Chapter Six: Everything Has A Price Part 2

I stood stock still, my heart in my throat and a knot tight in my stomach. I wanted to move, wanted to say something, but my body wouldn't listen to me.

Destroy the universe? How was someone supposed to take that? In one month everything I knew was going to be destroyed. Everything was going to be gone and there would be nothing. Nothing.

Wait. That meant no Frieza. That's a good thing.

No. So what if Frieza died? So would I! And I couldn't die, I wasn't allowed to. I had to go Super Saiyan and strangle Frieza's scrawny neck with my bare hands. No girl was going to do it by blowing him up.

"What?"

I snapped back to reality at Rena's voice. I looked over at her and she was pale, her body trembling. Her eyes were wide and panic raged in them like a terrible storm that wouldn't go away.

"I...I can't...what?"

"I know it is hard to believe," Méndel said, his eyes blank. "But it's true. Your power will be so immense that it will destroy the world."

"Then train her!" I blurted it out, my fury rising. I wasn't going to be defeated like this. I wouldn't take this sitting down; I would fight to the very end. Even kill Rena if need be.

"You said she needs someone to teach her how to control her powers so do it. You can't just let her kill everyone."

Méndel looked to me and smiled. "It is not that easy, young prince. She has too much power. No amount of training with help."

Rena sank to her knees; her eyes and hands clenched shut. I could only imagine what was swirling around in her head at the moment. Actually...I couldn't. But I like to think I did.

"There has to be someway." I hissed and glared at Méndel. "You can't just let the universe explode!"

Méndel sighed, lowered his eyes. "There is one way but I will not suggest you take that road. It is far to dangerous."

"Tell me," Rena muttered, her voice hallow and shaken. She looked at Méndel and he to her. "I need to know."

He sighed, nodded. "There is a planet in the South Galaxy. It was once a great realm where it was said the gods themselves dwelled. It is also said that a pendent capable of destroying any being no matter how powerful was held there. One with a pure heart can only hold it.

"One day a man tried to take it. He angered the gods for he planned to use it to destroy the gods. So they smote him and destroyed the city burying the pendent in the ruins. It has not been seen for over a thousand years."

He sighed, put his arms behind his back. "The only way to save us is to travel to that very planet and retrieve the pendent. If you wear the pendent it will put a blocker on your powers and will keep them under control."

"What if I can't hold it?"

Méndel held out his hand and helped Rena to his feet. He smiled at her. "I do not think you will have trouble with that." Then he released her hands and reached deep into his cloak. He pulled out a scroll and handed it to Rena. "This is how to get to that planet. It will take a while to get there. It is a dangerous road, one that many don't ever return from."

After Rena took it, he placed his hand on her shoulder. "May the gods be with you."

He removed his hand and glanced to me. I wanted to step away from that strong stare, but couldn't. He saw something in me; I felt it in my very bones. I felt as if he saw a glimmer of what I could be: a nice person. But I wasn't a nice person. I was cold and heartless.

After nodding to me, he moved out of the room. Rena jammed the instructions in her pocket and turned to me, her face set. "I'm going."

I crossed my arms and growled. "Frieza will kill you. You won't get a foot off of this dock."

"I don't care," she said as the doors swung open. Then she added in a softer voice, "I have to go."

Frieza walked over to them, smirk on his face. "Well, I imagine that was entertaining. Now get out before I beat the both of you."

I hissed and stormed out. Why did things like this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this? So what if my race were a bunch of bloodthirsty savages, why punish me?

"Vegeta." I was halfway to my room when I heard Rena. I whirled around and faced her with hot eyes. My very world was crumbling around me and she had the nerve to talk to me. I should have blasted her away right there and ended everything.

"What? I'm not in the mood so speak fast."

But I didn't.

"I...want you to come with me."

I stared at her like she had just smacked me. I couldn't have seen that one coming if I was the best seer in the universe.

"Why?"

She looked away bashfully. "Well, I can't go alone. And I thought since you're the only person I've had contact with in the past nine years that hasn't wanted to rape me or beat me maybe I could trust you. Maybe that you would want to help."

I frowned and crossed my arms. "Why would I want to help a little runt like you? You mean nothing to me. Just go. I could care less what happened to you."

Hurt flashed in her eyes for a split second before it was replaced with a fire so intense I almost felt my skin burning. I felt a little twinge in my gut and something told me this was the power Méndel was talking about it. Maybe I shouldn't have said that...

"Fine. You're just like all of the other bastards on this cursed ship. Do whatever you want. I'm going."

She turned on her heel and headed down the hall. But she only got ten feet before she stopped and glanced over her shoulder, a smirk on her face. "You don't even know what Frieza's done, do you? He's made you just like him."

With that she turned and walked away leaving me steaming.

How dare she! I was nothing like Frieza. Nothing like him. I had half a mind to go after her and kill her just for that. As I grew I made sure I was nothing like Frieza. I would know if I was like him.

I hissed when I got back in my room. I kept telling myself I wasn't like Frieza. He was a monster that killed for pleasure. He took innocent people from their homes and tortured them. He had no heart.

But the more I thought about it the more Rena was right. I was like Frieza. Under my very nose he had molded me in his image. I was heartless, stole people from their homes and was a monster. I had become the very thing I hated and I didn't even realize it!

Cursing, I sprinted out of my room and towards the landing area. She wouldn't insult me. I would prove I wasn't like Frieza. I just hoped she hadn't let yet.

When I got down to the landing area I cursed again. People were running all over the place. They were docking, leaving, helping, scolding and Rena was nowhere in sight.

Then someone slammed into me. I growled and turned towards the person ready to let loose all my fury when Rena winked at me. She had a helmet on that only showed from her nose up, but those eyes were unmistakably hers. Plus, I could smell her scent.

"I see you came," she mused in a low whisper. "Why?"

I slid my eyes to her. "Do I need a reason?"

She looked to me and I could feel her smile under the helmet. "No, you don't." She looked back to the ships, sighed. "How are we going to get on one?"

I looked around when I spotted a free pod. "Follow me."

I moved towards the pod and was almost there when one of the attendants, a short fellow with brown skin, came racing up to me. He placed himself in front of me and tried to glare but failed miserably.

"I'm sorry, Vegeta, but you can't go on here without proper permission."

"Lord Frieza specifically ordered me to go off planet on a mission. It's urgent. I need this ship now."

"I'll just call up and talk to him."

I hissed and grabbed him by the shirt, hauling him up to my level. "Are you questioning my judgment? Frieza specifically ordered me to take a ship and do something for him. Now you can call him but I highly doubt he'll be happy about you interrupting him."

The attendant gulped as I threw him down. He immediately got up and looked at me nervously. Taught him not to piss me off.

"Yes, Vegeta, sir. Take this ship. It's already cleared."

I smirked and moved onto the ship. I as fairly large with sleep quarters, a large cockpit and a kitchen. I moved to the cockpit and took the drivers seat doing all the proper things as Rena took a seat next to me, her helmet off.

After glancing to her, I pulled out as the door to the ship opened revealing the deep space. I felt her tense as fear settled in. I forgot that she was born and raised on this ship. Man, that sucks.

After I was lined up, I punched it. I felt the power sucking me back to my seat as I adjusted and set up as we landed in space. It never got any better after you did that. Take offs still annoyed me.

Once we were straightened and on our way I realized exactly what we did and how stupid it was. Once Frieza realized we were gone he would be after us in a heartbeat and he would kill us the second he found.

What I had a gotten into?

The answer? The biggest adventure of my life.

Sorry this chapter was so short. The next ones will be long, I promise. Please review on your way out and tell everyone about this – MS45