DBZ
Light in the Darkness
Chapter 10
Return
July 26, 2018
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 wildly 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 say distantly like there was no conviction in it at all.
Keisha had no control it was like her body was being hijacked and the back of her neck was burning. She fought with all her will power but no good she watched as her own energy left her hand aimed at her brother.
Vegeta dodged but not completely that was a shot intended to kill him but had just grazed his left arm. He held it as blood started dripping down his arm from his muscles just below his shoulder. He was on guard now as she fired again, and again, and again all random he was confused this wasn't his sister's precision this was the absolute opposite of the way she fights. Even without her memory her muscle memory had taken over making her attacks clean and precise.
Keisha was furious why wasn't her body listening to her and why was it being such a bad shot. This was ridiculous there was no way to regain control and gods did the back of her neck hurt it was starting to burn from there spreading all over her body slowly like a poison if this didn't end she could end up dead.
Vegeta dodged multiple attacks, then Keisha appeared behind him grabbed him by the hair dragging him off balance backwards, using her other hand to punch him in the spine so many times Vegeta lost count, then suddenly the fists stopped, and she shot a ki blast into the middle of his back sending him flying across the ship into the wall on the far side.
Keisha watched in horror as her brother flew across the ship and slammed face first into the bulkhead then slid down the wall leaving a trail of blood as he went. She watched as her own body moved forward charging a ki blast, one that would obliterate anything unprepared for the attack, in her hand. She watched as Vegeta pushed himself off the floor and look back at her with what she could only describe as fear in his eyes. She watched blood slide down his forehead across his closed eye and down his cheek as she raised her hand to end him for good. "NOOOOOOOO!" She screamed as she closed her eyes and powered up to her most powerful level with her aura flashing large and bright all around her burning off as much energy as possible as fast as possible before what ever or who ever could take over her body again.
Vegeta had to cover his eyes for a moment then when they readjusted to the light he started pushing himself off the floor watching his sister carefully. He could sense her power getting weaker as it bled out around her in huge bursts, but she was continuing if she didn't stop soon she would kill herself and him if not careful.
After several more minutes Keisha said. "Vegeta…my brother…I'm sorry…" as she collapsed to the floor unconscious face first he could still sense her power, but it was infinitesimal, she was barely still alive. He walked over to her and rolled her over. "You did all that to protect me from your own body. But who or what was controlling it? And what the hell happened down on that planet? Damn Frieza and his nerd squad." he asked himself then frowned, he shook his head then picked her and carried her back down to the living quarters then into her room. She was boiling hot and he didn't understand why. He looked at her one last time laying on the bed sweating like she had an illness. He decided it was time to go back to Earth.
Vegeta walked out of her room then went back up to the training area to change their course he was heading back to Earth if nothing else that Earth Woman would be able to help him figure out what happened. When he confirmed their new course he went down and into the bathroom on the living level to take a shower and get all the blood off so he could doctor himself up from their fight.
After six days of travel Earth was able to be seen through the windows but Kiesha was still unconscious with no signs of regaining it. Vegeta had continued training by himself when he wasn't looking in on his sister or eating.
~*~*~*~ Earth ~*~*~*~
"I got a maintenance warning this morning dear. That ship Vegeta and Kiesha are in will run out of fuel sometime today. Hope they're all right." Dr. Briefs said with a sigh as he smoked a cigarette with his loyal cat on his shoulder.
"What… oh no…" Bulma said worried as she looked up at the sky thinking about her two Saiyan house guests and their crazy trip one she didn't even know if they would come back from.
"Ah who cares it's their problem where ever they are." Yamcha said with a satisfied smile on his face leaning back in his patio chair sipping on a beer.
"Yamcha they could be hurt somewhere." Bulma scolded him like a child as she looked over at him with a frown.
"Yeah so. They killed me and probably a million others." Yamcha said with a frown over at his girlfriend.
"Actually, Yamcha you never faced a Saiyan that day." Bulma said with a very satisfied look on her face as she stared him down daring him to contradict her.
"It was their men Bulma." Yamcha said defensively as he crossed his arms and looked away from her unwilling to meet her gaze.
"Um hum. Pretty sure they weren't even men either. They grew out of the ground they must have been plants of some kind." Bulma said laughing at how red Yamcha's face had turned. "Oh my gosh… what just happened?" she yelled out as she jumped up off her seat and ran around the building to find the space ship laying there on it's side.
"Look out Bulma it could be dangerous. Get behind me." Yamcha yelled as he caught up to her pulling her behind him protectively seeing the door already opening to see Vegeta standing there.
"Woman get up here." Vegeta said with a frown on his face as he noticed the weakling was here, then his eyes switched to Bulma as she came around Yamcha.
"Bulma no wait that could be dangerous. He could kill you." Yamcha said as he reached out to grab Bulma to keep her from going up the ramp.
"Don't touch her I need her." Vegeta said right in Yamcha's face without batting an eye. "Go on woman Keisha is down below. You stay here." He said telling Bulma to go on ahead then locking eyes with Yamcha to make sure he understood his place.
"Relax Yamcha they could have killed me months ago. I doubt he came back here just to kill me now. I won't be but just a minute." Bulma said with a smile and a wave just before ducking into the ship noticing that Vegeta was following her. "Something wrong with the ship?" she asked curiously as she made her way down to the living area below.
"Other than it's out of fuel?" Vegeta asked sarcastically as he crossed his arms over his chest and floated down to the living quarters behind her.
"Well obviously. Why come back to Earth thought you two wanted away from us weaklings?" Bulma asked curiously as she made her way over to the room Vegeta pointed towards.
"Not that we wanted away…We went looking for Kakarot. You'll see why I came back once you go inside." Vegeta said refusing to look at Bulma as he waved her to go inside the room.
Bulma shrugged these Saiyan's were all strange in one way or another. She moved into the room to find Keisha laying there peacefully like she was sleeping so she moved across the room then felt the woman's temperature then pulled her hand away quickly. "She's burning up!" she said in an accusing tone as she glared back at Vegeta, what had he just subjected her too without any worry for her own safety.
"But I don't know why? It all started on one of Freiza's nerd planets." Vegeta said with a frown not taking his eyes off his sister showing his worry for her. Normally Vegeta kept his emotions in check but right now they were most definitely not in check.
"Alright what happened?" Bulma asked calmly as she reached into her pocket and pulled out a small box of what Vegeta knew was capsules that her family makes.
"We were separated I don't know. When I found her she was unconscious so I took her back to the ship and we left the planet we were on. When she came to she had no memories then slowly they were coming back but only the negative ones. We began sparing trying to jog her memory, but she attacked for real like her body was being controlled she sent her own body into a sort of overload to stop an attack and she's been unconscious since." Vegeta explained in the most abbreviated version of the events as possible that led up to this moment.
"What is it with you Saiyan's fighting doesn't solve everything. How long has she been out?" Bulma said shaking her head then threw one of her capsules down on the floor.
"Six days." Vegeta said looking over at the capsule Bulma had just thrown down. It was a long tubular life pod.
"Here Vegeta help me get her into this." Bulma said walking around the bed and pulling off the covers.
Vegeta grunted he didn't like being ordered around especially by this weak species but right now he needed the woman's help, so he complied. He walked over picked up his sister's limp form and placed it into the pod noticing how it came to life just as soon as her body touched it. Beeping commenced immediately as the pod began taking vitals, x-ray's, and an MRI as the top closed to protect Keisha as they moved back out of the ship. "What all do you carry in that little box?" he asked curiously as he watched Bulma following the pod up the ladder.
"Oh, a little bit of this and a little bit of that." Bulma said with a huge smile on her face as she looked back down at Vegeta before climbing out at the top.
"Well that was enlightening." Vegeta mumbled to himself as he followed her up to the training level then down the ramp out of the ship.
"Did you find Goku out there?" Yamcha asked curiously as he got between Bulma and Vegeta protectively ready to fight.
"Don't remind me weakling. I'm angry enough to hurt something and you seem to fit that bill perfectly." Vegeta said with a smirk on his face as Yamcha got into a fighting stance to protect himself.
"Hey guys what's that smell?" Bulma asked as she moved around to in between the two guys unafraid of either of them. "Oh it's you, when was the last time you bathed there bud? You need a bath please this way and I'll look after Keisha." She said then followed behind the healing pod.
Yamcha just looked at Vegeta absolutely shocked that woman had a death wish. Then he heard her again "Well, what do you want a red carpet lets go your majesty." She said glaring back at Vegeta.
Vegeta grunted and grumbled irritated as he balled up his fists, but his face showed his embarrassment since his cheeks were a slight tint of pink. He fell into line silently behind her with his hands in his pockets watching where his feet were going. To be honest he had become accustomed to daily baths while on Earth but during the last six days there just hadn't seemed to be time for one.
"Unreal…" Yamcha mumbled as he watched his girlfriend frog march this Saiyan off to the showers without so much as an argument from Vegeta.
Several minutes later inside of main household of the Capsule Corp property. "Hey Vegeta, I've put out some clean clothes for you they're sitting right here." Bulma said just before turning to walk away from the shower with Vegeta already in getting cleaned up. "Hello, you alive in there?" she said snarkily from the door as she turned to look at the shower irritated.
"I heard you woman you can leave now." Vegeta said with a wave of his hand dismissing her.
"It's called a thank you Vegeta learn it!" Bulma said angrily before slamming the door closed and storming away.
"Thanks…" Vegeta mumbled to himself in the water just after the door slammed shut.
'Really, it's not that hard of a concept, how can a prince be so rude? They're supposed to be charming and well mannered. Well I guess a prince of a warrior race used to getting his own way, never having any one standup to him, or killing anything that did would raise him to be a rude jerk.' Bulma thought with a frown as she crossed her arms and watched where she was going, just then she made up her mind even if it killed her she was going to train him with some manners.
"Oh, hey Krillin when did you get here?" Bulma asked curiously when she came out of the house onto a balcony not far from the bathroom Vegeta was in.
"I came as fast as I could when I felt Vegeta's energy return. He's nothing but trouble he's so unpredictable it's so hard to figure out what his motives are." Krillin said as he leaned back with his hands behind his head relaxing on a chair since Yamcha had told him that he was taking a shower. It was unreasonable to come in take a shower, then kill everyone and have to shower again in Krillin's mind.
"I think he just wants to find Goku, poor guy he's obsessed." Yamcha said leaning forward in his seat putting his arms on the table.
"He's just used to getting what he wants, he's like a spoiled little kid." Bulma said with a slight shrug.
"Wow you mean someone just like you?" Yamcha asked and started sniggering as Bulma considered the comment, she was spoiled, and she knew that being the heiress of the Capsule Corporation and the genius she is made sure of that, but did she really demand things like Vegeta?
"Servant woman! Bring me a drying cloth at once. Woman can you hear me?" Vegeta hollered out from the bathroom.
"I hear you! My name is Bulma and I am not your servant if you wish me to get you a towel then ask for it not demand it say please Vegeta!" Bulma yelled back at him with her hands on her hips.
"Ugh forget about the drying cloth then." Vegeta huffed from the bathroom.
"Suite yourself jerk drip dry then." Bulma said as she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the door.
"What the… is this some kind of joke?" Vegeta said shocked as he picked up the clothes Bulma had left for him.
"Is what a joke?" Bulma asked confused as she lowered her arms to her side genuinely curious.
"These garments…are they for a man or woman they're pink?" Vegeta asked unwilling to put the clothes on.
"Oh, come on that's the style here." Bulma said with a giggle.
"How bazar." Vegeta said looking up at the door these Earthlings were strange apparently in more ways than one. Which caused everyone with Bulma to crack up laughing. He got dressed then walked out of the bathroom towards the others. "This is ridiculous I'm a warrior not a variety of flower." He said irritated looking down at his clothes. He has on a white shirt with a pink overshirt, yellow pants, and green shoes.
"Well you smell good now." Bulma said with a smirk as she and the others started laughing again.
Vegeta's pride finding nothing amusing here forced him to retaliate. "Stop that, stop laughing or I'll blast you all!" he said balling up his fists.
"Loosen up have some fun. If you want to find Goku just wait here, he'll be back. I've known him since he was five years old trust me he'll show up sooner or later he always does." Bulma said with her hands behind her back looking up at the sky. Something began beeping in her pocket, so she reached for it. "So that's what it is. Come along Vegeta." Bulma said as she walked past him with an ever so light touch to his arm with her soft hand.
"Huh?" Vegeta mumbled as he turned to watch her for a moment, it seemed she was heading for her lab, so he followed her. The touch of her hand lingering on his arm was distracting enough now he was watching her walk so he looked away shoving his hands into his pockets again trying to catch up to her to walk beside her. "What's going on?" he asked with a frown.
"The results of the tests are back. There was a chip installed into the back of Keisha's neck here look." Bulma said as she showed Vegeta the devise in her hand which showed a picture of what he assumed was his sister it wasn't very detail just a generalized scan of her with a blinking dot at the base of her neck.
"How long would that have taken to be put there and how could it have taken over her body." Vegeta asked curiously glancing back up to her face.
"Depends on the skill of the surgeon and the level of the technology. I'll figure that out once I get down to the lab with my computer with the full results of the tests." Bulma said with a slight shrug as she started scrolling through information on her hand-held device.
"You can bet it was one of the best Frieza had to offer if it happened on that planet." Vegeta said worried for his sister. He should have never decided to split up on that planet, he should have listened to Keisha and skipped it instead.
"No worries I'm sure we can get it out and she'll be alright." Bulma said with a brilliant comforting smile over to Vegeta just before entering her lab. "Alright dad what do you think?" she asked as she walked through the door motioning for Vegeta to wait off to the side.
"If I was to guess she's keeping herself unconscious, keeping her body so hot it burns through her energy or vice versa. There's no medical reason I can find for her to be in a coma." Dr. Briefs said scanning through the files on Bulma's computer.
"About the chip dad." Bulma said as she put one hand on the back of the chair he was sitting in and the other on her desk leaning over to read the test results too.
"That will be a piece of cake." Dr. Briefs said. "It may be sophisticated in outer space but here it's old tech." he said with a huge grin on his face as he pulled up a specific diagram.
"You're right that's so outdated here it's kinda pathetic." Bulma said as she looked over at her father with a huge grin on her face. "Let's get it out." She said happily as she stood up straight grabbing her lab coat hanging there beside her desk and putting it on.
"Right." Dr Briefs said as he stood up and walked over to Keisha with his daughter beside him. The two put on gloves Dr Brief's rolled Keisha over on her side and lifted her hair to let Bulma get at the chip that had been put there.
Bulma carefully, while keeping an eye on the monitors for the pod which was monitoring Keisha, began removing the chip and when she stood up straight she had the chip in a small pair of tweezers. She smiled over where Vegeta had been standing but he was gone she looked for him confused to jump and scream in fright when she found him standing right beside her apparently watching the procedure intently.
"What woman?" Vegeta asked as he looked at her confused by her reaction to his presence beside her.
"You can't just scare people Vegeta." Bulma said irritated as she tossed the tweezers down then walked over and plugged in the chip to see if she could trace the signal.
"Wasn't my intention woman." Vegeta said honestly as he looked back over at his sister curious if she would wake up now that the infernal chip was removed.
"She's fine my boy." Dr. Briefs said as he walked around to help his daughter with the chip.
"Humph." Vegeta said unsure what else to do the old man was obviously trying to comfort him which made him feel uncomfortable. Several minutes of the two behind him talking science nonsense Vegeta sighed crossing his arms leaning back against the table his sister was laying on.
"Bad man huh?" Keisha said with a soft weak giggle as she looked up at her brothers back.
"Keisha." Vegeta said spinning around to look at her with a smile on his face he just couldn't hide. "About time woman." He said looking away from her embarrassed that he had shown so much emotion.
Keisha smiled up at him knowing he had been worried to death about her she looked over at Bulma and Dr. Brief's as they walked over to them. "I take it I have you two to thank for that thing being taken out." She said as she leaned up.
"Easy now you've been through a lot over the past six days." Bulma said putting a hand on her trying to keep her down.
"Calm down Bulma, I'm a Saiyan remember. I'll eat and be fine." Keisha said with a laugh and a wink.
"You Saiyan's aren't invincible." Bulma said with a huff but a small smile she really hadn't expected less. She watched as Keisha threw her legs over the edge of the bed and jumped off with a spring in her step.
"Anyway, the question at hand is how all this got started?" Vegeta asked curiously he'd had enough of the Human small talk and wanted any answers Keisha could give him.
"Darbon." Keisha said as she locked eyes with Vegeta knowing he would understand the danger she had been in without telling the Human's what exactly had happened.
"You're serious?" Vegeta asked shocked he hadn't heard that Darbon, Zarbon's brother had been assigned to the nerds. "When did he get into the protections…"
"No Vegeta not the protection detail, head researcher. He is in charge of that base." Keisha said seriously as she just stood there and stared at her.
"He was the head of the interrogation squad last I heard of him." Vegeta said confused ignoring the two Humans looking back and forth between him and his sister.
"Alright what's going on?" Bulma asked irritated with her hands on her hips she hated feeling stupid and she had the feeling that these two were going out of their way to keep her in the dark.
"Don't worry about it. I believe food would be a good idea." Vegeta said as he walked around the table then out of the room heading for the kitchen.
"It'll be alright but you need to destroy that chip so he can't track it here. Thanks." Keisha said with a small salute with two fingers to her forehead pushing them forward before leaving the room following her brother. To be honest she was starving and eager to go eat.