Jronia

Written By: SaiyanWarrior-Vegeta

Chapter 12

High Stakes

Tora, Bardock, and Fasha looked at each other with the revelations of such shocking news. They had nearly forgotten about the Golden Warrior from their homeworld but when it was mentioned they fell silent and waited for further information. Tora though shivered slightly from the cold drafts in the room and Bardock was trying hard to conceal the fact that he was starving. Vegeta on the other hand seemed locked in deep thought as if he could actually see the next level waiting for him to come. It was now more urgent than not to attain this level.

The wind howled outside in a freezing stampede through the streets and quietly he lifted his black eyes to the sight of the snow falling in a blizzard. In the silence that surrounded them, each knew what this meant for the Warrior Prince. Each of them grieved and rejoiced in the silence of their mind. The stakes were high and could ultimately prove lethal if it wasn't played just right.

In his own mind however, Vegeta played out the many things he would have to go through to achieve such a status if he were not allowed to train. Then an idea sparked and a smirk came to his face. Instead of fighting to not pull the carts he was forced to, he would instead turn it around and ask for more should the load become too light. The owners would have to stay off him then and he would get the strength training as needed. Ideas started to fire in upon each other and soon a rigement of training was soon set up. One problem remained though and only one, and that would be food.

He would have to train with endurance before he did strength training first and that could take up a lot of time depending on who he was sold to. He looked at the three of them and then gave a smirk. "I'll ask for more work in the extreme weather to build up my endurance. Once that is built, I can work on strength. For now though, I'll have to play the obedient slave and tolerate only what I must."

Bardock looked up at Vegeta. "Have you lost your mind Vegeta! They'll kill you if you do that!"

Vegeta looked to him quietly and his coal eyes showed an unflinching and very steady gaze. "Not all at once, just little by little. Its time I put some more effort into my work and when that is done, I should have higher capabilities."

Fasha shook her head. "My Prince, you would be no good if you are just worked to death instead of fighting against them. Once you show them what type of work you're capable of, they'll want it all the time."

Slowly the Dark Prince nodded. "I don't expect any of you to truly understand my intnentions right now, but in time they will pay off and then it would only be a matter of time before the next level. If I don't start on this, then I'll be this strong and a slave for the rest of my life and I don't want that. There is no other way right now. We run, we're shocked and drug back only to be beaten and what happens to a Saiyan that is beaten nearly to death and brought back to health?"

Tora looked at him and so did the other two, finally catching on to what was going on when Kienna stepped into the room with Tojar on her heels. Once more the pale blue met the coal black and the two Free looked to Vegeta with a look of curiosity. Vegeta knew they had overheard and knew themselves but neither said a word. Finally Tojar broke the silence quietly as he gazed to the other Saiyans. "You really are the Prince of Saiyans aren't you Vegeta."

Vegeta furrowed his brow lightly and scoffed. "What you just now figure that out after how many times I've personally told you? What about it? What the hell do you two want?"

Kienna knelt down by the cage and then looked to the other three then to Tojar then back to Vegeta. "I'll let the four of you free roam of this room if you four promise not to attack nor attempt escape. Maybe the six of us can figure something out and you would possibly have two Free willing to help you out on your plans. Are you with us Tojar?"

Tojar nodded a bit still a bit nervous in the penetrating gaze of the warrior's glare. "I would give my word on that. You may have a plan that no one has attempted before and it just may work."

Quietly the four Saiyans nodded their agreement to not try anything but Vegeta spoke up upon his part of the bargain. "We won't attack if you don't attack us first. I don't trust the two of you anymore than I can power up right now which isn't at all. However, I'm willing to take an alliance should we ever need one."

Tojar looked at Vegeta a bit warily and then finally opened the cage door letting the Saiyan Prince out into the room and then released the other three Saiyans as well. When the four of them were again uninhibited Tora looked to Vegeta. "Sire, do you mean to strike an alliance with these two? I don't see why you would."

Vegeta nodded in consideration. "The both of them together could be of more use to the slave population than any other person we've met so far. They know how things work here and they know their jobs. It would be tactically sound should we join forces with them. Tojar knows how a slave should be and what is expected of them and I want to be well trained in all aspects of every type of slave there is. Though I'm not to pleased about being a damn pleasure slave. If I can avoid that task, I will."

Kienna looked at Vegeta with surprise. "You mean you want to be tamed?"

The Dark Prince shook his head. "Not tamed, just trained. Increase my value and also the potential of a good fight should the occasion arise. I need to know what I'm getting myself into so I don't underestimate my foes. There will be many deaths and many battles. Just don't stand in my way and no one will needlessly get hurt."

As Tojar listened to Vegeta's plan he knew that the Prince was laying his own life in his hands and that alone spoke of many things in silence to all of them. This though was carefully calculated and planned in spite of the reckless appearance of given trust. It was anything but that and right now he just didn't have the means to get his strength in any other way than this. Finally the trainer nodded. "I can train you in the slave etiquettes if you want. However don't think I'll go easy on you just because you have a plan. You will be punished for your mistakes and you will not at any time question my methods of training. You will do as you are told when you are told, not as you see fit. Remember you are still just a slave here in Jronia."

Quietly, Vegeta glared back at Tojar with a rage that still silently seethed. "Why does that not surprise me? I bet you would be thrilled on making me do your every whim just so you don't have to do the menial tasks around the stables."

Slowly a grin came to Tojar's lips and that same cruel look gleamed in his pale blue eyes. "You should be doing it anyway, slave. I could easily shock you for even considering this revolt you know, and others would bring you near death. I have no remorse in any of the suffering you slaves endure. You are nothing but a beast of burden to do what is bid of you, nothing more."

The both of them again fell silent. This would be an uneasy and fragile truce between the two of them for now. They both had their own thoughts of how things should be done, both held a dominating will and spirit. Vegeta knew however that he would have to succumb to Tojar's whim for the training and the thought of that alone made him scowl and disgust cross his expression. Meanwhile the trainer only grinned and took up a leash in hand. "My, how I've always wanted to lead a person of Royalty on a leash. You would be a suiting slave indeed should you ever slip up and actually break."

Vegeta only scoffed. "Not on your life Tojar, which I would gladly take by the way. I know what I'm doing and I'm not going to lose sight of that. Try anything stupid and it may result in your death. I will not show tolerance to any more humiliation. I'm more than capable of following you back to the stables without that damn thing clipped to this collar."

Both fists clenched, the Saiyan Prince looked at Tojar with an eager interest to kill the trainer before him. Kienna noted it and then gripped the back of his collar giving it a twist to make him kneel down during which time Tojar clipped the leash to the collar and then grinned. Vegeta half choked as the collar was twisted and a growl escaped his throat. As Kienna let go, the man gave a tug on the leash to make him follow. Grudgingly, the warrior's tail wrapped tighter around his waist and then he followed the trainer out into the blizzard.