It hadn't been a long journey for Dodoria at all. The Planet Vegeta was in
the middle of the Northern galaxy and was never far from any being in that
part of the Universe. It stood out like a blood ruby and called to those
that dreamed of strength. The Saiya-jin people were feared as the single
most powerful race to ever exist and most of the Universe's tenants felt
slightly better that Frieza had them under his thumb.
"Just monkeys, just monkeys," repeated Dodoria as he pounded his feet against the rocks that littered the Planet.
Grey skies had gathered overhead. It was fitting really considering all of the disruptions that had occurred on the Planet. Nature simply could not cope with the changes that the Saiya-jin were facing upon her environment. It paid testament to the fact that the Prince had become so powerful that he could now control the elements - well, almost. Vegeta certainly thought he could. Indeed, the clouds did much to help unnerve an already numb Dodoria.
"Just monkeys."
****
The Prince grew tired of waiting for Frieza. Vegeta roamed up and down the corridors as he folded his arms and scowled at anything that got in his way. It was certainly a mentally demanding time for the Prince as he had only begun to come to terms with the fact that he was finally going to fight Frieza. This was his everything. His whole life. One fight.
"Damn it! We should just go now and storm his ship! I'll kill that bastard anywhere!" proclaimed Vegeta as he threw himself into the throne in a rather undignified manner. "What's he got up his sleeve?"
"Calm down, Vegeta!" replied Goku as he stretched his muscles. Earth's protector was kind of fed up of waiting around for a fight too. Still, it was better to keep your composure in circumstances like this. Goku was content to allow events to unfold before dealing with any direct threat. "There'd be no point trying to fight him on his ship! There's not enough room for a fight to take place! I know you want this to be a show piece one way or the other. You want the Saiya-jin people to understand you've arrived, right? Well, I just want you to know that I've got your back!"
Vegeta turned.
"Got my back?" growled the Prince. He threw a vile finger in the direction of Kakarotto as he panted, grunted and babbled at the same time. "I don't need your help. I can deal with Frieza myself. I didn't need your help against Ginyu. You have served me well as a sparring partner, Kakarotto."
Goku sighed. He knew Vegeta didn't mean it. They'd built up a respect that was about so much more than punches and kicks.
Suddenly, Goku's facial expression changed as his powers of intuition kicked in. He turned to Vegeta who'd also stopped growling as well.
"You feel it too?"
Vegeta nodded.
"And I know exactly who it is," smiled Vegeta as he leapt from the throne and cracked his knuckles. "Stay here and kill any intruders. I will not be long."
With that, Vegeta shot out of the room and darted into the air. Goku shrugged it off. He'd sensed a new power had arrived on the Planet but it was nothing to get worked up over.
"Ah well, better go and check on Raditz and Dad," he said as he cheerily skipped off to the rehabilitation zone.
****
The Planet Vegeta wasn't the biggest place in the world. It didn't take long for Dodoria to find Prince Vegeta. It seemed like an eternity passed as Dodoria watched the image of the young Prince appear on the horizon and scurry down from the sky. In fact, the time that elapsed between Dodoria seeing Vegeta and his landing was more along the lines of a heartbeat.
The sun descended with the Prince as it crept out from underneath one of the many clouds that had circled the Planet for some time. Vegeta's hair waved violently as every part of his body mimicked the utter seriousness suggested by his facial expression. Vegeta hadn't forgotten what had happened to his father. Every snort, breath, twitch or muscle movement that Dodoria made only fuelled the Prince's rage. He'd kill that pink bastard and he'd enjoy doing it.
"Well, well, the mighty Prince Vegeta! There are a few rumors doing the rounds that you've defeated Captain Ginyu!" laughed Dodoria. He shook his head. "Whilst we're on the subject - have YOU got any good jokes?"
Vegeta didn't move. He didn't offer any immediate response. The Prince stood perfectly still as he tracked Dodoria's every ounce of living matter. Sadistic thoughts swept through Vegeta as he stared on in disgust at the pink beast before him. A part of him was ashamed that his father had been killed by such an inferior being. It was then that he decided not only to kill Dodoria but to torture him completely.
"Quiet, you filthy pig!" rampaged the Prince ultimately. "It's obvious that you don't actually believe I killed Ginyu. Why else would you be here? You're nothing EVEN compared to him. I guess that makes you less than nothing when compared to me. That's right, I didn't just beat Ginyu. I vaporized him from existence!"
"Haha!" cackled Dodoria. He still couldn't possibly believe that this half monkey could defeat a warrior of Ginyu's quality - no matter how strong the Prince had become. "You Saiya-jin should try your hand at comedy!"
"Yes, funny, isn't it?" smiled Vegeta as he unnerved Dodoria again. "I'm not going to lie to you. You're going to die, Dodoria. You're going to die a very painful death. Ginyu had it relatively easy. You will not."
Dodoria had not really contemplated death. Why should he? This was simply a Saiya-jin he was fighting, regardless of heritage.
"Even now, I can see you questioning yourself!" proclaimed Vegeta as he strode towards Dodoria. "You're wondering whether I am bluffing or not. Is he really that strong? So many questions are flooding your fat head. It's frightening to look death full on in the face. That was a fate that my father had to endure! Still, I am not my father. I will destroy you."
"You fool! You've always been full of yourself but this time you've gone mad! I get it! Since Daddy isn't around anymore, poor Vegeta had lost it completely! Aww, bless!" croaked Dodoria wildly.
"If you're so sure in your abilities, then how about you stop talking? We both know you're simply prolonging the inevitable. It was a grave mistake to come here, Dodoria. Your last mistake."
It was true that Dodoria wasn't sure whether or not the Prince was bluffing. He didn't care at that moment in time though. Dodoria was a stupid beast and nothing more - he didn't like being spoken to in the manner that Vegeta had. He reacted like a boar as he jolted and charged at the Prince.
It didn't take more than a swift side step for Vegeta to move out of harm's way. The Prince propelled a terrific left handed punch in the stomach of the great beast. Vegeta wanted to puncture Dodoria and drive his fist straight through the body of the imperial puppet. It was almost physically impossible but Vegeta figured he'd give it a go anyway.
Dodoria rolled backwards as his feet seemed as if they were about to cave in. He felt like the Earth was breaking up from beneath him. It would probably have been less painful if it had of done too as Vegeta's lesson in suffering had begun.
"How dare you march onto MY Planet and into MY Palace!" screamed Vegeta as connected with a stunning kick to the jaw. Blood began to trickle from Dodoria's fat nose as the carnage now revealed bodily fluid. "You have sealed your own fate!"
The Prince fired a beam of pink Ki directly into the face of the chubby alien. It blew Dodoria several yards backwards and ensured that he lay on the floor in a pool of his own saliva and blood. Frieza's henchman struggled to breathe, as the energy blast seemed to have drained everything he had to offer.
"Now, do you believe I killed Ginyu?" roasted the Prince as he picked up the body of Dodoria before slamming it into the unforgiving rock once again.
The pink skinned creature cried out in pain as he body collided with the Planet surface time after time. You could almost hear the sound of broken bones, head on collisions and utter terror all rolled into one gigantic moan as Dodoria moaned again. His armor had been torn off completely and that left him exposed to Vegeta's assault.
"Look at you! How pathetic! All those years of telling ME that I was just a monkey? And what's this? The great Dodoria humbled at the feet of the TRUE power of the Universe!" exclaimed Vegeta as he once again landed a telling blow to the chest with his knee.
"Pl.ple," started Dodoria as his words became mixed up with his breathing patterns. It was simply too much effort for his body to do so many things at once.
"Please? Please? Please what? Please end this misery? Oh no, Dodoria, I've not had my fun yet!" snapped Vegeta as he picked him up again and tossed him into the air. Dodoria floated gracefully as his eyes shut. Vegeta pelted the body with Ki blasts from below as they bruised and battered an already beaten opponent.
Dodoria landed and smacked the floor again. It was hard to believe that even one of the strongest fighters in the galaxy could ensure much more of Vegeta's rage. The Prince was slowly but surely making his painstaking blunt point to Dodoria. He wanted the pink beast to understand that his death would be a cold-blooded execution - just as King Vegeta's was.
"What's the matter, Dodoria? Is this proving a bit harder than you thought?" laughed Vegeta wickedly. "You've not even landed a punch, you slob!"
The Prince thumped Dodoria's spinal chord into his knee. It choked itself as it almost snapped instantly. The truth was that Vegeta could have broken Dodoria in two if he'd wanted to. However, he wanted to maximize the pain. Vegeta held Dodoria over his knee as he rubbed and jammed his leg into the pink beast's back.
Dodoria's screams could be heard for miles around. It was sickening. The darker side of the Prince was there for all to see.
Vegeta picked up Dodoria once more. Frieza's helper could no longer open one of his eyes and the other barely responded to what was going on around it. It was probably for the best that Vegeta had virtually blinded him by this point anyway. All Dodoria could feel was an underlying surge of pain that shot through his body and drained every vein he had.
"Why aren't you talking to me? Can you not hear me?" quipped Vegeta as he raised Dodoria by his left ear. Everything about Dodoria was half-dead. His arms couldn't even function. They'd been totally and utterly obliterated by one of the many Ki attacks Vegeta had thrown. "If you can't hear me - no need for these then."
A blood curdling tear could be heard before a large thud. Vegeta had dropped Dodoria to the ground finally. However, he'd only ripped off his ear. An open wound now replaced the flesh that had been removed by Vegeta.
Dodoria didn't speak after that. It was the removal of his ear which finally killed him off completely. What was left of his eyes slowly halted and his heart beat slowed rapidly. Yes, he was barely alive but that was Vegeta's aim. The Prince had kept Dodoria alive just long enough for him to realise that the Universe was going to undergo some radical changes.
"You had to learn the hard way, Dodoria!" laughed Vegeta as he looked at the decaying "almost corpse" that lay before him. Finally, his tone hardened. The playful, sadistic Vegeta changed into the ruthless, sadistic Vegeta. He raised his arm once more as he pointed down at Dodoria. "Goodbye, Dodoria! Maybe you'll learn to take the Saiya-jin more seriously in the afterlife!"
The blue ball of Ki glowed vibrantly on his right hand as Dodoria's body wept without crying. The body had all but failed to function. Vegeta had mutilated Dodoria. The Prince was proud of his efforts.
"THIS ONE IS FOR MY FATHER!" he gasped at last.
It was the last sentence that Dodoria ever heard. Well, he would have heard it if Vegeta's hadn't already torn off one of his ears. Dodoria's soul heard the message though. He didn't need ears to tell what Vegeta was saying.
The blast of energy exploded like a nuclear bomb as various pieces of flesh bounced around the landscape. The smoke died down and revealed the solitary figure of Prince Vegeta. The Prince had never acted so brutally before in battle. He'd surprised even himself by the degree of suffering that he wanted to share with Dodoria.
However, despite the ruthlessness, despite the cold hearted rage, despite the devil that lurked within - Vegeta's cause was just. He was growing into a fine warrior and one that was certainly ready to fight against Frieza.
Yet another imperial was dead. Vegeta's quest for revenge had brought about another death. The body count wouldn't matter though unless Frieza was added to it somewhere along the line. The Prince waited for his chance.
"Just monkeys, just monkeys," repeated Dodoria as he pounded his feet against the rocks that littered the Planet.
Grey skies had gathered overhead. It was fitting really considering all of the disruptions that had occurred on the Planet. Nature simply could not cope with the changes that the Saiya-jin were facing upon her environment. It paid testament to the fact that the Prince had become so powerful that he could now control the elements - well, almost. Vegeta certainly thought he could. Indeed, the clouds did much to help unnerve an already numb Dodoria.
"Just monkeys."
****
The Prince grew tired of waiting for Frieza. Vegeta roamed up and down the corridors as he folded his arms and scowled at anything that got in his way. It was certainly a mentally demanding time for the Prince as he had only begun to come to terms with the fact that he was finally going to fight Frieza. This was his everything. His whole life. One fight.
"Damn it! We should just go now and storm his ship! I'll kill that bastard anywhere!" proclaimed Vegeta as he threw himself into the throne in a rather undignified manner. "What's he got up his sleeve?"
"Calm down, Vegeta!" replied Goku as he stretched his muscles. Earth's protector was kind of fed up of waiting around for a fight too. Still, it was better to keep your composure in circumstances like this. Goku was content to allow events to unfold before dealing with any direct threat. "There'd be no point trying to fight him on his ship! There's not enough room for a fight to take place! I know you want this to be a show piece one way or the other. You want the Saiya-jin people to understand you've arrived, right? Well, I just want you to know that I've got your back!"
Vegeta turned.
"Got my back?" growled the Prince. He threw a vile finger in the direction of Kakarotto as he panted, grunted and babbled at the same time. "I don't need your help. I can deal with Frieza myself. I didn't need your help against Ginyu. You have served me well as a sparring partner, Kakarotto."
Goku sighed. He knew Vegeta didn't mean it. They'd built up a respect that was about so much more than punches and kicks.
Suddenly, Goku's facial expression changed as his powers of intuition kicked in. He turned to Vegeta who'd also stopped growling as well.
"You feel it too?"
Vegeta nodded.
"And I know exactly who it is," smiled Vegeta as he leapt from the throne and cracked his knuckles. "Stay here and kill any intruders. I will not be long."
With that, Vegeta shot out of the room and darted into the air. Goku shrugged it off. He'd sensed a new power had arrived on the Planet but it was nothing to get worked up over.
"Ah well, better go and check on Raditz and Dad," he said as he cheerily skipped off to the rehabilitation zone.
****
The Planet Vegeta wasn't the biggest place in the world. It didn't take long for Dodoria to find Prince Vegeta. It seemed like an eternity passed as Dodoria watched the image of the young Prince appear on the horizon and scurry down from the sky. In fact, the time that elapsed between Dodoria seeing Vegeta and his landing was more along the lines of a heartbeat.
The sun descended with the Prince as it crept out from underneath one of the many clouds that had circled the Planet for some time. Vegeta's hair waved violently as every part of his body mimicked the utter seriousness suggested by his facial expression. Vegeta hadn't forgotten what had happened to his father. Every snort, breath, twitch or muscle movement that Dodoria made only fuelled the Prince's rage. He'd kill that pink bastard and he'd enjoy doing it.
"Well, well, the mighty Prince Vegeta! There are a few rumors doing the rounds that you've defeated Captain Ginyu!" laughed Dodoria. He shook his head. "Whilst we're on the subject - have YOU got any good jokes?"
Vegeta didn't move. He didn't offer any immediate response. The Prince stood perfectly still as he tracked Dodoria's every ounce of living matter. Sadistic thoughts swept through Vegeta as he stared on in disgust at the pink beast before him. A part of him was ashamed that his father had been killed by such an inferior being. It was then that he decided not only to kill Dodoria but to torture him completely.
"Quiet, you filthy pig!" rampaged the Prince ultimately. "It's obvious that you don't actually believe I killed Ginyu. Why else would you be here? You're nothing EVEN compared to him. I guess that makes you less than nothing when compared to me. That's right, I didn't just beat Ginyu. I vaporized him from existence!"
"Haha!" cackled Dodoria. He still couldn't possibly believe that this half monkey could defeat a warrior of Ginyu's quality - no matter how strong the Prince had become. "You Saiya-jin should try your hand at comedy!"
"Yes, funny, isn't it?" smiled Vegeta as he unnerved Dodoria again. "I'm not going to lie to you. You're going to die, Dodoria. You're going to die a very painful death. Ginyu had it relatively easy. You will not."
Dodoria had not really contemplated death. Why should he? This was simply a Saiya-jin he was fighting, regardless of heritage.
"Even now, I can see you questioning yourself!" proclaimed Vegeta as he strode towards Dodoria. "You're wondering whether I am bluffing or not. Is he really that strong? So many questions are flooding your fat head. It's frightening to look death full on in the face. That was a fate that my father had to endure! Still, I am not my father. I will destroy you."
"You fool! You've always been full of yourself but this time you've gone mad! I get it! Since Daddy isn't around anymore, poor Vegeta had lost it completely! Aww, bless!" croaked Dodoria wildly.
"If you're so sure in your abilities, then how about you stop talking? We both know you're simply prolonging the inevitable. It was a grave mistake to come here, Dodoria. Your last mistake."
It was true that Dodoria wasn't sure whether or not the Prince was bluffing. He didn't care at that moment in time though. Dodoria was a stupid beast and nothing more - he didn't like being spoken to in the manner that Vegeta had. He reacted like a boar as he jolted and charged at the Prince.
It didn't take more than a swift side step for Vegeta to move out of harm's way. The Prince propelled a terrific left handed punch in the stomach of the great beast. Vegeta wanted to puncture Dodoria and drive his fist straight through the body of the imperial puppet. It was almost physically impossible but Vegeta figured he'd give it a go anyway.
Dodoria rolled backwards as his feet seemed as if they were about to cave in. He felt like the Earth was breaking up from beneath him. It would probably have been less painful if it had of done too as Vegeta's lesson in suffering had begun.
"How dare you march onto MY Planet and into MY Palace!" screamed Vegeta as connected with a stunning kick to the jaw. Blood began to trickle from Dodoria's fat nose as the carnage now revealed bodily fluid. "You have sealed your own fate!"
The Prince fired a beam of pink Ki directly into the face of the chubby alien. It blew Dodoria several yards backwards and ensured that he lay on the floor in a pool of his own saliva and blood. Frieza's henchman struggled to breathe, as the energy blast seemed to have drained everything he had to offer.
"Now, do you believe I killed Ginyu?" roasted the Prince as he picked up the body of Dodoria before slamming it into the unforgiving rock once again.
The pink skinned creature cried out in pain as he body collided with the Planet surface time after time. You could almost hear the sound of broken bones, head on collisions and utter terror all rolled into one gigantic moan as Dodoria moaned again. His armor had been torn off completely and that left him exposed to Vegeta's assault.
"Look at you! How pathetic! All those years of telling ME that I was just a monkey? And what's this? The great Dodoria humbled at the feet of the TRUE power of the Universe!" exclaimed Vegeta as he once again landed a telling blow to the chest with his knee.
"Pl.ple," started Dodoria as his words became mixed up with his breathing patterns. It was simply too much effort for his body to do so many things at once.
"Please? Please? Please what? Please end this misery? Oh no, Dodoria, I've not had my fun yet!" snapped Vegeta as he picked him up again and tossed him into the air. Dodoria floated gracefully as his eyes shut. Vegeta pelted the body with Ki blasts from below as they bruised and battered an already beaten opponent.
Dodoria landed and smacked the floor again. It was hard to believe that even one of the strongest fighters in the galaxy could ensure much more of Vegeta's rage. The Prince was slowly but surely making his painstaking blunt point to Dodoria. He wanted the pink beast to understand that his death would be a cold-blooded execution - just as King Vegeta's was.
"What's the matter, Dodoria? Is this proving a bit harder than you thought?" laughed Vegeta wickedly. "You've not even landed a punch, you slob!"
The Prince thumped Dodoria's spinal chord into his knee. It choked itself as it almost snapped instantly. The truth was that Vegeta could have broken Dodoria in two if he'd wanted to. However, he wanted to maximize the pain. Vegeta held Dodoria over his knee as he rubbed and jammed his leg into the pink beast's back.
Dodoria's screams could be heard for miles around. It was sickening. The darker side of the Prince was there for all to see.
Vegeta picked up Dodoria once more. Frieza's helper could no longer open one of his eyes and the other barely responded to what was going on around it. It was probably for the best that Vegeta had virtually blinded him by this point anyway. All Dodoria could feel was an underlying surge of pain that shot through his body and drained every vein he had.
"Why aren't you talking to me? Can you not hear me?" quipped Vegeta as he raised Dodoria by his left ear. Everything about Dodoria was half-dead. His arms couldn't even function. They'd been totally and utterly obliterated by one of the many Ki attacks Vegeta had thrown. "If you can't hear me - no need for these then."
A blood curdling tear could be heard before a large thud. Vegeta had dropped Dodoria to the ground finally. However, he'd only ripped off his ear. An open wound now replaced the flesh that had been removed by Vegeta.
Dodoria didn't speak after that. It was the removal of his ear which finally killed him off completely. What was left of his eyes slowly halted and his heart beat slowed rapidly. Yes, he was barely alive but that was Vegeta's aim. The Prince had kept Dodoria alive just long enough for him to realise that the Universe was going to undergo some radical changes.
"You had to learn the hard way, Dodoria!" laughed Vegeta as he looked at the decaying "almost corpse" that lay before him. Finally, his tone hardened. The playful, sadistic Vegeta changed into the ruthless, sadistic Vegeta. He raised his arm once more as he pointed down at Dodoria. "Goodbye, Dodoria! Maybe you'll learn to take the Saiya-jin more seriously in the afterlife!"
The blue ball of Ki glowed vibrantly on his right hand as Dodoria's body wept without crying. The body had all but failed to function. Vegeta had mutilated Dodoria. The Prince was proud of his efforts.
"THIS ONE IS FOR MY FATHER!" he gasped at last.
It was the last sentence that Dodoria ever heard. Well, he would have heard it if Vegeta's hadn't already torn off one of his ears. Dodoria's soul heard the message though. He didn't need ears to tell what Vegeta was saying.
The blast of energy exploded like a nuclear bomb as various pieces of flesh bounced around the landscape. The smoke died down and revealed the solitary figure of Prince Vegeta. The Prince had never acted so brutally before in battle. He'd surprised even himself by the degree of suffering that he wanted to share with Dodoria.
However, despite the ruthlessness, despite the cold hearted rage, despite the devil that lurked within - Vegeta's cause was just. He was growing into a fine warrior and one that was certainly ready to fight against Frieza.
Yet another imperial was dead. Vegeta's quest for revenge had brought about another death. The body count wouldn't matter though unless Frieza was added to it somewhere along the line. The Prince waited for his chance.