Chapter
10
A Plan for Salvation
Andrea woke up slowly, her senses returning to her one by one. First came the feel of silk sheets beneath her naked body and feel of a metal collar at her neck. Someone had taken her clothes. Next came the smell of the room. She smelled dried blood and other bodily fluids. Suddenly she knew exactly where she was. Freiza had her again.
Slowly she became aware of a thrumming sound in the background. She knew exactly what it was. It was the sound of a spaceship with its engine running.
She opened her eyes slowly and saw Freiza leaning over her. She quickly closed her eyes and hoped that Freiza hadn't noticed. She was disappointed. Freiza roughly rolled her onto her stomach. Then a single, clawed finger dragged its way down her back. She clenched her teeth and hid her face in her arms to hold back the screams of pain. Then the claw was dragged down her back again, but this time it went over her butt and between her legs. This time she could not hold back the screams and as those screams echoed off the walls and ceilings, Freiza forced her legs apart and thrust himself inside her.
Andrea hid her head in her arms as the Ice-jin wrung scream after pained scream from her. Time after time Freiza pounded himself into her and time after time he dragged clawed fingers over her body. Slowly the darkness was taking her. Bit by bit the intense pain faded and she welcomed the familiar darkness.
When Andrea came to it was to a familiar sensation. She was floating in the warm liquid of a regeneration tank. The collar was gone. She slowly opened her eyes, hoping to see Vegeta standing in front of the tank. She saw Vegeta but he wasn't standing in front of her regeneration tank. He was floating in a regeneration tank about five yards away from the one she floated in. Off to one side she could saw the kids, Trunks and Goten. They wore collars and were chained to the wall. They clung to each other as tightly as they could. She felt her energy returning, but she was impatient for the liquid surrounding her to drain.
A few moments later it began to slowly drain. The two boys stared for a moment before Goten whispered something in Trunks' ear. The lilac haired boy then whispered something in Goten's ear and both relaxed a bit.
When the liquid had drained Andrea removed the breathing mask and went directly for the shower and rinsed the regeneration fluid from her body and then pulled a spandex suit from a nearby closet and put it on. Then she turned her attention to the children.
Somehow they had managed to fall asleep, but she shook them awake. It only took a moment. Then as they woke up she used some ki to weaken the metal of the collars and pulled them off before the heated metal could burn their throats. "Where are we? What is wrong with my father?" asked Trunks as he pulled Goten close to him again.
Andrea paused and glanced at Vegeta. She instantly saw the small signs that would tell her what had happened. The blood on his inner thigh that the circulating fluid had not yet removed and the long gashes on all parts of his thighs and chest screamed one thing and only one thing. She was not the only one that Freiza had taken his pleasure from that night. She turned back to the children and said, "I'm not sure how to say this, Trunks," aid Andrea as she knelt in font of the half-saiyan.. "Freiza hurt your father in a really bad way and though it's not the first time, your Father will need time to recover."
Trunks nodded. He was smart enough to read between the lines. He had heard the words that she couldn't bring herself to say. Freiza had raped his Father. "I'm going to kill Freiza," said Trunks as a cold look settled over his face.
Andrea put a hand on his shoulder and said, "I think your Father will do that, Trunks. His right for vengeance takes precedence over ours. Do either of you know where Hiei is?"
Goten answered by pointing over to the far corner of the room. Hiei was curled up on a large pillow. A collar similar to ones that had been on Goten and Trunks was around his neck and attached to the wall behind him. A ward kept him from using his ki to break free. His ruby-red eyes were open and he was looking at her. A gag that was attached to the collar kept him from speaking.
Andrea ran to Hiei's side and hurriedly tore the ward off. Hiei took the opportunity and freed himself of both collar and gag. "Did you get injured, Hiei?" asked Andrea worriedly.
"Hn," replied Hiei as he stood up.
Andrea was about to repeat the question when Trunks and Goten came up behind her. Trunks asked, "How much longer will Father be in that tank?"
"I don't know, Trunks. Though I can show you how to find out." Said Andrea as she walked toward the regeneration tank that Vegeta floated in. Once there she explained the machine to Trunks and was surprised when he understood the explanation.
As Andrea finished her explanation of the workings of the regeneration tank, when the room's door opened and a nameless Jaffa threw in Andrea's book-bag. Hiei caught it and handed it to Andrea. Andrea sat down next to the regeneration tank that Vegeta floated in and opened the book bag and found inside it a piece of paper that she had not put there. She took it out and discovered that not only was it written in Saiyago, but that it was in Freiza's handwriting. It said:
Now that your back things will be exactly the way they were. Except now I have five pets instead of two and three of them are young. You KNOW I do enjoy the young ones…
She let the piece of paper fall from her hand to the floor as something she should have noticed before struck her. Vegeta was now stronger than Freiza. He had to have done something really drastic for her brother to be put in a position were Freiza could dominate him again. If Freiza could do that to Vegeta the kids were in danger and so was Hiei.
Suddenly Trunks spoke up. He was holding the paper and looked worried. "This doesn't make any sense. Why would somebody write about baby pets in Saiyago?"
Then Goten came up behind Trunks and read the paper over his shoulder. "I don't get it either."
"That's because you don't know Freiza like I've been forced to. He's talking about us, "said Andrea quietly. "That sick bastard wants to keep us as his pets."
The shock on the faces of the children was quite clear. Andrea looked over at Hiei. Hiei's face had gone cold as though he had read the note through her mind, but then again if he had she wouldn't have cared and he knew it.
"How did Freiza manage to do that to someone so powerful?" asked Goten.
Andrea paused for a moment before answering. Trying to remember everything that she had heard about the device she believed was responsible.
"I once saw a device that could keep powerful fighters from powering up so that they wouldn't be able to use their full capabilities, but I had thought that Freiza's scientists had abandoned it as being unpractical because of the devices fragility. They must have improved it somehow," said Andrea. "If there haven't been too many changes I could probably remove the device quite easily, if I can get the things I'll need to do it."
Andrea began rummaging in her backpack and soon pulled out the inter-dimensional transporter, the capsule suitcase, and her deck.
"What's that for?" asked Goten as she expanded the capsule suitcase.
Andrea didn't answer him until a moment later when she pulled a small packet out. "You'll see," said Andrea. Then she turned her head toward Hiei and asked him, "Is Kurama as good with plants as everyone says he is? I can't really tell from the show…"
"Yes, but why do you want to know?" asked Hiei who was now curious at her inquiry into the abilities of his friend.
"Well if the reason Freiza thinks he's in charge again is the device I mentioned, then it's going to have to be removed and for that I'll need to use a local anesthetic. The problem is that there are very few anesthetics that will work on Saiyans without having near deadly side-effects and the only one I know how to make has a main ingredient that comes from the flower of a plant that takes an entire year to mature and even then you can only get a small amount of the main ingredient of the anesthetic from it. It doesn't grow on Earth but I do have a few seeds that I got from the last batch I grew. The other ingredient is much easier to get and though I don't have any seeds of that plant, Kurama wouldn't have any problems getting it, Do you think he'd put it together for me if I got the main ingredient to him?" said Andrea.
"If you could find a way to get it to him and explain what needs to be done then I doubt he'd say no," said Hiei.
Andrea grinned at that and got out a pen and some paper. In a letter she quickly summed up the problem and what needed to be done. She also included instructions on how to get the finished product or any communications to her or Hiei.
She then went through her deck and selected one of her weaker monsters. "Hey, kids wanna see a neat trick" They nodded as she had expected them to. Then she showed them her Fire Sorcerer card and said "I'm going to summon the creature on this card into real life, don't attack. She is harmless and I control her. She will not disobey." The children nodded again.
With a little concentration Andrea summoned the intended creature and told it that she was loaning it to a friend so that when her friend finished something he was going to make for her it could be delivered more safely then the other way available. The creature nodded and disappeared. She placed the card on the inter-dimensional transporter and placed the letter on top of it before sending it on its way. Then she summoned her Dark Magician and gave him a message to give to Yami. He disappeared after receiving his instructions.
Suddenly Trunks asked, "Is there any way to be sure that the device you mentioned is the problem?"
"Yes, that part is quite easy. The device prevents you from powering up by flooding your body with intense pain that keeps them from reaching their power," said Andrea sadly.
How do you know that?" asked Goten.
"Because Freiza tested it on 'Geta. That's how I know."
Suddenly there was a beeping sound and everyone turned to look at the Regeneration tank that Vegeta floated in as the fluid in it began to slowly drain.
