Bulma stood frozen, unable to move or to look away as Frieza's tail coiled tighter around Vegeta's throat. Frieza relished in the sounds of strangulation. He had dreamt of revenge but it's music was sweeter than he could possibly imagine. He laughed heartily as Vegeta clawed and scraped at his skin, unable to break free, struggling to breathe. His eyes wide with desperation they wandered to her face. He smiled weakly down at her and with a thick, wet crunch he went limp, eyes still wide.

Bulma sat upright. Frieza was dead and her logical, waking mind knew that. But somewhere in the trembling of her hands she still feared him.

"What is it?" came the groggy voice beside her.

"Nothing. Just a bad dream," she wiggled under Vegeta's arm and buried her face in his scarred chest.

"Go back to bed." Vegeta grumbled as he pulled her closer, planting a sleepy kiss on her forehead.

She had nearly drifted off again when she heard him. He began to cough and couldn't seem to catch his breath. She sat upright and turned on the light. After a moment a sick gurgling sound came from his open mouth and his hands flew to his throat as he gasped for breath. Blood bubbled out of his mouth and pooled in the crook of his neck where she had just been. He looked up at her with desperate eyes, pleading for reprieve. She watched helplessly as he drown in his own blood, legs still tangled in the holey blanket.

And then, as she always did, Bulma awoke. Her world pooled around her and hardened like cooling wax. And reality, her reality came crashing down around her once again. Vegeta was dead. He had been for nearly three months. And for three months the nightmares had continued.

She dreaded sleep, counting down the hours until it inevitably took hold of her, lulling her in with it's gentle pull. She sniffled and without warning burst into tears. She was exhausted, arguably more tired after these nightmares within nightmares. She could never tell whether she was awake or asleep. She pulled her knees into her chest and wiped her eyes sloppily on her arm. That's when she noticed, peering in from the darkness of room, two wide yellow eyes.

AN: Hanko and I are happy to announce we are starting the sequel to Rogue Planet, Rogue Faction. Stay tuned for more updates and hit me up on Twitter/Tumblr for more updates!

xoxo,

Mo