Confused

Chapter 9: Let's go for a ride

Pairings: V/B, G/Val

Category: AU, OOC, Angst

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I don't own them, but Valencia is mine.

/ Thoughts /

// Telepathy //

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The warriors of Earth appeared inside the cargo bay of the ship. They quietly made their way to the holding cells where their mate's were locked up.

Footsteps were coming closer and Bulma prayed that it wasn't the Saiyan that had captured them.

"Bulma?" The voice whispered.

/Goku/ "In here" She whispered back knowing that her friend would hear her.

"Thank Kami you're alright. Where's Valen?"

"She's over there. Whatever they did to her they made sure that she wasn't going anywhere for awhile"

Vegeta finally made it to the cell after checking the corridors. "That device on her neck is a Ki collar. We use to use them when conquering other planets. It suppresses energy to almost not-existent." The Saiyan prince explained.

"omg! Who invented a thing like that?" Goku and Bulma asked.

"Your father did, Kakarott"

Goku didn't know how to respond to that. He couldn't believe that his father could make something like that. Vegeta had told him that his father was the top scientist on Vegetasei. He even invented the moon sphere that allowed them to transform.

All eyes fell on the prince. "Without the right pass code, we cannot get her off this ship."

"Hey Ge that would be no problem for a genius like myself" Bulma said. "But I do need my tools from the lab to get it off"

"No. It won't work. Every collar has a tracking device. Even if we managed to get back to Capsule Corp. Ekko would descend upon us in a matter of minutes."

The trio was at a loss on what to do. It seemed that they were between a rock and a hard place.

"Vegeta, why don't you IT Bulma back to the lab since my energy is too low to do it" Goku said.

The prince smiled. "Very Well Kakarott. Don't do *anything* until we get back."

Goku nodded his head as he watched Vegeta slipped his arm through the bars of Bulma's cell and shimmered from sight. The couple reappeared in the downstairs lab.

Bulma quickly dashed about the room capsulating everything that she would need plus some other capsules that might come in handy. She place each capsule in a small carrying case but before she could tell Vegeta that she was ready to leave her stomach rebelled and she threw-up in the middle of the lab.

Vegeta led her to a near by chair while the bots cleaned-up the mess.

"What's wrong, Bulma?" One of the rare occasions that he used her name.

"I think I'm coming with the stomach flu or something. I've been feeling like this for some time but this is the first time I can't keep food on my stomach"

Vegeta leaned into her smelling her then he placed his hand over her stomach.

He smirked. "What?" Bulma was scared. She wouldn't trust that look if her life depended on it.

"You're pregnant"

"Huh?"

"I said you're pregnant. I finally get an heir and a male no less" Vegeta said as he continued to smirk.

"Wait! Stop the press! How do you know that it's going to be a boy?" Bulma questioned.

The prince leaned further into Bulma's face. "Because woman male heirs of my royal bloodline are born first" The kissed her on the mouth as they faded from the room.

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The ship was making final preparations before blasting off. The commander was in conference with his superior.

"We will be back within one month's time," The commander said.

~ Very good. Make sure that the other's stay away from her. Do what you like with the other female. She may even fetch a decent price as a slave. ~

"Yes, Sir"

~ Oh, and once more thing Ekko, make sure that the collar stays on. Valencia will not hesitate to kill you if given the opportunity ~

"I understand Lord Branigan" Ekko closed the channel ending the transmission. It was time to visit his lovely prisoners.

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Black boots paced back and forth in front of the now blank communications monitor. The extremely tall warrior forgot to inquire about his heir. Oh, well. Either way his place as king was secure. The only thing that was left to do was to mark his beautiful prize, and then he would be the most powerful Saiyan beyond anyone's comprehension.

Even more powerful than that blood thristy tyrant, Frieza, who had somehow got defeated by a Saiyan named Goku. He was still puzzled about that fact.

He turned around toward the figure in his bed. He frowned at her. She was not as good as the one before but then again she was just there until the young matriarch arrives back.

He thought about that a little bit more. That bitch was going to pay for striking him. He could still feel the throbbing sensation from the powerful blow.

"Yes, Valencia you will pay and you're going to enjoy every single minute of it" He said as he began to roughly ride the unmoving form beneath him.

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Bulma and Vegeta were back aboard the ship. Goku was waiting patiently for them. The entire time while they were gone he tried to wake his mate, but apparently the setting on the collar was so high it basically put her in coma like state.

The trio heard engines ignite. They need to get out fast. Goku and Vegeta couldn't fight Ekko and his guards with their mates on board the ship. The risk of them getting hurt was too great, and that was a risk that the Saiyan prince was not going to take. Especially now since he found out the baby.

"Knock it off you two. I swear you guys acts like rabbits," Goku said as he walked up to the cell door.

Vegeta smirked and said. "Hai and we multiply like them too"

Goku pause at the door after he places his hands on the bars. "Did you say what I think that you just said?"

"But of course Kakarott." Vegeta answered not really paying attention to his friend.

"I should have known" Then Goku yanked on the door.

"NO! KAKROTT!" Vegeta yelled but it was too late.

Vegeta sat up holding on to his throbbing head. His vision finally came into focus. He noticed that Goku was still knocked out, but he also noticed something else. He was about to wake him when he slightly stumbled in the small cell.

/Fuck, I should have known/ Vegeta fingered the gold collar around his neck. Luckily, the device was only set at a low level. Both he and Goku were suppressing their power. The prince also noticed that the ship was in flight. He suddenly turned his gaze at the figure standing in the corridor.

"Well, well, well. I came down here to make sure that my precious cargo was secure and I find two rats trying to infest my ship"

Vegeta said nothing.

Ekko walked closer to his cell. "Who the Hell are you and what the fuck are you doing on my ship?" He demanded still not knowing the royal in front of him.

The short Saiyan smirk. "Why Ekko? You mean to say that you don't recognize your prince" He mocked.

"Prince Vegeta?! But you're suppose to be dead"

The royal ignored that comment. "Where's the blue haired female?"

"Oh, don't worry about her. She's in good hands"

"If you lay one finger on her, you're dead" Vegeta threaten baring his canines.

"You are in no position to make threats Vegeta"

The royal growled. "That's Prince Vegeta, you punk"

"hahaha, You're a prince of a planet that no longer exists"

Vegeta laughed as well. "I'm glad that you find it amusing but you forget that if anything happens to Valencia, I automatically ascend to her throne"

The other Saiyan stopped laughing. "How is that possible?"

"My step-Mother changed the laws and re-wrote the books. Oh, by the way Branigan will never gain the throne or the power that he seeks."

Vegeta saw the torrent of emotions change Ekko's face. The Saiyan was stunned speechless. He told him what he wanted the warrior to know, and no doubt that he will report back to Branigan of the news. The royal couldn't wait. He was going to make that bastard pay for ever hurting his sister.

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Bulma woke-up and realized that she was not in the same cell with her sister-in-law. She looked around the room. It was dark and the light on the tiny table was the only source of light in the area where Bulma laid. She got up and went to the door. It was locked from the outside.

/Not a problem/ She thought as she pulled out her capsule case with her tools. After a few tense moments, Bulma released the lock. The door silently slid opened, Bulma stuck her head out into the empty corridor making sure that no one was coming for her.

She pocketed her case and quickly crept through the halls meandering her way back to the holding cells.

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Goku stirred somewhat but didn't regain consciousness. Vegeta figured that because Valen was out plus having a collar on it would effect Goku pretty much the same way. The prince waited until Ekko left to try ad remove the collar, but decided against it. He didn't want Ekko's guards to know that he was a higher power lever. He glanced acrossed the way to see how his sister was doing.

Nothing short of a miracle was going to get them out of this mess.

~ TBC ~

A/N: Well, what do you think? Looks like our heroes are on their way to the last place they thought that they would end up. Vegeta's gonna be a daddy but what about Goku? Boy, Branigan is going to be surprised about Valencia and Goku. Tell me your thoughts and any comments that you have ^_~

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