~*The Bodyguard*~
Chapter 17
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.
Vejita, Kakkarot, Turles and Radditz had been training night and day for the past three days. On the fifth day of their hostageness, however, Buruma and Vejita got into another fight and were still mad at each other, even now. Buruma had wanted to see her father, but Vejita had refused to let her.
"Well, even Frieza has to be better than you! I can't wait to get away from you when he arrives today!", Buruma yelled at Vejita while rampaging the room. He glared at her.
"Damn woman!", he yelled back then stomped out of the room.
She made a frustrated noise before storming over to her chair by the window. She nearly knocked it over when she flopped down ungraciously. ChiChi was off with Kakkarot, so she was all alone to contemplate her situation.
She didn't truly think that Frieza was better than Vejita. No way, no how. She just knew that would hit him low since it was Frieza's ultimate fault that his mother was dead. She knew it was a low blow and she felt guilt now, she just couldn't help it at the time.
~*~
"Briefs, I've told you before, I don't believe your pathetic story. I would have killed you already if it weren't for Frieza's orders. You should be thanking your lucky stars!", King Vegeta proclaimed with a malicious smirk on his face. King Briefs had been trying to convince his old friend that he wasn't responsible for the murder for the whole week.
"Vegeta, you old fool, Frieza is going to turn on you! He already has by killing the queen!", King Briefs retorted, pointing a finger up at the ceiling. King Vegeta simply shook his head.
~*~
"Turles, Radditz, Kakkarot!", a voice shouted up at the three training Saiyajin. They each stopped in mid-punch or mid-kick and looked down.
"Yes, father?", Kakkarot asked as the three brothers floated to the ground. Bardock waited until he had their complete attention before beginning.
"Frieza will be arriving in one hour. You are all to be on your best behavior and treat him with respect as we always have. King Vegeta still trusts him, so we must act as if we do, as well. This is on our prince's orders."
He looked each of them in the eye to make sure they were listening. They each nodded their heads in agreement.
"Good." He about-faced and left the training arena. Each brother headed their separate ways to shower and prepare themselves.
~*~ An hour later...
Vejita stomped into his and Buruma's quarters. He roughly grabbed her arm, illiciting a cry from her, and pulled her out of the room.
Death was upon them.
Vejita knew that he wasn't nearly strong enough to defeat Frieza. None of them were. If their prince couldn't beat the tyrant, nobody could. The prince was the strongest on the planet, even stronger than the king. He was worried inside about what would happen to his planet. His father was still unconvinced that Frieza was at guilt for what had happened twenty years ago and Vejita had pretty much stopped trying to convince him. He would just have to take matters into his own hands. How, he didn't know though.
"Vejita," Buruma whimpered, "You're hurting me..."
Vejita glanced down at her and released her arm from his tight grip. She rubbed it gingerly and fell behind him a few feet, following with her head down. He didn't dare glance behind him at her.
~*~
"Lord Frieza, I trust your trip was well?", King Vegeta asked while ushering the white lizard into the Throne Room. Frieza immediately took it upon himself to sit on the King's throne.
"It was fine, Vegeta. Tell me, where is little Vejita?", Frieza responded with another question.
"He should be here anytime."
Frieza nodded and looked around at the other occupants of the room. Kakkarot, ChiChi and King Briefs were also present. After a few minutes, the Throne Room doors were thrown open and Vejita walked in at a leisurely pace with Buruma shortly behind him.
"Took you long enough, brat!", King Vegeta reprimanded his son. Vejita looked at him ironically.
"Yes, father, you're right. I should hurry right to my own funeral!", he said sardonically. King Vegeta shot him a reproving look, but missed the malicious smirk placed on Frieza's face.
"Girl, get up here.", King Vegeta motioned behind him where ChiChi and Buruma's father were standing. Buruma did as told and joined them. Vejita gazed at Buruma as she refused to look at him.
No one in the room dared speak. Finally, Frieza chuckled.
"I thought there was something of value on this planet, but apparently not, Vegeta.", he said in a casual tone. King Vegeta nodded, waiting for him to continue. Vejita stared off to the side, uninterested.
"I want you all to meet someone.", Frieza said with a small smile on his face. Another Coldjin entered from a side door and walked to stand next to Frieza. Everyone turned to look at him.
King Briefs gasped in horror and Buruma screamed, her hands flying to her face in pure terror. Vejita jerked when he heard her scream and stared at her and her father curiously.
Frieza began to chuckle, quietly at first, then louder.
"It-it's... h-him...", Buruma stuttered, falling back a few steps.
"What is going on? Why are they scared?", Vejita demanded. The Coldjin regarded Vejita before turning back to Frieza.
"My friends, meet Sinyun.", Frieza said. Sinyun walked up to Buruma slowly. She backed up as far as she could until she came in contact with the wall. He stopped a few feet in front of her.
"Buruma... darling...", he started, reaching out to her. She screamed again and ran to Vejita. Vejita looked at her before glaring at Sinyun.
"Who the hell are you?", Vejita yelled, his aura starting to glow. Sinyun frowned, but shrugged. Slowly, his ki began to rise. Vejita and Kakkarot both crouched down into a fighting stance, ready to battle if need be. King Vegeta's eyes widened and he looked at Frieza, who's attention was directed at Sinyun.
After a few minutes of powering up, Sinyun began to change forms. Vejita held back a gasp. He knew that Coldjin were changelings. Hell, Frieza had four forms that he knew of!
Slowly, but surely, Sinyun was fully changed into his form. Vejita caught Buruma as she nearly fainted from shock. ChiChi screamed now and Kakkarot stepped in front of her to guard her and King Briefs.
Sinyun looked up. Frieza smiled.
"Or should I say meet Yamucha?", Frieza asked viciously.
"You... you killed h-her!", Buruma cried, pointing a shaking finger at Yamucha. Buruma began murmuring incoherently.
"WHAT?!", Vejita and King Vegeta yelled at the same time.
"Yes, my lovely, I did. I killed the Queen of the Saiyajin.", the newly transformed Yamucha replied calmly. King Vegeta was frozen in shock, his mouth hanging open. He glanced at King Briefs in repressed guilt.
Vejita gritted his teeth in anger and tried to control his ki. He gently set Buruma down and pushed her behind him.
"You killed my mother...", Vejita stated quietly. Yamucha could have sworn he saw the prince's eyes flash blue.
"Yes. You see, you Saiyajin were becoming too powerful. Lord Frieza told me that if I killed the queen, I might be accepted into society more.", Yamucha revealed. Vejita's eyes flashed blue once more.
"Why wouldn't you be accepted?", King Vegeta ground out, his hands in tight fists. Yamucha regarded him coolly.
"Because I'm only half Coldjin. My mother was a Chikyuujin. Fortunately though, when I change forms, instead of becoming a higher level of Coldjin, I become a Chikyuujin. I could be King of Chikyuusei and none would be the wiser."
"So, you killed my mate. You bastard."
Vejita cried out, turning everyone's attention on him. His hair was flashing from black to gold continually. Everyone watched in curiosity and shock. Buruma slowly backed away from him.
So, that's it. The big surprise! *looks at downfallen faces* C'mon, Yamucha being the Coldjin who killed the queen was surprising, right?! Anyhow, sorry that chapter took so long. If you haven't already, please check out some of my other fics. I'm rewriting and reposting some of my older fics. ^^ There's only going to be a few more chapters on this fic.
Chapter 17
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.
Vejita, Kakkarot, Turles and Radditz had been training night and day for the past three days. On the fifth day of their hostageness, however, Buruma and Vejita got into another fight and were still mad at each other, even now. Buruma had wanted to see her father, but Vejita had refused to let her.
"Well, even Frieza has to be better than you! I can't wait to get away from you when he arrives today!", Buruma yelled at Vejita while rampaging the room. He glared at her.
"Damn woman!", he yelled back then stomped out of the room.
She made a frustrated noise before storming over to her chair by the window. She nearly knocked it over when she flopped down ungraciously. ChiChi was off with Kakkarot, so she was all alone to contemplate her situation.
She didn't truly think that Frieza was better than Vejita. No way, no how. She just knew that would hit him low since it was Frieza's ultimate fault that his mother was dead. She knew it was a low blow and she felt guilt now, she just couldn't help it at the time.
~*~
"Briefs, I've told you before, I don't believe your pathetic story. I would have killed you already if it weren't for Frieza's orders. You should be thanking your lucky stars!", King Vegeta proclaimed with a malicious smirk on his face. King Briefs had been trying to convince his old friend that he wasn't responsible for the murder for the whole week.
"Vegeta, you old fool, Frieza is going to turn on you! He already has by killing the queen!", King Briefs retorted, pointing a finger up at the ceiling. King Vegeta simply shook his head.
~*~
"Turles, Radditz, Kakkarot!", a voice shouted up at the three training Saiyajin. They each stopped in mid-punch or mid-kick and looked down.
"Yes, father?", Kakkarot asked as the three brothers floated to the ground. Bardock waited until he had their complete attention before beginning.
"Frieza will be arriving in one hour. You are all to be on your best behavior and treat him with respect as we always have. King Vegeta still trusts him, so we must act as if we do, as well. This is on our prince's orders."
He looked each of them in the eye to make sure they were listening. They each nodded their heads in agreement.
"Good." He about-faced and left the training arena. Each brother headed their separate ways to shower and prepare themselves.
~*~ An hour later...
Vejita stomped into his and Buruma's quarters. He roughly grabbed her arm, illiciting a cry from her, and pulled her out of the room.
Death was upon them.
Vejita knew that he wasn't nearly strong enough to defeat Frieza. None of them were. If their prince couldn't beat the tyrant, nobody could. The prince was the strongest on the planet, even stronger than the king. He was worried inside about what would happen to his planet. His father was still unconvinced that Frieza was at guilt for what had happened twenty years ago and Vejita had pretty much stopped trying to convince him. He would just have to take matters into his own hands. How, he didn't know though.
"Vejita," Buruma whimpered, "You're hurting me..."
Vejita glanced down at her and released her arm from his tight grip. She rubbed it gingerly and fell behind him a few feet, following with her head down. He didn't dare glance behind him at her.
~*~
"Lord Frieza, I trust your trip was well?", King Vegeta asked while ushering the white lizard into the Throne Room. Frieza immediately took it upon himself to sit on the King's throne.
"It was fine, Vegeta. Tell me, where is little Vejita?", Frieza responded with another question.
"He should be here anytime."
Frieza nodded and looked around at the other occupants of the room. Kakkarot, ChiChi and King Briefs were also present. After a few minutes, the Throne Room doors were thrown open and Vejita walked in at a leisurely pace with Buruma shortly behind him.
"Took you long enough, brat!", King Vegeta reprimanded his son. Vejita looked at him ironically.
"Yes, father, you're right. I should hurry right to my own funeral!", he said sardonically. King Vegeta shot him a reproving look, but missed the malicious smirk placed on Frieza's face.
"Girl, get up here.", King Vegeta motioned behind him where ChiChi and Buruma's father were standing. Buruma did as told and joined them. Vejita gazed at Buruma as she refused to look at him.
No one in the room dared speak. Finally, Frieza chuckled.
"I thought there was something of value on this planet, but apparently not, Vegeta.", he said in a casual tone. King Vegeta nodded, waiting for him to continue. Vejita stared off to the side, uninterested.
"I want you all to meet someone.", Frieza said with a small smile on his face. Another Coldjin entered from a side door and walked to stand next to Frieza. Everyone turned to look at him.
King Briefs gasped in horror and Buruma screamed, her hands flying to her face in pure terror. Vejita jerked when he heard her scream and stared at her and her father curiously.
Frieza began to chuckle, quietly at first, then louder.
"It-it's... h-him...", Buruma stuttered, falling back a few steps.
"What is going on? Why are they scared?", Vejita demanded. The Coldjin regarded Vejita before turning back to Frieza.
"My friends, meet Sinyun.", Frieza said. Sinyun walked up to Buruma slowly. She backed up as far as she could until she came in contact with the wall. He stopped a few feet in front of her.
"Buruma... darling...", he started, reaching out to her. She screamed again and ran to Vejita. Vejita looked at her before glaring at Sinyun.
"Who the hell are you?", Vejita yelled, his aura starting to glow. Sinyun frowned, but shrugged. Slowly, his ki began to rise. Vejita and Kakkarot both crouched down into a fighting stance, ready to battle if need be. King Vegeta's eyes widened and he looked at Frieza, who's attention was directed at Sinyun.
After a few minutes of powering up, Sinyun began to change forms. Vejita held back a gasp. He knew that Coldjin were changelings. Hell, Frieza had four forms that he knew of!
Slowly, but surely, Sinyun was fully changed into his form. Vejita caught Buruma as she nearly fainted from shock. ChiChi screamed now and Kakkarot stepped in front of her to guard her and King Briefs.
Sinyun looked up. Frieza smiled.
"Or should I say meet Yamucha?", Frieza asked viciously.
"You... you killed h-her!", Buruma cried, pointing a shaking finger at Yamucha. Buruma began murmuring incoherently.
"WHAT?!", Vejita and King Vegeta yelled at the same time.
"Yes, my lovely, I did. I killed the Queen of the Saiyajin.", the newly transformed Yamucha replied calmly. King Vegeta was frozen in shock, his mouth hanging open. He glanced at King Briefs in repressed guilt.
Vejita gritted his teeth in anger and tried to control his ki. He gently set Buruma down and pushed her behind him.
"You killed my mother...", Vejita stated quietly. Yamucha could have sworn he saw the prince's eyes flash blue.
"Yes. You see, you Saiyajin were becoming too powerful. Lord Frieza told me that if I killed the queen, I might be accepted into society more.", Yamucha revealed. Vejita's eyes flashed blue once more.
"Why wouldn't you be accepted?", King Vegeta ground out, his hands in tight fists. Yamucha regarded him coolly.
"Because I'm only half Coldjin. My mother was a Chikyuujin. Fortunately though, when I change forms, instead of becoming a higher level of Coldjin, I become a Chikyuujin. I could be King of Chikyuusei and none would be the wiser."
"So, you killed my mate. You bastard."
Vejita cried out, turning everyone's attention on him. His hair was flashing from black to gold continually. Everyone watched in curiosity and shock. Buruma slowly backed away from him.
So, that's it. The big surprise! *looks at downfallen faces* C'mon, Yamucha being the Coldjin who killed the queen was surprising, right?! Anyhow, sorry that chapter took so long. If you haven't already, please check out some of my other fics. I'm rewriting and reposting some of my older fics. ^^ There's only going to be a few more chapters on this fic.