"What… did you just say?" Sabria asked Toumin who had just entered her humble little abode carrying with him a sword in his right hand and something else she can't make out in the other. She was having a difficult time understanding the meaning behind Toumin's words, if it was fantasy or for real.

"Do not make me repeat myself." Toumin calmly said to Sabria who was still struggling to understand why Toumin said these things to her. He wasn't nice and certainly wasn't on her side, mainly because he severed and destroyed her left arm in an instant due to a small scuffle in the cell room.

"You mean to tell me… you actually plan to break me out? Keh. As if, there's no possible way for me to fall for some trickery from the likes of you." Sabria spat in Toumin's general direction who simply dodged to the right without much effort put behind it. She was well aware of the countless times she succumbed to the countless lies she was fed for countless years but never has anyone attempted a rescue attempt of her.

"A trick, really? It astounds me just how little you know about me and why Xiphos keeps you around. Allow me to explain to you what I'm talking about." Toumin said, whispering in Sabria's ear on the things he's been hearing from Xiphos and of a means to escape this temple without being noticed. He also noted several potential escape routes that could be used if the amount of guards were… silenced.

"I see… this information is frightening to say the least. But how do you intend on getting out of here alive? You realize he's listening in as we speak." Sabria noted but when Toumin pointed towards the ceiling, she immediately realized there was a strange blue wall of energy surrounding the entire room. Even the door was surrounded by this strange energy, preventing anyone on the outside from eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Convinced? Sabria, I have a plan that will benefit both of us if your interested." Toumin said to Sabria who was still pondering on what exactly she should do in this situation. She was well aware of the powers Xiphos possessed and what he would do to them if they were to stage an escape plan.

How are we going to get out of here? Between here and the entrance, let's see… I counted at least twelve guards who regularly took shifts to make sure I wouldn't escape this place, but yet… as of two days ago, I counted only ten. Does this mean… two were killed by Toumin? Or was it by the hands of Xiphos? From what I can infer, Toumin seems capable of helping me.. Oh, what choice do I have? I guess I'll follow his lead… for now.

"Fine, alright, you have yourself a deal. But how am I supposed to get out of here? I'm all chained up." Sabria noted, but Toumin shook his head, possibly due to the fact that he's aware of one of the chains being more loose than the others.

"That one chain that's loose… you could say I had a hand in that. But that's besides the point. While I was investigating all potential escape routes in this temple, I made an interesting discovery. This place isn't what it appears to be." Toumin vaguely stated to Sabria, waving his sword which sent forth a harmless energy beam past Sabria which then turned into an image of something very horrible.

"This place, it's!" Sabria struggled to come up with words to say, absolutely horrified by what she had just seen. Before her very own eyes, she saw the destruction of her home planet, it was completely erased from existence. But why was she shown such a horrid image?

"Your upset, aren't you? At the sight of such a desolate world. There is something not even Xiphos knows about you and quite frankly, not even I know. But I do have a theory from what I tested on you earlier." Toumin again vaguely explained to Sabria who was so clueless as to what he was getting at. She tried her hardest to recall what he meant but came at a loss.

"So you can't figure out… struggling to recall something your not even aware of is pointless. Here's what I can tell you… Xiphos is up to something. Haven't you noticed him leaving at the inopportune times, lazily leaving you alone instead of doing the one thing he valued more in life? Torture." Toumin ascertained, with Sabria pondering on the actions made by Xiphos in the time she's been imprisoned here.

It was at least six to seven years ago when Sabria was captured by Xiphos, trapped in a cell for reasons unknown but ever since his vault was attacked, Xiphos has been more… active. All day everyday, Xiphos ordered his people to do rather unusual things such as telling a planet to give up only a % of objects they had no use for such as scrap metal or not enslaving a planet full of immensely powerful individuals when Xiphos could have benefited more from them.

But yet, the most Sabria thought about her predicament and of Xiphos' hidden motives, the more she felt there was something amiss here, something the common man/women wouldn't be able to notice at first glance until they further inspected the events surrounding the person or in this case, people.

"Well, I guess, but I can't be certain. I've been trapped here the entire time, never allowed to leave this place. So why would you think I would have noticed something from my cell?" Sabria confusingly stated, with Toumin turning his back on Sabria and began to leave her cell.

"You haven't noticed, huh? Disappoint, but not unexpected. Listen Sabria, the only way for us to escape together is if you become stronger than before. Your power is pretty small compared to my own." After Toumin said those words to Sabria, her eyes lit up and immediately she recognized what he was talking about: Power levels!

"You catch on quick Sabria. I could tell you recognized what I am referring to but you refuse to understand. Let me demonstrate to you what I mean." Before Sabria could have a chance to react, Toumin shot a purple beam through her chest, several inches away from her heart. She coughed up blood but was unable to slump to the floor.

Writhing in anger and agony, Sabria struggled to break free, some of the chains began to fall apart but not nearly enough as she needs to escape. "That which I am referring to is what's called a power boost. From what I discovered several years ago, well… let's just say your… different from the rest. Before you can make your escape, you must grow stronger within the next few days." Toumin then proceeded to leave the room after saying those words to Sabria, catching her off-guard.

"What is this strange sensation I'm feeling? This is most… unusual. Right after you shot me in the chest, I felt my muscles bulge up a bit as well as my chest in a mere instant and return to normal, allowing me to break some of the chains. But yet, it doesn't feel temporary. What just happened to me?" Sabria quickly asked Toumin before he left the room, uttering only a few words to him and left the room the way it was before.

Sabria's PoV

I get it… he doesn't intend to tell me anything else until I figure out what it is he's referring to. At least I know that much, but yet, something's not right. For some strange reason, every time Toumin entered this room I felt an overwhelming pressure which seemed to almost consume me. Just who is he? And why is he pretending to help me? Well, true, I'm not sure what he's getting at, but I might as well cooperate.

First things first… I need to think about what he said, something about a power boost. What was it he was aiming at? Surely he wasn't intent on killing me when he made it very clear he was on my side. And yet, that beam he shot through my chest… the peculiar increase in strength… could it mean it was intentional? Then this means… he really IS trying to strengthen me. Let's give this thing another go, try to break these chains.

Ok then, here goes and pull! Dang, trying to break these chains is a lot harder than I thought it would be and yet, the one chain that's more loose than the others just broke apart with a mere tug. I get it now… what Toumin mentioned earlier about a power increase must be true! Because this is the case, I might even be able to break these chains with ease!

Although, I have to be careful about the amount of force I put behind my arm. If I use too much I might end up breaking it to the point of being trapped here forever. No, I have to ignore the pain and do what I must to escape this place! Come on chains, break! Break, darn you! Break! Break! Break!

End of PoV

As Sabria used all her might to break the chains, little did she know of the wall behind her slowly falling apart due to the amount of force Sabria's using. Finally, after having used her maximum strength the chains shattered and an explosion soon followed just after Sabria broke free of the chains binding her in place.

"Well, it's about time you broke free of your shackles. Good. But before we leave, there's something you must know." Toumin appeared behind Sabria, apparently having waited for the right opportunity for her to escape. He then began whispering in Sabria's ear who became shocked by what she heard and punched the ground in a fit of rage, creating a small crater beneath them.

"But it… it can't be. Are you absolutely positive that I have a…?" Sabria was so dumbfounded she couldn't even find the correct word for it. Toumin simply nodded his head with Sabria clenching her fist and a strange purple aura surrounded her.

Somewhere in another section of the temple.

Xiphos was walking through the halls of his temple, knowing full well of the danger of his precious little prisoner attempting an escape further away from his own location. "My liege, are you sure it's a good idea to ignore the possibility of your prisoner escaping?" A male guard asked Xiphos who simply smiled at his words.

"That is the least of my worries. True, I suspect that girl is going to come face-to-face with another individual very soon. That is more reason to secure it quickly, before things really get out of hand." Xiphos confusingly said to the guard who was already falling behind Xiphos who failed to notice this. Soon, they arrived at another familiar looking cell door with another number on it.

001271200

"This is the place. Now then, guard, you know what to do." Xiphos, bidding him farewell and began to leave.

"Wait! My Emperor, where art thou going?" The guard said in a strange accent, much to the annoyance of Xiphos.

"Where you ask? Hehehe… I'm going to confront Sabria myself! She will never walk out of this little encounter in one piece!" Xiphos proudly said, disappearing into the countless halls which left the guard behind, bewildered. Sighing in relief, the guard slowly opened the cell door only to reveal a single something-or-rather was in the center of the room.

Author's Note: The fourth chapter is it? One tends to lose track of where they are in a story. Anyways, I do hope I'm not making a Mary Sue character. If I am, do please help me correct this issue. As for when I'll release chapter, it will be rather rushed due to the next arc of DB Super coming up in about a week, even though this is primarily a DBZ fan fic. Hope you like it! I appreciate any and all reviews, favorites and followers. Until next time.