrocities Vegeta committed while working for Freiza but surprisingly ignored her own atrocities right along side of him. She watched the pleasure in his face as he killed and destroyed his laughter echoing through her head. She whimpered, tossed and turned in her sleep as she watched one civilization after another be slaughtered. :Vegeta killed Napa, sent Raditz to his death you are just a matter of time, you mean nothing to him. Kill him before he kills you.: the same harsh whisper came.

"Keisha it's alright wake up! It's just a nightmare wake up sis." Vegeta said worried her ki all churned up had called him to her side. He touched her shoulders to shake her awake when her eyes flew open and she screamed slapping him across the face then skidding off the bed to the far corner of the room.

Keisha huddled in the corner of the room panting hard as she hugged herself and she slid down the wall terrified of the man on the other side of the room who was now staring at her completely shocked. "What do you want from me?" she asked just above a whisper.

Vegeta looked at her confused. "You were having a nightmare I came to wake you to calm you down I don't want anything." he said looking at her concerned by her behavior. "What were you dreaming?" he asked curiously as he came around the end of the bed.

"Don't! Stay over there." Keisha said holding up a hand palm facing at him with terror in her eyes.

"Alright." Vegeta said stopping and crossing his arms over his chest and he waited for her to talk to him.

"Your...your a monster..." Keisha said as she wrapped her arms around her knees now pulled up to her chest protectively.

"You think I don't know that." Vegeta said with hurt in his voice as he looked away from Keisha sadly towards the floor with a frown on his face. "Freiza did this to us." he said looking back over at her to see an astonished look on her face.

"I'm nothing like you." Keisha said venomously as she glared at him. "You took pleasure in it all. You killed Napa, sent Raditz to his death you didn't care at all about our people." she accused him angrily.

"I did kill Napa, I had no idea Raditz was going to die. I had no idea that Kakarot and the Namek could kill him. I sent him to retrieve Kakarot not fight him. Our race has been completely destroyed, our family save you are all gone, it's true I didn't show a lot of emotion at their deaths but I did care greatly for my race." Vegeta said softly as he looked back at Keisha and pulled his arms down to his side. "I care greatly for you, I would never harm you!" he said sincerely as he squatted down to get on eye level with her again.

:He's lying kill him, kill him NOW!: the voice said again in her head.

"You wanted me gone. I was useless you were angry with father for not sending me with Tarble...who's Tarble?" Keisha said confused as she put her head in both hand running then through her hair like she was trying to make sense of a puzzle without all the pieces.

"Tarble is our brother Keisha. Father sent him away to protect him he wasn't a fighter. At that time I had very little faith in your abilities. You proved me wrong I was a child then I felt only I had the right to stand by Fathers side." Vegeta said watching her something was definitely wrong this wasn't just a concussion with memory loss this was something else but he couldn't quite place what.

:He's just using you until your usefulness runs out kill him. Get my revenge!: the voice said angrily in her head.

"So I'm just useful to you then?" Keisha asked as she looked up at him putting her hand behind her neck scratching at the base of her head.

"What's going on? Where are you getting crap like that?" Vegeta asked as he stood up tried of this stand off with her.

:He's getting tired of you kill him before he kills you! Get revenge for Raditz your faithful guard.: the voice said trying to persuade her.

"Raditz was my guard...why did I need a guard..." Keisha said confused as she rolled over putting her head to the floor taking her eyes off of him to cool her head on the cool floor.

"You didn't need a guard it was formal for the Royal family. I had Napa Sayain Elite General of our military and you chose Raditz a third class Sayain with little to offer but he showed promise according to you." Vegeta said as he walked over to her. "Come on lets go spar maybe that will help clear your head." he said putting his hand out the help her up.

:Its a trap he intends to kill you! KILL HIM!: the voice screamed in her head.

Keisha looked up into Vegeta's eyes for a long moment then reached our her hand for him to help her up. Her gut telling her this man in front of her was no real danger to her so she followed him back up to the training area.

Vegeta walked about half way to the gravity controls then turned and got into a fighting stance and waited for her to do the same. "Lets see what you do remember then." he said with a smirk on his face never taking his eyes off of her. No memory or not she was bound to be dangerous still.

"You asked for it." Keisha said with her own smirk as she got in to her fighting stance. They circled around to each others right. He was at her side in a mere second throwing a punch to her face one she dodge easily flipping backwards onto her hands then to her feet. She rushed back at him throwing a punch then kicking at his feet.

Vegeta moved easily blocking and striking back with little or no openings in his defenses. He noticed however that unlike his sisters normal fighting stile she was leaving several openings that he was intentionally avoiding. It was like she was testing him, it if looked like a trap and smelled like one it usually was.

Every time Keisha and Vegeta swapped blows flashes of memory would flood her mind then quickly disappear with a voice screaming for blood and the death of Vegeta.

:You think your mate material for me?: she heard with two men roaring in laughter behind her, and one pitiful looking wild haired man in front of her wishing he had never spoken.

:Come now sister what other choice do you have?: Vegeta said walking up beside her and resting his arm across her shoulders then roaring with laughter again.

:I'm a better choice.: Napa said as he walked beside her and puffed out his chest arrogantly.

:Than what a slimedevil worm on Regulas, Nappa?: Keisha asked as she crossed her arms glaring at Nappa the fool thought he was a better choice. She looked over at Raditz with sympathy in her eyes she hadn't realized that these two had walked into their quarters she shrugged off her brothers arm and went to step forward. :Raditz... Raditz wait...: she said trying to stop him from leaving with no luck as he dodged her hand and slipped out the door and out of sight.

"Raditz and I..." Keisha asked as she blocked and deflected Vegeta's strike reaching in quickly hitting him in the chest with her left fist.

"What about Raditz?" Vegeta asked as he spun around behind Keisha trying to get behind her with sweat starting to bead on his forehead. This was harder than an all in fight perhaps this would be better training keeping himself and his power in check.

"Did we...get close?" Keisha asked curiously following Vegeta trying to swipe his feet out from under him.

"You never moved beyond Princess and guard if that is what you are asking." Vegeta said as he ducked under her fist catching her in the ribs.

Keisha skidded back several feet and shook her head trying to clear it while catching her breath for a moment before returning to the fight blocking punches from Vegeta who blocked the same for her.

:You did great.: Keisha said with a huge smile as she nudged Raditz with her shoulder as they walked down a hallway on Frieza's ship.

:We did great I bet Frieza will reward us for how fast we got that job done. What do you think Vegeta?: Nappa said and laughed as he put his hands behind his head with a huge smile on his face.

:I think we earned it just three days to get that planet ready.: Vegeta said glancing over at Keisha and Raditz curiously. :Having to save your butt Raditz slowed us down though.: he said with a frown she has grown way to close to that 3rd class idiot of Bardock's.

:That's not fair Vegeta!: Keisha said glaring over at him. 'What's his problem?' she wandered to herself curiously.

:Prince Vegeta's right, it won't happen again sir.: Raditz said looking away from the others.

:Be sure it doesn't fool.: Vegeta said as he continued down the hall ahead of them to report to Frieza. :You three return to our quarters.: he said dismissively with a wave of his hand.

After about half an hour Vegeta walked down the hall towards their quarters to see Keisha standing there outside of their door with her arms crossed and a leg up on the wall glaring at him. :What's your problem?: she asked angrily stepping off the wall aggressively blocking his path.

:I have no idea what you are talking about.: Vegeta said watching her stoically folding his arms over his chest.

:The hell you don't. Lay of Raditz or I swear...: Keisha glared at him balling up her fist angrily ready for a fight.

:You'll what? Go on Keisha tell me you'll what?: Vegeta said softly but that didn't deter from his anger he moved right into her stance to where they were face to face.

:You'll find out soon enough, leave him alone. He's not as powerful as we are.: Keisha said angrily without backing down.

:All the more reason why he's dead weight and we need to loose him. It's unreasonable for you to have picked him to begin with. Remember sister he's here out of his league because of you, so when he dies it's going to be your fault.: Vegeta said as he locked eyes with her angrily.

Keisha reached out and grabbed Vegeta by his armor and yanked him into the air bringing him right in her face. :You'll regret it if you cause it!: she growled out angrily.

The door to their quarters opened to reveal Raditz and Nappa trying to figure out what was going on right outside their quarters. :My prince?: Nappa asked curiously wondering if he should step in and help glancing back and forth between Vegeta and Keisha.

:Put me down.: Vegeta whispered angrily with a dangerous fire dancing in his eyes.

"You hated Raditz...why?" Keisha asked curiously as she punched Vegeta square in the nose sending him across the room.

"He wasn't right for you." Vegeta said wiping blood from his nose that had been the hardest hit so far during this match.

"It wasn't your choice!" Keisha said angrily then a look of comprehension crossed her face. "You sent him away from me and he died." she said balling up her fist.

"Well that's the second time you've knocked the shit out of me for that incident. Don't ever do it again." Vegeta said standing back up with a dangerous light that she recognized in his eyes.

"I warned you that you had better not be the cause of his death." Keisha said angrily as she glared at him.

"I sent him to Earth to recruit Kakarot to help us on a difficult mission that Frieza had assigned us. I was not the cause of his death. The fool was his own down fall, he took his enemy lightly and they killed him. I told you he was out of his league and you shouldn't have picked him." Vegeta said as he walked over to her ready to continue since it seemed to be working sort of she seemed fixated on the dead.

"You wanted him dead cause we were getting too close right!" Keisha said angrily with tears sliding down her cheeks.

Vegeta sighed and stood up straight. "Sis there was no future with him. If Frieza found out he would have killed one or both of you he didn't want the rebirth of our race even if it would take millennium to rebuild." he said glancing away from her with a sad look on his face. "No I didn't approve of a 3rd class Sayian believing he was worthy of you but I was sorry when he died. Not because he died but because it hurt you that he died." he said looking back up at her.

"You said that was the second time I had knocked the shit out of you. When was the first time?" Keisha asked curiously looking at him.

"Right after he died and I decided to go to Earth after the Dragon Balls to wish for immortality instead of wishing that fool back to life." Vegeta said with another sigh. "We fought with Nappa watching. I eventually knocked you out. After that Nappa set up camp so we could wait for you to come to. Once you did we agreed that the Raditz argument was over there was no more point to it." he said walking over to her.

"What are we doing now?" Keisha asked curiously as she motioned around at the ship.

"Searching for Kakarot. Frieza killed the two of us and Kakarot killed Frieza. The fools on Earth wished back all the people killed by Frieza and his men that included us. Kakarot turned into a Super Sayain I want to know how he did it." Vegeta said watching her curiously.

"Kakarot...Raditz's brother?" Keisha asked curiously as she reached back and scratched the base of her head again it was starting to hurt like an electrical pulse.

:You will kill him now or I will cause you the most pain you have ever felt.: the voice said in her head getting extremely tired of her ignoring his commands. But electrical pulse and the mention of their death by Freiza brought back the memories she had been missing.

"Darban!" Keisha hissed to herself as the electrical pulse intensified and she doubled over as the pulses spread all over he body again. "I'll not do it you bastard." she said angrily as she went down to her knees.

"Do what?" Vegeta asked alarmed by her sudden change in her behavior and fluctuations in her power again just like before down on the planet.

Keisha cried out in pain and fell forward with her fists beside her head on the floor. "Damn you..." she whispered to the voice in her head as she lost control and started to stand back up her aura flashing around her.

Vegeta looked at Keisha worried she was acting extremely odd. "Keisha what's wrong?" he asked as he reached out to her but stopped her eyes were cold almost lifeless as they stared unblinking at him. He watched as she raised her hand and charged her most powerful ki blast aiming it at him. "Die." he heard her voice said distantly like there was no conviction in it at all.