Chapter 13: Facing a Murderer
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Okay guys, here we are, Chapter 13. I want to remind you guys how hopeless I am with fight scenes and that they are going to be pretty fast paced but I hope you all enjoy it anyway. Also, please remember that my story is alternate reality in nature and that certain events will be altered so that my OC fits in with the story. So, please, no one write me going "that never happened" yeah I know lol. Anyway, thanks you guys for continuing to read my story. Here we go…
Vegeta had stopped in mid sentence. He stood opened mouthed and a little on the pale side. He was looking up toward a cliff and when Nonica turned to see what was causing him to stand there stunned, she let out a terrified gasp.
Frieza was standing there. He had a little bit of an evil smirk on his face. "Well, it seems I've caught you all red handed." He said. They were all utterly terrified.
All the memories of Nonica's past came flooding back to her. All she could feel was fear and helplessness. "We're going die." She whispered.
The terror of the galaxy stood on the cliff and looked down at the five people responsible for snatching away any and all chances he had at becoming immortal. They all stood there fear plain on their faces, all but Vegeta, of course. Frieza jumped from the cliff and landed on the ground in front the others. Gohan, Krillin, and Nonica took a step back. Dende went and crouched down behind a dragon ball that was now turned to stone. "I hope the wish you made was worth dying over because that is exactly what is about to happen to each and every one of you." Frieza said as he looked at the fighters. "Vegeta, after all I did for you, how could you betray me? Why couldn't you just continue to obey me?"
Vegeta scoffed, "I only pretended to obey you. I've been waiting, biding my time until I could finally defeat you."
"Well, you didn't wait long enough, did you?" the evil tyrant mocked. That was when he noticed the young woman stand behind Vegeta. He knew that there was something familiar about her. She favored the prince that was standing in front of her and her eyes…those icy blue eyes. It couldn't be, could it? "Her eyes." Frieza said. Everyone looked at Nonica, but she just looked at Frieza. This was the same beast that destroyed her home and her family. As afraid as she was of Frieza and his power, Nonica wasn't going to let him see it. She was going to make a stand. For every life Frieza had ruined, for every father he had taken from a child, for every son he had stolen and turned into a monster, and for every daughter that was forced out a life that she had called her own; Nonica was going to be fearless. She walked up to stand beside her brother. The son and daughter of the great King Vegeta stood together against the man that turned their world upside down. "You look familiar. Those eyes, I've seen before." Frieza said finally, "Your name?"
The princess took a breath and replied, "Nonica."
Frieza's eyes widened with shock. "How can you even be alive?"
"It doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm here now to see you pay for what you did to Planet Vegeta and my father." She said, sounding a lot braver than she felt.
Frieza just laughed at her. "Well, you got one thing right. It doesn't matter how you've managed to survive all these years, because you're going to die on this planet." He lunged for Nonica, but was stopped by Vegeta. The two locked up in a competition of strength. The ground shook and there seemed to be small flashes of lightening in the air. The wind wiped wildly and finally the ground under these two warriors gave way causing a crater to form. When they finally broke apart they just looked at one another. Frieza chuckled. "Well you have gotten a little stronger after all this time, haven't you?" Vegeta smirked. "You always were protective of your baby sister. Your father would be proud."
"Don't." Nonica snapped, "Don't you dare even mention our father."
"I suppose by now you've already told your brother what happened to your dear ole dad."
"I've said nothing."
"What is he talking about?" Vegeta asked his sister. Nonica just looked down at the ground. A sudden flashback of her past played in her mind. She went back to the night she stood in horror and watched Frieza kill her father and then turned his wrath on her planet. His words from that night played back in her mind.
"I'll make a deal with you," he said with an evil smile on his face, "If you keep your mouth shut about what just happened tonight, I won't kill your precious brother. But, if you even so much as hint as to what you saw, then his death will be the last thing you ever see in this life. Do I make myself clear?" Nonica managed to choke out a yes. "Good." Frieza said.
Nonica cringed at the memory and Frieza laughed at her. "She won't tell you. She's too afraid. But I will." Frieza went into the whole terrifying story of how he murdered the Saiyans' king and destroyed their planet. When he was finished with his tale Vegeta was angry.
"You were so afraid that the Saiyans were going to get too strong that you destroyed them and yet you left the strongest of them all alive. That will be one mistake that you won't live to regret."
Vegeta had no idea what he was in for. Frieza then told him about his ability to transform. Vegeta began to goad him into transforming and then Frieza did it. The terrior of the galaxy became even more terrifying. "Vegeta, you have such a big mouth." Nonica muttered as she looked upon Frieza's new form. He then informed the fighters that in that form he had a power level of one million. To say they were scared was a giant understatement. They had never gone up against an opponent so strong.
The fight was so intense and the first to fall would be Krillin. He was in the air trying to protect Dende, who has not able to defend himself. Frieza lunged at them. Krillin let Dende go so he wouldn't get hurt and was impaled by one of Frieza's enormous horns. Gohan and Nonica tried to go after Krillin as he fell into the water below, but Frieza stopped them. "I'd be worried about myself if I were you." He said. That's when it happened. Gohan was outraged and attacked Frieza with all he had leaving Nonica hovering there stunned. It wasn't enough though and the young boy was eventually knocked to the ground. Frieza stood over him with his foot on his head. Nonica was about to attack when a distracto disc came at Frieza and cut threw his tail. The disc had been thrown by Krillin. He was alive. Frieza took off after him. Nonica went over to Gohan followed by Dende. Dende then healed Gohan.
Nonica was shocked, "How did you do that?" she asked.
"It's an ability I've always had. I healed Krillin too." He answered.
"Thank you." Nonica said.
Gohan and Nonica hovered up to where Vegeta was still hovering. Vegeta snatched Nonica by her armor. "What is wrong with you?" he growled, "Frieza skewered your little bald friend and beat the boy to a pulp and you did nothing but shutter like a coward." Nonica was so terrified by Frieza and her past experiences that she was frozen through out the entire battle. Scenes of her home blowing up and the beatings she had endured while under Frieza replayed in her mind over and over. Frieza was a monster. He was a monster that she was still very afraid of. Vegeta had quickly grown tired of his sister's constant display of weakness. In his eyes she was making the Saiyan race look bad. She even cringed at him while he chastised her. He pushed her aside and told her, "I've had enough of you. If you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the porch. We can't afford a scared little girl getting in our way.
His words stung, but they were true. What good was she if she couldn't even save her friends when they needed her help? The fear of becoming a monster just like Frieza had made Nonica, in a sense, forsake her Saiyan training. For a Saiyan it was kill or be killed. For the first time in her life, Nonica had actually regretted some of the choices she had made in her life. Goku had been able to get stronger and still maintain his goodhearted nature, why couldn't she have done the same?
Nonica was shaken from her inter battle when Krillin returned. Frieza soon followed. Frieza was not very happy. The four warriors attacked the tyrant together, but he was left standing. He smiled at the foursome. "This has all been quite amusing, but I'm afraid it's time to finish this." He said.
"We're going to die here." Nonica muttered.
Vegeta turned to her and slapped her across her face. "Snap out of it!" he ordered, "You are a Saiyan. Show some dignity for our father's sake."
Gohan clenched his fists and declared, "If this is the end then I'm not going down without a fight." He began to charge toward Frieza. Krillin tried to stop him and Vegeta followed behind Krillin. Before they could get to Frieza a bright light suddenly appeared in front of them. When the light subsided, Piccolo was hovering before Frieza. He had his arms folded over his chest and had a fierce look on his face. Frieza looked at him and said, "Huh. I guess I missed one."
Piccolo looked over at the evil tyrant in front of him and announced that he would be fighting him now and told the others to stay back.
Frieza became interested in this strange Namekian warrior and Nonica was just in awe of him. This was what she had come to Namek for, to bring back Piccolo. Here he was in the flesh, standing before Frieza with such authority. He is so amazing. She thought to herself. Something is different about him though. I don't know what it is. He seems stronger, more powerful.
The battle between Frieza and Piccolo began. He was dead set on making Frieza pay for all the things that he had done the good people of Namek. They were his people and, though he never knew of them before the arrival of the Saiyans, he felt it was his responsibility to avenge them. The battle was amazing. Piccolo's previous fusion with the warrior Nail had given Piccolo the edge he needed. He was giving Frieza a run for his money and Nonica looked on at him in amazement. Seeing him fight so fiercely was exciting to the princess. The Saiyan in her loved the prospect of battle and watching the man she loved do battle with this monster made her Saiyan blood boil. She had never wanted him more in her life. Frieza knew that he wasn't going to defeat Piccolo in his current form and decided it was time to move on to the next level.
He was hideous to say the least. That didn't scare Piccolo though and he continued his attacks. Frieza proved to be too strong and soon overpowered Piccolo. Nonica watched on as an injured Piccolo fell to the ground. "No." she growled. She had just gotten him back and this beast was about to take him away from her again. Nonica's teeth clenched and her fists tightened. Her whole body began to shake. "No." she repeated. She arched forward, still hovering over the planet. Vegeta looked on at her. He could feel her power increasing. Nonica was getting stronger. Suddenly, Nonica snapped. The pure Saiyan energy that she had so long ago buried came bursting to the surface. Nonica began to tap into that power and set to unleash it on Frieza. "NO!" she screamed and charged at the monster that had for so long terrorized an entire universe. Frieza was completely blindsided by this little firecracker that was the Princess of Saiyans. Nonica's fist connected with the side of Frieza's face and sent him flying back. Nonica was right behind him and kicked him sending him up into the sky. She closed her hands together, lifted above her head and brought them down on Frieza when she had caught back up with him. He crashed into the ground, causing a huge crater to form. She wasn't finished with him yet. She gathered her energy. "KAMEHAMEHA!" She cried as she hurled the energy at Frieza.
Vegeta had watched it all and was very please. "The Saiyan Princess has returned." he smirked.
Nonica was stunned by her own outburst of power. She hadn't used power like that since her days of purging for her father. She didn't have time to enjoy her regained Saiyan status because Frieza had recovered and had his sights on Nonica. He punched the princess in the jaw, but she recovered quickly and delivered a punch in the jaw of her own. The two engaged in a fury of punches and kicks. Frieza was starting to gain the upper hand and Nonica was starting to give out. The last blast had used a lot of her energy. The princess wasn't sure how much longer she could go on her pure Saiyan rage alone. Frieza could sense that she was starting to wear out. He began to try getting into her head. The warriors were hovering in the air. Nonica was still in her fighting stance, but Frieza was just hovering with his arms crossed over his chest. "You Saiyans never cease to amaze me. Especially you, Nonica, one moment you were too afraid to even throw a decent punch the next you're taking me on all by yourself. All it took was hurting one pathetic Namekian." Then, as if something clicked in his mind, "Ah, I see. You feel something for that one, am I right?" Nonica's eyes darted over to Piccolo, who was still unconscious on the ground. Frieza noticed her quick glance and smiled. "I am right." He said. "I wonder what your dear ole dad would say if he knew that his daughter was risking her life for a Namek."
"My father isn't here to be disappointed in any of the choices I make for myself thanks to you, Frieza." She snapped back.
"Yes, well, I suppose it makes no difference. I'm going to kill each and every one of you anyway. I think I'll start with the boy and that Namekian child to start, then that little bald man. After that will be Vegeta and, of course, I'll finish off the Namekian. I'll save you for last, that way you can watch the life leave them before you meet your own slow and painful end. That sounds like fun, doesn't it?"
Nonica then screamed out in anger and, with what little energy she had left, blast Frieza with another kamehameha blast. It would prove to be a huge mistake.
Vegeta continued watching his sister's battle and knew her end was coming. "She used too much of her energy on that first attack. She should have known better than to try it a second time." He growled. He was right. Soon Nonica was sent crashing into the ground limp and lifeless.
Gohan was enraged. After watching Frieza hurt Piccolo and then doing the same to Nonica, Gohan had had all he could take of Frieza. He's anger exploded inside him and he attack Frieza with everything he had. Dende healing him earlier had given him an extra power boast and Vegeta had taken notice. It gave him an idea. He glanced over and saw Dende helping his injured sister and decided that there was only one thing to do. He ordered Krillin blast him, to injure him to within an inch of his life so that when Dende healed him, he would have all the energy he needed to put an end to Frieza. It took a lot of convincing, but he finally talked Krillin into it. Krillin powered up and blasted the Saiyan Prince through the chest. Nonica woke up just in time to see her brother falling to the ground. "Vegeta!" she cried. She looked over at Krillin, who was as dumbfound as she was. "What were you thinking?" she cried out to him. Krillin flew over to her. He grabbed her by the arm and the two run over to where Dende was healing Piccolo.
Meanwhile, the battle between Frieza and Gohan was still going full force. Gohan was starting to lose momentum and Frieza was about to finish him. Piccolo flew in and saved Gohan from Frieza. Frieza began to realize that Gohan was a Saiyan as well and that he, Nonica, and Vegeta would just continue to get stronger the more he fought them. He then decided that it was time to make his final transformation and finish them all off. The Z Warriors took off to put some space between them and Frieza. Krillin had then explained why he blasted Vegeta. Dende, of course, had refused to save Vegeta because of the things he himself had done to Namekians, but the others assured him that it would be alright if he healed him. Dende agreed and healed the injured Prince.
They had all gathered on a small island and waited for the next phase in this seemingly impossible battle. When Frieza finished his transformation, he was going to be practically unstoppable. The warriors of Earth could feel Frieza's power increasing. Although they were afraid they knew that no matter what they could not let Frieza walk off Planet Namek alive. Even if it meant they wouldn't walk off the planet alive either.
Frieza is changing into his most terrifying transformation yet. Will the Z Warriors be able to handle this new form? Or will they all perish trying to rid the universe of this terrible monster? What will happen when the Princess is forced to witness the thing that she had feared most, Vegeta's death? The answers to these questions and more in the next exciting chapter of…Princess of Saiyans.
Okay guys, here we are, another chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and hope that you'll be for the next chapter. See you guys next time.