A/N: Okay... I am gonna be a hypocrite... I told I'd get this chapter out earlier, didn't I! This one didn't take half a year! Though I don't like this chapter at all and in my opinion it sucks but oh well...Thanks for all the lovely reviews! Onwards! Japanese is still bold. Warning! Some mature talk ahead!
Disclaimer: Snowball's chance in hell that I own more than clothes on my back and few DBZ mangas in my shelf!
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Chapter VII – The ruler of three Saiyajins and one half-breed
Two space pods sped forwards in the endless space or at least from the point of view of the passengers it seemed that they were moving forward but as we know in space directions matters absolutely shit's worth and there is no such concept as 'straight' becuase space bends and is always on the move as invisible as it is.
The sleeping gas floated inside the pods: green poisonous looking vapors that kept the travelers in sleep and alive. Almost like stasis but not nearly as deep but deep enough for space travel. In another pod, a hulking figure slept scowling and battered from the mission and arms crossed in superior defiance; his sleep was dreamless for Nappa, former high commander of Vegetasei never dreamed.
In another pod slept another figure; smaller in stature but greater in power than the other man ever could hope to be. Unlike his comrade he dreamed; he got gut feelings and hunches of the up coming events. Vegeta, the prince of all remaining Saiyajins, a ruler without a planet and destroyer of worlds was returning to Planet Freeza #79 after a long mission in another part of the whole galaxy.
His face was producing its customary scowl but this time it held puzzlement and worry for something unknown. Even in his sleep the ex-monarch knew something would be different when he and Nappa returned to the base fortress. Something had changed; something that could perish them or save them in the end. Still, he had the feeling he would not like it...
A small light began blinking on the control devices, the red light illuminating the pod. The vapors retreated and pair of coal black eyes blinked open. The light that announced when only an hour was left before landing had woken Vegeta up just as always. He blinked again to focus his blurred sight and the familiar control pad and small round window came into his view.
Stretching all he could he warmed up his stiff muscles and joints quickly before checking everything was right with the pod and his vitals. He shook his spiky head. Why couldn't he shake the feeling something he did not like had happened? Before he could delve into his paranoia the transmitter crackled and a nervous voice announced:
" Prince Vegeta! Your landing will be due in an hour! Lord Frieza awaits your return with enthusiasm! We will inform your kinsmen about your arrival. End HQ flight control tower."
With roll of his eyes he pushed affirmative button on the panel to confirm everything was alright and the message was heard. Yeah right! The hell the lizard was happy that he returned! That freak of nature had sent him on this mission in the first place hoping he'd die!
The transmitter crackled again and a hesitant voice said something that was first interrupted by statistic disturbance and then cleared up.
" -uiet! Sir! Sir can you hear me now? It's Raditz. I was informed about your return and..." the voice faded.
" Yes, I am here you idiot! What has happened within these months I've been away? Speak soldier!" Vegeta barked annoyed. What that incompetent jerk had been up to while he and Nappa were gone!
" Uhm... sir, you're not gonna like... let me re-phrase that. Either you're gonna love it or hate it... Stop it you friggin' idiots! I am talking to prince Vegeta right now so shut up!" the speaker sounded some weird background noises that Vegeta identified as talking and something else... like something beating metal wall or something. Whatta hell was going on there! The Saiyajin stared at the speaker puzzled.
" Excuse me sir, but... (GANG GANN GANN!) AAAARGH! STOP FOR FUCK'S SAKE STOP IT YOU LITTLE SON OF A WHORE! COULD YOU CEASE JUST FOR A SECOND! Good... (GANG ANG!) AAARGH! WHATTA HELL YA MEAN THE SECOND ALREADY PASSED? UPTIGHT! ME? I'M NOT UPTIGHT!"
" RADITZ! WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?" Vegeta roared into the transmitter. Like some goddamned circus was going on there. Just what had happened there? The curiosity was killing him already, but it didn't show.
" Sorry sir... nothing out of usual... just that I regret it but I can't tell you, prince. Lord's order not to inform you. He said that it would a wonderful surprise for you, sir. I gotta go now before they track this signal. Seeing you soon, majesty!" A click was heard and the line went dead and Vegeta was left in the silence and wondering.
Reluctantly he contacted Nappa and played the recorded transmission to the high commander as well who was just as incredulous as he was. But they would be landing soon...
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Raditz slumped against the wall in their room feeling like the world had just crashed on him. " They're gonna kill me..."
" Aw, C'mon Raditsu! It's not that bad! They're not gonna kill you!" Goku informed him while lazily making somersault off the walls causing the clanging sound. Gohan, still in awe at his father's acrobatic skills had opted to copy his doing and Raditz felt like he was in a room with two super rubber balls: floor, ceiling, wall, the beds... they bounded off of everything!
" Saa, Raditsu ojisan! If he's your ruler he should understand and merciful on you! That's what a good ruler should be but also strict on his people so no bad guys can go around!" Gohan explained dutifully, the picture he had of what ruler should straight out of his fairytale books. " Whee! Tousan! This is fun!"
Raditz only glared at the bouncing boy; he wished that could be the case but very few Saiyajin rulers fit into that category. It was more like the bad guy/tyrant thing for them and Vegeta, brought up by Freeza's ideology and ways, definitely didn't fit there and never would!
" Oniisan... they can't be that bad! Were of the same race, ne?" Goku said in middle of his flips and that was when Raditz had enough! He grabbed them from their hairs and slammed them face-first on the metal bed.
" Shut up and let me tell you about prince Vegeta and high commander Nappa!" he ground out glaring threateningly and the father-son duo nodded, rubbing their aching foreheads. The long-maned Saiyajin proceeded to tell everything about the two Saiyajins Goku and Gohan surprisingly listening without interrupting him; he told their evil ways, brutality and cruel nature and what he had seen them do and the cruelty of the whole situation and world finally sunk into their minds permanently.
Things would be different for them for the rest of their lives if they ever got out.
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ChiChi coughed slightly and let herself fall on the soft grass, panting for air after the hard work out. Bulma fell right beside her friend, also out of breath. They were finally moving into some real training as Kame'sennin has doubled the weight of their turtle shells and their task were getting more and more harder and required harder physical condition.
" Sugoi..." Bulma breathed and inspected her hands with fascination.
" Nani?" ChiChi asked in return, staring at the cloudless blue sky.
" My arms! They are so much sleeker than before and firmer but still you really can't tell I have muscles... I mean I just did at least 500 push-ups! Not many super strong human men with huge muscles can do that..." she mused partly to herself and explaining to ChiChi her wonder.
" I don't really know about that... I don't remember having any visible muscles either when I was at my peak. But I am getting closer to where I was before Gohan was born..." she sighed dejectedly at the thought of her small baby boy which immediately led to the very vivid and detailed mental image of her husband and his sleek muscular body. She sighed longingly. How she missed them... were they hurt? Did they get food there where ever they were?
ChiChi refused to think they were dead; she just knew they weren't, she could feel it in her heart.
Bulma noted ChiChi longing look and guessed she missed her family. Bulma too was worried about those two: Goku she had known over half of her life and even if she had known Gohan practically for an hour before the events that led her to training took place at Kameshima (Kame Island) she felt like an aunt to him.
" So you miss them, don't you? I do too..."
" Oh Goku..." ChiChi sighed for the umpteenth time. Sighing was something she had done a lot lately... how long had it been? Little over a month since that guy ChiChi didn't even know nor had seen had robbed her family from her. But then again the man had claimed to be Goku' bother and they were some sort of warrior race from outer space... Saiyajins.
" So being a month without sex is hard?" Bulma grinned teasingly at ChiChi who went bright red.
" I am not horny!" ChiChi defended herself and blushed even more.
" Yeah sure you aren't! I am a woman too and I know when woman wants to have some male attention! And you have that you-man-throw-me-onto-bed-rip-my-clothes-off-and-fuck-me-blind look about you right now!"
" Oh fine! I miss him in that way and I am damn horny because of it! Kami Bulma! You just don't know what is liked to be in bed with that man!
He has such passion and wildness in him and the lusty black gaze he looks at me when he wants to be intimate makes me almost obey his every whim and I want nothing else than him to fuck me, feel him against me, pleasure him like he does to me... I know Goku can be somewhat naïve and ignorant but he definitely knows how to please a woman in bed! Kuso! I am so horny for him and I know my lust can't be sated by any other man... I don't even ever want it to be sated by some other male! Kami I love that crazy man!" ChiChi yelled in frustration.
Bulma stared at ChiChi incredulously but before she had chance to reply a distant hum of jet copter caught their ears. They rose up and soon one-person jet-bike landed on the forest clearing and to their utter surprise the blonde Ranchi, Kushami, exited the vehicle. She smirked at them and took of her helmet and goggles and heaved her machine gun over her shoulder.
Bulma and ChiChi stared.
" I heard your hubby Goku and your little kid got kidnapped and I thought you coulda use lil' help of lil' me...!" Another confident smirk.
"Ranchi... no! Uh, Kushami! How did you find us? How did you even know?" Bulma asked as she gathered her composure. Kushami snorted.
" I keep in touch with the other Z senshi too, y'know. Kuririn told me, when I visited Kameshima, the recent events and here I am! I took care of that little tyke when he was little and he's saved me on many occasions from jail! Not that I couldn't break out of there on my own if I wanted..."
The two women nodded at the feisty blonde thoughtfully. Why not? Why not use help of crazy, machine gun wielding, scary as hell, blonde in outer space with them? They needed every ounce of power and help they could get! That Raditsu guy was incredibly strong yet he said he was very weak compared to other soldiers...
" You're on, Kushami! Shall I inform Ranchi of this?" ChiChi stuck her hand out for the blonde, smiling gratefully and Kushami shook her hand hard and ChiChi almost winced at the force the woman used. She had not had an idea Kushami was that strong! Even with all her training the hand grip still hurt a bit.
" No need! She was the one that insisted we help you in the first place!" Kushami said smirking, " Okay! Let's get training an' ready to kick some alien ass!"
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A/N: Next: Vegeta and Nappa meet Goku and Gohan! And Freeza has yet more evil in his mind...! Please review! See ya! I should have the next chapter out soon(er)! He he...
