Mizu climbed into bed. She looked at Frieza to see if he was asleep, but his back was turned to her. She thought that he probably was, they usually went to bed at different times now. Mizu liked to look at the stars at night, but Frieza thought the whole idea was stupid and he hated her doing it. Mainly because she thought Lavender was still alive…
Mizu gazed at her husband, and lay down. She stared at him and started thinking. These last five years had been so hard… Neither of them knew what had become of their daughter and why she had left – they couldn't even agree on whether she was alive or not. At first it wasn't so bad… Frieza had tried to be gentle to support Mizu… but the more he'd searched for her and been let down, the angrier he became. Then the rows had come… and they'd frightened Mizu at first. For the first time in her life she'd been afraid of him… she hadn't even been this afraid before they'd got married and he had tried to kill her.

Then… they'd come here. To this planet. Frieza had thought it'd be a good idea to get away for a while, maybe a break would improve things in their relationship. Things weren't improving, though. They just got worse by the day. Anger and tension had become normal feelings in the household, and Mizu no longer cared that he didn't hold her anymore. He hadn't held her for such a long time… they hadn't kissed for a couple of years, hadn't made love since Lavender had gone five years ago, and he rarely touched her. Touching her hand a couple of nights ago had been the first gesture of mild affection he'd given her for months. All she ever got, if anything, was usually just a soft tone of voice off him.
She wondered why he hadn't divorced her. She'd often asked herself that. Surely he'd be better off alone… But then whenever she did think of an answer to that question, she always came up with the idea that maybe being on his own would be too much to bear. Maybe he was staying with her not out of love… but just to have a reason to live. Maybe he was only staying alive because he had told himself that she needed him, and if she left… he'd have no reason to be.
That was all she could think of.

Mizu felt his tail touch her. She knew he was asleep now, he never had any control over his tail when he was sleeping, and if he was awake he wouldn't be brushing it softly against her face. Still, this was about as much affection as she got, so she closed her eyes and made the most of his warm tail against her. She kissed him softly, but didn't get a response. She didn't expect one. Mizu was about to drift off to sleep when she felt his tail slip away from her. She heard him stir a little, he must have woken. Feeling his tail move away from her reminded Mizu of their situation again, and when she was sure he had gone back to sleep, she started to softly cry.

Earth

"Oh, man…" Lavender stared up at Capsule Corps. What was she going to say! She really hadn't thought this through, she never thought she'd have to tell them about Saiyamo… Damn it!
"Shoot, shoot, shoot…" Lavender mumbled. "Arrrr… Saiya!" she growled. "Look at the mess you've made!" she gave an annoyed sigh, and headed for the door. She stared up at it, and gulped. Nerves built up inside and choked her when she thought about what would happen when that door opened. Everything she moved away to stop happening… it would all happen! Trunks would tell Goten she was here, Goten would tell his father, then he'd tell hers – Frieza would know!
"Oh, nooooo!" Lavender whined. He couldn't know! Trunks would die!
"Dammit!"

"Mommy?" a familiar voice came from behind her.
"Saiya!" Lavender gasped. She spun round to see her daughter standing there, looking frightened. "There you are!" she ran over to her and hugged her. "I was worried about you, why did you leave!" her relieved expression then changed to a frown. "You came here to find you father, didn't you!" she yelled. "What did I tell you about – " Lavender stopped when Saiyamo started crying. "Saiya…?" she said softly. "What's the matter?"
"Mommy – Tomakoto took Goten." Saiyamo told her.
"… Come again?"
"I thought Tomakoto was being nice because he said he knew my daddy, but –"
"Tomakoto? That's who was on the ship with you!" Lavender frowned.
"Uh-huh…" Saiyamo sobbed. "Do you know him?"
"No, but I'm going to meet him!" Lavender growled. "I'll KILL him for kidnapping my – Saiya, what's wrong?"

"Mommy!" Saiyamo burst into tears and hugged Lavender tight. "I'm sorry! I tried to help Goten!"
"Goten?"
"He said he'd take me to my daddy, but then Tomakoto came and took us away… and now he has Goten and I don't know how to save him!" Saiyamo cried.
"Goten's in trouble!" Lavender gasped.
"Yeah, and it's all my fault!" Saiyamo yelled. "I'm sorry I went away, I just wanted to meet my daddy!"
"Ssh…" Lavender hugged her daughter and stroked her hair. "It's alright, baby… I know you wanted to meet him. A little girl needs her daddy…"
"But – but you're okay without one!" Saiyamo replied. "I should've been like you…"
"I had a daddy when I was your age." Lavender told her.
"But – but I got Goten in danger!"
"It doesn't matter, we'll rescue him." Lavender smirked. Saiyamo looked at her.
"Huh…?"
"Hey, for me to train you I had to know a few thing myself, right?" Lavender began. "I haven't shown you a lot Saiyamo, but I can be pretty powerful, I have five forms, y'know."
"Five forms!" Saiyamo gasped. Lavender nodded.
"Mm-hm. If you show me where Goten is, you and I can go there to rescue him, and all three of us will defeat Tomakoto."
"Are you sure we can do it?" Saiyamo asked.
"Positive!" Lavender nodded. "If you managed to escape by yourself, then all three of us together should be enough to defeat him, right?"
"Uh-huh!" Saiyamo beamed. "Yeah, let's get him!"
"That's a good girl." Lavender smiled.

She stood up.
"Now, where does Tomakoto live?"
"I'll show you!" Saiyamo took her hand. "Follow me!"
"Okay." Lavender took a step forward, when someone spoke her name.
"Lavender?" a familiar voice recognized her. Lavender's blood froze. No…
"…" she gulped, and turned to look towards the open door. "… Hello, Trunks."