Dragon Ball Z belongs to Akira Toriyama, not me.
The Price of Power
By: Kichi
Radditz stepped out of his pod with a sigh. It had been a long trip and he was hungry and tired. He headed to the mess hall and saw Kuui stalking past.
"Oh, another monkey boy, I see." Radditz turned, his tail uncurling and trashing in fury.
"What was that?" Kuui stopped and turned as well.
"Your ears are big enough, you heard me." Kuui snarled. Radditz was about to charge when he felt a hand grab his wrist. He turned and looked down and there stood his Prince.
"Prince Vegeta!" he said, immediately going down on one knee. Vegeta snorted and strode past him.
"We end this now, Kuui." Vegeta snarled. Kuui laughed.
"As you wish." They flew at each other and the force of their blows made the walls shudder. Vegeta was the faster of the two but Kuui was still stronger. Vegeta dodged several attacks and lashed out with a foot, catching Kuui in the jaw. He grinned as he heard the bone snap. Kuui howled in rage, clutching his jaw. Vegeta laughed and dashed forward striking his unguarded abdomen repeatedly. Kuui doubled over and Vegeta kicked him in the chin. Kuui's jaw was again broken. He was shocked and in pain. ::I am stronger than he is, how can he do this to me?:: Vegeta lunged forward and knocked Kuui to the ground. In a desperate attempt Kuui latched onto Vegeta's tail. ::It worked before, why not again?:: Vegeta winced in pain but stayed on his feet, but it was enough for Kuui. He shot a thin, but powerful ki-beam. It pierced Vegeta just below his collar bone and exited though his back and burned a hole in the wall. Vegeta howled in rage and pain and began to pound Kuui into the floor with his fists.
Suddenly several pairs of hands grabbed Vegeta and pulled him off of Kuui. With a maddened shriek he tossed them off and continued his assault. Suddenly Vegeta found himself being slammed repeatedly into the wall. He opened his eyes and saw the fat, pink face of Dodoria.
"Causing trouble again, little monkey? We'll see what Lord Frieza has to say about this." He grabbed Vegeta by the throat and hauled him up in the air, his thumb pressing into his wind pipe. Vegeta kicked him repeatedly in his fat gut, but Dodoria only smiled.
"Let him go!" Nappa demanded, leaping over the pile of bruised and beaten men. Radditz stood beside him.
"Get lost! I've been ordered by Lord Frieza himself to bring any trouble-makers directly to him! Unless.. you wish to join us." He said, grinning mockingly. Nappa stepped forward but Radditz held him back.
"You fool! What are you doing?" he hissed. Nappa glared at him and yanked out of his grip. He turned and frowned as Vegeta continued to kick Dodoria. He noted with a frown that Vegeta's kicks were getting weaker. "We can't help him, Frieza will kill us, you know that as well as I do!" he was right. There wasn't a thing they could do at all but sit and watch and hope their Prince survived Frieza's wrath.
Vegeta struggled to get out of Dodoria's grasp as he carried him down the hall by his throat. He couldn't breath and he was on the verge of passing out. Dodoria noted his red face with a laugh and adjusted his grip so the saiyan could breathe. Vegeta gasped in relief as oxygen filled his lungs at last. The gray fuzziness that had been filling his vision had vanished. Once he could breathe he felt the pain between his neck and shoulder, but couldn't recall what had happened to cause it. He took a few deep breaths and with renewed fury, began to kick Dodoria in his fat belly.
"Stop, that tickles." He snapped. Vegeta grunted and kicked him harder. "Damn it, you brat!" he stopped walking. The damn brat had to keep kicking him in the same spot, it did hurt, but he wouldn't admit that to the little punk, or anyone else for that matter. So he repaid the favor and slammed his beefy fist into Vegeta's stomach about ten times. Vegeta groaned in pain and Dodoria grinned. ::If he kicks me one more time, I'll yank his tail right off!:: he thought as he strode to Frieza's throne room.
He entered the room and threw Vegeta to the floor. Frieza turned and looked down at Vegeta who was on his knees, and slowly climbing to his feet. He sighed and shook his head. Zarbon saw Vegeta and sighed as well.
"These saiyan's seem to be more trouble than they're worth." He noted with a smirk. Frieza chuckled quietly.
"He will prove his worth soon enough." Frieza replied. The head of the science department, the head of navigation, and several other men who ran the ship looked up from the map that they'd all been looking at to watch the spectacle before them. Frieza got up from his chair and slowly walked over to Vegeta. He noted Vegeta's wounds and admired the fact that the boy stood before them grim and defiant. ::That's a Saiyan for you. They never know when to give up.::
"Vegeta." he sighed walking slow circles around the prince. "What have you done now?" he opened his mouth to reply and Frieza back-handed him, sending him to the floor with a thud. He groaned and shook his head, his vision blurred. "That was a rhetorical question. It does not matter what you did. Needless to say you are here before me again. As far as I am concerned you are no longer a prince. Do not expect to be treated like one. You are nothing but the last of a bunch of stupid monkeys. Your only worth is your strength." He grabbed Vegeta by the chin and pulled him to his feet. "Do you understand?" Vegeta did not answer. Frieza's eyes narrowed. "This is no time to be difficult. Is your pride worth so much? Your Father was much the same way, but in the end, he too bowed before me, just as you will." Vegeta's eyes snapped shut. He'd always hated his father for joining with Frieza. He wouldn't be in this position now if it wasn't for him! He heard laughter from the group surrounding Frieza's throne. Frieza smiled. "You still have nothing to say? Then you will have to learn a lesson in humility." He grabbed Vegeta's arm and began to apply pressure, twisting it. Vegeta bit his lip. Frieza would never break his pride. He knew who he was and nothing the demon before him did would change that. Frieza twisted his arm more. Vegeta bit down harder tasting blood. "You saiyan's and your pride.. is it more important than life itself?" Frieza asked, his voice deceptively soft. He twisted Vegeta's arm further and noticed with a smile the sweat running down Vegeta's face. He gave another hard twist and felt the bones break. Vegeta screamed in agony, unable to hold it back any longer.
Radditz and Nappa paced outside Frieza's chamber when they heard the cry of agony. They exchanged looks of dread and pressed themselves against the thick double doors, trying to hear.
Frieza stared down at Vegeta. The young saiyan held his arm and made soft moaning noises through clenched teeth.
"You disappoint me Vegeta." Frieza said, his face a blank mask. He lifted Vegeta by the throat and threw him into the wall, grinning as he heard more bones snap. "Get him out of here." He said. Dodoria walked over to the boy and grabbed his tail, grinning as he whimpered in pain. He dragged him out of the room and stopped short as he saw Nappa and Radditz outside with looks of dread on their faces.
"Here ya go." He said, kicking Vegeta and sending him tumbling over to them.
"Those bastards! Look what they've done!" Radditz cried kneeling down next to Vegeta. Vegeta rolled onto his side and began to cough harshly, blood splashing the floor. Nappa leaned down and picked him up as gently as he could. They then noticed his arm bent at an unnatural angle. Nappa and Radditz cursed silently as they raced him to the regeneration tanks.
To be continued...
The Price of Power
By: Kichi
Radditz stepped out of his pod with a sigh. It had been a long trip and he was hungry and tired. He headed to the mess hall and saw Kuui stalking past.
"Oh, another monkey boy, I see." Radditz turned, his tail uncurling and trashing in fury.
"What was that?" Kuui stopped and turned as well.
"Your ears are big enough, you heard me." Kuui snarled. Radditz was about to charge when he felt a hand grab his wrist. He turned and looked down and there stood his Prince.
"Prince Vegeta!" he said, immediately going down on one knee. Vegeta snorted and strode past him.
"We end this now, Kuui." Vegeta snarled. Kuui laughed.
"As you wish." They flew at each other and the force of their blows made the walls shudder. Vegeta was the faster of the two but Kuui was still stronger. Vegeta dodged several attacks and lashed out with a foot, catching Kuui in the jaw. He grinned as he heard the bone snap. Kuui howled in rage, clutching his jaw. Vegeta laughed and dashed forward striking his unguarded abdomen repeatedly. Kuui doubled over and Vegeta kicked him in the chin. Kuui's jaw was again broken. He was shocked and in pain. ::I am stronger than he is, how can he do this to me?:: Vegeta lunged forward and knocked Kuui to the ground. In a desperate attempt Kuui latched onto Vegeta's tail. ::It worked before, why not again?:: Vegeta winced in pain but stayed on his feet, but it was enough for Kuui. He shot a thin, but powerful ki-beam. It pierced Vegeta just below his collar bone and exited though his back and burned a hole in the wall. Vegeta howled in rage and pain and began to pound Kuui into the floor with his fists.
Suddenly several pairs of hands grabbed Vegeta and pulled him off of Kuui. With a maddened shriek he tossed them off and continued his assault. Suddenly Vegeta found himself being slammed repeatedly into the wall. He opened his eyes and saw the fat, pink face of Dodoria.
"Causing trouble again, little monkey? We'll see what Lord Frieza has to say about this." He grabbed Vegeta by the throat and hauled him up in the air, his thumb pressing into his wind pipe. Vegeta kicked him repeatedly in his fat gut, but Dodoria only smiled.
"Let him go!" Nappa demanded, leaping over the pile of bruised and beaten men. Radditz stood beside him.
"Get lost! I've been ordered by Lord Frieza himself to bring any trouble-makers directly to him! Unless.. you wish to join us." He said, grinning mockingly. Nappa stepped forward but Radditz held him back.
"You fool! What are you doing?" he hissed. Nappa glared at him and yanked out of his grip. He turned and frowned as Vegeta continued to kick Dodoria. He noted with a frown that Vegeta's kicks were getting weaker. "We can't help him, Frieza will kill us, you know that as well as I do!" he was right. There wasn't a thing they could do at all but sit and watch and hope their Prince survived Frieza's wrath.
Vegeta struggled to get out of Dodoria's grasp as he carried him down the hall by his throat. He couldn't breath and he was on the verge of passing out. Dodoria noted his red face with a laugh and adjusted his grip so the saiyan could breathe. Vegeta gasped in relief as oxygen filled his lungs at last. The gray fuzziness that had been filling his vision had vanished. Once he could breathe he felt the pain between his neck and shoulder, but couldn't recall what had happened to cause it. He took a few deep breaths and with renewed fury, began to kick Dodoria in his fat belly.
"Stop, that tickles." He snapped. Vegeta grunted and kicked him harder. "Damn it, you brat!" he stopped walking. The damn brat had to keep kicking him in the same spot, it did hurt, but he wouldn't admit that to the little punk, or anyone else for that matter. So he repaid the favor and slammed his beefy fist into Vegeta's stomach about ten times. Vegeta groaned in pain and Dodoria grinned. ::If he kicks me one more time, I'll yank his tail right off!:: he thought as he strode to Frieza's throne room.
He entered the room and threw Vegeta to the floor. Frieza turned and looked down at Vegeta who was on his knees, and slowly climbing to his feet. He sighed and shook his head. Zarbon saw Vegeta and sighed as well.
"These saiyan's seem to be more trouble than they're worth." He noted with a smirk. Frieza chuckled quietly.
"He will prove his worth soon enough." Frieza replied. The head of the science department, the head of navigation, and several other men who ran the ship looked up from the map that they'd all been looking at to watch the spectacle before them. Frieza got up from his chair and slowly walked over to Vegeta. He noted Vegeta's wounds and admired the fact that the boy stood before them grim and defiant. ::That's a Saiyan for you. They never know when to give up.::
"Vegeta." he sighed walking slow circles around the prince. "What have you done now?" he opened his mouth to reply and Frieza back-handed him, sending him to the floor with a thud. He groaned and shook his head, his vision blurred. "That was a rhetorical question. It does not matter what you did. Needless to say you are here before me again. As far as I am concerned you are no longer a prince. Do not expect to be treated like one. You are nothing but the last of a bunch of stupid monkeys. Your only worth is your strength." He grabbed Vegeta by the chin and pulled him to his feet. "Do you understand?" Vegeta did not answer. Frieza's eyes narrowed. "This is no time to be difficult. Is your pride worth so much? Your Father was much the same way, but in the end, he too bowed before me, just as you will." Vegeta's eyes snapped shut. He'd always hated his father for joining with Frieza. He wouldn't be in this position now if it wasn't for him! He heard laughter from the group surrounding Frieza's throne. Frieza smiled. "You still have nothing to say? Then you will have to learn a lesson in humility." He grabbed Vegeta's arm and began to apply pressure, twisting it. Vegeta bit his lip. Frieza would never break his pride. He knew who he was and nothing the demon before him did would change that. Frieza twisted his arm more. Vegeta bit down harder tasting blood. "You saiyan's and your pride.. is it more important than life itself?" Frieza asked, his voice deceptively soft. He twisted Vegeta's arm further and noticed with a smile the sweat running down Vegeta's face. He gave another hard twist and felt the bones break. Vegeta screamed in agony, unable to hold it back any longer.
Radditz and Nappa paced outside Frieza's chamber when they heard the cry of agony. They exchanged looks of dread and pressed themselves against the thick double doors, trying to hear.
Frieza stared down at Vegeta. The young saiyan held his arm and made soft moaning noises through clenched teeth.
"You disappoint me Vegeta." Frieza said, his face a blank mask. He lifted Vegeta by the throat and threw him into the wall, grinning as he heard more bones snap. "Get him out of here." He said. Dodoria walked over to the boy and grabbed his tail, grinning as he whimpered in pain. He dragged him out of the room and stopped short as he saw Nappa and Radditz outside with looks of dread on their faces.
"Here ya go." He said, kicking Vegeta and sending him tumbling over to them.
"Those bastards! Look what they've done!" Radditz cried kneeling down next to Vegeta. Vegeta rolled onto his side and began to cough harshly, blood splashing the floor. Nappa leaned down and picked him up as gently as he could. They then noticed his arm bent at an unnatural angle. Nappa and Radditz cursed silently as they raced him to the regeneration tanks.
To be continued...