Chapter: 11
Subtitle: Captured!
Author: Trixie-chan
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ as is evident in my crappy, piece of shit computer.
Author's Notes: Chapter 11! Up relatively quick. - Sorry that I didn't get this out as early as I had promised... I didn't write as much as I had planned to during Finals... and I was at my friend's Grandma's house over the weekend. I did have a lot of free time after my Finals, like an hour to an hour and a half to do nothing. So, I wrote it in school! :P Anyway, on with chapter 11! -
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BULMA16 – Oh I know, as I write it I continually feel sorry for Tien because he has to put up with the retard....
Vegetas-Princess – Eventually Bulma will assist in the Yamcha ass kicking. - Ya know, I hate reading suspense, yet I love to write it! ) Thank you for the blessing!
TrunksGirl – Arigatou! MAN I love that response.... I'm so proud of it! Man I am such a bitch! - Hehe, well go men in white coats! Get her! :P Yea, I do. It's trixieladixiehotmail.com. - Add you to my Buddy List, right? I did!
Fiona Rayne – - I KNOW!! THE FLYING PEN!!!!!! ------
The Flying Pen – Hehe, you don't even complain about cliffhangers, I get hung up on yours! - ::sigh:: Well, I complain about cliffhangers on other stories as well... -.-;; An endless cycle. :D I hope you review more! I LOVE YOU!! And I mean that in a strictly non-lesbian manor.
Japhia – Well I'm glad that you like/love the story! :D Hehe, yea, Yamcha was the one "trying" to lift the potatoes "effortlessly" onto Sess. I know I didn't really identify them. Lol, well, in my defense, he didn't do much. He brought the potatoes. - Tien couldn't trust him with catching her, conking her out, or anything else. Those jobs are for big boys. - Yep! Sess is gonna have a pony! :P Sure sure, just tell me what stories to review, and your name is Japhia (on FF.Net), right?
Salvia Tanima – Oh who can NOT love Yamcha showing his complete idiocy. :D ::is hugged by Salvia::
Bob, Steve and the Lil' Loon – Don't worry don't worry DON'T WORRY!! The only way Yamcha "gets" Bulma is by kidnapping her. In NO OTHER way, I could never do that to her, I like her too much. - Poor Bob...
Pan2K – Well think about it, who was planning it? -
trunksgf513 – I tried to make him as incompetent as possible, and I think I succeeded! :D Thank you!
Gohan's Girl – MAN do I love the cactus beating, I read it just to laugh. Tien and Yamcha captured her. - Thank you! People like the name! That's good.
NariRyo – 1) Don't worry, Tien is in more. 2) Well, Bulma and Vegeta do some beatings, but Tien is gonna stay out of it (it wouldn't look good on his reputation to be beating up the Sheriff, even though he is a complete IDIOT). 3) Gomen, but Krillin is not going to be in this one... even though I love him to pieces I tell you! PIECES! -
trunks babe – Lol, ok. - Oh, that's good. Good, reserve all the hatred in the world towards YAMCHA!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! ::ahem:: Well, Launch isn't gonna exactly be HAPPY about it, but she doesn't hate him for it. Her and Bulma become friends. ::covers mouth:: I hope I didn't give too much away.... O.O;;
Saturn-hime – I know, I'm such an evil little bitch... AND PROUD OF IT!!!!! D
gokugurl – There will be plenty of conflict involving Vegeta. - He's not going to get seriously hurt of coarse.... ::doesn't know if she could do that to him::
ZeKintha – Lol! I should make the cactus a main character! Hmm.... ::thinks:: Maybe I'll use it again at the end.... ) ::evil thoughts::
POAS – Hehe, Bulma's just having some bad luck with that, isn't she?
Zephyr the Divine One – - Gomen for the cliffhanger. Ya know... actually... I'm not! ) But don't worry, this chapter came out quick, didn't it?
SailorElysion – Oh of coarse! Vegeta loves her too much to just leave her. - Really?? One of the best?? ::smiles broadly and squeals with joy::
Trina – Hehe, I guess that it really does! :) That should be this fic's song. - Thank you! I'm glad that you like the Yamcha pansy angle. ;D
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Author's Note, Read If You're Confused A Bit On The Kidnapping: It has come to my attention, through reviews, that some people were confused on who kidnapped Bulma. The kidnappers of Bulma are, of coarse, Tien and Yamcha. Tien did all the important stuff, Yamcha was in charge of the potatoes (he had to do SOMEthing, that was just the only thing he was smart enough for: potatoes). They were talking about the plan a couple of chapters ago, remember? I hope I didn't make it too confusing...
::Also has noticed that she tends to use a lot of faces in her review responses... O.O::
--.....-- : Flashback
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Vegeta waited at the entrance of the cave for what seemed like forever, waiting for Bulma to "catch up" with him. He had paced so long he was surprised that there wasn't a groove in the ground from his path. "Damnit, where the hell is she!" he wondered aloud.
Then he saw it; the shape in the distance. As it came closer, he saw the outline of a horse, and something riding on top of it. He sighed with relief, ignoring the feeling that something definitely was not right.
As the shape got closer, that ominous feeling grew. The shape on the horse was beginning to look less and less like a human, much less his Bulma. His eyes grew wide as he saw the true form of the "rider." A sack of some sort. He bolted towards Sess (who he recognized as being her) as fast as he could, meeting up with her shortly. A sack of potatoes to be exact. He started to panic before he could catch himself, and he nearly fainted, choking on his own breath.
Then something white on the brown potato sack caught his eye. When his eyes came back into focus, he looked up and saw it was a note, pinned to the sack. He stood up from his kneeling position and ripped the note off.
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Vegeta the Outlaw,
We have taken your woman. If you ever want to see her again, you have to turn yourself in. That's the deal, no exceptions. If you refuse, we will kill the woman. If it makes you feel any better, before we knocked her unconscious, she was screaming your name.
- Sheriff and Deputy of Priston
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Vegeta couldn't catch his breath. Shit... shit... Is Bulma still okay? Vegeta was surprised that he cared more about Bulma than his future. But that also made him even more determined to get her back.
He stood up, a new fire burning in his unfocused eyes. He raced back to the cave, Sess close at his heels, and opened the horse's cave, letting Prince out. He got on Prince, told Sess to stay, and was off riding at top speed, the fire never leaving his eyes.
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Bulma awoke to a massive headache. She groaned and sat up, putting her hand on her forehead. Then she felt the sharp, throbbing pain on the top of her head. She moved her hand from her forehead to the top of her head, and was surprised to feel that it was wet. Confused, she brought her hand down... and saw that it was covered in blood. It was then that she realized she had no idea where she was. She stood up, frightened, and looked around. She was in a small, dark room built of stone. She had been lying on a hard cot, the pillow on it was now covered in blood. She ran to the entrance—bars—and grabbed them screaming, "Where the hell am I?! Let me out!!"
"You might try to be a bit quieter, some people are trying to sleep," she heard behind her. She whipped around, pressing her back against the bar.
"Hey! I hear a new voice! Who's the new girl??" came a voice from down the hall. "And why wasn't she put in my cell? I could use some female company!"
"Keep it in your pants, Brad!" the woman in the cell called, walking over the bars where Bulma was. Brad only laughed. "So, you're finally awake?"
"Who are you?" Bulma asked, a bit scared.
"Oh, my name's Launch. You must be Bulma? I've heard a lot about you from Tien."
"Tien? Who's he?"
"He's the Deputy. And if you ask me, he should be the Sheriff. The actual Sheriff is an incompetent imbecile," Launch said matter-of-factly, walking back to her cot.
"H-how did I get here...?"
"The Sheriff and Deputy caught you and brought you here." Bulma gasped.
"WHAT??? I WAS CAUGHT?? Oh I'll never hear the end of it from Vegeta! Oh Kami... will I ever get out??" Bulma cried, not knowing what to do next, not knowing if she COULD do anything.
"Vegeta? You know Vegeta? Damn girl, you're in deep," Launch laughed.
"What do you mean 'I'm in deep?'" Bulma asked, curious.
Launch chuckled. "Vegeta is the most wanted outlaw in the West! Do you have any idea what Sheriffs from any town would give to be able to catch him? Are you close to him?"
"Yes... As a matter-of-fact I—" Bulma stopped. Could she tell this woman that she didn't even know that she was desperately in love with the most wanted man in the West?
"You what?" Launch pressed, propping herself up on her elbows.
"Um... nothing..." Bulma mumbled, walking back to her cot.
Launch just looked at her. "You.... you love him... don't you?" Bulma just looked at her. "Man, you ARE in deep..."-
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Tien rubbed his leg, applying an ice pack to it. In all of Bulma's kicking and screaming, she had kicked him right on the bone on the front of his right leg.
"Oh buck up, you're acting like a pansy," Yamcha commented from his comfy spot in his chair, feet up on the desk.
"Shut up Yamcha, you were in charge of potatoes and you nearly screwed that up," Tien retaliated, walking away from Yamcha's desk. Yamcha only "hmphed" and crossed his arms over his chest. "Man, she kicks hard... do you think that Vegeta could have possibly been teaching her some fighting moves?"
Yamcha sighed, putting his hands behind his head. "Don't know don't care." Tien sighed and plopped down on a chair across the room.
"From the sounds in the back room, I'd say that the Spitfire is up now," Tien commented, looking longingly at the door to the cells. "I wonder if her and Launch are getting along..."
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Vegeta jumped off of Prince the minute he got into the town, racing towards the Sheriff's office.
-- "This is all such a miracle..." she said softly, her mind drifting through the past. "What would my life be like if I had never met him...? Ugh, I don't even want to think about it... I never thought that I would love this life so much, or him." She sighed again, happily this time. "Kami do I love him..."
Vegeta smiled from the entrance of the cave, he had heard everything. She really did love him. She could never know just how much he loved her, he just had to find the strength and, believe it or not, the courage to say it. He walked back to Prince, who was eating contentedly out of his food bowl, and pet his neck.
"Soon," he mumbled. "Soon." --
That memory just succeeded in fueling his rage and determination. "I WILL get her back!" he whispered to himself as he ran into the Sheriff's office. He looked around, wondering where they could be keeping Bulma, and where they were hiding. Since he couldn't see anyone, and he couldn't sense anyone (he could usually tell when someone was hiding in the same room as him), he looked around. Then, spotting a door in the back, he crossed the room.
He slowly opened the door, looking right and left
in the room. Then he opened it up full way and looked directly into the
cell that was in front of him. He saw blue in the corner. "Bulma!" he
whispered
to her, loud enough for her to hear, but not loud enough for everyone
else
to. He saw her head perk up slightly, then she looked out to him. He
saw
the smile spread across her lips as she jumped up and ran up to the
bars.
"Vegeta!!" she cried. He raised his pointer finger
to his mouth, indicating for her to be quiet. She quickly covered her
mouth
with her hand and giggled slightly. "I didn't think you were coming..."
"You thought I wouldn't come and save you? You don't know me as well as I thought you did," Vegeta smirked, causing Bulma to giggle again.
"Oh Vegeta... I really hope you can get me out of here... Thank you for coming for me, I love you so much..." Bulma whispered to him. Vegeta slowly made his way to the cell, looking around making sure no one was there.
"Oh... now isn't that sweet," came a voice from directly next to Bulma in the shadows. Bulma gasped as Tien walked out of the shadows and put a knife to her throat. He really hated to do this, he didn't like being the bad guy, even though he was the good guy.
Vegeta growled and started to lunge toward the door.
"Don't even think about it." Bulma screamed as Tien pushed the knife a little closer against her throat. Vegeta stopped immediately. "Now turn yourself in, or I won't hesitate to kill her." Tien could hear the gasp and feel the cringe from Launch. Kami did he hate to do this, he knew that they loved each other, he didn't want to use their love as a way to bring them down. He wouldn't want anyone to do that to him. But it was to save his town from any other future robberies from this tyrant.
Vegeta sighed painfully and lowered his head, closing his eyes. "Fine..." Bulma's eyes widened in shock. Vegeta held out his hands together in front of him, keeping his head down. "Don't hurt her. I'm turning myself in."
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she was screaming your name – This was during the time that they were trying to tie her up. I didn't write it in. I decided to "add" that in in the letter because I thought it would sound sweet. -
MWAHAHAHAAAA!!! What an ending, ne? I had planned that ending for quite a while. ) And again, I'm sorry that it took so long to get out. - I'll start working on the next chapter soon! The fic is almost over, only a few more chapters left, and soon I'll be starting Love In A Day. Hehe... I didn't write any of that like I said I would either... -;; Anyway, R&R! :D Ja!
- Trixie-chan