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Chapter 12 – Escape!

"What?" She asked, as she pulled herself away from his chest and looked at him.

"Come on. Nappa! Is the coast clear?"

Caroline only just realised Vegeta was wearing a scouter. It was silly of her to only just realise; a big green glass thing in front of someone's eye isn't exactly hard to miss.

"Yes. Get going, quick! I doubt Raditz can distract Zarbon for much longer!" A voice came from Vegeta's scouter.

"Let's go."

"Well hold your horses Mister! I need to get changed!"

"Well hurry up, we haven't got much time!"

"Wait." Caroline said. "What's the plan anyway?"

"I'll explain along the way, just get dressed!"

Caroline looked at him with her arms folded. Vegeta turned round with his back to her.

"Don't worry I won't look! It's not like I haven't seen you naked anyway." He added, mumbling.

"I heard that!"

She put on a simple dusky red dress with a small white cardigan. Caroline flung her arms round Vegeta's neck and he grabbed her waist, and they took off down the corridor.

They were doing well. The coast was clear until –

"Vegeta! Do you read me?" Nappa's voice came booming from Vegeta's scouter.

"Yes. What's wrong?"

"Dodoria's coming! Hide!"

"Crap!"

Caroline looked round frantically to find somewhere, when she saw the window, and remembered Vegeta could fly. He understood Caroline's plan and did exactly what she thought. They hovered outside the window for a bit, and sure enough, Dodoria walked past.

"That was close." Vegeta whispered. "Nappa, is anyone else coming?"

"No."

Vegeta and Caroline got into the corridor again.

"How does Nappa know who's coming?" She asked.

"Security cameras. He broke in there. Raditz went to distract Zarbon since he's more of a problem than Dodoria, which leaves me to take you to the space pods."

"Space what?"

"You'll see when you get there. We can't waste any more time, we have to get going."

So they started off again. Everything was clear, corridor after corridor. Caroline could see it was getting dark outside; everyone was going to bed soon. Caroline heard footsteps behind her and so did Vegeta. They stopped and turned round, to find Raditz there, breathless.

"Fool!" Vegeta said. "Where's your scouter?"

"Zarbon heard you and Nappa talking on it! He took it off me but I destroyed it before he could listen to it. He's only gone off to warn Frieza that we're up to something!"

"Shit!" Vegeta cursed. "Go and help Nappa. Warn him! We're near the space pods now so take my scouter, I won't be needing it."

Vegeta took it off and handed it to Raditz.

"GO!"

And with that, Raditz took off down the corridor, as Vegeta and Caroline made their way up the stairs.

They eventually found a wooden door, and inside was a dark room filled with small spherical white spaceships.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"We're getting rid of you." He replied. "Go on, get in."

He pressed a switch on one of the spaceships and the door opened.

"We haven't got much time so get in!"

"I can't just go off like that! I appreciate your trouble but if I go you're gonna be in so much shit!"

"Don't worry about that! I never thought I'd say this but your life has been so much worse than mine, and you don't deserve it."

"Neither do you! Come on Vegeta, get the other Saiyans, we can all go together!"

"No! He'd track us all down!"

"Well if he's gonna track us down why bother sending me out there?"

"Because you're nothing to him! You're just there to give him a kid! And considering the fact he thinks you can't keep a baby then you're a waste of space being here! We, on the other hand, are Frieza's soldiers we do his work! We have to stay."

"I don't want to go without you. I can't."

"You have to."

"No. I'm not leaving you. I don't want you to be on your own!"

"I'll be fine! Now get in, woman!"

An explosion was heard below them.

"See! Frieza's after us now! Get in before you die! You can start a new life somewhere else!"

"Wait – if I go in the pod you won't be sending me to Earth?"

"No. There is a possible chance Frieza will try to track you down and Earth is the first place he'd look, so sending you somewhere else is the only option."

Another explosion. This time with screams.

Caroline looked at Vegeta and she threw her arms around him. She hugged him for a while and then gave him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you for everything. And the other two. Tell them I said thanks. Oh and by the way,"- She took the ring off her finger-"This is my leaving present for Frieza. Give it to him."

Vegeta took the ring from her.

"Will do. Now go."

Caroline got in the pod and sat on the seat. Vegeta was about to enter the co-ordinates when the door burst open. Frieza was there, and he bellowed "VEGETA!"

The two Saiyans behind him were being held up by Dodoria and Zarbon. They were bloodied and bruised. Caroline got out of the pod and stood by Vegeta's side.

"I'm not leaving you."

"We've been through this! Get in!"

"No!"

A Ki blast was shot at Vegeta but he missed it thanks to Caroline who pushed him away.

"The two of you aren't going anywhere, especially you, Caroline!"

Frieza grabbed Caroline by the neck and lifted her up.

"There is no way I'm letting you go! You're going to have my child and that is final!"

Vegeta saw that Frieza was obviously distracted. He crawled towards the open door of the space pod and started typing in digits. Before Zarbon and Dodoria could realise what Vegeta was doing, the other Saiyans launched a surprise attack on the two and began to fight. The punches and kicks were flying everywhere, and all Vegeta had to do now was get Caroline into the pod.

"Although," – Frieza added – "You're more trouble than what you're worth! Insolent wretch! You might aswell die!"

He threw her onto the ground, and a Ki ball shone in his hand. Caroline laughed.

"Death would be a luxury!"

The ball was just about to fire, when Vegeta grabbed Caroline and threw her onto the seat.

"Vegeta!" Frieza and Caroline both screamed. Vegeta pressed the 'lift-off' button, and a woman's voice came out of the speakers.

"Lift-Off in 5…"

Frieza grabbed Vegeta by his arms, but Vegeta kept struggling. Caroline was about to come out of the pod again when Vegeta kicked her back in again.

"I'm trying to help you!" She screamed.

"4…"

"SO AM I!" He shouted back. Vegeta kept on struggling so that Frieza couldn't pull him back. Vegeta could hear the two Saiyans down the corridor losing.

"3…"

"Vegeta!"

"2…"

Vegeta managed to shut the door with his legs. It clicked. The door was locked. Caroline started banging on the door frantically, screaming.

"1…"

"VEGETA! NOOOOO!"

Her screams echoed in the room, and she saw smoke everywhere. As the pod lifted off, the smoke cleared and all she could see was Vegeta lying on the floor, unconscious, with the red ring shining brightly next to him.

"No…" She sobbed. "No…!"

:..End Flashback..:

Both ChiChi's and Bulma's eyes were watering.

"That's so sad!"

"So there you have it." Caroline said. "That's how we know each other. And Vegeta helped me escape."

"It's just so unbelievable." Bulma said. "To think that Vegeta was like that before he came to try and destroy this planet! It's just such a different personality."

"Yeah well…that was then, and this is now." Vegeta said. "Who cares what I was like back then?"

"I can tell Vegeta has made some changes." Caroline said. "But he's a sweetie at heart."

"Oh shut up." He grumbled.

"Well anyway, thank you very much for the Barbeque Bulma, it was very nice."

"No problem." She replied wiping away some tears. "So where are you going?"

"Back to my planet."

Caroline got up and stretched.

"You're leaving?" Goku asked.

"Yes. I need to get back to my family. They'll want to know everything."

"Well," Bulma began, "I have more than enough spare rooms. If you wish to, one day you could bring your family over for a small vacation or live life here on Earth again!"

"A vacation would be nice. However it's finding the right time and things. I'm really glad I could make it here though, to see you all. Especially you, Vegeta."

She smiled at him, and he gave a small smile back as he got up and folded his arms.

"Can't you stay for a little longer?" Gohan pleaded. "It's been such a long time since you and Vegeta have seen each other and we haven't really got to know much about you, like life on your planet and everything."

"Alright you won me over. I guess I can stay a couple more hours."

"Fantastic." Vegeta said. "I want to talk to you more, anyway."

"Really?" Caroline asked, taken aback.

"Well yes of course I do."

"Well you two chat away! I'll help Bulma clean everything so you two take your time!" ChiChi said.

Vegeta took Caroline into the house, ready to have a good talk before they finally said a proper goodbye.