After an arduous trek across town being drug along by her hair, Bulma was tossed into a barren room with the other slaves. Large dents littered the steel walls and floor, she looked up to see dents and scorch marks on the ceiling as well. While the other women backed up against the wall Bulma strayed to the area behind the door, while the large bald man struggled with the others, she slipped out of the room.
She wondered quietly down the curving hall littered with doors on each side. At the end of the hall she tested a door she could only hope was the way they came.
"You'll have to eye ball it, Radditz," Vegeta said kicking the area bellow a screen posted near the window.
Just as Bulma tried to slide out again unnoticed, she heard. "This is clearly not an exit, you have botched yet another half assed attempt at escape. Now I will escort you back to the hold and you will STAY THERE. Understood." Vegeta scolded as he grabbed her hair once more.
"Wait, just stop, let go" She struggled trying to think of anything to keep her out of that horrible room. "I can fix it!" she shouted.
"Fix what?" he asked skeptically as he dragged her head to an awkward angle.
"Whatever the hell you just tried to plant your foot through" She replied.
Vegeta rolled his eyes as he started to drag her off again, "She could, seriously Vegeta. Give her a shot; she can't break it any worse." Goku pleaded after him.
"Fine, go fiddle with it. Watch her!" He said glaring at Goku "I don't want her wondering off again."
"What is it supposed to do, for starters." She said tossing her hair and trying to settle it back to normal.
"It's supposed to show us any objects coming within a certain range of the ship, meteors, enemy ships ect. Freza's probably hoping well get blind-sided by some garbage floating by." Vegeta muttered scathingly.
"So it's a basic radar, looks like the censors are working, signal is complete." She muttered in replied then began humming a lady gaga song she used to play while she worked.
"Don't want no papa gangsta ohh-OOHH" She sang quietly earning her a confused look from the ship's crew.
Shortly after she started working Radditz took the ship out of orbit. As Goku watched the screens, making sure everything was running smoothly, stabilization, fuel, life support; he was lulled by the familiar sound of Bulmas singing.
After the Ship stabilized out of orbit and coordinates were set. He lept up and ran from the room, with glee. Everyone stared after him, Bulma included as she muttered "He hasn't changed much."
"Not for lack of trying, you stupid creatures made him soft." Vegeta replied as he sat in the chair beside the area of floor she was working on, bits of the screens and wires scattered around her. "What the hell do you call yourselves anyway?"
"Humans, you all are called Sayians right? I heard Radditz mention it." She said as she tested two wires for a current.
"Yes, did Kakkarot never mention his heritage?" Vegeta asked studying her face as she worked.
"No, I knew he was different, not human. But I think he just wanted to blend in and be a kid for a while." She said wistfully. "You should have seen him the first time I made him take a bath, his cute little tail grabbed that scrub brush and I nearly jumped out of my skin."
"You bathed together" Vegeta said skeptically.
"Eww, no. I made him get a bath, he was a kid, and he stunk." She replied comically.
"Still does," Vegeta said leaning forward to see her work; he sniffed softly inhaling her scent. It was sweet, less metallic than a Sayian, but the familiarly was there.
"Do I stink too then?" she replied playfully, turning her face towards his.
"Yes," Vegeta replied sitting back suddenly. Leaving Bulma, miffed and humming.
Goku ran in with a box, and set it down sitting on Bulmas other side.
"Check out what I found at a supply stop awhile back, the guys thought I was being a total dork, but you would love this stuff." He rambled excitedly as he began pulling out objects. A Boom box, A portable CD Player, A few books and movies, and hundreds of CDs.
"I always pick up everything from earth that we find at different markets, some of it doesn't work but I know you could fix it. It'll be a fun project for us, like back in your lab, I really missed you." He said bringing her into another hug.
Bulma held on to him longer, savoring the feel of Goku's familiar warm firm muscles. She spent much of her youth helping him, protecting him. Now it's all changed, he's the one protecting her now, and holding him made her feel safe again.
After glaring at them for a tender moment Vegeta cleared his throat and began "So that radar will be done when exactly."
Bulma blushed and broke Goku's hold, leaving his arms feeling rather cold and empty.
She said "Oh, it's all set, just needed some wires re-secured, seems someone was kicking it a little too much." As she set it back to rights and installed it into the panel.
She climbed up on the co-pilots seat to secure the upper section of the panel. Radditz ducked his head bellow her chest and stared up as her breasts bounced above him. With the top secure she looked down and asked. "What exactly are you doing?"
"Don't mind me, just enjoying the view." He said smirking from bellow her.
Vegeta grabbed him and drug him out as she climbed down. "Show some self-control, third-class fool."
"Aww come-on. She's just going to end up in the general harem when Frezas done anyway. I can at least get a good look at her now." Radditz pleaded.
"Wh-whats going to happen to me, if I can't get out of here?" Bulma asked Goku.
"You aren't going to escape, give up on that one now." Vegeta said as he elbowed Radditz in the ribs.
"You'll be alright, I promise. We've made it out of worse before." Goku said reassuringly. "Were together now, that's all that matters." He whispered as he held her.