Vegeta ran down the stairs and Bulma followed him as fast as she could. He
knew where Janet was hiding. She was hiding in the cellar.
"Do you think she's in the cellar?"
"I don't think she is, I know she is. Go back upstairs, to Gohan. I don't want you to come with me. It's not safe."
"No, I'm coming as well. I want to see her before you kill her."
"Go back. You're not a warrior, you'll only get in my way."
"I'm coming with you. I'll leave when it gets dangerous. End of story."
They ran down all the stairs until they stood in front of the door to the cellar. Vegeta opened the door and looked at Bulma.
"Where's the light switch?"
"On your left but that's no use, it's been broken for ages. I never come here."
"Stay close to me. Stay behind me."
They walked down the stairs, step by step as quiet as they could. Bulma had one hand on the wall so that she could keep her balance. The wall was slithery and full of animals that she couldn't see. Probably for the best. She already wished that she staid with Gohan. After accidentally crushing 6 animals with her hand she decided not to touch the wall again. The cellar was cold and smelly. Bulma only smelled the stuffy smell that you always smell in cellars but Vegeta smelled another scent. He could put it into place. They both listened carefully to hear if Janet was down there. It was so quiet down there. They didn't hear a single sound besides slow drops of water on the concrete floor. There had to be a leak or something.
"She's not here right now."
Vegeta voice sounded extremely loud in this quiet place and Bulma almost lost her balance.
"How do you know? You can't sense her."
"I can sense everything in here. I'm sensing you and I'm sensing other things. very small things. rats or mice."
"Whaa! Rats! Couldn't you tell me this before! You know I can't stand little animals! I got bad memories on them, like that frog on Namek."
"I got bad memories on a rat that isn't here right now. No one can suppress a powerlevel that much. She's probably out to get some food. Don't you dare to complain about the rats. I was the one who told you to stay upstairs, remember?"
They walked around in the cellar. A few rats fled from them when they got near a certain corner. Vegeta kneeled and picked something up.
"Bulma, I was right. She's been here. I found a piece of bread. She's been hiding here all along. Where on earth could she have learned to keep her powerlevel that much down? Only myself, Kakarot, Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin are able to do that. Even Trunks and Tien can't suppress their powerlevels that much. She's improved since we last met."
"That's not good, right?"
"No, of course that's not good. She forgets one thing; I've evolved as well."
"Shall we go back? This place gives me the creeps."
"You can go upstairs, I'm staying right where I am. If she, no, when she comes back, I'll finish her off."
"I hope it's over soon."
"It won't be over that soon. I'll kill her very slowly, just like she deserves."
"You're not one bit better than she is! You haven't changed in all those years. You only care about killing and destroying. I really thought you changed."
"I haven't changed. I'm still a Saiyan. I'll always be a Saiyan."
"Do you have to kill her? I mean, can't you just beat her up and tell her not to come back again? I mean, you killed her brother after all."
Vegeta laughed. His laugh sounded cold and it made Bulma's skin crawl. He finally knew he could fight Janet. He would have a fight on life or death. One of them had to die. One of them was going to die. It excited him; it had been a long time ago that he had had a serious fight. His fight with Cell had been the last time. He wanted to feel the feeling of warm blood on his skin. He wanted to hear the crackling of bones. He wanted to hear the screams of pain. He wanted to have the feeling of an all-out blow against a lifeless body.
"Vegeta, are you alright?"
"I'm feeling better than ever. Finally I'm going to fight her. Finally I'll kill her. Now get out of here right now."
"But."
"No buts. Get out or I'll personally drag you out."
It had been a long time ago that Vegeta spoke to Bulma like that. In the beginning of their relationship he had been quit rough and uncivil but he changed during the years. He changed into a good husband. Well, good.. Not one that puts out the garbage, maws the lawn and cooks ones in a while but he treated his wife well and was a good father for his son. He seemed to be less blood-thirsty than when they first met. He always tried to surpass Kakarot but he wasn't that eager to kill the whole world for the thrill of a fight. Now he seemed to have gone back in time. Janet released that old spirit.
"I'm not going up alone. What if."
"You earthling coward! You have a voice, right? You can scream, right?"
"What the hell is wrong with you!"
Her words put him back into place.
"Sorry. I just want to fight her, that's all. I'll walk you upstairs."
They both walked upstairs. Gohan and Trunks were asleep and Bulma staid in the same room as them. As soon as Vegeta was out of room she woke them up.
"Huh?.. What? What time is it?"
"Gohan, Vegeta is going to fight Janet."
"Has she found her?"
"She was hiding in the cellar all the time. She wasn't in when we checked just a minute ago but she'll be back. It's already late, she has to sleep as well."
"We'll sense it if they start fighting. If it gets out of hand we'll notice. As soon as they start we have to get out of here."
"Why?"
"If Vegeta powers up in the cellar and they're going to fire blasts then this whole house is going to collapse."
"Oh man, how on earth did we got into this mess."
"Do you think she's in the cellar?"
"I don't think she is, I know she is. Go back upstairs, to Gohan. I don't want you to come with me. It's not safe."
"No, I'm coming as well. I want to see her before you kill her."
"Go back. You're not a warrior, you'll only get in my way."
"I'm coming with you. I'll leave when it gets dangerous. End of story."
They ran down all the stairs until they stood in front of the door to the cellar. Vegeta opened the door and looked at Bulma.
"Where's the light switch?"
"On your left but that's no use, it's been broken for ages. I never come here."
"Stay close to me. Stay behind me."
They walked down the stairs, step by step as quiet as they could. Bulma had one hand on the wall so that she could keep her balance. The wall was slithery and full of animals that she couldn't see. Probably for the best. She already wished that she staid with Gohan. After accidentally crushing 6 animals with her hand she decided not to touch the wall again. The cellar was cold and smelly. Bulma only smelled the stuffy smell that you always smell in cellars but Vegeta smelled another scent. He could put it into place. They both listened carefully to hear if Janet was down there. It was so quiet down there. They didn't hear a single sound besides slow drops of water on the concrete floor. There had to be a leak or something.
"She's not here right now."
Vegeta voice sounded extremely loud in this quiet place and Bulma almost lost her balance.
"How do you know? You can't sense her."
"I can sense everything in here. I'm sensing you and I'm sensing other things. very small things. rats or mice."
"Whaa! Rats! Couldn't you tell me this before! You know I can't stand little animals! I got bad memories on them, like that frog on Namek."
"I got bad memories on a rat that isn't here right now. No one can suppress a powerlevel that much. She's probably out to get some food. Don't you dare to complain about the rats. I was the one who told you to stay upstairs, remember?"
They walked around in the cellar. A few rats fled from them when they got near a certain corner. Vegeta kneeled and picked something up.
"Bulma, I was right. She's been here. I found a piece of bread. She's been hiding here all along. Where on earth could she have learned to keep her powerlevel that much down? Only myself, Kakarot, Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin are able to do that. Even Trunks and Tien can't suppress their powerlevels that much. She's improved since we last met."
"That's not good, right?"
"No, of course that's not good. She forgets one thing; I've evolved as well."
"Shall we go back? This place gives me the creeps."
"You can go upstairs, I'm staying right where I am. If she, no, when she comes back, I'll finish her off."
"I hope it's over soon."
"It won't be over that soon. I'll kill her very slowly, just like she deserves."
"You're not one bit better than she is! You haven't changed in all those years. You only care about killing and destroying. I really thought you changed."
"I haven't changed. I'm still a Saiyan. I'll always be a Saiyan."
"Do you have to kill her? I mean, can't you just beat her up and tell her not to come back again? I mean, you killed her brother after all."
Vegeta laughed. His laugh sounded cold and it made Bulma's skin crawl. He finally knew he could fight Janet. He would have a fight on life or death. One of them had to die. One of them was going to die. It excited him; it had been a long time ago that he had had a serious fight. His fight with Cell had been the last time. He wanted to feel the feeling of warm blood on his skin. He wanted to hear the crackling of bones. He wanted to hear the screams of pain. He wanted to have the feeling of an all-out blow against a lifeless body.
"Vegeta, are you alright?"
"I'm feeling better than ever. Finally I'm going to fight her. Finally I'll kill her. Now get out of here right now."
"But."
"No buts. Get out or I'll personally drag you out."
It had been a long time ago that Vegeta spoke to Bulma like that. In the beginning of their relationship he had been quit rough and uncivil but he changed during the years. He changed into a good husband. Well, good.. Not one that puts out the garbage, maws the lawn and cooks ones in a while but he treated his wife well and was a good father for his son. He seemed to be less blood-thirsty than when they first met. He always tried to surpass Kakarot but he wasn't that eager to kill the whole world for the thrill of a fight. Now he seemed to have gone back in time. Janet released that old spirit.
"I'm not going up alone. What if."
"You earthling coward! You have a voice, right? You can scream, right?"
"What the hell is wrong with you!"
Her words put him back into place.
"Sorry. I just want to fight her, that's all. I'll walk you upstairs."
They both walked upstairs. Gohan and Trunks were asleep and Bulma staid in the same room as them. As soon as Vegeta was out of room she woke them up.
"Huh?.. What? What time is it?"
"Gohan, Vegeta is going to fight Janet."
"Has she found her?"
"She was hiding in the cellar all the time. She wasn't in when we checked just a minute ago but she'll be back. It's already late, she has to sleep as well."
"We'll sense it if they start fighting. If it gets out of hand we'll notice. As soon as they start we have to get out of here."
"Why?"
"If Vegeta powers up in the cellar and they're going to fire blasts then this whole house is going to collapse."
"Oh man, how on earth did we got into this mess."