CHAPTER 18 - Don't Sweat it, Ginyu
The Prince stared at the pathetic creature then squatted down and with his gloved finger, raised Frieza's chin so that he could see his sniveling face. "And since you are already dead…you shall work for me now."
Vegeta rose, folding his arms and eyed the Ginyu Force above and shouted, "All of you will take orders from me." He smirked and added, "Or perish, I care not which." Hearing a low defiant growl, the Prince returned his attention to Frieza. The monster was no longer cradling his hand but was poised like a cat, ready to pounce on his pray. With one raised eyebrow, Vegeta sneered, "Still want to play?"
"Grrr, I will-uh…"
King Cold placed a firm hand on his son's shoulder preventing Frieza from moving. "What is your will Saiy…" Vegeta's brows raised and Cold corrected himself, "err, Prince Vegeta?"
Frieza glared up at his father and hissed, "Father, no…"
"Do compose yourself, my boy." Still grasping Frieza's shoulder, Cold effortlessly pulled him to his feet. Patting his shoulder, he continued, "There, much better. Like it or not Son, Prince Vegeta is in charge now. It is pointless to resist."
"Humph." Disregarding them, Vegeta turned to face Cell. "Is this everyone? Or are there more soulless pathetic creatures lurking in the shadows?"
"I haven't sensed any. Unfortunately, this cursed place seems infinite. Possibly a search would be in order?"
"No. We will wait and see. Frieza's little tantrum was sure to be noticed. The bored fools' curiosity will draw them here. If there are no takers, then… (smirking at Frieza) perhaps an enticing encore." Vegeta began to rise from the ground and stopped when he was level with Jeice of the Ginyu Force. He kept his profile to the soldier, looking ahead. "Is there opposition?"
Several meters behind Vegeta, hovering near Burter, Guldo leaned over and whispered, "We've never taken orders from anyone but Master Frieza. Damned if I'm going to start now, especially from a—" Swiftly Vegeta was right in Guldo's face. Startled, he jerked back slightly with all four eyes going wide with amazement. Burter slowly drifted back, making room for the two but the others remained still. Beads of sweat appeared on all of the Ginyu warriors.
"Give me one reason not to incinerate all of you." Not taking his eyes off the four eyed warrior, Vegeta called over his shoulder, "It is not a pleasant experience. Isn't that right Jeice?" The only response he heard was a hard swallow from the handsome, white haired, red skinned man. A slight change in Guldo's expression alerted the Prince and he flared his aura slightly. "Ha! Go ahead and try it you frogish four eyed freak!" His eye's narrowing; Guldo concentrated to use his mind freeze attack on the Saiyan. Both his hands came up drawing his extended fingers together in each hand. Vegeta remained motionless except for a surprised look appearing on his face.
"Guys! I've got him! How's it feel to be paralyzed, Veggie? Ha ha. You think you're so tough. Master Frieza! What do you want us to do with this tailless monkey?" But before he received an answer, Vegeta expression changed to a devilish grin. Guldo let out a "Huh?" and Vegeta's fist shot out and hit right between the creature's eyes; sending Guldo into Burter, who caught him in the chest. Rubbing where he was hit, Guldo jerked away from his colleague. "That was a cheap shot!"
Vegeta let out a low chuckle and stood tall both hands opened and slightly raised at his sides. Energy started to form in his palms. "You fool. Your telepathic tricks won't work on me! Why don't you try to stop time? Go ahead; stop me from blasting you to oblivion."
Guldo answered fearfully, "I…I can't."
"And why? Ah, that's right. Because there is no time in HFIL to stop! If there was, it would be up…for you that is. Ha ha! You should never have mocked me. I will have as much pleasure eliminating you as I did the first time."
Jeice came up behind Vegeta and pleaded, "Wait, Captain, eh, Prince Vegeta! We need him, mate. The Ginyu Force will be lost without him." It just wouldn't be right."
Vegeta turned his head slightly and answered, "This pint size weakling indispensable?!"
"We just wouldn't be the same. It took us forever to get our rhythm and style back when we lost Captain Ginyu, right mates?" The other doggedly nodded their heads at Vegeta. "Guldo has been under a lot of pressure. He's trained hard to increase his strength. I say he's more than proved an asset to the Ginyu. We can prove it. You won't regret it, Vegeta…sir."
The Prince closed his eyes, shaking his head and said to himself, "Unbelievable." He allowed the ki that was gathering in his hands to dissipate.
"Alright, men! Let's show em what were made of! Burter!" Then leaning over to Vegeta, Jeice added quietly, "We've been working on this for a long time. Our first aerial presentation. You'll be the first to see it."
Vegeta rolled his eyes and murmured under his breath. "Feh. Spare me." He crossed his arms and cocked his head slightly.
"Right!" Burter the largest of the Ginyu Force poised himself. He extended his arms and legs and yelling his name, cart wheeled several times before coming to stop with one knee up. His arms remained reaching out.
Next, it was Racoome's turn. He clapped his hands together above his head and with his legs pressed tightly together, hollered "Racoome!" and back flipped to end up next to Burter. He pulled his feet up so that his knees pointed in opposite directions and brought his clasped hands down to his chest.
From behind he heard "Jeice!" and in a spinning pirouette, Jeice joined the two. He ended up above Burter, lying on his side with his left arm cropped up under his head and his right leg raised.
Finally, Guldo gulped and smiled weakly at Vegeta then balled himself up. "Guldo!" He backward somersaulted until he was under Racoome and extended his arms to his right, slightly above his head and with his right leg bent. He extended the other leg, pointing towards Burter.
Simultaneously they yelled, "Together we are the Ginyu Force!" More sweat appeared on their faces as they held their poses stationary. They waited for a response from their audience.
Those below, watched in shock, blushing when it was over.
Vegeta reached up and scratched the side of his nose. "Humph. I see your point." The Ginyu Force relaxed, high fiving and praising each other. The Prince glanced down at those on the ground. King Cold and Frieza spoke quietly together while keeping an eye on Vegeta. Cell flew up next to the Saiyan and in a hushed voice, "Vegeta. They may not be your choice but they are what we've got to work with. Gain your throne, and then do what you will. I have tolerated these idiots for an eternity. Once we achieve our goal, I will gladly dispose of all of them for you."
"I admire your self control, Android. If you had a soul I believe it would indeed be tormented."
"You don't know the half of it." Cell shuddered when he thought of all he had tolerated in HFIL.
Slyly glancing over at Cell to catch his expression, Vegeta spoke so all may hear. "Excellent! They will stay then." Cell at first was puzzled then his eyes narrowed when he understood Vegeta's reasoning. "Hahaha. It is my wish to keep them as long as you, Cell." Frieza! Explain to your minions they are to follow my orders."
The Ginyu Force looked at one another then following Jeice's lead dropped to the ground in front of Frieza and King Cold. "What is your command, Master Frieza?"
King Cold leaned over to his son and whispered something in his ear. Frieza nodded and a glint in his eye appeared. "Sure boys, why not? Listen to the Saiyan for now. Find out what he's up to."
"Yes sire." Jeice saluted his master and turned to the other men. "Men, you heard our illustrious leader, now let's show him our devotional dance. Ready?"
"Hey! I don't have all day!" called Vegeta.
Actually relieved, Frieza cleared his throat. "Save it for later, Ginyu. Jeice?" Getting Jeice's attention, Frieza motioned his head towards Vegeta.
"Right." The Ginyu Leader floated up to Vegeta. "What are your orders?"
Vegeta opened his mouth to speak but was startled by a sudden sense of a tremendous power. He looked angrily around until he was able to determine who and where the ki signature was coming from. The Prince looked down at his balled fists and hissed through gritted teeth, "It can't be."
Curiously, Cell rubbed his chin. "It's not Goku…where's it coming from?"
Suddenly, Vegeta took off, flying low in the same direction of where the wizard Babidee disappeared.
Frieza yelled as he flew up to where Cell was. "JEICE! Don't lose him!"
"I'm on it!" And he took off leaving a ki trail behind him.
Frieza looked at Cell suspiciously. Crossing his arms, the ex-conquer began his inquiry. "What did you exactly mean by mutual endeavor?" Ignoring the question, Cell continued to gaze in the direction of Vegeta's departure.
The Prince stared at the pathetic creature then squatted down and with his gloved finger, raised Frieza's chin so that he could see his sniveling face. "And since you are already dead…you shall work for me now."
Vegeta rose, folding his arms and eyed the Ginyu Force above and shouted, "All of you will take orders from me." He smirked and added, "Or perish, I care not which." Hearing a low defiant growl, the Prince returned his attention to Frieza. The monster was no longer cradling his hand but was poised like a cat, ready to pounce on his pray. With one raised eyebrow, Vegeta sneered, "Still want to play?"
"Grrr, I will-uh…"
King Cold placed a firm hand on his son's shoulder preventing Frieza from moving. "What is your will Saiy…" Vegeta's brows raised and Cold corrected himself, "err, Prince Vegeta?"
Frieza glared up at his father and hissed, "Father, no…"
"Do compose yourself, my boy." Still grasping Frieza's shoulder, Cold effortlessly pulled him to his feet. Patting his shoulder, he continued, "There, much better. Like it or not Son, Prince Vegeta is in charge now. It is pointless to resist."
"Humph." Disregarding them, Vegeta turned to face Cell. "Is this everyone? Or are there more soulless pathetic creatures lurking in the shadows?"
"I haven't sensed any. Unfortunately, this cursed place seems infinite. Possibly a search would be in order?"
"No. We will wait and see. Frieza's little tantrum was sure to be noticed. The bored fools' curiosity will draw them here. If there are no takers, then… (smirking at Frieza) perhaps an enticing encore." Vegeta began to rise from the ground and stopped when he was level with Jeice of the Ginyu Force. He kept his profile to the soldier, looking ahead. "Is there opposition?"
Several meters behind Vegeta, hovering near Burter, Guldo leaned over and whispered, "We've never taken orders from anyone but Master Frieza. Damned if I'm going to start now, especially from a—" Swiftly Vegeta was right in Guldo's face. Startled, he jerked back slightly with all four eyes going wide with amazement. Burter slowly drifted back, making room for the two but the others remained still. Beads of sweat appeared on all of the Ginyu warriors.
"Give me one reason not to incinerate all of you." Not taking his eyes off the four eyed warrior, Vegeta called over his shoulder, "It is not a pleasant experience. Isn't that right Jeice?" The only response he heard was a hard swallow from the handsome, white haired, red skinned man. A slight change in Guldo's expression alerted the Prince and he flared his aura slightly. "Ha! Go ahead and try it you frogish four eyed freak!" His eye's narrowing; Guldo concentrated to use his mind freeze attack on the Saiyan. Both his hands came up drawing his extended fingers together in each hand. Vegeta remained motionless except for a surprised look appearing on his face.
"Guys! I've got him! How's it feel to be paralyzed, Veggie? Ha ha. You think you're so tough. Master Frieza! What do you want us to do with this tailless monkey?" But before he received an answer, Vegeta expression changed to a devilish grin. Guldo let out a "Huh?" and Vegeta's fist shot out and hit right between the creature's eyes; sending Guldo into Burter, who caught him in the chest. Rubbing where he was hit, Guldo jerked away from his colleague. "That was a cheap shot!"
Vegeta let out a low chuckle and stood tall both hands opened and slightly raised at his sides. Energy started to form in his palms. "You fool. Your telepathic tricks won't work on me! Why don't you try to stop time? Go ahead; stop me from blasting you to oblivion."
Guldo answered fearfully, "I…I can't."
"And why? Ah, that's right. Because there is no time in HFIL to stop! If there was, it would be up…for you that is. Ha ha! You should never have mocked me. I will have as much pleasure eliminating you as I did the first time."
Jeice came up behind Vegeta and pleaded, "Wait, Captain, eh, Prince Vegeta! We need him, mate. The Ginyu Force will be lost without him." It just wouldn't be right."
Vegeta turned his head slightly and answered, "This pint size weakling indispensable?!"
"We just wouldn't be the same. It took us forever to get our rhythm and style back when we lost Captain Ginyu, right mates?" The other doggedly nodded their heads at Vegeta. "Guldo has been under a lot of pressure. He's trained hard to increase his strength. I say he's more than proved an asset to the Ginyu. We can prove it. You won't regret it, Vegeta…sir."
The Prince closed his eyes, shaking his head and said to himself, "Unbelievable." He allowed the ki that was gathering in his hands to dissipate.
"Alright, men! Let's show em what were made of! Burter!" Then leaning over to Vegeta, Jeice added quietly, "We've been working on this for a long time. Our first aerial presentation. You'll be the first to see it."
Vegeta rolled his eyes and murmured under his breath. "Feh. Spare me." He crossed his arms and cocked his head slightly.
"Right!" Burter the largest of the Ginyu Force poised himself. He extended his arms and legs and yelling his name, cart wheeled several times before coming to stop with one knee up. His arms remained reaching out.
Next, it was Racoome's turn. He clapped his hands together above his head and with his legs pressed tightly together, hollered "Racoome!" and back flipped to end up next to Burter. He pulled his feet up so that his knees pointed in opposite directions and brought his clasped hands down to his chest.
From behind he heard "Jeice!" and in a spinning pirouette, Jeice joined the two. He ended up above Burter, lying on his side with his left arm cropped up under his head and his right leg raised.
Finally, Guldo gulped and smiled weakly at Vegeta then balled himself up. "Guldo!" He backward somersaulted until he was under Racoome and extended his arms to his right, slightly above his head and with his right leg bent. He extended the other leg, pointing towards Burter.
Simultaneously they yelled, "Together we are the Ginyu Force!" More sweat appeared on their faces as they held their poses stationary. They waited for a response from their audience.
Those below, watched in shock, blushing when it was over.
Vegeta reached up and scratched the side of his nose. "Humph. I see your point." The Ginyu Force relaxed, high fiving and praising each other. The Prince glanced down at those on the ground. King Cold and Frieza spoke quietly together while keeping an eye on Vegeta. Cell flew up next to the Saiyan and in a hushed voice, "Vegeta. They may not be your choice but they are what we've got to work with. Gain your throne, and then do what you will. I have tolerated these idiots for an eternity. Once we achieve our goal, I will gladly dispose of all of them for you."
"I admire your self control, Android. If you had a soul I believe it would indeed be tormented."
"You don't know the half of it." Cell shuddered when he thought of all he had tolerated in HFIL.
Slyly glancing over at Cell to catch his expression, Vegeta spoke so all may hear. "Excellent! They will stay then." Cell at first was puzzled then his eyes narrowed when he understood Vegeta's reasoning. "Hahaha. It is my wish to keep them as long as you, Cell." Frieza! Explain to your minions they are to follow my orders."
The Ginyu Force looked at one another then following Jeice's lead dropped to the ground in front of Frieza and King Cold. "What is your command, Master Frieza?"
King Cold leaned over to his son and whispered something in his ear. Frieza nodded and a glint in his eye appeared. "Sure boys, why not? Listen to the Saiyan for now. Find out what he's up to."
"Yes sire." Jeice saluted his master and turned to the other men. "Men, you heard our illustrious leader, now let's show him our devotional dance. Ready?"
"Hey! I don't have all day!" called Vegeta.
Actually relieved, Frieza cleared his throat. "Save it for later, Ginyu. Jeice?" Getting Jeice's attention, Frieza motioned his head towards Vegeta.
"Right." The Ginyu Leader floated up to Vegeta. "What are your orders?"
Vegeta opened his mouth to speak but was startled by a sudden sense of a tremendous power. He looked angrily around until he was able to determine who and where the ki signature was coming from. The Prince looked down at his balled fists and hissed through gritted teeth, "It can't be."
Curiously, Cell rubbed his chin. "It's not Goku…where's it coming from?"
Suddenly, Vegeta took off, flying low in the same direction of where the wizard Babidee disappeared.
Frieza yelled as he flew up to where Cell was. "JEICE! Don't lose him!"
"I'm on it!" And he took off leaving a ki trail behind him.
Frieza looked at Cell suspiciously. Crossing his arms, the ex-conquer began his inquiry. "What did you exactly mean by mutual endeavor?" Ignoring the question, Cell continued to gaze in the direction of Vegeta's departure.