Chapter 7 - Morals, Training, and Science, oh my!
The next day, a knock came on Buruma's door. "Enter," she called from her seat on the couch.
The door swished open and a Saiya-jin entered the room. He was dressed in black spandex and armor. His brown tail wrapped around his waist like a belt. His skin was tanned and a t-like scar was donned below one eye. He had dark, spiky hair that resembled Gokuu's.
Buruma stood, a thoughtful expression on her face. "You look a lot like Gokuu."
He gave her a confused look. "You must mean Kakarotto. He is my son, as is Radditzu, the guard you've previously encountered. My name is Bardock."
"Nice to meet you. What do you want?" she crossed her arms, "Or, I should say, what does that ass of a prince want?"
"You should have more respect for our prince."
"He should have more respect for me." She said.
"He will. Someday."
She snorted, "I'll believe it when I see it." She lightly touched the bruise on her neck.
"There is no reason he shouldn't, you certainly act as a Saiya-jin."
"Don't you ever say that!" she shouted. "I am not a Saiya-jin. I despise your people."
"We are not all cruel and heartless. It is just that we have an insatiable desire for action, for fighting, and power. It can be deadly at times, but most of us are prideful and honorable in what we do."
"The prince most of all."
"In time, child, you will come to think of him differently. He has commanded that I am to immediately bring you to our science labs."
"Really? Finally something productive I can do rather than sit on my ass here the rest of my days. Wait a minute, what am I going to be doing over there?"
"You are just going to get a feel of the place for today. You may use the laboratory to create and build machines to our benefit."
"I told Vejita I specifically did not want to help him."
"You have no choice. Unless you would rather choose to die or become a whore."
"I'll go, but I'm not happy with this arrangement," she snarled.
He smiled a little, "I never expected you to be. Follow me."
She silently cursed as she followed him out the door and in the direction of the lab.
"I see no point in this." She whispered to herself, never expecting him to hear her.
"Aw, but there is," He replied. "There is a moral to ever thing, so to speak."
Buruma whispered under her breath, "I believe everyone should mind his or hers own business."
"And the moral to that is - Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves." Bardock continued walking down the hall as if he didn't notice Buruma had stopped.
'What the hell is that supposed to mean?!' she thought.
He turned towards her as if he had read her stray thoughts, "Be what you would seem to be."
"I can't quite follow what you are saying, Bardock."
"You will understand in time, child." He continued walking.
She stomped her foot in frustration. 'Why must everything be so complicated for me?' She crossed her arms and followed the older Saiya-jin.
He smiled a little, 'What fun.' "Walk while your are thinking. It will save us time. We are just about there."
Vejita blocked the fist that came to barrel him into the floor. He smiled a little and blocked the leg of his opponent. The Saiya-jin he fought was soaked in his own sweat and blood. He screamed as he threw a ki blast at the prince.
Prince Vejita smirked a little and knocked the blast away. "Really, you are all pathetic."
The six Saiya-jins before him attacked at once. The prince pounced forward and threw a display of punches, kicks, blasts, and what not. A few seconds later, the last Saiya-jin fell onto the hoard of others.
Vejita sighed and took a small towel from the hook on the wall of the training room. He patted the little sweat that was on his wide forehead and walked out of the room. He walked past the first commander.
"Nappa, you should do something about better preparing your pupils. They sure as hell won't hold up against Furieza if they can't even lay a punch on me."
"Yes, my prince. I will try better."
"No, DO better, Nappa." Vejita commanded.
"Yes, sire." Nappa saluted as Prince Vejita left the training facility.
'If I can't find any better sparring partners, I will need to find another way to train,' he thought. His eyes squinted in realization, 'Of course, the onna, she could figure out a way for me to gain the strength I need. I will pay a visit to the lab sometime soon.'
As much as Buruma didn't want to believe it, she was enjoying her time in the lab. The past few days had been interesting. She had met many aliens. Only a few of the scientists there were Saiya-jin, including Bardock. Here she had all the resources she could ever need to build anything her mind could think of. It was a big change compared to her scavenging days. She still didn't forget what these people had done to her family and planet, she never would.
"What have you got there?" Bardock's voice sprang out of nowhere from over her shoulder.
She turned towards him, "Bardock, you nearly gave me a heart attack. You shouldn't be so sneaky." She turned back in her swivel chair to the blue prints she was working on. "Just some blueprints for one of my father's early inventions," answering his question.
He studied her drawings; a methodical look upon his handsome face. "What is it exactly?"
"Its called a hoi poi capsule. It is used to shrink the matter of something large, heavy or difficult to transport and can return it back to its normal size when needed."
"Oh. That is very clever and thoughtful of you, Buruma."
'A comment; never thought I would receive one in this place.' She smiled sweetly at him, "Why thank you, Bardock, but I didn't create the hoi poi capsule, my father did. I just happened to pick it up, is all."
He nodded, "The prince will be pleased."
Her smile faded. "I'm sure he will," she spoke sarcastically.
Suddenly, the double doors to the lab burst open and the Saiya-jin prince walked through them as if he were on top of the world. 'Speak of the Devil,' Buruma thought. Every soul in the room went silent and bowed, showing their respect to the prince, that is, everyone except for Buruma.
Bardock noticed this and sent her a stern look. She frowned and stayed firm in her chair, folding her hands into her lap. She leaned back casually as Vejita made his way past the alien faces towards her and Bardock. He noticed her frown and smirked in return. "I'm here to see your progress, onna."
"Why didn't you just send one of your goons for you? Being of royal blood and all must really take up a lot of your time."
He snorted, "My guards would have a difficult time finding their own tails if I wasn't there to direct them. Besides, I would rather take the time out of my busy schedule to see what progress you have come along with and if your experiments are worth the time and effort for my people."
"My work is damn well worth the time! I shouldn't even bother helping you with the knowledge I contain. You're nothing but a waste of my time."
His fist clenched, "You test my patience, onna. Keep this up and you will pay dearly with your life." His right, gloved finger pointed at her to brandish his point.
She grinned suddenly, "You can't do anything to me. Your planet needs my intelligence, remember? Even if you do succeed in killing me, you'll be screwed without my help."
"You may not care for your own life, but what about your planet and your friends."
"I have no friends."
He smirked again, "I'm sure it would be awful for you to see your friend Kakarotto being ripped to pieces right in front of you, limb by precious limb. I'll even leave his carcass in your room as a reminder of what you did to him all because you wouldn't comply with my plans."
She cringed at the thought of what they could do to poor Gokuu and looked down in defeat. "Fine. I will help you."
"That's much better." Vejita glared at all the alien scientists around him. "As you were." They all turned away and returned to their work. "Now, I need you to build me something that will help me train harder and grow stronger in a shorter amount of time. My guards here don't cut it in strength anymore. Can you do it?"
She nodded, "I suppose I can build something for you."
"Good, I want it finished in one month."
She stood up rapidly, "One month! You've got to be kidding. I don't have any plans or blueprints written up yet. You just dropped this in my lap, you can't do that to me!"
"Watch me." He turned to Bardock. "Make sure she is working on it, now." Bardock nodded and saluted as Vejita left the room.
Buruma collapsed back into her chair. "My kami, one month? I don't know if I can do that, Bardock. I just don't know."
The next day, a knock came on Buruma's door. "Enter," she called from her seat on the couch.
The door swished open and a Saiya-jin entered the room. He was dressed in black spandex and armor. His brown tail wrapped around his waist like a belt. His skin was tanned and a t-like scar was donned below one eye. He had dark, spiky hair that resembled Gokuu's.
Buruma stood, a thoughtful expression on her face. "You look a lot like Gokuu."
He gave her a confused look. "You must mean Kakarotto. He is my son, as is Radditzu, the guard you've previously encountered. My name is Bardock."
"Nice to meet you. What do you want?" she crossed her arms, "Or, I should say, what does that ass of a prince want?"
"You should have more respect for our prince."
"He should have more respect for me." She said.
"He will. Someday."
She snorted, "I'll believe it when I see it." She lightly touched the bruise on her neck.
"There is no reason he shouldn't, you certainly act as a Saiya-jin."
"Don't you ever say that!" she shouted. "I am not a Saiya-jin. I despise your people."
"We are not all cruel and heartless. It is just that we have an insatiable desire for action, for fighting, and power. It can be deadly at times, but most of us are prideful and honorable in what we do."
"The prince most of all."
"In time, child, you will come to think of him differently. He has commanded that I am to immediately bring you to our science labs."
"Really? Finally something productive I can do rather than sit on my ass here the rest of my days. Wait a minute, what am I going to be doing over there?"
"You are just going to get a feel of the place for today. You may use the laboratory to create and build machines to our benefit."
"I told Vejita I specifically did not want to help him."
"You have no choice. Unless you would rather choose to die or become a whore."
"I'll go, but I'm not happy with this arrangement," she snarled.
He smiled a little, "I never expected you to be. Follow me."
She silently cursed as she followed him out the door and in the direction of the lab.
"I see no point in this." She whispered to herself, never expecting him to hear her.
"Aw, but there is," He replied. "There is a moral to ever thing, so to speak."
Buruma whispered under her breath, "I believe everyone should mind his or hers own business."
"And the moral to that is - Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves." Bardock continued walking down the hall as if he didn't notice Buruma had stopped.
'What the hell is that supposed to mean?!' she thought.
He turned towards her as if he had read her stray thoughts, "Be what you would seem to be."
"I can't quite follow what you are saying, Bardock."
"You will understand in time, child." He continued walking.
She stomped her foot in frustration. 'Why must everything be so complicated for me?' She crossed her arms and followed the older Saiya-jin.
He smiled a little, 'What fun.' "Walk while your are thinking. It will save us time. We are just about there."
Vejita blocked the fist that came to barrel him into the floor. He smiled a little and blocked the leg of his opponent. The Saiya-jin he fought was soaked in his own sweat and blood. He screamed as he threw a ki blast at the prince.
Prince Vejita smirked a little and knocked the blast away. "Really, you are all pathetic."
The six Saiya-jins before him attacked at once. The prince pounced forward and threw a display of punches, kicks, blasts, and what not. A few seconds later, the last Saiya-jin fell onto the hoard of others.
Vejita sighed and took a small towel from the hook on the wall of the training room. He patted the little sweat that was on his wide forehead and walked out of the room. He walked past the first commander.
"Nappa, you should do something about better preparing your pupils. They sure as hell won't hold up against Furieza if they can't even lay a punch on me."
"Yes, my prince. I will try better."
"No, DO better, Nappa." Vejita commanded.
"Yes, sire." Nappa saluted as Prince Vejita left the training facility.
'If I can't find any better sparring partners, I will need to find another way to train,' he thought. His eyes squinted in realization, 'Of course, the onna, she could figure out a way for me to gain the strength I need. I will pay a visit to the lab sometime soon.'
As much as Buruma didn't want to believe it, she was enjoying her time in the lab. The past few days had been interesting. She had met many aliens. Only a few of the scientists there were Saiya-jin, including Bardock. Here she had all the resources she could ever need to build anything her mind could think of. It was a big change compared to her scavenging days. She still didn't forget what these people had done to her family and planet, she never would.
"What have you got there?" Bardock's voice sprang out of nowhere from over her shoulder.
She turned towards him, "Bardock, you nearly gave me a heart attack. You shouldn't be so sneaky." She turned back in her swivel chair to the blue prints she was working on. "Just some blueprints for one of my father's early inventions," answering his question.
He studied her drawings; a methodical look upon his handsome face. "What is it exactly?"
"Its called a hoi poi capsule. It is used to shrink the matter of something large, heavy or difficult to transport and can return it back to its normal size when needed."
"Oh. That is very clever and thoughtful of you, Buruma."
'A comment; never thought I would receive one in this place.' She smiled sweetly at him, "Why thank you, Bardock, but I didn't create the hoi poi capsule, my father did. I just happened to pick it up, is all."
He nodded, "The prince will be pleased."
Her smile faded. "I'm sure he will," she spoke sarcastically.
Suddenly, the double doors to the lab burst open and the Saiya-jin prince walked through them as if he were on top of the world. 'Speak of the Devil,' Buruma thought. Every soul in the room went silent and bowed, showing their respect to the prince, that is, everyone except for Buruma.
Bardock noticed this and sent her a stern look. She frowned and stayed firm in her chair, folding her hands into her lap. She leaned back casually as Vejita made his way past the alien faces towards her and Bardock. He noticed her frown and smirked in return. "I'm here to see your progress, onna."
"Why didn't you just send one of your goons for you? Being of royal blood and all must really take up a lot of your time."
He snorted, "My guards would have a difficult time finding their own tails if I wasn't there to direct them. Besides, I would rather take the time out of my busy schedule to see what progress you have come along with and if your experiments are worth the time and effort for my people."
"My work is damn well worth the time! I shouldn't even bother helping you with the knowledge I contain. You're nothing but a waste of my time."
His fist clenched, "You test my patience, onna. Keep this up and you will pay dearly with your life." His right, gloved finger pointed at her to brandish his point.
She grinned suddenly, "You can't do anything to me. Your planet needs my intelligence, remember? Even if you do succeed in killing me, you'll be screwed without my help."
"You may not care for your own life, but what about your planet and your friends."
"I have no friends."
He smirked again, "I'm sure it would be awful for you to see your friend Kakarotto being ripped to pieces right in front of you, limb by precious limb. I'll even leave his carcass in your room as a reminder of what you did to him all because you wouldn't comply with my plans."
She cringed at the thought of what they could do to poor Gokuu and looked down in defeat. "Fine. I will help you."
"That's much better." Vejita glared at all the alien scientists around him. "As you were." They all turned away and returned to their work. "Now, I need you to build me something that will help me train harder and grow stronger in a shorter amount of time. My guards here don't cut it in strength anymore. Can you do it?"
She nodded, "I suppose I can build something for you."
"Good, I want it finished in one month."
She stood up rapidly, "One month! You've got to be kidding. I don't have any plans or blueprints written up yet. You just dropped this in my lap, you can't do that to me!"
"Watch me." He turned to Bardock. "Make sure she is working on it, now." Bardock nodded and saluted as Vejita left the room.
Buruma collapsed back into her chair. "My kami, one month? I don't know if I can do that, Bardock. I just don't know."