Here's Chapter 26! Thanks to Ryo-chan wolfgirl, Chimera prime, Ali, Laania, and ooOO-TheCrazyPixieGirl-OOoo for all the reviews on chapter 25.
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A/N: Don't forget that Saiyansweetheart is posting my chapters for me. Please excuse any typos.
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Captain Ginyu wondered why he was getting strange looks from the other members of baseship 32's crew. A few muffled snickers could be heard as well. Frieza gave him a baleful glare before he gave out various assignments he designated as being too important to entrust to Dodoria.
Suddenly Ginyu blanched as he caught sight of his reflection in the great mirrored tiles that hung on the left wall of the briefing room. He could hardly believe his garish appearance. How dare his team allow him to stand before Frieza like this?
"Jeice, Burter. Why the hell didn't you tell me I had this garbage on my face ?" the leader of the Ginyu Force hissed in a deadly whisper.
"B-but, Cap'n! We tried!" Jeice protested.
"Don't give me excuses!" Ginyu growled.
Burter, Guldo and Recoome gulped. It was obvious that the purple-skinned warrior was furious. There was no telling what their punishment was going to be even though they had tried to warn the captain of his bizarre makeover.
Genuine laughter broke out as Frieza ended the briefing and crew members filing out of the room got a good look at the embarrassed Ginyu. The captain attempted to leave the room but was stopped by Frieza's curt command.
"These pitiful ploys for attention are getting quite tiresome, Captain Ginyu" Frieza snarled.
"L-lord Frieza, I…." Ginyu began.
"I 've had enough of this foolishness! Am I understood, Captain?" the Ice-Jin warned.
"Y-yes, Lord Frieza!" the black-horned captain stammered.
"Good. Now get out of my sight!"
As the humiliated purple-skinned warrior shuffled out of the briefing room. Turles was waiting out in the hall intent on adding insult to injury.
The dark-skinned Saiyan leaned up against the wall giving Ginyu a dazzling smile and a flirtatious wink "Well, hello! You're new around here."
Ginyu's face turned crimson.
"Oh! It's you, Gin-phew! Sorry, Honest mistake ya know!" Turles snickered.
Ginyu balled his fists up in rage "YOU DID THIS! I don't know how but…"
"You need a vacation, Gin-poot!" the Saiyan advised as he strode away. The former pirate's laughter infuriated the hapless captain even more.
Lornai met up with the still chuckling Turles "I can't say I'd blame Ginyu if he kills you."
"Aw, you'd miss me too much" the dark-skinned warrior insisted.
"I don't know. Things would be a lot more peaceful around here" the female elite mused.
"Peaceful is boring!" Turles snorted.
"Let's get something to eat!" Lornai sighed.
"Best suggestion I've heard all morning" the Saiyan male smirked. "Unless of course, we count the suggestion I made much earlier this morning."
The raven-haired Parithian's face turned scarlet.
Turles snickered as she punched his shoulder. He loved making her blush!
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There were several hours to kill before Turles and Lornai had to undertake their latest mission so the Saiyan decided to entertain himself for a while by causing even more torment for the Ginyu Force. But what could he do? The elite team had their quarters secured after the last few incidents. Even the elite level mess hall crew was keeping an eye out for suspicious behavior from their fellow crewmen.
Appule's lab! Of course, he was guaranteed to find something amusing to play with in there. With an evil glint in his eye, Turles headed for the lab.
"Brace yourselves, Ginyus" the former pirate chortled.
On his way to the lab, Turles passed a livid Captain Crodagus. The Crocodilian seemed fit to be tied.
"Who ruffled your scales?" the dark-skinned Saiyan asked.
The reptilian captain focused his one good eye on Turles "It's that damned Captain Ginyu! He surpassed his pod's speed capacity and complained to Frieza that my crew allocated a pod that was unfit for service. Now I have to explain that the damage done to the launch area was not the launching bay crew's fault!"
"Typical Gin-phew!" Turles remarked.
"Gin-phew! Good one!" the launch crew captain chuckled.
"If you can keep the launch crew busy for a bit in an hour's time. I can give Ginyu a little payback for you" Turles offered.
"I'm sure I can manage that. Don't tell me what you're gonna do. Surprise me!" Crodagus insisted.
The look in the Saiyan's eyes made the Crocodilian shudder.
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Turles gave Appule a small bio- sample Lornai had procured on their last mission. The delighted medic/scientist hurried off to analyze his new acquisition. That kept the head medic from learning of Turles's real purpose for being in the lab.
A locked cabinet was no obstacle to the former pirate. He had broken into the parasitic life-forms containment before and no one was the wiser. Several new vials lined the shelves.
"Puazrinaris! Perfect!" the Saiyan exclaimed. He poured half the contents into an empty vial that he slipped into a pouch at his waist. Placing the original vial back on the shelf, Turles locked the cabinet and hurried to the launching bay….
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Not a single member of the launching bay crew was in sight. The Ginyu fiasco gave the perfect excuse for Crodagus to have an emergency meeting with his crew. Turles grinned evilly as he carefully smeared a little of the stolen vial's contents on the lower portion of the cushioned seat in each of the pods belonging to the Ginyu Force.
The Puazrinari eggs would be warmed by the sleep-status Ginyu's crew would soon employ. The microscopic worm-like larvae would hatch and painlessly burrow deep into areas of exposed skin. They would feast on body fluids undetected until it was time for them to emerge. It would take approximately a week for the vile creatures to reach maturity. The itching caused by the beetle-like adults working their way to the outside skin layer would drive the Ginyu Force out of their minds!
His task completed, Turles walked out of the launching bay. In a week, the fun would begin!
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"What have you been up to?" Lornai questioned as she noticed Turles' jubilant mood as she prepared to enter her pod.
"Now, now. Don't spoil my fun. You'll find out soon" Turles answered with a wicked smirk.
Captain Ginyu strutted by with his nose in the air as he passed by Lornai and Turles. His crew ignored their presence entirely. The female elite shook her head as an absolutely evil smile crossed the Saiyan's face. What deviltry was Turles up to now?
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