Vee: (still leaning against the wall from last time) What are you waiting for, Reda? I'm sick of waiting. Get the story going.

Reda: Vee...would you shut up already!

Vee: If you want me to shut up then let me leave!

Reda: No!

Vee: Damn you...

Goku: Guys, guys, stop fighting like this. I thought you were best friends.

Vee: You shut up too, stupid low class Saiyan baka!

Reda: That's it, Vee! Go stand in the corner!

Vee: No, I'm not a child.

Reda: Then stop acting like one.

Vee: Just pull the damn connection.

Reda: Watch your language, kid

Vee: (boils up, ready to attack something...) Don't call me kid!!

Goku: Reda, Vee, stop!

Reda and Vee: Shut up!

Goku: ...(pulls connection)

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Chapter Sixteen: Psyfoam's Orders

A slave has no choices; they only take orders. It doesn't matter who you are, you can eventually become someone's slave if you're not careful. Not always does being a slave mean you have a master; perhaps you're a slave to yourself, not allowing your true feelings and beliefs to surface enough. Though, when we talk Psyfoam, that type of slave can't exist. In the past, Psyfoam "created" slaves that failed him and he destroyed them all out of rage. Reda and Vee are the only two who have survived his wrath longer than anyone else. They manage to stay alive when he blows his top and takes it out on them. Of course, he has ordered them to do some pretty nasty things; none of them even close to what we would call "good." Their first orders were pitiful and embarrassing, but Psyfoam later used them to his own good in conquering the universe. Supreme Kai has met both Reda and Vee and barely escaped with his life; Reda had to pay dearly for that one. As I tell you this are you thinking about Goku? What will Psyfoam make himdo? Will he rip down any possible pride our favorite Saiyan hero has? Most likely. But how? Oh...you can't even begin to imagine.

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Psyfoam left them all pretty quick. He clearly had better things to do when his slaves took breaks than stand around and watch. Vee got up and searched for a place to use the bathroom, his endurance to pee making him forget he was out of energy. Reda stood up, spread her legs apart, clenched her fists and began to glow white. It was a blinding white light, similar to what the 'Solar Flare' could do. And when Goku could see again, Reda was fully healed and reaching out a hand to help him up.

"How...?" He asked, drifting off into confusion.

Reda giggled as she helped her brother up and began to lead him toward the room she sort of called her own. "It's a kind of healing power. Only, I can heal just myself and no one else. It sucks in that area, but in working fast, it would get an A+."

"What's an a plus?" Goku asked, trying to understand what Reda was telling him.

Reda laughed. "It means perfect. So, simply put, I can heal only myself, but I can do it at top speed. Understand?" She turned to face her brother as they reached the top step, her hairdo mixing up with Goku's family copy.

"Yeah, I think so," he replied.

Reda looked away from his dark eyes, feeling even more sorry for him than she had originally. She caught sight of the red-silk covered bed, and then wondered if Goku was strong enough to pull himself into bed. An embarrassing question to ask, but it had to be asked.

"Brother, can you...uh..." Reda moved her gaze to the bed, hoping Goku would understand.

"Oh! Yeah! That's not a problem!" Goku said almost with a laugh as he easily broke away from Reda and climbed in the bed. Never had he liked a foreign bed quite as much as he quickly fell asleep from pure exhaustion.

Reda watched, but only because she knew she'd be gone when he woke up. She was being silly, but still...She was his sister, older now or not. Goku needed someone to keep him going. Without the hope of seeing his family and friends back on Earth there was no telling what could happen.

"Sleep well, brother. I hope your first job is not as embarrassing and pitiful for a Saiyan as mine and Vee's was. Psyfoam hates us all, which is why we're like this, but Vee and me continue to fight to contain out selves, our power, and our sanity. We both hope, and so does father downstairs, that you can continue the way we are."

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Ten minutes later, with ten left in her break, Reda struggled with the code to open the one locked door she wanted to enter.

Error. Passcode Incorrect.

"Damn! I know this thing! What happened to my memory?" Reda yelled to herself, hitting the wall.

Bardock's voice answered from inside. "Don't beat yourself up about it. He came by and changed it."

Dresco spoke, "I memorized the tunes each letter made and how many." He didn't wait for the obvious question. "Nine letter. 1st one was high, but not the highest. 2nd was in the middle. 3rd was lower but close. 4th was lower, but close. 5th was high, but not as high as the first one. 6th was one shade lower than the 2nd. 7th was the same as the first. And the last two were the same."

"There you go, Reda. Can you figure it out?" Bardock asked, his voice right by the door.

A minute passed and then Reda nearly jumped five feet in the air. "Thank you, Dresco! Let's see...E...M...P...T...I...N...E...S...S..." The door slid open. "Yes! That makes sense, too. Duh, why didn't I think of that? He just sent Goku through Empty Space. Of course he's still going to be gloating over getting my brother."

Reda walked into the prison containment area, leaving the door wide open so she could get out when her break was finished. Bardock wouldn't "escape" because there was nowhere to escape to, although he wanted to see his son. Reda smiled at her father.

"Kakarot is doing just fine now, as long as Psyfoam doesn't force him out of bed too early. Oh, and Dad, his name is Goku now," Reda said, glancing at her father with a small, innocent smile.

Bardock was surprised at this information. "He calls himself Goku?" Then a light turned on in his mind as he recalled the conversation with his son before Psyfoam rudely interrupted. "Oh yeah! That's right. He did say his Earth name was Goku, and that everyone calls him Goku except for Vegeta, who insists on calling him Kakarot."

"Vegeta? He's still alive? And on Earth?" Reda exclaimed. She had some news for Vee.

Bardock nodded, understanding Reda's surprise. "Yeah, I've been pondering that ever since I've had time to ponder. Apparently, something big happened with Frieza. I'll have to ask him if he ever comes down here."

"No!" Reda yelled out, surprising herself.

Bardock cocked his head, curious of his daughter's defiance. "No? Why?"

Reda began to stutter. "W...Well..." She gulped down her sudden shyness. "I don't think he likes Frieza very much. He's obviously got some bad memories, and asking Goku about Frieza would probably remind him of those certain memories."

"Ah...I see. I see," Bardock said with a smile. "You're protecting him like an older sister."

Reda blushed a little, having been found out by her father. "Uh...Yes, sir. Even if he's older than me now, I was still born first. And I intend to look out for him like and "older" sibling would."

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Goku woke up, his fever gone. He felt better, but something was missing...

It was his freedom. And he remembered everything that had made him lose his freedom: Psyfoam, Empty Space, and then Goten being thrown in Empty Space.

Psyfoam, his master now, was a genius. He had caught Goku at just the right moment, using the perfect "bait" to make him fall to the evil being's whishes. Now, he was a slave of Psyfoam, and escape looked impossible.

If Vee and Reda, being Super Saiyan 5s, couldn't beat Psyfoam, then Goku knew he stood no chance against his master. Still, if he transformed to Super Saiyan 5, there was a chance. He probably hadn't seen half of Psyfoam's power yet, but Goku still clung to the light known as hope. He always had, and he always would.

Goku slowly climbed out of bed, feeling sores from his previous fights and...beatings. What was his life coming to? He wanted to run and go home, but without his freedom it was impossible. The minute Goku called Psyfoam his Master, he had been stripped of his freedom in such a way he couldn't escape even though he wanted to. What had he done?

You saved your son.

Yes, but how would Goten and everyone else be affected by his decision?

They will survive, just like when you died and couldn't be wished back by the Dragon Balls. Life is not always easy. They will survive, and so will you.

How?

You have your sister and your father to help you. Remember that even the greatest warriors need help sometimes. You know that; you have just forgotten because you rarely need help.

"Goku! I know you're awake. Get your sorry ass in here!"

Goku didn't need to ponder who had called him or where the person wanted him to go, he knew and he would obey his master. He shoved his internal argument aside as a pull inside him almost forced him to go to his master.

He walked down a flight of stairs and took a right; somehow knowing his master was down this dark hallway. The dim lighting grew dimmer as he walked deeper into Psyfoam's lair until it went out all together. Still, he pressed on, knowing that if he didn't, his master would get angry and express it in horrible ways.

Goku took a quick left and stopped. His master was somewhere in the darkness, an order planned and ready to give his newest servant.

"Ah...There you are. I'm surprised. You came a lot faster than Vee or Reda. They're slouching off. I guess I'll have to deal with them when they get back from their mission. But that's beside the point.

"Goku, in my lair everything must be perfect. There should be no scuffmarks, no crater-size holes, and especially no bloodstains. Now, in our little battle earlier, you created all of the above I believe. So, I want you to fix all the imperfect things in my perfect lair. Do we understand each other?"

"Yes, Master," was all Goku could get out of his mouth at the moment. He couldn't believe the level he was being reduced to.

Hey, you are the one who succumbed to his will. Blame yourself, not your conscience. Psyfoam hates you. What'd you think he was going to ask you to do? Join Vee and Reda? That would be a miracle! First, he's got to reduce you to dirt, and then he'll send you on more time-consuming missions. Trust your conscience; I'm usually right.

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Vee: Reda, I despise you...

Reda: I know, Vee. I despise you too.

Vee: You're the worst, ugliest, stupidest baka ever born into the world.

Reda: I know Vee.

Vee: You're a bit...

Goku: Whoa, Vee. That's far enough; you don't need to use profanity against your best friend...

Reda: Goku! You know that word?

Goku: Yeah...I'm not stupid, just slow sometimes.

Vee: Just like Reda...

Reda: Vee!

Goku: Ok, I'll just pull it this time...(Pulls connection)