BM: Yes, I know, it took forever, but I'm making up for it with a MASSIVE update today, I actually finished this story. This is the first chapter of around 11 that I've uploaded today, so sit back and enjoy. And I found out that I don't have to put the disclaimer in every chapter, just the first one. So, I won't bother for now. G'bye.

Chapter 13

Meanwhile...

Frieza sat in a chair, smiling wickedly to himself.

'Perhaps I will torment the monkey's wife today. Or should I torment the so-called prince's wife? Hmm, which one to choose? Which one, which one? Ah, I can't choose. I suppose I'll torment the monkey's wife. What was her name? Chi Chi, hah, perfect indeed' he picked up a small remote control, making sure it was the correct one, and pushed a button.

"Yeah, what do you want?" Chi Chi growled, stalking into the room

"Now, now, are you saying that after all this time you still haven't learned to address me correctly?" he pushed a button and pulsating shocks originating from a collar on her neck shot through her body. She gritted her teeth, not allowing a scream to escape her throat, and shortly after the shocks ceased.

"Now, what do you say?" he asked

"Yes, what is it?" he pressed the button again and shocks poured through her veins

"How do you address me?" he asked with a yawn "And be warned, I'm charging it to max today, you're running close to the end of my patience"

"What is it you'd like?" he pressed the button and pain erupted throughout every cell of her body. She still did not scream, but collapsed to the ground. He pressed it again and a scream tore from her throat, until she could no longer scream anymore. He growled.

"Say it!"

"Never" she hissed. He seethed.

"Guards!" He yelled. Two ice jins entered the room

"Carry her, we're going to discipline her the old fashioned way"

"Oh"

"That's enough, I don't want to kill her" he said. The two guards holding Chi Chi, facing her bare back towards Frieza, dropped her. Frieza took out another remote and pressed a button. Moments later, Bulma ran in. Frieza dropped the whip he was holding. Before leaving, he bent to a barely conscious Chi Chi.

"You're will is strong, but mine is stronger. You WILL address me as Lord Frieza, and you WILL call me sire. Mark my words" he hissed at Bulma "The same goes for you"

"Only in your pretty pink dreams, lizard breath" Bulma hissed back. Frieza growled and stalked out of the room, hissing at her and pressing the button to shock her. She gritted her teeth and didn't scream, but he saw the pain in her eyes.

Bulma looked down at her injured friend and sighed.

"Chi Chi, it'll be okay" Bulma growled at the collar on her friend's neck. If they didn't have those stupid things, Frieza'd be DEAD by now. Him and his entire army. But with the stupid collars, she could only use a small amount of power at once. She barely had enough to sense ki. Not that it helped, all she could sense was Ice-jin energy. Stupid collars. She called out for help and Teal, a Saiyan about her age they'd met on the planet, entered. Teal was also wearing a collar, so they figured she must be strong enough to be considered a threat, but they didn't know how strong she really was. She had the regular characteristics of a Saiyan: Dark hair and dark eyes, as well as a slim, graceful, yet muscular figure. Her dark hair was cut short, like Videl's. Videl followed her in and they gasped, helping Bulma carry Chi Chi to the infirmary.

Krillin struggled to lift the rock, breathing roughly. He trudged against the arctic wind blowing against him, idly wondering how Marron was doing. Only the day before she had been taken to the children of the ice-jin to be their new toy. He shuddered at the thought. While his mind wandered he didn't notice the rock until it was too late, and he was falling. The rock fell on top of him, and he barely had time to compose a quick ki shield, using the maximum amount of allowed ki, to prevent any bones from breaking, but the impact of his head against the ice still caused him to lose consciousness.

Mr. Popo, who had been working with Dende nearby, hurried over to him, tipping the rock off of him.

"Oh my. Dende, can you heal him?"

"I can't, Mr. Popo, my ki is suppressed too much by this collar" Dende said, tugging on the collar slightly

"Oh no, well, we should take him to the infirmary" Mr. Popo lifted up the former monk and carried him towards the infirmary, Dende following and Lime's Grandfather, Jethro, and Chiatzu joining them along the way.

When they entered the facility, they saw the entire group standing there, Suno's hands still dripping with suds and Mrs. Briefs' face slightly smeared with flour. All were looking worriedly at Marron and Chi Chi.

"Oh no, not another one" Teal said "Set him over there" she pointed to an empty bed near Marron's

"What happened?"

"The ice-brats decided to have target practice" Teal growled, seeing no ice-jins present

"Chi Chi was whipped and shocked by Frieza"

"Krillin collapsed and tripped"

"So sad" Mrs. Briefs said "I need a fix"

"NO! You have to fight it"

"I can't" Suno said, her hands shaking at the thought "I need one too"

"We can't let them rule us in any way!" Bulma said

"But it feels SO good to get away" Puar said

"You have to FIGHT!" Launch, who seemed to be arguing with Lunch said

"I'm afraid I need some too" Jethro said

"You all HAVE to fight it" Chi Chi coughed, coughing up blood in the process "Our friends and our families will come, I know it, and they'll want to come and find we're doing well, we're fighting back, that we aren't sitting in silence and darkness, but we're fighting to get to the light" she coughed more and Bulma pushed her down

"She's right, you have to fight it" Bulma said. The group sank into silence.

meanwhile

"Component Z49675312?"

"In working order" Seventeen said dully

"Then that's everything" Dr. Briefs rolled up the plans he had been reading from, looking fondly at the spaceship

"So that's all for the spaceship then, on to the next project?"

"Yes, yes, allow me to get the item" Dr. Briefs walked out of the room, leaving Seventeen there momentarily, and punched in a code to a room with flashing lights coming from below the door.

"Oolong" he called into the room when the door opened "The ship is ready for a flight test"

"Sure thing Dr. B" the pig replied.

Dr. Briefs nodded and walked on, to his newly rebuilt main lab and opened the door. He walked over to the closet he had stored the item in and pulled a box out of the upper portion. He quickly walked out of the room and back to the second lab, seeing the ship gone and Seventeen silently watching as Oolong performed the speed and maneuverability tests before heading into outer space where he would spend around half an hour performing the rest.

"Here it is" he said, setting the box on the table. Seventeen opened the box up and smiled ever-so-slightly.

"You'll be back again soon, old friend" he said, holding Eighter's head in his hands. Dr. Briefs leaned across the table and smiled

"Yes, that's exactly what we need" he said. He took the head from Seventeen and reached inside, disconnecting the part he needed and pulling it out. All that was Eighter. His memory and thinking chip. He pulled a similar piece out of his pocket and smiled. Seventeen looked at him in confusion.

"What's that?"

"Take a look" he handed the chip to Seventeen and Seventeen stared blankly at it for a moment, then recognition crossed his face.

"Is this?"

"Yes, Android 16"