Chapter 4
Dieing

Sotika learned an important lesson from those two days. She learned how life could have been for her if she wasn't a warrior. She often thought of Riaka. Would Zarbon kill her? Vegeta had saved Sotika from Raddiz, but who would be there for her?

The next year or so was a blast. She followed Vegeta and the others every were. She helped the conquor planets and peoples bbut all in the name of Frezza. Though Sotika often wondered why she chose not to ask. She understood no one wanted to be doing it for him, so why did they?

the five Saiyjins were all seated around a frie. "This planethad less resistance than I expected." Nappa comented "it does seem to be getting eassier." Sotika observed "Well, you are getting a lot stronger." Meoke said with a smile on his face Sotika pointed her nose to the stars. "Why thank you" she said proudly

Vegeta walked back toward the rest of them. He'd been receiving a transmision on his scouter. "Well we leave tomarrow" he said "Were to?" Raddiz asked "To see Frezza" Vegeta said serioucly Suddnely Meoke went quiet to. That tended to happen when some one mentoned Frezza. Raddiz and nappa however were unchanged.

"I'll bet Frezza will give us a huge reward!" Raddiz declaired "Yea! An entire race of people in three days that's gotta be some kind of record" Nappa added


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As they loaded the space pods the next morning Sotika turned to surve the damage. The buildings were all destroied. Debre was strewn every were. Survivers wandered around aimlessly or saerching for family. Sotika was very proud.

The five warroirs blasted off. Sotika set the coordanents for for Frezza's ship into the computer. She watched the stars wizz past. As she casualy swished her tail back and forth she thought once again how greatful she was to have her own space pod.

Two days latter an alarm went off. Sotika was jerked awake. She blinked the sleep from her eyes and emerged from the pod. Instinctivly she slpied her tail under her armor. This time she was prepared to go with the slaves and play women for a day or so and waited to be told so. But no one said any thing. Senceing her confusion Vegeta turned to her. "Just hide your tail, keep your mouth shut and follow my lead." he said

She folled the others down the hall into the room and down to her knees at the sight of Frezza. "Greetings master Frezza!" Vegeta started "we are happy to report that the people in sector 3 have pledge loyalty to you in just three short days." Sotika looked up to see the man from so long ago. It was hard to keep her feelings of hate bottled up when Frezza was this close.

Suddenly she was aware of the others with Frezza. An ugly pink guy and a tall handsom blue man. She hadden't noticed Zarbon right away, but he'd sertainly noticed her. "I thought she was a slave." Zarbon thought "What's Vegeta up to with this girl?"

Nappa and Raddiz were argueing with Frezza while Meoke about a reward as Vegeta tried to calm them down. "my apologise master Frezza" Vegeta said as the five wariors amde their way to the door At this time Zarbon thought it nessisary to add his two sence. "What more can you expect ... from a monkey" he said laughing

Some were inside Meoke Zarbon's comment cause an explotion, and he snapped. His eyes red with furry he lunged at Zarbon. This caught caught every one off gaurd, but Frezza. He calmly watched Zarbon and Meoke struggle for a moment and then ina flash of light sent Meoke to the ground, the blood racing out of his body.

Nappa and Sotika dragged Meoke out and Raddiz and Vgetea followed. They came about twenty yards from their space pods and stopped. The planet was bleek and bare with no plant life any were. The sky was red as if it senced the pain of the situation. Sotika knelt down with Meoke's head in her lap. the other three standing around them. Sotika put her hand on Meoke's shoulder. "We'll get Frezza and his goons for this" Nappa said trying to keep from crying "You guys don't understand, Frezza's more powerful then you can imagine. He's not a person he's a monster." Meoke's voice was raspy and he struggled to get the words out

His true ower is beyond all night-mares. It can't be contained in that weak body you see him as. The real Frezza is worlds worse." "I don't care!" Sotika cut in "he's going to pay for this!" The tears welled up in Sotika's eyes, Raddiz voice whispered from behind "Saiyjin's don't cry." Meoke put his hand on hers "I'm goning to miis you the most Tika." he whispered "The nice thing about leaving this demention is you can tell everyone how you feel about them." "Meoke?" Sotika wimpered "Don't feel bad, you and Vegeta make a better couple then you and I would have any way" he said trying to smile at her like he used to Sotika's cheeks turned bright red. She looked up at Vegeta, rather confused. He too was blushing with a confused smile on his face.

The sun set as the last drop of life drained from Meoke's body. They chose a spot of ground and burried him. "And then there were four" Raddiz said softly Sotika once again felt the tears burning her eye but stoped her self in fear of Raddiz. Vegeta came and slipped his arm around her waist. "It'll be o.k." he whispered She looked up at him and for no logical reason bearly even conciouce she was doing it she kissed him. Nappa elbowed Raddiz "I told you so" he whispered Raddiz just stood there with his arms folded and shook his head in discust.


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Nappa and Sotika were in a large room staring at the sunrise through the window. Sotika thought of Meoke. How he always called her Princess and he always became deathly quite when Frezza was mentioned.

Raddiz shattered her thoughts with his own. "What do you think Meoke meant when he was babbling on a bout Frezza?" he asked from the doorway Sotika gave him an evil look. How could he be so unfeeling about this?

Nappa was still staring out the window. "You don't understand. He'd been through more then you know." he said with out turning around "I found him on this desert planet. He was the only survivor. His parents had left Vegeta to live on this planet, cause they thought it would be more peaceful. Unfortunately Frezza chose this planet for his special training ground. He began innocently slaughtering the native. Meoke's father decided to try and put a stop to this. Then some thing happened. Meoke said he changed some how, like he became another person. Bigger and stronger like nothing he'd ever seen. Until all of the sudden he came small again but this time with a power that can't be described. Meoke was just a little Saiyjin, but it scared him really bad. He told me this story the day I found him. I felt so bad for him I took him with me and trained him..." Nappa again went silent trying not to cry Sotika realized that Vegeta had joined then too. Nappa continued "He always said if he had to go he wanted to do so on be half of Saiyjin pride. So I guess ... it isn't so bad."