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HellRaiser: Sorry about my little outburst in my author's note. I have a slight temper problem but nothing anger management can't fix. I really do appreciate all my reviewers, good or bad. It lets me know how I'm doing. All my reviewers are superb, especially Angel-flame who calmed me down after that other review. You're right I do love the attention! So enough of my trivial babble. On the story!
Chapter 7
Radditz smirked. "Oh you know the girl with the black hair and eyes. About your complexion-"
"That's not what I meant and you know it!"
"I don't see why you're so upset. You're about to have a sister-in-law. I thought you would be happy for me brother."
Kakarot growled. "I don't know what you're trying to prove-"
"Oh I believe you do dear brother. Chichi is the only woman worthy of me. And the fact that you have interest in her is an added bonus."
Kakarot raised his fist. Radditz shook his finger. "Uh uh. King Vegeta has announced that I am not to be harmed from this point on. He needs me in the best condition for a secret mission."
He growled, but he knew the King's word was law. "Get out."
"My pleasure. I'll be sure to tell Chichi I saw you."
He sighed, defeated, for he knew that Radditz always got his way
)()(
18 frowned. "Bigger than Frieza? I didn't think it got much bigger than that."
"Me either. But it makes sense. It has to be someone close to Frieza. Someone who is trying to **** up my life."
Chichi raised an eyebrow. "People get close Frieza?"
"There are his advisers, his brother, his father."
"But why would they be trying to harm you, they don't even know you?"
"I don't know. I'll go speak to Vegeta of this. He knows Frieza the best."
)()(
Vegeta threw another punch. He stopped when he his nose started to itch. Normally he would ignore it, but this was something different. He felt as if he were no longer alone. Slowly he turned but he saw no one. The sayian shrugged and went back to training. A few minutes later he felt it again. He walked out the door and looked around outside. Something in the shadows moved. His eyes narrowed and he took a step forward. Someone tapped him on the shoulder.
Vegeta spun around, grabbed the person by their neck, and growled. Bulma snorted. "Can you put me down? I have to speak to you about something important."
He let her go. "What about?"
She looked over her shoulder. "Let's go inside. I don't want anyone to over hear." Once in side Bulma closed the door behind her. She pressed a button that darkened the windows so that no one could read their lips. "I have a bad feeling about everything that's happening."
"What is with you and these so called bad feelings, Woman?"
"I'm serious! Haven't you noticed everything that has been happening ever since Frieza entered the tournament?"
"That could be just coincidence."
"That's what I thought but then my dad sent for Zarbon-"
Vegeta spat on the ground to show his distaste for him. "Zarbon, that pretty boy? Why did the king want him here?"
"Well ever since a meeting at his planet when I was 11, I've loathed him with a passion. Father keeps threatening me, he says if I harm my sister ever again he would invite him over."
"You have a sister?"
"Yes unfortunately. Her name is Maron."
Vegeta's eyes widened. "Maron?!"
"Yeah, what about it?"
He started pacing, muttering to himself in sayian. Of all people in the universe, Maron had to be her sister! "I never thought I would have to she that wench again! I can't believe I didn't notice the resemblance!"
"What the HFIL are you talking about?"
"When I was on Frieza's ship, Maron was onboard studying etiquette." Bulma snapped her fingers. "I have to talk to 18 and Chichi." She walked right out without explaining anything to Vegeta. As soon as she was at the edge of the clearing her eyes snapped in the direction of the energy. "If you don't feel like getting killed today I suggest you leave." She sent a ki blast toward them for emphasis.
Bulma decided to walk, just in case the person tried to retaliate. She found better on ground. Maron being on Frieza's ship filled in some more blanks. Now she was positive she was right. All of her problems where in some way connected to that lizard. All there was left to figure out was who was behind it. Who was smart enough to come up with this plan. She immediately crossed Maron off the list of suspects. That left Frieza's father, Frieza's brother, all of Frieza's men, which was about two hundred men. Man, she wasn't getting anywhere. She needed more information. Bulma growled. She was not getting anywhere and she was starting to get a migraine.
"Bulma!" 18 and Chichi landed next to her. They bent over, breathing heavily. "Looked.everywhere.for.you.must.tell .important."
"What are you two waiting for? Spit it out!"
"Cooler is coming and there is an impromptu welcoming banquet being put together." 18 finally got out.
Chichi nodded. "Everyone is jumpy."
Bulma frowned. "Why is Cooler here?"
"He commanded his own ship during the Pingi War and he was in the area and need supplies and this was the closest planet."
She shook her head. "Great, more problems."
)()(
King Vegeta drummed his fingers on the table. Great, just great. His plans were so perfect. They were absolutely fool proof. Leave to a lizard to ruin everything. He eyed Prince Cooler distastefully. The lizard had 'just happened to be in the galaxy'. Yeah right, did he really expect him to believe that BS? Cooler was here for one purpose and one purpose only. To send a message to everyone.
The Kold empire was a vast one. If they didn't conquer your planet you were an ally. Which might as well have been the same thing. Their allies where 'asked' to help them purge planets to expand their empire even more. It would only be a matter of time until they owned the whole universe and then they'd all be screwed.
Taimersa was one of the few planets that were not under the Kold's control. It was his theory that the only reason Frieza was entering the tournament was to have an excuse to take over. They would start subtly at first, a 'suggestion' here and there. Then comes the favors and contracts. And then they'd just declare that their word was law. King Vegeta was positive that once Frieza saw Bulma he would definitely want her. And when she opened her mouth he would know he had to have her. But that wasn't suppose to happened this early. He was supposed to show up a few months from now. By that time he would have came up with a plan to make her appear undesirable. Now that Cooler was here he would tell his brother all about her. Frieza would be on the next shuttle before he could bat an eye. And once Frieza made up his mind there would be no changing it.
Bulma and Prince Vegeta burst through the doors of the banquet hall with their Guards hurrying after them trying to announce them. Bulma hadn't even bothered to change. She was now mad at her father all over again for not telling her Cooler was here. Vegeta just didn't like his father and it didn't help that he had to sit by him.
The men started to stand. Bulma rolled her eyes. "Save it, I'm not in the mood." Startled the glanced each other before settling back in their chairs. She sat down next to her father. "Welcome Prince Cooler I hope you find your visit most enjoyable." She ground out almost pleasantly.
He eyed her from across the table. So this was the Princess that had the whole universe talking. Every man wanted her and he could see why. Beauty, intelligence, and strength wrapped up in one package. He wondered if his brother knew what was said about her was true. "I hope my presence does not burden you."
"Why would you say that? Besides throwing a banquet in the middle of the night without prior warning, I would never have guessed you would be a burden."
Cooler turned to King Briefs. "Interesting daughter you have."
"So I have been told. Please do excuse her, she gets a little irritable around this time of night."
"Only when I haven't killed anyone." Bulma shot a ki blast at one of the servants. "See all better now."
King Briefs swallowed. It was dangerous enough how she behaved the night King Vegeta had arrived, but this was just plain stupid. She was putting the whole planet in danger just because she was upset at him. Kami, where did he go wrong in raising her. Maron smiled sweetly. "If you call being a *witch* better, then I suppose you're right."
Bulma glared at her, wishing she had learned how to shoot lasers out of her eyes. She would have to put that on her to-do list. "That's a fine statement coming from such a simpleminded person as yourself."
Maron's eyes narrowed but she still had that sickening smile plastered on her face. "I may be simpleminded but I know when you're upset. Why are you so angry sister, doesn't Prince Cooler's arrival please you?"
"Oh no sister *dear*, I find his presence *delightful*. That thing that upsets me is having to look at your fake, vacuous smile all night."
Her smile faltered. "I do believe we are spending too much time bickering with each other than speaking with our guest." She turned to Cooler. "So how did you like your stay so far, Prince?"
"I liked it up to the point you started speaking to me. Your voice is annoying, I would appreciate it if you refrained from opening your mouth for the duration of my stay."
King Briefs coughed. "Maron, didn't you have to do something early tomorrow morning? You should go to your quarters if you want to get all the necessary sleep. I am so sorry she must leave so abruptly, Prince Cooler. Rinanu (Ren-a-new) please escort the princess to her rooms."
As soon as Maron had left, 18 whispered behind her hand to Chichi. "Finally the dumb*** is gone, her ugly dress was burning my retinas."
Cooler's eyes snapped in her direction. He had hardly noticed her. She had been standing quietly behind Bulma the whole time. The rest of the night he observed her. She was most satisfactory. Usually he liked his women scaly but something about her made him have to have her. Before leaving the banquet hall he ordered one of his guards to follow her and learn more about her.
)()(
18 looked over her shoulder. She was being followed. In fact she was being followed every since the banquet the day before. Usually she wouldn't have even have bothered. She didn't do anything of any importance. She was Bulma's Guard with was pretty laughable considering she do much more good as a Taimersan antenna for the intercoms. Bulma could take care of herself. But there was something about this stalker that unnerved her. "I don't appreciate being followed so why don't you come out of your pathetic hiding place before I'd be forced to kill you."
A few moments later a pale lizard shuffled out the shadows. "How did you know I was there?"
"Who are you?" The lizard's mouth snapped shut. 18 held him in the air by his throat. "Who are you?!"
He opened his mouth but all that came out was choking sounds. She loosened her grip. "B-Blizzard."
"Who are you working for?"
"I work for no one."
"Don't lie to me. I will find out one way or the other. We can do this the hard way or the easy way. Either you tell me now and I kill you or I beat it out of you, kill you, and then track down you family and kill them."
"Alright I'll tell you." 18 put him down but still had her hands around his throat. "I'll tell you that you can kiss my ***." He wretched out of her grip and took off down the hall.
18 was one of the fastest people on the planet but this reptile was freakishly fast. She was having trouble keeping up. Blizzard didn't fly in a straight line, he jumped from wall to wall. She couldn't zero in on his energy. Growling she picked up a nearby servant and threw him down the hall with a ki ball on his back for speed. The servant smacked straight into Blizzard. The ki ball consumed the servant completely and melted some of the scales on the lizard. When she got to him he was unconscious but she already had an idea who he worked for.
She picked him up by his clothing and held him out as far as she could in front of her. 18 didn't mind anything gory but his stench was burning the hairs right out of her nose. She pounded on the door.
"You may enter."
18 walked in and dumped the body on the floor. "I think this belongs to you."
Cooler looked at him distastefully. "Did he say he worked for me?"
"No but I had a pretty good idea that he does."
"And what would make you say that?"
"One, he started following me last night, the same night you arrived. Two, he's a Reptilian, and everyone knows the only people they work for is the Kolds. And three, he's wearing your emblem on his armor."
"Every observant. Perfect, you passed."
18 frowned. "Passed?"
"I knew he had little chance of following you unnoticed. I just wanted to see how long it would take for you to bring him here. You are an exquisite creator. I'm going to arrange the mating ceremony."
"Mating ceremony?!"
"Why of course, you are way to valuable to be a concubine. Besides I have enough of them already."
"What makes you think I want to be your mate?"
"Oh I don't think you do now but in time I have a feeling you'll change your mind."
"And what makes you think I would?"
"This." He phased in behind her and snapped her in the back of her neck rendering her unconscious.
HellRaiser: Sorry about my little outburst in my author's note. I have a slight temper problem but nothing anger management can't fix. I really do appreciate all my reviewers, good or bad. It lets me know how I'm doing. All my reviewers are superb, especially Angel-flame who calmed me down after that other review. You're right I do love the attention! So enough of my trivial babble. On the story!
Chapter 7
Radditz smirked. "Oh you know the girl with the black hair and eyes. About your complexion-"
"That's not what I meant and you know it!"
"I don't see why you're so upset. You're about to have a sister-in-law. I thought you would be happy for me brother."
Kakarot growled. "I don't know what you're trying to prove-"
"Oh I believe you do dear brother. Chichi is the only woman worthy of me. And the fact that you have interest in her is an added bonus."
Kakarot raised his fist. Radditz shook his finger. "Uh uh. King Vegeta has announced that I am not to be harmed from this point on. He needs me in the best condition for a secret mission."
He growled, but he knew the King's word was law. "Get out."
"My pleasure. I'll be sure to tell Chichi I saw you."
He sighed, defeated, for he knew that Radditz always got his way
)()(
18 frowned. "Bigger than Frieza? I didn't think it got much bigger than that."
"Me either. But it makes sense. It has to be someone close to Frieza. Someone who is trying to **** up my life."
Chichi raised an eyebrow. "People get close Frieza?"
"There are his advisers, his brother, his father."
"But why would they be trying to harm you, they don't even know you?"
"I don't know. I'll go speak to Vegeta of this. He knows Frieza the best."
)()(
Vegeta threw another punch. He stopped when he his nose started to itch. Normally he would ignore it, but this was something different. He felt as if he were no longer alone. Slowly he turned but he saw no one. The sayian shrugged and went back to training. A few minutes later he felt it again. He walked out the door and looked around outside. Something in the shadows moved. His eyes narrowed and he took a step forward. Someone tapped him on the shoulder.
Vegeta spun around, grabbed the person by their neck, and growled. Bulma snorted. "Can you put me down? I have to speak to you about something important."
He let her go. "What about?"
She looked over her shoulder. "Let's go inside. I don't want anyone to over hear." Once in side Bulma closed the door behind her. She pressed a button that darkened the windows so that no one could read their lips. "I have a bad feeling about everything that's happening."
"What is with you and these so called bad feelings, Woman?"
"I'm serious! Haven't you noticed everything that has been happening ever since Frieza entered the tournament?"
"That could be just coincidence."
"That's what I thought but then my dad sent for Zarbon-"
Vegeta spat on the ground to show his distaste for him. "Zarbon, that pretty boy? Why did the king want him here?"
"Well ever since a meeting at his planet when I was 11, I've loathed him with a passion. Father keeps threatening me, he says if I harm my sister ever again he would invite him over."
"You have a sister?"
"Yes unfortunately. Her name is Maron."
Vegeta's eyes widened. "Maron?!"
"Yeah, what about it?"
He started pacing, muttering to himself in sayian. Of all people in the universe, Maron had to be her sister! "I never thought I would have to she that wench again! I can't believe I didn't notice the resemblance!"
"What the HFIL are you talking about?"
"When I was on Frieza's ship, Maron was onboard studying etiquette." Bulma snapped her fingers. "I have to talk to 18 and Chichi." She walked right out without explaining anything to Vegeta. As soon as she was at the edge of the clearing her eyes snapped in the direction of the energy. "If you don't feel like getting killed today I suggest you leave." She sent a ki blast toward them for emphasis.
Bulma decided to walk, just in case the person tried to retaliate. She found better on ground. Maron being on Frieza's ship filled in some more blanks. Now she was positive she was right. All of her problems where in some way connected to that lizard. All there was left to figure out was who was behind it. Who was smart enough to come up with this plan. She immediately crossed Maron off the list of suspects. That left Frieza's father, Frieza's brother, all of Frieza's men, which was about two hundred men. Man, she wasn't getting anywhere. She needed more information. Bulma growled. She was not getting anywhere and she was starting to get a migraine.
"Bulma!" 18 and Chichi landed next to her. They bent over, breathing heavily. "Looked.everywhere.for.you.must.tell .important."
"What are you two waiting for? Spit it out!"
"Cooler is coming and there is an impromptu welcoming banquet being put together." 18 finally got out.
Chichi nodded. "Everyone is jumpy."
Bulma frowned. "Why is Cooler here?"
"He commanded his own ship during the Pingi War and he was in the area and need supplies and this was the closest planet."
She shook her head. "Great, more problems."
)()(
King Vegeta drummed his fingers on the table. Great, just great. His plans were so perfect. They were absolutely fool proof. Leave to a lizard to ruin everything. He eyed Prince Cooler distastefully. The lizard had 'just happened to be in the galaxy'. Yeah right, did he really expect him to believe that BS? Cooler was here for one purpose and one purpose only. To send a message to everyone.
The Kold empire was a vast one. If they didn't conquer your planet you were an ally. Which might as well have been the same thing. Their allies where 'asked' to help them purge planets to expand their empire even more. It would only be a matter of time until they owned the whole universe and then they'd all be screwed.
Taimersa was one of the few planets that were not under the Kold's control. It was his theory that the only reason Frieza was entering the tournament was to have an excuse to take over. They would start subtly at first, a 'suggestion' here and there. Then comes the favors and contracts. And then they'd just declare that their word was law. King Vegeta was positive that once Frieza saw Bulma he would definitely want her. And when she opened her mouth he would know he had to have her. But that wasn't suppose to happened this early. He was supposed to show up a few months from now. By that time he would have came up with a plan to make her appear undesirable. Now that Cooler was here he would tell his brother all about her. Frieza would be on the next shuttle before he could bat an eye. And once Frieza made up his mind there would be no changing it.
Bulma and Prince Vegeta burst through the doors of the banquet hall with their Guards hurrying after them trying to announce them. Bulma hadn't even bothered to change. She was now mad at her father all over again for not telling her Cooler was here. Vegeta just didn't like his father and it didn't help that he had to sit by him.
The men started to stand. Bulma rolled her eyes. "Save it, I'm not in the mood." Startled the glanced each other before settling back in their chairs. She sat down next to her father. "Welcome Prince Cooler I hope you find your visit most enjoyable." She ground out almost pleasantly.
He eyed her from across the table. So this was the Princess that had the whole universe talking. Every man wanted her and he could see why. Beauty, intelligence, and strength wrapped up in one package. He wondered if his brother knew what was said about her was true. "I hope my presence does not burden you."
"Why would you say that? Besides throwing a banquet in the middle of the night without prior warning, I would never have guessed you would be a burden."
Cooler turned to King Briefs. "Interesting daughter you have."
"So I have been told. Please do excuse her, she gets a little irritable around this time of night."
"Only when I haven't killed anyone." Bulma shot a ki blast at one of the servants. "See all better now."
King Briefs swallowed. It was dangerous enough how she behaved the night King Vegeta had arrived, but this was just plain stupid. She was putting the whole planet in danger just because she was upset at him. Kami, where did he go wrong in raising her. Maron smiled sweetly. "If you call being a *witch* better, then I suppose you're right."
Bulma glared at her, wishing she had learned how to shoot lasers out of her eyes. She would have to put that on her to-do list. "That's a fine statement coming from such a simpleminded person as yourself."
Maron's eyes narrowed but she still had that sickening smile plastered on her face. "I may be simpleminded but I know when you're upset. Why are you so angry sister, doesn't Prince Cooler's arrival please you?"
"Oh no sister *dear*, I find his presence *delightful*. That thing that upsets me is having to look at your fake, vacuous smile all night."
Her smile faltered. "I do believe we are spending too much time bickering with each other than speaking with our guest." She turned to Cooler. "So how did you like your stay so far, Prince?"
"I liked it up to the point you started speaking to me. Your voice is annoying, I would appreciate it if you refrained from opening your mouth for the duration of my stay."
King Briefs coughed. "Maron, didn't you have to do something early tomorrow morning? You should go to your quarters if you want to get all the necessary sleep. I am so sorry she must leave so abruptly, Prince Cooler. Rinanu (Ren-a-new) please escort the princess to her rooms."
As soon as Maron had left, 18 whispered behind her hand to Chichi. "Finally the dumb*** is gone, her ugly dress was burning my retinas."
Cooler's eyes snapped in her direction. He had hardly noticed her. She had been standing quietly behind Bulma the whole time. The rest of the night he observed her. She was most satisfactory. Usually he liked his women scaly but something about her made him have to have her. Before leaving the banquet hall he ordered one of his guards to follow her and learn more about her.
)()(
18 looked over her shoulder. She was being followed. In fact she was being followed every since the banquet the day before. Usually she wouldn't have even have bothered. She didn't do anything of any importance. She was Bulma's Guard with was pretty laughable considering she do much more good as a Taimersan antenna for the intercoms. Bulma could take care of herself. But there was something about this stalker that unnerved her. "I don't appreciate being followed so why don't you come out of your pathetic hiding place before I'd be forced to kill you."
A few moments later a pale lizard shuffled out the shadows. "How did you know I was there?"
"Who are you?" The lizard's mouth snapped shut. 18 held him in the air by his throat. "Who are you?!"
He opened his mouth but all that came out was choking sounds. She loosened her grip. "B-Blizzard."
"Who are you working for?"
"I work for no one."
"Don't lie to me. I will find out one way or the other. We can do this the hard way or the easy way. Either you tell me now and I kill you or I beat it out of you, kill you, and then track down you family and kill them."
"Alright I'll tell you." 18 put him down but still had her hands around his throat. "I'll tell you that you can kiss my ***." He wretched out of her grip and took off down the hall.
18 was one of the fastest people on the planet but this reptile was freakishly fast. She was having trouble keeping up. Blizzard didn't fly in a straight line, he jumped from wall to wall. She couldn't zero in on his energy. Growling she picked up a nearby servant and threw him down the hall with a ki ball on his back for speed. The servant smacked straight into Blizzard. The ki ball consumed the servant completely and melted some of the scales on the lizard. When she got to him he was unconscious but she already had an idea who he worked for.
She picked him up by his clothing and held him out as far as she could in front of her. 18 didn't mind anything gory but his stench was burning the hairs right out of her nose. She pounded on the door.
"You may enter."
18 walked in and dumped the body on the floor. "I think this belongs to you."
Cooler looked at him distastefully. "Did he say he worked for me?"
"No but I had a pretty good idea that he does."
"And what would make you say that?"
"One, he started following me last night, the same night you arrived. Two, he's a Reptilian, and everyone knows the only people they work for is the Kolds. And three, he's wearing your emblem on his armor."
"Every observant. Perfect, you passed."
18 frowned. "Passed?"
"I knew he had little chance of following you unnoticed. I just wanted to see how long it would take for you to bring him here. You are an exquisite creator. I'm going to arrange the mating ceremony."
"Mating ceremony?!"
"Why of course, you are way to valuable to be a concubine. Besides I have enough of them already."
"What makes you think I want to be your mate?"
"Oh I don't think you do now but in time I have a feeling you'll change your mind."
"And what makes you think I would?"
"This." He phased in behind her and snapped her in the back of her neck rendering her unconscious.