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Pulling her broken wing closer to her body, Bulma tried to fight the dizziness that was washing over her as the pain wracked through her body. Knowing that she had no means to protect herself with Vejita gone, she knew that she would not last long in her condition. Unlike her lover or Goku, she carried no special powers nor could fight to protect herself. Clutching her wing she attempted to stand up and regain her balance. That's when she heard the voice she vowed long ago to forget.

"Well well well...what do we have here?"

Bulma's insides froze as she turned her head towards the voice, and tried to stifle a scream that threatened to escape her throat. A black fingernail tapped irritability on smooth white skin, as he watched her face contort in horror.

"Come now, I haven't changed that much have I?" the low voice chuckled, watching the recognition dawn upon her delicate features.

Forcing the words out of her throat, she slid back across the floor, in a vain attempt to distance herself from him. "Fr...Fr...Freiza?"

A wicked smile played across his face. 'So she remembers me, I could use this to my advantage,' he thought to himself. Taking a quick look around her, he noticed that she was alone and vulnerable. "You win first prize. I wonder though, why are you here? I see your wings, your halo, yet you are in hell. Pray tell, did you slip and fall from heaven?"

Hyperventilating from panic, Bulma tried to get up once again and run, only to fall back onto the ground again from unbalance. Wincing from the pain, she looked back to Freiza hoping that he had lost interest in her, only to find out he was no longer standing there. Jerking her head back and forth, she tried to find him. From what she remembered of the tyrant, he loved playing with his prey.

Sliding further along the floor, she panicked wondering where he had gone until she felt herself slide up against his webbed feet. Shrieking in terror, she felt herself being hauled up by her neck, as Freiza's nails dug into her skin.

"What are you scared human? Scared that you might cease to exist? I have no reason to kill you; it's just been ages since I have tortured anything. The plus side to all this is that Vejita claimed you, and you are here for me. I still haven't forgiven the little monkey for his treachery, I wonder how he would react to the knowledge that I have something of his?" Freiza chuckled as he shook her like a rag doll.

Bulma clawed at the cold hands that dug into her throat, as his dark laughter filled her ears. All she could think about was the pain that was flowing through her body, to the point of almost passing out. She forced herself to stay conscious for fear of what might happen to her.

"Let me go, please" she rasped out, struggling to breathe against his grip. The wing that wasn't broken thrashed around her, betraying her panic.

"Now why would I want to do that, I want to play for a while. I want to hear your screams, see the terror shine in your eyes, and watch your blood flow," he whispered in her ear. "I miss the days where people would bow before me."

Bulma could not help but cry at the proclamation of what he was planning to do with her. She wished that her and Vejita had not been separated, she knew that he would not tolerate her being treated this way. As she slumped against Freiza's hands she knew that he would not come to her rescue this time, and probably never again.

"I take it you see it my way now," Freiza chuckled as he drew a fingernail down her face drawing blood and gaining a whimper in response.

"Let go of her now, Freiza or I swear you will feel what she is feeling ten times over."

Freiza jerked in surprise of the newcomer and turned to face him. "What is everyone an angel now?" he exclaimed taking in the sight of her former foe.

Goku scowled as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. His wings bristled when he saw the blood trickle down Bulma's cheek. If Freiza had only known how much he cared for Bulma he would have thought twice before causing that wound. Walking with determination Goku stopped right in front of Freiza and looked down at the tyrant.

"Let her go now," he growled as he transformed into super-saiya-jin three. His hair turned golden and cascaded down his back, as his energy cackled with life around him.

Frieza's mouth twitched as he watched his former foe transform in front of him. Reconsidering his decision on Bulma, he dropped her to the ground and retreated back into the pits of hell. "I will get you next time!" was his last reply.

Goku just snickered as he watched the ice-jin run back into the darkness and powered back down. Kneeling next to Bulma as she coughed, trying to breathe again, he touched the cut on her face. "You ok?"

Bulma sighed and looked down at the floor. "No I am not ok, my wing is broken, my face hurts now, and I may have lost Vejita forever." The memory of their separation invaded her thoughts once again as she explained to him what had happened.

"Dang Bulma, it could be years before we find him. The sad part is we only have a month. But don't worry we will do our best, now eat this. I managed so have a couple on me when I died," Goku replied as he placed a senzu bean in her mouth. As she chewed it up and swallowed she felt the bones in her wing pop back into place.

Stretching her newly healed wing out; she looked down the tunnel that Freiza had run down. Knowing that she had very little time to find her lover, she decided it was time to begin the search for him. "Lets go."

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Vejita looked back and forth as he walked down the chasm, half expecting a demon to jump out from behind a stalagmite and attack him. He snickered at himself for being so paranoid, the prince of saiya-jins should not be scared of a mere demon, and here he was on edge.

"Damn weakness," he berated himself as he stormed closer to the end of the chasm. He stopped as he felt something akin to pain hit his chest. Curling his lip up in irritation he blocked it out, knowing it was coming from his mate.

"It's her own fault she is here, there is nothing I can do to help her. She should have listened and just went into heaven were she belongs," he growled. Part of him wanted to go and save her, then the other part blamed her and knew she was going to pay for a mistake of this caliber.

"She will make it out somehow. I hope."

Vejita shook his head to try to clear his thoughts, not paying attention to his surroundings. Little too late he heard the slight movement to his right side. Jerking his head up he couldn't dodge from the attack and was knocked unconscious.

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