*******************Episode 4******************
**Cry of the Spoiled Brat; What Makes Zucina Tick?**
"RRRRROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Bardock didn't flinch as large creature fell to the ground in front of him. How weak! One well placed kick and they fall flat.
He took hold of the pink-furred tail, which was as thick as his arm, slung it over his shoulder, and started dragging it to the campsite. As he did, it stuck him how odd his new cohorts were. First there was Cole, wise and strong, but seemed to have a sense of humor. Then Zucina . . . he didn't know WHT to make out of her. Except that she acted like a bitch!
What really got him was how nice they were being. He had always been taught to loath those less powerful then him, if any possible. No one had ever before shown him any kindness. Why them? Were they setting him up?
He had find out!
Cole was setting up the firewood that Zucina had brought when Bardock arrived. He was lecturing the girl on how to behave better to his new pupil. Feh! Like he really cared!
"This okay for now," he asked.
Cole turned and saw the beast, four times Bardock's size! "For the night," he said with a chuckle.
Zucina turned her nose up and went back to her current occupation: getting the darn splinters out of her hands.
Soon the three were eating. Cole was telling some stand-up for the kids to amuse them. Bardock could only smile. He was still on his guard in case either of them pulled anything. This didn't go unnoticed.
"No funny bone in ya, kid," asked Cole in mock insult.
"I don't laugh," he stated.
"Too bad," said Cole sitting down by the fireside. "My brother used to make me laugh all the time. He was so great! I remember thinking that he could have made even king Vegeta bust out!"
"What happened to him," asked Zucina.
"He was killed on a mission."
"Shit happens," muttered Bardock. "What about your folks?"
"Also dead," said Cole, now looking a little miffed.
"Lucky. Wish mine were."
"That bad, eh?"
"Let me put it this way. I was late getting here really because my sister made me swear not to say any shit about her in front of Zunica. When I said I wouldn't, she still kicked me in the balls til I screamed."
Zucina turned pale. "Your kidding!"
"If you want to see the bruise -"
"That won't be necessary," Cole said quickly.
"I told you he's a weirdo," said Zucina to Cole.
Bardock turned to her, eyes flashing. "Ya know, I ain't the only low level in this clearing! Ya might as well be a little nicer to me!"
"I thought you had learned to hold your temper," said Cole.
"Not until I find out why she is such a bitch!"
At this, Zucina got up and walked off into the woods in a huff.
Cole sighed. "You're a real 'people person,' ain't ya?"
"Not my fault she's so uptight!"
The other patted the ground next to him. When Bardock didn't move, he said "I don't bite!" Bardock slid over a few inches, but it satisfied the older Sayin. "Look, you think its hard having parents-"
"Parent," Bardock corrected. "My father died before I was born. That's why Kara, my mom, keeps me around, cuz I look like him."
"-a parent who doesn't care about you? Zucina's mother and father think the world of her."
"Well, fucking good for her!"
Cole put his face in Bardock's. "Shut up and listen! Her folks are second class Sayins who were told they couldn't have any childern. Zucina was a miracle to them, third class or not. They only care for her beauty and not her brawn. My guess is they want her to mate with some kinda noble first class and improve her status. That's why Zucina trains so hard, to prove that she's worth more then being bonded off like a piece of meat!"
"Think I care," Bardock said. But he didn't mean it. He had feelings, more so then most Sayins he knew. It was part of what made him different. Maybe that's why these two had taken a liking to him. They were pathetic, too.
"I don't give a damn whether you care or not," Cole said in a low and dangerous tone. "I care, and to you, that had better matter! Now go find her and make peace!"
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Bardock groaned as he got up to go find her. He walked in the direction she had taken for a few minutes before coming to the waterfall. Zucina had decided to take a swim to calm down. Her clothes were hanging on a branch near the edge. Zucina herself was bobbing in and out of view, humming to herself. She stood up, so the water was to her stomach, and sang happily.
"I'll give you one thing," said Bardock. "You got a nice voice."
Zucina turned bright red and dove. Her head came up and glared at the boy. "What the HELL is your PROBLEM!?!?"
"I just came to apologize," he said. "Catch you at a bad time?"
Her jaw dropped. "Have you no morals at all?!"
Bardock's head cocked to the side. "What's that?"
"I'M NAKED!!!"
"So?"
"SO!?! You're a boy and I'm a girl! It's not done!"
"Why not," asked the boy. (remember, he's about five)
"My mommy said that no man is allowed to see my chest until I'm ready to mate! And even then, its supposed to be a high ranking officer to the king!"
"Your what?"
Zucina was turned a brighter shade of red. "MY BOOBS, YOU MORON!!!"
Yards away, Cole heard the last part and quietly wondered what they were talking about!
"Boobs? You mean those mosquito bites on your chest? You're like three or four zurals* old, fer cryin' out loud!"
Zucina screeched, grabbed her clothes, and ran faster then Bardock could blink deeper into the forest.
Cole was very angry when Bardock explained what happened. "Just leave her be. She'll come back when she cools off. Just get some sleep and I'll wait up for her."
But as Bardock laid down on the moss Cole had collected for the beds, he felt bad. He'd never felt guilty about anything before. He didn't like it. But he didn't cry; Sayins don't cry.
Hours passed. Every minute seemed like a week. Yet he couldn't bring himself to sleep, not knowing if Zucina was alright.
Finally, Cole shook Bardock's shoulder gently. "I'm going to look for her. Stay here." And just like that, he was gone, and Bardock was alone. This was worse then before.
After another eternity of waiting, he heard something that made his blood run cold. A scream. Zucina's scream!
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*zural - a measure of time; approximately 2.43 Earth years (so Zucina's about 8)
Hi! Its me, Zucina!
Urg! Why do boys always have to be so mean to me? I hate them! I hate them! And now I'm up against this creature. I hate boys AND animals! What could be worse?
Next time on DragonballBC: The Parting of Ways; Special Training Program of Hell!
**Cry of the Spoiled Brat; What Makes Zucina Tick?**
"RRRRROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Bardock didn't flinch as large creature fell to the ground in front of him. How weak! One well placed kick and they fall flat.
He took hold of the pink-furred tail, which was as thick as his arm, slung it over his shoulder, and started dragging it to the campsite. As he did, it stuck him how odd his new cohorts were. First there was Cole, wise and strong, but seemed to have a sense of humor. Then Zucina . . . he didn't know WHT to make out of her. Except that she acted like a bitch!
What really got him was how nice they were being. He had always been taught to loath those less powerful then him, if any possible. No one had ever before shown him any kindness. Why them? Were they setting him up?
He had find out!
Cole was setting up the firewood that Zucina had brought when Bardock arrived. He was lecturing the girl on how to behave better to his new pupil. Feh! Like he really cared!
"This okay for now," he asked.
Cole turned and saw the beast, four times Bardock's size! "For the night," he said with a chuckle.
Zucina turned her nose up and went back to her current occupation: getting the darn splinters out of her hands.
Soon the three were eating. Cole was telling some stand-up for the kids to amuse them. Bardock could only smile. He was still on his guard in case either of them pulled anything. This didn't go unnoticed.
"No funny bone in ya, kid," asked Cole in mock insult.
"I don't laugh," he stated.
"Too bad," said Cole sitting down by the fireside. "My brother used to make me laugh all the time. He was so great! I remember thinking that he could have made even king Vegeta bust out!"
"What happened to him," asked Zucina.
"He was killed on a mission."
"Shit happens," muttered Bardock. "What about your folks?"
"Also dead," said Cole, now looking a little miffed.
"Lucky. Wish mine were."
"That bad, eh?"
"Let me put it this way. I was late getting here really because my sister made me swear not to say any shit about her in front of Zunica. When I said I wouldn't, she still kicked me in the balls til I screamed."
Zucina turned pale. "Your kidding!"
"If you want to see the bruise -"
"That won't be necessary," Cole said quickly.
"I told you he's a weirdo," said Zucina to Cole.
Bardock turned to her, eyes flashing. "Ya know, I ain't the only low level in this clearing! Ya might as well be a little nicer to me!"
"I thought you had learned to hold your temper," said Cole.
"Not until I find out why she is such a bitch!"
At this, Zucina got up and walked off into the woods in a huff.
Cole sighed. "You're a real 'people person,' ain't ya?"
"Not my fault she's so uptight!"
The other patted the ground next to him. When Bardock didn't move, he said "I don't bite!" Bardock slid over a few inches, but it satisfied the older Sayin. "Look, you think its hard having parents-"
"Parent," Bardock corrected. "My father died before I was born. That's why Kara, my mom, keeps me around, cuz I look like him."
"-a parent who doesn't care about you? Zucina's mother and father think the world of her."
"Well, fucking good for her!"
Cole put his face in Bardock's. "Shut up and listen! Her folks are second class Sayins who were told they couldn't have any childern. Zucina was a miracle to them, third class or not. They only care for her beauty and not her brawn. My guess is they want her to mate with some kinda noble first class and improve her status. That's why Zucina trains so hard, to prove that she's worth more then being bonded off like a piece of meat!"
"Think I care," Bardock said. But he didn't mean it. He had feelings, more so then most Sayins he knew. It was part of what made him different. Maybe that's why these two had taken a liking to him. They were pathetic, too.
"I don't give a damn whether you care or not," Cole said in a low and dangerous tone. "I care, and to you, that had better matter! Now go find her and make peace!"
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Bardock groaned as he got up to go find her. He walked in the direction she had taken for a few minutes before coming to the waterfall. Zucina had decided to take a swim to calm down. Her clothes were hanging on a branch near the edge. Zucina herself was bobbing in and out of view, humming to herself. She stood up, so the water was to her stomach, and sang happily.
"I'll give you one thing," said Bardock. "You got a nice voice."
Zucina turned bright red and dove. Her head came up and glared at the boy. "What the HELL is your PROBLEM!?!?"
"I just came to apologize," he said. "Catch you at a bad time?"
Her jaw dropped. "Have you no morals at all?!"
Bardock's head cocked to the side. "What's that?"
"I'M NAKED!!!"
"So?"
"SO!?! You're a boy and I'm a girl! It's not done!"
"Why not," asked the boy. (remember, he's about five)
"My mommy said that no man is allowed to see my chest until I'm ready to mate! And even then, its supposed to be a high ranking officer to the king!"
"Your what?"
Zucina was turned a brighter shade of red. "MY BOOBS, YOU MORON!!!"
Yards away, Cole heard the last part and quietly wondered what they were talking about!
"Boobs? You mean those mosquito bites on your chest? You're like three or four zurals* old, fer cryin' out loud!"
Zucina screeched, grabbed her clothes, and ran faster then Bardock could blink deeper into the forest.
Cole was very angry when Bardock explained what happened. "Just leave her be. She'll come back when she cools off. Just get some sleep and I'll wait up for her."
But as Bardock laid down on the moss Cole had collected for the beds, he felt bad. He'd never felt guilty about anything before. He didn't like it. But he didn't cry; Sayins don't cry.
Hours passed. Every minute seemed like a week. Yet he couldn't bring himself to sleep, not knowing if Zucina was alright.
Finally, Cole shook Bardock's shoulder gently. "I'm going to look for her. Stay here." And just like that, he was gone, and Bardock was alone. This was worse then before.
After another eternity of waiting, he heard something that made his blood run cold. A scream. Zucina's scream!
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*zural - a measure of time; approximately 2.43 Earth years (so Zucina's about 8)
Hi! Its me, Zucina!
Urg! Why do boys always have to be so mean to me? I hate them! I hate them! And now I'm up against this creature. I hate boys AND animals! What could be worse?
Next time on DragonballBC: The Parting of Ways; Special Training Program of Hell!