Thanx to KyLewin for Beta-ing, I changed the chapter so that you could tell the thought patterns clearly from the rest of the text. (I did put the thought text in italic but obviously that didn't work)

' means thought

" means speaking

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A ship is no place for a woman

Chapter 2: Albeit a loud surprise

According to the clock on the wall Bulma had sat in the Captain Asshole's cabin' for the duration of two hours.

'Honest to God if he did not open his big fat gob I may have begun to LIKE him, so I should take it as a blessing that he did.' Bulma thought

When her anger subsided a little she finally had a chance to take in her surroundings. It was a large room cluttered with a myriad of shiny objects. There were gleaming swords in many shapes and sizes encompassed the space of a wall, they were just at the right angle to capture the afternoon sunlight from the large window glinting maliciously.

There was also a large dark redwood desk covered in maps and odd pieces of paper along with two red velvet chairs. On the farthest from her there was a huge bookshelf to the brim with many volumes of books that lit up her eyes in excitement, but she soon turned to the opposite side of the room as her curiosity got the better of her. Scarlet and golden drapes were parted to reveal a wall-enclosed bunk that was swathed with the most expensive Italian silk counterpane with red tassels at the hem.

A knock at the door disturbed her from her observations. She grabbed the nearest item grabbing it tightly in both of her hands not taking her eyes from the entrance; slowly Bulma crept to the door ready to hit the person over the head when they entered.

The door, Bulma yelled brandishing the intruder with a....

Pen.

"Whahh?" – 'Damn' Bulma thought, in her fear and desperation she only grabbed a small defenceless little...pen.

The only damage that had been done was now standing at the door was covered in black in ink. He stood there for a moment before carrying on with his task, seeming not to notice or care.

"Where do you want this, Miss?". Bulma then noticed he was holding a large metal tub filled with water along with the second smaller man behind who was trying not to laugh.

"Umm...at the centre of the room please...I'm sorry...umm..."

"Radditz and I'm his brother Kakarot, but you can call me Goku" the smaller man said, he had the most insanely big smile and hair that stood up in five points in random positions on his head. "Captain Vegeta sent this so you could prepare before you eat".

Bulma just nodded absently, but her attention was on the bath water. She had not had a bath in ages despite being on an Empire ship. It was a rare occurrence to have hot clean water on a ship.

"Here". A piece of soap was placed into her hand by the man she had attacked, Bulma then took in his appearance. He was a giant of a man compared to his brother, with black hair that nearly went down to the floor and he had a horribly mean face, she shuddered. But before she could ask them anything that had already left the room, letting her have her privacy.

She hastily pulled at the buttons on her gown and discarded to the floor. As she went into the bath she didn't want to think of 'Vegeta's' attributes even though he did give her the bath, then she sniffed at the soap, it was scented, jasmine she thought just like the one she had at home. Oh well if he wanted to give her expensive soap she might as well use it to get rid of the dirt and grime that she had accumulated over the past couple of days.

For the first time since she had gotten onto the Saiyan Warrior she decided to relax dreaming of a certain vegetable headed captain.

Vegeta was at the wheel setting the course for the ship.

'Soon I would gain the Dragonball and fulfil my destiny and get back what was rightfully taken from me.' He sighed 'After so many years could I really return to my homeland and be welcomed by my so-called-uncle.'

Shaking his head he disturbed himself from his musing.

"Kakarot you good for nothing idiot get down here and hold my position. I'm going to my cabin to have a check on the Woman"

"Aye, aye captain...but–"

"But what? Don't you question me third-class! Honestly it was so hard to get good help round here."

It could have been minutes; it could have been hours since she had been lounging in the luxurious heat. Bulma felt like she was going to sleep when the door of the cabin opened.

"What are you doing in here?" Bulma screamed. She went back into the water to hide her nudity from him, going red in embarrassment, but not before she noticed a blush on his face, but that could have been her imagination.

Vegeta smirked at this, 'This what that idiot must have been warning me about. But I have to say it was a good surprise albeit a loud one.'

"Why wouldn't I? It is my ship therefore I have the right to be able to walk wherever I want whenever I want. Anyway you are so ugly I wouldn't want to see you anyway."

"Why I never..." Bulma spluttered

"Oh yes I also heard how you tried to defend yourself earlier today. I got to say Woman you are just brilliant for entertainment."

AN: I need at least 5 reviews before I do the next chapter so please, please, please REVIEW (hehe I did a cliffy)...I think.

aydan07 : thanks for the support, I'm not a Sinbad Fan I had just watched it about a week ago, that is how I got my idea for capturing the ship. However

this story is totally different, so you have to keep on reading to find out. (Thanx for da advice)

KyLewin : It is good to hear that you find the story interesting I hope you may be able to give some tips in the future if I am stuck.

Aqua-Fresh-Ali: Glad you like it