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Chapter Thirteen

Vegeta had to make a quick decision. He appeared behind Bulma and silently apologized for what had to be done. He kicked as close to her tail as he could without actually kicking the tail, and broke the middle. He knew from experience that a broken tail was the worst pain imaginable and would have it so she couldn't do anything until it was fixed. When she fell, he made sure that it didn't damage the tail even more. "You mustn't let your emotions control the fight." He said and hit the nerve that was between her shoulder and neck to knock her unconscious. He didn't want her to be in that much pain for too long. Though her body would get stronger from this fight, he wasn't sure how much but it was certain that he was going to be sparing with her again in the next week before he left. He carried her to the medical room and was thankful that it was empty. Putting her in one, he started to wonder if these were better or worse than the ones that were on planet Vegeta. If she did have her memories taken then how was she able to remember how to build the gravity device in the training room? Was she just not able to remember certain things?

He knew how to work these so they couldn't be that different. But, if he knew Bulma like he thought he did, it didn't matter what was on the outside. It was on the inside of the machine that made it special. She probably made them more powerful or faster without changing the controls so not to confuse the medical staff or others that needed to use one without anyone there. It made him wonder why the staff wasn't in the room.

He looked at the time and was surprised. It was almost midnight. They were probably all sleeping. The clock said that Bulma would be in the tank for the next 5 hours and so he left, going to his room to sleep.

In the halls, his mind wandered. Did they still have any sort of bond? For the longest time, he thought that he knew she was alive. Now that he thought about it, was it a bond or was it wishful thinking? He got to his room and was about to press in his code when the door next to his opened to reveal Nappa. "Prince Vegeta." He said bowing a little. "May I have a word?" Vegeta put in his code and gestured for Nappa to follow.

"What is it?" Vegeta asked after the door closed behind Nappa.

"Are you sure that she's able to turn sides?"

Vegeta was confused but then realized that Nappa meant that Bulma was going to turn good. It hadn't dawned on him that she was fighting on the wrong side. He knew it but hadn't really thought about it since the first week he was on this ship. "Of course. Don't you remember the legend? She can be turned to the good side as long as planet Vegeta-Si is still there. It won't be until she destroys the planet that she can't be turned."

"How do you think she'll turn? The legend doesn't say how she will be turned."

"I don't know. She has to first trust me." Vegeta sighed and sat on his bed. He never liked not knowing anything. Bulma was stubborn but then again, so was he. He was going to find a way to get her to understand what is right and wrong.

"Has anything happened between you two?" Nappa asked, knowing that Vegeta had feelings for the girl. And why wouldn't he? Nappa could admit that the blue Saiyan was attractive but he wouldn't ever try to get with her. For one, he had a mate already that he had bonded with and even though it wasn't a full bond, Nappa was a man of honor. Another reason is that in his and Raditz's eyes, Vegeta already had claimed the girl. He wouldn't ever try and pursue a girl that was already claimed.

"Yes. Her body wants me. That's the easy part. The part where her mind wants me too is a bit difficult. I'm not going to stop trying. She's my woman. Whither she knows that or not, isn't important currently." Vegeta stormed out of the room and went to the lunch room. Hardly anyone was in there because most were sleeping and he quickly got his food.

"Well, well, well. Looky who we have here." Vegeta recognized the voice of Zarbon. "A monkey that isn't throwing his waste everywhere." Vegeta chose to ignore him. He needed to eat, get some rest, and then go check on Bulma. Fighting the man wouldn't do any good. "What? Is the monkey too scared and weak to fight back? Or do I need to talk slower so that you can understand?" Vegeta slowly stood. He might think that fighting the man wouldn't do any good but he also wasn't one to back down from a challenge. He threw a punch at the light blue man and then ducked when he felt more than saw a fist going towards his face. Vegeta head butted Zarbon's chest and the tall man was knocked back a few steps. "You're going to regret that." Zarbon said as he powered up and punched Vegeta in the back of the head knowing that it was enough for his body to shut down without killing him. Zarbon ordered a low leveled soldier to take Vegeta to the healing tank.

A few hours later Bulma was awoken by the sounds of liquid draining and the feeling of slime around her. Soon, the tank opened and she could breathe again. The blue Saiyan always hated the smell of the green slime but could never figure out a way to fix it. Adding good smelling scents just made it smell worse. The only cure was to wash and scrub it off. Looking up, Bulma saw only a doctor that regularly worked in the medical wing. "How long was I in there?"

"The time says about seven hours. It decided that five hours wouldn't be good enough." There was another beep and the medical person went to the tank that held someone in it. "This guy had actually been in the tank a little bit shorter time than you. I didn't know what was wrong with him but he's been out cold until now."

Bulma looked and saw the prince. Serves him right that he got a beating like he did. If she was in the tank for this long, he should be in the tanks longer. The only downside to that is if he spent more time in the tanks than she did, he would become stronger than her faster than her. That wasn't a good thing. "Look, if you want to stare, be my guest but I'm going to get cleaned. You're welcome to stare at me in the shower if you would like." Bulma's thoughts were brought to the present as she analyzed what he said.

"I wasn't staring, I was trying to see if there were still any marks from our spar. I always like to leave one on my opponents." She said and left, only rinsing her feet and then walked to her room.

Vegeta smirked at her quick comeback. She wasn't a challenge for sparing anymore but she sure had a fire in her that attracted him. He rinsed off the gew and went to his room to wash off.

Bulma was in the middle of washing her hair when she heard a feminine voice say "560-6517" signaling that Jeice wanted to enter her room. "I'm in the shower. Come back in 10." Bulma replied and the voice relayed the information to her boyfriend. "958-1548" The voice said saying that Zarbon wanted in now." Bulma sighed. "Like I said, I'm in the shower. Can't you guys wait ten minutes?" The voice repeated the message to Zarbon. It was five minutes later when Bulma was rinsing what was left off and scrubbing her legs when she heard the voice again but saying "998-4869" signaling that Frieza was going to be entering in the next 30 seconds if she didn't let him in first. "Open." Bulma said not wanting to make Frieza mad.

"Bulma darling, how long will it take you to finish up?"

'Crap.' Bulma thought. "Not long, two minutes at most."

"Good. We'll just wait here then." Frieza said sitting down at the small table, looking at her documents on that were labeled properly and were all in a neat order.

"Who's all included in we?" Bulma asked, looking around the bathroom and only seeing a small towel that would barely cover her butt if she wanted to cover some of her chest. She often took her close off and threw them down the laundry chute in her room rather than her bathroom and never really needed a towel to dry off because she could dry herself off with her ki. She was lucky that the small towel was in here in the first place.

"Including myself, there is Zarbon, Jeice, Ginyu, and Dodoria." Frieza smirked as he knew she was panicking behind the door. If it was just him and Zarbon she would be fine but of what he's heard, Bulma was the modest type in her relationship with Jeice and wouldn't want to put on a show for him and she hated Dadoria.

Bulma rinsed the soap off of her and quickly dried off using her Ki. She wrapped the towel around herself and looked at her reflection. it just barely made her decent to walk out in. She could walk out confidently to show that she wasn't uncomfortable and get her things from her closet and change behind her curtain.

When the bathroom door was opened, Zarbon and Dadoria smirked. Jeice and Captain Ginyu blushed and slightly looked away. Frieza remained stoic not giving anything away. "It's nice to see you took your time. I had a meeting planned but Jeice and Zarbon told me that you were in the shower not wanting to be disturbed."

"I apologize. I had no idea that that's what they wanted. I would have stopped what I was doing and went to the meeting if I had known that you wanted me Lord Frieza." She said and then turned around, grabbing her spandex outfit along with her undergarments. "What is it that we all need to talk about?"

"A lower level had informed me of some interesting information that I want all of you to look into. I needed you to be in the discussion because you are the best with technology out of them." Frieza watched Bulma intently trying to see any signs saying that this situation was affecting her in any way. If it was she was good at hiding it. She went behind the changing curtain and started putting on some clothes.

"Really? What about?"

"They are called dragon balls. They are orange orbs with red stars that range from 1 to 7. They have the ability to grant a wish of any kind. That's all that is known right now. I want to know if it is really true and where they are located."

"What are you planning to wish for?"

"Simple. Immortality. Why would I want to conquer and rule the whole universe just to have it go to waste when I die? I want to rule forever."

Bulma held in her laughter. That had to be one of the most stupid wishes she had ever heard of. There were so many flaws in it. She then started to think of what she would wish for if she were to have the wish. She would want answers, that's for sure. What if she could ask for knowledge? Knowledge of the past and present. She wouldn't want to be able to see the future. That would suck almost as much as Immortality. When Bulma was fully dressed, she walked back to the main part of her room and sat on her bed between Zarbon and Jeice. "What do you think?" Zarbon asked her.

"About what?"

"Do you think that there are some magical orbs out there that can grant any wish out there?"

"If there is, there must be a catch. If there wasn't then why would the low level tell Frieza about it? You know that they all only care for themselves and serve Frieza because they are afraid of death. Why not wish to be stronger than Frieza if that's why you're serving him? There has to be a catch somehow or another. I'll take some time to look into it." She said and felt an arm around her.

"I know that if I had a wish that I would wish to spend eternity with you." Bulma smiled and leaned in to Jeice. It didn't feel right though. It wasn't the comforting warmth as it usually was. It seemed distant. It was something about his voice. Had he really meant it?

"I better go and get some breakfast."

"Don't forget, we have a shopping trip today." Zarbon said and Bulma's eyes widened. That's right. They had gotten permission to have a shopping trip today. "We'll leave after breakfast." Bulma nodded and left, everyone else following behind her.

"Bulma, before you leave, I would like to talk to you." Frieza said before leaving back to his room.

Bulma went to the lunch room and saw the prince with Nappa and Raditz. The two weaker Saiyans looked at her and nodded, greeting her silently. The prince didn't look up at her but she knew that he knew she was there. She wanted to tell him that she wasn't going to be on the ship for most of the day but didn't know why. What would she have to gain if she told him? Nothing. It would only help him. So she wouldn't do it. "So, Bulma, what are you going to buy?" Jeice asked.

"I don't know. I do need another mission outfit though. I've grown out of my old one. I wish the armor would be just as flexible as the suit. I would make one but I haven't found a material good enough though. I also should buy some food that's worth snacking on to keep in my room. These cooks don't know anything about snacks." Bulma took some food and sat down. "But, then again, why would they? They don't know anything." The guys laughed and sat down at the table with their own food. "Seriously, Frieza needs to start picking some good planets. The ones he picks never have any good cooks. They make things edible but it's like they don't even know what seasoning is."

"Well, you'll have plenty of money to spend." Zarbon said. Everyone knew that Bulma had lots of money, way more than she ever let anyone know. Whenever she had the chance to go spend it and show it off, she loved to. Bulma let her thoughts drift off to how she had gotten all of that money. From her first mission she had saved at least half of her money and put it into savings. Now, for almost every mission that she is signed up for, she pays her way out and gets paid for the finished job. The low levels that she sends would work for her for almost no money because they were afraid that if they didn't, they weren't going to live for much longer. It was true for the most part. She didn't really kill many people if they refused to go on the mission. She would, however, make their lives so miserable that they wish they would die. They would get lowered a rank or two and would then be put on staff instead of a purging crew. Everyone would treat them differently and look down on them. If they were shunned by Bulma, they were shunned by all. "Are you ready?" Zarbon asked bringing Bulma out of her thoughts. She realized that she had finished eating and so had everyone else. What was with her lately? She was too distracted and it wasn't just one thing that was distracting her either. Everything was making her think.

"Yeah. Let me speak with Lord Frieza though. He said that he wanted a word." Zarbon nodded.

"I'll get your ship ready."

Bulma left everyone heading straight for Frieza. When she got there, she was thankful that she hadn't seen the Saiyan prince. The other two weren't bad, just weak. She put in her code and waited only a few seconds before the door opened. "Bulma." The high voice said. "The reason I wanted to speak with you before you left was because, I have a request. I would like you to get some technology. You'd find it interesting. It's called radar. You already know what it is but this type is special. It only tracks specific things but must be programmed. I want you to make one that can be programmed to track Dragon Balls. Obviously, you won't be able to without one to start but I want you to make one ready."

"Yes. Lord Frieza." Bulma said bowing.

"Have a nice shopping trip. Buy yourself something nice."

Bulma then left and met up with Zarbon at the docking part of the huge ship. "Are you ready to go?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." She smiled when she saw he ship. It was the best out of all of them. She built it herself and constantly made improvements when she had the time. There weren't tons of things to do on this ship except for train, improve technology, or hang out with the guys. They quickly took off. It was a few hours until they were to land on the planet.

"So, how would you describe your relationship with Jeice?"

"What?"

"You heard me."

"I don't know." Bulma didn't know what brought this on. Sure, she and Zarbon have fun talking about random things but she never expected him to want to talk about her relationship.

"Is it what you expected?"

"Yeah. I guess. I never would have thought that Jeice was the type to want to give it out on the second date though. We still haven't done it because I'm not comfortable with it and he understands that. Respects that. I guess our relationship is comfortable?"

"You don't sound too sure about that." Zarbon wanted to make sure that she and Jeice had a great relationship so that she would have just that one more concrete attachment with Frieza for when she goes n her mission to planet Vegeta-Si.

"To be honest, I'm not. I think he's getting too impatient."

"I wouldn't put mush thought into that aspect of things. He couldn't force you to do anything."

"But I don't want him to just leave for that reason."

"He wouldn't. You know him. Do you think that he would do that?" Bulma sighed thinking that Zarbon was right. But she still had that doubt there and felt that it would only grow with time. Her thoughts were back to not too long ago when he said that he would wish to spend eternity with her. Who would want that? She wasn't the best for anyone. She couldn't even beat that stupid prince. Was she really falling behind all of the men? Was she just flat lining? She tried so hard. Bulma could feel tears start to sting her eyes but wouldn't let them fall. "Bulma?" Zarbon asked. Bulma scowled. She was not going to show that she was weak. She wasn't weak. "Sweety, it's ok. Everything is going to be fine." He pulled her close to him trying to comfort his friend. "We will go shopping and you'll feel better. It always does." Bulma nodded, knowing he was right.

After Bulma calmed down, they had landed and were met outside by the wonderful smell of sweets. "Food first. Then we can get cloths." Bulma said making them both laugh.

Vegeta paced in his room confused. He had seen her this morning. Where was she? She wasn't in her room, in her training room, in the lunch room, anywhere. She had just disappeared! "614-3586" A female voice said saying that Raditz wanted to get in the room. "In." He said and the door opened showing both Raditz and Nappa. "Do you two know where she is?" Vegeta asked almost in a panic.

They both looked at each other confused. "No?" They said simultaneously. "Why?"

"I've been looking for her everywhere!" Vegeta growled out.

"Well, you'll see her again. I guarantee she's not dead. Why don't we all train to get your mind off of it. Then, afterwards we can have lunch and if she's not around then, we can worry about it then."

Vegeta scuffed, "You two think you can take me for that long? You two must have had a lot of secret training." They all laughed and went to the training rooms.

AN: Yes, I brought Dragon balls into the story. What do you think will happen with them? Bulma has spoken her thoughts about the relationship. What will Zarbon and Frieza do to try to get it better? How is Vegeta going to get Bulma to believe him? Tune in next time on Legend of the Blue Saiyan. On a more serious note, who else thinks that October has gone by so fast? My Marching band is going to California next weekend. That's crazy. And, am I the only one disappointed that I don't have a hover board? Greatest Back to the Future disappointment of it all.

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