Chapter 7: A Family Separated by Space & Time

2 years later

Prince Vegeta- 5 years old

Katrin- 3 years old

Raditz- 2 year old

"Nappa, give me a real challenge." The Prince barked as he finished up his last Saibaman.

"Sorry Vegeta, but that's the last one. You'll have to wait until the scientists make some more." Nappa said, sighing with relief. The little prince was a handful and already a strong fighter.

"I wasn't talking about those ugly little beasts, I meant you. Fight with me, Nappa."

"I don't think so, Prince Vegeta." Nappa was trying to hold back his laughter so as to not anger the prince. Nappa wasn't in the same class as the prince, but they were both considered elite, so the age difference and battle experience added to the power levels.

"My father has ordered you to watch over me, and that means doing what I say. Now fight me, Nappa!" the hoarse voice of the little prince grew cold, almost scary. His black-flame hair bounced as he took a fighting stance.

Somehow I think I'm going to regret this… Nappa thought.

XxX

"What! Another mission? Already?" Andorra screeched. Raditz and Katrin looked up form their play-wrestle to stare at her, blinking.

"Yeah, I think Frieza really must want this planet, and he's only sending the two of us." Kanji said, scratching the back of his head.

"What about Katrin?"

"Bardock and Seripa can watch her."

"That's not what I meant. She's being sent off too. What if something happened to her? Or to us?"

"If they're sending a child it must not be too bad, right?" Kanji reassured his mate.

"Yeah… I guess…" Andorra sighed.

XxX

The mission time was now, and Andorra and Kanji were right at the launch room as Katrin was placed in a space pod by one of the scientist. Andorra sighed deeply to steady herself as she watched the pod start down the track to departure. Kanji placed his arm around her shoulders as they headed down the hall, to their own space pods.

As Kanji climbed into his space pod, he glanced over to his mate once more. Her scent was very different, the same kind of scent she had before Katrin had been born. She was pregnant again, and Kanji felt the joy of fatherhood mixed with the dread of the future. How could a child grow and know love in a world ruled by Frieza?

Kanji felt the lurch of the ship taking to the atmosphere at high speed, heading out of orbit and through space. Once Planet Vegeta was out of view, he put his Scouter and contacted Andorra.

"This is pod 2-a to pod 2-b, can you hear me Andorra?"

"Pod 2-b to pod 2-a, I can hear you." She replied.

"The coordinates show this planet to be only a little ways off. We should be there in a few hours." Kanji reported.

"Uh-huh." Andorra's tired voice came over the communicator.

"Katrin will be fine, and so will we. We'll all be home tomorrow I bet." Kanji said, trying to cheer up his mate.

"Yeah, you're right. We're about to battle, we shouldn't be so gloomy!" Andorra replied, sounding much peppier.

"So… you wanna play eye-spy?" Kanji asked. Andorra's laugh came over the communicator this time.

"Sure, me first. I spy with my little eye… something that is black!" she said, being sarcastic. Kanji played along.

"Well… let me think… is it… a dog?" he asked, playing dumb.

"No! Ha! I win!" Andorra laughed.

"Darn… you really got me stumped…" Kanji replied, laughing.

XxX

After a few more dumb rounds of eye-spy, the ship's computers indicated they were in orbit. The landing procedures began and they landed on the planet only a few meters away from each other. The doors opened and Kanji and Andorra stepped out and stretched.

"What the Jutir is this place?" Kanji said. Andorra looked up.

The planet was bare and cloudy. There were no rocks, no plants, and no life forms around. Kanji checked his Scouter to read no power levels on the planet. He cursed.

"This has to be a set-up by Frieza." He growled.

"Wait, Kanji. Look at zero-mark-44378.4. There's a power level… D'rar, it's huge! And there are three more with it!" Andorra gasped as she stepped back. Kanji looked and had a similar reaction.

"That power level is on the move. And it's fast. There… there's no way we could get out of here."

The Scouters beeped as the both exploded from an overload. Both Saiyans cursed as they unclipped their Scouters and threw them to the ground.

"Maybe we should get back into our ships…" Andorra said.

"You mean these?" Kanji and Andorra jumped as the turned to see who had spoken. It was a tall, blue alien with white hair. Next to him was another, ugly alien and an alien that looked like a turtle without a shell. The three aliens shot the ships and destroyed them.

Out of fear, Andorra couldn't hold back her scream. Kanji ran to her front protectively as these aliens laughed.

"You cowardly Saiyans… no wonder Frieza wants you dead so badly." The blue alien said, walking closer.

"Bastard… you work for Frieza, don't you!" Kanji growled.

"How dare you! I work for lord Kooler, Frieza's older, and may I add much smarter and more powerful, older brother. To think I would lower myself to scum like Frieza!"

"Kooler? What would he want with us? We've never even heard of him." Andorra asked, gathering her courage.

"Oh… it's nothing personal. Frieza crawled back to his brother for help. You Saiyans are getting much too powerful, especially that little girl of yours." Sauzaa said, brushing the hair out of his face.

"No… Katrin. What did you do to her!" Andorra screamed, tears spilling over from fear and anger and worry.

"We haven't done anything… yet." The two others with Sauzaa were laughing. Andorra couldn't hold in her rage any longer and she charged at Sauzaa.

"No, Andorra!" Kanji jumped into the fray and kept the others from helping Sauzaa in the battle.

XxX

Zarbon stood at the top of a hill and was monitoring the fight.

"Zarbon, what is going on? Zarbon!"

Zarbon sighed as he gathered his courage to report. He pressed the button on his Scouter.

"Lord Frieza… the two Saiyans are putting up a decent fight against Kooler's squadron. In fact, Sauzaa is the only one still able to fight as of now."

"What!" Zarbon flinched from Frieza's tone.

"They're strong… as you predicted."

"Dammit! Dammit, dammit, dammit!" Frieza roared.

"Shall I dispatch some men to go after their daughter?" Zarbon asked, thinking ahead to save his hide.

"Yes… and keep an eye on the rest of this family afterwards." Frieza cut off the communication. Zarbon pressed another set of buttons.

"Yes, what is it lord Zarbon?"

"Dispatch a team to follow after space pod 5-T."

"What are our orders once we find it?"

"Terminate." Zarbon said in a low tone, then cut the communication.

XxX

"Damn you monkeys!" Sauzaa cried, "Why won't you die!"

"Because… we have something you don't…" Kanji said, panting.

"… A will… to survive… to see our daughter… and to warn our people about Frieza!" Andorra finished, going back to one of her stances.

"Sauzaa!" Kanji and Andorra turned to see an Icejin standing behind them. He looked like Frieza, but he was different somehow, besides his markings and the fact that he was in the fourth form.

"Lord… lord Kooler…" Sauzaa was petrified, barely moving from fear.

"So you're Kooler!" Kanji dared.

"Sauzaa, why aren't they dead yet?"

"My lord…" Sauzaa didn't have an excuse other than to right out say he wasn't as strong as them. He didn't dare say that to lord Kooler, though.

"I guess I'll have to finish this." Kooler powered up his Death Beam and shot Kanji in the chest. The Sayjin Captain of the royal Knights never knew what hit him. He was dead long before he hit the ground.

"No…" Andorra brought her hand to her Bond mark. It was stinging, and that only meant one thing. Her mate, lover, and best friend, was dead.

"Now for the female." Kooler hissed. Andorra stood firm.

Kooler shot an energy blast at Andorra, but she easily dodged to the side. Kooler growled as he fired again, but Andorra again dodged and dodged.

Kooler growled as he flew toward the female warrior, who again dodged his onslaught.

"Dammit! Hold still!" Kooler growled. He spun around and hit Andorra with his tail, throwing her to the ground, "Aw, that's better." Kooler said as he walked toward the fallen female warrior.

Andorra was too stunned to move. She could barely hear Kooler's footsteps over her pounding heart. She rolled to her stomach in an attempt to get up, but she slid back down to the dirt.

My sweet little Katrin…

Andorra's maternal instincts kicked in as she pushed herself up.

I can't give up… I have to go on… for Katrin and Affray… my children… for Kanji's children…

Somehow Andorra knew her unborn child was a boy, and she was going to name him Affray. She couldn't give up because she couldn't stand for her children to be without parents. She lived that, and didn't want Katrin to live that. She had to live to see her daughter and give birth to her son, and no one, especially not an Icejin, was going to stop her.

"What? How are you still able to move?" Kooler cried.

"You monster… you killed my mate… and you're threatening my children! My will to fight you… is giving me the strength to move… and to fight! Chaos Action!" Andorra shot her volley of Ki attacks at the Icejin, using up all her energy as she fired.

"Kanji! Katrin! Affray! This is for you!" she screamed as she shot.

Dust and wind were all left when Andorra fell to her knees. She had used up all her power and anger, and now the sadness came. It came to her like a ton of Dextryte.

"Kanji… I'll never… I can still get away… I can find one of their ships and go home. I'll take Katrin away… and Bardock… and the rest of my family far away. Away from Frieza…"

It was all his fault. First he came to planet Vegeta and injured Kanji's father. Then he mixed the classes. Andorra reasoned this was both a curse and a blessing, because she would have never met Kanji if it wasn't for that genderless runt's demented mind.

Then Frieza sent us on this mission… Kooler didn't kill Kanji, Frieza did.

Someone was laughing. Andorra looked up to see the figure up high above the charred ground. Kooler wasn't dead, not even scratched.

"Now you die." Kooler growled, aiming his Death Beam. Andorra stood, ready to accept her death with honor.

"I know I cannot win, and unlike most of my people, I know it would only end in death no matter what I did. I have no energy left now anyway… I can only ask of you to not kill me for the sake of my children. I know you will not listen to my plea, but as a mother I have to ask it."

"Children?"

"My daughter, Katrin. She's on another planet for purging. But Frieza has asked you to kill her already. And my son." She paused as she put her hand on her stomach, "His name would be Affray…"

"I am sorry, my dear." Andorra looked into the Icejin's eyes, and it seemed as though he meant it, "But it is better this way. You'll all die together."

Kooler fired the Death Beam.