Okay. Thank you for the critique DormySaz, I normally write in first person and I think I'll write this one in first person just to make it easier. Tell me what you think though. And thanks to all of you who have left me reviews! :)
This is Bulma's POV. (Sorry for taking so long to update)
The pain was eased but Vegeta was gone and I was all alone again. Even the company of Frieza's men would have been somewhat comforting but who I really wanted was Vegeta. Vegeta. He had given me water and listened to my pleas. And all I knew about him was his name. It had been at least a day since I had seen him and he had helped me.
What did Vegeta mean by when he said he was risking everything talking to me? Wasn't he one of Frieza's important men? Well here I was stuck to this table refrained from even doing the simplest things such as brushing the hair out of my eyes.
I yearned to stretch my arms and legs. I wondered how long I would be strapped down on this table. I checked some of the machines beside me. One had the date and time.
I had lost two days. Two days of my life just got flushed down the drain like a missing puzzle piece. It said it was June 8. It had been so long since I knew the date that it surprised me. I knew the day we had left for the martial arts tournament it had been June first but beyond that date was blurry.
One of the machines insisted that I was healed and I figured it was the hair tie's work. I saw a needle sticking out of me just below my chin and I brought my teeth forward to take it out. I spit the needle out of my mouth and I knew at that moment I would try to get up.
I tried sitting up with great difficulty but somehow managed. The needles were all stabbing me in the stomach. I no longer felt as though I had a huge bruise on my stomach. I felt… healed. As if I hadn't taken any damage.
I nabbed several more needles with my teeth and then tried to slip my hands out from the metal chains. I yanked and made a little bit too much noise because then Dedoria came in. He just plugged in a few more wires and checked the machines while I pretended to be passed out. I prayed to god he wouldn't notice the machine that said I was healed. If he released me from this table he'd bring me back to his cell; but if I released myself I could run away and forget I ever saw anything.
Fortunately Dedoria didn't notice I was healed but unfortunately he tightened the chains around my wrists before leaving. I listened as he shut the door behind him and listened to his footsteps die in the distance.
I'm being watched. I thought as I sat up trying not to make any noise. I inhaled deeply before holding my breath. I wriggled my arm under the restraint. I couldn't squeeze it through but I continued to pull.
So now I somehow managed to pull my hand halfway through the restraint and I knew I had to pull it out soon because it was starting to lose circulation. I yanked and pulled, grunting at the pain. I finally managed to free it.
I easily undid the second one and began to massage the one I had to manually free. I sat up and freed my legs. The needles were the next thing I got rid of. I pulled each of them out one by one. Some of them made me flinch with their length. I HATED needles.
I stood up and walked out into the hallway. The temperature in the hall was much colder and I soon realized another problem I would have. I was naked still and I needed clothes to cover myself.
I headed back into the room and searched through random closets in the back of the room until I found a plain white robe. It was the one's you wear once you go to the doctors the ones that have you totally covered in the front but then your butt and back are exposed from behind. It wasn't exactly that great but it was better than walking out stark naked.
I headed back outside into the freezing hallway and started to run. I didn't know which way the exit was but I just wanted to get out of here and the last thing I needed was to get caught. I tightened my hair tie for security.
I ran until I came across something hard that was standing in my path. I crashed into them and fell to my knees. I looked up, sure enough it was Vegeta; again.
"Damn! I keep running into you!" I protested sweeping off my clothes as I stood up. His dark eyebrows had knitted themselves together.
"If you're escaping you need to get out now! Run like hell and don't even bother looking back! If you're caught it's all over!" Vegeta gave me a shove forward and looked nervously around him. I began to run, I was one of the best runners back at school and I knew getting out would be easy if I really tried. But something stopped me: Vegeta. Vegeta didn't really want to be stuck with these guys did he?
I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around to face him.
"What about you?" I asked, "Don't you want to get away from here?"
Vegeta's lips curled into a wicked grin, "Oh, I'll get out on my own time; trust me. But first I need to blow the heads off these freaks! Bring them to their knees until they beg… no, cry for mercy!" Vegeta looked like a madman but at least he had confidence to fall back on.
I gasped, "Vegeta, what are you thinking? You can't honestly believe you can take on this whole spaceship, do you? That's crazy-talk!" They would crush him.
Vegeta laughed, he tipped his head back and let out a parade of howling laughter.
"What do you know Earth-woman? I could take on this whole joint without raising a finger! First I'd take down Dedoria and Zarbon and with them out of the way Frieza should be a freaking piece of cake!" He sounded so cocky it was hard to argue with him. So all I managed to say was:
"You just be careful," And I left Vegeta in that hallway with a quizzical look plastered to his face. I ran like Vegeta instructed; my bare feet slapped against the floor. That would be the last time I would ever see Vegeta. He would die, that would be certain. They would use his tan hide as a carpet in Frieza's living room. I couldn't help but feel guilty that I'd left him there.
I drove those thoughts of guilt out of my head for a moment because right then I had bigger problems. Dedoria and Zarbon were in my path. And in front of the exit.
"Is that the girl?" Dedoria asked Zarbon. I brushed my blue, sweat riddled hair out of my eyes and glared at them.
"I think so," Zarbon answered. The two of them looked at each other.
"You go after Vegeta, Frieza has no respect for traitors! I'll handle this," Zarbon said turning to me. His amber eyes blazed with hatred which actually sort of scared me. Dedoria shoved past me and ran towards the direction Vegeta was at. I made a silent prayer that Vegeta would be okay.
Zarbon came at me. He made a grab for me.
"You've strayed a little bit too far away from your cell, little missy." Zarbon continued to try to grab at me but I dodged him. I knew Zarbon was going easy on me but I knew I needed to do something before he got mad and did something that could really hurt me.
Without thinking I ran forward and poked him in the eye. It was a simple action and a little pathetic but it was effective and it made him stop to clutch his eye. I ran past him and looked down at my finger nails. I had gray bloody pieces of flesh jammed underneath. I gagged and picked them out. I guess I jabbed him in the eye pretty good.
I was now outside the spaceship. I was on earth's soft green grass. I was running. Running where? I don't know, I just needed to get out of here.
I screamed and fell to the ground. I felt my hospital gown open in the back and I knew anyone behind me would have a very good view of my rear end. I got up and started running again, I was in the forest now. Forest was good it would give me a place to hide.
I hid behind a tree and stopped to listen. I panted heavily and all around me was natural sounds like the chirping of birds, the trickling of water. I was positive Zarbon followed me out here, but where was he now. My heart felt like it might hammer out of my chest.
I heard a branch break above me and before I knew it Zarbon landed on his feet only yards away from me. One of his eyes was pinched shut and it looked as though he were crying red tears, tears of blood. The other eye that was left unscathed eyed me with malice.
I screamed and started to run away. I just need to get away. My legs felt like jelly and I knew I wouldn't be able to keep this up much longer.
My hospital gown flapped at my sides and I panted for breath that I wouldn't have time to breathe. I was going to stop, my lungs felt like they'd explode. But Zarbon…
Zarbon was right behind me and when I tripped over a tree root he caught me before I hit the ground.
I shrieked as blood streaked his face and stained my clothes.
I made this chapter longer. I hope you enjoy it. Tell me if you like first person POV better! To all of you who have reviewed, I appreciate it.
