AN: Hi everyone! My friend, Rina, told me that my writing sucks. So i'm going to try my best to fix it up. I also edited this chapter. Enjoy!!
Chapter Seven: An old friend
Dear diary,
There are some concepts I don't quite understand. Inner Power? What exactly would be inner power? I always thought that was ki. Well, I was wrong.
Vegeta stared cautiously at the note which was firmly held in Eighteen's hand. He was very curious about what the note read, and he was eager to save the blue haired woman who he recently had laid his eyes upon.
Eighteen stared at Vegeta impatiently and gave him a strange look. "Well, Vegeta, would you like to read it?"
There was silence for a little while. "Alright," Vegeta finally said, scowling and quickly grabbing the note. He quickly read it while Eighteen, Goku, and Iresu watched him impatiently.
"Well? What does it say?" Goku said, ignoring Vegeta's scowl for interrupting.
After some silence, Vegeta looked up. Everyone was silent, eagerly watching him.
"I don't quite understand. This note states nothing of who took that woman," he finally grunted.
Eighteen grabbed the note and began reading it aloud. "I will inform you that you won't be able to find her so do not attempt to look for her. She is in safe hands. Her return to you will not be guaranteed. But she is gone for a good cause." Eighteen then threw down the note. "I don't get this. What is that suppose to mean?"
Goku cut in. "Maybe we should just forget what the note says and look for Bulma. It won't hurt to start looking."
Eighteen nodded. "You're right. They can't be too far from us. Where could they possibly hide?"
She heard Vegeta snarl. "Do you object, sire?"
Vegeta crossed his arms and scowled at them. "I do not understand why we are going to waste our time looking for that pathetic female. But if you insist, then I suppose I do not want to stand here alone."
Goku smiled. "Great, let's camp out here tonight since I don't think the inn is in good condition anymore and we'll start looking for Bulma first thing in the morning."
Everyone else agreed and Vegeta only grunted.
*****
Bulma slowly started to stir and opened her eyes. She felt her head spinning and she moaned. Where am I? She thought. She then sat up and looked around. She was in some sort of cave. It was very dark and it smelt musty. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she jumped.
"Don't be scared, princess, the process will not take very long," a deep voice said.
Bulma quickly turned around and saw a tall green alien with two antennas on its head. "Who are you? What am I doing here? What are you talking about?" she managed to squeak.
The green alien bowed towards her. "Your majesty, you may not remember me. My name is Piccolo. I used to be one of your bodyguards when you lived on Saijin. There were a lot of us from Namek who were sent to work on your planet. But when Frieza came, he captured each and every one of us. He was very angry when he realised that Princess Soraya's daughter had disappeared. I started to work as one of Frieza's men and he sent a few people to each planet to look for you. My mission is to destroy you."
Bulma's eyes went wild and she started to whimper. Piccolo continued to speak. "Do not worry, my princess, if I was to harm you, I would have done so already. What Frieza did not realise was that my loyalty towards you and your family will never disappear. Not after what your family has done for me. Frieza will be coming to earth. I am not quite sure when, but he will be coming. I will tell him that I did not find you here. He will be very angry. The reason is because he's wish is to kill every Saiyan who has royal blood. The Saijins and the Saiyan's from planet Vegeta may not have the same royal blood, but they are one race. And so far, he has managed to kill every royal Saiyan, except for the princess of Saijin and the prince of Vejitasei."
Bulma started shaking her head. "I'm sorry to say this, Piccolo. I think you've got the wrong girl here. I am no princess. At least, I'm quite sure I'm not."
Piccolo looked at her. She could see that his eyes were cold. "You are a princess, and this is proof." He touched the pendant which she wore around her neck.
"Well, is that the only proof you have?" Bulma said accusingly.
Piccolo shook his head. "And also, the way you look. I may not have seen you since you were a little girl, but I can never forget what you looked like before. I can see very clearly the similarities. You have not changed much, you just look a lot older, and much more beautiful."
Bulma confusingly looked at Piccolo. "Well, I'll take your word for now. It still doesn't answer the question of why you brought me here. The person who kidnapped me definitely not you."
Piccolo shook his head. "You're right, it wasn't. It was one of the boys who I train. The reason I brought you here is because I know a little secret. And it took me a very long time to find you. You have a lot of inner power which you may not be able to release or control. What I want to do is to release that power."
Bulma gave him a very confused look. "But why? I'm perfectly fine the way I am."
Piccolo started to stand up. "It is the power you need to defend yourself. If one day Frieza ever finds you, you will have enough power to escape him. You may not remember anything that happened when you lived in Saijin, but when I release this power, you will remember everything."
Before Bulma could say anything more, Piccolo pushed his white cape out of his way and started sitting cross legged. He then raised his arm and placed it on Bulma's shoulder. He then closed his eyes and started to meditate.
*****
Vegeta woke up from his sleep, his head covered in sweat. He started panting softly. Those dreams were haunting him again. He looked around and saw that he was sleeping near a campfire. He then noticed Eighteen watching him closely. Goku and Iresu were asleep.
"Is there anything wrong, sire?" Eighteen said softly, not wanting to wake the others.
Vegeta ran his hand through his hair. "It is those bloody nightmares again. Kami, I do not know what they mean."
Eighteen stared at the stars and looked calm. "Well, tell me, and I might be able to interpret them. Don't forget, I did all those years of star defining back on Vejitasei."
There was silence for a minute, then Vegeta started to scowl. "Alright, I will tell you. I always have the same dream with a woman informing me that I am fated to be killed by Frieza."
Eighteen started to feel very surprised. "Does the woman happen to have white hair and a hideous black and red dress?"
Vegeta stared at her with curiosity. "Yes, and how do you know this?"
Eighteen started to frown. "Well, if I'm not mistaken, she is the demon of fate and destiny." She then paused.
"Continue," Vegeta said.
"I have heard about her once. I hate to say this, but I don't think the dreams you had were just dreams. I'm not positive about this, but I think it was the demon talking to your subconscious mind." She then closed her mouth quickly, realizing how much she had just shocked her prince.
*****
Beads of sweat started to form on Piccolo's forehead as he continued to meditate. Suddenly, Bulma started to cough up some blood and groaned in pain. She then fell unconscious, limply onto the ground. Piccolo opened his eyes and stared at her. He was only half way through his meditation and the process was only half finished. He realised that Bulma's body wasn't quite used to the amount of energy that he was releasing. He decided to finish off after Bulma woke up.
Piccolo stared at the woman lying in front of him. He grunted as he turned around, his back facing her. He closed his eyes and an image of his past flashed in his mind. He remembered it like as if it was yesterday.
*Flashback*
Piccolo lowered his head. So did the other Nameks who were scattered in the one room.
"You will all die!!" Frieza yelled.
Suddenly, Princess Soraya stepped in. "No, Frieza, do not kill these Nameks, I will take them to my own planet. It will be better than dying a horrible death."
Although Frieza did not like the idea, he let her. It was that day when Piccolo decided that he will become loyal to the royal Saijin family.
*End of Flashback*
Piccolo blinked and stared out into space. He remembered that the day Frieza decided to turn his back on planet Saijin, he had sworn to himself that one day he will take revenge.
Several hours later…
Bulma slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and saw that the sun was starting to rise. She saw Piccolo near her, who was sleeping while sitting against the wall. She started to smirk. This may be my only chance, she thought. She quietly stood up, not certain about how sensitive a Namek's ear may be. She then crept out of the cave and turned around. Piccolo was still sleep. She smiled and started running off.
She had run to the nearest village and jumped up in joy. "I'm finally free from that crazy green guy," she said to herself. She looked around and noticed that there were hundreds of people who were crowding around something. She was very curious. She wondered why there were so many people crowding around. She started tapping on the back of a stranger. "Excuse me, can you please tell me what is happening here?"
The stranger gave her a weird look. "What are you? Stupid? It's the slave auction of course!"
Bulma was taken aback why the stranger's harsh reply. "Ok, thanks."
She then started moving towards the crowd. She saw about a dozen people standing inside a cage with thick black bars. They were all very dirty, had messy hair, and their arms and legs were chained. She suddenly saw a girl with black hair who was chained inside the cage. She recognised her immediately.
"Oh kami…" Bulma whispered.
AN: it isn't that hard finding out who Bulma sees =P Well, i'm sorry this chapter was boring and short. I've been so busy these days with school and exams start next week. I'll try my best to post the next chapter as quickly as I can. but please don't get angry with me if i take a while to update. Oh, and I almost forgot, please write a review and tell me what you think =)
