Chapter 5: A Strange Proposal

1st P.O.V.

I stood in waiting in front of the door to Freiza's throne room. Zarbon and Dodoria seemed to know who I was and told me to wait. I thought that was strange, but I really didn't pay much attention to that. I was nervous. Frieza doesn't normally summon Sayjins to have council with him unless the plans on torturing them.

Zarbon opened the door and stepped aside.

"Lord Frieza will see you know."

I bowed to him and entered Freiza's throne room. I had been in here once a few years ago, and it wasn't a pleasant memory.

I walked proud to Freiza's throne, and kneeled before him. Dodoria and Zarbon on either side, I felt all three of them drill their eyes into my head.

"I am here as you requested, Lord Frieza."

"Stand up tall, and let me look you over." Frieza ordered. I did so, but his tone made me nervous, though I didn't show it. You should never show weakness to anyone, especially Frieza.

What does he want? Is he going to sell me?

Frieza sells Sayjins to his allies as slaves commonly, as he does the Namekians and the humans, and whomever else he wants to sell, he does. And ask for experimentation, I don't really want to go into detail over that.

"Tell me Sayjin, who are you?"

"My lord, I am Katrin, daughter of Andorra and Kanji, son of Rothgar." And that's how Sayjins address who we are to Frieza. Our mother's name, then our father, then his father. Frieza is picky like that.

"You are related to Kakorot and Raditz, sons of Bardock, aren't you?"

"Yes my lord, they are my cousins." Now I was really nervous. Frieza doesn't like Bardock.

"How old are you?" Frieza asked.

"20 Sayjin years."

"And that is how old in human years?"

"I believe it is about 25 years, my lord."

"You believe right." Frieza stood up and began to circle around me. I felt like I was the prey caught in a corner by a large wolf.

"What do you think, Zarbon?"

"Quite a lovely specimen, my lord."

Specimen?

"Do you know why I have asked you here, Katrin?"

"No, my lord." I said, keeping my eyes down. When dealing with Frieza, you answer truthfully, quickly, and you don't make eye contact. At that moment I thought how funny it was that Frieza was so intimidating. I'm a whole head taller than he is. But it isn't size that intimidates, its power.

"For some time now I have been keeping an eye on your record. I have to admit I'm pleased with it. You have done so well since the last time you were brought before me." He paused, wanting me to respond.

"I am honored that you think so, my lord."

"You are the strongest female Sayjin."

"Thank you, my lord."

"Therefore, I have decided to make you my wife."

"Pardon me, my lord?" I asked, surprised. I could hear Zarbon and Dodoria choking back laughter. But when Frieza turned back to them they immediately stopped.

"You are the perfect specimen for me to take as a wife. You are young, strong, smart, and quite… loyal."

"Yes, my lord." I turned my eyes down at that last part. It was part of the unpleasant memory.

"I want you to return here at sundown for a private dinner with me."

"Of course, my lord."

"Dismissed." I bowed and left the throne room. Once I was out of the throne room I let my anger show. I hit the wall, waiting a moment to regain my nerve. Frieza has that effect on lots of people.

I remembered the last time I was brought before Frieza. I had failed a mission, my whole team had. As a show of his power he tortured us all for hours. When I fought back he beat me harder. For a full week he punished me. Finally I showed weakness and swore my loyalty to him forever. After that I laid low, but it didn't seem to help. The rest of my team was my family.

"Temper, temper, little monkey." Zarbon had followed me down the hall. He stood, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

"What do you want?" I spat. Zarbon grabbed me by the neck and pinned me before I had a chance to react.

"Do not forget who you are talking to, whelp!"

"Of course not, my lord, how my I help you?" I asked through clenched teeth. My anger would not get the best of me.

"That's a little better." He said as he loosened his grip, "You had better watch yourself. Frieza may have taken a fancy to you, but I still think of you as the filthy monkey you are. I'll be watching you." then Zarbon turned and left, back to the throne room.

"I'll show you your place one day. Or Prince Vegeta will."

Prince Vegeta was missing, but in all of the Sayjin hearts we hoped he'd return. And that is with Sayjins not believing in hope, of course.

I went for a walk to clear my head, but it didn't help.

Why would Frieza want to take a Sayjin bride? And why me? He hates Sayjins, anyway…

I nearly fell over as another image popped into my head.

Frieza stood before me and Vegeta, along with two males in Sayjin armor and a Namekian. Frieza was in his final form, and he looked mad.

"What was that? I must have hit my head harder than I thought."

I continued walking aimlessly, so I was in shock to see that I had walked all the way home.

Sayjin families live all together in groups, so my parents and their siblings and their kids and so on lived with me. It was my parents, Bardock, Kakorot, and Raditz whom I lived with, along with a few human servants. No one else was left, since the average life span for a Sayjin is 30 (Sayjin) years. We usually don't get sick, but instead we die honorably in battle.

Or Frieza kills us.

"I'm home."

"Hey, Katrin, heard you did pretty good on your first solo mission!" Raditz called sarcastically. He was in a back room working on a new upgrade of the Scouters. Kakorot was meditating in the front room, and my parents and Bardock were all talking. You may not think of Raditz as being smart, but he's one of Planet Vegeta's brightest scientists, and he can fight, too.

"You know it! I'll do much better next time, wait and see."

If there is a next time. Frieza did say I am going to be his bride. Does that mean no more fighting?

"So, what did Frieza want?" Bardock asked. Everyone fell in for roll wanting to hear my story.

"He wants me to attend a private dinner with him tonight."

"Why would Frieza do that? Unless…" Raditz began.

"He wants a mate." Bardock finished.

"What! You can't!" Kakorot said.

"I have no choice, this is Frieza were talking about." I said, growling.

"Why did he pick you, of all creatures in the universe?" father asked.

"I don't know, but I hope I can find out tonight. He said I was the strongest female Sayjin, but I think he has another reason."

"Just be careful. I don't want to lose another cousin." Kakorot said. Of all my family, Kakorot was closest to me.

Kakorot spoke of my little brother, Affray.

We were all called in to see Frieza after our failed mission. My father was head of the team, and Bardock was second in command. We knew we were in trouble before Frieza opened his mouth.

"Do you know why I have called you in today?" Frieza asked. Father stood to answer.

"My lord, we failed our mission. We humbly ask your forgiveness and give us another chance to claim the planet."

"Denied, Kanji, son of Rothgar."

"My lord-!"

"Zarbon and Dodoria are there, cleaning up your mess. In the mean time, your punishment is in order."

"You coward!" Affray stood up, facing Frieza. He was only 10, but he should have known better.

"Affray!" I hissed at him. He never looked at me.

"My lord, please forgive the boy, he is young-"

"Don't ask him for forgiveness! He knows he's a coward! That's why he uses us to do his dirty work!"

"Affray, shut up!" I cried. Kakorot grabbed his arm to calm him down, but it didn't work.

But it was too late. Frieza shot a Death Beam through his chest. Affray was dead before he hit the ground.

"Now, I believe that will do as punishment. Next time your team fails, another one dies."

Kakorot had been close to Affray as well, and since his death Kakorot has stayed to himself, and even more so lately.

"I'll be careful, Kakorot. I'm going to train before I have to go. Anyone want to join me?"

"Sure, I'll go." Kakorot said as we headed toward the back of the house. There, a training room was waiting. It had gravity control, moving targets, and all of the latest technology in it.

We went inside and put the gravity level on 6x Planet Vegeta's gravity, so it was 60x earth's gravity. We needed a challenge. Taking our places we got ready to go.

"You up to this?" Kakorot asked.

"Do you really need to ask?"

I charged at him and we began exchanging kicks and punches left and right. We were equally matched and having a blast.

And speaking of blasts, I threw one at Kakorot.

"XYZ Mega-Cannon!" Kakorot was thrown back, but he came at me with one of his own.

"Super Dragon Vortex!" his blast hit me and threw me into the wall.

"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!" Kakorot threw a blast and it hit a large, pink blob. The blob reformed and laughed at Kakorot.

"Katrin, are you okay?" Kakorot helped me to my feet, but I pushed him away. My head was throbbing again.

"I'm fine, let's go again." But as each image flashed in my head I felt a pain in my head, and this time it was stronger. I fell back onto my knees.

"Katrin, slow down for a second. Take a deep breath. What did those Harjins do to you?"

"What? Oh, it was nothing." I said.

"Katrin, this is me, okay? Kakorot? I know when something's up with you, and right now I know something's wrong."

"I'm just nervous about meeting with Frieza tonight. Kakorot, I don't want to marry him. I don't want to marry anyone, ever."

"Katie, I love you. And I want others to see how much I love you." the purple-hair boy knelt down to one knee. "Will you marry me?"

I gasped. "Trunks, yes. I will marry you."

The pain was worse this time, and I held my head in pain.

"Katrin?"

"Goku, I'm fine!" I snapped.

"Goku? Who's Goku?" My eyes went wide in shock.

"I… I don't know." I slowly got up and stared at the wall.

"Katrin?"

"I'm going crazy."

"No you're not." Kakorot said immediately.

"Then what's wrong with me?"

"I don't know, maybe you should tell me."

"Keep it secret?" I asked.

"By my Sayjin honor." He unwrapped his tail from around his waist and I did the same, touching our tails together. I nearly smiled. It was the way the two of us made our pacts, ever since we were kids.

"Ever since I woke up in the healing chamber this morning I have seen images in my head that seem so… familiar. I don't know who the people are, but I should."

"Tell me what you've seen."

"The first image was a boy. He was the same age as I was in the image. We were laughing together. And just now I had an image of that boy asking me to marry him, and I accepted."

"What else have you seen?" Kakorot asked, sounding cautious.

"I saw myself with Prince Vegeta fighting Frieza on Namek. I saw myself with three humans going to Namek. And the last image I saw was of you, using a blast you had never used before. But you weren't you, but someone different. I don't know how better to explain it."

"You better keep this to yourself. You know what seeing images did to my father."

"Kakorot, these things I've seen couldn't have happened. The ages aren't right."

"You're just stressed from your mission. And Frieza. Go take a long bath before you have to meet him."

"Yeah, okay." So I left my dear cousin and went to the bathhouse to clean up before my meeting with Frieza.