The Soul and The Flesh~Frieza Saga Part XI Raimi was sipping her cola when she felt it; a shockwave of Ki that was huge and evil. She swallowed the rest of the bottle and stood right in front of the Dragonballs, feeling ill from all of the Ginyu-tokusenati's combined Ki. She knew they were strong, but this was just very bad. It was hard to pick out individual Ki's from the group, especially from Ginyu himself, and since they were close to Frieza, the tiny tyrant further interrupted her senses.

"Come on guys, get here!!" Raimi hissed under her breath. She forced herself to breathe evenly, and sought the peaceful no-mind state Kami-sama had taught her. She slowly calmed, so by the time Gohan Kurilin and Vegeta arrived, she was ready. Vegeta dashed to her, smiling triumphantly, positive he would finally get his wish.

"Oiya, Begita, niokureteiru sore ni. Ginyu-tokusentai tokchaku suru." ' It's too late, Vegeta. The Ginyu are here.' She said quickly, eyes on Kurilin, who looked less angry than pleased that she was there with Vegeta's Dragonballs. Vegeta frowned.

"Well, we have to hurry then!" He turned, and paused as he saw Kurilin and Gohan standing too far away to be intending to help him. Kurilin held Sushinchu tightly to his chest, and Gohan was slightly ahead of him, both ready to defend it by whatever means necessary. Vegeta read their intent to trick him immediately.
"What are you two thinking? Bring it here now!" He said, eyes narrowing impatiently.

"You must be crazy, Vegeta! We aren't giving you this Dragonball!" Kurilin told him, eyes narrowed in his frightened face.
"What? Why you two... " Vegeta raised his hand, palm flat out as his Ki rose, but it was too late. Even as he stalked forward, the Ginyu dropped out of the sky, landing between him and Raimi, who still was by the Dragonballs. He stepped back in shock, and then stood straight, smiling ironically.

"Well, if it isn't the Ginyu-tokusentai, here on Namek. You didn't come all the way here on my account, did you?" He said, looking angry but in control.

Before him stood five creatures; all of them had very high Ki and special abilities that made them very formidable opponents. Recoome was a humanoid with a wild bush or red hair; he stood over eight feet tall and was massively muscled, Bata was a very tall, long limbed purple creature with no hair and huge solid red eyes. He towered over the rest of the tokusentai, especially his buddy Jusu. Jusu was rather handsome, despite his orange skin. He had long thick pure white hair and a smug smirk that was instantly annoying. Then there was Captain Ginyu himself. He was actually kind of majestic, tall and sculpted, with lavender skin and horns similar to Frieza's on either side of his head. His face was handsome as well, despite the odd color and bald horned head. Then there was the very short and round Gurudo, who had four eyes and green skin. He felt like the weakest member, but surely had some secret skill, or he wouldn't be one of the Ginyu.

"Why hello Vegeta; my, haven't you been the naughty boy?" Ginyu said. Raimi wasn't able to see them well, since their backs were turned to her. She stood, arms crossed over her chest and glared at Recoome as he turned and looked at her.
"Um, Captain, look at this! It's that girl Frieza told us about, and she's the one with the Dragonballs!" Everyone turned to look at her; Raimi blushed under the scrutiny, but didn't move.

"Hello, gentlemen. I take it you want to get these from me?" She said cheerfully. Kurilin gulped as the team leaned forward. She clenched her fists under her arms, trying to not show her fear. Zarbon had been nothing compared to these guys!
"Why, yes, that happens to be the idea. And, Frieza wants you and Vegeta over for a little chat, you don't mind do you?" Ginyu said. Raimi pretended to ponder this "invitation", and sighed regretfully.

"Hmm, I'm sorry, but we must decline this kind offer. He serves truly terrible refreshments, you see. Why don't you tell him, and entertain him for me?" She said. Ginyu chuckled, amused by her sprightly reply.
"Ah, but this is not negotiable. You and the monkey boy, and the Dragonballs are coming... "

"Says who? I'm not going anywhere, she's not going anywhere, and neither are the Dragonballs. So forget it, you mutant freaks!" Vegeta snapped angrily. He didn't like this delay, and he was worried that they would just kill Raimi and take the Balls right away. He could care less about her, but those Dragonballs were his!

"Vegeta, Vegeta, calm yourself. You see, Frieza wants you alive, but I'm sure he'll forgive me if you aren't in one piece after all... understand? Now, why not hand over that Dragonball, and we can get going?" Ginyu said smoothly. The rest of the team snickered, while Raimi and her friends were pondering how to keep things from blowing up too quickly. Vegeta looked down at Iishinchu, and saw his dreams as only being on hold, not crushed. He looked back up at the team of huge creatures between him and the rest of the Dragonballs, and smirked. Then he saw a scurrying motion, and Gurudo, the short four eyed member of the team was before him, taunting him about their past entanglements. Vegeta growled at the reptilian man, and then smiled.

"Hi, four eyes! Hey, how'd you like to have four black eyes?" Gurudo hissed in fury, but Recoome reminded him to not hurt Vegeta too badly. Gurudo backed down reluctantly, but growled to himself as he stepped back.

They all turned to look at Vegeta now, and Raimi could breath again, but she didn't know what to do. She couldn't just leave the balls here, and she couldn't fight these guys either. She wondered for a moment, when she saw Kurilin point to Gohan, and then to his own temple. She frowned, and then realized what he wanted her to do. On the month long trip here, she and Gohan had worked on the telepathy Saiyans could use on each other, and had honed their ability to communicate like this. She stared at him now, and he blinked, confused.

"Gohan, tell Kurilin that I have to let them take the Balls, I'm not strong enough to face Ginyu! But, It's ok, you just have to trust me one more time!" She thought at him. His eyes went out of focus for a second, and then he edged closer to Kurilin. He whispered to his friend, who nodded reluctant agreement to her words. It was obvious that it would take the combined efforts of Vegeta, Raimi and Goku to put a dent into Ginyu's Ki. And Goku wasn't here yet...
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The team and Vegeta had been verbally sparring while the three of them were 'talking', and they all jumped when Vegeta leapt up high in the air, turned, and tossed Iishinchu as hard as he could, gambling that Gohan still had the Dragonradar, and could find it in the depths of the ocean. However, Vegeta didn't know about Bata's unique talent, which was the reason he was part of the Ginyu-tokusentai. Bata was one of the fastest creatures that even Frieza knew of, and he was after Iishinchu in the blink of an eye. He had caught it and returned before Vegeta's feet hit the ground. The Prince yelled in fury when he turned and saw Iishinchu in the tall purple creatures hands. Ginyu laughed outright at their shock.

"No way, nothing is that fast! It was out of sight already!" Gohan said, eyes wide. Kurilin just choked and Raimi tossed her hands into the air, frustrated by her own inability to do anything to prevent them taking the Dragonballs.
"Yes, Bata is quite the fast one, ne? Now, could you hand me that one, hmm?" Ginyu asked politely. Kurilin went pale, as he became the center of attention. Vegeta whirled and pointed at him.

"Destroy it!" he snapped, his voice a command that Kurilin obeyed without even thinking. He lifted his right fist and swung it down at Sushinchu. As he did this, Raimi leapt forward and kneed Gurudo in the back. They both sprawled forward, tumbling at Vegeta's feet. Raimi rolled to her feet, while Gurudo suddenly appeared, back on his feet and next to Ginyu. Raimi doubled over as her abdomen hurt suddenly, as if she'd been punched in the belly.

"Ah, little beast!" She hissed, falling to one knee. Vegeta looked down at her briefly, but couldn't really take his eyes off Sushinchu, cradled in Gurudo's arms. Kurilin was blinking, baffled by how the Dragonball was now in the fat guys arms, and Raimi was acting like she'd been hit when no one could have possibly touched her.

"So, its true, what they say... " Vegeta said softly. Raimi nodded and stood slowly. She hadn't succeeded, but at least she'd tried to stop him. She didn't think anyone but the Namekian who'd created them could destroy Dragonballs anyway.
"Um, excuse me, Vegeta, but what do you mean? What do they say?" Gohan asked. The Prince snorted in disgust.

"It seems this slimeball has the ability to freeze a moment in time. After she hit him, he froze time, took the Dragonball, and then hit her back for good measure. Then when time moved again, she felt it, but no one could see it happen, since it was over already... " He said. Gurudo was very pleased with himself, sniggering next to Recoome and Ginyu. Kurilin was gaping at the monsters that now had all the Dragonballs.

"Man, this is terrible!" He groaned, and Gohan nodded beside him. Raimi still eyed Gurudo, while Vegeta growled like a beast next to her. Her ribs had stopped hurting, which meant she was already healed. The little fiend wasn't all that strong at least.
"Well, I have to bring these to Frieza. You guys can Jan-Ken-Pon for the two little ones, and bring Vegeta and the girl to Frieza when you're done..."