Blood Pact

Chapter Eleven

Zetell felt a hard fist connect with her the back of her head. She flung forward, dropping her tools. Vegeta did not give her a chance to retaliate immediately. He landed a vicious kick into her side, sending her rolling a few feet away.

As she got up slowly, she saw Vegeta coming at her again, fists drawn. This time she was ready for him. She dodged both of his blows and managed a bent knee in his stomach. Without waiting, she hit him again in the lower back as he fell.

Zetell flew higher in the sky.

Vegeta followed.

And he was angry.

He grabbed Zetell by the leg and flung her toward the ground. She managed to stop herself before she hit bottom. As she regained her composure, Vegeta nailed her in the stomach with a fist. His blow was so hard and powerful, that Zetell tumbled the remaining few feet below and did not move.

Vegeta landed beside her, smirking in victory. He reached down and grabbed a handful of hair, jerking her face up. "Don't cross me…" he said. "I could kill you in so many different ways that you would lose count." He pushed her head back down, slamming it into the dirt. "And at this point, you are of no use to me."

Zetell managed to rise up on her arms as she watched Vegeta walking away. "Sure hope this Frieza treats your sister better than you have treated me…" She said, knowing that her words might cause the Saiyan to snap and kill her. But, Zetell did not really care at that moment. Vegeta stopped, but did not turn around.

"Its called guilt. The emotion that you are feeling." Zetell told him as she slowly stood. "You left your sister behind to face the unknown alone."

Vegeta's face was contorted with anger as he spun around.

Zetell continued speaking. "It's not your fault." She said simply, wiping blood from her mouth. "You didn't leave her there because you wanted to. So, stop taking your guilt out on me for being here…" She slowly picked up her tools and headed back to the cabin.

Vegeta stood there for a few minutes then flew away.

Talia wasn't sure how long she was in the room. She knew it was longer than before. Yet, this time, Adedda had been allowed to bring her water and minimal food.

Talia tried not to think about her life. She continued to believe that Vegeta would be back. That he would save her from this Hell.

But as time went on, she felt more and more hopeless.

As the weeks passed, she was allowed to leave confinement. Yet, every few days, Frieza commanded her presence. Either while dinning or in his room. He would provider her with beautiful clothing, jewels…anything that could be desired.

But, when Talia showed any defiance, she was reprimanded. This meant more beatings. More time in the cold and dark room.

Adedda tried to get Talia to open up, be more submissive to Frieza, but she would not.

"In the end, Frieza always gets what he wants." Adedda told her. "And you will be the one who is left to pick up the pieces."

"How can you stand it?" Talia asked. "Him…"

Adedda tried to comfort her. "It is something that I have gotten used to. Over a period of time. I was not much older than you when Frieza chose me."

Talia shuddered.

"But, with me it was different." Adedda added, knowing how her last words had frightened the girl. "He uses me, and many others as his…slaves. You will not be treated with such disregard. That is if you submit to him willingly."

Talia began to cry. "But I don't want to be near him..to..…have his children…"

Talia put her head in Adedda's lap allowing her to stroke her hair. "That is the only thing that will save you. This has been his plan for you since the destruction of your home planet. It has been his driving force…to have the most powerful children in the Universe."

Her words caused Talia to cry harder. "I won't do it." She said plainly. "He can kill me, but I won't do it."

Adedda sighed. "That's just it, dear. He won't kill you. No matter the inconvenience, he will keep you alive to provide him with offspring. But, your life itself will be worthless."

Months passed and tensions grew.

Vegeta and Nappa's only outlet was trying to rebuild a communication device. The town had been ransacked, trying to find the electronics needed. Much would have to be improvised and it was taking entirely too long.

Nappa had begun the process. However, Vegeta quickly realized that Zetell was more capable of such a task. Whether he admitted it openly or not, she was very intelligent.

"If I help with this, I want something in return." Zetell told Vegeta.

"What?" He asked her impatiently.

"I want to be left alone…here..on this planet. If help is summoned, I do not wish for my existence to be known." She told him.

Vegeta smiled at her proposal. "You expect me to agree to that? When my whole purpose for taking you to Frieza was to free my sister?"

"I understand very well what your purpose was. However, you must agree that the most important thing right now..for you..is to return to your sister's side. Once this is done, I have no doubt you can both escape Frieza and be free." He listened intently to her words.

"If I agree to this, you will help with the device?" Vegeta asked her.

"Yes." Zetell told him.

"And you will take my word?" Vegeta continued.

"Yes. If you are really a Prince, then I assume you have some standards. So, I will take your word." Zetell replied.

Vegeta thought about it for a few minutes. Finally, he answered. "Alright. You have my word."

Zetell nodded in agreement.

Vegeta smiled, knowing that he was lying.

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