~*The Bodyguard*~
Chapter 14
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama made all Characters in this story. (c) Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation. Used without permission, please don't sue me; I'm broke anyway.
When late-morning came, hell was braking loose on Dakursei. The Saiyajin had just landed on the planet and there was an uproar, to say the very least. When the Saiyajin soldiers began to get off of the ship, Dakurjin soldiers started to surround the gates guarding the palace. King Vejita supposed that King Briefs had seen his arrival on the meter and sent his guards to protect the palace.
"Bloody fool! He can't hide forever!", King Vejita exclaimed as he eyed the Dakurjin guards.
~*~
"Milady," ChiChi gently prodded her queen, who had finally found peace in sleep, "We are one hour away from Dakursei. We have made excellent time."
Buruma nodded, still quite sleepy. "ChiChi, could you please wake me when we are ten minutes away?"
"Of course.", ChiChi responded with a ginger smile. Buruma smiled back and closed her eyes once again. Immediately afterwards, ChiChi's smile turned into a frown. She had been awake throughout the night while her queen slept; it had given her plenty of time to think.
She wondered at least once a minute where Kakkarot was and if he was alright. She was still quite upset at the fact that he and Vejita had betrayed them all. Thinking of Vejita brought up another worry in ChiChi's mind.
She could only imagine how Buruma must feel knowing that her bodyguard and lover was the same five-year-old prince who's father had killed her mother. The same prince who had laughed when her mother had died. The same prince who found pleasure in the thought of the demise of the Dakurjin.
ChiChi shook her head to herself, trying to clear her thoughts. She gazed out into space at the beautiful white specks that were stars. Off in the far distance, ChiChi could see an entire circle of planets and she knew that it must have been the solar system which held Dakursei.
She was also a native Dakurjin and was happy to be going home, albeit for a terrible reason.
~*~
About two hours behind in time, two more spacepods were travelling to Dakursei.
"Computer, set alarm for 1300 hours.", Vejita spoke into the intercom and he heard the computer's monotone reply of "Alarm: set."
I might as well get a few hours sleep before landing, Vejita thought to himself. He wanted to be awake one hour before they landed, so that he'd have had a little sleep, but would be back wide awake when they landed. Vejita punched in a few numbers.
"Kakkarot?"
"Yes, my prince?", Vejita heard come through the intercom.
"Awaken me one hour before arrival. I don't trust this Chikyuujin piece of shit pod."
"Right.", Kakkarot responded. Vejita nodded to nothing in particular and cut the transmission. He leaned his head back against the cushioned seat and closed his eyes, his head immediately filling with images of blue hair.
~*~
"Sire, not only are the Saiyajin closing in on the palace, but there is a new intruder coming our way. He's in a one-man space pod and should be landing in approximately five minutes."
The king of Dakursei looked up wearily at the soldier. He was tired in his old ways and he did not know if his armies had the strength to last even a few minutes with the Saiyajin.
"Do we have any idea of who this intruder may be?", King Briefs asked quietly. The soldier hesitantly shook his head.
"No, sire. The pod is unregistered."
The king nodded, rubbing his face exhaustedly. "We shall wait for him then."
The king sat in silence for the next five minutes, waiting for the intruder to arrive. He had absolutely no idea who it might be, but for one reason or another, he had a feeling that this person was not harmful. Maybe it was just the fact that the Saiyajin were already on the planet and he didn't have any other known enemies.
After five minutes, King Briefs noticed a nearby vase beginning to quiver. He stared at it confused. It was as if the intruder was landing right on top of the palace! And then, all of a sudden, a loud crash was heard and four soldiers came running into the throne room.
"Sire, the intruder has landed! Right outside the palace doors!", one of them reported in a shaky voice. The king sat up in his seat.
"And where is this intruder?", he asked the soldier.
"She's right here... daddy."
King Briefs looked above the soldier's head quickly and jumped to his feet as his beautiful daughter whom he had not seen in five years walked slowly into the room.
"Oh, dear God... Buruma!", he stepped down the steps holding up his throne and began to run to his daughter. She picked up her pace and met him halfway. As they embraced in a long-awaited hug, Buruma allowed herself to release even more of her emotions.
"I missed you so much, daddy.", she whispered through her tears. He nodded silently and they hugged still further.
"And I you, dear daughter.", he whispered back. They released from their hug and ChiChi stepped up behind her lady.
"ChiChi? My, how you've grown, so lovely!", the king greeted the young handmaiden. ChiChi bowed deeply.
"Thank you, sire, thank you.", she replied graciously.
"Father," Buruma began seriously, "the Saiyajin are crossing over the horizon. We saw them when we entered the palace." Her father nodded.
"And where is Yamucha, your husband?", he asked curiously. Buruma frowned and rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, daddy, who cares? He probably doesn't even know I'm gone.", she replied bitterly. He eyed her before nodding.
"There isn't time to worry about marital problems right now anyway."
All heads darted to the doorway as a soldier came sliding into the room, clearly out of breath.
"Your majesty!" he breathed, "They're here! The Saiyajin are almost to the palace!"
Alright, so not much action in this chapter. The Saiyajin are almost ready to attack and Buruma has been reunited with her father. What will happen next? Gee, that's a tough one! Anyway, I'll have the next chapter up as soon as possible. As usual, if you want email notifications of new chapters, let me know in your review. Ja!
Chapter 14
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama made all Characters in this story. (c) Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation. Used without permission, please don't sue me; I'm broke anyway.
When late-morning came, hell was braking loose on Dakursei. The Saiyajin had just landed on the planet and there was an uproar, to say the very least. When the Saiyajin soldiers began to get off of the ship, Dakurjin soldiers started to surround the gates guarding the palace. King Vejita supposed that King Briefs had seen his arrival on the meter and sent his guards to protect the palace.
"Bloody fool! He can't hide forever!", King Vejita exclaimed as he eyed the Dakurjin guards.
~*~
"Milady," ChiChi gently prodded her queen, who had finally found peace in sleep, "We are one hour away from Dakursei. We have made excellent time."
Buruma nodded, still quite sleepy. "ChiChi, could you please wake me when we are ten minutes away?"
"Of course.", ChiChi responded with a ginger smile. Buruma smiled back and closed her eyes once again. Immediately afterwards, ChiChi's smile turned into a frown. She had been awake throughout the night while her queen slept; it had given her plenty of time to think.
She wondered at least once a minute where Kakkarot was and if he was alright. She was still quite upset at the fact that he and Vejita had betrayed them all. Thinking of Vejita brought up another worry in ChiChi's mind.
She could only imagine how Buruma must feel knowing that her bodyguard and lover was the same five-year-old prince who's father had killed her mother. The same prince who had laughed when her mother had died. The same prince who found pleasure in the thought of the demise of the Dakurjin.
ChiChi shook her head to herself, trying to clear her thoughts. She gazed out into space at the beautiful white specks that were stars. Off in the far distance, ChiChi could see an entire circle of planets and she knew that it must have been the solar system which held Dakursei.
She was also a native Dakurjin and was happy to be going home, albeit for a terrible reason.
~*~
About two hours behind in time, two more spacepods were travelling to Dakursei.
"Computer, set alarm for 1300 hours.", Vejita spoke into the intercom and he heard the computer's monotone reply of "Alarm: set."
I might as well get a few hours sleep before landing, Vejita thought to himself. He wanted to be awake one hour before they landed, so that he'd have had a little sleep, but would be back wide awake when they landed. Vejita punched in a few numbers.
"Kakkarot?"
"Yes, my prince?", Vejita heard come through the intercom.
"Awaken me one hour before arrival. I don't trust this Chikyuujin piece of shit pod."
"Right.", Kakkarot responded. Vejita nodded to nothing in particular and cut the transmission. He leaned his head back against the cushioned seat and closed his eyes, his head immediately filling with images of blue hair.
~*~
"Sire, not only are the Saiyajin closing in on the palace, but there is a new intruder coming our way. He's in a one-man space pod and should be landing in approximately five minutes."
The king of Dakursei looked up wearily at the soldier. He was tired in his old ways and he did not know if his armies had the strength to last even a few minutes with the Saiyajin.
"Do we have any idea of who this intruder may be?", King Briefs asked quietly. The soldier hesitantly shook his head.
"No, sire. The pod is unregistered."
The king nodded, rubbing his face exhaustedly. "We shall wait for him then."
The king sat in silence for the next five minutes, waiting for the intruder to arrive. He had absolutely no idea who it might be, but for one reason or another, he had a feeling that this person was not harmful. Maybe it was just the fact that the Saiyajin were already on the planet and he didn't have any other known enemies.
After five minutes, King Briefs noticed a nearby vase beginning to quiver. He stared at it confused. It was as if the intruder was landing right on top of the palace! And then, all of a sudden, a loud crash was heard and four soldiers came running into the throne room.
"Sire, the intruder has landed! Right outside the palace doors!", one of them reported in a shaky voice. The king sat up in his seat.
"And where is this intruder?", he asked the soldier.
"She's right here... daddy."
King Briefs looked above the soldier's head quickly and jumped to his feet as his beautiful daughter whom he had not seen in five years walked slowly into the room.
"Oh, dear God... Buruma!", he stepped down the steps holding up his throne and began to run to his daughter. She picked up her pace and met him halfway. As they embraced in a long-awaited hug, Buruma allowed herself to release even more of her emotions.
"I missed you so much, daddy.", she whispered through her tears. He nodded silently and they hugged still further.
"And I you, dear daughter.", he whispered back. They released from their hug and ChiChi stepped up behind her lady.
"ChiChi? My, how you've grown, so lovely!", the king greeted the young handmaiden. ChiChi bowed deeply.
"Thank you, sire, thank you.", she replied graciously.
"Father," Buruma began seriously, "the Saiyajin are crossing over the horizon. We saw them when we entered the palace." Her father nodded.
"And where is Yamucha, your husband?", he asked curiously. Buruma frowned and rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, daddy, who cares? He probably doesn't even know I'm gone.", she replied bitterly. He eyed her before nodding.
"There isn't time to worry about marital problems right now anyway."
All heads darted to the doorway as a soldier came sliding into the room, clearly out of breath.
"Your majesty!" he breathed, "They're here! The Saiyajin are almost to the palace!"
Alright, so not much action in this chapter. The Saiyajin are almost ready to attack and Buruma has been reunited with her father. What will happen next? Gee, that's a tough one! Anyway, I'll have the next chapter up as soon as possible. As usual, if you want email notifications of new chapters, let me know in your review. Ja!