Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed that last chapter. Anyway, here is the next one, Chapter 11. Para's Bad Day
Crack. The whip seemed to bite deeper into her back on every blow. She was chained to the ground, with her clothing mopping up the blood on her back. There was a gouge in the clothing were there was a gouge in her. The wind whistled, and she knew that the whip would come down again. She bit down on her tongue. No matter what, she would not scream. Even if he would not stop until she did.
"Beg me to stop!"
She certainly wouldn't do that either!
Para looked at him as to say 'What's the magic word.' This seemed to anger Freiza and he brought the whip down once again. Meanwhile, she was silently begging to whoever would listen to her to let her pass out. But then she also knew, if she passed out, he may not notice and whip her to death. Not a fun scenario.
So she decided to focus on something else. She let her mind wander to an old memory, and hoped that whatever it was, it would be good.
She looked around to see pristine water, and a bright sky. Her eyes wandered the field surrounding it. Her uncle was yelling from different angles.
"Boys! Get down from the trees."
Vegeta and Raditz looked at the two of them and rolled their eyes. She would have hit them if they had done it on purpose.
"Uncle Nappa, maybe next time, we should remember the boys' addiction to marshmallow fluff." She laughed
"Actually, it was my fault." A female's apologetic voice sounded out.
"It's alright, you didn't know. But imagine if this happened anywhere else. For example, an armoury."
Para got a blank stare.
"Whoops, sorry. That's where weapons are stored."
Another blank stare.
"I really hope that if you-or your people-decide to go off planet, you bring one of us with you."
"Is a weapon something to do with…this war thing you mentioned earlier?"
"Yeah."
"How are we going to get them down?"
"I have no idea…" Para shook her head.
"Maybe we should lure them back to the castle with the marshmallow fluff." The woman suggested.
"Great idea. Oh booooys?"
They looked at her.
"Let's play tag. Whoever catches me gets the marshmallow fluff." Para waved the jar in the air.
She remembered that for five hours, she was flying, hopping, and running to avoid getting caught. Finally, the sugar rush ran off. As the two ladies hauled off the guys back to the palace, Para looked at the woman.
"You know how Saiyans are renowned for being warriors?"
"Yes?"
"I think that somewhere, they should recall our rabid sweet-tooth."
The two of them laughed as they entered the castle.
When she opened her eyes again, she looked to see she was in a different room, being pulled out of the rejuvenation chamber.
The doctor looked at her with genuine surprise.
"Well, glad to see you are conscious again!" He smiled
"What? I was unconscious?" She slurred.
"It seems that Lord Freiza got a little carried away. The whip almost cut so deep into your skin, he would have had a clear shot to your spine."
Para shuddered, thinking about what the little creep would have done.
"So, he let me get healed?"
"No, actually-I know this will be a hit to your pride-but Zarbon convinced him not to kill you, bringing up your power level and almost unblemished track record."
"Really? I was hoping that it was like, the Grim Reaper or something. Maybe told him that he wouldn't be able to handle having me around."
They laughed. Para liked that the doctor was a neutral. Even though most people, including her friends, thought that it was disgusting that he was a neutral. However, Para appreciated it. At least he didn't hate them.
"How many broken bones?"
"Zero, but don't you think your problem with your spine was bad enough?" He looked at her strangely.
"Of course, but that usually isn't enough for him. Especially since I sided with the terrible enemy of Lord Freiza. Speaking of which, I really hope they're okay. You know how Vegeta can get."
"That I do…" He looked to the side.
Vegeta was thinking. Hard. Very hard.
But it was actually Bulma who answered first.
"I got it! Why don't we find one of Freiza's men, I could…I don't know…bribe him or something, and they could go get Para!"
Vegeta looked at her.
"That, was one of the worst plans I have ever heard."
"What's so bad about it?"
"1. No one uses Earth currency except for Earth. 2. Freiza's men do not get paid. 3. They fear Freiza too much to go against his orders (pitiful freaks) and 4. Almost everyone there is terrified of her. She does have a bad habit of blasting his men."
"If that's the case, do you think she could escape on her own?"
"Freiza would never let her out of his sight. She probably won't even get field duty for a couple of years. Freiza has always considered her the escape artist out of the four of us." Vegeta looked frustrated
"Does he even know us?" Kurirn cocked his eye.
"Not you idiots! I was talking about the Saiyans." He scowled.
"Wait! You said almost…" Gohan pointed out.
"That would be me, Raditz, Nappa, and the doctor."
"Do you think the doctor would help…"
"He's a neutral. He could help her in one move and then betray us the next. Don't count on him helping." Vegeta scowled.
"Hey, Vegeta, don't you think that if he won't let her out of his sight, he probably will take her to another village…that is how she escaped last time." Gohan noted.
"He expects her to do that. She'll probably be left in Zarbon's care…"
"Poor Zarbon." Kurirn chuckled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Vegeta glared
"I mean that she'll beat him up!" Kurirn defended himself before he got hit.
"Yes. But don't feel sorry for him one bit." Vegeta scowled to no one. He got up and walked outside.
Once he was out of ear shot, they started to discuss.
"Maybe when dad gets here, he can help us get her out."
"Sure, but how bad condition will she be in before then?"
"I could still see her getting out on her own. I mean, did you see how bad she beat up Zarbon?" Bulma smiled
"Yeah, but Zarbon is so much weaker than Freiza." Gohan noted darkly.
Bulma's smile dropped. That was true after all.
"Why did we have to come here? Things just get worse by the minute! First, Vegeta shows up, and so does this really dangerous Freiza guy! They are after the Dragon Balls, and then this Para shows up, also after the Dragon Balls, even though she kept Vegeta in check. Now that she's gone and who knows what Vegeta will do to us now!" Kurirn slammed his fists into the table.
No one really had an answer to that.
Para looked out the window. She had just been released from the doctor's care. Her eyes fell to her wrists.
On each, there was something that looked like a bangle. But she knew better.
"Power Cuffs. Looks like Freiza's pulling all the stops." She growled irritated
She looked around, noticing there were not many people around. Maybe she could escape from Freiza. But how much power could she have with the cuffs?
She charged up her power and sensed the number.
Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
15 000? At max? Hers was higher when she slept!
She started swearing in all the languages she knew, which was many.
After calming herself down, she started to think. But then she looked outside and saw something that horrified her.
Seven large orange balls donned with stars.
Yep, they were in trouble.
What was even worse was outside at this moment.
The largest band of idiots she had ever had the displeasure of laying her eyes on.
But they were also one of the biggest threats to her friends on this planet.
The Ginyu Force.
But why would they be called in? To find the last Dragon Ball? Possibly, since the final was in Jeice's hands.
Was that truly all that they needed to do?
Knowing Freiza that probably wasn't the only thing they were tasked with.
"Lord Freiza! We have the final Dragon Ball!"
Well, that was rather self-explanatory."
"Excellent. Do you have the monkey?"
So they were after Vegeta…not good.
"No. Remind us why we only have to get one?" Captain Ginyu looked at him curiously.
"Because I have Para in custody…"
Para decided to show her appreciation of that comment with the universal language: the one finger salute.
"And the other two were killed on Earth. And one of the monkeys killed the other!"
Para almost choked on air, and she silently urged Freiza to explain.
"I heard something about that. What happened?" Guldo smiled.
She smiled half-heartedly. Thank you Guldo! Maybe next time she saw him, to make up for it, she wouldn't throw a dog treat in his face.
"Apparently, Nappa drove Vegeta insane, and he killed him when this other monkey-I heard that its name was Kakarrot-defeated him with ease."
"N-no. He wouldn't do it! If they're going to make that accusation, they better have some sort of proof." She whispered to no one.
"My lord, that seems too good to be true. Not like I doubt you, but is there any footage?" Burter smiled, hoping he'd say yes, while Para silently begged for a no.
Burter got his wish.
Freiza put on the screen. It showed images of her Uncle's murder. There was no doubt about it, it had been Vegeta. But all that was said was tuned out by the sound of laughter. But she could still hear how her Uncle had begged him to help him.
Para sank to the floor and did something she hadn't done in years.
She cried.
"(Choice of cuss word/phrase here) you Vegeta!" She screamed out to no one.
And that is exactly who noticed.
Oh dear, things sure don't look good. Tell me what you think will happen next, and what you thought of this chapter!
