Slowly they watched as a clear liquid filled the cylinder from the bottom up. A vile no bigger than a baby bottle was directed over their heads and positioned atop the liquid filled tube. He looked to it in interest, it held an essence around it, eyes narrowing he focused on the energy. They widened when he matched the almost ki to another he had once knew well. 'No, it couldn't be.' He denied as the new substance filled the structure before them the colors went wild. With no obvious means of agitation the water began to swirl. Goku felt his jaw fall ever so slightly as the water went from a muck brown color to thinning out, and if his eyes weren't playing tricks on him those were bones forming from the second substance.
"Stage one in progress." The intercom informed, from the looks of the others he could tell that he was the only one to understand what had been said. He felt his heart break; the voice had been Bulma's. "Stage two, muscle and organ growth." And sure enough the inner workings of the human body began to form. He wrinkled his nose at the form, she needed skin, he could see enough that she was female, and he already knew whom.
'Kami it can't be.' But it was happening, and if anyone could ever pull off what was happening before him she could.
"Stage three, skin formation and UV exposure." The voice of Bulma announced. A screen began to rise, hiding the skinless being from their view. A few moments and an intense light blocked by the screen and he could see the silhouette of his first friend. From the top mechanical arms began to enter the mystery substance. They could see tiny wires sprout and pierce her from all angles all over her body.
"Stage four, muscle preparation and dressing." He grinned. Leave it to Bulma to make sure she didn't put on a peep show. His amusement was missed by the others due to the fact he was behind all of them. Good thing too. "Stage five, final, neural, stimulation replacement, memories replaced." Well that answered the question of whether she would be a vegetable. Through the screen he saw the last of the clothes be pulled onto Bulma and a helmet of sort positioned itself onto her head. Soon the screen began to lower, with it the level of the liquid that Bulma had been floating in. He heard Napa and Radditz suck air at the site of her. After a few seconds he body jolted, as if being electrocuted, her eyes opened. Holding his breath eh waited to see how she reacted.
He watched as the blue eyes opened slowly, not yet focusing on them. A blast of air must have been blown into her glass cage as her hair began to fly all around, drying her in the process. More machines tended to her as it set her waist length hair straight. She still didn't move. After a moment of pure silence she blinked again, and again. Looking up she examined where she was, with awkward movements she rose to her feet. Slowly her eyes lowered to take in her audience. That was until she began tapping her foot, could she see them? 'Can you only see in that thing?' He wondered as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot. Slowly the glass casing lifted and she soon took them in. She looked from Napa to Radditz. Her eyes widened as she looked to Kakkarrot, she gave an almost un-noticeable nod before her eyes met with his. At that he forgot all else.
Her mind worked slowly as she felt it crumple slowly onto the floor. The pain of what felt like electricity filled her and she felt her numb mind connect with her body. Opening her eyes she saw the surface of floor she was looking down at, they closed when a whirlwind surrounded her. She hardly acknowledged the machines tending to her hair and clothes. Batting her eyes once she tried to bring her vision into focus. Glancing up she could see only her reflection and the inner workings of her glass cell. With shaking muscles she forced her body to its feet, he shoes were still a little damp, she didn't much care. Looking straight out she tried to make out what was on the outside; she was met with nothing but her reflection. Crossing her arms she hid her worries under the mask of irritation. Silently she waited for her creation to free her, she didn't have long to wait. What she saw made her wonder. Two gaping idiots, human enough in resemblance and somehow related to the green giant were the first things she saw. Looking to the one nearest the exit she felt her eyes widen. 'Goku?' Her mind supplied slowly. Slowly he raised a finger to his lips, requesting silence. She gave only a slight nod to acknowledge him. Looking to the one nearest the starter lever she felt her heart skip a beet. Flaming hair, and endlessly dark eyes. She felt herself loose sense of reality as she looked straight into his soul. It was only when the thought of him seeing her battered soul that forced her to change her direction of sight. Jumping off her platform she took her position of defiance. Arms still crossed, legs spread, glare firmly in place. It took all that was in her not to smile or wink at the man in the back, the one grinning his familiar grin and doing his best not to laugh. She was sure he felt her enjoyment through her ki anyways. When no one made a move ar sound she spoke. Slowly, in the tongue she hardly knew. "Who are you?" She directed the question to the short man, knowing by the way all were positioned that he was the one in charge. That along with even she could tell that he was the strongest one present.
"Hold your tongue wench." The tall bald one ordered. She snorted at the thought of actually restraining her temper.
"Never." She replied calmly. It hurt to use her voice, it felt weak, but with each word the pain lessened and it grew stronger. "Never then and certainly never now."
"Vouch." Goku called out, she let out a short laugh at the look in his eyes.
"My witness, or should it be victim?" She tapped her chin in mock thought as he made his way forward. She hadn't noticed that she had reverted to her native language. "Would you be so kind as to fill me in? I haven't seen you since Frie-Frieze…" Her voice choked at the memories. Goku had been dragged off out of her sight, beaten and she hadn't even known if he had been alive. She on the other hand had been informed of her lovely new social status as a slave. And thrown into the local harem with Chi-Chi. And being the meek, obeying, women they were they took their first chance out of the place. As punishment Chi-Chi had been thrown into the machine Bulma had just come from. Only then it had been a sentence, no way back, no real death. Hiding from the men and creating the very same machine she had seen her friend disappear into she improved upon and created a reverse. Only when she had been steeling…er recovering Chi-Chi's, thing. She had been caught. Luckily they hadn't seen her hide the substance that was her friend, or any of her other many things. Only her, they had dragged her out, demanded information. And threatened her with the fate of her friend. Well, they had thrown her in, and she had become its first test trial. Luckily it had been a success.
At that Goku wiped a tear from her face she hadn't even been aware of its falling. Typing in a code on a number pad on the wall a tile lifted and presented her with her bag of capsules and one Chi-Chi Pan.
"Guess this thing is useless now." The bald one stated before blasting the main cercut area. Her mouth fell open in shock, Goku had to catch her as she fell. This couldn't be happening, it couldn't! Slowly she felt her vision fade, too much was happening too fast. She was still fuzzy from her remaking. "Goku." She called out, he understood. She hated to look weak. Scooping her into his arms he sent out a few words she had no idea of their meaning. And carried her out. The last thing she could remember was his laying her down in a bed, one that reeked of his scent. Years or the other day, he had slept at her side more time than she could remember in their youth. Usually to keep warm, never for the affection of anything other than the love of siblings, but love all the same.
What is Vegeta thinking? What did Goku say? Review and I'll put out another chapter with those answers and more. GOT TO LOVE IT. Anyway REVIEW and I'll write.
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