Definition of Pride
By Moonraker One
Chapter Four – A Secret Heritage
Once inside the break room, Chi-Chi sat down, thinking of how she was going to approach this. She had kept a very-well hidden secret from Goku the entire time she'd known him; so how she was going to reveal it was a problem. She knew that if it was revealed too quickly, it might cause him some distress. If she took too long, however, she might never fully get him to realize the fullness of the secret. She stared at the small, discolored dot that was on the back of her hand, pondering the problems caused by the little bump that was virtually impossible to notice in an emergency situation. She had always been angry that such a small dot could cause such a huge problem.
Kelietya knocked on the door before entering the break room, and Chi-Chi turned to her; the look on her face indicating that ready or not, this was the time to unveil herself. The Saiyan general lifted Chi-Chi's hand up to face level so as to analyze the dot on the hand. She then faced the human woman. "Are you ready to put the plan into motion?" inquired Kelietya, making sure all the pieces were in place.
"I'm as ready as ever," Chi-Chi replied. "I just hope you know what you're getting me into."
Kelietya rolled her eyes, then interjected, "Don't worry; it's not as if you're not strong enough for this."
Chi-Chi shook her head. "I know," she affirmed. "I'm just not sure if this is a good idea." Kelietya patted her friend on the shoulder.
"If there's anyone I can rely on, it's you," she reassured Chi-Chi. The human woman knew what she was to do, she just didn't know if she was truly ready or not. It was, however, too late to back out now, especially now that all the preparations had been made.
Goku was standing in the hallway near the exit, waiting for them to descend onto the planet and open the hatch, when Kelietya came running up. Goku whirled around to see a look of extreme direness on her face. He tried to read her mind, but she was far too powerful for him to do so. Frightened by the fact that such a powerful Saiyan warrioress would fear for something, he knew that whatever terror had happened was a problem.
"What's wrong?!" He asked direly. "Has something happened?!"
Kelietya had sweat pouring down her face. "It's your wife, Chi-Chi," she shrieked. "An evil suddenly teleported onto our ship and took her away before we could react!"
Goku grabbed her by the shoulders. "When did this happen?!" he yelled. "Who took her?!"
Kelietya shook her head. "I don't know," she replied suddenly. "But I know what planet she's been taken to. We'll change course at once!"
The two of them dashed at full speed back to the main room where Kelietya ran the ship. Kelietya immediately relayed the order to the lieutenant to change course to Planet Mynfa, the planet where Chi-Chi had been taken to. She then gave the order to switch to super-light speed. Even though Goku didn't want a nightmare, the one he was experiencing now that his wife was taken was twice as bad. They all braced themselves for the instant that time froze itself, which came before they could all get ready. As usual, time stayed frozen for what seemed to be an eternity, but only an instant had passed before they were back onto the regular time stream. Kelietya ordered the ship put on full cloaking until they landed, and the order was obeyed.
"Have you ever been here, Kelietya?" asked a nervous Goku. "Is there anything I need to know?"
"Only that the people here are ruthless and destructive," replied Kelietya. "Don't worry, Kakarot, I'll help you get your wife back."
The ship's landing was more abrupt than normal, but then again, this was an emergency situation. Goku ran up to the exit ramp before it had even descended and flew out, dead set on finding his wife. Eager to fight, Kelietya was in close pursuit. Deep inside, she knew the chances of Chi-Chi being alive on this planet without being powerful were minimal, close to non-existent. She knew that Goku probably would not take it well if she was not alive. He might even not have a purpose to live, she figured.
Goku touched down on the desert terrain of Planet Mynfa, the planet of ruthless, evil beings. He saw before him many scruffy, battle-scarred warriors who were staring angrily at him. He could tell that they were only to a small degree less powerful than him, so it would be somewhat a problem if he tried to fight them at less than super Saiyan level.
"I have no business with you," he announced. "I only want my wife back. If you give her to me I will not hurt you." This warranted less than a positive response. The chattering between the warriors immediately silenced, causing a feeling of much tension to materialize. One small group was even about to charge him when a new ki signature came into his field of sensing. It seemed oddly familiar, even though it felt aggressive.
"You want to be taken to your wife?" asked the Saiyan female, who looked very similar to Kelietya except her hair was black. "You'll have to get past me. You won't learn anything of her condition unless you fight me."
His angry frown did not leave his face. "That won't be a problem," he replied, trying to get her to lose her cool. He soon realized it would not happen; she was obviously trained not to lose her cool in battle. "I'm sure I'll find a way to beat you."
It was better to be defensive in battle, but he could not take it anymore, so he charged her at full speed, thrusting his fist at her face, hoping that it would land itself on her face. Without any effort, she lifted her right hand and caught his fist in midair. Immediately changing tactics-like a good warrior should-he went super Saiyan quickly and appeared behind her, trying to throw a kick at her head. He wondered why she wasn't moving. With the same hand she used to block the fist, she raised an open hand and stopped the powerful kick. "I'd be praying right now if that was indeed your best," she replied.
His angry frown turned into a playful, yet serious smile. "You're quite observant," he responded. "I'm capable of far more than this." With that said, he went super Saiyan two. He sensed that her fighting capacity was at least three times what she was currently showing. Eager to end this battle, he thrust an upward punch aimed at the center part of her gut. She was unable to block or dodge, so she was taken off guard and had the wind thrown out of her. Recovering, she tried to dodge a sideways fist but was again caught off guard and was thrown backwards a bit. Figuring out his pattern, she dodged a predictable kick attempt, then charged up to Super Saiyan two as well.
"So," Goku exclaimed. "You're good too." Before he could even finish, she caught him directly in his one spot that was weaker than the rest of him-his chest. A well-placed kick to the center of his chest threatened to put down the powerful Saiyan warrior. He was not to be defeated so quickly, so he charged up to Super Saiyan three, and sent her to the ground with an incredible thrust to the face. She didn't even have time to blink before she was on the ground. He stood on top of her. "I beat you!" He yelled, putting his foot on her chest. "Now where's my wife?!"
She pushed his foot off her, and stood up. "You think I've been beaten?!" she yelled. "You don't know the half of it!" She charged up, causing the entire surroundings to shake violently. She looked like she was super Saiyan one, but her eyes were pure white and glowing instead of green. Also, her hair was bright silver instead of yellow. He gasped; this was the Holy Saiyan level of power. "W…Who are you?!" he nervously asked.
"My name is Chakuri," she replied. "Now that you've seen my true power, why aren't you running?" The statement was rude, but he understood it perfectly. It was incredible to him that he should meet not only one, but two Saiyan women and both of them are at his level or just a bit higher. He figured his own power to be close to equal to hers at Super Saiyan four.
Bam. She launched herself forward and drove her knee into his gut before he could see her move. His eyes grew big at the instant her knee connected with his abdomen. He was not expecting such a powerful attack so quickly. He fell to his knees, clutching his stomach in pain. She waited for him to slowly slink his way upwards, then motioned for one of the warriors to throw her something. He couldn't make out the wadded up ball of fabric thrown to her at first, but it all became clear once she threw it to him. "You want to know where your wife is?" said the Saiyan woman slyly. "Your Chi-Chi is dead. Gone forever never to be seen again."
He unrolled the ball of fabric, and it was the outfit his wife usually wore around the house. Taking it all in at once, the tears started to pour out like a river. He looked up at the woman as she began to slowly walk away. He didn't care if she looked familiar or not; his wife was dead, and the perpetrator had to die. He charged up to super Saiyan two, causing the woman to slow her pace down. He then went to Super Saiyan three, which caused her to stop and turn around. "So, you've decided to show more of your power," she said teasingly. "I do know, however, that your capable of even more. Show me your apex."
His anger had now taken root in his power level; he was going to take her down, regardless of how strong she was. He had too, or else he'd do as much damage as he could before he died. He reached deep within his own reserves, and pulled out a trump card he hadn't used for fear of the result: Super Saiyan four. His torso began to develop the trademark brownish red hair of the fifth level of Super Saiyan. She felt his power skyrocket, and she saw that he was now extremely close to her equal. This would make the battle even more exciting.
"You're going to pay for the death of my wife," screeched Goku, who was aware of his power and hers, and was aware of the fact that the deciding factor now would be skill.
He waited for her to launch herself forth, and blocked a fist headed for his skull. He blocked it with all his might, but realized it was just a test shot. Once she saw his reaction skill, she fired a real shot in the form of a side of head kick, which he barely dodged. He didn't realize it, but the kick was intentionally launched so he'd dodge it and be lured into a chest hit. Her fist landed, but didn't hurt as much as it did before. Nonetheless, it felt as though he were hit by a missile. He threw his knee at her chin, which she reversed into a groin kick. She was aware that all men had a weak spot, and she took advantage of it. The shocked Goku was struggling enough to be sent upward with a powerful high kick. He disappeared in time to both dodge a fist, and deliver his own to her, sending her away. She didn't have time to react, so she took a direct kick to the gut, which caused a bit of blood to emerge from her mouth. Her response was a second kick to the groin, which enabled her to flurry him with punches. She flew directly above him during his stun period, and pulled her right hand-palm extended up-above her head with left hand clutching right wrist. She pooled a large amount of ki into a ball within her palm.
"SAIYAN PRIDE CANNON!" She yelled, immediately thrusting her arms downward-left hand still clutching right wrist-and fired a large beam of ki in his direction. Completely helpless to defend, he was thrust into a rapid descent, causing him to meet with the rocky desert terrain. She landed, and scanned her surroundings.
"I'm not stupid, Kakarot," she said, looking for his ki signal. "I know that blast was powerful, but not enough to take you out."
She walked forward until she saw him lying on his back in a huge crater. Smiling slyly, she floated down into the crater, then stood over him, analyzing him for damage. Sensing her above him, he rocketed up to a semi-seated position, then slammed his fist into her abdomen. Spurting a bit of blood on his face, she dropped to her knees on top of him. So he couldn't kill her; at least he'd give her a hell of a stomach pain. Then, as she lay unconscious on him, he slid back down as it all faded to black.
"Kakarot?" A voice asked. "Are you okay?"
He opened his eyes, and realized he was lying on a table in the medic room. He saw commander Teneko and Kelietya standing near him. He looked over, and saw a sight he was not expecting to see. Sitting on the table next to him, was his wife Chi-Chi. Because he'd been healed, he leaped from the table and draped his arms around her.
"I thought I'd lost you forever," he said, tears flowing again.
"I love you, Goku," she replied. "Did you have fun with Chakuri?"
Hearing that, he pushed himself back a bit so as to look in her face. "H…how'd you know of her?" he asked, careful not to piss her off. "I…I mean, it's not like I dated her or any…"
She cut him off. "I know," Chi-Chi replied. "I know Chakuri because, well, I frankly don't know how to say this."
He squinted, confused by this. "How?" he wondered out loud. "You can tell me!"
She rolled her eyes; she'd never understand his bluntness. "I know Chakuri because," she added. "Because she and I are the same person."
He could've fallen over backwards, but righted himself. "What…do you mean?"
She pointed to the discolored dot on her hand. "You remember that I always have had this?" she asked.
He moved his head to the side, confusedly. "Yeah…and?"
She gripped it with her fingernails, and ripped the tiny dot off. He backed up as she began to change physically. Her arm muscles grew a bit, tearing the sleeves on her outfit. Her hair grew immensely, sending her hair tie flying backward. It only took less than a minute, but when it was over, there sat the Saiyan female he'd fought a bit ago. Her face was the same as it was when she was Chi-Chi, but he didn't notice because he was too caught up in the fight. She also bore a more-than-slight resemblance to Kelietya.
"I think you should take it from here, Kelietya," Chakuri replied.
Kelietya strolled over to Goku, and began the explanation.
"You see, Kakarot," she began, "I returned to Planet Vegeta, and I saw you amongst those to be sent off. I could tell you'd be the savior of our people that's only born every million years. I couldn't imagine how you'd act, so I had my sister here follow you to Earth."
Goku interrupted with, "Wait, my wife's your sister?!"
Kelietya rolled her eyes. "Let me continue," she added. "She couldn't be the way she was, so she agreed to be transformed into a human, and be regressed in age to a child your age. I kind of expected you to marry her. She was never to tell you of her secret until all three of us were reunited."
"So," Goku interjected. "Why were you so angry all the time?"
Chakuri entered the conversation. "I had to act like an overprotective wife if we were united by marriage. Also, I hated not being allowed to help you in battle, especially since I knew I was far superior to you all those times!"
He laughed a bit. "Why…couldn't you?"
She rolled her eyes yet again. "I was ordered not to."
"Can…you run that past me again?" inquired Goku, warranting Chakuri to smack him on the back of the head. "Really; I don't understand why you wouldn't help me."
"I really don't think it matters, Goku," responded Chakuri, who was becoming more and more frustrated with every stupid question. She had previously been told there were no stupid questions, but living with this baka shot that theory to hell. It was today that she had her first excitement of her life; being able to fight her husband without him having to hold back because she was a weak Human. She only wished she'd been able to do this sooner, because even though her body was Human, her mind and her instincts were Saiyan still, so she had two conflicting urges at the same time.
Goku and Chakuri left the medic room, both having bonded more in that brief confrontation than they had in their previous twenty years of marriage. Now they had quite a bit of catching up to do, especially now the legendary Saiyan and his wife could now train together. On their way back to the main room where the ship was controlled from, Goku looked at his Saiyan wife. "What do I call you?" he asked, confused as to which name he should use. She chuckled a bit at this simple question.
"I prefer my Saiyan name," she explained. "I don't like being named with such a pathetic human name. It is almost an insult to my power."
"I kept my Earth name," Goku replied, hoping that she'd change her mind. He figured that something she'd gotten used to after such a long period of time was something she wouldn't just stop doing.
It was no use. "That just shows how prideless you are, Goku," responded Chakuri. "I know how you are, Goku, but you really sound better as Kakarot than as Goku. Don't you want to show your late father some respect and keep the name he gave you?"
Goku rolled his eyes. "How can I show respect to someone I've never seen or met before?" the question sounded rational to him, although Chakuri couldn't understand the purpose behind such an absurd question. It was considered a sign of disrespect among Saiyans to drop the name that your parents gave you. Then again, he'd know nothing of Saiyan ways, primarily because he had always grown up amongst the pathetic humans. He'd been their protector, a role which Kelietya had always considered to be a useless role in life, as well as a waste of his fine Saiyan power. This was a common feeling among Kelietya's troops because they all thought that a better use of his talents was to help further the Saiyan cause and teach his wisdom to his own people, instead of being the protector of a single planet of people. No, none of them would probably ever understand the mentality of Goku.
"Lieutenant," Kelietya ordered, sliding open the door and entering the primary control room. "Set the ship's path towards the planet we were about to go to." The lieutenant was about to throw the switch to the fastest non-warp speed, when the alarm began to bellow; an incoming distress signal was being transmitted to all available ships. Kelietya ordered the message brought up on screen. What she saw before her, was terrorizing. One of her fellow Saiyan generals was being attacked from behind, a tall shadowy figure approaching him.
"Help us!" he screeched. "An evil force is taking control of our people by entering through an open wound, then spreading from one to another like a virus, taking physical and mental control of every person he enters! If you can help us, we'd vastly appreciate it!"
Kelietya turned to Goku, and saw that he was as taken by surprise as she was. How could something like this happen? What kind of alien could possess people through a cut, then move to another like a virus and do the same thing? In any case, it was a Saiyan tradition to help one another in need; no more of the whole kill-your-brother-because-he's-weaker-than-you crap started by King Vegeta the first, Kelietya's new order would give help when another was in need. She had always hated the way king Vegeta mangled the goodness of Saiyan pride into something so evil.
"Change course! Immediately!" She announced. "Head for that planet!"
The lieutenant immediately typed up the new planet's coordinates, and then switched the ship to full super-light speed; this was an emergency, and sub-light speeds might take too long. Like normal, everyone froze for an instant which seemed to last far longer, then popped back into reality again. The ship's crew had gotten better; they had set the computer to cloak even before the time-space barrier was broken, so they'd never appear on radar until it was too late.
"Put us down on that planet, Lieutenant!" beckoned Kelietya. "Make sure no one knows of our presence." She turned to Goku, who was more than ready for a battle. Goku, as she knew from witnessing his performance against Teneko, would go into this battle head-on, but with a very good plan that he would come up with very quickly. She could tell that he was worried about his fellow Saiyan, even though all the Saiyans he'd met up until seeing her had been evil and threatened him. Even the general's instincts were surprised.
"If you're fighting," Chakuri announced, smiling eagerly, "I'm fighting with you. There's no way I'm getting to miss out on the action!"
"I wouldn't expect anything less of you, Chi…I mean, Chakuri," he replied, catching his mistake mid-sentence. "Sorry. I guess I'm not used to your new name."
Chakuri rolled her eyes. "Look," she fired back. "If it's that much trouble, just call me 'Chi-Chi.'"
"Jeez!" he responded. "I'm sorry for calling you by your human name!"
She shook her head. "I…it's not that," she reassured him. "I just haven't had a decent battle in so long, I'm very eager."
The ship quickly landed on the planet, and Kelietya's servants pulled up the scene on the main image viewer. What they saw was shocking; all of the Saiyans were bowing before the Saiyan general that had been on screen a while ago, but only this time, he appeared to be greatly different. His hair was solid white, and he had red lines extending down from his forehead down into his eyes, making him look like he had been infected by whatever being this was. Kelietya knew to stay on guard; more than likely, anyone who was infected could spread the infection, causing more slaves of this creature.
"Make sure you stay on guard!" Kelietya beckoned to Goku and Chakuri, both of whom were ready to enter into mortal combat. "If I'm right, not only can this creature infect you, but his slaves can also infect you! Stay on guard and DON'T get cut!"
The exit ramp lowered fully, allowing the Saiyan trio to walk down onto the planet. The marvel of Saiyan technologies meant that as long as they stayed within the effective field of the cloaking mechanism, they could even walk out onto the planet and still remain invisible and undetectable. Realizing this, Goku, Chakuri and Kelietya quietly stepped out, making sure not to disturb the air too much, and marked their targets for attack.
Goku raised a fist to the air. "Haaaa!" he screeched, raising his power level up to and beyond super Saiyan four. Chakuri put herself into her energy gathering stance and let the power flow. It took only a few seconds, but after powering up, she was in the Holy Saiyan form that she had shown to Goku only a little while earlier. Goku was amazed; he was losing power already now that he was at his apex. His wife, however, wasn't even sweating. Incredible that she could sit back and let this lay dormant while Cell and others like Frieza challenged the good of all humanity. Kelietya smiled, squinting at the same time for her semi-evil smile; this power was something she hadn't seen in far too long. As powerful as Goku is, Chakuri would be sure to amaze him by how powerful she was. She was more than likely far beyond him.
"Not bad, sister," mused Kelietya. "I'm still far beyond both of you, however." She then clenched her fists, and charged herself up, the force of which almost blew Goku and Chakuri in opposite directions. Her hair was solid white, slightly unlike Chakuri's, but her power was at least quite a bit higher. "Lieutenant! Turn off the cloaking! We're about to make our presence known!"
A few seconds later and a couple hundred Saiyans were staring at a spaceship, and three especially powerful of their own kind directly in front of it. "Do or die!" shrieked Chakuri, launching herself forward at the crowd. Goku shook his head; boy, these two needed to learn the art of subtlety. Unable to stop what had already started, however, he launched himself forth at the crowd as well.
The battle was one that Goku hadn't fought. Ever.
He'd fought many one on one's and even some one on seven's, but never a three on seventeen thousand. He quickly learned-after several kick attempts-that he had to modify his nice, neat little plan. He would take into account, of course, the extra sixteen thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine. After rethinking his strategy, he began to throw specific fists and kicks at random targets, throwing many lesser Saiyans backwards and unconscious. Sometimes, one sent by a kick would bounce, taking out several others. Even though he'd never grown up a Saiyan lifestyle, he knew that this was the type of battle that Saiyans were meant for. Not one on one, but one on many. Kelietya smiled to herself; it was incredible that he could catch on so quickly. It took her years of battle-torn Namekian landscapes to learn how to take on an entire military force at once and succeed, and this baka mastered it instantly. Goku was merely throwing hardened hits at whoever was closest to him. And, to the other two's amazement, it was working.
Ah, this was what Chakuri had waited for during the past seventeen years of living a peaceful life with Goku; a battle in which there were many of the enemy, few of you, and limited time to do it in. She cursed her blatant order-obeying self; she only imagined how it could have been if Goku could've experienced this joy earlier in life. She would smile a bit more every time she felt her fist plow into an enemy and hurl him backwards into thirty of his own kind, taking all of them down.
The Saiyan general who sent the emergency message to Kelietya, who was currently infected, folded his arms and frowned angrily upon this latest development. As he stood there watching, his entire force of Saiyans was slowly brought down by these three. Where had they come from, and why didn't he see this before? How could they be as powerful as they were? Then it occurred to him; the Saiyan general had sent them an emergency message before infection.
"Saiyans!" he bellowed, catching the attention of the three as they stood on the scene which was littered with unconscious Saiyan bodies. "You may've defeated my troops, but I am far beyond what you think!"
We'll see about that, Kelietya thought.
The trio quickly flew up to where the Saiyan general was. Sensing danger, he disappeared and reappeared next to Chakuri. Before she could respond, however, a gray mass shot out of the general's body and into Chakuri through her mouth. Instantly later, Goku delivered a sharp kick to the side of the general's head, throwing him far away from Chakuri, who was struggling.
"You foolish Saiyans who destroyed my planet are going to pay," Chakuri said, the sound of another's voice directly beneath her own. "The Tsurufu shall be reborn!"
Kelietya's eyes flew open wide; on no, was he back?! NO! she screamed mentally. He can't be back! Not Bebi!
Goku whirled around rapidly. Who the fu—is Bebi?! He mentally shrieked. Unfortunately, he was kneed in the head by his wife before an explanation could be given. Wondering what had happened, he tried to block but was again kneed in the head. This time, her knee had more force than the previous attempt. Shaking it off and entering battle mode, Goku threw forth a fist that caught itself on the upswing into directly below Chakuri's chest. He was about to throw a second hit when, mid-swing, he realized the truth as to what had happened.
"Chakuri!" he bellowed, speaking just as she was about to hurl a fist at his face. "If you're in there, try to gain control!" She was about to nail him when her fist suddenly stopped.
"Leave me alone!" a voice deep within Chakuri beckoned. "I don't want to be part of your stupid, evil ways! I'm a proud Saiyan!"
"No!" cried Bebi. "I should have complete control over this body!"
Chakuri's voice was weak, but she could not be denied. "Well, you don't!" she fired back at the powerful Tsurufu. Goku, sensing his wife's plight, he decided to find out how dire her situation was.
"Chi-Chi!" he said, desperately trying to communicate with his wife even though she was infected. "How's your condition?!"
Kelietya flew up near Goku. "She can try to fight it off," explained Kelietya, "but it'll take quite a bit of effort. More than likely though it's the only way for her to rid herself of it. In the meantime, we need to kill that general! I get the feeling the main creature is in him! The instant he dies the other infections will die, letting the others go back to controlling themselves."
Goku nodded, and the two of them flew up to where the general was and charged him with fists extended and moving at top speed. Chakuri was desperately trying to keep the creature's DNA inside her from taking over her. This Bebi would be far stronger if he got a hold of her. Unfortunately, her sister Kelietya was right; it was taking all of her strength just to keep the creature's DNA at bay. It wouldn't be long now before she could fight it no longer.
The general that made the earlier call, who was fully under Bebi's control, braced himself for impact. Goku and Kelietya yelled out loud, making their power reach its absolute maximum. Both landed direct hits at the general's abdomen area just in time. They broke through him like a knife through butter. His eyes grew wide just as he was ripped completely in half. Kelietya and Goku whirled around the instant they had gone through him, and fired separate ki shots aimed at the two halves of the general. They hit just in time; a huge gray mass with a head forming was just exiting the general's body. He didn't escape in time, and was atomized in the blinding heat of the ki blasts.
Goku saw that Chakuri's violent shaking and twisting slowed down rapidly, and she didn't have enough ki left to remain airborne. He flew down and caught her just as her last bit of power gave out. Kelietya put her hand on her sister's head, and fed a bit of ki into her.
"There," she explained. "That'll keep her alive until we get to Kemorda."
Goku raised his left eyebrow. "Why Kemorda?" he inquired. "And why can't you just feed enough ki into her to fully recover her?"
"Kemorda is the best medical service planet in the universe," she answered. "It even beats Vedal. And I can't give her more ki because it might do her more harm than good. Let her recover on her own."
Goku and Kelietya hurled through the air, entering the ship. Kelietya fired a message to the Commander to get the ship moving, and he ran to the main deck. Kelietya ran with Goku to the medical room, where they put Chakuri in the regeneration chamber. "This'll keep her ki at a sturdy level until we get there," she explained further. "Because she hasn't had time to fully undo the infection, she must stay here, and we BOTH must stay here to make sure the infection doesn't take full form again."
She faced the technician. "Go to the main deck and inform Commander Teneko he's in temporary command until we get to Kemorda."
Commander Teneko was in the main room in less than a second. He quickly relayed Kelietya's order to hit it to super-light speed and head to Kemorda. As the lieutenant punched in the main coordinates, Teneko got on the main emergency line directly with planet Kemorda.
"Attention, medical service planet Kemorda," repeated Teneko. "This is Saiyan Interstellar Transport one. We have onboard a Saiyan, level 3-AX, female, age close to seven hundred, body composition type Alpha-Tango 2A. Possible Bebi-virus infection."
A few seconds went by, then a voice replied, "Roger, S.I.T. one. Land on Central Deck Three. Due to possible Bebi-virus infection, all personnel will have to be thoroughly screened for infection. Sorry for any inconvenience."
Teneko nodded, and the lieutenant pulled the lever to its farthest position. Everyone who knew what was going on held their breath as time froze-just like it always did-for that brief, yet eternal, instant.