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Notes: Well... the comedy piece isn't coming along too fast, so I decided to post the next chapter. Enjoy! ^_^
Chapter Thirteen: The Surge
"Now, kiss me, Vegeta-chan." - Seether
April 7, Saturday à Four days until the eclipse
-Vegeta-
Gone.
Dead.
Taken from me.
All because of Kakarot.
Earlier I had doubts... I can't remember why, but Mistress Seether assures me it's the truth. Kakarot is the reason my mate is dead.
So empty now, my soul. The void that once held our love for each other is so vast. I feel barren.
But soon the void will be filled with Kakarot's blood. I will savor every moment of his death, whether it is swift or agonizingly slow. Mistress will decide the way his death will come.
He will pay.
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My original plan was to erase his memories and brainwash him so he would serve me without question. He would assist me in achieving my conquest, killing anyone that got in the way, and from then on he would be my king and lover.
But I have altered and improved my plan a bit. In light of this "love" he had for his deceased mate, I will not erase everything in his memory. I will leave in all the happiest memories he had with this woman, such as their first night together. Nothing with the children in it will be left however. Those brats are reminders of any love he has left in his life and could jeopardize my plot. Along with the choice remembrances will be every single painful event in his life, every moment of agony in his past. This way, my conduit will see this Bulma of being the only joy he ever had.
And with her being dead and my assurance that it is the fault of this Kakarot, also known as Goku, Vegeta will waste no time in disposing of those fools trying to stop me. He will be even more of a killing machine than he was when he was under Frieza's control.
I am almost finished altering his mind. Even now I can sense his dark, evil thoughts, his constant fantasies of obliterating Goku. I can also feel his loyalty towards me, his willingness to comply with any order I give. If his rescuers do make it down here before the eclipse, he would most certainly do away with them at my word.
I may just let them down here. Just for some entertainment as I watch them try to defeat my warrior, my slave. Not that I won't toy with them as they make their way, as with the deep canyon I forged across some of my tunnels.
There. I take my hand off his forehead. All the unnecessary memories are erased and he is brimming with dark energy.
"So," I say, kneeling down and tilting his chin up so he stares back at me with enchanted eyes, "who are you loyal to Vegeta-chan?"
"To you, Mistress," he replies.
"And who is the only one who cares for you?"
"You, Mistress."
"And what will you do to those approaching who are trying to ruin my plans?"
"Whatever you wish of me, Mistress."
I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him deeply. I pull back and smile at him evilly, leaning against him. One more test.
"Put your arms around me, Vegeta-chan," I order, and my maniacal grin grows wider as he does so, holding me tightly around the waist.
"Now," I continue, tilting my head upward, "kiss me, Vegeta-chan."
He looks down at me with hazy eyes and takes my chin in his callused fingers, bringing his lips to mine. He kisses me softly, and I enjoy it. That woman certainly taught him well. Too bad she's no longer alive to feel the same pleasure.
I pull back and place a hand on his cheek. "Good boy."
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"You know, Relena," Goten said, leaning back against the dirt wall, "you haven't told us anything about yourself."
The rescue group was taking a break after hours and hours of hiking through tunnels. So they rested at the next fork they came too, the only other area of intersection since the one they had run into before the earthquake that had caused the crevasse.
"Yeah," Trunks joined in. "I mean, we've told you a lot about us, so it's only fair that we know at least a little about you."
Relena thought for a moment. "I don't know... We're not supposed to talk about the society."
"Well," Goku put in, "you don't have to tell us about that."
"What do you want to know?"
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Bra asked playfully.
Relena blushed, and Bra couldn't help but notice that she glanced at Goten. "No. I really don't have time to date or anything. When you're in the society, your best chance of finding a boyfriend is to date someone else in the society."
"Is that the case with your parents?" Goten asked.
"Oh, yes. My 'kaasan and 'tousan met each other on a joint mission. Two agents barely work together, since our members are so few, but I guess it was fate that they met. They got married a year after, and had me a couple of years after that.
Trunks raised his eyebrows. "And they're okay with you going on dangerous missions such as this?"
"Of course not," Bra put in, "but you guys do it all the time even though 'Kaasan and Chi-Chi are never okay with it."
A long quiet fell over the room at the reminder of Bulma.
Relena broke the silence. "Well, my 'kaasan didn't want me to be a member of the society. She dropped out so I could lead a normal life. She raised me for a few years, but..." Relena took a deep breath. "She died. She was in a car accident when she came to pick me up from kindergarten."
"'Tousan didn't have any other choice but to raise me to be a member of the society. He couldn't just send me to a foster home or anything; it would've broken his heart. I was given an excellent education along with training in self defense and such, and I got my first case four years ago, when I was seventeen."
"You're twenty-one?!" Trunks exclaimed. "You look my sister's age!"
"I get that from my okaasan. It's in her genes, along with the aura thing. She was clairvoyant, though. For some reason we got different powers. She couldn't see auras, but she could see into the future." Relena paused. "I always suspected she knew she was going to die that day. I remember... when she dropped me off at kindergarten she gave me a huge hug and a kiss and told me that she loved me. I mean, she always did that, but she looked so sad that day..."
"About your aura sensing ability, Relena," Goku brought up. "I don't think you're the only one. When we power up for our fights an aura always shows up around us."
"Yes, but I don't need to wait for you to power up to see your aura," Relena pointed out, "and I can tell more than your power level from your aura."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh. For instance, Goku, from your aura I can tell that many years ago you were infected with heart disease. Am I right?"
Goku gaped at her. "That's right."
Relena frowned. "How come you don't have it now?"
"Uh, it's a long story. We don't have time for it now."
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I sense their discussion and I chuckle. "You won't have time for anything soon, Goku."
Vegeta growls at the name. I feel the sound vibrate through his body as I lean against him, my back to his stomach. His arms are still wrapped around my midriff and his muscles tense, tightening his hold on my midsection.
"Calm down, Vegeta-chan," I order. "The reason Kakarot and the others don't have time for anything is because they'll be running for their lives... or at least swimming."
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Relena stood up. "We should get going."
Everyone nodded in agreement and got up also, gathering their things.
Goku suddenly jerked his head. "Do you guys hear that?"
"Hear what, 'Tousan?" Goten asked.
Goku put a finger to his lips. "Listen."
The five stood still, trying to hear whatever Goku was talking about.
"It sounds like..." Trunks muttered.
"Water," Bra finished.
"Rushing water," Goten added.
The five all looked at each other, and then towards the sound. It was getting louder by the second, so much so that even Relena could hear it now.
"How far away is it?" Bra said.
"It's hard to tell because of the echo," Goku replied.
"We should get moving," Relena repeated. "Now."
"Which way do we go?" Goten asked shrilly.
"Don't panic!" Trunks shrieked at him. "It won't help if you panic!"
"I'm not panicking!"
Goku turned to Relena. "Which way do we go? Left or right?"
"Well, last time we slit up at the intersection, but-"
Trunks interrupted her, "But we should probably reconsider since there's a rush of water heading right for us!"
Relena whirled on him. "Stop panicking! I can't think straight!"
"I'm not panicking!"
Suddenly Relena, Trunks, Goten, and Goku became involved in a panic-induced argument, yelling and generally freaking out. Bra could only watch them in between her glances towards the sound of the surging fluid.
The roaring got louder, and Bra shone her flashlight towards the back of the tunnel, and the beam revealed a trickle of water heading towards them. The trickle expanded more and more each second, hinting about what was headed their way.
"Um, guys?" Bra spoke up. "Hello!" They continued to bicker, ignoring her. "YO!!!"
Everyone turned to her. "WHAT?"
"RUN!" Bra grabbed Relena's arm and burst into the right tunnel as a massive surge of water burst into the tunnel.
"Kuso!" Trunks yelled and sped off after them, closely followed by the two Son family members.
They outran the rushing liquid for a few minutes before the ground turned to mud, causing them to lose traction. Trunks was the first to slip and lose his balance, falling back and knocking into Goten, causing the two friends to be overtaken by the water. Goku was next, collapsing flat on his face before the water smashed into him.
We're done for. That was Relena's last thought before she and Bra were knocked over by the icy liquid. The two girls struggled in the surge, trying not to lose each other, but they were tossed and turned and Relena's hand was disengaged from Bra's.
Relena could feel her body twist and flip as the rough current rammed her into walls and thrust her against the ceiling and the floor. Her lungs felt like they were being pierced by thousands of needles; she needed air NOW. But the tunnel was completely occupied with water and there was nowhere to get oxygen. Relena finally gave in and exhaled, then breathing in a gulp of salty fluid. She started to choke, desperate for the air that wasn't there.
Then everything was black.
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In the next chapter we find out if they survive. Sure, Saiyajins can hold their breath, but for how long? Especially when you're being rammed into walls. And what about Relena? How much can a human take? And what about Vegeta? Will he continue to be Seether's loyal dog? (or monkey? Lol) And how long can I keep up this cheesy announcer thing? (Well, FUNimation has done it for years, so there's no reason I can't...)
Now to continue my new comedy thing, to be finished... um... whenever... ^_^;