The soldiers were enjoying themselves after the battle. Some enjoyed the company of the females on this planet, others held other interests. A certain pair of red and blue aliens had discreetly returned to Frieza's ship to celebrate with just the pair of them.
Frieza was busying himself with "diplomatic" calls to the garrisons that had previously been controlled by this planet. He had chosen this particular planet, ZerethXXI, specifically because of its rich resources and position as a central hub for this part of the galaxy. He knew that his easy takeover of the capital planet would send a message to all it's allies.
Most of the allies had submitted peacefully thus far, and those who did resist did so just for show, as it would be too humiliating to just roll over and accept an easy defeat. He understood, and would send forces out to take care of the remaining problems in this corner of the galaxy...once they were finished enjoying themselves that is. One thing that Frieza had learned from his first trip through life, it was that keeping the soldiers occupied was extremely beneficial. Idle hands and all that.
The battle had yielded more casualties on his side that he was normally comfortable with, but with revival of his troops only a wish away...well he wasn't too upset. For once. Instead he enjoyed his strong drink, swirling it in his cup thoughtfully as he watched the citizens cower while their homes were raided by his soldiers.
This was only the beginning, and what a beauitful reign of terror it promised. The only thing that could stand in his way now was Goku...and possibly Cell. He took a tiny sip of his drink with a frown marring his face. He'd yet to think up a way around the pair of them.
As Frieza plotted in his newly acquired headquarters Ices had finally managed to slip away from the battle and her recent stalker. He would find her again she had no doubt, no matter what trick she used he always saw through it eventually. The dragoness slipped her gore-spattered armor and clothes off as she enjoyed the quiet of this uninhabited part of the planet.
As with most of the planets she visited it was very earth-like in that it had trees and grass. The sky was a beautiful pastel pink throughout the day with cotton-candy looking clouds. The shrubs and grass were various shades and caused a cacophony of color.
She dipped her foot into the cool pink-tinted spring she had found before letting out a sigh of contentment and submerging herself up to her breasts. Strange animal calls sounded from all around her as she let her mind wander.
Much as she was loathe to admit it, she thought that perhaps her prank on Cell had gone a little too far. His temper was nearly as short as Frieza's these days, and he could hardly keep his hand to himself! It had hardly been better before, what with his strange sense of possessiveness over her, but somehow it seemed worse now.
On the other hand he was clearly suffering, and didn't he deserve to suffer for what he had put her through during the days of their travel? Forgiveness was hardly in her nature, and she felt justified in her choice of punishment. Even with the unforeseen drawbacks, she felt that he suffered acceptably.
It wasn't all bad, she mused. When the android wasn't busy getting carried away with causing her pain his touch was quite enjoyable. If she were prone to it she may have blushed at the thoughts in her head, as it was she merely lamented her own lack of control over her instincts as she had attempted to initiate mating several times with the genital-less android.
One good thing came from his sadistic nature, he was able to snap her back into her right mind before she let it get too far each time. Although really, what could happen?
"There you are." An unfamiliar voice sighed with relief.
Ices cracked an eye to observe the soldier that likely had been sent to collect her. He was a violet smooth-skinned almost reptilian male. He was not huge like Burter, but somehow resembled the Ginyu soldier, and she was confident that if they were not of the same species then they were closely related. Her nostrils flared slightly as she took in his scent and her eyes narrowed suspiciously as she caught a whiff of several other soldiers hidden in the shrubs nearby.
"Here I am." She parroted as she made a point of closing her cracked eye in dismissal. It was hard not to smirk as she felt his ire rise at her rudeness. Gods how she loved getting under people's skin.
"I hear you grant life and immortality." He went on as he came closer to where she rested, "I-We-want in on what you gave Frieza." He leveled his blaster at her, "or else." The several others whom had been hiding in the bushes showed themselves now, each with their weapons drawn and aimed at her. The men's already hard looks turned downright stony as she failed to keep her smirk off her face at this.
Slowly Ices stood up. The pink light of the sun danced across the water that cascaded down her body. She made her way easily to the soldier that had first approached her, as he was the closest, and ghosted her fingers gently over his stiff jawline. Sensually she grazed his armored hip with her tail and brought her wings in close, blocking their view of his comrades and creating the illusion of intimacy.
The soldier seemed a little taken aback, but she supposed their training didn't include a lesson on how to deal with insane women making a pass at them. Her face came close to his and her still upturned lips nearly brushed his ear-hole as her breath ghosted over his cheek.
"You don't know what I am, do you?" She crooned quietly to him. She subtly took in his scent, testing his animal musk and finding it lacking. The irony that this biological male was not recognized as a mate by her body, but the synthetic Cell was, was not lost on her. The soldier's jaw hardened.
"You grant wishes, that's all we need to know." He took a step back and his blaster began to glow as he shoved it into her stomach. She ran her fingers gently over the hot weapon before pushing it up to her shoulder and fearlessly resting her cheek against it, enjoying it's heat. Her pupils began constricting into reptilian slits.
"Go on then." She urged gently as she stroked the weapon now with a single finger. "Let's see what you've got." As the other soldiers fired at her she snapped the string inside holding her power at bay. By the time the smoke cleared the petite woman they had been threatening was no more, instead a large serpentine dragon surrounded them with it's body.
"Not even a singe? Was that really all you had?" Her voice was rougher in this form, but still discernible as female. The soldiers cursed and hot-footed it back into the cover of the forest before taking flight. Had she wished she could have caught them with little trouble, however the lesser males had to learn: Just because Cell got away with manhandling her did not mean it was permitted.
The dragoness' scales glimmered brilliantly in the sunlight as she settled down on a large outcropping of rock to soak int he remaining rays of the sun. Her large wings rested gently along her back as she enjoyed the peace she still had.
Eventually she had to return, the sun was setting anyway and taking her much-beloved heat with it. She was in no hurry as she few back to the sight of the battle she dipped and rolled in the air. Really, she felt nothing could go wrong.
The universe was quiet. Life went on as it always had, survival of the fittest. Creatures died and birthed, and Goku sensed it all as he sought for the powers of the villains. Or at least those he was familiar with, such as Cell and Frieza. He wouldn't even have to be doing this if he hadn't dropped the device used to trace Rifts. They could have opened the portal she'd had on that last planet...unfortunately while he and Vegeta struggled with it, it had dropped and broken.
His consciousness slid over planets and ort clouds, through nebulas and galaxies, seeking for these dark auras. He sensed a disturbance, a large amount of chaos and death...
He had found them!
Goku could barley suppress his excitement as he locked onto their coordinates with his mind.
"I've found them." His eyes were serious, but inside he was thrilled. He'd be able to fight them again! He secretly hoped that the villains had gotten stronger since their last encounter, and that the girl wouldn't whisk them away again. The Z senshi gathered around Goku, joining hands as he transported them to a far-off planet…