Akisa's Life
Chapter 10: The Final Act
The transaction of the four saiyans went, well, as smoothly as possible.
The Tyrant got pissed at his 'children's' condition, blasted some unimportant (so it seemed) people, thanked Bulma and dragged the five saiyans onto the ship. He wasn't interested in such a weak saiyan such as Crystal, but all those Akisa's certainly caught and held his attention. Then, they simply left.
A hefty meal was awarded to the starving saiyans and a week's rest was also given.
Akisa was reunited with Caspian, who had gotten at least a good foot taller and a little more muscle build. He also seemed to tolerate Frieza much better than he did before she had left. She also figured out a way to rejoin with the other three that had split from her and could easily call on Karnethia. But the other two seemed to be perfectly fine with rejoining with her soul, their presence warming the small child.
Karnosa and Vegeta were lounging in their rooms and Akisa was playing silently with Caspian when her scouter went off. It was Zarbon and apparently Frieza wanted to see her in the Window Room, or that's what she dubbed it anyway.
Quickly running a brush through her slightly tangled hair, she snapped on Caspian's collar even though she really didn't need too. Everyone knew who the giant dog thing belonged to and they would get ripped apart if a single hair was disturbed. The other soldiers pressed themselves against the walls as she passed, most of them went out of their way to avoid confrontation with her as they all knew about the spectacular red-haired demon that had sprung from insider and murdered in cold blood.
Finally trotting to her destination, she opened the door and dropped one knee. "You requested my presence, My Lord?" she announced. Caspian sat down and thumped his tail against the marble floor twice.
"Yes, I did. You see I have a mission for you, Akisa." the Lizard purred, making Akisa gulp nervously. Then she narrowed her eyed dangerously as she felt Karnethia stir slightly, as if responding to her anger. The last time he used that voice, she lost control and nearly killed her brother and blew up the entire vessel.
"Purge Planet Lennon. That is your mission." He finished, taking a sip of the blood red liquid that he seemed to have a never-ending supply of on the ship. Where? Akisa would never know.
"What?! P-purge?! Akisa shot to her feet, Caspian followed flawlessly, as if they were joined by a string, growling lowly in his chest.
"Did I stutter, my love?" Frieza retorted, hiding s smile at her reaction, taking another sip. Again either it was blood or real wine, she would never know but that was the least of her priorities that came to her mind as overwhelming thoughts swirled in her head as she floundered for a moment.
"N-no, I heard you but—"
"No 'but's'! That is a direct order from your Master and he expects no weakness or hesitation! You WILL complete this task!" A second voice hissed, harshly interrupting Akisa's plea.
"Now, you will be leaving in an hour, better say your goodbyes." Frieza informed, turning away from the teenage girl, the openly snarling Caspian, and a slightly pissed emerald haired man. The latter of which was staring at Akisa with an unreadable expression.
"D-do I need to bring anything besides my scouter?" Akisa stuttered, her voice low with the effort of trying to stop the onslaught of tears from breaking the barely-holding dam.
"No, just a scouter. And leave Caspian here. He will just slow you down, okay?" Was her simple answer.
Akisa nodded dumbly and shuffled out the door, leaning on Caspian for comfort. As she passed Zarbon, he lightly smacked her upside the head.
"I just saved you from a beating, you brat." He tried to keep his voice stern, and failed miserably. He had to admit that he had grown attached to the girl with serious mental problems and unbelievable power. He looked at her as one would look upon a little sister. He really didn't want Akisa to become tainted by the harshness of the universe, but now it was way beyond too late.
"Thanks…..Zarbon…" she mumbled, still trying to get Karnethia under control and the fact that she was to obliterate an entire race of innocent people. Her tail miserably dragged behind her and she ducked her head, hiding her eyes behind long bangs.
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"It's not fair! I don't want to kill people!" Akisa sobbed into her brothers' chest, soaking his shirt. Karnosa sighed as he stroked his little sisters' hair.
She had accidently powered up more than once to her Red Demon Stage and nearly burnt his face off and tinged his fingers badly, it was just her bodies way of trying to cope with everything that was bombarding her mind. Wanting to completely wipe her mind and let loose a little, no scratch that. A LOT of steam.
He knew this day was going to come, he just didn't expect it to be so soon though.
"Just be strong. Fast and efficient. Don't try to save anyone. Because in the end Frieza will know" he had learned that the hard way when he saved a mother and her child, hoping they would live. Dodoria dragged the two in a day later and Frieza was beside himself in anger. Probably because he was already having a bad day and the discovery of what Karnosa had done shoved him to the deep end.
Frieza demanded he kill the infant first then the mother, beat him viciously, and as further punishment, to be put in the bowels of the ship in a small dark room and shackled with a week without food. And that box he could barely fit it only room to shift positions, but little else. He went insane after about two days.
Thirty minutes later the door opened with a beep to reveal Zarbon. He motioned for Akisa to follow him. Wiping her tears, she apologized to her brother for falling apart like that and wished him well. She didn't even bother with Crystal because she would probably break again. And passed Vegeta's room without a second thought. He didn't care if she died on that planet she was sent to purge. That she was sure of.
Finally, they stopped a shipping dock on the ship. Many spherical pods were lined up in order. The newer ones at the end and the ones already owned by some of the crew at the front., ready for launch.
He led her to the very last one. 'Guess this is mine.' She gloomily thought as she gave it a one-over. It really was brand new. Not a single scratch, and had a shiny tint to the plain grey metal.
After familiarizing herself with the controls and double-checking that she had her scouter secured to her ear, she wormed her way into the pod. It was plenty spacious, due to her small size. But she knew with dreadful clarity that this luxury would be over as she grew into a woman. In no hurry, she took her time putting in to coordinates, and scanning her hand print.
'Welcome Akisa Maitay. Destination: Planet Lennon. Time till arrival: Four hours.'
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Akisa knew that she would need all the rest she could manage before pulling this mission off. Taking one last glance at the stars that seemed to move in slow motion as her pod hurtled through space at amazing speed. Sighing tiredly she pushed the gas button and waited for sleep to overtake her.
When she next opened her eyes, she gasped. She wasn't in her pod, but in a very large field of flowers of amazing variety. A warm breezed teased her hair as she stepped through the fields, a voice called out.
"Whose there!?" Fear tingling down her spine as the soft voice echoed, whipping around she found that no-one was there. That…voice, it seemed so familiar.
"No need to fear… it's me Akisa." That voice again!
"Mother! Mother where are you?!"She called out, her voice getting desperate.
"I'm right here."
Akisa spun around, nearly tripping over her own feet and fainting from shock, joy, and a million other emotions that flooded her heart.
Her mother AND father stood before her.
"Come here, love." Came her mother's smooth voice as she opened her arms. Akisa, half-blinded by tears, stumbled into her mother's embrace and let out a sob. "There, there my child. No tears."
Akisa just hugged her mother as she slowly rubbed her back in a comforting manner, she didn't dare let go, as if her mother would disappear again and leave her alone yet again.
"Hey, don't I get some love?" Said a deep masculine voice, soundly mockingly hurt.
Akisa let go of her mother and stepped into her father's strong embrace. His purrs as he held his youngest vibrated loudly in his chest as even he let out some tears. "How you have grown, my little Princess! You're almost as tall as your mother!" He laughed as he held Akisa at an arm's length to get a good look at her.
After finally calming their distraught daughter down, both parents got straight to business, knowing they had no time to lose.
"I don't want to do it." Akisa sniffed as her mother braided her hair and set small flowers throughout.
"We know, but you must." Her father's voice was laced with sympathy that he didn't even try to hide. Running a heavily calloused hand through his surprisingly smooth hair, he prepared to make his youngest see the harshest of realities.
"Listen well Akisa. The planet you were sent to purge is quite an easy one. But for you, it will be the hardest thing you will ever do. The emotional stress of ending your friendship with Prince Vegeta is not even comparable to purging an entire Planet. This is a do-or-die situation that your mother and I never hope to see you in." he huffed, glancing at his wife for encouragement, who hummed her approval without taking her eyes off Akisa's hair and running her hand through it.
"If you want to stay in the Emperors' good graces, then you must do this well and stay in line. When he wants something, it happens. He gets what he wants and if not, people die." Her father had now stood up and had begun to pace and it was setting Akisa on edge.
"But overall, make it fast. Please for Kami's sake don't drag it out. For the fastest way, use your ki and either shoot them in the heart or the head. Also make your presence known before starting. If they are willing to give up-which is like one chances in like a million- it means less lives are lost. If you are in the middle of a purge and they surrender, contact Frieza immediately after making sure they don't try anything." With a sigh he sat down again, and glanced at his wife. They both knew their time had come.
"It is time for us to leave you now, my lovely flower." Her mother crooned, while easing her daughter up and wrapping her in a hug. Her father joined, twining all three of their tails together, while Akisa let out a sad purr.
"Here, these will protect you. They encase part of our spirit so you will never be alone again." Her mother pressed two rings into the palm of her hand. One was gold and another was silver. The larger one was silver and obviously her fathers, so she put that one on her thumb, as it was the only finer it would fit on. And the silver one was her mothers and she put that one on her ring finger, she looked up to see her parents fading right before her eyes.
"We will always be with you…" Her mothers' voice echoed throughout her mind as the image began to slur and disappear.
'Landing in two minutes.' A mechanical female voice shocked Akisa back to full wakefulness. Staring out that large circular red-tinted window, Akisa saw the planet she was about to destroy.
A beautiful, small planet loomed before her. The lime green and yellow atmosphere was swirled into eye-catching patterns. Akisa was so absorbed in the beauty of the planet, that when her scouter beeped, she yelped loudly and hit her head on the top of the pod.
Rubbing the pained area, she shakily clicked the button on the scouter.
"Hello?" she said, sticking out her tongue, for she had bitten it hard.
"This is Frieza. I forgot to give your instructions, so I'll just give them to you now. You are to kill every single person on that planet and there is also someone there you will be picking up." Frieza chuckled on the other side.
"Who is it My Lord?" Akisa's voice hitched as the pod began to speed through the rocky atmosphere.
"Oh, that's for you to find out. I'm sending an extra pod after you and it should be there in a day or two. Oh, and try not to die. And don't leave survivors." With a laugh, the transmission was cut.
Akisa stared out onto the land racing below her. The green sky darkening.
Directing her pod to an open space, she made sure her tongue were nowhere near her teeth upon landing. Taking a look at her scouter and using it as a mirror, she gasped as she realized that the flowers her mother had so lovingly weaved into her hair where still there. And the rings gave off gentle warmth so she knew that they were there as well.
Pressing the button for the door, it let out a hiss.
'Welcome to planet Lennon. Average power level: 200. Planet population: 9 Billion.' The computer droned.
"NINE BILLION?!" Akisa jumped up in surprise at the number, a soft breeze ruffling her hair. Remembering to lock the pod, she put the remote into her armor.
Letting tears fall freely, flew into the middle of the bustling city. Preparing two ki blasts, she held out her hands praying to the Gods for forgiveness, before letting them go.
Two huge explosions rocked the city, dust careening into the air. Screams broke the shocked silence as the aliens poured out of buildings and ran from the detonation sites.
Above all the confusion, Akisa stared down, tear of immense regret flowing from her eyes as she felt the life forces drop. Clearing her throat briefly, she yelled above the madness and sirens.
"I am a saiyan warrior here to purge this planet in the name of Lord Frieza! Surrender or be destroyed!"
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A/N: Okay I am thinking about doing another thing with this story. I kinda have a book two with three chapters already written out. So if you want me to do something with that I will put up a poll on my account. I am so sorry this is ridiculously late. Neglectingly so. I'm sorry…again. =.=