Man, I'm tired! But, then again, I'm sure almost all of you get tired. I mean, come on! Who doesn't get tired. All us girls only get like 5 hours of sleep and then guys get 10 hours or more and THEY complain "I'm so tired!". All guys are so the same! But, anyway, I'm sure you'd rather read the story over my rantings! Hooray for you!
Disclaimer: I poop and eat! (no, I don't eat the poop arc! Damn voices...)
Real Disclaimer: I actually have a paranoid (step)uncle....weird.....
CHAPTER 13
Marron hated Katoria. Thinking the name alone made her flare with rage. Goten knew very well she lived on an island. So how was she to get home in a taxi?!?! She was hysterical when she called her uncle, 17. He said he'd pick her up without asking any questions. That had been about a half an hour ago and 17 still wasn't there. It would take a while, but half an hour?!? That was just plain ridiculous.
Finally, 17 showed up. She was so tired of waiting that she chewed him out for being late. He shrugged and picked her up, flying toward her home. She griped about Katoria and 17 only raised an eyebrow. By the way she described Kat, she could tell 17 wanted to meet her. Marron had never been so infuriated in her life. First her love, now her uncle. Who next, her father? Marron sighed.
17 smiled down on her. "What do you say we go find this Kat-san and blast her?"
Marron looked up at 17, shocked. "You'd do that?"
17 laughed cruelly, sending shivers up and down Marron's spine. "I'm looking forward to the fight."
Marron shrugged. At least Kat would be out of the picture. Then, she could have Goten to herself. She looked up at 17. "Hey, 17-san, could you search for Goten-kun's ki. He's probably following her."
The thought made her turn red with anger. That little slut, she thought. I'll get you Kat, I swear, I'll get you. She knew someone who might help her, too. "Hey 17-san, let's go pick up someone I know will want to help."
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Tayhei smiled to herself. So Marron was having problems with Goten. It seemed after Trunks got angry, she went for his best friend. This was just too good to be true. She mused over the thought. If she kicked Kat away from Goten, Kat would go to Trunks. Then again, she was sure if she said no 17 would blast her. Tayhei sighed. These weren't good odds.
Marron looked up at her. "Well?"
Tayhei nodded. "Alright, but we're gonna do it my way."
Marron smiled. "No way, Kat-san's going to 17-san. It's already been decided."
Tayhei laughed. Whatever got the job done, she thought. Besides, everyone wins in this situation. That way, 17 will be happy and she won't have to keep Kat away from Trunks. There was only one problem. Goten....
Tayhei frowned deeply. "What are we going to do if Goten-kun and Trunks-kun resist?"
17 grinned wickedly. "I think Vegeta-san would like to be in on this. He might even end up keeping Kat-san.....for a while."
Tayhei mirrored 17's grin, scarring the wits out of Marron and making 17 smile. Vegeta would be open to this plan because Kat was the cause of his problems. Now that Bulma was safe (she had checked on the monitor, knowing when and where Bulma was taken) Vegeta would have no problem helping them. Unless he got sidetracked by Veter.
Tayhei shrugged. "What are we waiting for? Let's go get Vegeta-san. I know for a fact Goku-san's busy in the kitchen."
The three started up the stairs, knowing the elevator would be too loud. The three had different ideas for Kat, though. Tayhei and Marron wanted her dead, but 17 wanted her for himself. He wasn't about to let the two little brats, or Vegeta, kill Kat. They could kill her after he had hurt her. He'd hurt her so badly that what Vegeta did to her would look like bliss. 17 smiled, knowing he would get his way.
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Kat jumped onto a rock and scolded Trunks. "You know that you're going to get us into a lot of trouble."
A voice surprised the both of them. "Trouble is here."
Kat and Trunks turned around, Trunks staring at Veter. Before Trunks could cry out he was hit upside the head. Kat screamed, but was silenced by a stun gun. Both Trunks and Kat were lying unconscious on the ground before the moment was out. The guards looked up at Veter in surprise. Veter glared at each one before he gave a sharp command to follow the other two.
Veter was disgusted by Kat and Ashi's behavior. They had turned against him when he had done everything for them. He had fed them, clothed them, and given them each a job. Veter and his men saved them both from the wilds. This was his payment? Veter should've killed them both when he had the chance. Jan was very displeased with Veter, and Veter shivered at the thought of the consequences.
He had better get Kat and the boy back to Jan. Jan would want to keep Kat, though. Jan had his eye on Kat and Ashi for a long time. Veter grabbed one of the guards that was running by. "Put these two into Kat-san's torture room."
The guard paled and nodded. Everyone knew that Kat's torture room was sure death, unless Jan stepped in. And that, if at all, wasn't very often. He lugged up the guy and had trouble bending over to pick up Kat. He finally had both, the side with the boy outweighing Kat's side. Veter spit at the guards feet. "Hurry up, before I become impatient and you end up in Kat-san's torture room."
The guard stumbled along the trail. He knew that Veter always kept his word. Veter's laughter rang in Padre, the guard's, ear. He hated Veter. Veter always beat on him, just because he was one of the few human guards. He didn't have the external skeleton like most of the other guards, so it really hurt when Padre was being picked on.
He shifted the boy and slowed to a walk. It was exceptionally hard to walk when you had two bodies slung over your shoulders. He heard a crunch behind him and knew someone was spying on him. Padre picked up his pace, knowing that the spy would tell on him if he didn't. He hated Veter even more, now. Padre was always being pushed to his limits. None of the other soldiers were pushed half as hard.
Padre sighed. Oh well, he thought. I'm only about a half hour from the entrance. This was going to be a very long day. Especially when he had the spy trailing him. Padre's anger gave him a boost of energy and he willed himself to go faster, making the spy jog. At least, thought Padre, I'll give this guard a workout.
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Goku licked his lips. Goku had just dropped off Bulma and stopped in the Brief's kitchen for a snack. He took a deep breath and savored the aroma of curry. Goku had already eaten most of the food in the fridge, including a delicious chocolate cake, and was still starving. He reached for the pie, but Maria hit his knuckles with a spoon. "Oh come on, Maria-san. I'm starved."
"You're starved?!?! YOU'RE STARVED!! You are eating the Briefs out of house and home. Go do something useful. Aren't you suppose to be watching Vegeta-san?"
Goku smiled and ducked out of the room. Maria's glare seemed to follow him down the hallway and he refused the urge to look back. Goku stepped into the room Vegeta was staying in, but found Vegeta's bed empty. Goku looked around dumbfounded until he finally regained his senses.
Goku looked around the room one more time before leaving. How could Vegeta escaped right under his nose. Had he been gone long? Goku glanced at the clock and sighed. He'd been eating for an hour. Plenty of time for Vegeta to escape. Goku cursed and ran out the door, knowing he would have to find Kat to find Vegeta. The problem was, he couldn't seem to find her.
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Bra looked around the room. Her body hurt all over. Veter had really done a number on her. She stood up, biting her lip to keep from screaming. Her hair was caked with dry blood and her white shirt had turned into a pinkish color. A small mewing sound came to her left. She turned around and came face to face with a small black kitten. He had white paws, white stomach, and a cute white nose. The rest of him was black. She looked on his collar and a little name tag verified him as 'Lucky'.
She scratched the kitten's ears and he rubbed his teeth on her hand. She giggled, making her side hurt, but she just ignored it. The cat jumped off of the counter top and rubbed up against Bra's legs. Bra went to pat it, but it ran over to a cabinet. Bra giggled and chased after it. It pawed on the door and Bra wondered if it was hungry. Well, she thought, at least I won't go hungry.
She opened it up, and instead of cat food, she found test tubes. She looked at the tubes curiously and picked one up. It was labeled acid. She wondered what it did, but didn't want to find out by testing it. Lucky pawed her leg, a piece of paper in his mouth. Bra put the test tube back and shut the cabinet door. She picked it up and began to read. It was from Ashita!
Dear Bra,
You have found my kitten, Lucky, I see. I want you to take the tube labeled 'acid ' and pour it on the ground. Before you do, though, make sure you step away from it at LEAST five steps. Otherwise, you'll be hurt. This was my back-up plan, and I hope that it works. It'll take you into Katoria, my sister's, room. Good luck, Bra.
Love,
Ashita
Bra smiled. Simple enough. She opened up the cabinet door and took out the test tube she had pulled out earlier. She picked up the kitten, wanting to take her new friend with her, and poured the acid. She jumped back the second she poured it, and instantly the floor began to melt away. Bra squealed with delight and was about to jump down when Lucky hissed.
"It's okay Lucky." she said comfortingly, more to herself than to the cat.
Lucky seemed to finally agree on her decision and she jumped down. She felt a burn in her arm, but when she fell onto something soft, she forgot about the burn. She heard an 'oomph' when she landed, but it wasn't from her. She turned to find her self sitting on Katoria. Katoria smiled. "Am I glad to see you!" Kat cried.
"KATORIA-SAN!" Bra cried.
Bra threw her arms around Kat's neck and squeezed her tightly. Katoria chuckled and Bra squeezed her even tighter. Bra began to cry, so overjoyed that someone was going to save her now. With Katoria, she knew she was going to get out of this alive. Or so she hoped. Bra finally stopped crying and her sobs turned to sniffs.
"Bra-chan? Is that you?" came a croaking voice off to the left.
Bra looked over and found Trunks strapped down in a chair. She cried out his name and ran over to him. Before she knew it she was crying all over again. She didn't think she would ever see her father or brother again. Trunks was crying, too, she realized. She threw her arms around his neck and couldn't stop crying. What seemed like after hours, she regained control of herself, but with a lot of effort.
"Bra-chan?" whispered Katoria.
"Yes, Kat-san?"
"Can you unstrap Trunks-san and I? We're a little stuck."
Bra worked at Trunks straps until she had him free. It took along time because they were hard to unbuckle. Each one took about a half hour. Bra finally had Trunks free and worked at Kat's buckles. In two more hours, Kat was free and Trunks was beginning to stretch. When Bra was done with Kat's straps, she helped Kat to her feet. Kat was shaking violently and had trouble standing up, but somehow she managed.
"Kat-san, why can't you move?"
"Well, I made a paralyzing potion when I was ten, securing my place here among the others. It wears off in about four hours. Five for regular humans, so I'll still be jello for another hour."
Trunks swept her away from Bra. "Don't worry, I'm sure I'll do just fine as a transporter."
Bra giggled but Kat held up a hand. "Wait."
"I have and idea," Kat said with a smile. "Put me back in the straps, and then Bra-chan, strap up your brother. I know we can get out of here without much more trouble."
