Here's chapter 134! Thanks to Rawrz, the1andonlylucian, DarkReina and DingleberryDovah for the reviews on chapter 133.

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Turles raised an eyebrow as two Crusher Balls flew in his direction. The female Brench had one up on her sibling after all. To the Saiyan's disgust as he busied himself with the twin attacks he was partially struck by the third. His recently purchased armor had signs of significant damage from the impact, only his years of battle experience had allowed him to escape the full brunt of the attack.

"Hmm, clever girl. I'm slightly impressed, " the Scourge of the Southern Quadrant commented.

Movement to his right made the pirate commander turn aside only to find an after image which enabled Jeiclyn to deliver an upper cut from the left. Why did everyone aim for his face?

"I suppose you're doing your best to mar my appearance so my devastatingly handsome self won't distract you, " Turles quipped.

"Ow' do ya manage ta function carryin' that EGO o' yours around?" Jeiclyn snapped.

"It is a chore to be sure but I manage!"

The white-maned female spouted a torrent of epithets as she was rudely backhanded by the Saiyan pirate.

"Figures ya'd 'ave no problem strikin' a lady!"

Turles looked about searchingly for a moment, "There's a lady present? I wasn't aware of that. Where are you hiding her?"

The brigand's mocking query prompted another streak of choice words.

"I've always understood that only ladies of ill repute use such coarse language!" Turles tittered as the Brench's face deepened in color.

Spiteful comments easily got under the skin of the feminine contrast to Jeice but Turles had discovered another ploy to erode her self-control. She would aim a punch or kick that he would easily evade. Then the spiky-haired warrior would phase in and nip at her ear or give her a most embarrassing considerable swat to her backside with his tail. Jeiclyn would lunge out ready to deliver a blow only to have an after image fade before her eyes while the Saiyan pirate made his presence known by painfully yanking her hair.

Jeiclyn growled in frustration as her attempts to battle the Saiyan were met with hardly any effort on Turles's part as if she were just an annoyance to be swatted away.

During his time under Frieza Turles had fought with female Saiyan warriors who were considered on par with their male counterparts. Such was not always the case on other planets with other races. There were skilled female warriors that he relished the opportunity to fight and those that were sadly not his match that were easily disposed of. All life forms were eradicated during planet purges it didn't matter what their particular gender may have been.

Turles phased in behind the red complexioned woman once more. To his amazement the Brench moved with amazing speed and the strength to lift him into a most unexpected piledriver. Turles recovered quickly going into a backflip and regaining his footing. The space buccaneer nodded in approval as several punches connected. Jeiclyn was furious as she caught the Saiyan break into a genuine smile.

"Much better! Keep it coming!"

"Do ya' think this is ah game? Ah' plan on killin' ya!" Jeiclyn screeched.

"You're more than welcome to try. I'm relieved to see you finally making a serious effort!" Turles called out.

To her chagrin Jeiclyn realized the Saiyan was no longer holding back. His blows now came at full force. Even with her power up she wouldn't be able to keep the pace up for long. Her breath came in ragged gasps now, it was almost certain that the merciless pirate had broken some ribs.

Jeice's sibling heard a loud snap as Turles wrenched her right arm behind her while casually reaching over and shattering the humerus of her left. Her legs were kicked out from under her and her face was cruelly pressed into the rocky soil.

"You put up a decent fight. Take comfort in the fact that your brother met his end in battle. Stay down and accept your defeat, Frieza isn't worth your life," Turles advised.

The Saiyan jumped back as the red energy sphere shot out from Jeiclyn's right hand. He'd given the woman a chance now she'd have to deal with the consequences of refusing his merciful offer...

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Bulma took a deep breath and then turned her back to the Kqualaran law enforcers. Steeling herself she took another breath and stepped away.

"Bulma! What are you doing?" Chi-Chi shouted as she scrambled to her feet.

The bluenette walked up to her now long-time companion, " Chi-Chi, Daiz helped destroy our homes, our friends and family members. I'm not under his spell anymore. It may sound harsh but Daiz deserves to answer for his crimes. It's our duty to do what's necessary to set things right as they were before Turles and his crew of monsters took away everyone we love. Gohan deserves to grow up with his real family not the twisted charade of one Turles has created. Besides if Turles is so perfect...let HIM figure out how to help Daiz!"

Chi-Chi stood transfixed for a moment at Bulma's words. It seemed callous to just abandon Daiz to his fate but so much of what Bulma said rang true. Gohan's affections for Turles and his crew were certainly misguided and how wonderful it would be to have her family and home rightfully restored into being once more. She squeezed her eyes shut and forced away the memory of the look she'd observed pass between her son and the hated Saiyan as Gohan successfully recovered from the horrific viral infection. It was her duty as a mother and a wife to do the right thing...

"Miss! Oh, Miss!"

Bulma recognized the voice of the green insectoid alien who had saluted her calling out to her.

"Yes?"

"Miss..um...I don't have the pleasure of knowing your name."

"I'm Bulma Brief."

"I am Captain Telgius and I'm very pleased to inform you that a substantial reward is yours for the capture of one of the galaxy's most notorious malefactors. You are interested in collecting it are you not?"

Chi-Chi shook her head.

"Chi-Chi! We need transportation to where the ship I created is hidden. We need supplies, food and fuel for the ship. We NEED the reward!" Bulma whispered.

Chi-Chi held back, accepting the reward seemed like accepting blood money.

"Remember Chi-Chi this is for Gohan and Goku and.."

The Ox-princess held up hand for Bulma to cease and nodded her head.

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Until the next chapter!

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