AS22: here we go! Chappie 2! R&R!

Chapter 2: Takeover

2 weeks later

A tall Saiyan boy trained with the older guardsmen in the yard of the castle. He was a boy, only 18, but he was fast and dangerous in a battle. His father, Rothgar, watched with pride as he showed up the older guards.

His hair was just past his shoulders, with a few pieces over his shoulders. His face was smooth except for a small scar near his chin.

Kanji stood, the only one left. He had defeated all the guards. He put his sword back in is sheath and walked toward his father standing in the threshold.

"Very good, my son. You will do well protecting the royal family."

"Father, about that…"

"What is it?" they headed inside, back to their living quarters in the castle. Kanji had been waiting to tell his father this for a while.

"I want to go on missions. I don't want to be stuck in this castle forever."

"It's a great honor to live and serve our king."

"But father-"

"Lord Frieza is returning today to see how our people… preformed their duties. If all goes well, we can talk about missions later."

"Yes, thank you, father." Kanji didn't like the idea of Frieza returning. He didn't trust him.

"Go clean up. Our audience with King Vegeta and Frieza is soon. You can't be late this time."

"When have I ever been late?" Kanji said, running off to his room. Rothgar stood and smiled.

"You're always late. You were even late for your own birth." He laughed.

XxX

Sauzaa pulled at his wig one last time before he stepped out into the streets. Kooler wanted info on Frieza, and Frieza was due back any time. All he had to do was stay out of sight.

A ship crossed the sky, toward the capital city of the Saiyan planet. Sauzaa recognized it as Frieza's, and headed that way. The armor he had was that of an elite, so he could get in to secret locations easier. His power level would show high on the Scouters, so no one would question his rank.

In the distance a large castle started to take form. The ship had landed there. Sauzaa needed to find out what was going on.

XxX

Andorra ran after her brother. He was in a hurry to reach the castle, though she couldn't figure out why because he was dreading the meeting. All teams were heading there.

"Bardock! Andorra!" they both stopped to see who called them. It was Toma, Bardock's best friend.

"Toma! I was about to think you chickened out."

"Who? Me? This freezer guy doesn't scare me. From what I've heard, he's a gender-less runt of his people."

"I'd be careful what you say, Toma. Frieza is supposed to be really powerful. I've heard rumors that he already has control of three star systems." Andorra said.

"That's nothing. If we conquered planets we'd be much more powerful. But we don't conquer, we sell."

"And boy does that work good, too." Bardock said, slapping hands with Toma.

"Boys. I'll never understand them."

XxX

Frieza had King Vegeta by the throat, holding him off the floor. King Vegeta looked scared, and he had fought many battles in his day. His mate, Kala, was on the floor, unconscious.

"Now listen to me, Vegeta. I want your planet. You're going to give it to me. I already own five star systems. I don't want to rule your people," Frieza dropped Vegeta and turned, "I just want you to recognize me as your new lord. You'll work for me from now on. Is that clear?"

King Vegeta stood up and looked over to Kala. Blood was leaking from a cut on the side of her head. She needed to see a healer. King Vegeta's pride was the only thing Frieza had damaged to him.

"Maybe I wasn't clear enough for you. I could show you again?" Frieza aimed a Ki ball at Kala. He looked at her as he spoke, "I own your people now. You are still their king. If you don't want any more 'accidents' done to your mate or your own people, then you will agree."

"Alright! Alright… lord Frieza, I am your servant, and so are my people."

Frieza stopped the blast and turned back to King Vegeta.

"A wise choice. Shall we go address your people?"

XxX

Rothgar stood at the door, waiting for his son. Time was running short, and Kanji was no where in sight. Without warning, something streaked into the hallway and skidded past the door. It was Kanji.

"I'm here!" he announced.

"You barely cut it. Come on." Rothgar grabbed Kanji's arm and dragged him inside. They were near the front of the room, against the wall. All the teams had been gathered for this audience with the new boss.

"So, what do we know about this guy?" Kanji asked.

"He's an Icejin, and he's a shrimp. But he's supposed to have new surprises for the Saiyans."

"Great." Kanji said, rolling his eyes.

The crowd was growing restless waiting for the king and the new boss. Kanji looked through the crowd, doing both his duty and satisfying his curiosity. A girl stuck out, on his side of the room, and near the back.

"Look, there's Bardock. I've heard good things about him." Rothgar said, pointing him out to Kanji. He was the guy in green armor next to the girl.

"Who's the lady with him?" Kanji asked.

"His younger sister. I think she's about your age."

Kanji couldn't take his eyes off her. There was something about her, something that Kanji couldn't comprehend.

Suddenly the room became quiet, but Kanji didn't notice. The other guards saluted the king, and Rothgar's elbow to his chest was the only thing that snapped Kanji back to the present. But even then, he had one eye on the girl and the other on his duty.

XxX

Andorra was standing next to her brother and Toma as King Vegeta stepped in. Next to him was Frieza. Andorra wasn't impressed with him, but the way he stood and the way he was smirking made her nervous. She looked around at the guards, and noticed a boy about her age looking her way. When he noticed that she was looking at him, he focused back on the king and Frieza.

If I didn't know any better, I'd say that elite was looking at me.

XxX

Kanji focused on the main event as the king lowered his arms. Relaxing his pose, Kanji glanced once more at the girl before pushing her out of his mind and focusing on his job. He hated his job, but he was good at it. And sometimes the view wasn't so bad.

XxX

Sauzaa was standing near the back of the crowd, watching and recording information with his Scouter. No one had seen through his disguise, but it was a good one, after all. He had a belt made from fur, used as his false tail. Colored contacts covered his natural eye color to black, and a wig served to cover his white hair. Makeup covered the blue skin of his face while gloves covered his hands. When Frieza came out, Sauzaa almost laughed. He had never seen his master's brother before, but he could see the resemblance. Frieza was a shrimp among his people, though in turn he was one of the most powerful Icejin. The term 'sexless runt' made sense now.

XxX

Kanji was already bored and the speeches hadn't even started yet. His father noticed, but couldn't blame him. This was the boring part of the job. Traveling with the family was the best part. Rothgar could understand why his son wanted adventure, but he knew from experience that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. He had lived most of his life as one of Planet Plant's outsiders, and now the new generation lived this nearly harmonic life he had always dreamed of seeing.

"My people! You are the best warriors Planet Vegeta has to offer!" the crowd started to roar, even some of the guards cheered. Kanji had heard hundreds of speeches from King Vegeta, and they always started like this, "We have cleared many planets, and have made ourselves known throughout our galaxy! But now is the time for change." Kanji noticed Vegeta's tone change, "To become truly fearful, we have to expand. To expand means sacrifice. I have agreed with Lord Frieza, and we are now part of his empire. Together we can rule unlike we would if divided."

Murmurs ran through the crowd, and Kanji stood on alert. He didn't like this one bit.

"No!" Kanji turned to see his father, of all Saiyans, object first.

"Father?"

Frieza stepped up and took notice. Until now he had been standing behind Vegeta, but the outcry got his attention.

"King Vegeta, you aren't serious, are you?"

"Rothgar!" King Vegeta called.

"We as Saiyans have done what no other race has done! What no other race has dared to do! We defeated the Tuffles and then moved to other worlds! We don't need to join someone else's empire!"

Before anyone could agree with him, a purple beam shot through Rothgar, knocking him back to the wall.

"Father!" Kanji knelt down next to him. He was alive and conscious, but hurt badly. He held his shoulder in pain as he leaned against the wall.

Eyes turned toward the front, where Frieza now stood center. His finger was still pointed toward Rothgar.

How does he have that much power? He hit my father with one blast, and it was so fast! It went through the armor, and my Scouter didn't go off. Who is he?

"Now, your king has made up his mind." Frieza said, "It won't be as bad as you think. You clear planets for me now. In exchange, you'll get more technological advances and 40 of the price of the planets you clear. You'll also be paid separately by me for your jobs. Don't think of this as a takeover, think of it more as a new start."

Frieza turned and left. King Vegeta looked back down at his loyal knight, and the closest person to a friend he had lying against the wall. But this had to be better than the alternative.

XxX

"Dear gods!" Andorra hissed.

"Bardock, isn't that Rothgar?"

"Yeah, that's him. And Frieza shot him through the armor without powering up!" Bardock looked as Frieza turned to go. His assumptions about Frieza had been right.

"Just one hit, too." Toma added.

Andorra looked as the boy that had been looking at her earlier helped Rothgar up. They left, but a strange man with green hair followed.

XxX

"Oh my, lord Kooler will love this." Sauzaa laughed to himself as he started out the door.

"Sauzaa." Sauzaa turned at the mention of his name. A man with green hair had called to him, "I knew it. I could tell it was you, even disguised as a filthy monkey. It fits you."

"Zarbon." Sauzaa said it as a warning.

"I see your master has you working against mine."

"From what I hear, Frieza wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for lord Kooler." Sauzaa and Zarbon had been rivals for years. This was just another excuse to taunt each other.

"We'll finish this another time, Sauzaa. Should I tell Frieza you were here? I know he'd love to hear it."

"It doesn't matter if he does know, I have already completed my mission." Sauzaa turned to go.

"Sauzaa, don't think it'll be so easy. If I see you again, we will fight. This time, you're free to go. We're even now."

Sauzaa remembered that day very clearly. Frieza and Kooler were at war against one another. It was sibling rivalry at its worse. Sauzaa and Zarbon had been fighting, and in rage either Frieza or Kooler shot the vacant planet with a planet-destroyer blast.

Sauzaa and Zarbon fought on and on as the planet shook. Finally it began to crack to pieces. A gaping hole erupted right below the two fighters, and both were exhausted. Too weak to fly, Zarbon started to fall.

Sauzaa grabbed him, saving him from a fiery death. Zarbon was at first confused.

"We are rivals to the end. I don't know what kind of trash Frieza has taught you, but Lord Kooler has taught me that rivals help each other when a third party interferes. When you die, it will be by my hand and by my hand alone." Sauzaa said.

And now they were even. If Zarbon had told Frieza, Sauzaa would have been killed on the spot.

"No, it is you who will die by my hand. But I owe you this one." Zarbon had replied.

"We must go now or die by the fate of this world, but next time we fight, one of us won't live to tell about it."

XxX

Kanji helped his father up, and they started out the door.

"I'll follow you to the healers, to make sure he's okay." A man with green hair came up behind Kanji as he got to the door.

"Yeah? And who are you?" Kanji asked.

"My name is Zarbon. I am lord Frieza's number 1 man."

They started out the door and down the hall to the healers. Once inside, the healers took Rothgar to a rehabilitation chamber.

Without warning, Zarbon turned and kneed Kanji in the stomach. Kanji collapsed to his knees, holding his stomach. He hadn't been hit that hard in years, not even in training. His eyes glazed over as he fought back the unconscious tug to his body.

"You and your father have some nerve, kid. You will listen to lord Frieza, or next time he won't hesitate to shoot through the heart."