A Peaceful Moment

"You guys look like you could use a cup of tea." Demas said as Earth's heroes collapsed on the ground.

"Tea?" Yamcha asked. "Maybe you didn't notice, but we almost died. Not the best time for tea."

"Sure it is. It's special tea that promotes healing."

"Really?" Krillin sat up.

"Yeah. We have a plant on my home planet which contains special nutrients that promote healing. It makes pretty good tea."

"On your home planet, huh? So how does that help us."

"I just happen to have some on my ship. Follow me."

The Wildfire lifted into the air and began flying toward his ship. The others followed slowly.

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Vegeta woke to the sound of beeping. He sat up, stretched, and headed to the bridge. What he saw when he got there nearly gave him a heart attack. Frieza's ship stared at him through the viewscreen.

"Run."

Orion turned to look at the Saiyan. "Why?"

"Because..." Vegeta could barely keep his voice steady. "Frieza is staring at us."

"Oh... Damn."

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Frieza smiled inwardly as he watched the other ship in orbit. He had only been in the system for a few hours, but already his spirits were up. He had been told that an unidentified ship was going from planet to planet, staying only for a short time. Lucky for Frieza, he had eyes even on planets that weren't under his control. His scouter crackled with an incoming message.

"Lord Frieza..." A voice said nervously.

"What is it?"

"The Ginyu Force's scouters... They've all gone off line."

"How... Unfortunate. They may yet be alive. I want word immediately if they report in."

"Yes sir."

As the communication ceased, Frieza smiled. "I'm going to catch a monkey." The tyrant laughed as he watched the ship fly from view.

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"We're headed into Cooler's territory!" Vegeta yelled at his ally.

"I know that."

"Why?!"

"Because Frieza has no jurisdiction here. It'll give us time to think."

"Aren't you worried about Cooler?"

"Should I be. We've done nothing to him."

"He's Frieza's brother!"

"So? I happen to know, brothers aren't always friends."

"You're putting us in more danger hoping that we don't die? You are an idiot."

"And you're giving me a headache with all that yelling. Now calm down and try to figure out where we can go."

Silence filled the ship for several minutes. Vegeta finally spoke up. "I have a question."

"What now?"

"Is the Wildfire Army capable of destroying a ship that is still in space?"

"I'm not starting another war."

"Listen to me. You speak of how strong your people are, you tell me that they would beat Frieza's men in battle. If there is a chance that they could stop Frieza before he landed, then no one would die."

"Except Frieza."

"No, Frieza can live without air. He could survive for weeks in space if he had to. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that we would be safe again."

"For how long? He obviously knows what our ship looks like. There is nowhere we could go to escape him once someone finds him."

"There is one place that I know he does not have eyes. If he escapes our trap, or if he is rescued by his men... We will go there."

"Fine. Just know that it'll be a bumpy ride. I'm a wanted man, remember."

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Dark blue water flowed for miles in every direction. The pale green sky slowly gave way to the darkness of night. Three beings sat on a solitary island on an unknown planet.

"This is a nice change of pace." A man said quietly.

"Well don't get used to it." A woman replied. "We are traveling with a piece of the universe's greatest weapon."

"I'm right here you know." The third being said indignantly.

The woman just giggled and lay her head in his lap. He shook his head and looked at his other companion. Eckum was glad for the break in fighting, but he couldn't help but think of how much destruction he had caused. How different would the lives of his companions be had he not existed. He may only be half of the weapon, but already he had caused the deaths of thousands. Was he really destined to destroy his people?

He shook his head again and pushed the thoughts from his mind. Tonight was a time for rest. Besides, it's hard to think of battle when you're carressing the cheek of a beautiful woman.