Chapter 4
"Great. I meet the best guy I have ever met, talk about all of my feelings and he listens, he tells me about him too, kisses me, and bugga's off!" Fiona was walking back to the hotel holding herself as it was getting late, so the wind had picked up. She had made a detour back to the café, paid for their drinks, and was now at the door of the hotel. When she waked in, she found a tall man with bleach blonde hair and skulls hanging from his ears. He had a spiked dog collar on and was dressed from head to foot in black, gothic clothing and an occasional chain and cross. He was sat behind the front desk and assumed that this must be the cousin that the nice Santa man had mentioned. Since she didn't actually get his name, which was a shame, she had dubbed him 'Santa' or 'Santa man'. She sighed, pulled her key out, flashed the new Goth guy with them so he knew she was an existing customer and went to her room. She opened the door, laid down and couldn't stop a large smile from spreading over her face.
She had her first kiss. True, when she was 9, that man had tried to kiss her, but she kinda kicked him between the legs and stopped him. That was only the start but she didn't want to think about that. The kiss was all she could think about. It was perfect and he tasted so good! She just wanted to kiss him all day. He had an odd, nice, but odd scent. He smelled like some sort of musky cologne, yet sweet like a rose. It was an odd smell. But it was nice all the same.
"Now, why do I feel like I won't meet a guy like that again?" well, he did say he would wish me a happy birthday tomorrow. And after how understanding he was of me, after everything I told him, I just can't wait to see him again. maybe I will dress up for him again…oh shit! I won't see him tomorrow! I have school! Drat! She huffed and started pacing the room, thinking up a plan. I could see him after school. After school, I will come straight back here. But…he only met me at that café. Scrap that, straight from school to the café. Damn I wish I told him I had school. Wait, he knows I am 15. so he will know that Monday means school and will wait that long. Phew, panic over. Now for some much needed food!
Fiona raided her food supplies, within reason, and became drowsy. She had a shower, dressed for bed and soon slipped into a wonderful dream where she kissed her hooded friend all night…
With Frieza.
Frieza was flying over the small planet, noting the land marks to find his way back to that little town the next day. Burter and Dodoria exchanged looks of what-the-HFIL-is-he-doing? And both were dying for the other to ask Frieza why he was in a café, with a human girl. The problem is, they wished they could assume that Frieza was having 'fun' with the girl. But they were only talking. (AN: remember, they had both flown off before Frieza kissed Fiona) so why the HFIL would Frieza waste his time, talking with a human? They were both itching to ask, but didn't want to find out if asking, would result in become mere piles of dust. One thing that Frieza's man had learned, is to never question him on anything. The punishment was always death.
"My Liege, King Kold is waiting in your ready room."
"How long has the fool been there?"
"For the last hour or so."
"Damn. Dodoria, how pissed off is he?"
"My lord…you wish me to answer that honesty?"
"Yes. Or I wouldn't have asked you, fool!"
"W, well." Burter and Dodoria both remembered how Kold was when they left him 30 minuets ago. Recoome's brother had walked in to the ready room to ask for orders, like he had been told to, and Kold vaporised him to vex off. And that was half an hour ago.
"Well what! I am waiting!"
"Well…Burter?"
"Well…Dodoria?" Dodoria scowled at his friend. Thanks a lot!
"Just one of you buffoons tell me before I blast one of you!"
"Well, remember Recoome's little brother?"
"Yes?"
"Half an hour ago, Kold ordered him to come to him. He did, and well…You have a new pile of dust and one less recruit." Dodoria prepared himself for imminent death, but it didn't come.
"FUCK!" was all he could say. His father was a pain in the arse when he was in a good mood. Now it would be HFIL to handle him. Good thing Frieza was stronger than him now or he would actually be a real problem. And the best part was, Kold thinks he is stronger. Thinks being the operative word. "Great. I just hope that old fool hasn't tried to destroy my ready room before I get there. Speed up now."
"Yes sire!" they both cursed and followed the speeding bullet that was their master. They arrived a few moments later and Frieza hurried to his ready room. He opened the door and was relieved to see his beloved ready room in one piece.
"FRIEZA!"
"Yes father?" Frieza tried to act like nothing was wrong…but it didn't help.
"FRIEZA! I have been here for AN HOUR AND 15 MINUETS! Do you know how RUDE it is to keep YOUR FATHER WAITING!"
"I apologise father. I was detained. Now, what business do you have here? I last heard that you were on Cooler's vessels on a bonding trip."
"I was. I did come to spend time with you. BEFORE I FOUND YOU WERENT HERE!"
"Father please. I was busy. I am here now. What do you mean spend time with me? You never spend time with me."
"I know. And I wanted to…make up for it." Frieza was more than a little shocked. Here he was thinking that his father was about to tell him to conquer a world for him, and he is here to spend time with him? Something didn't add up… "And I thought if our fleets went through the Jaden Quadrant, we could."
"Destroy the Cojar resistance over the ownership of the gold mines on their home world?"
"Well…we could do that as well. It wasn't like I was asking you to but."
"I am busy father. Sorry, but I decline. Besides, Cooler's ships are better at fighting with your ships then mine are. Ask him, I believe that it has been a while since he has had a reason to kill. And his men are itching for conquest."
"But I wanted to…they are?"
"Yes. He told me in that 'once a month letter' that you make him send me."
He knew it. He knew his father had alternative motives than wanting to spend time with him. He will never change…
"Well, if his men are itching for battle…and Cooler's ships are better at co fighting with my men then yours. Very well. A rain cheque on bonding for now. I have Jaden goldmines to claim!" Kold didn't even say good bye to his son and left in a hurry.
"Good bye father…Baka…"
Frieza called Zarbon to his office a few moments after having a breather, a sip of wine, and gathering his thoughts.
"My Lord?" Zarbon knocked on the door and waited for permission to enter.
"Come in Zarbon." He opened the door, shut it behind him and stood before his master's desk at attention. In Frieza's army, stood to attention was with your legs at shoulder width apart, your hands held together behind your back and your head high. But looking straight into Frieza's eyes so that he can see the respect/fear in your eyes. He saw respect, loyalty and strength in Zarbon's eyes and trusted him the most in his entire army. He had served Frieza since Frieza recruited him from the Changeling planet of Kiore at the age of 12. Frieza had only been 10 himself but already had a strong, ruthless hold on his empire. Though it was a lot smaller then, and he was weaker, Zarbon had been blindly loyal then and now. They had grown up together, so to speak. They weren't best friends or anything, but Zarbon was Frieza's first choice for confiding in or sending on dangerous, tricky missions that he couldn't afford to have messed up. "Zarbon, I have already chosen an area and a school for tomorrow and we shall leave to be there at…6am."
"My lord, it shall be done."
"Good. I will tell you and only you this. I have already selected a particular human to fight as she has shown great talent."
"You met her today sire?"
"You could say that. She will be involved in the fight and I hope she wins. She will make a great warrior…with the proper training of course." Now Zarbon knew why he had been called. But he kept it to himself and didn't jump the gun. He could still be wrong after all.
"I want you to train her if she wins." Or he could be a hundred percent right. Wait, her?
"'Her' my liege? Do you mean he?"
"No, she is a female. And a vicious one at that, if swayed."
"Then I shall teach her everything I know."
"That is what I was hoping. I want her to reach her potential. I think you will find her inner fighter's spirit to be a lot like your own."
"I hope so. Then I will have some one to train who isn't a blonde ditzy daughter of one of the council. All they want is to…never mind." He couldn't believe that he had almost said that.
"Oh, I have heard the rumours. Trust me, she has a thing about men. A bad thing." He chuckled, the memory of simply touching her fresh in his mind. And how she spoke to him with such venom, it sent chills up his spine.
"Oh? What do you mean my lord?"
"For one, she hates to be touched even slightly. And I do believe that she will fit the 'man hater' category perfectly. You will like her; she is a serious fighter who already knows the basics."
"I look forward to it sire. Thank you." Zarbon bowed and left his master to rest for the next day. He wanted more then anything to be the one to recruit her tomorrow. Since he would be her master from the moment she wins the competition, or as Frieza says she will.
"But Zarbon." A smirk played his lips. "The pleasure will be all mine."
Chapter
"Damn! I'm going to be late!" Fiona jumped out of her comfy bed and scrambled to the bathroom. She showered, brushed her teeth, washed her face, dressed into her immaculate uniform and was out of breath as she sat at the vanity table. "I can't be late or I will get detention. And I can't get detention for three reasons." She began to blow dry her long chestnut hair and decided to leave it down. She brushed it, loving how silky it was and wanted to look her best. "Reason one. If I get detention, that is the biggest birthday bummer there is." She put a black head band in, keeping her hair like a veil round her back and shoulders, some forwards and her Chi Chi like fringe forward. She looked perfect, almost. "Secondly, my folks will know where I am from the pre-detention phone call and come to get me. and that is not good." she pulled her only makeup kit that she had bought herself on the market just before she bumped into WD as an early birthday present. She put black eye shadow on with gold shimmer eye dust over it. Then the black mascara and lightly traced gold dust under her eyes to make them stand out without eye liner. Finally, she applied black lipstick and used a gold lip glimmer. So her black lips had a golden shine to them.
With her white skin, foundation, blusher, and light colours were out of the question. She looked odd in any makeup other than black and a colour that suited it. Like gold in this case. "And three, I would be late for my White Devil in hooded clothing." Happy, she picked up her already packed bag and put her money and keys in it, slipped her flat shoes on and walked out her room (locked it first), down the stairs and off to school. She ignored the gob smacked looks she got and was in a world of her own. She looked a million pounds and felt like it too. Her school jumper was perfect at making her look delicate and yet didn't give too much away. Not to mention comfortable.
When she finally arrived at school, everyone was speechless. Not to mention confused. She didn't look like her grouchy, mean, scowling self that they had recently gotten used too. She was smiling, looked amazing and didn't look like the vicious fighting machine she truly was. In fact, Jack had to do a double take before he accidentally smacked her butt. But in the end, he smirked and slapped her butt anyway. That was a mistake. She simply turned round, took hold of his wrist and threw him over her. Without putting one hair out of place or smudging her make up.
After the first few lessons, everyone was starting to settle down. That was until it was the first break before dinner. Everyone wanted to know who did her hair, her make up and who the guy was she was trying to impress. As they were all taken back with her.
"I didn't get dressed up for a boy. I wanted to look nice."
"You look amazing! You should look like this more often!"
"I love your hair!"
"I want that lip liner!"
"Where did you get your head band?"
She tried not to lose her patients with them. They were trying to be nice. But she did notice that neither Jenny nor Macy had tried to come near her. She didn't particularly want to see them so that wasn't a problem. However, Jack ruined her day for her instead.
"Hey Devil lady. Nice ass." Her eyes burned holes in his puny little head and wished it would just explode.
"Thank you Jack." She spat through clenched teeth and tried to ignore him. She turned round to walk off…only to feel something push against her butt and two hands held her hips tightly. He was touching her! This wasn't smart…
"Master Frieza? Why are we waiting? Who are we searching for my lord?" a new recruit had accompanied his mentor Dodoria and was now an ex recruit and a pile of dust from questioning Frieza.
"Dodoria! Next time, teach your pimpled punk, not to question me!"
"Yes my lord!" Dodoria was staying as far from Zarbon as he could. Remembering how his butt had only just healed and stopped throbbing and didn't want another literal ass kicking from his green college.
Frieza searched through the student and pushed them aside. They were all in cloaks and couldn't be recognised. Frieza had ordered them to blend in until he said otherwise. Then Frieza and Zarbon ducked. Dodoria didn't and was hit in the face with the body of a teen boy. Dodoria growled and threw the boy off him. The boy had bleach blonde hair and a scowl on his face.
"THAT IS IT BITCH! I am going to RIP you another ARSEWHOLE!" the three aliens followed the boy to a crowd of people and Frieza almost gasped. In the middle of the crowded circle, was none other than Fiona.
"She looks gorgeous…" she was stood with her feet at shoulders length apart, her arms at her sides with her hands clenched in fists, her head slightly to one side, a blank face, and focused blue oceans that Frieza had become drowned in. her eyes. They stood out perfectly with black and glittery gold eye shadow, gold dust under her eyes. He saw her eyelashes reach to the sky and her full, black lips seemed to trance him, with Zarbon in the exact same state.
"…master Frieza…is that her?..."
"Yes." Was all he could manage. Then the boy ran into the circle and faced her.
"That was a HUGE mistake!"
"What are you going to do about it? You touched my butt, you deserved what you got. You are lucky I didn't do worse."
"Oh, I will do a lot worse to you when I am done. I was being all nice and you had to push me didn't you?" he circled her. But both Zarbon and Frieza noticed that she didn't look too concerned in the slightest. "Now I got to beat you to let you know your place."
"I have a place. My place."
"Yeah. Below me like everyone else."
"But, I like to think that I am not like everyone else. You see." She closed her eyes and looked uninterested. "I have a spine. I will stand up for myself and I know that this, this thing that you are doing, is not worth my time. So move out of my way and I am out of here."
"Not happening sweetie."
"Don't call me sweetie."
"Why not, how's about my sweet?"
"Never call me that!" Zarbon and Frieza were on edge. Finally, there might be a willing fight. Jack laughed and suddenly launched at her. She side stepped him and let him land on his face. "Listen. I really don't want to fight you. I don't like to fight challenge-less fights."
"YOU'RE GOING DOWN!" he got up and swung at her. She ducked and just stared at him.
"Look, this is your last warning. I am fast losing my patients with you and you need to calm down."
"CALM DOWN?" he swung at her again and she caught his fist head on. She held it and pushed him to the ground. She started to walk off but he grabbed her feet and pulled her down. Before she knew what was going on, he was between her legs and a familiar feeling of blood rushing to her heart and fast beating rattling in her chest came back with a vengeance.
"G get off me."
"What? You all nervous now I got you on the floor. I like this position we are in sweet thing. I like it a lot." He leaned down to kiss her. But fear just fed her boiling rage and she took a tight hold of his throat. She threw him off and crouched up, as to not touch him in any way other than at his neck.
"Never, ever, touch me like that again you bastard!" she released him and tried to walk off again. But Jack punched her in the back of the head. At first, everyone was quiet as Fiona hung her head forwards and didn't move. Was she down? Was she hurt? Those were the thoughts on everyone's minds. She slowly raised her head and her face was blank, giving nothing away. She slipped her hand up the back of her shirt and turned to face Jack. She screamed a battle cry and launched at him. She pushed him to the ground and pulled her hand from her shirt, to hold her ivory dragon dagger to his throat in one swipe. "I should make you bleed for touching me like that! I should kill you for what you did to me you bastard! I hate you! I hate all men and wish you would just die!" Fiona cut a long line down his shirt, leaving him with a bare chest. She then, dragged the dagger down his front and made a long line. "Never call me my sweet again." she then made a horizontal line at the top of the line and another part way down. Even with the blood dripping from the cut, that would no doubt become a scar, it was visible that the cut made the shape of an F. "Now you won't forget to call me Fiona. Becuase you have a huge F on your disgusting chest to remind you!" she dropped the crying boy and realised just how deep she had cut into him. But he would live.
"Well done Fiona." She turned round to expect to see WD, the voice was identical. But instead she saw a long hooded man and couldn't see any of his face.
"Erm…do you know me?" she had to be sure.
"I am your new master, Frieza." Not WD then...
"Oh…well done on what?"
"You just passed our test. We didn't plan it, but it proved you worthy to be part of my glorious army." Then it all clicked. Frieza.
That was the name of the alien that was recruiting human teens to join his army.
"Oh my GOD!" she turned to everyone around her frantically. No one had survived the last attempts Frieza had and she didn't want them to die. They were innocent! "Get out of here! It's Frieza the alien War Lord!" everyone seemed to finally register what had been said and began scrambling in every direction. All Fiona saw was the entire crowd running and saw blurs of three hooded people as people ran in front of her line of vision.
"I do not want them Fiona. I want you."
"Then let them go. If it is me you want, leave them alone. They have nothing to do with this."
"No they do not."
"What the hell?" Jack had gotten to his feet and stood behind Fiona. She faced the alien head on; his two men behind him and Jack quivering like a baby. "You FREAK! You cut me!"
"Yes I did. But if you don't get out of here now then you will get a lot worse then a few battle scrapes." She didn't have time to handle Jack right now. She had to get him; yes he wasn't bad enough to die, out of here before he got disintegrated. "Now go!"
"You freak! What are you? You! You're a monster aren't you!"
"What are you talking about?" Jack was waving his fists at her again and looked furious, again. Is he so stupid to not see what danger he is in? "Look, this is Frieza. He has killed more people than you have taken breaths. In one day. So you should really get out of here."
"YOU LIZARD MAN!" Frieza growled. How dare that human take to him in such a way!
Yeah Jack. Dig yourself a deeper hole while you are there. Idiot!
"Hay, Jack. Were you dropped on your head when you were born? He could kill you quicker than I can blink and you call him names? GET OUT OF HERE!"
"Not before I get you good! And that freak, is he your daddy?"
"What!" both Frieza and Fiona both said in unison.
"Are you related? 'Coz you are both white skinned, scaly assed, cold hearted bitches from outer space. There is no way you are human! You're a monster!" just then, the tallest hooded man seemed to bulge under the cloak and get a lot bulkier. Frieza was about to incinerate that human male, but his attention was taken to his second in command powering up to his monster form. What are you up to Zarbon?
"BOY!" Zarbon shouted and Jack shivered back. "YOU WANT TO SEE A MONSTER?" Zarbon quickly discarded his cloak and ran at the boy. Fiona saw a large man, bumpy light blue skin, a frog like face, lanky green hair in a plat, a head jewel, white and orange armour, dark blue spandex pants, dark blue leg sleeves, purple arm sleeves, brown flat shoes and a hideous scowl. It ran past her in a blur of blue and green. She winced from the sickening crack that came from behind her. Then a thud, and large foot steps coming slowly towards her. She was frozen stiff.
Fiona had never ever seen anything like this creature before. Sure, she had seen the live broadcast in sociology that week before, but never an alien in person! "What is your name my child?" Oh boy! It's talking to me! What do I do? Should I let him see my fear or mask it as usual? Yep, mask on! Her face returned to looking passive and blank. That was her natural mask. "I asked you what your name was."
"Fiona." She stated.
"I am Zarbon. Second in command to Master Frieza. I have already been authorized to take you on as my protégé and train you in the art of combat. You will address me as sir, and Lord Frieza as either Lord, Master, sire, your highness, my liege or even sir. But that would be confusing for you to address us both as sir."
"Zarbon Sir? Did you just kill that boy?"
"Yes. He was rude to my pupil and I do not stand for it." Zarbon circled her and weighed her up for strengths and weaknesses. She had many strengths and only a few weaknesses. Her frame looked to be strong and sleek. But her stance was all wrong. Her face may hide her fear, but her body language did not. Her arms were folded and her head was slightly forward. This was a classic situation of someone who is being talked down to by their better, and not being prepared for it. "You will follow me." Zarbon started towards his master, but stopped when he wasn't being followed. "I said, you will follow me."
"I will not."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!" Zarbon span round. He had to fight hard not to suppress a smirk. She was certainly gutsy for a female.
"I said. I will not." she placed her hands on her hips and looked at him with one eyebrow raised. "Look. You kill a guy. So what? I didn't particularly like the guy so that didn't do much for me. And another thing, since when does, 'you will follow me', make me do what you want?" Fiona took a step towards him and pointed one finger up at the air, Briefs style. "And another thing. I am not about to do as any man tells me to do and never will. So you waltzing around with your battle pout on don't mean a thing. I am leaving. I only stayed to get everyone else out of here. And they are gone, so, so am I. I have somewhere to be." She turned her back, only to feel herself being lifted off the ground by two large hands on each shoulder. He didn't hurt her, but it was embarrassing. She was really short as it was and this was just humiliating! She kicked her legs in every direction she could to get loose, but failed. "LET ME GO!"
"No. As from the moment you were accepted into Frieza's army, you became my pupil and my property. I am your master and you will do as I instruct you to. Or suffer." He didn't like man handling her like this one bit, but he had to get her respect and compliance some how.
"KISS MY ASS!" she threw her head back and nutted him head on. He dropped her and she made a run for it. Fiona got as far as a few steps before she was grabbed from behind and flung over a large shoulder. "No offence sir, but you are getting to be a real pain you know that!"
"You have spirit. Good, I hope you survive the training long enough to keep it."
"DAMN IT LET ME GO!" She was facing forwards and in her thrashing, Zarbon's hand slipped onto her butt by accident. Then she lost it. "Don't touch me!" she brought her knee up into the back of his head and dropped to the floor with a thud. Frieza was enjoying this very much. She was certainly a slippery little bugga.
Fiona slipped her dagger from her pocket and held it ready for battle. Zarbon raised his monstrous hand and made a small ball of Ki.
"I didn't mean to touch you. You were struggling and it happened. I do not see you in that light, now get your bony ass over here NOW!"
"MY ASS IS NOT BONY!" She turned to run, again, and she was caught, again.
Zarbon pounced and used his huge weight to pin her to the floor.
"Listen to me Fiona. You have a choice here. Come willingly and we will leave this planet. Come unwillingly however, and your world will be destroyed. Your choice."
"The entire planet?"
"Yes." If she didn't go, everything would die. Is she went, they would survive, but what would become of her?
"What will happen to me if, if, I go with you willingly?"
"Well, we can be friends for one. I will train you to the understanding of an Elite and you will be one of the most feared and respected warriors in the universe."
"So…no man would touch me?..." Zarbon raised his eyebrow. What the hell has she got against men?
"No one would touch you."
"Ok."
"What? Ok? Just like that?" Zarbon suspected a trick. That was way too easy.
"You want me to change my mind or are you gonna get the hell off me?"
"The latter." Slowly, sceptically, he pulled away from her and stood up. He offered her hand, but she batted it away and stood up.
"I can get up by myself thank you. I do have legs you know."
"I was simply being polite."
"Save it. I am sick of 'polite' and 'courteous'."
"Would you prefer me to be rude?"
"Yes, actually I would. Then I wouldn't have to worry just what kind of arsewhole you are under the act. I would know."
"Ouch, that was a little cold." He folded his arms and smirked. She certainly had spirit.
"I am cold. Didn't you hear? I'm a white skinned, scaly bitch from outer space. Deal with it."
"My My Zarbon. It seems, that you will have your hands full with this one." Dodoria added with a chuckle, to Fiona's dislike.
"Shut it fatty! Before I kick your ass. And for your information, Master Zarbon will be keeping his hands to himself and no where near me. Understand?" Dodoria was fumed and stormed towards her, but Frieza stopped him.
"Leave her be Dodoria."
"But she was insolent! She must be punished!"
"Zarbon is her master and will say and carry out any punishment that she deserves. Zarbon? Do you see fit to punish her?"
"No my Lord. I feel she is actually learning to follow her instinct better than I expected."
"There you have it Dodoria. Now go back to the ship and inform the men about our new 'female recruit'. She will not be 'touched' on pain of castration. And I will enforce that! And Dodoria?"
"Yes sire?"
"If you do not follow my orders, or question them again like you just did." He smirked and turned to face Fiona, who was brushing her trousers off. "I will make you the official castrator."
"HA!" Fiona almost fell to the floor with laughter. Dodoria wanted to scream, but held it in.
"Yes sire." He flew off and screamed once out of ears reach. He hated, HATED, that girl!
"Zarbon, take your protégé to your section of the ship and give her the room next to yours."
"WOW! No WAY! I am not, NOT having a room near any MAN!"
"You heard my orders Fair Fiona. If he touches you, you simply need to tell me and he will not be 'touching' anyone ever again. That, and I trust my second in command with my own life. He wouldn't touch you in any way other than in battle. Now, I will see you later. I do believe, that Fiona may have some personal items to retrieve before our departure. And I sense the adult humans of this planets forces drawing closer."
"They are all at level 2 at most. As a collective. Let them come."
"We will, but we will not be here when they come. Do as I have said my loyal second in command and you have two hours. Leave." He turned to Fiona and bowed. "Until we meet again fair, fair Fiona and happy birthday." He blasted off and Zarbon turned to his new apprentice, who looked gob smacked at something.
"We will leave to your home. Direct me from the air."
"Oh NO you don't! You are not touching me!"
"But Master Frieza told you that-"
"I don't give a damn! Hands, to yourself. We walk. I have already agreed to go with you so I am not about to run off. I do not lie. Ever." She swished her hair as she turned and headed towards the hotel.
Obviously, at the sight of Monster Zarbon people fled for the hills and screamed as they went. So, as a result, the hotel was already empty when they arrived.
"Third. Why are we in a collective guest house?"
"I have been living here for a while. And did you call me third?"
"Yes. Why aren't you living in the home of your parents?"
"Because they pissed me off and I ran away. Enough said, I will be right back." She left the conversation and ran up the stairs. She grabbed her back pack, piled her things on and only left her food, school books/things. She stroked her silver swirl necklace nervously before closing the white door for the last time. She would miss this room so much.
Fiona slowly walked down the stairs, bag over her shoulder and face long. She didn't want to go, but if she could have the training to ensure her safety, why pass it up? She would always be in danger here, and not if she went. That, and everything on the planet, including the planet, would die if she stayed.
Fiona sighed and saw the ugly creature waiting for her at the reception.
"Are you ready to leave now?"
"Yeah, let's get this over with."
"Well, we have less than two hours. Do you not wish to…make up with your parents?"
"…make up?" did she? Did she want to talk to her parents? This would most likely be her last and only opportunity to settle her argument with her parents. "…alright. But I don't think they will want to talk to me. The last time they saw me…" she walked straight past him and out the door. "I threatened to cut my dad's balls off with my dagger."
"HA! I like that." He chuckled. You will certainly be entertaining to train. "May we fly there?"
"No." After a few empty streets, the silence was too much. "Why did you come to this planet?"
"What?"
"My god man are you deaf? This is the second and last time I repeat what I say. Why did you come to this planet?"
"I do not know. Master Frieza chose this planet for one reason or another and he doesn't need to disclose that information with anyone. So, I do not know."
"Oh, that is stupid. You went into a possible battle blind?"
"No, I did back ground work on your species before I came here. I always make a point to know my enemy before confrontation."
"O…k…" right, what else was she dying to ask. Oh yes. "You said that you were already 'authorized' to train me. You only saw me a few minuets ago.
"Well, master Frieza had been observing you."
"I would remember meeting with an alien thank you very much. And I didn't walk into a guy called 'Frieza' with a fetish for kidnapping kids for his army."
"he he.".
She stopped and scowled
"What was so funny?"
"I like your humour."
"Riiiight. Seriously though, answer the question." She continued again.
"Well, he told me that you had the potential to be a deadly member to his forces and that I was to train you. He said I would like you."
"Sounds like some sort of bargaining line to me."
"Well, he is very good at selling and buying, he is a business man after all."
"So, this Frieza. He is a part time business man and part time dictator of the universe…right?"
"Actually, he is full time at both."
"So, the man doesn't have a life?"
"Well." He looked around and checked his scouter. "No, he doesn't."
"Sad git!"
"Heh heh."
"Stop doing that!"
"Doing what?"
"Laughing! If you laugh it's harder for me to." she stopped herself before walking on faster.
"To…hate me? I am not a bastard that you seem to assume I am."
"So, you're a real nice guy deep down that snaps the necks of scared kids who ran for their lives, to teach them a lesson?"
"You heard about that?"
"Oh yeah. Listen and listen well. I don't like you and never will. Don't try to be nice, I would prefer you to be honest. I have been honest to you haven't I?"
"You certainly have." Zarbon frowned. It was going to be harder to get through to her than he had first thought.
"Good. Here we are…I hope they ran away…" she stood in front of her home, Zarbon behind her. "They don't look to be in. let's go."
"First lesson. Face your fears. Now get going!"
"But!"
"Do not question your master and go."
"Grrr!" she dropped her bag and stormed towards the door. She knocked and scowled. I can't believe that I am being forced to do this!
"h h hello?" Oh great. They weren't smart enough to run. They are safe, they try to run. They are in danger, they stay put. Stupid! Idiots!
"Mom. It's me, Fiona."
"Fiona?...FIONA!" the door swung open and Fiona was pulled forwards. The door slammed shut and before she knew it, she was sat on the couch with her mother's hand against her head. "Oh good. You didn't get sick. Open wide."
"Bu-" Her mother grabbed her chin and held her mouth open.
"Nope, looks good. Not a funny colour…looks good."
"Mom!" she snapped and stood up. "Where is dad?"
"Here. Fiona we are so glad that you came back."
"Look. I can't stay long I just need to tell you something."
"What honey. Do you want a drink or something to eat?"
"No I just want to tell you that."
"Fiona. You made your mother and me worry sick about you and-"
"Look I'm fine. Just let me."
"Be nice honey! Our daughter comes back and you are already trying to push her away. Be considerate!"
"Thanks mom but could I just."
"Considerate! It was you that made her run away." Fiona couldn't believe it. She had come home, after their huge fight, and they were squabbling! Again!
"At least I checked if she was feeling alright. You didn't show any concern."
"SHUT UP!" her parents shivered back and against the wall. "Look. I am leaving."
"What?"
"GOD SHUT UP! I am leaving with Frieza and Zarbon….and the rest of Frieza's men that I don't know. Other than this erm…dodo? Something like that. But getting to the point. I am leaving into space to be trained in their ways and."
"I KNEW IT!"
"Huh?"
"Please don't."
"No, I will say this. I knew that you were a killer from the way you killed your uncle and."
"Honey no!"
"It was your mother that wouldn't let me send you to a special place to get you the help you needed. My brother died because I didn't get you the help you needed and."
"Shut up!" she pulled her favourite dagger and pointed it at him. "Listen. I am not going to learn how to be a good killer or assassin. I am going to keep this planet and its pathetic population alive. If I refused to go, they would take me anyway and blow up the planet. If I go willingly then Earth is safe and they will go far, far away. So I did the right thing, once again, and agreed to go. I have about an hour or so left on this planet and I will…I will…I will miss you…yeah I said it. I will miss you. I hate you more than you will ever know. But I will miss you. I wasn't going to come back here. I was just going to leave…but I didn't. I am not a liar. I was forced to come here against my will. But I am glad I did. Because now. I get to say thanks. Thanks. Thanks for being the hard, worst parents that the world had to offer. Thanks for hurting me every single day with your lies and deceit. Thanks for not understanding me and thanks for never believing your own daughter over a stranger. Thanks….because it made me what I am today. It made me stronger and made me tough. I will never been taken advantage of and never hurt again because of you. I will never hurt emotionally again because of you and no one will ever do to me what 'Uncle Danny' tried to do to me because of you. Because now, I will stand up for myself and no one will ever defeat me. I will be the best I can and no one will ever hurt me ever, ever again. Because of you." She teared slightly but blinked the tears away. "You killed my feelings. You broke my soul. I can't feel. I won't feel…I am too afraid to….feel ever again…" she turned and left to go to the door. "Thank you for making me strong. You put the fire in me. I will never forget what you did to me. And it will be that that spurs me to keep going. The knowledge that somewhere, you are still living here, wondering what I am doing. I will not die. I will not be killed. And no one will touch me. You gave me this fire. You made the fire. No I leave you to burn in it. Bastards." She chuckled bastards and walked out the lounge, where Zarbon was stood with a sorrowful face. "What the hell are you looking at? You look like you saw a little girl tell her parents that she hated them…oh wait…you did. Oh well. Time to look to future I guess." She walked out the door, passed Zarbon and walked down the street.
"Who is Uncle Danny?" he scowled and walked into her family lounge. "You! Human male. Who is 'Uncle Danny'?"
"M My brother."
"You said she killed him yes?"
"Yes….she did…"
"Did he hurt her?"
"Yes…he did." Her mother answered before her father could stop her.
"Then I say you should join him in HFIL." He held his palm flat to them and shot them both through the chest, once each. The only sound their bodies made was a gut wrenching thud as they hit the floor. "Weaklings. You didn't deserve her." he left the house and quickly caught up with his protégé. "Fiona." She simply kept her back to him. He tried to look around her but she moved to counter his efforts. "Fiona. I order you to face me."
"Yes master…" she turned slowly and Zarbon felt like he had been hit by an invisible force, hard. Her makeup was smeared down her face from tears; her lips were trembling, and her eyes…her eyes… Her deep blue eyes were dim and empty, with only fear and remorse to shadow her hurt.
"Come, we will leave." He lifted her off her feet like a delicate bride and sped off towards the ship. He shielded her from the space with his Ki and entered the ship. Men looked from all directions at the tear stained beauty with black running from her eyes and quivering lips. Frieza was waiting in Zarbon's room to welcome them, and almost threw a gasket!
"Zarbon! What did you do!"
"I did nothing. Well…I made her settle a dispute with her parents and."
"YOU FOOL!" Frieza knew all too well why Fiona had run away from her parents. "Ask me before making her do anything like that again, understand?"
"Yes sire." Zarbon would have been afraid normally from the harsh tone in his master's voice, but he was too worried for Fiona to care.
"Just. Just. GRR!" Frieza went to take Fiona from his second in command, but she shuddered and huddled closer to Zarbon.
"Sire? May I take her to her room to calm down? I beamed her things there a while ago."
"What? Oh yes." He had been in a daze from Fiona scrambling away from him. "Yes…go." Frieza left and Zarbon looked down to the young girl in his arms.
"Fiona? Your room joins onto my bathroom. Here look." He walked through his room, through the bathroom and to her room. "Listen, I think you should get some rest. I will be showing you around the ship tomorrow and you will need to be aware and alert." He gently laid her on the bed. She curled up into a foetal position and held her knees to her chest. "If you need me, I'll be in my room." he turned to leave and was almost through the joining door when.
"Z Zarbon."
"Yes." He ran back to her and sat on the bed at her side.
"P Promise me something."
"What Fiona?" she sat up slowly and looked Zarbon straight in his ugly face.
"Promise me that you wont let any man, anyone, try to touch me or ever rape me."
"I promise!"
"Promise that…you…will not try to touch me or ever rape me."
"I promise you. I give you my word as a warrior and a Changeling."
"Then... I will trust you. But." She launched at him and threw him onto his back. She straddled him, without touching him (so hovering), and held a cold blade to his throat. "But if you break your promise, I will kill you. Understand!"
"I understand." Tears spilled from her deep blue eyes and she threw the dagger to her right, so it bounced off the wall. She collapsed ontop of him from exhaustion and fell straight to sleep. He smiled, turned her over and set her down on the bed.
Zarbon got up and left to his own room. He didn't even bother to change back to his 'beautiful form' and collapsed on his own bed.