Chapter 6
Ranmata woke up refreshed for once. He went to get up but a weight on his chest stopped him. Kara was cuddled in his arms, he hands resting beside her head and her long hazel hair spread on his chest. He went to move her still surprised at WHY she was there when he realised how right it felt. Instead he left her and gathered her body in his arms once again drifting off into a relaxed sleep.
A few hours later a small grey head poked itself into the room followed by a chestnut haired one. Tara and Joey snuck to the side of the bed. Joey took no notice of the way the two sleepers where and jumped right in Ranmata's head jerking him awake. At his movement Kara also opened her eyes. The two realised how this looked to the little girl and blushing they jumped out of the bed on opposite sides.
"Good morning!" Tara grinned wickedly. "Have a good sleep?"
"How does a five year old know such things?" Ranmata wondered under his breath as he slipped the Daiyn clothes over his boxers. When he was finished Kara shooed the three of them out of the room. Joey jumped on Ranmata's shoulder who sneezed as the kitten cuddled with his cheek.
"So how was my sister?" Tara asked snidely.
"We didn't do anything," he blushed furiously. "And who are you, my mother? You're FIVE who do you know such things?"
"I just do," Tara retorted and climbed on his other shoulder. Kara emerged just then and they set out for the diner to have breakfast. Ranmata and Kara avoided each other for as long as they could before they ran onto Whoi.
"Hello Ranmata," she sneaked up behind him and snaked her tongue in his ear. He jumped and tore away from her grasp. He picked up Kara and kissed her passionately. Kara opened her eyes wide before relaxing into his kiss. Breaking away he steered her to a free table away from Whoi.
"Er, menu please," he asked a passing waiter. Kara looked dazed and Tara grinned happily. Ranmata blushed furiously making his ears turn bright pink. Whoi was not to be ignored.
She walked up to him smiling and swaying her hips. When he was distracted translating the menu for his 'wife' she dropped into his lap and grabbed his face.
"Hello there," she growled and pressed her lips against his. He pushed her away.
"Whoi, I'm married now ok?" he asked desperate for her to leave. "Shoo."
Whoi snorted and stood up. Sticking her nose in the air she walked over to a random man, probably some solider and sat on his lap. Ranmata sighed in relief.
* * *
"Android Tranculus, your new masters will arrive in a few Earth months in the country of Canada. Start to kill of the fighters but leave the Saiyans, half-blood, full blood or even if they have half a drop of Saiyan blood in them leave them alive. Be ready."
"Yes sir," Tranculus clicked off the transmitter. Time for some fun. He hovered in the air over a house he had found. Inside was one of the Earth fighters, his wife and his daughter. His sentient side fell bad for killing the wife, an android like himself. Oh well, can't have everything. He watched the blonde girl out in the lawn. Better get started.
Krillin was inside the house when he was alerted by Marron's screams. He blasted through the walls outside to see the horrifying site. The monster they had destroyed was standing over his daughter his hand plunged through her neck. Krillin watched as Tranculus dropped the body, blood sprouting from the hole and dripped from his now red glove.
Krillin felt rage come over him. "You, you, you monster," he growled. "I will kill you!" he launched at Tranculus who caught his head. Before Krillin could react Tranculus had swung him on his back and jammed his giant knee in his back. Krillin could have swore he heard the evil android whisper to him.
"I'm sorry," Tranculus whispered as he snapped Krillin's neck for a quick death. Then as proof of his intentions he crushed the head in his hand. He looked sadly at the blood pouring from the crushed bone. Sighing he mauled both bodies until they weren't recognisable then carried the remains to the cave.
18 walked outside to get her daughter and husband for dinner. What she saw instead was the blood soaked grass. She looked in shock as she knelt down beside the earth and picked up a small white piece of blood drenched bone. "Krillin. Marron."
She looked in hatred at the sky. "I swear, whoever did this, I'll kill you, slowly and painfully." Then she left the ground tears forming is her eyes. She brushed them angrily away and shot off towards the Son house.
* * *
"Thank you," Ranmata looked over the piece of paper containing the information about the space ship. He shut the door to the messenger and growled as he looked at the bill. "Lousy, good for nothing little pieces of shit!"
"No swearing," Tara stepped into the room. Kara followed her.
"What is it?"
"These guy expect me to pay 10 000 Volloars for a stupid piece of crap-"
"Ah ham," Tara coughed.
"Piece of junk," Ranmata corrected himself. "No fuc- way."
"Don't you have it?" Kara yawned.
"Yes," he growled. "But no way in hell- heck am I paying it. I can fix it for less then 200! That's it, after tonight we're outta here. I'll scout for ships."
"Do it tomorrow," Kara said crossly. "It's already time for us to go to sleep."
"Fine," he stalked to the bedroom. Tara shook her head and carried Joey to her bedroom. Kara sighed and followed Ranmata. When she got there he had already changed and was in bed. She quickly slipped on the complimentary nightgown and got on her side of the bed. Ranmata drifted off immedently but she couldn't sleep.
* The kiss today, * she thought. * It didn't mean anything, did it? * she milled over this for a while before falling into a restless dream.
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"Hello Kara," a cold voice greeted her. She looked around.
"Who are you?" she asked. The figure stepped so the faintest shadow outline met her eyes.
"I am your death," the voice said with a delight that chilled her to the bone. Then he stepped out of the darkness. Kara really wished he hadn't.
The skinless man watched her with innocent looking blue eyes. Veins pumped the red blood through his body, muscles were visible to the eye to watch strain and contract. Stomach, liver, spleen, bladder, brain, it was like the textbook from hell. Kara backed against the wall as the figure stood over her.
His bony hand, barely covered in flesh, reached over and caressed her cheek. She recoiled from the slimy cold feeling and he removed his hand. "Young, beautiful, I was once like you. A human stranded in space, stolen from my only home. I was a project of the Badftie too, only I was not rescued by a Saiyan. They did this too me. For the better good they said. Of course I didn't agree but what choice did I have? Races stood by and watched, some took note of the pain I was in. they did it in front of the whole universe. An experiment."
Kara watched as the eyes switched their gaze from her to no where. "Saiyan's, Daiyn, Badftie, Angelo, Changeling, what's the difference? They all watched the lab rat suffer. All enjoyed watching the skin peel from my body, my blood pout, my veins pop in front of them. But worst of all was the Saiyans. They watched the whole thing. And laughed. I will never forget them. They were right there reaching for the blood to hit their hand. The children laughing at me as if they were at a carnival. It wasn't Freeza that destroyed the Saiyans. It was me.
"I told him about the legendary Super Saiyan. Told him about the harm they would cause. Talked him into destroying them all. But he kept some alive. Five full blooded ones, maybe more. How many infants where sent out in space to conquer planets?
"Kakarot, or should I say Son Goku? He hit his head as a child and became gentle as a lamb. The Prince who did some of the work for me by killing his partner. For that he will die first and quickly. Goten and Gohan, spawn of Goku and Chichi. They will all die next. Trunks and Bra, beloved Prince and Princess. They will be next. Then their mother Bulma Briefs. Pan and Videl, daughter and wife of Gohan.
"And of course I can't forget the rest of their friends, Krillin who has been...disposed already, his wife 18 daughter Marron. Yamcha the desert bandit and his cat, Muten Roshi and his pig Oolong. Piccolo and Dende the Nameks, Yajirobe, Tein, Chouzu. Then, then I will take the real prize.
"Ranmata the Black Shadow," he grinned with lust. "Oh how I will make him scream with pain. Slowly, slowly, I will kill your sister Tara, then the cat Joey. Then you. Oh wait I think I'll kill Tara, you then Ranmata. Let him watch his loved ones squirm and scream in pain, and let him watch me laugh as his father did. Let him watch you die my dear."
Kara watched in horror as he stroked her face with his tendons. "Oh, and don't forget the scream when you wake up."
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kara shot up in the bed. She quivered like a leaf as Ranmata shot up too. Sobs filled his ears as Kara collapsed on his shoulder tears running down her face.
"Good thing the rooms are sound proof," he muttered as he wrapped his arms around her. He rubbed her back to comfort her as her sobbing slowed. Finally she could look a this gasping for breath. "What happened?"
"I saw the most terrible thing," she choked out burying her face in his shoulder trying to erase the image and words of the monster. He rubbed her back again as she took a deep breath and continued. "He had no skin and he told me things about his past."
At the words 'no skin' Ranmata stiffened. Then he growled. Muttering one word Kara didn't think she could ever feel so mush hatred come form one person. "Nabukia."
Kara looked at him. "You know him?"
"Yes, I was his worker, no slave is a better word. I escaped him years ago but he still follows me in my dreams. If he visits yours again remember. It's YOUR dream. Beat the crap out of him, when he leaves he'll still be injured."
"Thanks," Kara sighed still leaning on his chest. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her back down to the bed wrapping her safely in his arms. He waited until she had fallen asleep again before grimly slipping off into his own dream.
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"Nabukia!" Ranmata screamed a challenge. Of course the skin-less devil appeared.
"You rang?" he asked nastily.
"Stay," Ranmata punched him in the gut. "away," he round house kicked his head. "from," he planted both hands on his skull. "Kara!" he drove both feet into the withered black heart.
Ranmata woke up refreshed for once. He went to get up but a weight on his chest stopped him. Kara was cuddled in his arms, he hands resting beside her head and her long hazel hair spread on his chest. He went to move her still surprised at WHY she was there when he realised how right it felt. Instead he left her and gathered her body in his arms once again drifting off into a relaxed sleep.
A few hours later a small grey head poked itself into the room followed by a chestnut haired one. Tara and Joey snuck to the side of the bed. Joey took no notice of the way the two sleepers where and jumped right in Ranmata's head jerking him awake. At his movement Kara also opened her eyes. The two realised how this looked to the little girl and blushing they jumped out of the bed on opposite sides.
"Good morning!" Tara grinned wickedly. "Have a good sleep?"
"How does a five year old know such things?" Ranmata wondered under his breath as he slipped the Daiyn clothes over his boxers. When he was finished Kara shooed the three of them out of the room. Joey jumped on Ranmata's shoulder who sneezed as the kitten cuddled with his cheek.
"So how was my sister?" Tara asked snidely.
"We didn't do anything," he blushed furiously. "And who are you, my mother? You're FIVE who do you know such things?"
"I just do," Tara retorted and climbed on his other shoulder. Kara emerged just then and they set out for the diner to have breakfast. Ranmata and Kara avoided each other for as long as they could before they ran onto Whoi.
"Hello Ranmata," she sneaked up behind him and snaked her tongue in his ear. He jumped and tore away from her grasp. He picked up Kara and kissed her passionately. Kara opened her eyes wide before relaxing into his kiss. Breaking away he steered her to a free table away from Whoi.
"Er, menu please," he asked a passing waiter. Kara looked dazed and Tara grinned happily. Ranmata blushed furiously making his ears turn bright pink. Whoi was not to be ignored.
She walked up to him smiling and swaying her hips. When he was distracted translating the menu for his 'wife' she dropped into his lap and grabbed his face.
"Hello there," she growled and pressed her lips against his. He pushed her away.
"Whoi, I'm married now ok?" he asked desperate for her to leave. "Shoo."
Whoi snorted and stood up. Sticking her nose in the air she walked over to a random man, probably some solider and sat on his lap. Ranmata sighed in relief.
* * *
"Android Tranculus, your new masters will arrive in a few Earth months in the country of Canada. Start to kill of the fighters but leave the Saiyans, half-blood, full blood or even if they have half a drop of Saiyan blood in them leave them alive. Be ready."
"Yes sir," Tranculus clicked off the transmitter. Time for some fun. He hovered in the air over a house he had found. Inside was one of the Earth fighters, his wife and his daughter. His sentient side fell bad for killing the wife, an android like himself. Oh well, can't have everything. He watched the blonde girl out in the lawn. Better get started.
Krillin was inside the house when he was alerted by Marron's screams. He blasted through the walls outside to see the horrifying site. The monster they had destroyed was standing over his daughter his hand plunged through her neck. Krillin watched as Tranculus dropped the body, blood sprouting from the hole and dripped from his now red glove.
Krillin felt rage come over him. "You, you, you monster," he growled. "I will kill you!" he launched at Tranculus who caught his head. Before Krillin could react Tranculus had swung him on his back and jammed his giant knee in his back. Krillin could have swore he heard the evil android whisper to him.
"I'm sorry," Tranculus whispered as he snapped Krillin's neck for a quick death. Then as proof of his intentions he crushed the head in his hand. He looked sadly at the blood pouring from the crushed bone. Sighing he mauled both bodies until they weren't recognisable then carried the remains to the cave.
18 walked outside to get her daughter and husband for dinner. What she saw instead was the blood soaked grass. She looked in shock as she knelt down beside the earth and picked up a small white piece of blood drenched bone. "Krillin. Marron."
She looked in hatred at the sky. "I swear, whoever did this, I'll kill you, slowly and painfully." Then she left the ground tears forming is her eyes. She brushed them angrily away and shot off towards the Son house.
* * *
"Thank you," Ranmata looked over the piece of paper containing the information about the space ship. He shut the door to the messenger and growled as he looked at the bill. "Lousy, good for nothing little pieces of shit!"
"No swearing," Tara stepped into the room. Kara followed her.
"What is it?"
"These guy expect me to pay 10 000 Volloars for a stupid piece of crap-"
"Ah ham," Tara coughed.
"Piece of junk," Ranmata corrected himself. "No fuc- way."
"Don't you have it?" Kara yawned.
"Yes," he growled. "But no way in hell- heck am I paying it. I can fix it for less then 200! That's it, after tonight we're outta here. I'll scout for ships."
"Do it tomorrow," Kara said crossly. "It's already time for us to go to sleep."
"Fine," he stalked to the bedroom. Tara shook her head and carried Joey to her bedroom. Kara sighed and followed Ranmata. When she got there he had already changed and was in bed. She quickly slipped on the complimentary nightgown and got on her side of the bed. Ranmata drifted off immedently but she couldn't sleep.
* The kiss today, * she thought. * It didn't mean anything, did it? * she milled over this for a while before falling into a restless dream.
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"Hello Kara," a cold voice greeted her. She looked around.
"Who are you?" she asked. The figure stepped so the faintest shadow outline met her eyes.
"I am your death," the voice said with a delight that chilled her to the bone. Then he stepped out of the darkness. Kara really wished he hadn't.
The skinless man watched her with innocent looking blue eyes. Veins pumped the red blood through his body, muscles were visible to the eye to watch strain and contract. Stomach, liver, spleen, bladder, brain, it was like the textbook from hell. Kara backed against the wall as the figure stood over her.
His bony hand, barely covered in flesh, reached over and caressed her cheek. She recoiled from the slimy cold feeling and he removed his hand. "Young, beautiful, I was once like you. A human stranded in space, stolen from my only home. I was a project of the Badftie too, only I was not rescued by a Saiyan. They did this too me. For the better good they said. Of course I didn't agree but what choice did I have? Races stood by and watched, some took note of the pain I was in. they did it in front of the whole universe. An experiment."
Kara watched as the eyes switched their gaze from her to no where. "Saiyan's, Daiyn, Badftie, Angelo, Changeling, what's the difference? They all watched the lab rat suffer. All enjoyed watching the skin peel from my body, my blood pout, my veins pop in front of them. But worst of all was the Saiyans. They watched the whole thing. And laughed. I will never forget them. They were right there reaching for the blood to hit their hand. The children laughing at me as if they were at a carnival. It wasn't Freeza that destroyed the Saiyans. It was me.
"I told him about the legendary Super Saiyan. Told him about the harm they would cause. Talked him into destroying them all. But he kept some alive. Five full blooded ones, maybe more. How many infants where sent out in space to conquer planets?
"Kakarot, or should I say Son Goku? He hit his head as a child and became gentle as a lamb. The Prince who did some of the work for me by killing his partner. For that he will die first and quickly. Goten and Gohan, spawn of Goku and Chichi. They will all die next. Trunks and Bra, beloved Prince and Princess. They will be next. Then their mother Bulma Briefs. Pan and Videl, daughter and wife of Gohan.
"And of course I can't forget the rest of their friends, Krillin who has been...disposed already, his wife 18 daughter Marron. Yamcha the desert bandit and his cat, Muten Roshi and his pig Oolong. Piccolo and Dende the Nameks, Yajirobe, Tein, Chouzu. Then, then I will take the real prize.
"Ranmata the Black Shadow," he grinned with lust. "Oh how I will make him scream with pain. Slowly, slowly, I will kill your sister Tara, then the cat Joey. Then you. Oh wait I think I'll kill Tara, you then Ranmata. Let him watch his loved ones squirm and scream in pain, and let him watch me laugh as his father did. Let him watch you die my dear."
Kara watched in horror as he stroked her face with his tendons. "Oh, and don't forget the scream when you wake up."
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kara shot up in the bed. She quivered like a leaf as Ranmata shot up too. Sobs filled his ears as Kara collapsed on his shoulder tears running down her face.
"Good thing the rooms are sound proof," he muttered as he wrapped his arms around her. He rubbed her back to comfort her as her sobbing slowed. Finally she could look a this gasping for breath. "What happened?"
"I saw the most terrible thing," she choked out burying her face in his shoulder trying to erase the image and words of the monster. He rubbed her back again as she took a deep breath and continued. "He had no skin and he told me things about his past."
At the words 'no skin' Ranmata stiffened. Then he growled. Muttering one word Kara didn't think she could ever feel so mush hatred come form one person. "Nabukia."
Kara looked at him. "You know him?"
"Yes, I was his worker, no slave is a better word. I escaped him years ago but he still follows me in my dreams. If he visits yours again remember. It's YOUR dream. Beat the crap out of him, when he leaves he'll still be injured."
"Thanks," Kara sighed still leaning on his chest. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her back down to the bed wrapping her safely in his arms. He waited until she had fallen asleep again before grimly slipping off into his own dream.
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"Nabukia!" Ranmata screamed a challenge. Of course the skin-less devil appeared.
"You rang?" he asked nastily.
"Stay," Ranmata punched him in the gut. "away," he round house kicked his head. "from," he planted both hands on his skull. "Kara!" he drove both feet into the withered black heart.