Blood Pact

Chapter Nine

When Zetell returned home, she found Nappa alone by the ship.

"So, where is the Prince?" She asked sarcastically.

"That's of no concern to you." Nappa replied. "Just be glad that we have decided you are worthy enough to live. Otherwise, you would be crispier than the ship you managed to blow up."

Zetell's neck hurt at having to look up to the towering giant. So, she ignored his words and walked around surveying the outside of the ship. She knew that inside, it was totally destroyed, but the outer shell had actually held up. However, it had been blackened by the flames.

"Did you bring back more food?" Nappa asked her, noticing the packages still in her hands.

"Yes." She told him. "With you two pigs around, I had to restock. I don't know what we'll do when the town's supplies are gone."

Nappa snickered. "I guess we'll have to roast you."

Zetell's eyes shot over at him. "Nah." She said calmly. "You're the biggest, so you would go first. But you would probably be too tough to eat." She turned around and headed back to the house.

"You need to show respect." Nappa said as she passed.

"Yeah, right." Zetell said, never turning around. "Vegeta is the Prince, but what are you? Nothing but a flunky."

Nappa heard her slight laugh and he was angry.

"There will come a day when you will regret your words, woman." He told her. "And I will be the one to laugh at you."

The tone of his voice sent chills up Zetell's spine. But she kept walking. "You don't scare me." She said casually, still not turning around. However, she was lying. He did scare her. This whole situation scared the hell out of her.

The guard held onto Talia's arm as he escorted her to Frieza's private chamber. He paused at the door to knock.

"Enter." Frieza said from the other side.

The guard opened the door, and indicated for Talia to enter. She walked in slowly, hearing the door close behind her.

She had never been in Frieza's quarters. They were plush and luxurious, but she had expected no less.

"Welcome, sweetness." He said smiling. Frieza was sitting in a large oversized chair, staring at various monitors on his wall. They were focused on different parts of the ship.

Talia did not move, nor respond verbally.

"You are a vision." He told her. "Please, come here." He indicated he wanted her to stand in front of him.

Hesitantly, Talia walked forward. He openly looked her up and down. "Turn around." He told her. Talia felt embarrassed and ashamed, but complied.

"You are growing up, my dear." He said smiling. "To think, I have watched you from a baby." He reached out for her hand, but Talia stepped back.

Frieza stood up. At first, Talia was afraid he would grab her, but instead he walked passed and slowly behind her, his eyes never leaving her body. Frieza smiled. "Waiting for you is hard." He said, standing behind her.

Talia stared straight ahead, her eyes beginning to tear. She couldn't find a voice within her to speak, so she decided to just keep quiet.

"You are still too young, and it pains me to postpone the inevitable." Frieza said, running a finger along an exposed section of her back. He felt as she shivered. He smiled. "I plan on spending much more time with you in the coming months." Frieza stood in front of Talia, staring down at her. Yet, she continued to look at the floor, unwilling to meet his gaze.

He took her chin and forced her face upwards. "Your brother is gone. It is time you came to terms with that. You have no one but me, now."

Talia felt her anger at the mention of Vegeta. She jerked her head away. "I do not believe that Vegeta is dead." She said adamantly. "It will only be a matter of time before he comes for me."

Frieza smiled again. "If he is alive, it makes no difference. His allegiance is with me. He knows to defy me means death." He stood uncomfortably close to her. "The only one coming for you is me…" This time he did take her by the arms and pull her forward. But, on instinct, Talia resisted. She put her small hands against his chest and pushed him backward. Without realizing the amount of strength the child was about to use, Frieza found himself tumbling backwards onto the floor.

Talia bolted for the door, gripped with fear.

It was locked.

Frieza got up slowly, a slight grin on his face.

Talia pressed her back against the door, knowing what was coming.

"You still do not have a grasp on our relationship, do you?" he said, walking toward her. "I think I will spend the next few hours explaining this to you." He laughed. "Maybe, in the end, you will understand how much you really mean to me."

Talia closed her eyes.

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