Flame in the Darkness
The awakening
By Saiyan Wench
Mayta rubbed the sleep from her eyes and gazed around the room of sickbay. It was a round room complete with regeneration tank, bed, and medical equipment. The doctor, now free from her grasp kept his distance. He was humanoid, but no Saiyan. All Saiyans were warriors so slaves were kept to do other jobs. He trembled as her eyes examined him. Maybe I shouldn't have grabbed him so hard… Her eyes fell back at her commander. He was a large creature, easily three times her size; he had a long dark, full hair. His face bore a scar of war; the deep slit ran from the side of his forehead to his lower jaw giving him his intimidating stare. However, he didn't intimidate Mayta in the least. She saw through, to what he really was and saw she was nothing. The large Saiyan suddenly let go of her and waited for her to speak.
"I take it that alien I encountered got the better of me…" Mayta groaned, rubbing her head. The throbbing hadn't subsided. The dream flashed again before her eyes like an old memory before subsiding back into her subconscious.
"…." Her commander, Coniflur, nodded not letting go of his glare. He had not wanted to send her on a mission alone and this occurrence confirmed his better judgment. The young girl was not ready.
"The agent that was introduced into you system was a poison. It apparently was meant to kill…." The doctor cut in.
"He and his race underestimate us…" She cut him off smirking.
"…" The doctor silenced himself and looked down at the ground. Shutting his trap helped him to survive in a place such as this.
Mayta's mood then changed as she remembered more of her encounter with the alien. "That worthless little bastard…" Mayta glared into the empty space of the room. She turned back to face her commander. "I was about to finish him! And would have too, if you hadn't have interfered! I would have awaked on my own and would have scorched the earth clean of any life!" Her fists clenched and her teeth bore as she spoke. Her ki rose instinctively.
"YOU MAY HAVE! Hadn't you have been so careless." He barked back. "You're reckless, BRAT, and you need to learn how to…." He didn't get to finish.
Mayta screamed in anger. "I HAD IT UNDER CONTROL!" Ki surged through her body. "THAT'S IT! I've had enough!" The girl warrior threw sickbay door off its hinges and stormed out of the room. The room quaked as she left. The doctor and Saiyan stood still in the room.
"Why did I have to get her on my troop?!" Coniflur growled in frustration. "The only reason she's here is because she so strong, but she is way to young in experienced for work in the field. She's reckless."
The doctor nodded, as a drop of sweat dripped down the side of his forehead.
The training gym was not silent today, as Mayta had hoped. The warriors were preparing for their invasion. It's not as if they actually needed to for this particular planet, but training was part of a normal routine for Saiyan, like eating breakfast or brushing your teeth. Mayta stormed in to find the spar floor already in use. Not as if she could've actually had a worthwhile spar session with anyone on the ship, but Mayta would have liked to work off some steam. The brothers Ruta and Baega were going at each other and Mayta temporarily watched. They were both only mere third-rates yet even matches, the spar drew her interest for a few moments. She was soon flagged down by the familiar voice of her friend, Eapa. Eapa was on the high end of a second-rate fighter, she was probably about 10 years older than Mayta, but you would never know it by the way they acted with each other. Eapa lived on the ship with her mate, Aspur, whom was a second-rate too. Mayta smiled and walked over to her friend. Her friend was about a foot taller with short chopped hair. Mayta had often teased her for having to tame her hair before being able to tame her techniques, however, today, Mayta was not in the mood.
"Where's Aspur?" Mayta asked. The Saiyan male had been a halfway decent spar partner for when she needed a longer work out. He had the stamina for it.
"Hell if I should know." Eapa said ad misted her shadow fighting. "Probably in the cell meditating" She threw a punch at Mayta's head. Mayta easily avoided it and smirked.
"I'm too worked up to fight now…I might destroy the ship with the mood I'm in…"
"Hey how did that scouting mission go?" Eapa asked momentarily pausing in her training. Sweat was beading off her forehead, so she wiped some of it off.
"Bad. I messed up and let my guard down. A stupid alien threw some kinda poison at me. Just came from sickbay." Mayta said below her breath; not trying to attract the attention of the rest of the troop.
"Alright?" Eapa replied, beginning to shadow fight again.
"Yea, I just don't think I'm gonna get any missions for a while… I can't stand this, Eapa. I'm the strongest warrior here and I'm lucky if I get a mission. And when I do, its FUCK'N ROCK COLLECTING!" Mayta punched a punching bag and broke it instantly. The teen stood panting, desperately trying to regain control of her temper.
Eapa ignored her friend's fit of rage, "You know ol' Coniflur. He's the cautious type." She looked at the young girl for a moment. "Don't worry, it'll work out."
Mayta let out a long sigh of aggregation and collapsed onto the bench behind her. "I have more potential than that, Eapa. That's why I'm here instead of training in an academy right now. If I'm here, I should be fighting!" She lowered her head to her hands, her hair fell in her face and she brushed it away. Her mind wandered for a moment and her thoughts drifted back to memories of her dream. She remembered how the eyes of the flickering gold child burned into hers. Like he knew her, like he knew her potential. Mayta massaged her forehead. I DO have potential, a lot more than most give me credit for…
Eapa must have either read her mind or her body language, "Are you okay? Maybe you just need to lie down or get some sleep", she consoled.
"No, no, I'm over that for now… I just had a weird dream while I was out. Really weird." She closed her eyes. "The last thing I want right now is sleep. I just need to work off a bit of frustration." Mayta got back up and picked up a couple of weights. She needed a distraction.
Coniflur sat in his chambers. Alone in the dimly lit room, where he felt most at easy, he was quietly enjoying his work. He had been organizing the invasion plans and was highlighting Planet Waun's key population areas. The planet's inhabitants had been scouted and leveled as not suitable for slavery. He reasoned they could be a useful food supply, but realized how he never liked the taste of lizard and decided they would be useless to them. His troop would crush the planet in one swift attack. The planet had no moon, but oozar transformations wouldn't be necessary for so weak a race. Once conquered, they would set up stations where they would begin colonizing the planet.
"Comander Coniflur, we've received a message from Planet Vegeta." His com-link cracked.
"What is it now?" He grunted. "I'm working!"
"It's message from the king." The voice answered. "He wishes to know when the planet will be ready for colonization."
"Tell him we attack, tomorrow. We'll begin colonization as soon as the planet is subdued. No prisoners are to be taken."
"He also wants to know how soon he will receive the scans and reports of the planet and its population. He wants to know if you can spar someone to deliver the reports in person, it's private information that the king wishes other cultures don't intercept."
"Can I spare someone? Oh I think I might be able to manage that one." He shut his com-link off and continued his work.
Mayta, having trained hard and long, staggered back to her cell. She had had a long day, full of frustration. Having reached her cell she removed her armor and suit and collapsed into her nest. She pulled out her hair tie and kicked off her boots. The cool pillows felt good next to her skin as she splayed out and uncurled her tail. Wisps of her dream were revisited momentarily and then the Saiyan youth slipped into a deep dreamless sleep. Little did she know what was held in store for her as the future became more near. Her destiny was rapidly taking shape…
To be continued…(If some one wants it too, so review!)