The Price of Power 4: Purging Peligra
By: Kichi
Prince Vegeta dreamed as he knelt at the bottom of the regeneration tank. He staggered through an empty marble structure and wondered why he was having such difficulty walking. He looked down and noticed a scar that encircled each leg below the knee. The scars were perfectly straight and it dawned on his that his legs had been amputated and sewn back on. He shuddered and continued hobbling along. He didn't know how he knew it, but he was sure that his legs below the scar were slowly rotting. The thought didn't seem to bother him though, because he knew there was nothing he could do about it. But it was difficult to walk. He wondered how it had happened, but nothing came to mind. He limped through the endless halls until he saw a figure before him. It was a woman with identical scars below her knees. He stared down at the flesh and saw that it was purple and mottled. Me shivered in disgust. His legs didn't look that bad, but he felt certain that they would soon. He continued on with the woman at his side. They didn't speak but merely struggled down the vast hall. He wondered at their destination.
'Where are we going?' the Prince asked at last. The female smiled.
'To find new legs.' She replied. 'What else?' Vegeta felt like an idiot. It seemed logical, after all, his were weak and rotting as were hers.
After what seemed like hours they finally came to a large, wooden door. The girl pushed it open and headed inside, Vegeta close behind.
Vegeta opened his eyes, the fluids of the tank draining slowly around him. ::What a weird dream..:: he thought. Through the glass he could see Radditz and the medical technician. He stretched his limbs as much as he could in the confines of the tank. And waited to be let out.
"How do you feel?" Radditz asked as Vegeta stepped out. Vegeta sighed as he stretched again and shook himself, spraying Radditz and the technician with droplets of fluid. He released a burst of ki and dried himself and then grabbed his clothes that lay in a pile on a small, metal table.
"How long have I been in there?" he asked as he dressed.
"Three days." Radditz replied. Vegeta's eyes widened a bit, then narrowed as he growled in anger. "Your arm was broken and it took awhile for the bone to heal."
"I know what happened, baka!" Vegeta snarled. "Where's Nappa?" Radditz frowned.
"Frieza is sending us on a purging mission. Nappa has gone to get all the details." ::Oh really?::
"How.. interesting."
Nappa returned with the plans shortly after Vegeta returned to training. Vegeta was sparring with a green-skinned alien with three eyes. He saw Nappa enter the training room and grabbed the alien by the collar and hurled him into a wall, the trotted over to Nappa.
"Where are we going?" Vegeta asked nearly jumping up and down in excitement.
"Peliger. A class 'M' planet in the Seqilar galaxy. It will take us a week to reach it in the pods." He replied, concealing his grin. He'd never seen the Prince so excited.
"When are we leaving? What are the people like? Are they strong?" Nappa couldn't help but grin. It was times like this (seldom as they were) that he was reminded of how young the Prince still was.
"The Peligrans, sadly, will not be a challenge." Vegeta looked crestfallen. "But, there's over two billion of them on the planet." Vegeta sighed. It would just be senseless slaughter. No challenge whatsoever. "We will be leaving tomorrow." He said. Vegeta nodded and went back to training.
Vegeta, Nappa, and Radditz stood in the landing bay, preparing for their trip.
"We'll each be landing on a different continent." Radditz said. "From there we can hit each capital head-on. There are only three continents and each has its own central government. Our best bet is to strike each government at once and then the rest will fall." Nappa and Vegeta nodded and they each climbed into their pods.
"How convenient, three continents for three saiyan's. This will be child's play." Vegeta said as he climbed into his pod.
The vapor bath kicked on and Vegeta awoke to a steady flow of steam. He pressed the release button and the door opened. He stepped out and noticed the land was full of strange and exotic plants and wildlife. The sky was a deep aqua color and small planets and moons were visible. The trees in the forest had to be the biggest he'd ever seen in his life. He stared in awe. He put his scouter on.
"What the?" he growled looking around. "I was supposed to land in the capital!" he snarled and resisted the urge to kick the pod. It wouldn't do any good to damage it. He levitated up a bit and suddenly a scream pierced his ears. He flew over to the origin of the sound and saw what looked like a girl quivering in terror. ::Excellent.:: he thought. She was tall and slender and had long purple hair, blue eyes, and pale skin which looked purple as well. He noticed that she had four arms.
"Very interesting." He said. He pushed the button on the scouter's ear piece. Her power level was only at one! He scowled. He walked over to the trembling girl and grabbed her by the wrist, astounded when he heard the bones snap under the slight pressure. The girl howled in pain, blue tears spilling down her cheeks. Vegeta's eyes widened in surprise. These creatures were extremely fragile, he hadn't meant to hurt her yet. She was crying and babbling in a tongue foreign to Vegeta's ears. The girls was trying to get out of his grip and he laughed at her futile struggles. Suddenly one of her arms snaked behind him and grabbed his tail. It hurt, but not even half as bad as it had before. He had more than he snarled and slapped her, astonished to her the bones in her neck snap like a twig. She went limp and he released her with a grin. He continued through the forest and came to a dead halt when he wandered upon a village in the massive trees that surrounded him.
Houses sat in the branches of the trees connected by rope bridges. He flew up to the first house and kicked the door in. A young man and woman sat eating dinner a little baby squalling in its crib. He could just fly up higher and blast them all at once, but that wouldn't be any fun. The man jumped to his feet his many arms reaching for knives and an ax. Vegeta laughed and surged forward and kicked the man in the face. He collapsed to the ground and Vegeta was again surprised as the young man's head had nearly been torn off his shoulders. The young woman shrieked. ::Well, now everyone knows I'm here.:: he punched her in the stomach, his hand coming through the other side. He had never fought anyone so weak. It disgusted him. She fell to the floor, her blood mingling with that of her husbands. He turned and looked down and the whining baby. There was no need for him to kill it. It would die on its own with no one to care for it. He turned and stomped out the door. There were dozens of peligrans waiting for him. One began yelling in the foreign tongue and they all attacked. Vegeta leapt over their head and turned, gathering power. they gasped as the blue aura surrounded him and became a bright, glowing ball in his hands. He threw it and grinned as they and the house exploded. ::Whoops!:: he thought with a smirk. ::Guess I killed the baby anyway. Oh well.:: he slowly levitated, groaning inwardly as the tree caught on fire. Well, there was nothing he could do about it. But he decided to no longer use ki. It was unnecessary. The Peligrans were pathetically weak if only one blow could kill them. He saw several dozen swarming down their trees and running into the forest.
"Damn." Vegeta muttered. He didn't feel like searching for them all night. He sped down after them. He caught one in his arms and increased his speed, then let go as they came to a tree, laughing as he heard the bones crunch at the impact. He found a group running together and landed in their midst, kicking and punching. Soon he was covered in blood and bits of flesh. His white gloves were red.
"My Prince!" came Nappa's voice through the scouter.
"What do you want? I'm busy!"
"I was just checking if you've landed." He replied.
"Obviously I have." He snapped and cut off communication. He pressed the button again. There were three weak powers and..
"What the-?" he murmured. There was a power level of 700! Maybe he would have some fun after all. The followed the weaker signals that were heading directly to the big one. 700 was far below his power, but at least he would get some exercise.
"Giesa! We are under attack! Please help us!" a small old woman cried. The large Warrior before her awoke. His ruby eyes sliding open.
"Yes. I have sensed this great power. I will do my best to defend us, but I fear it will not be enough." he replied. He stood, flexing his six arms, the muscles bulging. He was over six feet tall with long, fine black hair. His skin was deep blue and he carried a short sword in each hand.
"Then we must escape!" she cried. He shook his head.
"There will be nowhere to go. He is not alone. Already the other continents are being attacked. If we have any hope it is that myself and my two brothers have the strength to defeat them." he strode out of the cave.
Vegeta stood outside the cave, waiting for the leader to come out. He heard them speak in their foreign babble and soon was greeted by a pair of glowing, red eyes. The being that exited the cave was not what Vegeta expected. It had six arms instead of four and stood a few feet taller then him. Vegeta scowled, he hated to have to look up to people, so he lifted off the ground and floated at eye level of the demon. He was impressed by the creature's build and noted the six swords it carried. He smirked. This would be fun, indeed.
"Why have you attacked my people?" Giesa asked. Vegeta was astonished to find he could understand him. The words translated in his head.
"Just doing my job." He grinned. The creature before him growled low in his throat. Vegeta laughed. "You know, I am much stronger than you. Those blades of yours will not even touch me."
"We'll see about that!" the creature snarled and began to twirl his blades rapidly. Vegeta watched as sparks of energy began to gather until each blade was glowing white. ::Hmm, this one uses ki. This will definitely be fun!:: the creature stopped. Each blade shimmered pure white and crackled with energy. "Shimisa kaien!" it cried and hurled a sword at Vegeta. Vegeta disappeared for Giesa's view. He gasped as the blade sliced through the spot Vegeta had just occupied. Vegeta reappeared as the blade buried itself in a tree. The tree split in the center and exploded.
"Very impressive." He cackled. Giesa snarled and threw each sword in rapid succession only to see Vegeta dodge each one. "Too bad its not enough." He charged forward and buried his fist into Giesa's gut. The alien groaned and slumped forward. ::I will not let it end like this.:: Giesa thought. His nails grew into claws and he used every ounce of strength he had to move as fast as Vegeta.
"Poison claws!" he shrieked and slashed Vegeta's arm. Vegeta gasped and leapt back, holding his bleeding arm.
"You.. BASTARD!" Vegeta cried and launched forward. He punched Giesa in the face until his skull was crushed into a bloody pulp. He kicked the creature one more time, his boot punching a hole in his ribs. He shivered and clutched the wound. It hurt. He was surprised, he'd gotten worse cuts and they'd never hurt this much. He pulled his tattered sleeve up to inspect the wound but couldn't tell much from the blood covering it. "Ah well," he muttered. "It will heal in a little while." He took off to find and destroy the capital.
Nappa was having the time of his life. He'd destroyed every sign of life in his designated sector and was now looking for something to eat. He stopped short when his scouter blipped in his ear.
"Eh, it just Radditz." He mumbled. He caught the scent of prey and slowly crept after it.
Radditz was following his scouter's signal to Nappa. He found him tearing the leg off of a strange looking animal. It smelled pretty good, though.
"Have you heard from the Prince yet?" Radditz asked. Nappa nodded.
"After we landed I talked to him." Radditz frowned.
"That was four hours ago. You haven't heard anything else?" Nappa shook his head and tore a hunk out of the haunch he was eating. "Hmm.." Radditz pushed the button on his scouter a few times. "Prince Vegeta?" they was no reply. "Prince Vegeta are you there?" still nothing. "I'm going to look for him. Stay here."
Vegeta stumbled and fell to his knees. He didn't know what was wrong with him. His stomach felt like it was full of snakes. He was dizzy, sweating, and his head was throbbing. His arm was totally numb.
"What did that.. freak.. do to me?" he groaned and passed out.
Uh oh! What gonna happen to Vege-chan? Find out in part 5!! ^.^
By: Kichi
Prince Vegeta dreamed as he knelt at the bottom of the regeneration tank. He staggered through an empty marble structure and wondered why he was having such difficulty walking. He looked down and noticed a scar that encircled each leg below the knee. The scars were perfectly straight and it dawned on his that his legs had been amputated and sewn back on. He shuddered and continued hobbling along. He didn't know how he knew it, but he was sure that his legs below the scar were slowly rotting. The thought didn't seem to bother him though, because he knew there was nothing he could do about it. But it was difficult to walk. He wondered how it had happened, but nothing came to mind. He limped through the endless halls until he saw a figure before him. It was a woman with identical scars below her knees. He stared down at the flesh and saw that it was purple and mottled. Me shivered in disgust. His legs didn't look that bad, but he felt certain that they would soon. He continued on with the woman at his side. They didn't speak but merely struggled down the vast hall. He wondered at their destination.
'Where are we going?' the Prince asked at last. The female smiled.
'To find new legs.' She replied. 'What else?' Vegeta felt like an idiot. It seemed logical, after all, his were weak and rotting as were hers.
After what seemed like hours they finally came to a large, wooden door. The girl pushed it open and headed inside, Vegeta close behind.
Vegeta opened his eyes, the fluids of the tank draining slowly around him. ::What a weird dream..:: he thought. Through the glass he could see Radditz and the medical technician. He stretched his limbs as much as he could in the confines of the tank. And waited to be let out.
"How do you feel?" Radditz asked as Vegeta stepped out. Vegeta sighed as he stretched again and shook himself, spraying Radditz and the technician with droplets of fluid. He released a burst of ki and dried himself and then grabbed his clothes that lay in a pile on a small, metal table.
"How long have I been in there?" he asked as he dressed.
"Three days." Radditz replied. Vegeta's eyes widened a bit, then narrowed as he growled in anger. "Your arm was broken and it took awhile for the bone to heal."
"I know what happened, baka!" Vegeta snarled. "Where's Nappa?" Radditz frowned.
"Frieza is sending us on a purging mission. Nappa has gone to get all the details." ::Oh really?::
"How.. interesting."
Nappa returned with the plans shortly after Vegeta returned to training. Vegeta was sparring with a green-skinned alien with three eyes. He saw Nappa enter the training room and grabbed the alien by the collar and hurled him into a wall, the trotted over to Nappa.
"Where are we going?" Vegeta asked nearly jumping up and down in excitement.
"Peliger. A class 'M' planet in the Seqilar galaxy. It will take us a week to reach it in the pods." He replied, concealing his grin. He'd never seen the Prince so excited.
"When are we leaving? What are the people like? Are they strong?" Nappa couldn't help but grin. It was times like this (seldom as they were) that he was reminded of how young the Prince still was.
"The Peligrans, sadly, will not be a challenge." Vegeta looked crestfallen. "But, there's over two billion of them on the planet." Vegeta sighed. It would just be senseless slaughter. No challenge whatsoever. "We will be leaving tomorrow." He said. Vegeta nodded and went back to training.
Vegeta, Nappa, and Radditz stood in the landing bay, preparing for their trip.
"We'll each be landing on a different continent." Radditz said. "From there we can hit each capital head-on. There are only three continents and each has its own central government. Our best bet is to strike each government at once and then the rest will fall." Nappa and Vegeta nodded and they each climbed into their pods.
"How convenient, three continents for three saiyan's. This will be child's play." Vegeta said as he climbed into his pod.
The vapor bath kicked on and Vegeta awoke to a steady flow of steam. He pressed the release button and the door opened. He stepped out and noticed the land was full of strange and exotic plants and wildlife. The sky was a deep aqua color and small planets and moons were visible. The trees in the forest had to be the biggest he'd ever seen in his life. He stared in awe. He put his scouter on.
"What the?" he growled looking around. "I was supposed to land in the capital!" he snarled and resisted the urge to kick the pod. It wouldn't do any good to damage it. He levitated up a bit and suddenly a scream pierced his ears. He flew over to the origin of the sound and saw what looked like a girl quivering in terror. ::Excellent.:: he thought. She was tall and slender and had long purple hair, blue eyes, and pale skin which looked purple as well. He noticed that she had four arms.
"Very interesting." He said. He pushed the button on the scouter's ear piece. Her power level was only at one! He scowled. He walked over to the trembling girl and grabbed her by the wrist, astounded when he heard the bones snap under the slight pressure. The girl howled in pain, blue tears spilling down her cheeks. Vegeta's eyes widened in surprise. These creatures were extremely fragile, he hadn't meant to hurt her yet. She was crying and babbling in a tongue foreign to Vegeta's ears. The girls was trying to get out of his grip and he laughed at her futile struggles. Suddenly one of her arms snaked behind him and grabbed his tail. It hurt, but not even half as bad as it had before. He had more than he snarled and slapped her, astonished to her the bones in her neck snap like a twig. She went limp and he released her with a grin. He continued through the forest and came to a dead halt when he wandered upon a village in the massive trees that surrounded him.
Houses sat in the branches of the trees connected by rope bridges. He flew up to the first house and kicked the door in. A young man and woman sat eating dinner a little baby squalling in its crib. He could just fly up higher and blast them all at once, but that wouldn't be any fun. The man jumped to his feet his many arms reaching for knives and an ax. Vegeta laughed and surged forward and kicked the man in the face. He collapsed to the ground and Vegeta was again surprised as the young man's head had nearly been torn off his shoulders. The young woman shrieked. ::Well, now everyone knows I'm here.:: he punched her in the stomach, his hand coming through the other side. He had never fought anyone so weak. It disgusted him. She fell to the floor, her blood mingling with that of her husbands. He turned and looked down and the whining baby. There was no need for him to kill it. It would die on its own with no one to care for it. He turned and stomped out the door. There were dozens of peligrans waiting for him. One began yelling in the foreign tongue and they all attacked. Vegeta leapt over their head and turned, gathering power. they gasped as the blue aura surrounded him and became a bright, glowing ball in his hands. He threw it and grinned as they and the house exploded. ::Whoops!:: he thought with a smirk. ::Guess I killed the baby anyway. Oh well.:: he slowly levitated, groaning inwardly as the tree caught on fire. Well, there was nothing he could do about it. But he decided to no longer use ki. It was unnecessary. The Peligrans were pathetically weak if only one blow could kill them. He saw several dozen swarming down their trees and running into the forest.
"Damn." Vegeta muttered. He didn't feel like searching for them all night. He sped down after them. He caught one in his arms and increased his speed, then let go as they came to a tree, laughing as he heard the bones crunch at the impact. He found a group running together and landed in their midst, kicking and punching. Soon he was covered in blood and bits of flesh. His white gloves were red.
"My Prince!" came Nappa's voice through the scouter.
"What do you want? I'm busy!"
"I was just checking if you've landed." He replied.
"Obviously I have." He snapped and cut off communication. He pressed the button again. There were three weak powers and..
"What the-?" he murmured. There was a power level of 700! Maybe he would have some fun after all. The followed the weaker signals that were heading directly to the big one. 700 was far below his power, but at least he would get some exercise.
"Giesa! We are under attack! Please help us!" a small old woman cried. The large Warrior before her awoke. His ruby eyes sliding open.
"Yes. I have sensed this great power. I will do my best to defend us, but I fear it will not be enough." he replied. He stood, flexing his six arms, the muscles bulging. He was over six feet tall with long, fine black hair. His skin was deep blue and he carried a short sword in each hand.
"Then we must escape!" she cried. He shook his head.
"There will be nowhere to go. He is not alone. Already the other continents are being attacked. If we have any hope it is that myself and my two brothers have the strength to defeat them." he strode out of the cave.
Vegeta stood outside the cave, waiting for the leader to come out. He heard them speak in their foreign babble and soon was greeted by a pair of glowing, red eyes. The being that exited the cave was not what Vegeta expected. It had six arms instead of four and stood a few feet taller then him. Vegeta scowled, he hated to have to look up to people, so he lifted off the ground and floated at eye level of the demon. He was impressed by the creature's build and noted the six swords it carried. He smirked. This would be fun, indeed.
"Why have you attacked my people?" Giesa asked. Vegeta was astonished to find he could understand him. The words translated in his head.
"Just doing my job." He grinned. The creature before him growled low in his throat. Vegeta laughed. "You know, I am much stronger than you. Those blades of yours will not even touch me."
"We'll see about that!" the creature snarled and began to twirl his blades rapidly. Vegeta watched as sparks of energy began to gather until each blade was glowing white. ::Hmm, this one uses ki. This will definitely be fun!:: the creature stopped. Each blade shimmered pure white and crackled with energy. "Shimisa kaien!" it cried and hurled a sword at Vegeta. Vegeta disappeared for Giesa's view. He gasped as the blade sliced through the spot Vegeta had just occupied. Vegeta reappeared as the blade buried itself in a tree. The tree split in the center and exploded.
"Very impressive." He cackled. Giesa snarled and threw each sword in rapid succession only to see Vegeta dodge each one. "Too bad its not enough." He charged forward and buried his fist into Giesa's gut. The alien groaned and slumped forward. ::I will not let it end like this.:: Giesa thought. His nails grew into claws and he used every ounce of strength he had to move as fast as Vegeta.
"Poison claws!" he shrieked and slashed Vegeta's arm. Vegeta gasped and leapt back, holding his bleeding arm.
"You.. BASTARD!" Vegeta cried and launched forward. He punched Giesa in the face until his skull was crushed into a bloody pulp. He kicked the creature one more time, his boot punching a hole in his ribs. He shivered and clutched the wound. It hurt. He was surprised, he'd gotten worse cuts and they'd never hurt this much. He pulled his tattered sleeve up to inspect the wound but couldn't tell much from the blood covering it. "Ah well," he muttered. "It will heal in a little while." He took off to find and destroy the capital.
Nappa was having the time of his life. He'd destroyed every sign of life in his designated sector and was now looking for something to eat. He stopped short when his scouter blipped in his ear.
"Eh, it just Radditz." He mumbled. He caught the scent of prey and slowly crept after it.
Radditz was following his scouter's signal to Nappa. He found him tearing the leg off of a strange looking animal. It smelled pretty good, though.
"Have you heard from the Prince yet?" Radditz asked. Nappa nodded.
"After we landed I talked to him." Radditz frowned.
"That was four hours ago. You haven't heard anything else?" Nappa shook his head and tore a hunk out of the haunch he was eating. "Hmm.." Radditz pushed the button on his scouter a few times. "Prince Vegeta?" they was no reply. "Prince Vegeta are you there?" still nothing. "I'm going to look for him. Stay here."
Vegeta stumbled and fell to his knees. He didn't know what was wrong with him. His stomach felt like it was full of snakes. He was dizzy, sweating, and his head was throbbing. His arm was totally numb.
"What did that.. freak.. do to me?" he groaned and passed out.
Uh oh! What gonna happen to Vege-chan? Find out in part 5!! ^.^